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

We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss [REDACTED] hidden within the UFO 50 collection. Massive spoilers ahead!
Next week: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!
(Airing live on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 at 7:30pm CST at https://www.twitch.tv/eggplantshow)
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
FuryForged – What dark secrets hide beneath the surface of UFO 50?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__FyJ-Obu9E
UFO 50 WRITE-UP v2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuVnnJDmKKGrlTIGVn1Zykp9Tpn4rthGFei1gztRAN4/edit?tab=t.0 
MAPPING MUSIC TO MIAS
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kvdqYzJCO16-UAZV5tkTIrltzEOcQjQV/mobilepresent?slide=id.g30af015f402_0_0 
MRMACDUGGAN'S GAME LORE SHEET
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JqOjkGkXjoRvE_uE-nc4bTfFOzcudvKP3WDanGdaio0/edit?gid=2032987708#gid=2032987708
TERMINAL 101
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y2gHxlxKlm2jyTIY_7QoNOF6iUjhvfWnOO6mIy6P-H8/edit?gid=0#gid=0 
Exeter Book Riddles
https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/exeter-book-riddles/ 
Mushroomy Kingdom 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhNgQ16s-u8 
Deadly Premonition OST – Life is Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzvXBFwcyek
Yume Nikki
https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ 
Undertale
https://undertale.com/
Off
https://offtherpg.com/
Space Funeral the First
https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral
Ib
https://vgperson.com/games/ib.htm
Petscop
https://www.youtube.com/petscop
UFO 50 Bandcamp
https://phlogiston.bandcamp.com/album/ufo-50
Miasma Tower Bandcamp
https://phlogiston.bandcamp.com/album/miasma-tower
B3313 Mario 64 Mod
https://b3313.fandom.com/wiki/B3313 
Has anyone else seen this in miasma tower? i dont know how exactly to trigger it
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo50/comments/1guzkfu/has_anyone_else_seen_this_in_miasma_tower_i_dont/ 
The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play") 
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
Glider (Conway's Game of Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(Conway%27s_Game_of_Life)
Eric Zimmerman Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games 
https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204
Games Climbers Play by Lito Tejada-Flores
https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1968_files/AJ%201968%2046-52%20Tejada-Flores%20Games.pdf



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We're joined by Izzy Kestrel (Gexfeld, A Good Videogame), Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City), and the one and only Rand Hall (UFO 50 Voicemailer Extraordinaire) to discuss Cyber Owls, the 50th and final* game in the UFO 50 collection.
"A superweapon threatens to destroy the world, and it's up to the Cyber Owls to save the day!"


Next week: [REDACTED]
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
Cherry Rush YouTube Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/@Cherry-Rush 
Derek Yu's Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Derek_Yu 
Roguelike Celebration 2025 (Including Fireside Chat with Jon Perry!)
https://www.roguelike.club/event2025.html 
Izzy's itch.io
https://iznaut.itch.io/ 
Izzy's bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.com
Izzy's Website
https://iznaut.com/
Snap & Grab
https://nogoblin.com/snapandgrab
Shawn's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/shawndoublea/?hl=en
Beatdown City Survivors
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/Beatdown_City_Survivors/ 
Tyriq's Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/fourbitfriday.bsky.social
Scrubbin' Trubble
https://scrubbintrubble.com/
The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play")
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
C.A. Brown
https://www.youtube.com/@CABROWN


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We're joined by Liz Ryerson (musician, writer, podcaster), Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Campanella 3, the 49th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"It's time for Pilot to return to what he does best -- flying the Campanella through deep space!"
Next week: Cyber Owls
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
Adam Conover Tickets
https://www.adamconover.net/ 
Wing Commander 1+2
https://www.gog.com/en/game/wing_commander_1_2 
Wild Blue
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ 
Thumper
https://thumpergame.com/ 
The Virtual Museum of Dead Wifery
https://lilithzone.itch.io/the-virtual-museum-of-dead-wifery 
Abnormal Mapping
https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ 
doseone
https://www.doseone.xyz/ 
The Unearthed Treasure Room: An Alternative Showcase of Overlooked Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPPJohxAk4 
Anodyne 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/877810/Anodyne_2_Return_to_Dust/ 
Great Art
https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art 
Wood Teeth (doseone EP with Height Keech)
https://doseone.bandcamp.com/album/wood-teeth?from=embed 



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We're joined by Daniel Mullins (Inscryption), Tonda Ros (Blue Prince), and Glove (UFO 50 Historian/ska podcaster) to discuss Seaside Drive, the 48th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Nothing's more relaxing than a nice long drive by the sea... Complete with plenty of gunfire!"
Next week: Campanella 3
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Merch
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast
Downwell
https://downwellgame.com/
Branching Paths
https://branchingpaths.jp/
Cherry Rush (UFO 50 Speedrunning Charity Event — August 29th-31st, 2025)
https://www.cherry-rush.org/
Blue Prince
https://www.blueprincegame.com/



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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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