Explore every episode of the podcast Dialogue Tree
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| 032: Some dreams come true: Alpha Chrome Yayo on Promise Mascot Agency | 17 Dec 2025 | 02:10:23 | |
Promises made, promises kept. My game of the year, and the man who made that happen. Alpha Chrome Yayo: https://alphachromeyayo.bandcamp.com/ Promise Mascot Agency OST: Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/032-some-dreams-come-true-alpha-chrome Artwork: Show: Additional music credits: 00:06:14: Alpha Chrome Yayo - Welcome Home Spirits 00:08:43: Alpha Chrome Yayo - Gestures 00:11:23: Alpha Chrome Yayo - Thunder God 00:20:35: Alpha Chrome Yayo - Heart Engine 02:08:25: Alpha Chrome Yayo - Mascot Dreams | |||
| 031: Escape from Los Angeles: 3 hidden gems of 2025 w/ Patrick Knisely | 10 Dec 2025 | 01:21:24 | |
Triple threat. Some games you'll like, and a chat with the person that made one of them. One Frog Games: https://bsky.app/profile/onefroggames.bsky.social Monochrome Heights: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336210/Monochrome_Heights/ Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/031-escape-from-los-angeles-3-hidden Artwork: Show: | |||
| 022: Meet Lululu Entertainment: the story of Henry Halfhead | 25 Sep 2025 | 00:43:56 | |
Half head, all heart. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/022-meet-lululu-entertainment-the Artwork: Show: | |||
| 021: Noble bugs: 3 conversations about Hollow Knight: Silksong (feat. Margot Plays, Grub Hunter and Sean Clement) | 19 Sep 2025 | 02:13:17 | |
Onwards and upwards. Guests: Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/021-noble-bugs-3-conversations-about Artwork: Show: | |||
| 020: The good kind of production line: the games of Thomas K. Young | 11 Sep 2025 | 00:28:00 | |
Mark Wahlberg, the nature of productivity, and the best indie dev you've never heard of. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/020-the-good-kind-of-production-line Artwork: Show: | |||
| 019: No cost too great: the push and pull of Hollow Knight and the path to Silksong | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:25:04 | |
So above, so below. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/019-no-cost-too-great-the-push-and Artwork: Show: | |||
| 018: Problem solved: designing music for puzzle games with Rupert Cole and Zach Jones | 27 Aug 2025 | 01:08:16 | |
A good problem to have. The composers of the soundtracks to Is This Seat Taken? and Mind Over Magnet share their thoughts on puzzle games, and their approach to composing for them. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/018-problem-solved-designing-music Artwork: Show: | |||
| 017: Playlist #3 (Toree Saturn, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mina The Hollower) | 13 Aug 2025 | 00:32:01 | |
The $5 GOTY. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/017-playlist-3-toree-saturn-donkey Artwork: Show: | |||
| 016: Dear me, I was... | 06 Aug 2025 | 00:14:23 | |
A still life revisited. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/016-dear-me-i-was Artwork: Show: | |||
| 015: Donkey Kong Bananza | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:35:22 | |
Punching up. Finding joy in an old enemy. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/015-donkey-kong-bananza Artwork: Show: | |||
| 014: Limitless space: 30 years of the Virtual Boy | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:30:52 | |
Double vision. Celebrating a beautiful disaster. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/014-limitless-space-30-years-of-the Artwork: Show: | |||
| 013: Underscores #1: chill games to study to | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:40:25 | |
A radio show. Chillwave, in the heatwave. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/013-underscores-1-chill-games-to Artwork: Show: | |||
| 030: Community centre: Lucy Blundell on VIDEOVERSE | 28 Nov 2025 | 01:17:40 | |
What we lost, and what we learned. Lucy Blundell: VIDEOVERSE: https://www.kinmoku.games/videoverse Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/030-community-centre-lucy-blundell Artwork: Show: | |||
| 012: Meet VideoDojo: the team that built Game Builder Garage | 08 Jul 2025 | 01:34:05 | |
This week, an interview with Dom, the founder of VideoDojo. VideoDojo, founded in 2011, is a multi faceted YouTube channel that became the rallying point for a creative community that took an almost forgotten game and elevated it beyond what was ever expected of it. In this episode, in honour of the 4th anniversary of the game and VideoDojo's efforts to mark it with a large scale game jam and the first ever GBG Direct, I talk to Dom about the history of the channel, the community, his reflections on Game Builder Garage and the place it holds in the lineage of creative game making tools, as well as looking to the future. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/012-meet-videodojo-the-team-that Artwork: Show: | |||
| 011: Playlist #2 (Ruffy and the Riverside, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Morsels) | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:38:39 | |
A walk, some talk, and a surprise. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/011-playlist-2-ruffy-and-the-riverside Artwork: Show: | |||
| 010: 10 years of Her Story | 24 Jun 2025 | 00:31:45 | |
Post modern post fiction. Revisiting 2015, via 1994, to learn about 2025. Music in the show by Chris Zabriskie, bought on Bandcamp: https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/ Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/010-10-years-of-her-story Artwork: Show: | |||
| 009: Bö: Path of the Teal Lotus | 17 Jun 2025 | 00:33:45 | |
“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” White knuckles, clenched teeth, a brow drenched in sweat. This week, my favourite game of 2024. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/009-bo-path-of-the-teal-lotus Artwork: Show: | |||
| 008: System Transfer: the launch of the Switch 2 (Fast Fusion, Welcome Tour, Mario Kart World) | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:39:26 | |
New era, same magic. It is happening again. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/008-system-transfer-the-launch-of Artwork: Show: | |||
| 007: Lateral Thinking: a eulogy for the Nintendo Switch | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:34:26 | |
A history, a funeral, a celebration. This is the dream of Gunpei and Jack. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/lateral-thinking-a-eulogy-for-the Artwork: Show: | |||
| 006: Promenade | 27 May 2025 | 00:16:42 | |
A boy, a poulp, a dream. ------------------------- Promenade on r/IndieGaming: Holy Cap: https://www.holycapstudio.com/en/home/ OST: https://yponeko.bandcamp.com/album/promenade-original-soundtrack ------------------------ Show: Artwork by Pixel Benny | |||
| 005: Standing outside the casino: An alternative view on Balatro | 20 May 2025 | 00:15:27 | |
A reluctant confession, an awkward admission, a bad beat, and the fold. The Balatro Timeline: https://localthunk.com/blog/balatro-timeline-3aarh Show: Artwork by Pixel Benny | |||
| 004: Playlist #1 (Promise Mascot Agency, CATO: Buttered Cat) | 13 May 2025 | 00:21:29 | |
| 003: Spiritfarer | 06 May 2025 | 00:18:58 | |
Whenever we go, wherever we go, what do we leave? Spiritfarer: https://thunderlotusgames.com/games/spiritfarer/ OST: https://maxll.bandcamp.com/album/spiritfarer-original-soundtrack Toon Boom interview: https://www.toonboom.com/thunder-lotus-games-on-animating-the-afterlife-in-spiritfarer Show artwork by Pixel Benny: Dialogue Tree: | |||
| 029: Road trip to Dream Land: Kirby Air Riders w/ Eliza from Kirby Informer | 19 Nov 2025 | 01:32:31 | |
Warp speed. Kirby Informer: https://linkin.bio/kirbyinformer Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/029-road-trip-to-dream-land-kirby Artwork: Show: | |||
| 002: BZZZT | 29 Apr 2025 | 00:11:46 | |
Jump. Dash. Run. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. BZZZT: https://cinemax.cz/bzzzt-steam OST (buy): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2556250/BZZZT_Soundtrack/ OST (stream): https://open.spotify.com/album/5gNwmjoZns6iOWEev0bZyo Dialogue Tree: Show artwork by Pixel Benny: Me: | |||
| 001: Breath of the Wild | 22 Apr 2025 | 00:09:52 | |
A story about learning to play again.
Show artwork by Pixel Benny - https://pixelbenny.carrd.co/ Me, online - http://andrewvalentine.cc Dialogue Tree, online - www.dialoguetree.cc | |||
| 000: Start Screen | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:05:53 | |
A trailer. A pilot. A guide. Some rules.
This is Episode 0 of Dialogue Tree. | |||
| 028: Time flies: The Séance of Blake Manor | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:25:32 | |
The true horror is the ticking clock. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/028-time-flies-the-seance-of-blake Artwork: Show: | |||
| 027: Look Mom, I'm an artist: Edie Woolf on art, rhythm and the art of the rhythm game | 05 Nov 2025 | 01:09:59 | |
Step on the gas. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/027-look-mom-im-an-artist-edie-woolf Edie Woolf: https://www.ediewoolfillustration.co.uk/ Edie Woolf on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edie.woolf Artwork: Show: | |||
| 026: Strong roots: Luke Sanderson on Turnip Mountain and the best of Steam Next Fest (October 2025) | 29 Oct 2025 | 01:25:07 | |
Unbeetable. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/026-strong-roots-luke-sanderson-on Luke Sanderson on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukesanderson.bsky.social Turnip Mountain on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138410/Turnip_Mountain/ Artwork: Show: | |||
| 025: Show, don't tell: Nama Takahashi on Öoo, ElecHead and the design of new ideas | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:42:25 | |
An explosion of creativity. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/025-show-dont-tell-nama-takahashi Nama Takahashi: https://namatakahashi.notion.site/en David Howe: Artwork: Show: | |||
| 024: Super effective: Nathan Ellingsworth on Pokémon Legends Z-A and recapturing lapsed fans | 14 Oct 2025 | 01:07:45 | |
You can go back. Nathan Ellingsworth: The Goldenrod Gazette (Nathan’s Pokémon newsletter) Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/024-super-effective-nathan-ellingsworth Artwork: Show: | |||
| 023: Underscores #2: a night, 8pm - 6am | 02 Oct 2025 | 00:54:42 | |
A night out. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/023-underscores-2-a-night-8pm-6am Artwork: Show: | |||
| 041: Simulacra Fantastica: the seamless science fiction of Capcom's PRAGMATA | 07 May 2026 | 00:56:59 | |
Our true intent is all for your delight. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/041-simulacra-fantastica-the-seamless Artwork: Show: | |||
| 040: A human touch: Listening to The Midnight Walk | 24 Apr 2026 | 01:52:06 | |
Of clay and fire. Joel Bille: Christian Björklund: Ola Sivefäldt: https://www.mobygames.com/person/129426/ola-sivefaldt/ Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/040-a-human-touch-listening-to-the Artwork: Show: | |||
| 039: Limitless Space II: The reality of the Virtual Boy w/ Patrick Ehlers of Nintendo Cartridge Society | 10 Apr 2026 | 01:42:56 | |
Seeing red, for real. Nintendo Cartridge Society: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nintendo-cartridge-society/id1163990138 Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/039-limitless-space-ii-the-reality Artwork: Show: | |||
| 038: My river is ending: ZIPIT! Games on The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish | 20 Mar 2026 | 01:32:57 | |
Capturing the impossible. The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3172760/The_Wide_Open_Sky_is_Running_out_of_Catfish/ Tom Halfhill and Nessie: https://halfhill.com/nessie.html Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/038-my-river-is-ending-zipit-games Artwork: Show: | |||
| 037: Close reading: Dr Rob Gallagher on Artgames after GamerGate | 05 Mar 2026 | 01:19:45 | |
Lessons learned. Dr Rob Gallagher: https://bsky.app/profile/gealga.bsky.social Artgames after GamerGate: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-04435-8 Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/037-close-reading-dr-rob-gallagher Artwork: Show: | |||
| 036: Uncanny valley: Toby Alden on the horror of LOVE ETERNAL | 18 Feb 2026 | 01:06:16 | |
We are the dreamer. LOVE ETERNAL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVE_ETERNAL/ Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/036-uncanny-valley-toby-alden-on Artwork: Show: | |||
| 035: Express yourself: Chris Wade and Fabian Rastorfer on the evolution of the 3D platformer | 30 Jan 2026 | 01:35:09 | |
Don't go for second best. Show notes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/035-express-yourself-chris-wade-and Artwork: Show: | |||
| 034: Enough to tell a story: an ABC of 2026 | 21 Jan 2026 | 01:07:25 | |
Stranger things will come before you. Shownotes: https://adialoguetree.substack.com/p/034-enough-to-tell-a-story-an-abc Artwork: Show: | |||
| 033: Postcards | 24 Dec 2025 | 00:44:18 | |