Unhinged & Unranked - Gaming, Media and Life from Gamers' Perspectives

Introductory Anime

Aeth, SlashRank, Ross and our first guest speaker Trahir give comprehensive recommendations for an array of anime genres. Are you ready to get cultured? ============= Intro Music: Jungle Waves (Drum & Bass Electronic Inspiring Promo) by DIMMYSAD Outro Music: Tell Me The Truth by Denys Brodovskyi

Dinosaurs in Video Games

Does modern Earth have a shortage of dinosaur games? How many hours have you put into Ark? This week, we're exploring dinosaurs and their roles in video games, from classics to modern games, and the genres they find themselves in. ============= Intro music: Music by Denys Kyshchuk [https://pixabay.com/users/audiocoffee-27005420/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=321175] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=321175]. Outro music: Music by Kaveesha Senanayake [https://pixabay.com/users/lofidreams99-25132446/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=332738] from Pixabay. [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=332738]

Exploring Game Engines

We explore the topics of game engines and how they impact the games we play. The influence of the OG Unreal, the rise of Unity, and in-house powerhouses such as Frostbite Engine and Snowdrop. Remember when Crysis was the way to benchmark your PC? How has CryEngine's descendants fared in the field of MMOs and the engine-based-on-an-engine that powers Star Citizen? But wait, there's more! Do you know just how many games you might know are made in Game Maker? Maybe you're fiddling with Godot, and maybe you even pronounce it right. ============= Intro Music: Glow by Isaak Wolf Outro Music: Waxing Crescent by Isaak Wolf Check him out for many gaming-inspired songs and custom music! https://www.youtube.com/@IsaakWolf [https://www.youtube.com/@IsaakWolf]

Gambling in Video Games

From lootboxes to gacha, West to East, how has paid RNG evolved alongside video games? Intro song: Midnight Whispers by White_Records Outro song: 'Horizons' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au [http://www.scottbuckley.com.au]

Browser Games - Flash, Shockwave, Java and Unity

Nostalgia time - we talk about browser games of the past, from RuneScape to Gemcraft, Sonny to Lemonade Stand, O Game to Fusionfall. See how Java, Flash, Shockwave and Unity gave rise to a bygone era of gaming and its own set of indie developers.