Can you believe it’s been 5 years of Walkabout Mini Golf? Originally releasing for the Oculus Quest 1, Mighty Coconut’s going game has been a staple on VR headsets across the world. A true essential game for Meta Quest 3. Dan and Samson share there memories on the game before chatting with the creator of the game, Lucas Martell. We discuss the foundations of what makes Walkabout great, the community impact, culture at Mighty coconut and share some community letters to the team. Thank you Mighty Coconut for this priceless way of connecting with loved ones and friends around the world. 

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro 

02:09 Listener Comments

11:01 Our Walkabout Memories

12:29 What does it mean to us? 

15:47 Core Memories

22:08 Has our playstyle changed after 5 years?

24:49 Our community shared memories

28:58 Realistic dream course

33:19 Lucas Martell Interview 

34:39 Liam's Letter to Mighty Coconut

35:29 Playing Walkabout with Dads

37:16 Lucas’ Go to chill game

39:16 How the foundations of the game led to it’s success

42:52 The iOS app is the original version of Walkabout 

46:25 Changing the codebase for future course enhancements

51:00 Finding that right balance with DLC

55:34 Strategically planning course releases 

54:21 Letter from Dave to Mighty Coconut 

59:20 Community Impact on Walkabout

1:02:49 Discussing Simultaneous Mode

1:06:43 Letter from Shoes to Mighty Coconut

1:07:43 How Walkabout avoided VR friction

1:09:18 Mighty Coconut's Culture

1:13:38 Letter from Healing Entree to Mighty Coconut

1:14:27 New Multiplayer Features?

1:17:04 Mulligan System? 

1:18:16 Quickfire Round (10 questions)