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Developer of TowerFall and Celeste Maddy Thorson joins the panel to cover the Treasure of Sierra Madrock, Nephew Tokens, and if double jumps are really necessary. Questions this week:   Topher Florence asks: Cast a Super Mario Bros. Movie using the actors from the 1999 film The Matrix. There are no other restrictions. (06:51) How can a game’s soundtrack encourage gameplay? (13:45) Why did MicroKingBlizzardActivision show off that diversity chart like they were proud of it? (19:33) How much of Nintendo can the Saudi Prince of Arabia own before it’s no longer ethical to buy Switch games? (27:05) Should video games abolish the double jump? (30:42) Reg asks: What is the best video game manual you have read? (37:50) How do you implement accessibility options in a game where its difficulty is the point? (43:34) Do video game release dates mean anything anymore? (48:25) Will 3D platforming ever be better than 2D platforming? (54:16)  LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&amp;As – Super Mario Maker 2 (01:00:03) Recommendations &amp; Outro (01:03:39) Dash to the forums to discuss this episode! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:   Mission in Snowdriftland   Titanic (1997)   The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock   Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions   Bonk’s Revenge   Manmaru The Ninja Penguin   TowerFall series   Celeste   Super Mario Maker series   Crystal Caves   M.C. Kids   Super Mario series   The Matrix (1999)   Keanu Reeves   Joe Pantoliano   Carrie-Anne Moss   Hugo Weaving   Laurence Fishburne   Tatanga   Anthony Ray Parker   Matt Doran   Marcus Chong   Gloria Foster   Super Mario Bros. (1993)   Max Headroom   Sonic the Hedgehog universe   Kingdom Hearts series   Katamari series   Mini Metro   Silent Hill 3   Fez   Activision Blizzard’s New Diversity Game Tool Comes Across Terribly   Saudi Arabia Now Owns 5% Of Nintendo   Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts   Legend of Zelda series   Landstalker   Gunstar Heroes   Bokura no Kazoku   Gunhouse   X-Men   Final Fantasy VI   Phish   God of War Ragnarök accessibility features revealed   Elden Ring   Contra series   Recommendations: Frank: Find and play the Titanic platformer made by Dragon Co. Tim: Don’t play Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (or do) Maddy: V Rising Brandon: Don’t add Amazon Prime Movies to your list at the end of the month, Lacroix Despheres Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Maddy Thorson. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Developer of TowerFall and Celeste <a href="https://twitter.com/maddythorson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maddy Thorson</a> joins the panel to cover the Treasure of Sierra Madrock, Nephew Tokens, and if double jumps are really necessary. Questions this week: <ol> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/topherflorence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Topher Florence</a> asks: Cast a Super Mario Bros. Movie using the actors from the 1999 film The Matrix. There are no other restrictions. (06:51)</li> <li>How can a game’s soundtrack encourage gameplay? (13:45)</li> <li>Why did MicroKingBlizzardActivision show off that diversity chart like they were proud of it? (19:33)</li> <li>How much of Nintendo can the Saudi Prince of Arabia own before it’s no longer ethical to buy Switch games? (27:05)</li> <li>Should video games abolish the double jump? (30:42)</li> <li>Reg asks: What is the best video game manual you have read? (37:50)</li> <li>How do you implement accessibility options in a game where its difficulty is the point? (43:34)</li> <li>Do video game release dates mean anything anymore? (48:25)</li> <li>Will 3D platforming ever be better than 2D platforming? (54:16)</li> </ol> LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&amp;As – Super Mario Maker 2 (01:00:03) Recommendations &amp; Outro (01:03:39) Dash to the forums to <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/d/1516-ep-237-everything-everywah-with-maddy-thorson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discuss this episode</a>! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/browser/mission-in-snowdriftland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mission in Snowdriftland</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Titanic (1997)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/flintstones-the-treasure-of-sierra-madrock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/daffy-duck-the-marvin-missions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/bonks-revenge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bonk’s Revenge</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.retrorgb.com/ninpen-manmaru-on-saturn-finally-gets-a-completed-translation.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manmaru The Ninja Penguin</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/towerfall-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TowerFall series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/celeste" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celeste</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/super-mario-maker-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Maker series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/crystal-caves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crystal Caves</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/mc-kids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">M.C. Kids</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/super-mario-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Matrix (1999)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000206/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keanu Reeves</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001592/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Pantoliano</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005251/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carrie-Anne Moss</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915989/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hugo Weaving</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000401/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurence Fishburne</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mariowiki.com/Tatanga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tatanga</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ray_Parker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Ray Parker</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233391/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Doran</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Chong" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcus Chong</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287825/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gloria Foster</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Bros. (1993)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Headroom</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sonic-the-hedgehog-universe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic the Hedgehog universe</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/kingdom-hearts-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/katamari-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katamari series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/mini-metro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mini Metro</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/silent-hill-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silent Hill 3</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/fez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fez</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-diversity-tool-overwatch-2-call-of-1848924832" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Activision Blizzard’s New Diversity Game Tool Comes Across Terribly</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-saudi-arabia-public-investment-fund-pif-shares-1848941294" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia Now Owns 5% Of Nintendo</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-ghouls-n-ghosts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/legend-of-zelda-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legend of Zelda series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/landstalker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Landstalker</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/gunstar-heroes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gunstar Heroes</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/bokura-no-kazoku/3030-42749/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bokura no Kazoku</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/gunhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gunhouse</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/x-men" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">X-Men</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/final-fantasy-iii__" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Final Fantasy VI</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phish</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2022/05/19/god-of-war-ragnarok-accessibility-features-revealed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God of War Ragnarök accessibility features revealed</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/elden-ring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elden Ring</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/contra-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contra series</a> </li> </ul> Recommendations: Frank: Find and play the Titanic platformer made by Dragon Co. Tim: Don’t play <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/wolverine-adamantium-rage_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wolverine: Adamantium Rage</a> (or do) Maddy: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604030/V_Rising/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">V Rising</a> Brandon: Don’t add Amazon Prime Movies to your list at the end of the month, <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacroix_Despheres" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lacroix Despheres</a> Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/alexjaffe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Jaffe</a>, with <a href="https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Cifaldi</a>, <a href="https://youtube.com/actionbutton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Rogers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/necrosofty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brandon Sheffield</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/maddythorson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maddy Thorson</a>. Edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/EsperControl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Esper Quinn</a>. <a href="https://kurtfeldman.bandcamp.com/album/insert-credit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Original Music</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/icechoir" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurt Feldman</a>.

Ep. 237 - Everything Everywah, with Maddy Thorson

Maddy Thorson (Celeste, TowerFall) joins us to discuss the evolution of their excellent catalog of platformers, how Celeste made them reconsider difficulty, and the benefits of working with a team you can trust. Show notes: Maddy Thorson Celeste Classic 2 Celeste source code  Axiom Verge randomizer Spelunky Dare Challenge Bot Maddy's Mario Maker 2 courses Maddy's Super Mario World Remix  Twilight Imperium  Detransition, Baby book Dreamsnake book Line Rider Andy's first Spelunky 2 Cosmic Ocean run

Maddy Thorson (Celeste, TowerFall) joins us to discuss the evolution of their excellent catalog of platformers, how Celeste made them reconsider difficulty, and the benefits of working with a team you can trust. Show notes: <a href="http://www.mattmakesgames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maddy Thorson</a> <a href="https://mattmakesgames.itch.io/celeste-classic-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celeste Classic 2</a> <a href="https://github.com/NoelFB/Celeste/tree/master/Source/Player" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celeste source code</a> <a href="http://www.axiomverge.com/blog/announcing-axiom-verges-first-ever-free-content-update-in-open-beta-now" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Axiom Verge randomizer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SpelunkyDare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spelunky Dare Challenge Bot</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddyThorson/status/1144514048651743232" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maddy's Mario Maker 2 courses</a> <a href="http://smwdb.me/db/a/a664de9ba85495ff1fba6d30130d92b843911f79/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maddy's Super Mario World Remix</a> <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twilight Imperium</a> <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621886/detransition-baby-by-torrey-peters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Detransition, Baby book</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263021.Dreamsnake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dreamsnake book</a> <a href="https://www.linerider.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Line Rider</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/hicC5L5CKwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy's first Spelunky 2 Cosmic Ocean run</a>

62: Rethinking Difficulty with Maddy Thorson