Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 (encore feed)

We're joined by Scott Anderson (Unity), Jackie Vecchitto (Trombone Champ), and Xalavier Nelson (Strange Scaffold) to discuss Quibble Race, the 47th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"In the seedy world of Quibble racing, sometimes it takes shady tactics to get ahead."
Next week: Seaside Drive
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Discussed in this episode:
Unity 6.2 Livestream
https://www.youtube.com/live/PmpUlbWD_mI 
Post Games: Big predictions for the future of games
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-predictions-for-the-future-of-games/id1815131711?i=1000721543499

Umamusume Pretty Derby
https://umamusume.com/ 
Space-Cast! #47. Bun Bangers (interview with Jon Perry)
https://spacebiff.com/2025/06/20/sbsc-47/ 
Hot Streak
https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak
Gameheads
https://gameheadsoakland.org/ 
Gameheads Showcase
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gameheads-11th-annual-student-showcase-tickets-1545651347789?aff=oddtdtcreator 
Draknek New Voices Grant
https://grants.draknek.org/ 
Jackie on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/jackiev.bsky.social 
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6GGV5WW6/kaiji 
Strange Scaffold
https://www.strangescaffold.com/ 

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We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) to discuss Combatants, the 46th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"The evil Red Ants have taken your land! Fight Back and defend your queen!"
Next week: Quibble Race
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Starcraft: Remastered
https://starcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/
Pikmin 1+2 Bundle
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pikmin-1-plus-2-bundle-switch/
Little King's Story
https://store.steampowered.com/app/390310/Little_Kings_Story/
Tinykin
https://www.tinykingame.com/
Patapon
https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/patapon-1-plus-2-replay
Tooth & Tail
https://www.toothandtailgame.com/
The Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia by Bernard Suits
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games by Eric Zimmerman
https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204 
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World by Jane McGonigal
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal/1100817884?ean=9780143120612
Game Studies Study Buddies 51 – Suits – The Grasshopper
https://rangedtouch.com/2022/09/29/51-suits-the-grasshopper/
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Mini & Max
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mini-max
Gio on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/gwishin.bsky.social

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http://discord.gg/eggplant
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We're joined by Billy Basso (Animal Well), Ben Wilson (Saltsea Chronicles), Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy), and Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss Mini & Max, the 45th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Mini and her dog Max are locked in the storage room. Harness the magic of shrinking to escape!"
Next week: Combatants
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway


Discussed in this episode:
Animal Well Triple Physical Release
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjRxh0v08yo 
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nintendo-switch-2-edition-switch-2/ 
Outer Wilds
https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html

Spelunky
https://www.spelunkyworld.com/index.html 
Uurnog: Uurnlimited
https://rawfury.com/games/uurnog-uurnlimited/
Everything
https://www.doublefine.com/games/everything 
Tux and Fanny
https://www.gog.com/en/game/tux_and_fanny 
Tinykin
https://www.tinykingame.com/ 
Caves of Qud
https://www.cavesofqud.com/
Adam Conover Live Tour
https://www.adamconover.net/
Zero Fifty One
zerofiftyone.net 
 
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http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Eileen Hollinger (Capybara Games) to discuss Pilot Quest, the 44th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"The Campanella has crashed! Fix it by harvesting resources and exploring the wild zone."
Next week: Mini & Max
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Collection of Mana 
https://mana.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/collection-of-mana 
Actraiser Renaissance
https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/actraiser-renaissance
Progress Quest
http://progressquest.com/
Candy Box II (Sequel to Candy Box) 
https://candybox2.github.io/candybox/ 
Cow Clicker
http://cowclicker.com/
A Dark Room
https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/
Cookie Clicker
https://cookieclicker.com/ 
Clicker Heroes 
https://www.clickerheroes.com/
AdVenture Capitalist
https://hyperhippo.com/games/adventure-capitalist/
Universal Paperclips
https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
The Barnacle Goose Experiment
https://everest-pipkin.com/barnacle-goose/
Banana
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923300/Banana/
Neptune's Pride
https://np.ironhelmet.com/#landing
Game Dev Story
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1847240/Game_Dev_Story/
Knytt
https://archive.org/details/Knytt/
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
https://www.gog.com/en/game/cosmos_cosmic_adventure
GameMaker
https://gamemaker.io/en
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
https://www.edfringe.com/ 
Mel McGlensey is NORMAL
https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/mel-mcglensey-normal
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 1
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-super-mario-world-part-1 
 
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We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok), and Colin and Sarah Northway (Northway Games) to discuss Elfazar's Hat, the 43rd game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Elfazar is hailed as a great magician, but his captive animals are ready to strike back!"
Next week: Pilot Quest
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200580/Pocky__Rocky_Reshrined/
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
https://exocolonist.com/ 
Vancouver Game Garden
https://vangamegarden.com/
99: Charting the Future with Sarah Northway (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)
https://eggplant.show/99-charting-the-future-with-sarah-northway-i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist
 
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http://discord.gg/eggplant
https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow