Author: Link S

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 86 where I speak with Conor Walsh, where we talk about who they are, how they got into making games, words of wisdom from their experiences, their favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Conor as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 86!

0:00 Start

13:45 How they got into making games

33:30 Wisdom from their experience

44:45 Favorite/Perfect Games

01:09:00 Hobbies outside of making games

01:18:00 Lighting round

01:21:15 Closing Time

Check them out at –

On Twitter via https://twitter.com/BustedKeyboards

His latest game on Steam: There Goes a Skull Grim Tidings game on Steam – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983580/There_Swings_a_Skull_Grim_Tidings/

His Itch IO Page via https://banzaibonsai.itch.io/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 85 where I speak with Giuseppe Navarria where we talk about how they got into making games, words of wisdom from their experiences, the games that made them want to be in the industry, their favorite games, their opinion on the current state of games preservation, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Giuseppe as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 85!

0:00 Start

10:30 How they got into making games

22:00 Words of wisdom

31:30 Games that made them want to make games

41:00 Favorite games

47:30 Current state of game preservation

1:00:30 Hobbies outside of gaming

01:18:30 Lighting Round

01:21:00 Closing Time

01:27:00 Wrap

Check out Giuseppe via –

https://twitter.com/B4DC0FFEE
https://bsky.app/profile/badc0ffee.bsky.social
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@B4DC0FFEE

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 84 where I speak with Jack Breen. In this episode we talk about their game Giga Sword, how they got into making games, their favorite games, what they enjoy about gaming, their life outside of games, and a few lighting round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Jack as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 84!

0:00 Intro

10:45 How Jack got into making games

26:30 Favorite Games

39:00 What they find enjoyable about gaming

56:00 Life outside of making games

1:02:00 The lighting round

1:08:00 Closing Time and talking shop?

1:17:00 It’s a Wrap

Check Jack and the Studio out via

Twitter  Hybrid_games – https://twitter.com/Hybrid_Games_

Youtube HybridPlays – https://www.youtube.com/@hybridplays1088/

Wishlist Giga Sword on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885930/GigaSword/

And a smashing banana – The Dishes are Done

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 83 where I speak with Raymond Cripps, developer of Project Feline. In this episode we talk about how they got into game making, games they enjoy the most, a game they feel doesn’t get enough credit, their life outside of gaming, and words of wisdom. We also run through 3 amusing lightning round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Raymond as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 83!

0:00 – Start

9:00 – How they got into making games

21:00 – Games they enjoy the most

36:30 – A game they feel doesn’t get enough credit

43:00 – Life outside of games

53:00 – The Lightning Round

59:00 – Closing time and parting advice

1:14:00 – That’s a wrap

Check Raymond out via –

⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@RaymondCripps⁠

⁠ https://twitter.com/raymondafcripps⁠

⁠ https://twitter.com/Project_Feline⁠

⁠ https://www.instagram.com/raymondafcripps⁠

⁠ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214460/Project_Feline/⁠

⁠ https://www.raymondcripps.com/⁠

⁠ https://www.twitch.tv/raymondcripps⁠

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 82 where I speak with Xalavier Nelson Jr, where we talk about who they are and what they enjoy doing outside of games, how they got into the industry and wisdom they can share from their experiences, their favorite and perfect games, and some wild lightning round questions.

 

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Xalavier as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 82!

0:00 Start

03:00 Who they are and what they enjoy doing outside of gaming

18:00 How they got into making games and wisdom from their experiences

27:00 Favorite/Perfect Games

53:00 Lightning rounds

01:02:00 Wrap up

Check Xalavier Nelson Jr on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WritNelson

Or at Blue Sky at https://bsky.app/profile/writnelson.bsky.social

Or at Mastodon at https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@writnelson

Check Strange Scaffold out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/StrangeScaffold

Check out Strange Scaffold’s link tree at https://linktr.ee/strangescaffold

Check out South Park Snow Day at https://southpark.thqnordic.com/

Check out Defenders Quest 2 at https://www.defendersquest2.com/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 81 where I speak with Jared R Bair. In this episode we talk about who they are, the upcoming 100 Acre Woods and how it got started, content creation and the state of the industry, wisdom learned from his experiences, words of reassurance to the Pooh fans, what made them want to make games, life outside of gaming, their favorite recent trend, as well as some pretty funny lighting round questions. We also talk about what it means to be a fan of people and their projects.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Jared as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 81!

0:00 Start

12:30 100 Acre Woods and how the game came to be

20:00 The content creation and the state of the industry

32:00 Wisdom learned from experiences

41:00 Words of reassurance to the Winnie the Pooh fans

52:00 The reason they want to make games

01:02:30 Hobbies and relaxation outside of games

01:17:00 The lightning round

01:20:00 Favorite recent trend

01:23:15 Closing time

Check the following links to learn more about Jared and what he does

Twitter https://twitter.com/JaredRBair

Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/JaredRBair

3D Realms Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/3drealms

100 Acre Woods Twitter https://twitter.com/100AcreWoodGame

Reload Magazine Twitter https://twitter.com/Reload_Magazine

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 80 where I speak with Emily Meo. In this episode we talk about how she got into the industry and some words of wisdom from her experiences, the games that made her want to make games, her favorite games, and what makes gaming enjoyable to them. We also talk about her hobbies outside of gaming, and her 2023 game of the year.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Emily as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 80!

0:00 Start

8:00 How she got into making games and words of wisdom from her experiences

33:30 Games that made her want to make games

41:00 Favorite Games

45:00 What makes gaming enjoyable to her

50:00 Hobbies outside of gaming

57:00 2023 GOTY

01:01:00 Wrap 2 Electric Boogaloo

01:02:30 Closing Time

Check out Emily on Bandcamp via https://emilyemeo.bandcamp.com/
Or via her socials!
https://twitter.com/EmilyEMeo
cohost.org/EmilyEMeo
https://bsky.app/profile/emilyemeo.bsky.social

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 79 where I speak with Janice Chu. In this episode we speak about how she got into the industry and some words of wisdom learned from her experiences; the games that made her want to get into the industry; her favorite games, and how she has enjoyed gaming with her family and friends. We also discuss her hobbies outside of games and leave off on a shocking cliff hanger that we might revisit one day in the future!

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Janice as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 79!

0:00 Start

7:30 How they got into making games

13:00 Games that made them want to work in the industry

18:00 Favorite games

23:00 Games they enjoyed with their family and friends

36:00 Hobbies outside of gaming

47:00 Wrap up

51:00 Shocking closer and a cliff hanger

Check Janice out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JaniceChu_89

Check Janice out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jchusketch/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 78 where I speak with Tomas Guy-nan. In this episode we talk about the usual like how he got into the industry, words of wisdom based on his experiences, the games that made them want to make games, what makes gaming enjoyable, and their current comfort games. As well as a bunch of NES centric things such as NES games that don’t get enough credit, NES games that don’t hold up today, and what they do outside of gaming.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Tomas and the game Rugrats Adventure in Gameland as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 78!

0:00 Start

18:00 Words of Wisdom

22:00 Game that made them want to make games

30:00 NES Games that don’t get enough credit

38:30 NES Games that don;t hold up today

48:30 What makes gaming enjoyable

51:30 Current comfort games

01:01:00 What Tomas enjoys doing outside of games

01:04:00 Closing time

Follow Tomas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SpoonyBardToma

Wishlist the game on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633950/Rugrats_Adventures_in_Gameland/