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

We're joined by guest host Madison Karrh (Birth), Billy Basso (Animal Well), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Caramel Caramel, the 24th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Melon got a new camera and is going on a galactic adventure to try it out!"
Next week: Party House
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Snapshot Game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/204220/Snapshot/ 
Spelunky by Derek Yu 
https://bossfightbooks.com/products/spelunky-by-derek-yu
Brick101's mod for Caramel Caramel 
https://github.com/davidmpickett/ufo50-caramel-health 
Animal Well
https://www.animalwell.net/ 
Episode 139 – Sticking to Your Systems with Animal Well 
https://eggplant.show/139-sticking-to-your-systems-with-animal-well
Abnormal Mapping 
https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ 
 
https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow 
http://discord.gg/eggplant
https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by guest host Alfredo Barraza (Riot), plus Farbs (Wild Bastards), Dan Vecchitto (Trombone Champ), and Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss Onion Delivery, the 23rd game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Can you survive the work-week in Zorrg City? Do your best to make deliveries amidst the chaos!"
Next week: Caramel Caramel
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Retro Racing 2
https://www.mrqwak.com/games/retro-racing-2/  
Grand Theft Auto
https://www.rockstargames.com/games/gta 
Trombone Champ
https://www.trombonechamp.com/ 
ICE CREAM DELIVERY JOB 
https://youtu.be/NfnzV0eMdug?si=q3rBfxpj9cI9cPbU 
"The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein
https://tsd.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine.html
Adam Conover Tour Dates
https://www.adamconover.net/new-tour-dates/

 
Adam Conover on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/adamconover.net

Farbs on Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@Farbs

Holy Wow on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/holywowstudios.bsky.social
 
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http://discord.gg/eggplant
https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) and Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy) to discuss Porgy, the 22nd game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Strange happenings near the coast! Dive deep and get to the bottom of what's fishy in the sea."
Next week: Onion Delivery
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

 
Discussed in this episode:
Kayin's Porgy Blog Post – "On Backtracking"
https://kayin.moe/backtracking  
Games: Agency as Art – C. Thi Nguyen
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/games-9780190052089?cc=us&lang=en& 
A Play of Bodies – Brendan Keogh
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262037631/a-play-of-bodies/ 
Shadow The Past's Porgy Speedruns (1st World Record run)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoYXGkX2_IA&t=1s 
Game Maker's Notebook – 17 Year Development Journey with Caves of Qud
https://interactive.libsyn.com/17-year-development-journey-with-caves-of-qud 
 
Kayin's website
https://kayin.moe/about  
Kayin on bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/kayin.moe 
Trent on bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social
 
https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow 
http://discord.gg/eggplant
https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by Liz Ryerson (Sounds from the Abyss) and Ben Esposito (Neon White) to discuss Waldorf's Journey, the 21st game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Waldorf didn't go looking for adventure. He was just trying to enjoy a nice nap..."
Next week: Porgy
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
Terry's Other Games – A collection of Terry Cavanagh's smaller works
https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/terrys-other-games
Paralect
https://igf.com/paralect-0
Waldorf's Journey Speedrun World Record by MACH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv2IlhR1fQw
Neon White
https://neonwhite.rip/
Liz Ryerson's Bandcamp
https://bandcamp.com/lizryerson
Sounds from the Abyss mixes
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdRlER1F5rGvaoE-XbV6jz6OymxQw4jx&si=HFcDTYa5DPqD_aD5
Great Art by Liz Ryerson
https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art
GDC Experimental Game Workshop links:
2004–2022 GDC Vault Recordings
https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=experimental+gameplay+workshop
2023–2024 GDC Vault Recordings
https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=experimental+game+workshop
Experimental Game Workshop website
https://www.experimentalgameworkshop.org/
GDC 2025 Experimental Games Showcase speaker list
https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/experimental-games-showcase/911131
Episode 145 – Addressing Memory with Plunderludics
https://eggplant.show/145-addressing-memory-with-plunderludics
Episode 94 – Learning to Unclench with Ben Esposito (Neon White)
https://eggplant.show/94-neon-white
 
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We're joined by Adam Saltsman (Finji), Liz Ryerson (musician, writer, podcaster), and Bijan Stephen (Compulsion Games) to discuss Warptank, the 20th game in the UFO 50 collection.
 
"Use your tank to regain control of the station and sever all ties to Capsule World!"
 
Next week: Waldorf's Journey
 
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
 
Discussed in this episode:
 
The Cousin Game is one of the oldest and most underappreciated genres by Patrick Gill (Polygon)
 
Sounds from the Abyss mixes
 
South of Midnight
 
Fun City (Cyberpunk TTRPG podcast)
 
Adam's itch.io (adamatonic.itch.io)
 
Great Art by Liz Ryerson
 
GDC Experimental Game Workshop links:
2023–2024 GDC Vault Recordings
Experimental Game Workshop website
GDC 2025 Experimental Games Showcase speaker list


Episode 28 – Surviving Overland with Adam Saltsman


A Year of UFO 50 Episode 16 – Camouflage
 
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