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and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say.    My ferry. Today we're talking about Foghorns Drown by Studio Laaya! A game about driving a ferry and talking to fish. Get Foghorns Drown on Steam!!! Follow Studio Laaya's work on their itch page! Discussed in the episode: Threshold by Julien Eveillé on SteamAtlas of AI a book by Kate Crawford on Bookshop.org--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Oh what a Foghorn's Drown moooorning (this is an Oklahoma joke. Do you like it?) (00:59) - Howdy pardner (01:25) - What is Foghorn's Drown (04:46) - The vague time period (08:45) - Talking about the Foghorn (12:36) - In this one spooky things happen3 (12:53) - The atmosphere and aesthetics (18:24) - SPOILERS (18:31) - So there's this fish (20:45) - What is happening (26:20) - Where we conclude (28:36) - The fish (31:53) - Taking a smoke break (33:04) - Certified Jumpscare Moment (36:09) - There is fishing (36:24) - Big Takeaways (36:30) - Robin's Big Takeaway (42:42) - Kim's Big Takeaway (47:24) - Kim wrangles the outro like a champ ★ Support this podcast ★

Sorry this episode is late, I was playing Combolands. Today we're talking about Imago Season by Lunar Finch! A game about uprising and have cool antennae. Get Imago Season on Steam or itch.io!!! Follow Lunar Finch's work on their blog! Discussed in the episode: Melons (this is the game Chase can't remember the name of)--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Everybody gets the long intro today because the ep was late3 (01:58) - The One Where They Say Something Funny and Then Start The Show (02:26) - Today Chase and Temporary Robin (02:50) - What is Imago Season? (05:22) - The power of Seeing a Face (06:35) - Basic details (09:24) - Bethesdish and dice rolls (14:43) - SPOILERS (14:49) - Story setup (19:24) - Choices and making the "right" ones (23:33) - The factions (28:50) - Video game... good (30:36) - Morphosis (34:06) - Ending the game (39:12) - Big Takeaways (39:21) - Chase's Big Takeaway (45:32) - Robin's Big Takeaway (52:26) - A good video game! (52:37) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

I'm going on vacation and frankly I can't focus enough to come up with a joke. C ya l8r - AJ Today we're talking about The Life We've Chosen by Cryoslight! A game about being depressed and chatting with your demon friend. Get The Life We've Chosen on itch.io!!! Follow Cryoslight's work on their itch page! Discussed in the episode: Shark Tombstone in Pittsburgh on Atlas Obscura--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Another Pittsburgh cemetary landmark (01:31) - Sorry Robin (02:26) - What is The Life We've Chosen? (04:07) - AJ finds the Auto button (05:02) - Generally (06:20) - It's a visual novel so it's all spoilers sorry lol (06:52) - Visiting the spoiler demon (06:59) - Preconceptions about the story (09:59) - A better place to start (16:14) - The relationship with Ella (21:50) - Going deeper into the endings (27:22) - The flip at the end (28:41) - Big Takeaways (28:51) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:51) - Robin's Big Takeaway (34:54) - That's the video game. (35:09) - Thank you for listening!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

Strap in. It's gonna be a bitsy ride. Today we're talking about 10 Bitsy games by 8 developers! Games about love, and life, and death, and rats, and birds, and making a cake for your girlfriend! Check out the bitsy tag in itch.io!Games we talked about (all on itch): ENDLESS SCROLL by Cecile RichardUnder a Star Called Sun by Cecile RichardNovena by Cecile RichardCowgirl Boots by shrimptoastiethe mountain is as it always was by christine miThe SnakeMother • Le Serpent-Mère by AdebregThe Museum Of Mid 2000s Forum Signatures by Niandra!Cloverheart by rowan tobiasi had another dream about you last night by caantiMEDUSA by Ether, Hidden Vale Discussed in the episode: Celestial Coffee Quest by Wavey Games on itchOur episode on Grow LightGrow Light by danielle taphanel on itchThree Lesbians in a Winter Special by Digital Poppy on itch--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Asking for Robin's Kalita Wave recipe (01:19) - Celestial Coffee Chronicles (thank you TK for the suggestion) (02:05) - What are Bitsy games?? (06:08) - 10 Bitsy games! (07:01) - Endless Scroll by Cecile Richard (14:35) - Under a Star Called Sun by Cecile Richard (23:39) - novena by Cecile Richard (27:44) - Cowgirl Boots by shrimptoastie (33:54) - the mountain is as it always was by christine mi (41:47) - The "hey wow neat!" Showcase (42:02) - The SnakeMother • Le Serpent-Mère by Adebreg (43:54) - The Museum Of Mid 2000s Forum Signatures by Niandra! (47:46) - Cloverheart by rowan tobias (50:26) - i had another dream about you last night by caanti (55:43) - MEDUSA by Ether, Hidden Vale (01:00:31) - That's the last one! (01:00:36) - Big Takeaways??? (01:00:49) - AJ's Big Takeaway (01:01:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:02:32) - Everybody should make a Bitsy game!!! (01:03:26) - Thanks for listening!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

🚨CONTENT WARNING: There is a lengthy description of a psychotic episode from about 45:56 to 57:52. Nothing bad happens and no one is harmed, but there are descriptions of hallucinations and delusions🚨 AJ and Kim had the pleasure of talking to AJ Gonzalez of Official Electric (developer of RUIN: Chapter 0) about how he got started in games, how to get to the point in art and games, and why the Official Electric merch is so damn good. Check out Official Electric on their website or on itch.io! Discussed in the episode: Our RUIN episodeJUNK? by Official ElectricNothing Gallery (get all 35 film collectibles to get the PDF that we talk about!)RUIN Ch.O Suite on Bandcamp--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Welcome!!! (01:32) - Who is AJ Gonzalez? (11:43) - Normal games and weird art (16:07) - Getting to the point (19:38) - Who is this for? (21:16) - When did Official Electric come about? (26:03) - Performance art? (28:15) - Are these games about games? (32:06) - The Cigarette Break (37:30) - The PDF (45:56) - [CW: LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF A PSYCHOTIC EPISODE] The purpose of disorientation (57:52) - Does RUIN feel like catharsis? (59:02) - The future of Official Electric (01:00:50) - Check out AJ's work! ★ Support this podcast ★

Still can't believe that actual Neptune is in this game lmao Today we're talking about Asterism by Claire Morwood! A game about uncovering the origins of a mysterious space signal and doing it yourself. Get Asterism on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Claire Morwood's work on her website! Discussed in the episode: Asterism DevlogsAsterism OST on bandcampIt's been done before, but not by YOU. by Nneka Julia on YouTube--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - dirt.pig (01:22) - Welcome to oink.zip (02:27) - The end of Moon Summer (03:29) - What is Asterism? (05:10) - The artstyles are SICK (13:04) - The pacing (19:52) - Spoilers (20:02) - Favorite levels (27:09) - Touching on the narrative (32:08) - We did cry at the end (33:09) - Big Takeaways (33:43) - AJ's Big Takeaway (37:32) - Chase's Big Takeaway (40:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway (46:35) - Games can be anything!!! (47:23) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

I'm having a hard time getting the Cheerwine and the portrait of the personification of existential dread in the same shot with the telephoto lens. Today we're talking about Umurangi Generatoin by ORIGAME DIGITAL! A game about taking photos and choosing how to live. Get Umurangi Generation on Steam or Switch!!! Follow ORIGAME DIGITAL's work on their website! Discussed in the episode: The Cheerwine Official StoreThe Article Where I Talk About Umurangi Generation In Full Detail (Total F*ckin Spoilers Ahead), Part One by Kaile Hultner on No EscapeInterview: Naphtali Faulkner on developing indie smash 'Umurangi Generation' by Jonathan Peltz on inverse5 Years Ago, One Of The Most Brilliant Photography Games Perfectly Captured The Present Moment by Robin Bea on inverseAdditional links: The Umurangi Generation is Asking You To Care by Celia Lewis for Vista Magazine on MediumWhat a video game about a futuristic Tauranga can tell us about our present by Dan Taipua for The Spinoff--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Picklesburgh and Kielbasafest (01:21) - Welcome back to penn.dot (02:17) - What is Unmurangi Generation? (03:50) - This game is About Stuff (05:12) - The photography is fun (15:51) - The way the mechanics aid the story (17:41) - All photography has a bias! (21:35) - The soundtrack!!! The art!!! (24:02) - Spoilers! (25:08) - Speeding through the narrative (30:07) - What the Macro DLC focuses on (39:59) - Big Takeaways (40:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (43:42) - AJ's Big Takeaway (45:51) - The game is amazing!!!!!! (46:52) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

I found these weird looking mushrooms foraging around in the forest, wanna make dinner with them? Surely there's nothing nefarious about them. Today we're joined by Rachel Watts from the Indieventure podcast and Draknek & Friends to talk about Lost Wiki: Kozlovka by yattytheman! A game about haunted(?) mushrooms and clunky computer sounds. Get Lost Wiki: Kozlovka on Steam!!! Follow yattytheman's work on his website! Discussed in the episode: ABBA Voyage Official WebsiteOur episode on No Case Should Remain Unsolved with Lex!Cocoon: Design Works written by Rachel on Lost in CultAJ once again brought up The Worst Puzzle of All Time by Design Delve for Second Wind on YouTube--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - A song that is about defining the relationship (01:05) - VERY SPECIAL GUEST RACHEL WATTS (02:22) - Who is Rachel Watts? (04:10) - What is Lost Wiki: Kozlovka (08:52) - Story setup (14:46) - How the puzzles are presented (20:09) - Not holding back surprises (24:14) - Shoutout to the flow chart (27:07) - The shifting in tense (29:09) - Heading into spoilers (30:12) - Symbiotic Ergot (30:48) - Kim tries not to say the name of a TV show for 3 minutes (33:56) - The juice (43:36) - The ending (48:19) - Big Takeaways (48:29) - AJ's Big Takeaway (50:01) - Kim's Big Takeaway (54:53) - Chase's Big Takeaway (01:02:08) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:05:14) - Rachel's Big Takeaway (01:09:44) - Lost Wiki COLON (01:10:15) - Check the game out!! (01:10:34) - Find Rachel!!!! (01:11:59) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

You gooootta try the penguin soda dude. Today we're talking about Enjoy the Diner by Monthly Wetland and Studio Dragonet! A game about the moon and drinking soda. This game was suggested by Kate of No Small Games! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website! Get Enjoy the Diner on Steam, Switch, or in Japanese on itch.io and Switch!!! Follow Monthly Wetland's work on their website and Bluesky! Discussed in the episode: Enjoy the Diner: Sound Track on Steam--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - cat.nip (02:22) - Naming the duo (03:32) - What is Enjoy the Diner (07:52) - The conversation mechanic (10:35) - A bit about the characters (13:01) - Check out the game! (13:23) - SPOILERS (13:29) - You have an exam tomorrow!!! (14:05) - The world is cool (18:19) - Favorite moments? (24:54) - The endings (30:47) - The Box (33:55) - Some more moments (42:20) - Big Takeaways (42:40) - AJ's Big Takeaway (45:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway (47:46) - Shoutout penguin soda (48:38) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Games can be anything, but do they really need to be anything more than Snake?? Today we're talking about Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves by so many people!!! A game about learning what a game poem is and playing Snake. Read/play Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves on itch.io or the Game Poems website!!! Follow Game Poems on their website! Discussed in the episode: Game Poems Magazine - Resources Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Modern Major Child (03:23) - Game Poems Issue #1: First Moves (05:26) - The philosophy of game poems (15:55) - It's over when... (18:49) - Find the game in the show notes!! (19:57) - Stand outs (20:12) - Like I Never Moved at All by Adam Pype and Victor Kraus (23:33) - SNAKISMS 2: Snakes We Live By, Volume 1: A-M by Pippin Barr (28:25) - [começar coisas terminadas] by Isaques Sanchez (33:59) - Asunder by Ash Rezvani, Brittany Westlund, Kate Lloyd (37:26) - Firsts by Geoffrey Mugford (43:12) - Gambit by Caitlin DeRosa (44:58) - On Second Thought by Tereza Kotěšovcová (47:01) - A look of glass stops you. by Brendan Allen (50:33) - Big Takeaways (51:00) - Kim's Big Takeaway (52:41) - AJ's Big Takeaway (54:33) - Chase's Big Takeaway (57:26) - Closing the magazine (01:00:24) - Kim tells a story ★ Support this podcast ★

☕Become a member for more RAMs, special episodes, and behind-the-scenes stuff at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip!☕ This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discuss the group's recent playthrough of the WONDERFUL game Prequel by Glyphtide Games! A game about overcoming the evil, and your inevitable demise!Get Prequel digitally or physically on Glyphtide Games' website! If you want to see how we organized our game you can explore the spreadsheet we played on!---Follow the guests! Listen to Jill and Scout on Paws and Clause or In SequenceHear AJ talk about Triangle Agency on In SequenceCheck out MCDM's game, Draw Steel!If you're in the Detroit Metro area check out Pandemonium Games and HobbiesRead Frey's blog On the TableCheck out Andy's art for Arkham ConSupport Scout and see her blogging occasionally on her Ko-Fi page or check out her work on her website!--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (02:01) - We've all played Prequel! (02:21) - What is Prequel? (04:03) - Starting at the beginning (kind of) (05:12) - The Evil (06:53) - The Heroes (27:11) - Player agency and the tactical side of the game (36:58) - Everyone is equal and narrative transparency (41:12) - Investment in the world and storytelling (46:34) - The playtime (54:02) - Good lookin' book!!! (55:55) - This game sticks with you (01:00:00) - Follow my wonderful friends!!! (01:06:06) - Thank you for your support!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

Captain's Log 420 (nice): Space... it's always night here... why isn't anyone talking about this? Today we're talking about Moonrot by Bee Braun! A game about driving around the moon and soaking up the sun. Get Moonrot on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Bee Braun's work on their (very good) website! Discussed in the episode: Frogsong by Bee Braun on SteamPROXIMATE on Steam--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Hey Girl Mode is a good podcast (00:47) - Podcast debuff (01:21) - You may know this dev!! (03:10) - What is Moonrot? (07:25) - This IS a horror game (12:33) - Finding the bright spots (14:11) - A faulty rover (16:33) - Use of sound (18:40) - Spoilers! (18:45) - Progression of the horror (27:15) - Going around the lake (28:21) - The ending (29:11) - Big Takeaways (29:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (34:00) - Hey read the show notes (35:16) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

What was your favorite part of the original RUIN?? I personally loved thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethe Today we're talking about RUIN: Chapter 0 by Official Electric! A game about the 35th anniversary of the hit game RUIN and taking a smoke break. Get RUIN: Chapter 0 on itch.io!!! Follow Official Electric's work on itch.io OR their VERY GOOD website! Discussed in the episode: RUIN Ch.O Suite by 8M on BandcampA Year with Swollen Appendices: The Diary of Brian Eno by Brian Eno (the book that the quote Robin reads is from)--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Lettuce is evil (00:50) - THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN (01:28) - Kim has a totally different type of freaky taste (02:19) - What is RUIN: Chapter 0 (04:03) - The game is an art piece (05:17) - It is so hard to talk about this game without spoilers (06:23) - Look we tried to talk about it without spoilers (06:43) - Spoiler time (06:53) - I think I liked it (08:26) - Robin says something coherent about the aesthetics of incoherence (10:16) - Capturing childhood uncertainty and memory (17:09) - The game might hate you? (19:57) - The genre shifts (24:47) - The design is just so good (26:04) - Big Takeaways (26:19) - Kim's Big Takeaway (28:37) - Chase's Big Takeaway (30:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway (33:55) - Goblin's Big Takeaway (34:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway (37:06) - Hell yeah gang (37:35) - Tell us what you think about the game! ★ Support this podcast ★

The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode. Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games! A game about playing an evil CD and the horrors of working in the games industry.  Get Forbidden Solitaire on Steam!!! Follow Night Signal Entertainment's work on their website! Follow Grey Alien Games' work on their website! Discussed in the episode: Ep. 186: The Pacino Family Gaming Podcast (Feat. AJ and Home Safety Hotline) by Video Game Podtimism (oops Kim isn't on this one sorry sorry sorry)Home Safety Hotline by Night Signal Entertainment on SteamAll Haul the King by Housefire on Steam--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (01:09) - Nightmare Husband (02:06) - What is Forbidden Solitaire (05:28) - The game wants you to win (13:24) - Narrative stuff (16:56) - The game "Forbidden Solitaire" withing the game Forbidden Solitaire (18:00) - Cooper has a carrot (18:47) - The overall story (25:07) - The metanarrative (29:13) - Comparing to Home Safety Hotline (36:47) - The balance (37:46) - The end of the game (40:01) - Big Takeaways (40:10) - AJ's Big Takeaway (45:12) - Chase's Big Takeaway (50:04) - The future is bright (50:41) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

What if games were a little weeeeeird. Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal).  Get Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams on Steam!!! Follow raptorsoft's work on itch.io! Discussed in the episode: Hypnagogia 催眠術 by raptorsoft on itch.ioInterior Worlds by raptorsoft on SteamLate Homework | 遅れた宿題 by raptorsoft on SteamSubsurface Circular by Bithell Games on SteamShelved By Genre on Ranged Touch--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - The perfect egg sambo (00:59) - This is NOT Hypogea OR HYPERBEAT (02:09) - What is Hypnagogia? (03:14) - What did we think of the game? (06:31) - The sliding scale of freakiness (10:53) - The mechanics (14:18) - Spoilers (14:20) - The levels (18:33) - Light touch pastiche (20:33) - Spooky time (25:56) - We are millenials (28:58) - Bird's mean (29:59) - The message (31:40) - Big Takeaways (31:54) - Chase's Big Takeaway (37:10) - Robin's Big Takeaway (42:27) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★