So Many Bits

A special bonus! I recently had the chance to review Dangerous Driving, a recently released PC racing game. Give a quick listen to hear what I think!

Shelby is back to chat Overwatch and the OWL, Subnautica, and Bill tries League of Legends for the first time!

We're back to one on one interviews catching up with Mark Laframboise of Lightning Rod Games! Along with his studio's game A Fold Apart, we chat about running a studio, the role of narrative in games, and a few questions about the Modern format of Magic: the Gathering! Meanwhile, Shelby Mongan is back on to discuss another video game episode of Gravity Falls, plus Bill's Magic Minute! Screenwatching: Gravity Falls (1:55) Interview: Mark Laframboise (27:04) Bill's Magic Minute (54:31)

Part two of my PAX East interviews! I talk about the back half of my convention along with seven more great chats with game makers! Christine Love (Get in the Car, Loser!) - 1:06 Bjoern, Chris, and Sabbi (Skellboy) - 5:13 Marlowe Dobbe (Dicey Dungeons) - 10:42 Tom Sharpe (Sole) - 17:29 Howard Tsao (Hamsterdam) - 24:28 Sandrine Bedard-Beeson (Panzer Paladin) - 33:22 Ian Beckman (Cosmo's Quick Stop) - 39:20

For the third year in a row we're doing a special PAX East edition of So Many Bits! This time, there are simply too many interviews for one episode so we've split it into two! Check out this week for half - plus some of the more interesting moments of my own trip - then check back next week for the rest! Morten (What the Golf?) - 5:23 Jacqueline Joy (Star Renegades) - 9:09 Thomas Huang (Subscribe My Adventure) - 12:47 Ian (Dungeon Munchies) - 16:50 Kyle Seeley (Emily is Away) - 22:19 Laurent Mercure (Aftercharge) - 30:34 Mark Laframboise (A Fold Apart) - 35:35

NOTE: YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ONLY LISTEN TO THIS WHILE WATCHING THE WIZARD. Still getting my feet back under me from PAX, so in the meantime here's a bonus thingy! When Di and I recently did a Screenwatching segment featuring The Wizard, we did a live recording of our thoughts in real time as the film progressed. So you can listen to this episode side by side with the film and learn along with me that Jenny Lewis was always cool!

Dan's last episode (for now)! We're talking Pokemon Let's Go: Eevee, Apex Legends, and a one of a kind multiplayer VR game! Best of luck in New Hampshire Dan!

Derrick Fields is my guest on this week's So Many Bits to talk about Waking Oni's Onsen Master. We get into building an alpha version and the focus on Japanese culture in the game. Plus, Dan Schiffmacher is on so we can both watch The Sopranos for the first time on Screenwatching! Screenwatching: The Sopranos (3:18) Interview: Derrick Fields (14:00) Bill's Magic Minute (37:06)

Di is on again so we can talk about games we've been playing! We cover Tetris 99, Zuma, Super Mario Bros. 3, Videoball, Nidhogg, and Ace Attorney Investigations 2.

Kakette Koi Yo! may be a title I can't pronounce, but it's an intriguing game coming from young developers in Chicago. Bill talks with Joshua Whittom and Will Rossi about both personal and technical development as they prepare to enter the video game industry. Plus, Di Billick is on for an extra special Screenwatching segment examining the seminal video game film The Wizard! Screenwatching: The Wizard (00:51) Interview: Will Rossi & Joshua Whittom (23:23) Bill's Magic Minute (50:18)

No longer able to be contained within a single minute, Bill has spun his interest in Magic: the Gathering out into a separate podcast. Check out Episode 1 going over his attempts to play professional Magic, then subscribe to A Year in 20 Life for future episodes!

Brandon Shockney and I talk about the games we've been playing this week! We talk Anthem, Kingdom Hearts 3, Resident Evil 2, and Tetris 99.

A game about organizing your inventory? Shoutscion's Jack and Casie was intriguing enough for Bill to back on Kickstarter, and now they're talking about the game on this week's podcast. Meanwhile, Brandon Shockney returns for a slight variation of Screenwatching when we discuss Parks and Recreation and the board game Cones of Dunshire! Screenwatching: Parks and Recreation (1:25) Interview: Shoutscion (13:52) Bill's Magic Minute (37:30)

Chris Arneson is back for part two of our chat! Games discussed: Red Dead Redemption 2 (spoilers 2:00-7:00), Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, Iconoclasts, Night in the Woods, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Resident Evil 2

Indie scene veteran Ryan Wiemeyer is this week's guest on So Many Bits! We cover his newest game Max Gentlemen Sexy Business!, the popularity of dating sims, and how to navigate the rough waters of Kickstarter; meanwhile, we keep the interjection train rolling with Freakazoid! on Screenwatching courtesy of guest Chris Arneson! Screenwatching: Freakazoid! (1:55) Interview: Ryan Wiemeyer (15:42) Bill's Magic Minute (40:08)

Dan and Bill continue their conversation from last week to go over the games they've been playing! Dan is all-in on Switch with Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, while Bill is catching up on a couple recent classics with Fallout 4 and Horizon Zero Dawn!

What's it take to enter (and win) a game jam? CGE Games made their idea into a reality in one weekend then took it to the Logan Theatre Playtest Night, winning top honors both times. Hear their story, along with a look at the old Nicktoons show Doug during Screenwatching! Screenwatching: Doug (1:56) Interview: CGE Games (13:56) Bill's Magic Minute (49:13)

Bill was lucky enough to attend PAX Unplugged back in December and has a full report in this week's podcast! Plus, there's a full interview with Misha Favorov of Studio Wumpus about Sumer, a game he recently helped to complete that straddles the line between board and video games! We're also checking out Bob's Burgers during our Screenwatching segment and check on games we played! Screenwatching: Bob's Burgers (1:42) Interview: Misha Favorov (21:37) Games Played (37:40)

It's the time of year for reflection, so rather than stand in front of a mirror Bill and Brandon Shockney are discussing their favorite games from 2018! Plus, an extra-special Screenwatching to discuss Seasons 1 and 2 of the Netflix series Castlevania! Screenwatching: Castlevania (1:25) GOTY 2018 (21:10)

Gabriel Santos is this week's guest on So Many Bits! We discuss Stone Story RPG, a beautiful upcoming game animated entirely in the style of ASCII art. We also cover modern classic Gravity Falls with Shelby Mongan in our Screenwatching segment, the underrated Asura's Wrath, and Bill's Magic Minute! Screenwatching: Gravity Falls (1:20) Interview: Gabriel Santos (26:58) Games Played (47:55)