Episode 072 – Conversation with SizeFive Games founder Dan Marshall

Hey, Link here, thanks for joining me on episode 72 where I speak with Dan Marshall, founder of Size Five Games. Dan answers the staples like how he got into making games, his childhood favorites, and also talks about how to bully a Valve employee into getting your game onto Steam, the genres that influenced him, and things he enjoys outside of gaming like screwing off to the seaside to relax!

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0:00 – Start

6:00 – How he got into making games and words of wisdom from his experiences

12:30 – Games/Genres that made him want to get into making games

19:00 – Childhood games that he feels don’t hold up

25:00 – Games that Dan doesn’t feel get enough credit

32:00 – Favorite recent trends in games

37:15 – What Dan does outside of games

42:00 Where you can find more info about Dan

44:30 Current comfort game

53:30 Wrap up

Check Dan out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/danthat

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Check Size Five Games website out at https://www.sizefivegames.com/

Check out the game catalogue on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/sizefive