Wide Flank: Happy Gaming

That’s all folks. Wide Flank has gone on an indefinite hiatus. For your pleasure, here's a sneak peek of Sean and Alon letting it all hang out on the latest episode of GLHF.

Sean and Alon welcome game designer and artistic soul Ethan Anderson to discuss his pachinko-esque number-go-up 'em up, Nubby's Number Factory! Clock into the number factory to hear how Ethan designs to encourage player intent and how he balances said intent with chance. Plus! Drop the ball and discover the game's inspirations, from Rube Goldberg to Kid Pix to quotas in a bagel shop. And finally, what makes a game evergreen? Follow Ethan at: * Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KygdTUKTvE [https://discord.com/invite/KygdTUKTvE] * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mogdogblog [https://www.tiktok.com/@mogdogblog] * Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mogdogblog.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/mogdogblog.bsky.social] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mogdogblog [https://www.youtube.com/@mogdogblog] — TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:32 - Numbers guys 00:03:05 - “The next Balatro” 00:08:43 - Randomness, chance, intent, and viability of runs 00:19:07 - When do you stop? And evergreen games 00:27:01 - The juice 00:31:58 - Circle of trust 00:35:13 - Growth of the game 00:39:56 - Visual aesthetic 00:47:32 - Pulling from real life 00:50:16 - The music and being territorial 00:58:13 - How to stay focused and how to rest — SHOW NOTES * Nubby's Number Factory: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3191030/Nubbys_Number_Factory/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3191030/Nubbys_Number_Factory/] * [Now Playing] Nubby's Number Factory & Luck be a Landlord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkvbL3JnLlw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkvbL3JnLlw] * AngelFire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelfire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelfire] * Balatro: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/] * The Binding of Isaac: https://store.steampowered.com/app/250900/The_Binding_of_Isaac_Rebirth/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/250900/The_Binding_of_Isaac_Rebirth/] * Cookie Clicker: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1454400/Cookie_Clicker/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1454400/Cookie_Clicker/] * Counter-Strike 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/] * GeoCities: https://www.cameronsworld.net/ [https://www.cameronsworld.net/] * Kid Pix: https://kidpix.app/ [https://kidpix.app/] * Luck be a Landlord: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404850/Luck_be_a_Landlord/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404850/Luck_be_a_Landlord/] * Slay the Spire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/] — WIDE FLANK LINKS * Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] * Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] * The rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank [https://linktr.ee/wideflank]

It's time to decide our next Game Club! Shall we race against the clock in a voyage around the globe in 80 Days, or against thirty gaudy characters designed by SEGA for Nintendo in 2003's F-Zero GX? It's safe to say our Shadows will Die a lot more than Twice in FromSoftware's Sekiro, but maybe we want to LIVE twice with Tux and Fanny! And then there's the oxymoronically ubiquitous cult classic DELTARUNE: will Alon be able to get the game's window to display properly? Come on down to the Wide Flank Discord NOW to vote on the next Game Club game: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] Sign up for the Patreon and join the ranks of the High Council to submit games for future mini Clubs: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] Happy Gaming! — TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Cold open 00:00:35 - Intro and veto discussion 00:04:44 - Sean’s ranking game 00:07:16 - 80 Days 00:21:19 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 00:35:12 - Tux and Fanny 00:48:16 - F-Zero GX 01:01:31 - DELTARUNE 01:15:26 - More veto discussion — SHOW NOTES Anamanaguchi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamanaguchi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamanaguchi] Around the World in Eighty Days: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days] Bloodborne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodborne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodborne] Dark Souls: https://store.steampowered.com/app/570940/DARK_SOULS_REMASTERED/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/570940/DARK_SOULS_REMASTERED/] Days of Thunder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder] Djent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djent] EarthBound: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound] F-Zero (1990): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_(video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_(video_game)] Forza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza] Jules Verne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne] Klax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klax_(video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klax_(video_game)] Mario Kart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart] A Minecraft Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Minecraft_Movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Minecraft_Movie] Mischief Makers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Makers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Makers] Moby-Dick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick] Napoleon Dynamite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite] Need for Speed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed] Pearl Jam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam] The Prodigy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigy] "Rubbing Is Racing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2yOmw781hc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2yOmw781hc] Smite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smite_(video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smite_(video_game)] The Oregon Trail (game series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(series)] Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Seas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Seas] Undertale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/391540/Undertale/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/391540/Undertale/] Wipeout: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(video_game_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(video_game_series)] — [Game Club] Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4WLp8EEeFM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4WLp8EEeFM] [Game Club] Kirby's Dream Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOf1K6ArZtA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOf1K6ArZtA] [Game Club] Wave Race 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE9AC9oeSqw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE9AC9oeSqw] [mini Club] Eternal Darkness, Mischief Makers, Killer7, Hylics 2, and Star of Providence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HySfv-jHPg0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HySfv-jHPg0] — WIDE FLANK LINKS Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] The rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank [https://linktr.ee/wideflank]

This month's Game Club is, was, and shall forever be: HAL Laboratory's 1994 Kirby-soaked golf-em-up, Kirby's Dream Course! Sean and Alon go for the pin and dive deep into a studio's long-gestating exploration of the mechanics of golf, discovering what happens when that pink puffball we all know and love floats onto the green. Is Kirby's Dream Course a hole in FUN? Fore! — TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Cold open 00:00:31 - Admin stuff 00:01:11 - Where do we start? 00:02:33 - Is this golf? 00:09:33 - What’s Kirby's Dream Course? 00:11:22 - The punishment for messing around and how do players learn (and get better) 00:24:39 - Tension building 00:26:57 - Not chilling and playful learning 00:27:59 - Adaptation of golf or Kirby or… Special Tee Shot 00:41:06 - Overdesigned? 00:45:53 - Golf caddie 00:47:26 - The power and the guide 00:50:38 - Multiplayer 00:54:27 - What it sounds like 00:56:33 - Information in HAL golf games 01:01:55 - What’s a Kirby Nintendo game? 01:11:43 - ROM hacks 01:13:36 - Outro — SHOW NOTES [Dev Talk] Axyz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYt-bpBG570 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYt-bpBG570] [Dev Talk] Once Upon A Galaxy with Andrew Parnell https://youtu.be/Is9l9kDa_lI?si=m09BfXMaiu0xWG4L [https://youtu.be/Is9l9kDa_lI?si=m09BfXMaiu0xWG4L] Telemelt https://telemelt.com/ [https://telemelt.com/] The Jeff Gerstmann Show https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJeffGerstmannShow [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJeffGerstmannShow] Hal's Hole in One Golf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal's_Hole_in_One_Golf [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal's_Hole_in_One_Golf] Earthbound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound] Golf (NES/Famicom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_(1984_video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_(1984_video_game)] Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Jumbo_Ozaki_no_Hole_in_One_Professional [https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Jumbo_Ozaki_no_Hole_in_One_Professional] Kula World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kula_World [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kula_World] Marble Madness https://archive.org/details/arcade_marble [https://archive.org/details/arcade_marble] Mario Golf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Golf_(video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Golf_(video_game)] Mario Tennis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Tennis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Tennis] Special Tee Shot https://snescentral.com/article.php?id=0037 [https://snescentral.com/article.php?id=0037] Super Billiards https://www.myabandonware.com/game/super-billiards-mxo [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/super-billiards-mxo] — LINKS Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] The rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank [https://linktr.ee/wideflank]

For your pleasure, here's a sneak peek of Sean and Alon letting it all hang out on the latest episode of GLHF. Subscribe to Wide Flank on Patreon for the full episode! https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] The rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank [https://linktr.ee/wideflank]