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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Dissecting Disco Elysium, Organ by Organ
• Act 2: Converting Tabletop RPGs into Video Game Nirvana
• Patreon Bonus: All You Have to Do Is Write a Million Words
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Christoffer Bodegård: writer and developer, Esoteric Ebb
• Nathan Grayson: co-founder and reporter, Aftermath.site
• Closing Song: “Battle Beneath the Crust” by Marskye (Dosa Divas)

Art & Music:

• Logo and show art by James Bareham
• Theme by Mark Sparling

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Show Notes and Bonus Episodes

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This Week on Post Games:

• Act 1: How Stern Survived the Pinball Apocalypse
• Act 2: What Makes a Pinball Table Special in 2026?
• Patreon Bonus: Adapting Pokémon into a Pinball Table
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Seth Davis: President and CEO, Stern Pinball
• Lewis Gordon: Reporter and Critic
• Closing Song: “A Musical Tale” by bermei.inazawa (Chicory: A Musical Tale)

Art & Music:

• Logo and show art by James Bareham
• Theme by Mark Sparling

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Games Teach Us to Break Free from Life’s Grind
• Act 2: Metrics Suck the Joy Out of Life
• Patreon Bonus: Have Metrics Infested Video Games?
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• C. Thi Nguyen: a philosopher, educator, and author. His latest book is The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game
• Gita Jackson: critic, editor, and co-founder of Aftermath
• Closing Song: “Ocarina of Time” by Sixth Station Trio (Zelda Classics album)

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: The 17-Year Fight to Protect Games from the Government
• Act 2: The ESA’s President on AI, Child Safety, and Calls for Unionization
• Patreon Bonus: Three Big Takeaways from the Interview

Guests:

• Stanley Pierre-Louis: President and CEO, ESA
• Closing Song: “Jumping Voices (Big Walk Theme)” by aksfx (Big Walk)

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: What Is Fictophilia?
• Act 2: Fandom, Parasocial Relationships, and Big Tech
• Patreon Bonus: Post Games Hits Two Milestones
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Tanja Välisalo: Teacher, researcher, and project coordinator at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland
• Nicole Carpenter: Reporter at publications like 404 Media, Vulture, Polygon, and more
• Closing Song: “Character Selection Theme “ by Vibe Avenue (Tears of Metal)

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, and the Birth of the Video Game Movie
• Act 2: Life of a Video Game Movie Auteur
• Patreon Bonus: How to Make a Hit Video Game Movie
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Paul W.S. Anderson: Director of Mortal Kombat, the Resident Evil film series, and more
• Kazuma Hashimoto: Video game critic, analyst, and consultant
• Closing Song: "Altar" by Jorge Flores (Desktop Explorer)

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: A Career Built on “A Cry for Help”
• Act 2: “This Is a Fuck You”
• Patreon Bonus: Tidepools, Pinball, and a Musical: The “Sunny Side” of Edmund McMillen

Guests:

• Edmund McMillen: Co-creator of Mewgenics
• Closing Song: “Fleas and Parasites” by Matthias Bossi and John Evans (Mewgenics)

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Stealing What's Yours
• Act 2: The Need for Africanfuturism
• Patreon Bonus: What It's Actually Like Making Games in South Africa
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Ben Myres, CEO, Co-Founder, and Creative Director of Nyamakop
• Mohale Mashigo, Narrative Director of Relooted
• Nathan Grayson, Co-Founder of Aftermath

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Dragon Quest’s Many False Starts in America
• Act 2: How Dragon Quest Became Inescapable
• Patreon Bonus: Tim Rogers on How to Savor a Dragon Quest Game
• Act 3: The News of the Week

• Guests: Andrew Webster, The Verge & Tim Rogers, Action Button
• Closing Song: “Haven” by Nicolas Gueguen (MIO: Memories in Orbit)

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: How Nintendo Became a Game Company
• Act 2: Nintendo’s Present
• Patreon Bonus: The Future of Nintendo After Its Icons Depart
• Act 3: News of the Week

• Guest: Keza MacDonald, journalist and author of Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play
• Closing Song:  "Oubliette: from Ratcheteer DX (Matthew Grim)

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