GAMETHING

GAMETHING

By Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark ChainsLeisureVideo Games
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GAMETHING episodes

  • Rogue (1980)

    In which we take a chance on Rogue (1980), quaffing potions, reading scrolls, and hoping for the best.

    ๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿซฒ ๐Ÿคค๐Ÿฆค๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿชž๐Ÿง”๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ช

    Emus and Kobolds and Zombies, oh my! These, and other GAMETHINGS.

    Rogue was originally developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman.

    35 min
  • Sol Cesto (2025)

    In which we take a chance on Sol Cesto (2025), and shine the power of the sun on a perilous bingo board.

    ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ›น๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฆท๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿงฎ๐Ÿš•๐Ÿ€

    Ripping out teeth. The loss of a sandwich. Decisions that come back to haunt you. These, and other GAMETHINGS.

    Sol Cesto was developed by Tambouille, Gรฉraud Zucchini, and Chariospirale and published by Goblinz Publishing and Maple Whispering Limited.

    33 min
  • The Oregon Trail (1974)

    In which we take a chance on The Oregon Trail (1985), where the only way is West, baby.

    ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿช™โ‰๏ธ๐ŸฆŠ ๐Ÿค’๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿชฆย 

    Long naps, willing victims, and 100 pounds of meat. These, and other GAMETHINGS.

    The Oregon Trail was developed by Don Rawitsch, Paul Dillenberger and Bill Heinemann and published by MECC.

    33 min
  • Golden Nugget 64 (1998)

    In which we take a chance on Golden Nugget 64 (1998), where you're not the winner and you never were.

    ๐ŸŽฐโญ๏ธ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿงฟ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ ๐ŸคโŒ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ

    Reset your purse or delete your character. Either way, you're back at the slots. Still plenty of warm shrimp. These, and other GAMETHINGS.

    Golden Nugget 64 was developed by Westwood Pacific and published by Electronic Arts.

    33 min
  • End of messages, season 10

    In which we come face-to-face with the shock of the Nuovoโ€”until even that fades. And the nominees are...

    ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿชฟ๐Ÿด๐Ÿช™๐Ÿž๏ธ๐ŸŽฒ

    34 min
  • Storyteller (2023)

    In which we play Storyteller (2023), and stop us if you've heard this one before.

    โžฟ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ—œ๏ธ๐Ÿด๐ŸŒต๐Ÿงฉโ˜๏ธ ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ”„ย 

    Second chances, story problems, and Oedipus in five tiles. These, and other GAMETHINGS.

    Storyteller was developed by Daniel Benmergui and published by Annapurna Interactive. An early version won the IGF Nuovo Award in 2012.

    33 min

About GAMETHING

From the publisher's feed

GAMETHING is an audio book-club about videogames. Each episode, experimental game designer Pippin Barr and oral historian David Wolinsky choose a game to play separately and exchange answering machineโ€ฆ