Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 (encore feed)

We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) to discuss Combatants, the 46th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"The evil Red Ants have taken your land! Fight Back and defend your queen!"
Next week: Quibble Race
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Starcraft: Remastered
https://starcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/
Pikmin 1+2 Bundle
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pikmin-1-plus-2-bundle-switch/
Little King's Story
https://store.steampowered.com/app/390310/Little_Kings_Story/
Tinykin
https://www.tinykingame.com/
Patapon
https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/patapon-1-plus-2-replay
Tooth & Tail
https://www.toothandtailgame.com/
The Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia by Bernard Suits
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games by Eric Zimmerman
https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204 
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World by Jane McGonigal
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal/1100817884?ean=9780143120612
Game Studies Study Buddies 51 – Suits – The Grasshopper
https://rangedtouch.com/2022/09/29/51-suits-the-grasshopper/
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Mini & Max
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mini-max
Gio on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/gwishin.bsky.social

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We're joined by Billy Basso (Animal Well), Ben Wilson (Saltsea Chronicles), Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy), and Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss Mini & Max, the 45th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Mini and her dog Max are locked in the storage room. Harness the magic of shrinking to escape!"
Next week: Combatants
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway


Discussed in this episode:
Animal Well Triple Physical Release
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjRxh0v08yo 
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nintendo-switch-2-edition-switch-2/ 
Outer Wilds
https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html

Spelunky
https://www.spelunkyworld.com/index.html 
Uurnog: Uurnlimited
https://rawfury.com/games/uurnog-uurnlimited/
Everything
https://www.doublefine.com/games/everything 
Tux and Fanny
https://www.gog.com/en/game/tux_and_fanny 
Tinykin
https://www.tinykingame.com/ 
Caves of Qud
https://www.cavesofqud.com/
Adam Conover Live Tour
https://www.adamconover.net/
Zero Fifty One
zerofiftyone.net 
 
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We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Eileen Hollinger (Capybara Games) to discuss Pilot Quest, the 44th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"The Campanella has crashed! Fix it by harvesting resources and exploring the wild zone."
Next week: Mini & Max
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Collection of Mana 
https://mana.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/collection-of-mana 
Actraiser Renaissance
https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/actraiser-renaissance
Progress Quest
http://progressquest.com/
Candy Box II (Sequel to Candy Box) 
https://candybox2.github.io/candybox/ 
Cow Clicker
http://cowclicker.com/
A Dark Room
https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/
Cookie Clicker
https://cookieclicker.com/ 
Clicker Heroes 
https://www.clickerheroes.com/
AdVenture Capitalist
https://hyperhippo.com/games/adventure-capitalist/
Universal Paperclips
https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
The Barnacle Goose Experiment
https://everest-pipkin.com/barnacle-goose/
Banana
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923300/Banana/
Neptune's Pride
https://np.ironhelmet.com/#landing
Game Dev Story
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1847240/Game_Dev_Story/
Knytt
https://archive.org/details/Knytt/
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
https://www.gog.com/en/game/cosmos_cosmic_adventure
GameMaker
https://gamemaker.io/en
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
https://www.edfringe.com/ 
Mel McGlensey is NORMAL
https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/mel-mcglensey-normal
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 1
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-super-mario-world-part-1 
 
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We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok), and Colin and Sarah Northway (Northway Games) to discuss Elfazar's Hat, the 43rd game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Elfazar is hailed as a great magician, but his captive animals are ready to strike back!"
Next week: Pilot Quest
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
 
Discussed in this episode:
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200580/Pocky__Rocky_Reshrined/
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
https://exocolonist.com/ 
Vancouver Game Garden
https://vangamegarden.com/
99: Charting the Future with Sarah Northway (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)
https://eggplant.show/99-charting-the-future-with-sarah-northway-i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist
 
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We're joined by Star St. Germain (Aconite), Madison Karrh (Birth), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Night Manor, the 42nd game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Trapped in a nightmare where you must use your wits to survive and escape!"


Next week: Elfazar's Hat
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:
Into the Depths: Caves of Qud (Sidequests Special)
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-sidequests-special 
Clock Tower: Rewind (remaster of original Clock Tower release)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ 
Déjà Vu: MacVentures Series
https://store.steampowered.com/app/343820/Dj_Vu_MacVenture_Series/ 
The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
https://store.steampowered.com/app/343810/The_Uninvited_MacVenture_Series/
Shadowgate (remake)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/Shadowgate/ 
Moida Mansion
https://dukope.itch.io/moida-mansion 
31 Days of Halloween
https://buttondown.com/31daysofhalloween/archive/31-days-of-halloween-october-1-5731/ 
Maniac Mansion
https://www.gog.com/en/game/maniac_mansion 
King's Quest
https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3 
The Legend of Kyrandia
https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_kyrandia 
Putt Putt Goes to the Moon
https://store.steampowered.com/app/294650/PuttPutt_Goes_to_the_Moon/ 
Blue Prince
https://www.blueprincegame.com/ 
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/games/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes 
Inscryption
https://www.inscryption.com/ 
Crow Country
https://crowcountrygame.com/ 
Wild Blue
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ 
Star on bsky
https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social   
Star on itch
thisisstar.itch.io 
Star's website
https://www.thisisstar.com/  
Birth
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/ 



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