80-Bit Podsmash

Penguin & Termite revisit a discussion about video game trophy and achievement systems. What's a good trophy list look like for a game? What kinds of trophy lists are frustrating? How does this affect our approach to a video game or decisions about what to play? Do they even matter?

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite discuss character design. We address different aspects of character design as well as why we have so many iconic video game characters. How does video game design affect video game character creation?

https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MichelSabbagh/20150825/252065/Out_of_Character_how_to_design_good_game_characters.php

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite take a deep dive in discussing the Sega Dreamcast. We discuss the hardware, history, impact, and a definitive list of games for the console. The Dreamcast is unique in that this was the swan song of Sega hardware as the very last console manufactured by the major Nintendo competitor!

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Inspired by the exhaustive list of accessibility options in The Last of Us Part 2, Penguin & Termite discuss the notion of accessibility in video games. We discuss the differing viewpoints of difficulty being part of the artistic vision and if that's affected by accessibility options.

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite take a deep dive through the Microsoft XBox Series X Games Showcase from 07/23/2020.

We run through all the games shown, talk about Microsoft's strategy and explore what next gen looks like in light of this.

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite welcome our resident caffeine expert and friend of the show, Ryan! He joins us to discuss the culture surrounding video games, junk food or poor diet, and caffeine.

We discuss our favorite indulgences as well as raise questions about the food and video game industry in marketing a poor diet.

https://www.alistdaily.com/strategy/tasty-relationship-food-video-game-brands/ https://eathletelabs.com/caffeine/#:~:text=In%20a%20handful%20of%20studies,going%20through%20a%20normal%20day. https://news.yale.edu/2012/01/09/food-company-computer-games-increase-junk-food-consumption#:~:text=Food%20company%20computer%20games%20increase%20junk%20food%20consumption,-By%20Megan%20Orciari&text=Despite%20food%20company%20pledges%20to,computer%20games%2C%20known%20as%20advergames.

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite's latest entry in our Developer Profile series of topics. This time we talk all about Sucker Punch Productions, the developers of the InFamous series and Ghost of Tsushima! Did you know they got their start on an N64 game published by Ubisoft? Their innovations can be discovered through the Sly Cooper games and now, Ghost of Tsushima.

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite bring to you a full on review of the most anticipated PlayStation 4 game yet! Don't worry, you'll be warned before we transition to spoiler territory (58:00).

We run through a review, address the controversy surrounding the game, and do an entire spoilercast and reactions on the story.

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite have a heavier conversation brought about by the recent 70 plus abuse allegations across the video game industry. People are stepping down, being banned, and good change is happening.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSLfjypIW3aHB0t-b7ASOzEhiMyXWcpoG46DhD1mQNQpK44upWVx6yPNZTYOX99g_7n60k-pmjXK-ot/pub https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/24/21301827/twitch-blackout-streaming-service-june-24 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-24/video-game-industry-rocked-by-outpouring-of-sexual-misconduct-allegations https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/style/women-gaming-streaming-harassment-sexism-twitch.html

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite discuss the cutscene and its use in video games. What types are there? What does "in-engine" mean? Do you think there are too many? Are they a reward? We discuss....

Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/