Built to Play

We analyse worker's rights, being reassigned as a janitor, Amazon, kickstarter, and the world of Kingdom Hearts 3. Plus we replay an old interview in full. David Craddock tells us about the origins of Diablo.

We do a belated farewell to Nintendo's long passed president and catch up with some WiiU and 3DS games

Breaking down full motion video, non-existent game consoles, plus we follow a level design marriage and the end of a company.

Cult cinema, changing aesthetics and the year of 1972 are all on the forefront of our minds in an episode all about film and aesthetics. 

In this episode we have the following segments:

• We've all seen movies adapted into games, but usually those movies are good, even if the games are not. But in 1991 an Irish studio set out to make a adaptation of the worst film ever made,_ Plan 9 From Outer Space._ (0:30 - 15:20)
• Danielle and Arman discuss Nintendo's reaction to the world of virtual reality and then examine how film, comics and animation meld into a Gotham theme park in Batman: Arkham Knight. (15:20 - 34:00)
• Blake Reynolds trained as a composer like his idols, John Williams and Koji Kondo. He still composes music, but he's now a game artist who specializes in pixel art. Even in this job, however, Blake's found that his work just doesn't send the right message. **(34:**00 - 45:00)
• Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn ** describe the aesthetic behind Ebony magazine, Playboy, and why that time and place is so important to the world of Sunset. (45:00 - 57:30)**

THANKS TO THE FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE FOR "Old Movies" by Pianochocolate, "OLCP" by Marco Raaphorst, "水中(Johnny_ripper Remix)" by little Cloud, "Sunset" by Podington Bear, "Third Man Theme Live" by Rat City BRass, "Inspiration" by Box Cat Games.WE ALSO USED CLIPS FROM Plan 9, Super Mario Bros., Auro, Star Wars, Blacula, Superfly, and Shaft's Big Score. We also used several pieces of music composed by Blake Reynolds. 

BUILT TO PLAY IS A PRODUCT OF MET RADIO. IT WAS PRODUCED AND EDITED BY ARMAN AGHBALI AND DANIELLE ROSEN.

It's out E3 special, as we recap our feelings on the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo. With special guest Patrick O'Rouke, we discuss virtual reality, Shenmue (again) and diverse protagonists.

Graveyards, cyber brains, and beautiful flora make us think about the relationship between stories, cinema and the way we view games.

We go through what we know and what`s to come this E3, digging through all the conferences.

Dani and Arman look at Ninja Gaiden, Shenmue and Heavy Rain, and what they bring to cinematic gameplay.

We're all about the things we lose and the things we win when we play games, including Kiva Bay on Papo and Yo, Tom 7 on how artificial intelligence can be a sore loser, and David Wolinsky on the things we say to each other.

In this clip from Built to Play 58, Natalie Neill tells us about the history of the gothic fiction. We enjoyed the interview so much, we thought we'd give you the rest.