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

We're joined by John Axon (Capybara Games) and Ben Wilson (Die Gute Fabrik) to discuss Golfaria, the 18th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Deep beneath the fairway, a golf ball awakens. Where did it come from? What is its purpose?"
Next week: The Big Bell Race
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
John Axon on Bluesky
Zerofiftyone.net (Ben's crosswords)
Episode 69 – Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson
Episode 129 – Reinforcing Worldbuilding through Gameplay with Spoils
 
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We're joined by Carolyn Petit (Kotaku) and Russ Frushtick (Polygon) to discuss Campanella, the 17th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Fly the Campanella through five challenging worlds! And don't forget to stop for coffee!"
Next week: Golfaria
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Space Taxi
Alfonzo's Bowling Challenge
Carolyn on Bluesky

Russ on Bluesky
The Besties Podcast
 
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We're joined by Adam Saltsman (Finji) and Izzy Kestrel (Funomena, No Goblin) to discuss Camouflage, the 16th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Blend in with your surroundings to evade predators and fulfill your destiny."
Next week: Campanella
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed on this episode:
Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love – A Journey to the End of Taste by Carl Wilson
Willy's Wonderland
Adam's PICO-8 Games (and other itch.io releases!)
Izzy's itch.io page (specific titles mentioned below)
Gexfeld
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure Adventure
Channel Surfing
Oral Gex Podcast
Episode 28 – Surviving Overland with Adam Saltsman
 
Adam Saltsman on Bluesky
Izzy Kestrel on Bluesky
 
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We're joined by Patrick Traynor (Patrick's Parabox) and Frank Lantz (Universal Paperclips, NYU Game Center) to discuss Block Koala, the 15th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Flamingus has stolen all the water! Solve puzzles to defeat him and save the park!"
Next week: Camouflage
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:
Frank Lantz's Substack
Patrick's Parabox
PuzzleScript
Stephen's Sausage Roll by increpare
Corrypt by Michael Brough
Hectique's UFO 50 All Games Speedrun (the Block Koala part) 
Jelly no Puzzle by Qrostar
Blockhouse by Kory Heath
The Gang by Kory Heath
Episode 124 – Thinking Inside the Box with Patrick Traynor (Patrick's Parabox)
Episode 87 – Fighting Words with Everybody House Games (Babble Royale)
Episode 31 – Good Times with Bad Robots with Frank Lantz (Hey Robot)
 
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We're joined by Casey Yano (Mega Crit), Trent Kusters (League of Geeks), and Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Bushido Ball, the 14th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"It's the annual Bushido Ball tournament. Choose from 6 fighters and compete to win!"
Next week: Block Koala
 
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