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May 11Crying in the Club in HYPERBEAT
Think about the wonders and pains of creating, and then shake some ass about it.

Today we're talking about HYPERBEAT by Dreamware Media! A game about being there for your friends and playing dressup in a rhythm purgatory.

Get HYPERBEAT on Steam!!! Follow Dreamware Media's work on Steam!

Discussed in the episode:
City of None on Steam
HYPERBEAT (Original Game Soundtrack) by Chancellor John Wallin

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Art by Tara Crawford

Theme music by _amaranthine

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - BREAKING NEWS THAT IS NOT OUT OF DATE
(02:13) - Hey hi you can support us monetarily :)
(02:52) - What is HYPERBEAT
(06:00) - How the game deals with its narrative
(09:10) - The Wellspring and the look of the game
(10:46) - The rhythm game part
(15:47) - HYPERFASHION
(18:36) - More about the rhythm game part
(23:55) - CENTR by Chancellor John Wallin
(24:30) - The music is GOOD
(26:11) - Spoilers
(26:15) - Motivational posters in prose
(27:15) - Going to the Wellspring
(28:15) - The game has one message
(33:46) - Character stories that his the hardest
(40:25) - Maybe you have more to give
(44:41) - Big Takeaways
(45:52) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(49:29) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(52:13) - That was a rhythm game
(52:42) - Thanks for listening!
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56 min
May 08Talking about the Neverway Prologue with Kate (No Small Games) and Phil (70% Complete)! | RAM
☕You can hear this FULL 90-minute conversation over on our Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/dotzip☕

This week AJ is joined by Kate and Phil to talk about the Neverway Prologue! But before that they talk about YouTube, and art, and creating, and Blasphemous, and SO much more.
Follow Kate!
No Small Games
Bluesky
Instagram
Twitch
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70% Complete
Point to Point
The Content Mill
The Corner of the Internet

Discussed in the episode:
Neverway by Coldblood Inc. on Steam
Atebite and the Warring Nations by disasterpeace on bandcamp
It Follows (Deluxe Reissue) by disasterpeace on bandcamp
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Timecodes:
(00:46) - Neverway Prologue
(30:42) - Find Phil and Kate online!!!!!!!!!!!
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35 min
May 04Transforming in Grow Light
This was recorded in the immediate aftermath of last week's episode and it is immediately apparent. Thank you for your patience.

Today we're talking about Grow Light by Danielle Taphanel! A game about living on the moon and photosynthesizing.

Play Grow Light on itch.io!!! Follow Danielle Taphanel's work on their website!

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Timecodes:
(01:13) - Hey
(01:50) - dot.cat
(02:17) - This is the second podcast
(03:06) - What is Grow Light?
(04:33) - Bitsy games?!
(05:17) - No spoiler break here! The game is short!
(06:04) - What'd we think of the video game?
(09:55) - What makes a Kim game a Kim game
(11:16) - Are we ready for Big Takeaways???
(11:30) - Robin has more thoughts!
(12:09) - Becoming a plant
(15:14) - Kim's Quote Corner
(17:31) - Run TRANSFORMATION
(21:07) - Big Takeaways???????
(21:14) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(26:06) - AJ attempts (and fails) a Big Takeaway
(27:00) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(28:58) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(30:14) - Thanks for listening!
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33 min
May 01Movies and Podcasts and Video Games, Oh My! | RAM
You can hear AJ's cat purring through the whole beginning of this lmao.
We're goin WILD this week and talking about a musical, a movie, a podcast, AND video games. Also AJ talks a bit about how they're feeling in the weeks following the recording of the "she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died" episode and how they want to get better at reading poetry.
☕To get access to weekly RAMs and other bonus content you can support the show on Ko-fi!☕
Discussed in the episode:
The Last Five Years on Wikipedia
Lolcows and the Internet's "Digital Freakshow" from Never Post
Independent Media Collective including Never Post, Rascal News, Aftermath, and Rogue!
Godzilla: Minus One
[ANALYSIS] Godzilla (1954 film) from Asynchronous
The Truly Absurd Secrets of An Incredible Americano by James Hoffmann
Pigeon: A Love Story by Wristwork Ltd.
FACEMINER by Wristwork Ltd.
It’s Not That Complicated from Girl Mode
Constance for Nintendo Switch by Blue Backpack
Grow Light by danielle taphanel
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:18) - Hear more RAMs on the member feed!!
(01:22) - The Last Five Years
(07:03) - Godzilla: Minus One
(10:32) - The Truly Absurd Secrets of An Incredible Americano
(13:40) - Pigeon: A Love Story
(21:40) - Sol Cesto
(22:38) - Constance on Switch
(26:09) - Episode post-mortem
(29:33) - That's it today!
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32 min
April 27Believing Our Eyes in she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died
🚨THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS OF RAPE, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GENERAL ABUSES OF POWER🚨
Today we're talking about she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died by alienmelon! A game poem about living after the end of the world and not forgetting the past.

Get she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died on Steam and itch.io!!! Follow alienmelon's work on their itch page!

Discussed in the episode:
calling out my rapist (for context on the autobiographical angle of this game poem)
Additional links:
TETRAGEDDON ::: 2k2k++ CYBERMONKEY HAS DIED REMYX ::: by alienmelon
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - burn.cds
(01:22) - MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY
(02:08) - What is she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died
(05:00) - CONTENT WARNINGS CHECK THE SHOW NOTES
(05:33) - This game is about abuse of power
(11:26) - Talking about the game part of the game poem
(16:23) - This game is poetry
(18:07) - The sounds
(21:41) - Specific moments
(27:31) - The "How"
(29:31) - The ending sequences
(36:12) - Big Takeaways
(36:17) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(38:39) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(40:46) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(44:10) - Amazing!!
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47 min
April 20Making a Movie in HITM3
Grek.
Today we're talking about HITM3 by xiri! A game about making a movie with your boyfriends and feeding the kitty.

Get HITM3 on Steam and itch.io!!! Follow xiri's work on their itch page!

Discussed in the episode:
Mediterranea Inferno on Steam
Automatic writing on Wikipedia
HITM3 Soundtrack by Lia Nadja, Niñosindigo, Lavina Yelb, Vicente Palma, leorina, paltamango & mariapepinos on Bandcamp
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Timecodes:
(00:30) - Something something short shorts
(01:33) - How find HITM3?
(02:41) - What is HITM3?
(04:27) - The artistic intent
(12:16) - You do make a movie
(17:29) - This one is for the boys
(18:55) - Kitty
(20:00) - This game is Doin Stuff
(25:32) - The mundanity
(33:17) - The title sequence
(33:59) - The way people look and the use of color
(35:13) - Big Takeaways
(35:21) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(40:55) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(46:34) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(48:59) - was the Grek there?
(50:26) - Grek's Big Takeaway
(51:02) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(55:39) - Thanks so much for listening!
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59 min
April 17[TEASER] Conversation with Remy Siu about Prove You're Human! | RAM
☕If you want to hear this entire conversation you can become a member over on our Ko-fi page! - https://ko-fi.com/dotzip☕
AJ, Kim, and Robin sit down with Remy Siu to talk about sunset visitor's upcoming game Prove You're Human! Wishlist it on Steam!!!

Remy elsewhere talking about PYH:
ARTICLES
1000xResist dev says we need a universal video codec for games by Bryant Francis for Game Developer
Interview: Prove You're Human - 1000xResist Devs by Hayes Madsen for CGMagazine
1000xResist Studio Turns The Internet's Most Annoying Task Into A Game With Prove You're Human by Jessica Cogswell for Gamespot
1000XResist devs talk about their next game, Prove You're Human by Elijah Gonzalez for AV Club
The team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn’t human by Andrew Webster for The Verge
Prove You're Human, A New Game From The 1000xResist Team, Combines AI Anxiety, Severance, And CAPTCHA Tests by Charles Harte for Game Informer
Prove You're Human Announced At The 2026 Triple-I Showcase From 1000xRESIST Developers by Kate Sánchez for But Why Tho?
1000xResist studio reveals next game Prove You're Human by Austin Manchester on Polygon
Some of the best writers making games today decided to form a publisher "an hour" after a call: Slay the Princess and 1000xResist devs team up for new sci-fi adventure by Oscar Taylor-Kent for GamesRadar+
How Two Indie Darlings Are Challenging a Collapsing Industry With Their Next Game by Isaiah Colbert for Gizmodo
PODCASTS
Remap Interview: Prove You're Human from Remap Radio
Where Do Video Games Go from Here? from Post Games
How Black Tabby Publishing’s "Developer-First" Vision Empowers Sunset Visitor's 'Prove You’re Human' [EXCLUSIVE] from But Why Tho?
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Become a member to hear the whole conversation with Remy Siu!
(01:23) - AJ bungles the intro SO badly
(02:25) - What is Prove Your Human?
(03:08) - The press tour and "The Secret Thing"
(05:44) - The team has grown
(10:43) - Intentional use of video assets in PYH
(15:58) - Unexpected technical limitations informing work
(18:35) - Influences that are being drawn from
(22:22) - Become a Ko-fi member to hear the whole convo!
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24 min
April 13Not Blinking in Before Your Eyes
This is just like Click (2006).

Today we're talking about Before Your Eyes by GoodbyeWorld! A game about holding onto your past and being okay at the piano.

Get Before Your Eyes on Steam, the App Store, and the Play Store!!! Follow GoodbyeWorld’s work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Goodnight Universe by Nice Dream
Games Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization by Post Games (feat. C. Thi Nguyen)

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Timecodes:
(00:48) - Robin [Last Name]
(01:12) - We are here
(01:45) - What is Before Your Eyes?
(03:53) - How do we feel?
(08:45) - VA is good!
(11:10) - Seeing Benjamin's life
(16:48) - What does it mean to make something great?
(25:57) - The inflection point and after
(29:29) - Chekov's Mom
(32:25) - Being brought to tears
(36:18) - The birds show up
(46:08) - The Thing
(55:27) - Good Night Universe
(56:51) - True Art vs. Sympathetic Art (link to Post Games in the show notes)
(59:30) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(01:03:35) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(01:07:34) - That is a podcast
(01:07:56) - Thank you for listening!
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1 hr 12 min
April 06Meeting Sylvia (and Others) in Formless Star
Oh to be a little guy with a fan on your head talking to Sylvia.

Today we're talking about Formless Star by splendidland! A game about meeting 61 creatures and maybe a secret 62nd.

Get Formless Star on itch.io!!! Follow splendidland's work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Creativity in the Age of AI by Ariadne J. Markou for Michigan Sociological Review
30 Years of Tamagotchi Jam on itch.io
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - dot.army
(01:40) - Another one for the girls
(02:55) - Studio pedigree
(04:17) - What is Formless Star
(05:35) - Finding all the little guys
(06:40) - The game is cute :)
(08:38) - The game is about curiosity
(10:22) - Getting out of our spaceship on spoiler planet
(10:40) - Sylvia's Song
(13:10) - Favorite animals
(20:42) - The 61st creature
(28:52) - The music!!!
(30:38) - Big Takeaways
(30:43) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(33:06) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(38:31) - Creativity is magic
(45:47) - Good game
(46:53) - Time for bed
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50 min
April 03Audio of AJ talking about PAX East | RAM
Today AJ does ONE FINAL RECAP of their time at PAX East 2026. If you want to hear AJ's thoughts with worse audio and less forethought, you can listen to their dot.trip episodes on Kofi ~ https://ko-fi.com/dotzip ~. The rest of this month's eps will be member exclusives!

Discussed in the episode:
AJ on The Content Mill talking about PAX
Never Post's Team Chat: We Won't Make Video and You Can't Force Us (Paywalled)
Support Never Post!
AJ, Brendon, Gianni, and Phil streaming the Godzilla RPG with LanFest! on YouTube (audio is iffy at times)
Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game by IDW Games on Kickstarter is still taking late pledges!
Indie Press Revolution's website
Plus One EXP's website
Soothwardens by Navaar Jackson
Down We Go by Plus One Experience
The Prince of Hounds by Jay Dragon
Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall
Quinns Quest Reviews: Mythic Bastionland! on YouTube
Kala Mandala Playbook by Munkao and Centaur Games
No Small Games
Underplayed
Six One Indie
Crossplay Conversations and Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast
GianniDicrosta on Twitch
70% Complete (Phil Bothun)
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:07) - It's another podcast
(01:08) - Making stuff
(04:12) - Talking about PAX
(05:21) - It's TTRPG time baby
(05:44) - Godzilla the TTRPG
(10:33) - More TTRPGs
(10:49) - Indie Press Revolution
(11:16) - PlusOneEXP
(11:42) - Soothwardens by Navaar Jackson
(12:28) - Down We Go by Marcus Linderum and Plus One Experience
(15:25) - The Prince of Hounds by Jay Dragon
(16:29) - Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall
(17:52) - Kala Mandala by Munkao and Centaur Games
(19:41) - I love games!
(19:59) - I met so many folks!!!
(23:02) - That's the recap!
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25 min

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