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Dwerve Developer Interview Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

In this interview I spoke with Half Human Games Percy and Peter who are working on the upcoming game Dwerve and just launched a kickstarter for it. We started with inspirations, our favorite tower defense games and more. Discussing the …

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Unraveling Undermine With the Developers Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast, I spoke with Derek and Clint of Thorium to discuss the roguelike Undermine that is out now.

We started with talking about their backgrounds at Relic before moving to the indie space. Designing an action roguelike is …

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The Pros and Cons of Platform Creation With Path of Titans Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast I spoke with Matt who is the owner of Alderon Games about his upcoming game Path of Titans, and their decision to make their own platform/store for the game as opposed to using Steam.

We spoke about …

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Making a Modern Retro RPG With Skald Against the Black Priory Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this Perceptive podcast, we spoke with Al who is the lead designer on Skald Against the Black Priory, a modern retro RPG designed to emulate the look and feel of the commodore 64.

We talked about his background with …

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The Design of John Wick Hex Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast, I spoke with Nic Tringali who works at Bithell Games and was on the design team for John Wick Hex.

We started with introductions and spoke about how the team pitched John Wick Hex to Lionsgate. From …

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The Design of Alwa’s Legacy Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast, we sat down with Mikael of Elden Pixels who created the modern-retro game Alwa’s Awakening to discuss the kickstarter for their sequel Alwa’s legacy.

We spoke about the history of the company and design that went into …

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Making a Museum: Mondo Museum Developer Interview Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast, I spoke with Michel who is the lead designer of the game Mondo Museum for a talk about bullfrog sims, management games, and how we’ll be running a museum.

We started off talking about Michel’s background and …

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Evolving the Apple 2’s Design With Nox Archaist Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast, I spoke with Mark Lemmert of 6502 Workshop who is making the most modern retro example of a game I’ve seen yet — designing Nox Archaist using the Apple 2 framework to make a new CRPG.

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Elevating Mobile Games with Bound By Blades Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast, I sat down with Justin Thompson who has been working on the game Bound by Blades for the past few years, and is now going on kickstarter to try and sell the concept of an elevated mobile …

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Talking Game Development With Brian Colin Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com

For this cast I spoke with veteran game developer and owner of Game Refuge Brian Colin who is also the creator of the hit arcade game Rampage among other titles.

We spoke about the past and how he got started …

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