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Today we're talking about RUIN: Chapter 0 by Official Electric! A game about the 35th anniversary of the hit game RUIN and taking a smoke break.

Get RUIN: Chapter 0 on itch.io!!! Follow Official Electric's work on itch.io OR their VERY GOOD website!

Discussed in the episode:
RUIN Ch.O Suite by 8M on Bandcamp
A Year with Swollen Appendices: The Diary of Brian Eno by Brian Eno (the book that the quote Robin reads is from)
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Lettuce is evil

(00:50) - THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

(01:28) - Kim has a totally different type of freaky taste

(02:19) - What is RUIN: Chapter 0

(04:03) - The game is an art piece

(05:17) - It is so hard to talk about this game without spoilers

(06:23) - Look we tried to talk about it without spoilers

(06:43) - Spoiler time

(06:53) - I think I liked it

(08:26) - Robin says something coherent about the aesthetics of incoherence

(10:16) - Capturing childhood uncertainty and memory

(17:09) - The game might hate you?

(19:57) - The genre shifts

(24:47) - The design is just so good

(26:04) - Big Takeaways

(26:19) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(28:37) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(30:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(33:55) - Goblin's Big Takeaway

(34:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(37:06) - Hell yeah gang

(37:35) - Tell us what you think about the game!

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The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode.
Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games! A game about playing an evil CD and the horrors of working in the games industry. 
Get Forbidden Solitaire on Steam!!! Follow Night Signal Entertainment's work on their website! Follow Grey Alien Games' work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Ep. 186: The Pacino Family Gaming Podcast (Feat. AJ and Home Safety Hotline) by Video Game Podtimism (oops Kim isn't on this one sorry sorry sorry)
Home Safety Hotline by Night Signal Entertainment on Steam
All Haul the King by Housefire on Steam
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Timecodes:

(01:09) - Nightmare Husband

(02:06) - What is Forbidden Solitaire

(05:28) - The game wants you to win

(13:24) - Narrative stuff

(16:56) - The game "Forbidden Solitaire" withing the game Forbidden Solitaire

(18:00) - Cooper has a carrot

(18:47) - The overall story

(25:07) - The metanarrative

(29:13) - Comparing to Home Safety Hotline

(36:47) - The balance

(37:46) - The end of the game

(40:01) - Big Takeaways

(40:10) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(45:12) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(50:04) - The future is bright

(50:41) - Thank you for listening!

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What if games were a little weeeeeird.
Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal). 
Get Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams on Steam!!! Follow raptorsoft's work on itch.io!

Discussed in the episode:
Hypnagogia 催眠術 by raptorsoft on itch.io
Interior Worlds by raptorsoft on Steam
Late Homework | 遅れた宿題 by raptorsoft on Steam
Subsurface Circular by Bithell Games on Steam
Shelved By Genre on Ranged Touch
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - The perfect egg sambo

(00:59) - This is NOT Hypogea OR HYPERBEAT

(02:09) - What is Hypnagogia?

(03:14) - What did we think of the game?

(06:31) - The sliding scale of freakiness

(10:53) - The mechanics

(14:18) - Spoilers

(14:20) - The levels

(18:33) - Light touch pastiche

(20:33) - Spooky time

(25:56) - We are millenials

(28:58) - Bird's mean

(29:59) - The message

(31:40) - Big Takeaways

(31:54) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(37:10) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(42:27) - Thank you for listening!

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This week AJ's been playing SO MANY TTRPGs and he wants to talk about them. Also the new Carly Rae Jepsen song, of course.
Discussed in the episode
Carly Rae Jepsen - On Wires (Official Music Video) on YouTube
Critical Role: Campaign 4 on YouTube
The Legend of Vox Machina
Worlds Beyond Number
Daggerheart
Draw Steel!
Fabula Ultima
Free RPG Day
Australian Devs Have the Juice! | Summer Game Fest 2026 Highlights on YouTube
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:16) - Carly Rae Jepsen's "On Wires"

(03:18) - It's the TTRPG episode

(03:31) - Critical Role campaign 4

(07:09) - The Legend of Vox Machina

(09:20) - Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One

(15:46) - PLAYING TTRPGs????

(15:51) - Daggerheart

(22:16) - Draw Steel!

(30:48) - Fabula Ultima

(34:21) - There are so many more TTRPGs I could talk about BUT I SHAN'T

(35:56) - Thanks for listening!

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We have yet another sad space game on offer today, gang.
Today we're talking about Turn Out the Lights by Bijan Stephen and Byron Hulcher! A game about being alone in space and naming your drones after the Pac-Man ghosts.
Get Turn Out the Lights on Steam or itch.io!!! Follow Bijan Stephen's work on his website!
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Video games

(01:26) - Should you need it

(02:01) - What is Turn Out The Lights

(03:56) - We're playing moon games ;)

(04:50) - The game is interesting and sad!

(09:09) - Check your bundles, folks!

(10:33) - Spoilers!

(10:39) - Playthrough overviews

(17:18) - Red/Ruby

(27:45) - "The Good Ending"

(33:09) - Big Takeaways

(33:11) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(36:07) - NOT Robin's Big Takeaway

(36:59) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(40:03) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(43:34) - Thank you for listening!!!

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