Side Quest Completed: Recent Episodes
Side Quest Completed
The 41st episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie discuss the games that they would unapologetically copy, with their own twists, if given the chance.
Length: 57 minutes
Show Notes * Anthrotari * Godot Engine * Etrian Odyssey * Metroid Prime * Aquaria * Into the Breach …
The 40th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie gives updates about their respective personal game projects.
Length: 45 minutes
Show Notes * Anthrotari * Essentialism * Dorohedoro * Planet Oz * Atomic Habits * Ozark * The Dragon Prince * An Absolutely Remarkable Thing * A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor …
The 39th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about game developers who inspire us.
Length: 75 minutes
Show Notes (Pending.)
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The 38th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about "bonsai games", the small and concise experience that fit in your pocket.
Length: 50 minutes
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The 37th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about enjoying gamedev just for its own sake.
Length: 46 minutes
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The 36th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about choosing when to call things "done".
Length: 48 minutes
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The 34th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about the balance between code and content in the design and impementation of making games.
Length: 38 minutes
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The 35th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie welcome Heather Flowers back to the podcast for another conversation.
Length: 38 minutes
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Show Notes * http://www.blackgamedevs.com/ * Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality * Black Lives Matter …
The 33rd episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about giving, receiving, and asking for feedback.
Length: 46 minutes
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Show Notes * Jaycie is seeking beta readers on their Patreon * We talk about game dev communities on …
The 32st episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about self promotion of your games.
Length: 49 minutes
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Indie Dev Log of the Week Ben of Dev Duck is our very first Indie Dev Log of …
The 31st episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about success and failure of participation in Bitter Jam 2020.
Length: 59 minutes
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Show Notes * Bitter Jam * Mini Jam * Ludam Dare
The 30th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie try to answer the question for themselves "Why Do We Want To Make Games?"
Length: 59 minutes
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Show Notes * Omnis 7 * Hypercard * Apple II Basic
The 29th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie interview Victoria Dominowski about her game Secret Little Haven.
Length: 53 minutes
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Show Notes * Victoria Dominowski on the web
+ https://ristar.itch.io/
+ https://twitter.com/QuestForTori
- What …
The 28th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie discuss the use of travel in game design.
Length: 55 minutes
Show Notes * Mario Cart and F-Zero racing games * FFVII and other RPG world maps * Quick Travel in Morrowind and World of …
The 27th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie interview Piper Thunstrom, the creator and maintainer of the PursuedPyBear Python game engine.
Length: 55 minutes
Show Notes We talk about... - The PursuedPyBear game engine - The principles behind which a software project …
The 26th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and getting back on track in these difficult times.
Length: 35 minutes
Show Notes * If you are depressed or need help, get the …
The 24rd episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about prioritizing tasks.
Length: 33 minutes
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Show Notes * If your game is a passion project, where just adding anything is the fun, prioritization will be different * Most …
The 24th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin interview fellow side quester Ray Perry. Ray works with Jaycie during the day and works on his own games in his side time. We talk about the games that inspire ray and …
The 23rd episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about the influence of Pokemon on game design.
Length: 40 minutes
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Show Notes * Everyone knows pokemon, huge connection to game design over the years * Indie developers make …
The 22th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin interview indie developer Heather Flowers, maker fo EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER
Length: 47 minutes
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The 21st episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin give updates on their main game projects, Anthrotari and Necromancer's Escape.
Length: 23 minutes
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The 20th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about the first episode of Side Quest Completed and what's changed since then.
Length: 32 minutes
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The 19th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie gives you a pep talk about Global Game Jam!
Length: 8 minutes
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Links * Global Game Jam
The 18th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about welcoming the new year with big plans and small steps.
Length: 45 minutes
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The 17th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin share resources and inspirations.
Length: 33 minutes
Links * Lost Decade Podcast * Ask Gamedev YouTube Channel * Gamasutra Blogs * TIGSource DevLogs * Story Studio Podcast * Writing Excuses * We Know The Devil * Analogue: A Hate Story …
The 16th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about the Python programming language, a language both have worked with for many years and enjoy quite a lot. Also, a language with a long and complicated relationship with making games …
The 15th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about difficulty levels in games. What changes in gameplay make compelling knobs to adjust the challenge? How do we balance our games not just once, but across many difficulty levels?
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The 14th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie interviews Henry Keiser about his work in VR.
Length: 55 minutes
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The 13th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about the difficulty working on your game every day, and weigh the benefits of working a little every day vs a whole lot on just a couple days each week.
Length …
The 12th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about game jam events.
- Ludam Dare
- Itch.io Game Jame Listings
Length: 32 minutes
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The 11th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Calvin and Jaycie talk about the initial efforts to organize a new project and get your planning and tracking off to a good start.
- Initial project setup with timelines and outlines
- FogBugz
- Trello
- OneNote
- Remember …
The 10th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about dev updates, screenshot Saturdays, and all the ways gamedevs share their work and progress.
- Talked about tools we make and if they are worth the time, mentioned XKCD chart
- Calvin …
The 9th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin interview Ayla Myers, part of the team behind Castle.games, the web-based community for building and sharing games online. They've built a platform where their users can build LÖVE 2D games and …
The 8th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.
Jaycie and Calvin talk about choosing between building games in the same genre or style, or exploring many different ideas, especially with the limited time hobbyists have to spend on making their games.
We also …
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Jaycie and Calvin talk about Marie Kondo’s and the Life Changing Magic of Reducing Scope, I mean, of Tidying Up. Same thing, right? We take a bunch of select quotes and lessons from the popular book and see how we …
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In this episode Calvin and Jaycie recount a dozen games between the two of them which they've never finished, their feelings on not finishing games, and intents to revisist past projects or to set them aside forever to focus on better …
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Topics * Work is going great for both of us * The book, Willpower Doesn't Work, is reviewed * Making pubic commitments to keep honest
Choice Quotes * "Frustrating is not the same as challenging" * "If you want to write, you've …
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Topics * We talk about way too many TV shows * Jerry Seinfield's "don't break the chain" calendar * The pomodoro technique * Putting personal stories into your games * Practicing marketing by failing repeatedly * The Storyshot Podcast * PICO8 * RenPy * Unity * Test …
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Topics * We talk about way too many TV shows * Jerry Seinfield's "don't break the chain" calendar * The pomodoro technique * Putting personal stories into your games * Practicing marketing by failing repeatedly * The Storyshot Podcast * PICO8 * RenPy * Unity * Test …
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Topics * Recent project updates * Burnout over the years * Combatting burnout * The cycle of lack-of-energy and building habits back
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Topics * Letting go of projects * Games that aren't puzzles but can be described as puzzles * Working a collection of games as a game * Time boxing drawings to get over artist's block * Prepping for a new job, balancing …