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

We're joined by (most of) the developers of UFO 50 - Derek Yu, Jon Perry, Eirik Suhrke, Tyriq Plummer, and Paul Hubans - to close out our series with a project-spanning discussion of their development process, how they're feeling a year out from launch, and so much more.


Next week: Who knows??
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway


Discussed in this episode:
868-HACK
https://868-hack.neocities.org/ 
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE! Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTHuGIU3wRI 
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
A Year of Block Koala
https://redcircle.com/shows/4e5322d3-2ea6-42dc-bfb3-18a427384a68
Roguelike Celebration 2025 (Including Fireside Chat with Jon Perry!)
https://www.roguelike.club/event2025.html 
Time Barons
https://www.time-barons.com/about.html 
Middleditch and Schwartz
https://www.middleditchandschwartz.com/ 
SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins
https://www.earwolf.com/show_archive/spontaneanation-with-paul-f-tompkins-archive/ 
Scrubbin' Trubble (Tyriq's upcoming game)
https://scrubbintrubble.com/
Madhouse (Paul's upcoming game)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3727130/MADHOUSE/ 
UFO 50 Physical Edition
https://www.fangamer.com/products/ufo-50-game-nintendo-switch-deluxe-edition 



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Full audio from our epic live series finale, packed with previous series guests, tarot readings, mad libs, touching listener letters, and so much more. Come laugh and cry with us, say goodbye to UFO 50, and hear what's next for Eggplant!
Next week: Final interview with the UFO 50 recovery team!
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway


Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE! Twitch VOD
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2569097617 
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
Zatoichi's YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@Zatoichi1962-m6v 
Eggplant Party House Thread (for Gainsworthy's Party House of the Day challenge!)
https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1286353349817663519
The Beauty of Games by Frank Lantz
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262552950/the-beauty-of-games/ 
A Life Well Wasted
https://alifewellwasted.com/ 
Beyond a Boundary by C. L. R. James
https://www.dukeupress.edu/beyond-a-boundary 
Jacques' Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jacquesnessmonster/
Sean's Portfolio
http://seanfeeley.com/
Sean's Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/thebigfeel 
Sounds from The Abyss mixes
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdRlER1F5rGvaoE-XbV6jz6OymxQw4jx
Tim Follin - Chronos A Tapestry of Time theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2WgfEj_zjc&list=RDP2WgfEj_zjc&start_radio=1 
Tim Follin - Ghouls and Ghosts Level 3
https://youtu.be/BTUD0XuXT8k?si=JpzOvQwBqS98v3EH 
Martin Galway - Parallax Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LEA23R-Nc&list=RDA8LEA23R-Nc&start_radio=1  
Stephane Picq - Gorbi (kgb)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48ncQu5bh4&list=RDZ48ncQu5bh4&start_radio=1 
Wladcy Ciemonski (lords of the darkness) theme by Leszek Holda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1MlvwuZc74&list=RDv1MlvwuZc74&start_radio=1 
Starship Rendezvous - Mysticism (Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata)
https://youtu.be/YAILyCJ63iQ?si=XAaP2aah_91U29Zj&t=575 
Kaimei-In (Stage 4) [Tiger Road (Arcade)] - Harumi Fujita, Tamayo Kawamoto
https://youtu.be/gGEG3DOnJlA?si=Kbii_9lz72OnOR0P&t=638 
The Cartoncast
https://fancybat.com/cartoncast 
 
 
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We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss [REDACTED] hidden within the UFO 50 collection. Massive spoilers ahead!
Next week: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!
(Airing live on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 at 7:30pm CST at https://www.twitch.tv/eggplantshow)
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
FuryForged – What dark secrets hide beneath the surface of UFO 50?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__FyJ-Obu9E
UFO 50 WRITE-UP v2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuVnnJDmKKGrlTIGVn1Zykp9Tpn4rthGFei1gztRAN4/edit?tab=t.0 
MAPPING MUSIC TO MIAS
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kvdqYzJCO16-UAZV5tkTIrltzEOcQjQV/mobilepresent?slide=id.g30af015f402_0_0 
MRMACDUGGAN'S GAME LORE SHEET
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JqOjkGkXjoRvE_uE-nc4bTfFOzcudvKP3WDanGdaio0/edit?gid=2032987708#gid=2032987708
TERMINAL 101
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y2gHxlxKlm2jyTIY_7QoNOF6iUjhvfWnOO6mIy6P-H8/edit?gid=0#gid=0 
Exeter Book Riddles
https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/exeter-book-riddles/ 
Mushroomy Kingdom 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhNgQ16s-u8 
Deadly Premonition OST – Life is Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzvXBFwcyek
Yume Nikki
https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ 
Undertale
https://undertale.com/
Off
https://offtherpg.com/
Space Funeral the First
https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral
Ib
https://vgperson.com/games/ib.htm
Petscop
https://www.youtube.com/petscop
UFO 50 Bandcamp
https://phlogiston.bandcamp.com/album/ufo-50
Miasma Tower Bandcamp
https://phlogiston.bandcamp.com/album/miasma-tower
B3313 Mario 64 Mod
https://b3313.fandom.com/wiki/B3313 
Has anyone else seen this in miasma tower? i dont know how exactly to trigger it
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo50/comments/1guzkfu/has_anyone_else_seen_this_in_miasma_tower_i_dont/ 
The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play") 
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
Glider (Conway's Game of Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(Conway%27s_Game_of_Life)
Eric Zimmerman Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games 
https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204
Games Climbers Play by Lito Tejada-Flores
https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1968_files/AJ%201968%2046-52%20Tejada-Flores%20Games.pdf



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We're joined by Izzy Kestrel (Gexfeld, A Good Videogame), Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City), and the one and only Rand Hall (UFO 50 Voicemailer Extraordinaire) to discuss Cyber Owls, the 50th and final* game in the UFO 50 collection.
"A superweapon threatens to destroy the world, and it's up to the Cyber Owls to save the day!"


Next week: [REDACTED]
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
Cherry Rush YouTube Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/@Cherry-Rush 
Derek Yu's Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Derek_Yu 
Roguelike Celebration 2025 (Including Fireside Chat with Jon Perry!)
https://www.roguelike.club/event2025.html 
Izzy's itch.io
https://iznaut.itch.io/ 
Izzy's bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.com
Izzy's Website
https://iznaut.com/
Snap & Grab
https://nogoblin.com/snapandgrab
Shawn's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/shawndoublea/?hl=en
Beatdown City Survivors
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/Beatdown_City_Survivors/ 
Tyriq's Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/fourbitfriday.bsky.social
Scrubbin' Trubble
https://scrubbintrubble.com/
The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play")
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
C.A. Brown
https://www.youtube.com/@CABROWN


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We're joined by Liz Ryerson (musician, writer, podcaster), Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Campanella 3, the 49th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"It's time for Pilot to return to what he does best -- flying the Campanella through deep space!"
Next week: Cyber Owls
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
 
Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 
Adam Conover Tickets
https://www.adamconover.net/ 
Wing Commander 1+2
https://www.gog.com/en/game/wing_commander_1_2 
Wild Blue
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ 
Thumper
https://thumpergame.com/ 
The Virtual Museum of Dead Wifery
https://lilithzone.itch.io/the-virtual-museum-of-dead-wifery 
Abnormal Mapping
https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ 
doseone
https://www.doseone.xyz/ 
The Unearthed Treasure Room: An Alternative Showcase of Overlooked Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPPJohxAk4 
Anodyne 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/877810/Anodyne_2_Return_to_Dust/ 
Great Art
https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art 
Wood Teeth (doseone EP with Height Keech)
https://doseone.bandcamp.com/album/wood-teeth?from=embed 



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