Tag: Mortal Kombat

046: The Creative Partnership and First Principles behind X: Seekers of Fortune

Listen now (38:36 min) | A clear path forward to funding begins to emerge, but it is a long road. Our heroes sit at the feet of the designers of X: Seekers of Fortune, Joel and Danny (Mega Moth Studios), who have been on this journey much longer, and have much to share.

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Things discussed on this episode:

  • 00:27 – Mega Moth Studios
  • 01:58 – Navigating creative differences
  • 04:50 – First principles and the importance of designing the card backs for X: Seekers of Fortune well
  • 06:00 – How do you even define the minimum viable product for a game?
  • 07:19 – Why choose to make a trading card game (TCG)?
  • 10:09 – X: Seekers of Fortune
  • 13:12 – Production progress report
  • 15:53 – D12

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031: The LPGWV Collective

Listen now (34 min) | After having an allergic reaction to the sci-fi feline, our heroes return to space and are immediately confronted by a gamer collective armada! Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 2:11 Dragula
  • 4:42 PopCon
  • 7:22 LPGWV
  • 17:21 Motown Tilt
  • 17:47 Mortal Kombat
  • 19:16 Pac-Man
  • 20:51 PewDiePie
  • 21:19 Pokemon Go
  • 23:14 Okami
  • 24:41 Evil Within
  • 27:07 Sailor Moon R
  • 28:48 Pittsburgh Dad

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001: Don’t Skip the Tutorial

Listen now (30 min) | When last we left our heroes … – oh wait, this is the episode in which we meet our intrepid heroes. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • Mario
  • HeroQuest
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Shark! Shark!
  • Bayou Billy
  • Rygar
  • Legend of Zelda
  • Battle of Olympus
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Analytics
  • Civilization

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