Amusement Sparks

@cheapshot from the CheapBeats record label joins the podcast to design a Chiptune Theme Park! Join the process of turning this incredible music aesthetic into a visual world to explore.

This episode features a lot of music, check the transcript for track titles. Oh yeah, we have transcripts now--on AmusementSparks.com!

Check out James' record label: cheapbeats.net

Transcript and other goodies: amusementsparks.com

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Episode Transcript:

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High five! nic brings us another groundbreaking and pulse-pounding theme park concept. Always great having this guy on the show, and this episode is a ton of fun!

What if the Super Mario universe was turned into a theme park? One without the limitations of budget, functionality, or tradition? Strap into the rainbow road transit as we brainstorm our dream Super Mario Theme Park!

Today's guest is Jeff Ryan, author of Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America and A Mouse Divided.

Amusement Sparks is a member of the FancyBat Podcast Collective.

GiantLands Kickstarter Live Now! Ends 12/13/2019

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dinehart/giantlands-limited-edition-boxed-set

On this episode, Stephen and Andrew discuss:

Kickstarter

Early Dungeons & Dragons

Creative Portfolios

Working with Legends

Rapid Prototyping

Making Videos

Grognards vs. Creatives: Different Play Styles.

The Transition from Wargaming to Role Playing

 

Zack Hartzman from @heylistengames_ (heylistengames.org) joins to create a theme park based on Nickelodeon's Avatar series. This theme park has a very unique structure that represents the different cultures from the nations in the series.

Fate, free will, or physics? Rebirth. Social connections in gaming. Finite and Infinite Games.

The incredible action/adventure video game series serves as inspiration for this theme park. @johnathonoscar, codesigner of our Portal and Bioshock them parks, joins to create this super fun concept.

Check out his YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYEjr7GR70REmtQ82Kp_XQ) and Podcast (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/horns-wings-an-issuebyissue-saga-podcast)

Enjoy!

Andrew Spohn and Stephen Dinehart begin a discussion on GiantLands, a new role-playing game (and upcoming park) created by Stephen and James M. Ward. Let us know what you think!

Dustin Staats of the Board Gaming with Education Podcast joins to design a theme park based on tabletop games including board, card, miniatures, and more!

Joe from Brave World Anime joins to help design a theme park that incorporates all of Kyoto Animation's works!