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Strap in. It's gonna be a bitsy ride.

Today we're talking about 10 Bitsy games by 8 developers! Games about love, and life, and death, and rats, and birds, and making a cake for your girlfriend!

Check out the bitsy tag in itch.io!

Games we talked about (all on itch):
ENDLESS SCROLL by Cecile Richard
Under a Star Called Sun by Cecile Richard
Novena by Cecile Richard
Cowgirl Boots by shrimptoastie
the mountain is as it always was by christine mi
The SnakeMother • Le Serpent-Mère by Adebreg
The Museum Of Mid 2000s Forum Signatures by Niandra!
Cloverheart by rowan tobias
i had another dream about you last night by caanti
MEDUSA by Ether, Hidden Vale

Discussed in the episode:
Celestial Coffee Quest by Wavey Games on itch
Our episode on Grow Light
Grow Light by danielle taphanel on itch
Three Lesbians in a Winter Special by Digital Poppy on itch
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Asking for Robin's Kalita Wave recipe

(01:19) - Celestial Coffee Chronicles (thank you TK for the suggestion)

(02:05) - What are Bitsy games??

(06:08) - 10 Bitsy games!

(07:01) - Endless Scroll by Cecile Richard

(14:35) - Under a Star Called Sun by Cecile Richard

(23:39) - novena by Cecile Richard

(27:44) - Cowgirl Boots by shrimptoastie

(33:54) - the mountain is as it always was by christine mi

(41:47) - The "hey wow neat!" Showcase

(42:02) - The SnakeMother • Le Serpent-Mère by Adebreg

(43:54) - The Museum Of Mid 2000s Forum Signatures by Niandra!

(47:46) - Cloverheart by rowan tobias

(50:26) - i had another dream about you last night by caanti

(55:43) - MEDUSA by Ether, Hidden Vale

(01:00:31) - That's the last one!

(01:00:36) - Big Takeaways???

(01:00:49) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(01:01:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(01:02:32) - Everybody should make a Bitsy game!!!

(01:03:26) - Thanks for listening!!!

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🚨CONTENT WARNING: There is a lengthy description of a psychotic episode from about 45:56 to 57:52. Nothing bad happens and no one is harmed, but there are descriptions of hallucinations and delusions🚨
AJ and Kim had the pleasure of talking to AJ Gonzalez of Official Electric (developer of RUIN: Chapter 0) about how he got started in games, how to get to the point in art and games, and why the Official Electric merch is so damn good.
Check out Official Electric on their website or on itch.io!

Discussed in the episode:
Our RUIN episode
JUNK? by Official Electric
Nothing Gallery (get all 35 film collectibles to get the PDF that we talk about!)
RUIN Ch.O Suite on Bandcamp
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Welcome!!!

(01:32) - Who is AJ Gonzalez?

(11:43) - Normal games and weird art

(16:07) - Getting to the point

(19:38) - Who is this for?

(21:16) - When did Official Electric come about?

(26:03) - Performance art?

(28:15) - Are these games about games?

(32:06) - The Cigarette Break

(37:30) - The PDF

(45:56) - [CW: LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF A PSYCHOTIC EPISODE] The purpose of disorientation

(57:52) - Does RUIN feel like catharsis?

(59:02) - The future of Official Electric

(01:00:50) - Check out AJ's work!

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Still can't believe that actual Neptune is in this game lmao
Today we're talking about Asterism by Claire Morwood! A game about uncovering the origins of a mysterious space signal and doing it yourself.
Get Asterism on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Claire Morwood's work on her website!

Discussed in the episode:
Asterism Devlogs
Asterism OST on bandcamp
It's been done before, but not by YOU. by Nneka Julia on YouTube
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - dirt.pig

(01:22) - Welcome to oink.zip

(02:27) - The end of Moon Summer

(03:29) - What is Asterism?

(05:10) - The artstyles are SICK

(13:04) - The pacing

(19:52) - Spoilers

(20:02) - Favorite levels

(27:09) - Touching on the narrative

(32:08) - We did cry at the end

(33:09) - Big Takeaways

(33:43) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(37:32) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(40:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(46:35) - Games can be anything!!!

(47:23) - Thanks for listening!

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I'm having a hard time getting the Cheerwine and the portrait of the personification of existential dread in the same shot with the telephoto lens.
Today we're talking about Umurangi Generatoin by ORIGAME DIGITAL! A game about taking photos and choosing how to live.
Get Umurangi Generation on Steam or Switch!!! Follow ORIGAME DIGITAL's work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
The Cheerwine Official Store
The Article Where I Talk About Umurangi Generation In Full Detail (Total F*ckin Spoilers Ahead), Part One by Kaile Hultner on No Escape
Interview: Naphtali Faulkner on developing indie smash 'Umurangi Generation' by Jonathan Peltz on inverse
5 Years Ago, One Of The Most Brilliant Photography Games Perfectly Captured The Present Moment by Robin Bea on inverse
Additional links:
The Umurangi Generation is Asking You To Care by Celia Lewis for Vista Magazine on Medium
What a video game about a futuristic Tauranga can tell us about our present by Dan Taipua for The Spinoff
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Picklesburgh and Kielbasafest

(01:21) - Welcome back to penn.dot

(02:17) - What is Unmurangi Generation?

(03:50) - This game is About Stuff

(05:12) - The photography is fun

(15:51) - The way the mechanics aid the story

(17:41) - All photography has a bias!

(21:35) - The soundtrack!!! The art!!!

(24:02) - Spoilers!

(25:08) - Speeding through the narrative

(30:07) - What the Macro DLC focuses on

(39:59) - Big Takeaways

(40:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(43:42) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(45:51) - The game is amazing!!!!!!

(46:52) - Thanks for listening!

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I found these weird looking mushrooms foraging around in the forest, wanna make dinner with them? Surely there's nothing nefarious about them.

Today we're joined by Rachel Watts from the Indieventure podcast and Draknek & Friends to talk about Lost Wiki: Kozlovka by yattytheman! A game about haunted(?) mushrooms and clunky computer sounds.
Get Lost Wiki: Kozlovka on Steam!!! Follow yattytheman's work on his website!

Discussed in the episode:
ABBA Voyage Official Website
Our episode on No Case Should Remain Unsolved with Lex!
Cocoon: Design Works written by Rachel on Lost in Cult
AJ once again brought up The Worst Puzzle of All Time by Design Delve for Second Wind on YouTube
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - A song that is about defining the relationship

(01:05) - VERY SPECIAL GUEST RACHEL WATTS

(02:22) - Who is Rachel Watts?

(04:10) - What is Lost Wiki: Kozlovka

(08:52) - Story setup

(14:46) - How the puzzles are presented

(20:09) - Not holding back surprises

(24:14) - Shoutout to the flow chart

(27:07) - The shifting in tense

(29:09) - Heading into spoilers

(30:12) - Symbiotic Ergot

(30:48) - Kim tries not to say the name of a TV show for 3 minutes

(33:56) - The juice

(43:36) - The ending

(48:19) - Big Takeaways

(48:29) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(50:01) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(54:53) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(01:02:08) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(01:05:14) - Rachel's Big Takeaway

(01:09:44) - Lost Wiki COLON

(01:10:15) - Check the game out!!

(01:10:34) - Find Rachel!!!!

(01:11:59) - Thanks for listening!

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