Show Notes
We're joined by Ben Wilson (Saltsea Chronicles), John Axon (Capybara Games), and Scott Anderson (Unity) to discuss Pingolf, the 31st game in the UFO 50 collection. "Each year the best golfers in the galaxy show up to compete at the UFO Invitational." Next week: Mortol II Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Discussed in this episode: Desert Golfing https://store.steampowered.com/app/757040/Desert_Golfing/ Golfing on Mars https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340570/Golf_On_Mars/ Cursed to Golf https://store.steampowered.com/app/1726120/Cursed_to_Golf/ Executive Golf DX (Playdate) https://play.date/games/executive-golf/ Yoku's Island Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Yokus_Island_Express/ Scott's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/impossible.bsky.social John's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/johnaxon.bsky.social Ben's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/zerofiftyone.bsky.social Ben's Crosswords https://zerofiftyone.net/ The End of Gameplay by droqen https://store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/The_End_of_Gameplay/ 31 Unmarked Games by droqen https://droqen.itch.io/31-unmarked-games Episode 69 – Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson https://eggplant.show/69-building-a-better-bridge-with-ben-wilson Episode 129 – Reinforcing Worldbuilding through Gameplay with Spoils https://eggplant.show/129-reinforcing-worldbuilding-through-gameplay-with-spoils A Year of UFO 50 - Golfaria https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-golfaria
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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.
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