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Ep. 410 - Games Somerton, with Mathew Kumar

Added 2025-10-13 03:05:48 +0000 UTC

Writer and developer Mathew Kumar guest hosts the panel, covering the Balatro of coin flips, Bitmap Books bad decisions, and especially crude actions performed by Rabbids.

Hosted by Mathew Kumar, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

SHOW NOTES:

1: Why are coin flips so hot right now? (02:47)

2: What was Nintendo thinking with the weird baby animation? (08:29)

3: How does Bitmap Books dig themselves out of the hole they just dug for themselves? (14:47)

4: Who will make the reconstruction-era Assassin’s Creed game now? (21:40)

5: Esper Quinn asks, if you could take the assets from any existing game and make a different game, what would you take from, and what would you make? (29:47)

6: What’s the video game you have the warmest feelings about? (36:47)

7: The Zine Fairy has gifted you with resources and time to make a bizarrely specific zine. What’s it about? (43:06)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Matt Farley & Charlie Roxburgh Films (49:41)

Recommendations and Outro (58:04):

Frank: Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
Brandon: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Ash: Get some sleep
Mathew: Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, exp. zine, Mathew Kumar’s Patreon
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