Wide Flank: Happy Gaming

Fiveish minutes from the latest Patreon episode. Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/wideflank The five games that we’ll be playing for the debut mini Club are: * Killer7 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer7 * Star of Providence - https://bigmode.com/games/star-of-providence * Mischief Makers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Makers * Eternal Darkness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Darkness * Hylics 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylics_2

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Alon presents us with an old classic board game and why it’s interesting and cool, and Sean attempts to figure out why and how to adapt a piece of work into another medium. Support us and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] Join the Wide Flank discord!!! https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] All Wide Flank links: https://linktr.ee/wideflank [https://linktr.ee/wideflank] -- Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - New show and new Patreon show announcements 03:04 - Alon’s topic: Backgammon (and the doubling cube) 34:17 - Sean’s topic: Adaptations (not the movie) -- Show notes: How to Play Mancala - https://youtu.be/OX7rj93m6o8?si=tMTgdWj3XCw88LQb [https://youtu.be/OX7rj93m6o8?si=tMTgdWj3XCw88LQb] taking the mountain by backgammon strategy by dan davies: https://substack.com/inbox/post/157139639 [https://substack.com/inbox/post/157139639] Ben Brode talking about the doubling cube at GDC (when prototyping Marvel Snap): https://youtu.be/HjhsY2Zuo-c?si=IHbwJ7NYF1G2WQy5&t=434 [https://youtu.be/HjhsY2Zuo-c?si=IHbwJ7NYF1G2WQy5&t=434] Bram Stoker’s Dracula (video game) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker's_Dracula_(video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker's_Dracula_(video_game)] Master of Darkness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Darkness [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Darkness]

You gotta remember to play the game! It’s fun to roleplay Indiana Jones and it’s fun to screw around. That’s all you need to know. Let’s dive in. Support us and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank Join the Wide Flank discord!!! https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ All Wide Flank links: https://linktr.ee/wideflank Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:20 - Adapting the man himself 00:07:00 - What is an Indiana Jones game? 00:10:33 - The whip and f**king around 00:15:57 - Is it an exploration game? Is it open world? 00:20:44 - The stealth stuff 00:26:49 - What’s the core of the game? 00:32:38 - The camera and the fidelity 00:39:25 - Environmental puzzles 00:43:39 - Immersive sims and Hitman 00:49:29 - Celebrating the cutscenes a little 00:52:55 - Why is this a game? Story + game 01:00:50 - Slow game and easy mode and mass appeal 01:09:15 - The sounds 01:13:44 - It’s getting better and better

Sean and Alon are joined by Prashast Thapan to discuss Pariah Interactive’s new 3D platformer 1000 Deaths, where your choices matter! Get the free 1000 Deaths demo and wishlist the game:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141260/1000_Deaths_Thousand_Deaths/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141260/1000_Deaths_Thousand_Deaths/] --- Support Wide Flank and help us pay for games and stuff at:https://www.patreon.com/wideflank [https://www.patreon.com/wideflank] Join the Wide Flank discord!!!https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ [https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ] All Wide Flank links:https://linktr.ee/wideflank [https://linktr.ee/wideflank] --- Show notes: Croc: Legend of the Gobbos -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croc:_Legend_of_the_Gobbos [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croc:_Legend_of_the_Gobbos] Crash Bandicoot -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Bandicoot [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Bandicoot] Spyro -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyro] Super Mario Odyssey -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Odyssey [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Odyssey] Super Mario Galaxy -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy] A Hat in Time -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hat_in_Time [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hat_in_Time] Celeste -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_(video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_(video_game)] Neon White -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_White [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_White] Common Opera -https://www.commonopera.com/ [https://www.commonopera.com/] RaFia Santana -https://raf-i-a.tumblr.com/ [https://raf-i-a.tumblr.com/] Blake Andrews -https://pbjabcusa.com/ [https://pbjabcusa.com/] And you can find the rest of the team for 1000 Deaths at:https://pariah.in/1000deathspresskit/sheet.php?p=1000_deaths [https://pariah.in/1000deathspresskit/sheet.php?p=1000_deaths]

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Sean takes us on a musical journey through Soyo Oka’s work, focused mostly on her contributions to SimCity, and Alon encourages everyone to spend more time hanging out IRL. Coming soon we’ll have the Game Club for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and a Dev Talk too, stay tuned :). Support us, get extra content, and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank Join the Wide Flank discord!!! https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ All Wide Flank links: https://linktr.ee/wideflank