Three Extra Lives

Thom is joined by developer Ethan Close of recently fully launched Viking Trickshot to discuss switching professions, launching your first indie game, inspirations behind the title, & much more!

Ethan Close is one half of the development team of Viking Trickshot (Doodad Games) a throwing physics challenge game set in a bizarre Viking universe. Ethan joins Thom to discuss what is was like switching professions to become an Indie Game developer, some of the challenges to overcome, inspirations behind the title, and much more!

You can follow Ethan on Twitter or on Instagram.

Find Viking Trickshot on Steam here:

And also one of Ethan's upcoming projects FrankenStorm:

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The wonders of cross-save compatible games, rising to the top in free to play platformer Hellevetor, and discovering a bunch of new indies in the Steam Next Fest

❤️ Thom recently picked up Hades on the Nintendo Switch which allowed him to experience the wonders of cross-save compatible video games on the console

💚 Hellevetor by Quasar Games

💙 Thom has been reveling in the Steam Next Fest which is a multi-day celebration of upcoming games. Here is the list of games mentioned on the show: Tiny Thor, Labyrinth City, White Shadows, Lifeslide

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Zelda-like Elementallis gets funded on Kickstarter, talking about gaming the go, and Kiyan Prince gets memorialised in FIFA 2021

❤️ Zelda-like RPG Elementallis has been successfully funded on Kickstarter

💚 Thom talks about gaming on the go and how this has been a staple in his gaming diet over the years.

💙 QPR youth player Kiyan Prince who was murdered in 2006 is remembered in FIFA 2021 to help raise awareness for the Kiyan Prince Foundation

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How being online has helped us through a pandemic, 2D puzzle platformer The Navigator, and saying sorry for something you've done in a video game.

❤️ Thom talks about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has changed our lives immensely but the foundation of being online has been a core component of getting through it mentally

💚 The Navigator by Team Navigator

💙 Thom makes an open apology for something he did many years ago involving a video game

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Sampling the demo indie game delights, New way for Devs to test their games with Steam Playtest, and we celebrate 10 years of Portal 2 with a new community-made game

❤️ Thom has recently been playing ALOT of indie game demos, including:

💚 Developers now have full access to the Steam Playtest feature which allows an easier way to test their games

💙 10 years after the release of Portal 2 a full endorsed community-made mod by PORTANIS has been released which introduces a 3rd portal that allows time travel in Portal Reloaded. It's totally free if you own Portal 2.

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Comic book style puzzler Framed, Easter Eggs in video games, and the peaceful strategy game Dorfromantik

❤️ Framed by Loveshack Entertainment

💚 Jan Willem Nijman's on Twitter started a thread asking developers about Easter Eggs they had put into video games. This led Thom to look up some of the "greatest".

💙 Dorfromantik by Toukana Interactive

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A fan fixes GTA Online notorious loading problem and gets paid, the magic of discovery in video games, and first-person narrative about morality and the afterlife, Summerland

❤️ Rockstar paid $10,000 to the modder who fixed GTA Online loading times

💚 Thom discusses the magic of discovery in video games

💙 Summerland by FYRE Games - Available to download for FREE on Steam

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The Indonesian based team, Stairway Games have had a massive Kickstarter success story with Coral Island, Future plans of Three Extra Lives, and raise your hand if you're spending all your time in open-world Viking survival simulator, Valheim

❤️ Indonesian based team, Stairway Games have had a massive Kickstarter success story with their upcoming game Coral Island

💚 Three Extra Lives is going to be broadcastong on Twitch on a regular basis. Find the latest schedule here.

💙 Valheim by Iron Gate AB

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Dealing with existential themes of life, guilt, and hope in The Last Sky, Life and it's ever-increasing gamification, and co-op platform puzzler Degrees of Separation

❤️ The Last Sky by Little Guy Games

💚 How often do you experience gamifcation in your every day life? Thom shares some of his!

💙 Degrees of Separation by Moondrop

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Street Fighter 2 turns 30, Honking all over the village in Untitled Goose Game, and the Super Mario 35 dilemma

❤️ Street FIghter 2 reaches it's 30th anniversary

💚 Untitled Goose Game by House House

💙 To celebrate 35 years of Super Mario, Nintendo released Super Mario 35, a battle royale style game that will only be available for a limited time

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