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Pixel Pizza Productions
Welcome to Pixel Pizza, your ultimate source for video game talk, chiptunes, and pepperoni. Delivered to you from Los Angeles and into the digital cyberspace of the 2020's. Featuring interviews with game industry professionals and music from the newest chiptune artists! For other podcast platforms, visit http://linktr.ee/pixelpizza ๐
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This week on the show we've got Canadian solo indie dev Devon Wiersma! Devon's best known for the graffiti sandbox Bombing!! games, which were inspired by their own experiences as a street artist. They're also currently working on the procedurally generated mech action game Centauri Dark, so there's a lot to talk about with their varied catalog of work! Tune in for that and chiptune music from Caspro & friends.
LINKS:
โ๏ธ Devon's Bluesky: https://devonwiersma.bsky.social
๐ Devon's Tumblr: https://devsgames.tumblr.com/
๐บ Devon's Twitch/YT: SlaughterNeko
๐ฎ Devon's Games: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45172739
๐ฟ Caspro: https://caspromusic.bandcamp.com/
On this week's Pixel Pizza we talk with indie game journalist & community manager Jupiter Hadley! As a co-founder of news site Big Boss Battle she covers the most innovative releases and game jams. Plus, as a CM for Toya Play Studio, she works on licensed Roblox experiences for popular IP like Miraculous Ladybug. Jupiter gives us some info on her upcoming book about indie games, talks introducing her own kids to gaming and the internet, and delves into the importance of a community-first approach to indie game development. Music from EKIA!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Jupiter's Twitter: @Jupiter_Hadley
๐ฟ EKIA: https://ekiaa.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
We've got two incredible guests for you this week! Coming to us from Furniture & Mattress Games are co-founders David Hellman (art director) & Nico Recabarren (game designer). David's best known for his work on the landmark indie game Braid, and Nico made a splash designing acclaimed puzzle game Ethereal. We go over both of their past experiences as well as their time working on their latest project, the puzzle/RPG hybrid Arranger! Music from Reia!
LINKS:
๐๏ธ David's Twitter: @Davidhellman
๐งฉ Nico's Twitter: @Cabezotta
๐ฎ Arranger: https://arranger.quest/
๐ฟ Reia: https://reiaa.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Shoutout to all the Rhapsodogs this week, because we're talking with Nico Papalia, creator of the hit indie RPG Athenian Rhapsody! Nico shares his stories about playtesting for comedy, staying physically active while making games, expanding his IP, and making his own pizza. This week's music comes to us from _beto!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Athenian Rhapsody: https://linktr.ee/athenianrhapsody
๐ฟ _beto: https://betodev.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Questions? Comments?: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Capy Games Director Dan Vader joins us on this weekโs show! Over the past 15 years his studio has brought us some incredible original titles, like Grindstone, Super Time Force, Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP, and Below. In our lively and wide-ranging discussion, Dan talks about working on games with very different tones, the collaborative environment at Capy, and how the best ideas come up when youโre getting coffee. Music from Fouinne44!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Capy Games socials: @Capygames
๐ฎ Battle Vision Network: https://www.capybaragames.com/games/battle-vision-network/
๐ฟ Fouinne44: https://m.youtube.com/@fouinne44
Joining us this week on Pixel Pizza is community manager and marketing expert Catherine Litvaitis! Catherine has helped build and foster communities for prominent indie games like Bear and Breakfast, In Stars and Time, and The Tartarus Key. She tells us all about writing social media in-character, what makes a great digital storefront description, and her work on the YouTube cult classic Shrek Retold! All that plus more, and music from Overkissed.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Catherine's Twitter: @LitvacArt
๐ Floridale Man: @TheFloridaleMan
๐ฟ OverKissed: https://audiobambino.bandcamp.com/album/cut04-xx
This week on Pixel Pizza, rock out with narrative designer Idris Grey MacChruteir ๐ค Idris's career has spanned across multiple countries and major studios-- they've worked at Monolith on Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Guerilla on Horizon: Forbidden West, and are currently in Japan working with Unseen (Ikumi Nakamura's studio) on KEMURI!
Idris breaks down how they design for specific characters, make an open world feel alive, and write a meaningful cover letter. Chiptune music this week also comes to us from Japan via Maak!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Idris's Twitter: @SirensStrand
๐ฎ Unseen: @UnseenTokyo
๐ฟ Maak: https://maakmusic.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
This episode originally aired on October 26, 2022.
Let's look back on a Pixel Pizza favorite in this chat with Trombone Champ developer Dan Vecchito. We talked about using the principles of improv comedy in games, going viral, and the best pizza in Brooklyn! For the full Trombone Champ experience, this episode's musical breaks were all in-game performances from YouTube creators. Find their links below and see you next week with a new show!
LINKS:
๐ฆHoly Wow Twitter: โ @HolyWowStudiosโ
๐ฎTrombone Champ: โ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059990/Trombone_Champ/โ
๐ Tim & Matt Play: โ https://youtu.be/bf021cCR7tQโ
๐ฟ JawGBoi: โ https://youtu.be/1pYm-_C91wQ
Join us on this week's Pixel Pizza Podcast as we talk to Capybara Games President Eileen Hollinger! Eileen's had some incredible experiences in the industry, like working at ThatGameCompany and forming her own indie game publisher, Astra Fund. She tells us how she made the jump from educational content to working alongside the devs of Journey, Katamari Damacy, and the latest on her studio's newest game Battle Vision Network! Music from Hydragyrum Beholder!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Eileen's Twitter: @Eileen_Holli
๐ Capy Games: @Capygames
๐ฎ Battle Vision Network: @BVN_Game
๐ฟ Hydragyrum Beholder: https://hydragyrumbeholder.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
On this installment of the Pixel Pizza Podcast we speak with Unbound Creations CEO Jakub Kasztalski. Jakub and his team have made all sorts of games ranging from political thrillers like Headliner to chaotic cute games like Rain on Your Parade. We talk about using games as a teaching tool, what goes into porting to consoles, and the studio's next game, Just Crow Things. Music from Thefricolix!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Unbound Creations: @Unboundcreation
๐ฆโโฌ Just Crow Things: https://unboundcreations.com/games/crowy/
๐ฟ Thefricolix: https://thefricolix.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Cozy up and stay warm (or cool, if listening to this at time of release) with Benjamin Salvqist, CEO of Pine Creek Games. The studio recently made waves with the showcase of their hand-drawn survival game Winter Burrow, and we get deeper into the inspirations behind its atmosphere, game design, and worldbuilding. Music from KnifeHandChop!
LINKS:
๐ฒ Pine Creek Games: https://www.pinecreekgames.com/
๐ฎ Winter Burrow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/Winter_Burrow/
๐ฟ KnifeHandChop: https://knifehandchop.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Email us! pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
In a blast from the past this week, the director of Soundtrec studio and the Video Games Orchestra, Shota Nakama is here on the show! I used to see his concerts all the time when I was living in Boston and hosting Pixel Pizza on the radio about a decade ago. Since then he's expanded into production on high-profile Japanese games including Final Fantasy XV, D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, and Bayonetta 3. Most famously at the moment, Shota has been helming the Sonic Symphony World Tour! Together we reminisce on the early days of VGO, talk about changing up your daily routine, and making deadlines. Plus, chiptune music from Caspro!
LINKS:
๐ฃ๏ธ Shota's Socials: @Shotanakama
๐ฆ Sonic Symphony: https://www.sonicsymphonytour.com
๐ฟ Caspro: http://caspromusic.bandcamp.com
โ๏ธ Contact us!: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
This week on the Pixel Pizza Podcast we bird up ๐๏ธ with the founder of Glass Bottom Games, Megan Fox! You might know her work from the hit skateboarding game, SkateBIRD, or the side-scrolling noir title Hot Tin Roof. Megan talks about normalizing failure, sharing solutions to tech struggles via her blog, and how a bird would realistically hold a sword. Chiptune music this week from Pโ!โx3l_BLAM3_F0rtr3โ$โ$!
LINKS:
๐ Glass Bottom Games: www.glassbottomgames.com
โ๏ธ Megan's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/glassbottommeg.bsky.social
๐ Megan's Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@glassbottommeg@peoplemaking.games
๐ฟ Pโ!โx3l_BLAM3_F0rtr3โ$โ$: https://pixelblame.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Questions? Comments?: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Coming to us from Mexico City is this week's guest, Anwar Noriega! He's the CEO of Wabisabi Games, developers of the recently released RKGK (aka Rakugaki). Anwar tells us about making a platformer for adults, creating game industry opportunities in Latin America, and Japanese pizza. Chiptune music this week comes from Leumaestro!LINKS:๐ฎ RKGK: https://rkgk.com/๐ฟ Leumaestro: https://leumaestro.bandcamp.com/โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
Get ready to go Psycho Mode this weekend with an all-new Pixel Pizza! Today we've got Ukrainian developer Yehor aka Martingor. Together with his wife Masha, Yehor is developing the finger-shooting roguelike FPS Psychofinger! We talk about taking inspiration from anime, what it's like making a game with your partner, and advice for first-time developers. Music from Curious Quail!
LINKS:
๐ PSYCHOFINGER: https://linktr.ee/psychofinger
๐ฟ Curious Quail: http://curiousquail.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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On a delightfully devilish Pixel Pizza, indie director Alfred Kamon is here to talk about his upcoming strategy roguelike RPG Food Devils! We discuss the massive success of the game's Kickstarter, what it's like to lead Studio Daimon, and making the leap of faith into full-time game development. Music from Bubble Blade!LINKS:๐ฎ Food Devils (wishlist!): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861730/Food_Devils/๐ฆ Studio Daimon: @StudioDaimon๐ฟ Bubble Blade: https://bubbleblade.bandcamp.com/โ๏ธ Contact Us!: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
This week on Pixel Pizza we get radicalized by sound designer and voice director Ali Cedroni! Ali talks with us about the welcoming game audio community, giving yourself the freedom to fail, and how groups like her collective NokNok Audio are changing the traditional game company structure. Music from Kitsuneยฒ!LINKS:๐ง NokNok Audio: https://www.noknokaudio.com/๐ Ali's Website: https://www.alicedroni.com/๐ฆ Ali's Socials: @AliCedroni๐ฟ Kยฒ: https://lapfox.bandcamp.com/โ๏ธ Contact Us!: Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
The latest fresh interview we're serving here on Pixel Pizza is with AAA-turned-indie developer Nathan "Jitspoe" Wulf! Jitspoe worked on some of the most intense FPS games around, including Far Cry 3 & 4 and Lawbreakers. Now he's hard at work on two very different games: The Lovecraftian Quake-like KOOK and the atmospheric 2D platformer Fist of the Forgotten. Learn all about those and more, plus music from Tombofry!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Jitspoe's Twitter: @Jitspoe
๐บ Jitspoe's Twitch: http://twitch.tv/jitspoe
๐ฟ Tombofry: https://tombofry.bandcamp.com
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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This week on Pixel Pizza we are joined by head honcho of the video game music/sound design studio A Shell in the Pit, Gordon McGladdery! The studio has brought audio to some of the most acclaimed games in recent years, including Untitled Goose Game, Wandersong, and Rogue Legacy. Gordon shares his story of finding his way into game development after pursuing woodworking, teaching English in South Korea, and studying film. He also gives us a condensed version of his GDC talk on sustainability in managing a game studio! With music from Nagz.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Gordon's Twitter: @ASiTP_Gord
๐ A Shell in the Pit: https://ashellinthepit.com/
๐ฟ Nagz: https://nagz.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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On this week's episode of Pixel Pizza, we're speaking with 3D environment and prop artist Sophie Stรผbinger in Germany! In her five years in the gaming industry she has already worked on major titles including Fortnite and Party Animals, and has most recently brought her talents over to Double Fine. Sophie tells us about working from home, building a portfolio, and trying new art styles. Music from Pixelization!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Sophie's Twitter/Insta: @Merilwenart
๐จ Sophie's ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/merilwen
๐ฟ Pixelization: https://pixelization.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Roll for initiative before listening to this episode ๐ฒ Our guest this week is Christoffer Bodegรฅrd, Swedish game writer and solo dev. He's contributed writing to games like Raft and Apsulov: End of Gods, and has been working for the past several years on his own project, the DnD and Disco Elysium-inspired Esoteric Ebb! We talk about freelance writing, the Swedish gamedev scene, and adding dumb fun choices to your game. Music from Slamhaus!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Esoteric Ebb Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2057760/Esoteric_Ebb/
๐ EE Website: https://esotericebb.com/
๐ฟ Slamhaus: https://slamhaus.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Another week I'll be out of town, but not gonna leave you guys high and dry again! Here's a redux of one of our more popular early episodes featuring LakeFeperd, the beloved Brazilian developer behind the Spark the Electric Jester trilogy โก๏ธ๐ And music from Sunnexo!
If you're a recent listener I hope you enjoy, and if you were here when this originally premiered thanks for sticking around :)
LINKS:
๐ฆ Lakeโs Twitter: @LakeFeperd
๐ฎ Feperd Games: https://feperdgames.com/
๐ฟ Sunnexo: https://sunnexo.moe
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Hold onto your hats! This week's Pixel Pizza features a convo with Ubisoft Massive lead writer & narrative designer Aoife O'Friel. Aoife has helped bring Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to life, and she tells us about the lore and research that goes into making those worlds as immersive as possible. And our music this week comes from Nicky Spacebum!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Aoife's Twitter: @AoifeOFriel
๐ Aoife's Website: https://aoifeofriel.wixsite.com/portfolio
๐ฟ Nicky Spacebum: https://nickyspacebum.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact Us: Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Sleuth around with us on this week's Pixel Pizza as we chat with Julia Minamata, solo dev behind the adventure mystery game The Crimson Diamond ๐
Julia talks about cozy mysteries, Canada's mineral history, and how pixel art can be a great starting point for new artists. Music from WaxWolf!
LINKS:
๐ The Crimson Diamond: https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/
๐ฆ Julia's Twitter: @JuliaMinamata
๐ฟ Waxwolf: https://waxwolfofficial.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact us: Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Is it cold in here? Maybe because there was no episode last week due to vacation, or maybe because this week we've got the Frostman himself, Digital Eclipse's Head of Production Stephen Frost! You might know Digital Eclipse for their in-depth collections of the Street Fighter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games, or their interactive documentary Gold Master series. We discuss all of those and everything else Stephen has tackled and learned in his 20+ years in the industry. Music from Chosen Realm!
LINKS:
๐ Digital Eclipse: www.digitaleclipse.com
๐ฆ Stephen's Twitter: @Frostman007
โ๏ธ Contact Us: Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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One of indie gaming's most clever minds, Arvi Teikari, joins us this week to dive deep into his game design process! With music from Synhancer
No new episode next week, see you the week after
LINKS:
๐ฎ Arvi's Games: https://hempuli.itch.io/
๐ช The Legend of Zelbaba: https://youtu.be/69CH0Zpvnd4?si=vtDNd3ZDh5_FokGO
๐ฟ Synhancer: https://synhancer.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Podcast Inquiries: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Get ready, fighters! The stage has been set for a brand new Pixel Pizza. This week's show has a chat with YouTube FGC creator BabeRuthless. Over the past two years she's become known for her thoughtful and fun analyses of fighting game stages and development history. We discuss how she found that niche, her process for larger-scale videos, and cosplay! With chiptune music from Bit Shifter.
LINKS:
๐บ BabeRuthless: https://www.youtube.com/@baberuthless
๐ฟ Bit Shifter: https://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Write to us! Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Visual novel writer, game journalist, and Dr Pepper gremlin Kristi Jimenez joins us this week to talk about everything that goes into making a VN (she's written over 20!). From the writing process to collaborating with character artists to making trailers, we get into it all with lots of laughs and goofs along the way. Definitely stay til the end if you're enjoying Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth as much as we are! (No spoilers of course). Music this week is from Malakai Moth ๐ฆ
LINKS:
๐ฆ Kristi's Twitter: @HusbandoGoddess
๐ฎ Kristi's Itch.io: https://husbandogoddess.itch.io/
๐ช Drops of Death: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snowhavenstudios/drops-of-death
๐ฟ Malakai Moth: https://malakaimoth.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Coming to us from Chicago (though not a deep dish fan) is Joel Corelitz, the composer of some of the biggest games in recent memory-- his resume includes Death Stranding, Mortal Kombat 1, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Eastward to name a few! Joel walks us through the surprising usefulness of NERF guns for audio, finding the soul of a project, and being inspired by your collaborators. Killer chip music this week from Zane Little!
LINKS:
๐ Joel's Website: https://joelcorelitz.com/
๐ฆ Joel's Socials: @JoelCorelitz
๐ฟ Zane Little: https://zanelittle.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Pop in this digital cassette and listen in on a new Pixel Pizza ๐ง Joining us from the UK is the co-director at Bytten Studio, Jay Baylis! They are best known for the recently released monster-catching RPG, Cassette Beasts. Jay tells us how he makes his games distinctively British, the times when not balancing gameplay is good, and how multiplayer will be expanded on in the new Cassette Beasts update! Chiptunes from L'Homme Armรฉ.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Bytten Studio: @ByttenStudio
๐พ Bytten Discord: https://discord.com/invite/byttenstudio
๐ฟ L'Homme Armรฉ: https://lhommearme.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Welcome back to another teen angst-ridden episode of Pixel Pizza! This week we've got acclaimed comic writer and game developer Meredith Gran on the show, talking about her point-and-click adventure game Perfect Tides and its upcoming sequel Perfect Tides: Station to Station ๐จโ๐ค We discuss reconnecting with your inner teenager, how socializing on the internet has changed in the past 2 decades, and what a Thingus is! Music from Vaguesoft aka Lucil3.
LINKS:
๐ Meredith's Website: https://meredithgran.com/
๐ฎ Perfect Tides: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172800/Perfect_Tides/
๐ Vaguesoft: https://abitofchiptune.bandcamp.com/album/damn-thats-good
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Coming soon to your earbuds...from the makers of Pixel Pizza Episode 99 and Pixel Pizza Episode 100...it's gasp Episode 101!
Alright that bit ran its course. Derek Lieu is this week's guest and he's a professional trailer editor for video games! Derek has made trailers for some of the biggest games in recent memory, like Half-Life: Alyx, Psychonauts 2, Among Us, and many more. He tells us what goes into a great game trailer, some of the common pitfalls in the field, and a little bit on musicals! Songs come from this week's artist Mikro Orchestra:
LINKS:
๐ Derek's Website: https://www.derek-lieu.com/
โฐ Derek's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derek_lieu
๐ฟ Mikro Orchestra: https://mikroorchestra.bandcamp.com
โ๏ธ Contact Us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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We made it to triple digits! ๐๐ After 2 years, Pixel Pizza has reached the fabled 100 episode mark. We've had 100+ talented guests on the show from AAAs to indies, all with their own insightful perspectives on making games. To celebrate, this episode follows up with a whole bunch of those previous guests about where they're currently at and what they might be up to next! And to top it all off we've got music from our very first chiptune artist MEMODEMO!(Yes I know there are one or two Encore episodes, but I did remaster those so I'm still counting this as episode 100 ๐)LINKS:๐ฟ Memodemo: https://memodemo.bandcamp.com/โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
Buckle in for an in-depth, thought-provoking chat with one of gaming's most prolific new creators, Xalavier Nelson Jr! Whether it's for his journalism at Kotaku, his writing for Hypnospace Outlaw, or his own game development ventures like El Paso, Elsewhere, you have definitely seen Xalavier's work before.
Topics discussed include the context of how games are made, what devs look for in voice acting auditions, and why game controllers are all built the same now (pour one out for the Xbox Duke). Music from Gouphy Mouvy '97!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Strange Scaffold: https://linktr.ee/strangescaffold
๐ฃ๏ธ Xalavier's Socials: @WritNelson
๐ฟ Gouphy Mouvy '97: https://dukenmaris.bandcamp.com/album/isekai-2-hotel-lobby-core-in-another-world
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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insert PS1 startup sound here Welcome to Pixel Pizza episode 98, two away from triple digits! This week our guest is accomplished video host and editor Rosie Caddick. For the past 5 years Rosie has been one of the faces of PlayStation UK's official YouTube channel, PlayStation Access! She tells us about discovering her passion for gaming industry interviews, taking risks and promoting yourself, and her Twitch channel Buddygames. Music from HM333XO!
LINKS:
โถ๏ธ PlayStation Access: https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStationAccess
๐ฎ Buddygames: https://www.twitch.tv/buddygamess
๐ฃ๏ธ Rosie's Socials: @Rosie_Caddick
๐ฟ HM333XO: http://hm333xo.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Just in time for the weekend, we've got a new show with a new guest and new tunes! Our guest this week is Senior Art Director at Drinkbox Studios, Gabby DaRienzo. Gabby's super impressive resume includes A Mortician's Tale, Celeste, Super Crush K.O., and Nobody Saves the World ๐ฎ We discuss making games about death, connecting with other developers on social media, and Toronto bar laws. Chiptunes from Vim in the UK!
LINKS:
๐ฃ๏ธ Gabby's Social Media: @GabbyDarienzo
๐ Gabby's Website: https://gabbydarienzo.com/
๐ฟ Vim: https://vimster.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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New year, new pizza! Bringing us into 2024 is prodigious animator and developer Mason Hardison, known online as Chaoko. At the age of 25 he's already worked on a number of big-budget titles, including Nintendo's Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp! Currently Mason is developing his own project, the high-speed platformer Kilaflow. He tells us about getting hired via Twitter, game design psychology, and transitioning from modding to making games professionally. And be sure to check out Kilaflow's Kickstarter when it launches in March! Music from Yoann Turpin ๐ถ
LINKS:
๐ณ Mason's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/chaokocartoons
โก๏ธ Kilaflow Demo: https://chaoko.itch.io/kilaflow-sage-2023-demo
๐ฟ Yoann Turpin: https://yoannturpin.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Last show before January, when the time loop begins again ๐ To close out 2023 we've got an incredibly fun and informative chat with the developer behind the emotional and time-bending RPG In Stars and Time! Adrienne Bazir aka InsertDisc5 tells us about her approach to worldbuilding, character art, and narrative playtesting plus lots more. With music from Mabisyo!
LINKS:
๐ Adrienne's Website: https://www.insertdisc5.com/
โ๏ธ Adrienne's Tumblr: https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/
๐ฎ In Stars And Time: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/
๐ Merch: https://theyetee.com/collections/all/products/in-stars-and-time-tee-1?_pos=1&_sid=d54d32fe0&_ss=r
๐ฟ Mabisyo: https://mabisyo.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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You made it to Friday! Take a breath and listen to this week's Pixel Pizza with the Social Media & Operations Manager of Extremely OK Games, Heidy Motta. We talk about what it was like behind the scenes during the huge success of Celeste, and how her role on the team has expanded as the team continues working on Earthblade. Chiptunes this week from Opus Science Collective!
LINKS:
๐ Heidy's Website: https://www.heidy.page/
๐ Extremely OK Games: https://exok.com/
๐ฟ OSC: https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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The year is winding down, but there's still a little more Pixel Pizza to go! This week you can enjoy a chat with the incredible pixel artist and game designer at Tako Boy Studios, Phil Giarrusso. Some of his notable works include Shovel Knight Dig, Creatures of Aether, and the upcoming (early access) card game Cross Blitz! Phil explains how he comes up with design rules for each project he's on, finding work through social media, and his favorite games of 2023! Chiptunes this week are Touhou covers from Kommisar~
LINKS:
๐ Tako Boy Studios: https://www.takoboystudios.com/
๐ฟ Kommisar: https://kommisarchiptune.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Hope you had a good Thanksgiving week, listeners! But now turkey is out and pizza is back in ๐ Bringing us back is acclaimed investigative game reporter Rebekah Valentine! She's handled a number of major stories over at IGN as well as on Gamesindustry.biz and USGamer. Reb tells us all about her reporting process, how she chases down a story, and the present and future of the games industry. Sounds intense, I know, but a very fun and exciting chat overall! Also featuring some incredible chiptunes from Japanese artist Hal_bits!
LINKS:
โ๏ธ Rebekah's BlueSky: duckvalentine.bsky.social
๐ Rebekah's articles: https://www.ign.com/person/duckvalentine
๐ฟ Hal_bits: https://halbits.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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In this super exciting episode of the Pixel Pizza Podcast, we talk with creative/art director Rex Crowle! He's worked with a number of beloved studios including Lionhead, Media Molecule, Double Fine, and Terrible Toybox (Ron Gilbert's studio). Rex and I discuss working alongside your heroes, developing an art style that represents the ethos of your game, and bringing every team member's creative fingerprints into the project. Music this week comes from Akitakita!
LINKS:
๐ Rex's Website: https://rexcrowle.com/
๐ฃ๏ธ Rex's Twitter/Bluesky: @Rexbox
๐ฟ Akitakita: https://akitakita.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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I promised there were more brand new episodes coming and here's the next one! In this chill chat we dial into Italy to speak with sound designer Paolo Armao. He's brought his talents to animation, documentary films, VR, and of course video games. Paolo works with 34bigthings, best known for the sci-fi racing series Redout! We talk about bringing audio alive, the importance of flaws in great sound design, and how to create believably futuristic effects. Music this week from FLIPPENDO!
LINKS:
๐ Paolo's Website: https://paoloarmao.com/
โ Paolo's X: @Paolo_armao
๐ฟ FLIPPENDO: https://flippendo.bandcamp.com/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Get your weekend (or week/day/whenever you listen to this) off to a good start with an all-new Pixel Pizza! This week we've got Australian indie game developer & artist Olivia Haines on the show! She's working on the hotly anticipated Knuckle Sandwich as well as her solo project, the nostalgic and dreamlike Surf Club. Olivia and I discuss designing games around feelings, New Year's resolutions, and more wide-ranging topics. Chiptunes from AmpSmashed!
LINKS:
๐ Olivia's Website: oliviahaines.com
๐ฟ AmpSmashed: http://www.ampsmashed.co.uk/
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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Sorry folks, another week with no new upload ๐ข I really do promise there are more in the pipeline!! So again we've got a little trip down memory lane with an older pod for those who may have missed it. James Landino brought the passion and grooves back in June 2022, and he's still killing it today over in Japan working on games like Omega Strikers so this episode is as relevant as ever. Hope you enjoy and see you next week with (fingers crossed) a new guest!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Jamesโs Twitter: โ @JamesLandinoโ
๐ Jamesโs Website: โ www.jameslandino.comโ
๐ Rare Drop: โ https://raredrop.bandcamp.com/โ
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: โ @PixelPizzapodโ
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Another week with no guest, sorry folks...I promise there are some exciting ones in the near future!! To give you some weekly content anyway, I've refurbished another classic episode of Pixel Pizza that I really enjoyed making but may have gone unnoticed. Marcus aka Siactro has been making throwback 3D platformers for the past few years and found a lot of success on the Switch with Toree 3D and Toree 2 ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Get caught up on the development history of Toree before the next game, Toree Saturn, launches next year! Thanks once again to Marcus for joining me and for StrayBoom for the kick-ass music.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Marcus's Twitter: โ @Siactroโ ๐บ Marcus's YouTube: โ https://youtube.com/c/Siactroโ
๐ต StrayBoom: โ https://strayboom.bandcamp.com/โ
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Socials: โ @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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We are so back! This week is another brand new episode with a brand new guest and music selection. Joining us today is the incredible producer and marketer Dianna Lora-- her scrappy adaptable mentality has taken her through some of gaming's biggest studios including Sony, Ubisoft, Zynga, and Deep Silver! Dianna and I chat about supporting your team, taking on new skills, and starting one of the first video game streaming shows! Music from Otorii Station.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Dianna's Twitter: @Grlpantsgr
๐ฟ Otorii Station: https://otoriistation.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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No new guest this week so, in the tradition of some great podcasts, reviving an old popular episode for those who may have missed it! Originally published on April 20, 2022 ๐ฅ, this talk with the brothers behind Ackk Studios goes in-depth into their creative process and the development & release of their cult hit RPG, YIIK. As the highly anticipated I.V release draws even closer, it's a perfect time to refresh yourself and check the game out!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Ackk Twitter: @Ackkstudios
๐ฅ Ackk Website: https://www.ackkstudios.com/
๐ผ Ackk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFB-XJP9x8DEUq-vBP-2hSA
๐พ YIIKCord (on Discord!): https://discord.com/invite/yiik
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
๐ก๐ฅ๐ฌ What goes into a game cutscene? What makes a cinematic sequence truly cinematic? Find out on this week's Pixel Pizza as we speak to Capcom Cinematic Designer Ryan Wetherall, who's worked on cutscenes for games like TellTale's The Walking Dead, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Cyberpunk 2077! We discuss making the most of the tools in your utility belt, and the differences in Eastern and Western approaches to games. Our chillest music yet comes from Spiritual Path!
LINKS:
๐ Ryan's Website: http://ryanwetherall.com/
๐ผ Ryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-wetherall-78360515/
๐ฟ Spiritual Path: http://positivemantrasmusic.bandcamp.com
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
Hope you're feeling free this Friday 'cause we've got the Creative Director of the Game Bakers, Emeric Thoa! His studio is behind some of the most striking games of the past few years, like Furi and Haven. We discuss leading your own studio, the theme of freedom in Emeric's games, and what's next in the oven for the team ๐ฅง Music tracks from My Sister's Fugazi Shirt!
LINKS:
๐ The Game Bakers: https://www.thegamebakers.com/
๐ฆ The Game Bakers Socials: @TheGameBakers
๐ฟ My Sister's Fugazi Shirt: https://mysistersfugazishirt.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pixelpizza/message
This episode is high art โจ Award-winning illustrator and game art director Marlowe Dobbe is here to talk about her journey into the industry! From her local involvement with the Portland Indie Gaming Squad to working with big names like Terry Cavanagh (on Dicey Dungeons) and Mega Crit (devs of Slay the Spire), Marlowe has learned a lot and has some great wisdom to share. Music this time comes from Laamaa!
LINKS:
๐ Marlowe's Website: www.marlowedobbe.com
โ๏ธ Marlowe's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/marlowedobbe.bsky.social
๐ท Portland Indie Gaming Squad: http://discord.gg/pigsquad
๐ฟ Laamaa: https://laamaa.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
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All the way from Sweden comes the founder of Studio Malosi, Niki Chalusi! In addition to leading her studio, Niki is also the producer and deisgner on the "androidpological" visual novel Flavor Favor! We discuss Niki's nonlinear path into the games industry, balancing wholesomeness and serious themes, and leveraging your team members' strengths. Featuring music from Neil Dinsmore! Plus a special guest ๐ฑ
LINKS: ๐ฎ Flavor Favor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2375450/Flavor_Favor/ ๐ฐ Flavor Favor Newsletter (Get the game free at launch!): https://mailchi.mp/2ef47bacab3e/cqequ982f5 ๐ฟ Neil Dinsmore: https://neildinsmore.bandcamp.com/ ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Jarvis, play Pixel Pizza. Coming to us from Montreal this week is accomplished game & TV writer Ashley Cooper! She's worked on a number of high-profile titles over the past few years, including Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, Gotham Knights, and EA Motive's upcoming Iron Man game. We discuss Ashley's journey from TV writing to game writing, different types of game dialogue, and her background in standup comedy! Music this week comes from Robyn A1200 ๐ถLINKS:๐ค๏ธ Ashley's BlueSky: https://ashleycooper.bsky.social/๐ฆ Ashley's Twitter: @AshWritesGames๐ Ashley's Website: ashleywritesgames.com๐ฟ Robyn A1200: robynmusak.bandcamp.com๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPodโ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Foodies rejoice! This week we've got an episode jam packed with not only game development talk but also good eats around the world. This week's guest, accomplished business director and technical director Gwen Foster, has worked on a lot of games you might know: Superhot, Among Us, and Stacklands to name a few. But her current projects, the mind-bending Viewfinder and the Philippines-based cooking game Soup Pot, are just as unique and we dive deep into what it's like working on them from both a business and creative perspective. And we've got some tasty tunes from Break Error for your listening pleasure!
LINKS:
๐ฆ๐ธ Gwen's Twitter/Instagram: @IfNotNowGwen
๐ Viewfinder: https://www.sos.games/viewfinder
๐ฅฃ Soup Pot: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1387810/Soup_Pot/
๐ Break Error: http://breakerror.bandcamp.com
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
This week we're talking to the co-founders of the game studio Finji, Rebekah & Adam Saltsman! Finji both develops their own games and publishes other games from indie creators. Even if you haven't heard the name "Finji", you've definitely heard of the games they've put out: Night in the Woods, Tunic, Chicory, and Canabalt to name a few! Naturally there's a lot to discuss on how Adam & Rebekah supplement each other's skillsets, balancing both development and publishing, and what makes Finji's library so unique and cohesive. Music from Ben Kyo too!
LINKS: ๐ Finji's Socials (all platforms): @FinjiCo ๐พ Finji's Discord: http://discord.gg/finji ๐ฟ Ben Kyo: https://benkyo2020.bandcamp.com/ ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Bored? Wondering what's for dinner? It's Pixel Pizza, of course! This week we have two incredible guests working on the cult interactive adventure-inspired game (iykyk), Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore. It's Seth Fulkerson, lead developer at Seedy Eye Software, and Audi Sorlie, producer at Limited Run Games! We go over the amazing story of how Arzette came to be, having a positive experience making games, and the excitement/back pain of turning 30. If you need something to listen to while scrubbing your floors, this is the episode for you! Music by Aeroplankton~
LINKS: โ Seth's X: @TheDopster ๐ฆ Audi's "Twitter": @PC98_Audi ๐ Arzette Socials: @ArzetteGame ๐บ Digital Foundry: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalFoundry ๐ฟ Aeroplankton: https://aeroplankton.bandcamp.com ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Are you MAD? Are you ANGRY? Chill out and listen to a new Pixel Pizza! Joining us from Cape Town, South Africa is Luc Wolthers of the studio Free Lives. Some of his notable and outrageous works include BroForce, Gorn, and the upcoming Anger Foot. Luc is an art generalist, so we dive into all aspects of designing character concepts and implementing them in smart and interesting ways. Music from Powered by Energy Drinks!
LINKS: ๐ฆ Luc's Twitter: @LucWolthers ๐จ Luc's ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/lolthers ๐ฆถ Anger Foot: https://angerfoot.com ๐ฟ Powered by Energy Drinks: https://poweredbyenergydrinks.bandcamp.com ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
We unlock the door to the Pizza Realm on this weekโs show, speaking with solo game developer Yahya Danboos. He works in VR for UniVRs as well as on his own original title, the Kingdom Hearts-inspired Luminous Realms! We discuss his highly successful YouTube devlogs, the 1001 Arabian Nights, and the importance of making the games that you want to play!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Yahya's Twitter: @YahyaDanboos
๐บ Yahya's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YahyaDanboos
๐ฎ Luminous Realms on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949610/Luminous_Realms/
๐พ Luminous Realms Discord: https://discord.com/invite/aAcUcqa5jA
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Joining us from Melbourne, Australia is Tom Lockwood-- better known as Gumpy Function! Tom specializes in making games for the original Game Boy. If you didn't know Game Boy games are still being made in 2023, there's a lot to it. We dive into the thriving homebrew scene and the business side of it too. And of course we discuss the development of Tom's breakout hit: The official Grimace's Birthday game! So grab some fries, sip on a shake, and get ready to learn how the biggest cultural icon of 2023 found his way onto the Game Boy Color...
LINKS: ๐ธ Tom's Instagram: @GumpyFunction ๐ Tom's Website: www.gumpyfunction.com ๐ฅค Grimace's Birthday Game: https://grimacesbirthday.com/ ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com ๐ฝ Paul Rudd Mac and Me: https://youtu.be/kMkz3nPPKbA
Swooping into your subscription feed is a new Pixel Pizza! BAFTA-nominated solo dev Tomas Sala joins us this week to talk about making The Falconeer and the upcoming Bulwark: The Falconeer Chronicles. Topics discussed include designing believable bird flight, incorporating narrative themes into your game mechanics, and video games as a mental health resource. You'll love it!
LINKS:
๐พ The Falconeer Discord: https://discord.com/invite/falconeer
๐ผ Tomas's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomassala/
โ๏ธ Tomas's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/falconeerdev
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
This week's guest has built up an impressive online following through his weekly development updates on Twitter. It's Ryan Mahony, solo dev of the PS1-inspired shooter/RPG called Gunmetal Gothic ๐ Ryan tells us about the technical challenges of networked play, designing for both single player and multiplayer, and perfecting the authentic PS1 look. And we ask @Ynoham himself the important question: Why no ham??? Chiptunes from Jetsetsuna!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Ryan's Twitter: @Ynoham
๐ฎ Gunmetal Gothic: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248150/Gunmetal_Gothic/
๐ Jetsetsuna: https://jetsetsuna.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Let's give a warm welcome to Japanese indie dev Justin Matsuzawa, developer of the upcoming RPG Starlight Legacy! Justin tells us all about his game and we dive into the everlasting appeal of Pokemon, feedback from both Japanese and Western audiences, and making a game that isn't meant to be revolutionary but just fun. Our music this week comes from Parasitic Humanoid Volleyball Club ๐
LINKS:
๐ฆ Justin's Twitter: @jmatz1995
๐ Parasitic Humanoid Volleyball Club: https://parasitichumanoidvolleyballclub.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
All the way from Portugal, we've got Vertical Reach Games' Kevin Colegate on the show! His technical prowess has not only brought the iconic visual novel Aviary Attorney to Nintendo Switch, but also created the eerie PS1-inspired horror adventure The Tartarus Key. (He's also listened to 30 episodes of the show?? ๐ณ) We discuss networking with other devs, scanning 19th century artwork, and the horrors of Banjo-Kazooie. Chiptune artist of the week is drtrnbnsndwtr!
LINKS: ๐ Kevin's Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@KMaki ๐ Vertical Reach Website: http://verticalreach.pt/ ๐ Drtrnbnsndwtr: https://drtrnbnsndwtr.bandcamp.com ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Been very excited to do this one! Joining me this week are the two faces behind Analgesic Productions, Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka. You might know their distinctive work from the Anodyne games, Even the Ocean, Sephonie, or the recently announced Angeline Era. We run through the development of all of those games and look back in honor of the studio's 10th anniversary! Music comes from spoken word chiptune artist Safest Outbound Sparrows.
LINKS: ๐ฆ Analgesic Twitter: @Analgesicprod ๐ Analgesic Merch: https://analgesicproductions.bigcartel.com/products ๐๏ธ Melos's Twitter: @Han_Tani ๐งMarinaโs Twitter: @Even_kei ๐ Marina's Website: marinakittaka.com ๐ Safest Outbound Sparrows: https://safestoutboundsparrows.bandcamp.com/ ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
This week on Pixel Pizza we've got a multitalented artist and 3D modeler who's worked in a variety of mediums, Kylee Solari! But make no mistake, she's worked on a bunch of awesome games including the hit dodgeball arena game Knockout City! Topics discussed include influence from collectable creature games of the 90's, making realistic pastries in-game, and Brooklyn pizza + cookies!
LINKS:
๐จ Kylee's Social Media (all): @KyleeKayport
๐ฟ D4C4: https://d4c4.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Blazing into your eardrums at the speed of sound, it's a brand new Pixel Pizza ๐จ This time around we've got game director & designer Noah Copeland on to discuss his recently finished passion project, Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit. He talks riffing on your team's work, the importance of a great intro, and a little bit about his next original game. The music comes from Noah too!
LINKS:
๐ Noah's Website: www.noahcopeland.com
๐ฆ Noah's Twitter: @NoahNCopeland
โก๏ธ Noah's GameJolt: https://gamejolt.com/@NoahNCopeland
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: Pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
A little behind-the-scenes: Up til this point I have always been the one to reach out to the guests we have on the show. But recently I actually got my first email from a game developer who wanted to come talk on Pixel Pizza! So I'm honored to have Prateek Jadhwani, developer of the very promising farming/life sim Brocula, as this week's guest. We go over learning game development from scratch, making games that YOU want to play, and our least favorite chores! Some rad chiptunes this week from RangerBTS too.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Brocula Twitter: @Broculagame
๐ฎ Brocula Steam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364740/Brocula/
๐ RangerBTS: https://rangerbts.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Our guest today has probably been on more podcasts than I have, and that's saying something! Video game composer Chase Bethea has over a decade's worth of industry experience working on all kinds of games in all kinds of genres. Jazz, Calypso, chiptune...you name it, he's done it! So as you can imagine there's a lot to dive into. We discuss what it's like hopping from genre to genre, how he's seen his personal style evolve, and what it was like giving the keynote speech for Global Game Jam 2022. To top it all off, we play some of Chase's newest music from the game Of the Peril of Parrots!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Chase's Twitter: @Chasebethea
๐ Chase's Website: www.chasebethea.com
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Letโs get technical this week as we talk with up-and-coming solo indie developer Aurora! They discuss combining their skillset in music, pixel art, and programming to make games. Aurora also talks us through the Godot engine and how they are using it for their procedurally generated exploration game, Untitled Cave Game! If youโre just getting started on your development journey and want to hear from somebody whoโs been there, this is the episode for you.LINKS:๐ฆ Auroraโs Twitter: @ggauroras๐ Auroraโs Bandcamp: https://ggauroras.bandcamp.com๐ฎ Auroraโs games: https://ggauroras.itch.io๐ Pixel Pizza socials: @PixelPizzaPodโ๏ธ Pixel Pizza email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
We've got a double order of pizza for you this week! Thanks to the power of #brandsynergy, I connected with the director of the post-apocalyptic beat-em-up Pizza Kidd! His name is Collin Venuto, and his unique background as a Philadelphia-based record producer and product designer has informed the way he makes games in a really fascinating way. Tunes this week come from the Icelandic chiptune artist Buddypal!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Pizza Kidd on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105260/Pizza_Kidd/
๐พ Pizza Kidd Discord: https://discord.gg/v2uvZTbXdE
๐ฆ Pizza Kidd Twitter: @KiddPizza
๐ BuddyPal: https://buddypal.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
Unfortunately we don't have a proper interview this week for you, but rest assured there are plenty more to come. So, this week's guest is...me?! Yep, Pixel Pizza host Jared Ettinger is on the scene with a solo act to keep the show going. If you've wanted to learn a bit more about the interviewer you've been listening to, now's your chance. I discuss my own background in the industry and also dive into some video game news headlines.
Some dope chiptune/vocaloid tracks this week from 3xBlast!
LINKS:
๐ธ Jared's Instagram: @Jgevoices
๐ฟ 3xBlast: https://3xblast.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
All systems go for another Pixel Pizza! Coming to us from Zanrai Interactive is Jason Koohi, developer of the narrative-driven space shooter Visegunne. As part of a two-man team, Jason does art, music, game design, and voice over for the studio's games. We chat about capturing the feel of mid-90's shoot-em-ups, incorporating narrative in a genre that usually doesn't have it, and gush over Star Fox 64! Not enough people are talking about Visegunne and I hope after this chat you'll be just as excited about it as us ๐ Music by One&Done!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Jason's Twitter: @Zanrai_Int
๐ฟ One&Done: https://onedoneproject.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Somebody order a pizza? Well this one's topped with roguelikes, deckbuilders, and...Space Invaders?! Eddie Cai, designer of the upcoming StarโฉVaders, walks us through what it's like bringing this methodical yet exciting concept to life. With chiptune jams from Paula Haunt!
LINKS:
๐พ StarโฉVaders Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/StarVaders/
๐ฆ Eddie's Twitter: @AxolotlStar
๐ฟ Paula Haunt Bandcamp: http://paulahaunt.bandcamp.com
๐บ Paula Haunt YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIhvgSingg1cz1L1jCBFsw
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
A new episode means a new run here on Pixel Pizza, where we'll be chatting with Pedro Guerra- creative director on the exciting indie roguelike Elsie! Pedro tells us all about accessibility features, working with publishers Playtonic and Jirard the Completionist, and delicious Cuban pizza ๐จ๐บ๐
Chiptune artist of the week is Drama Trial!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Knight Shift Games Twitter: @KnightShiftTeam
๐งช Playtonic Publisher Twitter: @PTonicFriends
๐ฎ Completionist Twitter: @Completionist
๐ฟ Drama Trial: dramatrial.bandcamp.com
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com
Ready to get animated? Good, cause we're back with a guy who's specialized in bringing the magic of cartoons into the video game space. As an artist on the 2020 Battletoads reboot and a senior concept artist on the upcoming Disney Illusion Island, Rory Jobson tells us all about what it's like to create authentic games with beloved IPs while also giving people something they've never seen before. Moral of the day: Just because you miss an opportunity once, doesn't mean it won't come back around if you keep at it!
Music today from the awesome German chiptune duo AFX030!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Rory's Twitter: @RoryJobson
๐ฟ AFX030: https://afx030.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โ๏ธ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza @ yahoo.com
No guests this week, so it's time for another clipshow! Catch up on Pixel Pizza with words of wisdom from some of our most popular guests over the past year. This handcrafted 8-slice pie of an episode contains flavors from around the world. And while the interviews may be old, we've got new chiptune music from P-Chip! So get ready to kick back and listen to the following folks:
-Bannon Rudis, director of River City Girls 2
-Valerio Bernardino, Francesco Clemente, and Mattheo Chironi, developers of Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
-Kay-Lynne Fehr, Community Manager at Noodlecake Studios
-Seth Kearsley, director of the Kingdom Hearts animated pilot
-Rhea Gupte & Prateek Saxena, developers of Fishbowl
-LakeFeperd, developer of the Spark the Electric Jester games
-Tony Grayson, director of AntonBlast
-Kim Belair, CEO of Sweet Baby Inc.
LINKS:
๐ฟ P-Chip: https://p-chip.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPodcast
โ๏ธ Email us: Pixelpizza at yahoo.com
With all the work she's done, our guest this week probably needs no introduction! But just in case... You've read her work on websites like Rock Paper Shotgun, Vice, and Nintendo Life, or in games with her narrative writing like Winding Worlds and the upcoming Moonstone Island. That's right, coming to us from Canada is Kate Gray! Kate tells us about her approach to writing in a gaming news site's voice, her process of nominating games as a juror on the IGF Narrative Awards, and finding inspiration in anime characters for her work on games. So grab a slice and stick around; youโll also hear some new music from Broken Alias! LINKS: ๐ฆ Kateโs Twitter: @HowNotToDraw ๐ Kateโs Website: kategray.me ๐ Broken Alias: http://brokenalias.bandcamp.com ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
It's tail timeโข๏ธ as we talk with Izzy Kestrel, a talented game designer, engineer, and musician working at game studio No Goblin! Izzy discusses how her background in tech support helped her learn game design, approaching challenges with unfamiliar software at Funomena, and her upcoming panel at GDC 2023. Of course, we couldn't go without talking about Izzy's PhD in Gexology ๐ฆ Musical breaks from Overwind!
LINKS:
๐ Izzyโs Website: https://iznaut.com/
๐ฆ Izzyโs Twitter: @Iznaut
๐ Izzyโs Cohost: https://cohost.org/iznaut
๐ Overwind: https://overwound.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
Once again we are lucky enough to have three guests on the show!ย Three co-founders of Moonlight Kids are with us (pictured right to left)-- artist Justin Baldwin, programmer Ankit Trivedi, and game designer Chris Sumsky-- and they each share their perspectives on making the gorgeous adventure game The Wild at Heart. We discuss balancing tone in a game about childhood, lessons learned from development, and how to make dozens of little creatures act on screen! Music this week comes from the chiptune rock outfit Niji Saga ๐ธ
LINKS:
๐พ Moonlight Kids Discord: https://discord.gg/qSGTDRh
๐ Moonlight Kids Twitter: @Moonlightkids_
๐ Niji Saga: https://nijisaga.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelpizzaPod
This week we have a record-breaking THREE guests! Coming to us all the way from Italy are some of the developers behind the oddly relaxing indie hit, Placid Plastic Duck Simulator. Game designer Valerio Bernardino, composer Francesco Clemente, and programmer Mattheo Chironi break down how this "game about nothing" came to be, the small details they are proudest of, and the importance of committing to your craziest ideas. Plus for the first time we have pizzeria recommendations from the birthplace of pizza itself! Synthwave/chiptune artist Vector Hold brings us some tracks that are just as chill as the game we're discussing!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Placid Plastic Duck Simulator: @PPDuckSimulator
๐ Vector Hold: https://vectorhold.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
Listen up, punks! This week we've got the kingpin of retro FPS games himself, Trey Powell, on the scene. Hot off the presses are some facts about his highly-anticipated noir shooter, Fallen Aces. And don't touch that dial or you'll miss some swingin' music from the chiptune maestro Computrhead. If you don't listen, you'll be sleepin' in the gutter!
The game I mentioned at the end was The Forgotten City, available on all platforms
LINKS:
๐ฆ Trey's Twitter: @TreyPowell1964
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Fallen Aces: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411910/Fallen_Aces/
๐ Computrhead: https://computrhead.bandcamp.com
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
Just when you thought you were safe...in comes the most cursed episode of Pixel Pizza yet ๐ฑ That's right, joining us is the creator & director of Cursed to Golf, Liam Edwards! But seriously- this was one of the most fun chats on this show yet. Liam discusses how realizing the things he wasn't good at brought him to game development, the importance of being a nice person in the industry, and processing all the critical acclaim of his new game. It's a laugh and a half, folks! Music brought to you by Retro Asobi~
LINKS:
๐ฆ Liam's Twitter: @LiamBME
โณ๏ธ Cursed to Golf: https://thunderfulgames.com/games/cursed-to-golf/
๐ Retro Asobi: http://retroasobi.bandcamp.com
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
Happy one-year anniversary to Pixel Pizza! Can't believe it's been a full year since our journey into podcasting. I was a little too sick for a full-on celebration this week, but enjoy this chill little chat with the director of Obvious Gravity Games, Jordan Marx! We dive deep into the studio's debut game, Otto and the Ancient Worlds. Some topics discussed include how to modernize classic game design, working with Shovel Knight's pixel artist, and the literal pixel pizza in the game! Wow! The Beat Wizard conjures up some killer tunes for us to play, too ๐งโโ๏ธ
LINKS:
๐ฆ Obvious Gravity Twitter: @ObviousGravity
๐ฎ Obvious Gravity Website: https://www.obviousgravity.com/
๐ The Beat Wizard: https://thebeatwizard.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ 2023 is here and we ain't stoppin' the pizza train! ๐ Joining us from Spain is Sergio Fernรกndez, Community Manager and Script Writer for the indie team Aeternum Game Studios. They recently launched their killer hand-drawn Metroidvania, Aeterna Noctis, as well as the roguelike follow-up, Summum Aeterna. So we have a lot of good material to chat about!
Sergio discusses building out a community, writing for different gameplay structures, and creating a game universe across multiple titles. Kicking off our chiptune features for the year is Humanure (please follow the link below to his page and do NOT google his name ๐คฃ)
LINKS:
๐ฎ Aeternum Game Studios: https://www.aeternathegame.com/
๐ฆ Aeternum Twitter: @AeternaTheGame
๐ฟ Humanure: https://straybolts.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บ Pixel Pizza YT: https://www.youtube.com/@pixelpizzapod
Send off 2022 with one last slice of Pixel Pizza! The guest this week is Leo Dasso, an indie game developer and consultant working on the gorgeous paranormal twin-stick adventure game Hauntii. The incomparable RiZi brings us a set of beats to round things out!
LINKS:
๐ฆLeoโs Twitter: @RealZigZagLeo
๐Moonloop Games: moonloop.games
๐ปHauntii: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060790/Hauntii/
๐ฟRiZi: https://rizi-rizu.carrd.co/
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
Happy Holidays, pizza lovers! Take a seat by the fireplace, sip on some hot cocoa, and listen to our penultimate episode of 2022. This week we have brothers Paulo & Pavel Lara on to talk about their upcoming Day of the Dead-inspired adventure game, Kulebra & The Souls of Limbo! The three of us talk about Kulebra's many iterations before its current look, re-attempting a Kickstarter, designing nonviolent combat, and much more. Chiptune artist of the week is Duality Micro! Thanks for listening and see you in 2023!
LINKS:
๐ฆGalla Games Twitter: @Galla_Games
๐Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallagames/kulebra-and-the-souls-of-limbo-relaunch/posts
๐พGalla Games Discord: http://discord.gg/W48P2dvdTj
๐ฟDuality Micro: https://evadeanddualitymicro.bandcamp.com/
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บPixel Pizza YT: https://www.youtube.com/@pixelpizzapod
Hot off the heels of releasing his latest game, River City Girls 2, director Bannon Rudis of WayForward sits down for a chat on Pixel Pizza! He tells us about his start in the film industry and transitioning over to games, how he records his own fighting moves as reference for his games, and designing a more nonlinear structure for RCG2 compared to the original. BitVortex sets the vibe for us with some great chiptunes~
LINKS:
๐ธBannonโs Instagram: @BannonRudis
๐WayForward: https://wayforward.com/
๐ฟBitVortex: https://bitvortex.bandcamp.com/
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บPixel Pizza YT: https://www.youtube.com/@pixelpizzapod
Join us this week for a chat with the up-and-coming Indian development team I Miss My Friends Studio! Artist/writer Rhea Gupte and programmer/designer Prateek Saxena formed their two-person studio during the pandemic. Their first game, Fishbowl, is based on their experiences during lockdown. We discuss how they've approached their first-ever game, the online resources they've used to figure out the craft, and how their skillsets complement each other. Tunes this week come from CrazyGoji!
๐ฆIMMF Twitter: @imissmy_friends
๐IMMF Website: https://imissmyfriends.studio/
๐ฟCrazyGoji: http://crazygoji.bandcamp.com
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บPixel Pizza YT: https://www.youtube.com/@pixelpizzapod
Here we are at the 50th full episode of the Pixel Pizza Podcast! ๐ Joining us as our latest game industry guest is writer Merritt K. Merritt is the Managing Editor at Fanbyte, an Artist-in-Residence at NYU, and writer/editor of the book "Videogames for Humans" as well as the upcoming "LAN Party"! With all that background plus her own history as a podcaster and game developer, we've got a lot to talk about. So pull up a chair, grab a snack, and get ready to listen and jam out to some accompanying tracks from Captain Groovitron!
LINKS:
๐LAN Party: https://vol.co/product/lan-party/
๐ฆMerrittโs Twitter: @MerrittK
๐Merrittโs Hive: @MerrittK
๐ธMerrittโs Instagram: @MerrittK9
๐ฟCaptain Groovitron: https://captaingroovitron.bandcamp.com/
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บ Pixel Pizza YT: https://www.youtube.com/@pixelpizzapod
It might have just been Turkey Day here in the USA, but hope you've saved room for pizza! My awesome grad school colleague Joey Yeo joins in today to chat about how early 2000's internet culture introduced her to game design, learning to work on larger teams, and how to make things more efficient for your coworkers. Our chiptune artist of the week this time is Castle Turing! Not to date the episode even further but with the uncertainty of the social media landscape right now, I'd love any input on where you'd like to see Pixel Pizza pop up next. Hit us up at pixelpizza@yahoo.com with any thoughts/questions/etc! LINKS: ๐ฆ Joeyโs Twitter: @Yeojoey ๐ Joeyโs Website: https://yeojoey.com/ ๐ Castle Turing: https://castleturing.bandcamp.com/ ๐ Pixel Pizza Socials (for now): @PixelPizzaPod ๐บ Pixel Pizza YT: https://bit.ly/3BgOyHX
Come on over and hear from Komi Games CEO, Julian Spillane! His studio has done a wide variety of stuff, including developing Mighty Fight Federation and Use Your Words, porting games like Fossil Hunters and Halycon6 to console, and providing support on Psychonauts 2 and King of Fighters XV. With all that background, Julian shares a treasure trove of knowledge about navigating the industry! Plus some hot beats from chiptune artist Firebrandboy!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Komi Games: https://www.komigames.com/
โ๏ธ Julian's Email: Julian@komigames.com
๐ฟ Firebrandboy: https://firebrandboy.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บ Pixel Pizza YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0d0z50dWcdc_dpEdbM8n5A/featured
Today we dive into the heart of one of Hollywood's most prolific animators, Seth Kearsley! He's worked with every animation studio under the sun--Disney, Sony Pictures, Fox, Warner Bros, Dreamworks, Illumination, the list goes on--but you probably know him best for developing the Kingdom Hearts pilot animatic that's recently made the rounds online. We chat about his development as an artist, how he adapted the story of Kingdom Hearts into the structure of an animated series, and what makes a great game->animation adaptation. Taking us out is a personal favorite chiptune artist, Blitz Lunar!
LINKS:
๐ฆSethโs Twitter: @SethKearsley
๐Blitz Lunar: https://blitzlunar.bandcamp.com/
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บPixel Pizza YouTube: https://bit.ly/3BgOyHX
Get ready for a tootin' good time with the creator of viral hit Trombone Champ, Dan Vecchitto! We chat about making games in Brooklyn, "yes and"-ing your game ideas, and even get a bit real about the emotional weight of games. But make no mistake, this is still very much an episode about the world's premiere virtual trombone simulator(?). For you to fully understand the Trombone Champ experience, this week's music all comes from real play sessions with the game. Brought to you by creators across YouTube: Tim & Matt Play, Michamaru, and JawGBoi! An episode for the ages.
LINKS:
๐ฆHoly Wow Twitter: @HolyWowStudios
๐ฎTrombone Champ: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059990/Trombone_Champ/
๐Tim & Matt Play: https://youtu.be/bf021cCR7tQ
๐ฝMichamaru: https://youtu.be/QKd4C4se-Io
๐ฟ JawGBoi: https://youtu.be/1pYm-_C91wQ
๐Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บPixel Pizza YT: https://bit.ly/3BgOyHX
Choose your pizza and get ready to fight on this week's episode! Matt DeLucas is in the (Zoom) house talking about making his own fighting games, Battle High and MerFight. And it's not only those-- he's been working with the studio Fighting Chance on their drag queen-inspired fighter, Drag Her! Plenty of cool game design nuggets on this episode. Plus, MisfitChris gives us some throwback trance off his recent Downer EP!ย
LINKS:
๐ฆ Mattโs Twitter: @Mattrified
๐ฎ Mattrified Games: www.mattrifiedgames.com
๐ฟ MisfitChris: https://misfitchris.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บ Pixel Pizza YouTube: https://bit.ly/3BgOyHX
It's a double order of pizza this week when PS1/Dreamcast-inspired musician Pizza Hotline (aka Harvey Jones) joins the show! He's just released the new album Level Select. It's been a smash hit not only on all the streaming platforms, but also on PS1 and Dreamcast discs?! We get into that, plus how to create a sonic mood board, promoting your work, and performing in VR Chat! This week's musical interludes come straight off of Level Select, of course~
LINKS:
๐Pizza Hotline: @PizzaHotline_โจ
๐Level Select: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pgl3x3t8w0jiQ9PxMreRN?si=VvVjzZtzRGOlEkPqzkxuww&utm_source=copy-link
๐งLevel Select Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgCrOaWmMrzkt_LSe9cJev3oasEMkcQYr
๐ปPixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โถ๏ธPixel Pizza YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0d0z50dWcdc_dpEdbM8n5A
Welcome back, Pixel Pizza community! This week we are joined by Kay-Lynne Fehr, Community Manager at Noodlecake Studios. Noodlecake is both a developer and a publisher-- you might've heard of their in-house games like Golf Blitz and their collaborations like Soundfall. Kay-Lynne tells us about her role in helping to launch both types of games and managing their player bases post-launch. If you've wanted a deep dive into what a community manager in the game industry does, this is the episode for you! Previous guest DJ Slope brings us his video game mixtape for this week's music.
LINKS:
๐ฎ Noodlecake Games: https://noodlecake.com/
๐ฆ Kay-Lynneโs Twitter: @KayLynneJean
๐ฟ DJ Slope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awO2gJCdeTs
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โถ๏ธ Pixel Pizza YouTube: https://bit.ly/3BgOyHXย
The year is 2022...and Pixel Pizza is chatting with one of the UK's most prolific gaming content creators, Daniel Ibbertson - better known as DJ Slope! You may know him from his popular YouTube series "The Complete History" and "Kickscammers", or from his live podcast called the Slopescast. We delve into all three of those, plus his work as an actual DJ, how he transitioned into being a full-time YouTube creator, and how to keep evolving your content. Chiptunes this week courtesy of Calavera!
LINKS:
๐บ Slopeโs Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/c/djslopesroom
๐ฆ Danielโs Twitter: @SlopesGameRoom
๐ฟ Calavera: https://beacons.ai/calavera
๐ Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod
โถ๏ธ Pixel Pizza YouTube: https://bit.ly/3BgOyHX
Prepare to vibe out with some chill beats from this week's guest, Joe Burke (better known as Obfusc)! His ambient tracks have been featured in hit indie games like Monument Valley, Neocab, and Harlow. Joe talks about his process of gathering field recordings, how he collaborates with devs to understand their vision for the sound of the game, and how he transitioned from having his tracks featured in games to working on them more directly.
LINKS:
๐ Joe's Bandcamp: https://obfusc.bandcamp.com/
๐ถ Joe's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7mxWXS9vNabNww98k0dyDn
๐ Joe's Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/obfusc/199840107
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/Insta: @PixelPizzaPod
Join us this week on the Pixel Pizza Podcast for a special chat with PR pioneer Matt Atwood! Matt's been around the block, starting as a voice actor for Working Designs in the 90's to mastering the world of gaming PR at companies like Sega, Capcom, 2K, and EA. We chat about how the process has changed in that time, as well as more practical tips like how to communicate the essence of what makes a game worth playing. Taking us in and out of the episode are tracks by chiptune artist Giant Robot!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Reverb Communications: http://reverbinc.com/
๐ฆ Mattโs Twitter: @Matwood11
๐ฟ Giant Robot: https://giant-robot.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/Insta: @PixelPizzaPod
๐บ Pixel Pizza YouTube(!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0d0z50dWcdc_dpEdbM8n5A
Time to make the impossible possible! This week on the show we've got art director and industry veteran Vincent Perea. You may have seen his work at studios like Disney Interactive and Jam City, or on indie hits like Neocab and The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. He gives some insightful thoughts on the different ways that art direction can work together with game design, plus much more! Taking us in and out of the show are songs from the super talented Sven Arweiler.
LINKS:
๐ Vincentโs Website: http://www.vincentperea.com/
๐ฎ Possibility Space: https://possibility.co/
๐ฆ Vincentโs Twitter: @VincentPereaโจ
๐ฟ Sven Arweiler (Tracks played: Supere FX & Mostly Harmless): https://sbarweiler.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/Insta: @PixelPizzaPod
Prepare for trouble...the good kind! Joining in this week is Arman Nobari, the founder of Good Trouble Games. He discusses how his background in UX and portrait art and a battle with cancer and a brain tumor (CW if that subject is sensitive to you) led him to create his own game, Harlow! Also very excited to have music from an artist I've long been a fan of, Mega Flare!
LINKS:
๐ฎ Good Trouble Games: https://www.goodtrouble.games/
๐ค Harlow: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/harlow-switch/
๐ Arman's Website: http://www.armannobari.com/
๐ฆ Arman's Twitter: @_ArmanNobari
๐ฟ Mega Flare: https://megaflare.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/Insta: @PixelPizzaPod
Knock knock! New pizza at the door. This time it's with a couple of awesome peeps from Black Cube Games: Narrative Designer Ehsan Tahmoures, and Gameplay/Tools Programmer Hosein Akbari! We chat about their recent release, The Tale of Bistun. It's an adaptation of a Persian myth and it's been getting rave reviews from around the world. Hear all about it and then go check it out on Xbox or PC! Music this week comes from the emo chiptune pop artist Exciting!!Excellent!!
LINKS:
โฌ๏ธ Black Cube Games: https://blackcubegames.com/
๐ฎ The Tale of Bistun: https://linktr.ee/taleofbistun
๐ฆ Hosein's Twitter: @Hosein_Akbo
๐ค Ehsan's Twitter: @EhsanTahmoures
๐ฟ exciting!!excellent!!: https://excitingexcellent.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/Insta: @PixelPizzaPod
Following up on last week's show, we are joined by Sweet Baby CEO Kim Belair! Kim's background writing for games ranges from AAA hits like Assassin's Creed: Valhalla to innovative indies like Lost Your Marbles on the Playdate. She discusses founding the studio and her missions to make the industry more accessible for newcomers and give opportunities to developers from underrepresented backgrounds. She also raves about the story of Elden Ring! The music this week comes from PachiiMochii!
LINKS:
๐ผ Sweet Baby, Inc.: https://sweetbabyinc.com/
๐ฅฏ Kim's Twitter: @BagelOfDeath
๐ฟ PachiiMochii: https://pachiimochii.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/Insta: @PixelPizzaPod
In our first two-part episode, we'll be speaking with a couple super-talented people from the narrative development and consultation studio Sweet Baby Inc! This week our guest is Paula Rogers, a game writer who made a name for herself with the award-winning Neo Cab. She's since taught game design at the University of Texas in Austin and done narrative development for several high-profile studios. Paula even shares a personal ghost story with us ๐ฑ And what could make this great talk even better? Music from chiptune artist Noizzica!
LINKS:
๐ผ Sweet Baby Inc: https://sweetbabyinc.com/
โ๏ธ Paula's Website: https://www.paulacreative.com/
๐ Blind Data Comic: https://www.blinddatacomic.com/
๐ Paula's Twitter: @Paula_Bot
๐ฟ Noizzica: www.noizzica.bandcamp.com
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
Dang is right! Today we're joined by CEO of the team behind the critically acclaimed shooter Boomerang X, Ben Caulkins! They talk about getting their game picked up by Devolver Digital, taking lessons from your favorite games, and the conversation of pricing vs. game length. Beats supplied by Lukhash!
LINKS:
๐ฆ DANG! Twitter: @Videodang
๐ฎ DANG! Website: http://dang.computer/
๐ฟ Lukhash: https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter/IG: @PixelPizzaPod
Not skipping a beat, we return this week to chat with a guy who has been all around the industry: Bayaar Lo-Borjiged. We discuss his work on both the east and west coasts, from his surprising start as a Naruto game promoter to his QA work at major companies like Treyarch and 2K to forming the indie studio Skull Fire Games! Our chiptune music of the week comes from Tamรกs Kรกtai off his Jupiter 92 LP!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Bayaarโs Twitter: @SkullFireGames
๐ Skull Fire Games: https://skullfiregames.com/
๐ฟ Tamรกs Kรกtai: http://tamaskatai.bandcamp.com
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
The Reunion draws near...The awesome game composer and DJ, James Landino, returns to Pixel Pizza after our radio run in Boston! He's been up to a lot since then, including writing music for games like No Straight Roads and the hit anime Tower of God. We go over his creative process, how he presents himself professionally, and his new business venture: Rare Drop. And we play music off his newest EP, Gamecore!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Jamesโs Twitter: @JamesLandino
๐ Jamesโs Website: www.jameslandino.com
๐ Rare Drop: https://raredrop.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzapod
Let's get scientific this week and talk with Erica Kleinman, a PhD student currently writing her dissertation at USC Santa Cruz's Game User Interaction and Intelligence Lab. We discuss her research on learning in eSports, decision-making in game narrative, and plenty more. Chiptune music this week comes from Bribed Fuzz!ย
LINKS:
๐ฎ GUII Lab: http://guiilab.ucsc.edu
๐ Ericaโs Website: http://erimedia.us
๐ Ericaโs Twitter: @EricaMKleinman
๐ Bribed Fuzz: https://bribedfuzz.bandcamp.com/
๐ฆ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
Yo yo yo yo! This week we're chatting with Brazilian solo game dev LakeFeperd. He's best known for his action-platforming series Spark the Electric Jester. We chat about his roots in the fan game scene, finding your niche, and how to analyze what works and what doesn't in game design. A super informative chat for anyone looking to jump into making their own stuff! With musical interludes from the awesome Sunnexo.
LINKS:
๐ฆ Lakeโs Twitter: @LakeFeperd
๐ฎ Feperd Games: https://feperdgames.com/
๐ฟ Sunnexo: https://sunnexo.moe/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Can you believe it's been over 20 episodes of our gaming/chiptune podcast and we HAVEN'T had an actual chip musician on to interview?? Well, it's time to fix that! That's right, this week we are talking to one of the OGs (and the artist who introduced Jared to chiptune), Philly's own Paul Weinstein aka Chipocrite. We talk about discovering the medium, getting involved with the community scene, and the differences between writing music for games versus standalone songs. Naturally the songs this week come from Chipocrite too!
LINKS:
๐ง Paulโs Website: chipocrite.com
๐ฟ Paulโs Bandcamp: https://chipocrite.bandcamp.com/
๐ฆ Paulโs Twitter: @Chipocrite
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ท Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ๐ธ Take a trip to Frog Island with Max Wrighton, intrepid head of Half Past Yellow. We talk about his transition from filmmaking to game dev, the process of naming your game, and wearing multiple hats on a team. Check out their game Time on Frog Island when it launches next month, and enjoy the tunes from Watch Out For Snakes!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Maxโs Twitter: @MaxWrighton
๐จ Half Past Yellow: https://halfpastyellow.com/
๐ฟ Watch Out For Snakes: https://www.watchoutforsnakestheband.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
No matter where you are, itโs time for happy hour! We sit down with Tony Grayson, studio head of Summitsphere. Theyโve just fully funded their new game on Kickstarter: The wild retro-inspired platformer Antonblast. Tony shares his candid thoughts on pitching to publishers, taking your game beyond its influences, and much more. Heโs also responsible for the music in Antonblast, so weโve got some tracks to share with you too!
-No episode next week, we will be on vacation-
LINKS:
๐ฆ Summitsphere Twitter: @Summitsphere
๐ฅ Antonblast Kickstarter: antonblast.com
๐ฎ Tonyโs Twitter: @GraysonZ80
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Ever wondered what it's like to be a writer for one of gaming's biggest news sites? Get the lowdown on this week's Pixel Pizza featuring Ruby Innes of Kotaku Australia, also an alum of the Gaming Cult Podcast! We chat about developing your personal writing style, spotlighting indie developers, and the differences between print, audio, and video journalism. And the most pressing question of all: WHERE IS GEX?? The tunes this time come from chip artist BC Likes You!
LINKS:
โ๏ธRubyโs Writing: https://www.kotaku.com.au/author/rubyinnes/ย
๐ฆ Rubyโs Twitter: @RubyInnes
๐ฟ BC Likes You: https://bclikesyou.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
We've got a (mostly) virus-free chat this week with rising indie star Millie Walker, better known as Karatkuro! Our discussion delves into her upcoming monster-catching/3D platformer hybrid Myth Caller: The Nightmare Shaman, the journey of getting into game development via Game Maker, and the importance of being open about your failures. Add in some sick beats from Heavy Viper, and you've got an episode you don't wanna miss!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Millieโs Twitter: @Karatkuro
๐ฎ Myth Caller: https://www.mythcaller.com/
๐ฟ Heavy Viper: https:/heavyviper.bandcamp.com/
๐Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ท Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
That nasty BA.2 variant has struck again, but we're powering through to give you the pizza you crave. So excuse the voice as I talk with the prolific content creator Daan Koopman, better known as Nintendaan. Whether it's advising on indie games, covering press events and reviews for Nintendo World Report, or First Look videos on YouTube, the man has done it all and he's here to talk all about it. With music from Astro Grey!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Daan's Twitter: @Nintendaan
๐ Daan's Mastodon: @Nintendaan
๐ฟ Astro Grey: https://astrogrey.bandcamp.com/
๐ถ Marly Records: https://marlyrecords.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
In an episode 7 years in the making, I sit down with the one and only Ash Paulsen to discuss his career and involvement in all parts of the industry, from working on games as a lead producer with ShiftyLook and WhatPumpkin to a content creator with GameXplain and his current venture, Good Vibes Gaming! We get real about the challenges he's faced and how making it in the industry isn't always a straight line. Definitely a great start to Season 2, made even better with music from Alone!
LINKS:
๐บ Good Vibes Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/c/GVGOfficial
๐ฆ Ash's Twitter: @AshPaulsen
๐ฟ Alone: https://alonemusic.bandcamp.com/ย
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Hey guess what? I got sick this week. It wasn't fun, and had to push our regularly scheduled recordings back a week.
But you know what are fun?? Clip shows! That's right, in true podcast fashion, we're doing a roundup of all 14 of our guests thus far. From each one we've hand-picked a story that was educational, insightful, or just plain funny. Hope y'all enjoy and we'll see you next week when SEASON 2 begins proper!ย
LINKS:
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ท Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
We've got another pair of guests this week! This time our dynamic duo is the Allanson brothers, indie developers you may know from their games Two Brothers and YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG. Together we have a great chat about their formative years making games, processing online feedback both constructive and hateful, and the massive I.V. update coming to YIIK. Since Andrew is also Ackk's lead composer, we're playing some of his favorite YIIK tracks!ย
LINKS:
๐ฆ Ackk Twitter: @Ackkstudios
๐ฅ Ackk Website: https://www.ackkstudios.com/
๐ผ Ackk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFB-XJP9x8DEUq-vBP-2hSA
๐พ YIIKCord (on Discord!)
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Can you smmmelllll what Pixel Pizza's cookin'? (This is the only wrestling reference I know, please do not expect any more) This week we chat with another longtime friend of the show, Niharika Jain! As a technical artist at 2K Games, she recently shipped her first AAA title- WWE 2K22. Niharika tells us about her journey to this point, what she's learned about the animation process, and much more. EchoLane brings us some chill chiptune tracks to go along with it!
LINKS:
๐ Niharika's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharika-jain-2806b8156/
๐ EchoLane: https://echoln.bandcamp.com/ย
๐ฆ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
In the podcast crossover of the century, Jake Innes of the Gaming Cult Podcast (which recently ended its ten-year run) joins Pixel Pizza for a postmortem on the long-running show, a dive into its various influences, and of course a healthy dose of worldwide opinions on obscure and up-to-date gaming. Since Jake is also an accomplished DJ in the footwork scene, we play some of his most recent tracks! You love it, my boy.
LINKS:
โ๏ธ Jake's SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/djinnes
๐ป House Nation & OST Live: https://rnb.org.au/
๐ฟ Cult Trax Records: https://culttrax.com/
๐ฎ Gaming Cult Podcast (RIP 2012-2022): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gaming-cult-podcast/id498397940
๐ธ Jake's Instagram: @Dj_innes
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ท Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Pixel meets Pixel when I talk with Lex Oberwetter, writer of the cult indie game Pixel Puzzle Makeout League! We dive deep into Lex's writing process, their approach to character dialogue, and current games we've been enjoying with great writing. Supplying the tunes this time around is Polish chip musician Kono Neko!ย
LINKS:
๐ฆ Lex's Twitter: @LexGetDangerous
๐งฉ Pixel Puzzle Makeout League: https://picross.love/
๐ฑ Kono Neko: https://kononeko.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Here we are at Episode X! I'm joined by my oldest and closest friend, the one and only Alyssa Menes, to discuss her work composing and sound designing for games ranging from indies to AAA, as well as her current venture as conductor of the New Jersey Gamer Symphony Orchestra! This week also marks the 10th anniversary of our shared favorite game, Kid Icarus: Uprising, so of course we sing its praises and play tracks from Alyssa's stellar cover album Meet the Light!ย
LINKS:
๐ฆ Alyssa's Twitter: @ACMenes
๐ฟ Meet the Light: https://acmenes.bandcamp.com/releases
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Guten Tag! We continue the Pixel Pizza World Tour with a stop in Germany to chat with Marcus Horn, better known as Siactro. His budget 3D platformers Toree 3D, Toree 2, and MacBat 64 have made a big splash on the Switch eShop. We talk about the evolution of the indie scene, communicating your vision in marketing, and finding your niche audience. Plus an EXCLUSIVE special announcement! With chiptunes from StrayBoom!ย
LINKS:
๐ฆ Marcus's Twitter: @Siactro
๐บ Marcus's YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/Siactro
๐ต StrayBoom: https://strayboom.bandcamp.com/
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
Pixel Pizza goes international this week as we talk with French composer and sound designer Charles Bardin! We talk about analyzing game music, taking risks in the creative process, and his newly-released game, A Musical Story! With musical breaks from another talented French artist, Throno Crigger!
LINKS:
๐ง Glee-Cheese Studio: https://www.glee-cheese.com/
๐ธ A Musical Story: @A_Musical_Story
๐ฎ Steam Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546100/A_Musical_Story/
๐ฟ Throno Crigger: https://thronocrigger.bandcamp.com/
๐ฆ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @Pixelpizzapod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @Pixelpizzapod
Today I'm joined by Peter Lazarski, longtime indie dev and lover of all things that go bump in the night! We chat about his career in both the indie space and at a larger game company, his development streams on Twitch, and how Dungeons and Dragons has influenced the way he makes games. Featuring some fitting tunes from Witch Cafรฉ!ย
LINKS:
๐ Peter's Website: www.imaginarymonsters.com
๐ฅ Peter's Twitch: www.twitch.tv/imaginarymonsters
๐พ Peter's Discord: www.discord.gg/imaginarymonsters
๐ Witch Cafรฉ: https://witchpop.bandcamp.com/
๐ฆ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @Pixelpizzapod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @Pixelpizzapod
New week, new guest! This time we're chatting with talented voice actor Alana Marie Cheuvront, who's appeared in hit games like Observer: System Redux and Trials of Mana. As a fellow voice actor it was a real treat to talk with her about getting into character and giving honest performances. Enjoy the discussion and the music courtesy of KELChip!ย
LINKS:
๐ Alana's Website: http://www.alanamariecheuvront.com/
๐ท Alana's Instagram: @MissAlanaMarie
๐ KELChip: https://kelchip.bandcamp.com/
๐ฆ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
This week we have not one, but TWO guests joining us to talk about their games! Denny McCorry and Lesther Reynoso run the indie gaming outfit Possum House Games, where they make pixelated projects of all kinds, from shepherd sim Heavy is the Crown to the upcoming shooter TankPig. It was especially cool hearing both an artistic and technical perspective! Plus great music from another upstate NY native, HangOnGetReady!
LINKS:
๐พ Possum House Games: https://possumhousegames.com/
๐ HangOnGetReady: https://hangongetready.bandcamp.com/
๐ท Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
This week, I had a really great chat with Kathryn DeFeo, artist at WayForward! She's the first person so far on the show who I haven't known prior, but even so we had an awesome conversation about her journey in games, getting into the gaming scene in Rochester, the challenges of working on games for kids, and even how dreams impact her art design! And, of course, some sick musical interludes courtesy of Defense Mechanism!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Kathryn's Twitter: @juuhachi
๐ฎ Kathryn's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/juu_piter
๐ The Book of Symbols (context explained in show!): https://bit.ly/3BbMdgZ
๐ต Defense Mechanism: https://defensemechanism.bandcamp.com/
๐ธ Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
Special delivery! Episode lucky number 3 is here. This week we've got Owen Watson, Lead Artist at Jackbox Games, here to talk about his influences, what makes good game art, and how a series known for indoor parties has adapted to pandemic play. We've also got musical interludes from Popskyy!
LINKS:
๐ฆOwen's Twitter: @babypopdipstick
๐นJackbox Games: https://www.jackboxgames.com/
๐ตPopskyy: https://popskyy.bandcamp.com/
๐ธPixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
Here we are, back again for episode 2! This week on Pixel Pizza, I'm joined by an old grad school friend of mine, Naomi Burgess. We reminisce on our time creating interactive experiences at Carnegie Mellon, and discuss her time since developing VR educational tools in Switzerland with the University of Lucerne, as well as her current gig in Sacramento as a Gameplay Engineer for Exploding Kittens! Lots of fun talk here, combo-ed with fun music from Remute!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Naomi's Twitter: @Seawardeyes
๐ฎ Naomi's Itch.io: https://noms.itch.io/
๐ Remute: https://remute.bandcamp.com/ย
๐ท Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
Welcome to the first episode of the Pixel Pizza Podcast: Boston's award-winning gaming radio show, re-baked and rebooted for the 2020's! Join me, Jared (aka DJ Jettset), as I talk every week with a different creator in the video game industry and play music from bangin' independent chiptune artists. This week we sit down with Chris Chung, developer at Firehose Games and meowstermind behind the hit indie game Catlateral Damage! Featuring tunes from MEMODEMO off the new album Metro Jammers 2!
LINKS:
๐ฆ Chris's Twitter: @Chrixeleon
๐ฑ Catlateral Damage Remeowstered: https://catlateraldamage.carrd.co/
๐ MEMODEMO: https://memodemo.bandcamp.com/album/metro-jammers-2
๐ Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod
๐ธ Pixel Pizza Instagram: @PixelPizzaPod