Systems in Play returns, just in time for a slew of new game announcements! We’ve got a brand new recording schedule, so the boys are finally able to talk about what’s new in gaming, while it’s (sort of) new! So come on in, put on those rubber gloves, and get ready for the only podcast approved by the FDA for listening while washing dishes. 

• Question of the Week - What recently announced games are you most excited for?

• Life is Strange: Double Exposure

• Jose Gonzalez

• Age of Mythology: Retold

• METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER

• South of Midnight

• Note: This episode was recorded before the June 18 Nintendo Direct

• What have we been playing?

• Sam: Mario Odyssey

• CJ: Tekken Dark Resurrection

• Sam: Hollow Knight

• Sam: Dire Decks

• Dark and Darker

• SipClips

• Brackeys Godot Tutorial

• GMTK Game Jam 2024

System in Play is a video game podcast where new game devs Sam and Cj discuss games and their mechanics that inspire us. Join us every two weeks for a new discussion topic as well as some chatting about the games we've been playing, new releases, and our current projects.

Our theme song was written by Cj, and our cover art was drawn by Sam.

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?

Welcome back to Systems in Play! The podcast where fledgling game developers CJ and Sam discuss making and playing games. This week we're talking about Balatro, the new rogue-like poker game from indie dev LocalThunk. We're also talking rogue-likes, daily challenges, Hell Divers, and the potential genesis of a new genre of games. Stay to the end for a peek behind the curtain as we discuss our process and tools for making Shorts in Godot.

Question of the week: If you were an NPC in a video game, what items would you drop?

Our editor Merlin had a lot to say during this episode, apologies for the background noise!

Games and Topics Discussed

• Balatro
  • GMTK Video
• Spelunky
• Downwell
• Eggplant Daily Run
• Poinpy
• Delta
• Polished Crystal
• Hell Divers
• Phasmophobia

Systems in Play returns with a vengance. This time we're talking about Sam's newest addiction, and addiction in general. Stay tuned as the boys take a tour through different environments and biomes, and disuss their effects on gameplay.

Reddit question: When does addictive gaming become a bad thing?

Games Discussed

• Triple Town
• Angry Birds
• Slay the Spire
• Caterpillar
• Pokemon Sword Bologna Village
• Terraria
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Red Dead 1 & 2
• Kingdom Hearts 2
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag
• Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom
• Dark Souls 3
• Resident Evil
• Phasmophobia

The boys return and are hungry for a delicious discussion of cooking...in games! Join us as we dive into different flavors of cooking mechanics in a variety of genres. Later on, Sam gushes about Mario Wonder and we discuss how the latest entry iterates on the long-standing Mario formula. Stay tuned for all that, and even more exciting topics:

• Incredible sandwich physics
• Ratatouille himself
• Turtle seed
• Sam's greatest challenge
• 20 tacos

Our theme music was written by CJ, and the cover art was drawn by Sam. 

For more information about our show, please visit SystemsInPlay.com

Welcome to Systems in Play–a podcast where new game developers Sam and Cj discuss video games and their mechanics that inspire us. In our inaugural episode, we introduce ourselves by talking about our favorite games. Later on, we scratch an Itch.io by talking about HELP! NO BRAKE by Edgar Mendoza. We round out the episode by talking about a new release and the games we’ve been playing.

Our theme music was written by Cj, and the cover art was drawn by Sam. 

For more information about our show, please visit SystemsInPlay.com