Indie Game Design and Publishing with Chris Totten

BioCreeps, Dizzy Sheep, and the Sole Goose: Live at MGC Part 1

Nick is back from Milwaukee with short interviews from Midwest Gaming Classic 2026. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. Nate Ehlers is the creator of the NES homebrew game BioCreeps. Find out more about the game at BioCreeps.com [https://biocreeps.com/]. Sarah Parker is the creator Dizzy Sheep Disaster, a game for the Nintendo e-Reader. Grab your own foil pack of cards today at her website. [https://dizzy-sheep.nes.science/] E.B.D. "Beau" Holland is an NES developer, publisher, and a co-host of the Assembly Line podcast. You can check out his work at his website, Sole Goose Productions [⁠https://www.solegooseproductions.com⁠]. All music breaks in this episode are courtesy of Jordan Davis (aka Raftronaut). Find his work at Raft Labs Interactive. [https://www.raftlabsinteractive.com/] Want to support the podcast? We have a new Ko-Fi link at our website, homebrewgameclub.com [https://homebrewgameclub.com], where you can also find links to previous episodes, social media, and more. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (01:14) - Music 1: Viper's Last Drag (02:11) - Nate Ehlers (13:08) - Music 2: Winter Camping (13:50) - Sarah Parker (21:20) - Music 3: Homebrew Breakdown (21:48) - Beau Holland (35:53) - Outro

Game Club 23: Sam's Journey

Nick and Conor welcome an all-star panel of guests for an episode 10 months in the making. Can E.C. Meyers, JordiGH, and Matt Hughson (cue fanfare) help Sam get home safely? Still need to play the game? Get the C64 version here [https://protovision.itch.io/sams-journey]. You can find the NES version here [https://knightsofbytes.itch.io/samsjourney-nes]. Check out E.C. Myers' website here [https://ecmyers.net/]. Wishlist Matt Hughson's Super Sunny World on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2772980/Super_Sunny_World/]. You can follow Jordi on Mathstodon [https://mathstodon.xyz/@JordiGH]. As always, find links to our social media and more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://homebrewgameclub.com [http://homebrewgameclub.com]

Hacks, Game Tanks, and Japanese Flip Phones: Live from PRGE 2025

Nick returns from Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025 with several short interviews featuring some very neat people. Optomon (Chris Lincoln) is a ROM hacker and the developer of the NES homebrew game Rollie. You can find his work at Optovania.com [https://optovania.com/]. Clyde Shaffer is the creator of the Game Tank. Find out more about this project at gametank.zone [https://gametank.zone/]. Ellen Cooper is a board member at Hit Save, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of video games, and the administrator of Keitai Wiki. Check out her work here: * Keitai Wiki [https://keitaiwiki.com/wiki/KeitaiWiki] * Keitai Archive [https://keitaiarchive.org/] * Hit Save! [https://hitsave.org/] Music credits for this episode: * Gameplay (From Below Pocket) by Pegmode (arr.), Tui * Beat 7 by Nikku4211 * Minddrug (Layla: The Iris Missions) by Supper * Homebrew Game Club Redux by Raftronaut As always, find links to our social media and more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://homebrewgameclub.com [applewebdata://BA373E1D-FEFF-451B-AA16-C8CDDB9AF165/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0http://homebrewgameclub.com]

Justice Duel

The gang reviews Justice Duel, a Joust-inspired arena combat game for the NES from 2017, set in a techno-dystopian America dominated by unhinged AI presidents riding giant eagles. Or something like that. Wait, is this still satire? Physical versions available from Mega Cat Studios. [https://megacatstudios.com/products/justice-duel-for-the-nintendo-entertainment-system] Download the free demo here. [https://megacatstudios.com/products/justice-duel-digital-demo] As always, find links to our social media and more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://homebrewgameclub.com [⁠⁠⁠⁠http://homebrewgameclub.com]

Indie Game Design and Publishing with Chris Totten

The gang interviews Chris Totten, Associate Professor of Game Design at Kent State University and the creator of recent Game Club pick Kudzu. This far-ranging conversation touches on GB Studio development, game design as a field of study, publishing indie games, introducing Gen Z students to retro gaming, a possible Kudzu sequel, and many other topics. This episode has a transcript! You can download the PDF here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ardn34ihS5J4BIhcrroFsJWR33MKnT9e/view?usp=share_link]. Browse some of Chris' other projects at the Pie for Breakfast website [https://www.pfbstudios.com/]. You can also follow him on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/totter87.bsky.social]. As always, find links to our social media and more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://homebrewgameclub.com [⁠⁠⁠⁠http://homebrewgameclub.com]