UFO 50 with special guest Jason Schreier!
Can one episode contain this many games?!
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To pick through the 50 indie games stuffed into UFO 50, The Besties called in support: Bloomberg reporter and author Jason Schreier. We discuss our favorites from UFO 50 and the point of a collection this big. In the back half, Schreier shares some juicy tidbits from his new book on the history of Blizzard, Play Nice.
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Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
Some UFO 50 games to get you started:
Barbuta
Mortol
Campanella
Porgy
Caramel Caramel
Pingolf
Valbrace
Pilot Quest
Mini & Max
Seaside Drive
Party House
Attactrix
Vainger
Night Manor
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I'm not sure if y'all called it out this time (maybe you gave a heads up a few weeks ago?) but Balatro finally hit on Apple Arcade and my skepticism was completely incorrect. The past six months not playing Balatro will haunt me. I'm not sure what the UI/UX is like on other platforms but it feels perfect on iPad.
Zach Barth of Zachtronics has also made a game in the vein of "fictional console with games developed for it and accompanying dev commentary" in Last Call BBS.
Only 8 games instead of 50, and it's not examining the same thing, since it's about the home PC BBS culture. That said, it's the first analog I though about and I think it's criminally under-appreciated like all Zachtronics things.