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

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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We're joined by Star St. Germain (Aconite), Madison Karrh (Birth), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Night Manor, the 42nd game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Trapped in a nightmare where you must use your wits to survive and escape!"


Next week: Elfazar's Hat
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:
Into the Depths: Caves of Qud (Sidequests Special)
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-sidequests-special 
Clock Tower: Rewind (remaster of original Clock Tower release)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ 
Déjà Vu: MacVentures Series
https://store.steampowered.com/app/343820/Dj_Vu_MacVenture_Series/ 
The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
https://store.steampowered.com/app/343810/The_Uninvited_MacVenture_Series/
Shadowgate (remake)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/Shadowgate/ 
Moida Mansion
https://dukope.itch.io/moida-mansion 
31 Days of Halloween
https://buttondown.com/31daysofhalloween/archive/31-days-of-halloween-october-1-5731/ 
Maniac Mansion
https://www.gog.com/en/game/maniac_mansion 
King's Quest
https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3 
The Legend of Kyrandia
https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_kyrandia 
Putt Putt Goes to the Moon
https://store.steampowered.com/app/294650/PuttPutt_Goes_to_the_Moon/ 
Blue Prince
https://www.blueprincegame.com/ 
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/games/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes 
Inscryption
https://www.inscryption.com/ 
Crow Country
https://crowcountrygame.com/ 
Wild Blue
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ 
Star on bsky
https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social   
Star on itch
thisisstar.itch.io 
Star's website
https://www.thisisstar.com/  
Birth
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/ 



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We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks), John Axon (Capybara Games), and Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok) to discuss Lords of Diskonia, the 41st game in the UFO 50 collection.
"War has come to Land of Disks, and the red and blue armies are on a collision course!"
Next week: Night Manor
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
I Tried Cycling the Length of Japan: 3,000km and 27 Days on the Road | Long Way North 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpH8vt5WLV0 
Carrom 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom 
Crokinole
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole 
How Tabletop Design Helped Shape 'UFO 50'
https://gdcvault.com/play/1035154/How-Tabletop-Design-Helped-Shape 
JTolmar - Disks Rogue 
https://noisyowl.com/disksrogue/ 
Crossbows and Catapults
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults 
Catacombs (Third Edition)
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195137/catacombs-third-edition 
Beast Breaker
https://vodeo.games/bb 
Designing 'MARVEL SNAP'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhsY2Zuo-c 
Into the Breach
https://subsetgames.com/itb.html 
Air, Land, and Sea
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247367/air-land-and-sea 
Hot Streak
https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak 
BALL X PIT 
https://www.ballxpit.com/ 
Storytelling through Systems (requires GDC Vault membership) 
https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=storytelling+through+systems# 
 
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We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) to discuss Grimstone, the 40th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Praise Biggan, the four of you survived the saloon fire. But somethin' tells me this story's just gettin' started..."
Next week: Lords of Diskonia
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
https://finalfantasypixelremaster.square-enix-games.com/en_US/ 
SaGa Frontier Remastered
https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/saga-frontier-remastered 
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dragon-quest-1-2-hd2d-remake/ 
Super Mario RPG 
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/ 
Undertale 
https://undertale.com/ 
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/final-fantasy-viii-remastered 
Mother 3 
https://mother3.fobby.net/ 
Final Fantasy VII 
https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en 
Tales of Symphonia Remastered 
https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tales-of-symphonia-remastered 
Hylics 
https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics 
Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/huicholesfilm
The Road to Dragon Quest 
https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest
Space Funeral 
https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral 
Yume Nikki 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ 
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown
Game Maker's Notebook - XCOM Creator Julian Gollop Shares Game Design Tips , Dev Stories and More 
https://gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com/xcom-creator-julian-gollop-shares-game-design-tips-dev-stories-and-more 
 
Stephanie's Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/chouxsalad.bsky.social
Patrick's Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/alt254.bsky.social
Trent's Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social
A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol II
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol-ii 
A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island 
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island 
A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol 
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol 
A Year of UFO 50 - Fist Hell 
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-fist-hell 
A Year of UFO 50 - Vainger 
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-vainger 
A Year of UFO 50 - Porgy 
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-porgy 
A Year of UFO 50 - Bushido Ball 
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-bushido-ball 
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1   

 
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We're joined by Jay Ma (Into the Breach), Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV), Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok), and Zatoichi (Juggler/UFO 50 Enthusiast) to discuss Star Waspir, the 39th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"You are an elite member of the Star Wasps. Pilot your ship and battle the incoming swarm!"
Next week: Grimstone
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway


Discussed in this episode:
ZeroRanger
https://se-made.com/
(Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/809020/ZeroRanger/)
Ikaruga
(Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/253750/Ikaruga/)
(Switch https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/ikaruga-switch/) 
Stephen's Sausage Roll
https://www.stephenssausageroll.com/ 
Jay Ma on bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/jarmustard.bsky.social 
Fulcrum Defender (Jay Ma's new game on PlayDate)
https://play.date/games/fulcrum-defender/ 
Abnormal Mapping 
https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ 
Canonfire.net piece on ZeroRanger
https://canonfire.net/post/743721139224838144/041-zeroranger 
The Alters 
https://altersthegame.com/ 
Zatoichi's YouTube channel 
https://www.youtube.com/@Zatoichi1962-m6v 
Ikaruga video essay (not discussed on the episode but recommended by Dylan!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbfZoDQhK_8



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