Melon Cast (Indie Game Dev Podcast) – Details, episodes & analysis

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀! In this episode we talk about what we have been doing, what games we have worked on the last 2 years. We are joined by:

• Pxl Dev ‪@PxlDev‬
• Danqzq ‪@danqzq‬
• BigMemerMan1 ‪@BigMemerMan1‬
• Ommtdh
• Wolfenrahd @Wolfenrahd

⏩ Cottage Ville steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/23... ⏩ Toilet Zone 2 steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/30...

• In today's episode we talk about our past jam experiences and share some valuable tips with you all! 

00:00 - Intro (welcoming a new member - STON) 

01:18 - What was it like to take part in Brackeys Game Jam once again? 

03:58 - How did you come up with an idea for the game jam? 

07:27 - What did you like working on whilst making LASERKEEP? 

09:18 - Which aspect of developing LASERKEEP was the most difficult? 

12:25 - STON shares his experience in breaking games 

16:49 - How challenging was making a game in 3 days as a large team? 

28:00 - Would you like to take part in short jams like Ludum Dare again? 

33:56 - What tips would you give for Ludum Dare participants? 

40:11 - What did you guys learn and/or improve on from working on those games? 

49:43 - What are your future plans? 

57:25 - Outro  

• Background music by Pxl Dev  

• Here are some of the social media links of the cast members: 

- Dan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/gamedevdan  

- Pxl Dev's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/pxldev

• In today's episode we talk about Team Melon's 1st year anniversary, video game genres and the importance of story & characters in games! 

00:00 - Intro (1st year anniversary and welcoming Casino)

01:05 - Team Melon's 1st year experience

18:54 - What's your favorite game genre?

28:50 - What makes a video game character iconic?

34:12 - What's the most important part of a game's story?

42:49 - What do you look for in a game? Good plot or good gameplay?

51:50 - Outro 

• Background music by Pxl Dev

• Here are some of the social media links of the cast members:

 - Dan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/gamedevdan

- Pxl Dev's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/pxldev

- Wolfenrahd's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43ocReBfXYy9Cf6j1nufDg

• In today's episode we talk about our first game dev experiences, the challenges in it and the game industry.

00:00:00 - Intro

0:00:40 - What was your first game dev experience?

0:16:17 - How did you first start learning game development?

0:24:52 - What is or was the biggest challenge of your game dev journey?

0:30:52 - Was there ever a situation when you crunched during the development of a game?

0:38:25 - What are your favorite video games to play?

0:43:40 - What do you think of pay to win games? (from the perspective of a game dev and a player)

0:49:56 - What do you think are the qualities person needs to be a (good) game developer, and why?

1:00:08 - What do you think are the most historically important games, and how do you think they changed the game industry?

1:09:16 - Outro

1:09:40 - Bloopers?!

• Background music from Shovel Knight (Strike The Earth by Jake Kaufman)

• Here are some of the social media links of the cast members:

- Dan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/gamedevdan

- Pxl Dev's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/pxldevThe

Tilemap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zABMvbTyEK8

- Fully Rendered's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3cOFRJLBWS_YApMiw3hRg

- Wolfenrahd's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43ocReBfXYy9Cf6j1nufDg

Not all of the Team Melon members were able to join us in this podcast. They might be able to join us in the future.

In today's episode we introduce Team Melon and we answered to the following questions:

00:00 - Introduction. How did team melon come to be?

02:38 - If you weren't a game developer, what would you be?

05:00 - How has game development changed your life?

08:15 - If you were a professional game developer what AAA Studio would you go work for?

11:09 - (For artists) what is your favorite art style to work with?

14:37 - (For programmers) when did you start programming and which coding language do you consider superior to others?

21:09 - What are our other hobbies in addition to game development?

Here are some of the Social Media links to the cast members:

Dan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/gamedevdan

Pxl Dev's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/pxldev

Fully Rendered's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3cOFRJLBWS_YApMiw3hRg