Systems in Play returns with a hearty new episode! This week the boys are talking about how save data affects the design and mechanics of a game. What happens when a developer encourages save scumming? Are there games that don't let you save? Will Sam find a way to make this about Pokemon? Listen on to learn all this and more!

Question of the Week: Have you ever lost save data in a game?

Episode 5 Discussion Notes

• Pepper Grinder

• Developer - Riv

• "Feel Like Spiderman"

• Tower Fall

• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

• Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

• Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker

• Great video about Spirit Tracks

• Mario Galaxy

• Non-standard control schemes

• Assassin's Creed Mirage

• Death Stranding

• Revisiting the DS

• IR Camera in the Switch

• 1-2 Switch

• Warioware

• PS4 Touchpad

• Ghost of Tsushima

• Question: Have you ever lost a save?

• Super Smash Bros Melee

• XCom

• Breath of the Wild

• Legend of the Dragoon

• Earthbound

• Save Scumming

• Fallout New Vegas

• Life is Strange

• Emulators

• Jade Empire

• Animal Crossing - Mr. Resetti

• Importing Saves

• Mass Effect Series

• Witcher

• Pillars of Eternity

• Undertale

• Checkpoints

• Shovel Knight

• Resident Evil

• Pokemon Mythicals

• Bakugan

• Beyblade

• Pokemon Transfer

• Transfer graph

Bonus Question! Have you ever transferred a Pokemon across generations?