Checkpoints

This is a show about videogames, The people who play them and the people who make them. Each week, a guest on the show talks about the games that have shaped their life in one way or another. Games that have inspired them, games that forged connections with others and games that have soothed wounds. Checkpoints!

This is a show about videogames, The people who play them and the people who make them. Each week, a guest on the show talks about the games that have shaped their life in one way or another. Games that have inspired them, games that forged connections with others and games that have soothed wounds. Checkpoints!

Today's guest is videogame writer and creator Meg Jayanth. We have a lengthy chat about her work as the lead writer on Time Magazine's game of 2014, 80 Days before delving into all kinds of other narrative based games. We talk IFs, MUDs, MUSHs and Fanfic. We also hit on our differing approaches to play, how she can't bear to say goodbye to Commander Shepherd, making GTA your own, the peculiar ending to Sim Tower and my poor romantic performance in 80 days. Oh Passepartout....

Today's guest is videogame writer and creator Meg Jayanth. We have a lengthy chat about her work as the lead writer on Time Magazine's game of 2014, 80 Days before delving into all kinds of other narrative based games. We talk IFs, MUDs, MUSHs and Fanfic. We also hit on our differing approaches to play, how she can't bear to say goodbye to Commander Shepherd, making GTA your own, the peculiar ending to Sim Tower and my poor romantic performance in 80 days. Oh Passepartout....

Today's guest is Sean Vanaman. award winning game designer, one of the founders of Campo Santo and a host of Idle Thumbs. He also wishes he was a little bit taller. He wishes he was a baller. We talk about Campo Santo's upcoming Firewatch of course, and about the development of the Walking Dead series for Telltale Games. Along the way we discuss trust, lore vs. history, Half Life, Full Throttle, Portal, Bioshock and Safari Hunt. Videogames.

Today's guest is Sean Vanaman. award winning game designer, one of the founders of Campo Santo and a host of Idle Thumbs. He also wishes he was a little bit taller. He wishes he was a baller. We talk about Campo Santo's upcoming Firewatch of course, and about the development of the Walking Dead series for Telltale Games. Along the way we discuss trust, lore vs. history, Half Life, Full Throttle, Portal, Bioshock and Safari Hunt. Videogames.

Episode 10 - Our guest on today's show is the editor of Eurogamer, Oli Welsh. We talk about the Spectrum of course. We compare film criticism to game criticism and discuss his journey to Eurogamer via Draenor. Along the way we hit Wipeout, Mario Kart, Test Drive Unlimited and a beautiful piece of brotherly love. Essential.

Episode 10 - Our guest on today's show is the editor of Eurogamer, Oli Welsh. We talk about the Spectrum of course. We compare film criticism to game criticism and discuss his journey to Eurogamer via Draenor. Along the way we hit Wipeout, Mario Kart, Test Drive Unlimited and a beautiful piece of brotherly love. Essential.

Episode 9 - Today's guest is Jonathan Smith, one of the team responsible for the creation of the recent series of Lego games beginning with Lego Star Wars, and now co-director of the newly opened National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham. We talk Nimrod, Command & Conquer, of course Lego Star Wars and the wonderful tale of how Space Pants made him proud.

Episode 9 - Today's guest is Jonathan Smith, one of the team responsible for the creation of the recent series of Lego games beginning with Lego Star Wars, and now co-director of the newly opened National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham. We talk Nimrod, Command & Conquer, of course Lego Star Wars and the wonderful tale of how Space Pants made him proud.