163: Cha-Ching, Inc.

This episode's theme is "pen"! Isaac is coughing yet again, but manages to deliver a pitch for a game about an author hiding their true identity, and Claire's idea for a game involves selling top-tier pens! Then we get a little distracted by Boss Baby...Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!00:00 Intro02:31 Isaac pitches a game of pen names10:12 Claire pitches a pen store16:52 Rapid Fire Round!Emily Blaster By Gabrielle Zevin

This episode's theme is "pancakes"! Claire pitches a whole event, and Isaac gets confused on what exactly a pancake is. Our discussion is "why is every video game adding so much STUFF to think about!?"Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!00:00 Intro03:08 Claire pitches a pancake event08:48 Isaac forgets what pancakes are16:08 Rapid fire round!33:13 Why do video games have so much stuff?

This episode's theme is "Chairs"! Claire's chair game has you teleporting through biomes and Isaac makes you work your way up the academic ladder to become department chair! Then Isaac and Claire have some things to say about Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, but more specifically, cutscene-to-game ratio!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!00:00 Intro02:10 Claire pitches a game that goes any-chair05:17 Isaac enters academia12:41 The rapid fire round!27:03 Isaac and Claire Discuss Cut Scenes!

This episode's theme is "Schedules"! Claire gives players a job (or an assistant!) and Isaac gives us an outlet for the true pastime of TTRPG players. Then we talk about the game we made! Wait, we're not supposed to do that!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!00:00 Intro01:41 Claire pitches a game that's a job05:40 Isaac pitches a DM's worst nightmare12:36 Claire's mini rant about cell phones and kids these days15:19 Rapid Fire Round!30:44 Discussion - we made a game!Play the Game: https://rihguweb.itch.io/masqueradePlay "You Have to Burn the Rope" by Mazapan: https://www.flashlegacy.com/game/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/

This episode's theme is "Airships"! Claire puts cats in the sky and Isaac explains the history of lunar landers! Then Claire dives into her first experiences with Stardew Valley!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!00:00 Intro02:41 Claire pitches cats on a plane09:32 Isaac pitches a save 'em up14:26 Rapid fire round!25:41 Claire talks about Stardew Valley!

This episode's theme is "Railroads"! Claire makes Blue Prince a train game, and Isaac railroads his Dungeons and Dragons party!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!00:00 Intro04:37 Claire pitches a blue prince-like euro trash12:47 Isaac Railroads his players22:28 Rapid fire round!the VR train game is Locomancer, developed and published by Eric Lipschutz: https://store.steampowered.com/app/490250/Locomancer/And we do talk about it in episode 53!

This episode's theme is "Eye Ball"! Claire pitches a cooperative multi-player game with a Greek myth them, and Isaac pitches a... game? Folks, he's sleepy today!Isaac prepared something to discuss but forgot and didn't write any notes, so this week we ramble about speedruns! Did you watch SGDQ? What was your favorite run?Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!00:00 Intro03:42 Claire pitches a Gray Sisters game11:10 Isaac pitches his eyeball watching game16:11 Rapid Fire Round!30:52 A little speedrun ramble

New Game+ Time! Put on the nostalgia goggles for the old show format: that's right, you get 2 honks n' bonks! Coffee Talk and Garden Story! Enjoy!

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! This episode's theme is "Bouncy Ball"! Claire pitches a cozy horror game about finding a lost bouncy ball in a swamp, and Isaac pitches a racing game.We ask the question: are all cozy games farming sims? The answer may shock you!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!00:00 Intro05:22 Claire pitches her cozy horror game09:13 Isaac pitches bouncy ball racing15:58 Rapid Fire Round!33:08 Discussion: Do cozy games have to be farming sims?

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! This episode's theme is "Horse"! Claire pitches a Horse MMO with heavy moderation and Isaac half-remembers a game he's only seen clips of and makes a new game about horses out of the ethereal material of his dreams!Isaac continues talking about his city-building game that he is actually making, and how a playtest went!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topicsWhether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!00:00 Intro 03:19 Claire pitches her heavily moderated horse MMO10:46 Isaac pitches "I of the Horse"18:23 rapid fire round!34:28 Discussion, more on Isaac's game!