[Ep160] Infinite Spider Jars

[Ep160] Infinite Spider Jars

Author: Butterscotch Shenanigans July 18, 2018 Duration: 1:10:00
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Salutations, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about the squeaky pulley crew, bus pants, and how turnip beauty standards make Sam cry. Do you feel selfsmug about your painvestments? Because sometimes you can’t portmanteau your way out of a situation.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

  • Anonymous: As game devs how do you feel when someone says they want to play a game where you can do anything?
  • imcade: Have you ever had a bad experience with a game you were looking forward to not live up to what you expected?
  • Haxplixer: You like free software, so would you like free games with no money grabbing system? I'm thinking for your jam games?
  • CoffeeChemist: You guys are allowed to take one creature and one character from one of your games. Who and what would it be and why?
  • imcade: What is the first album you ever owned?
  • TheUglyTurnip: You talked about how you helped create One Epic Knight. Can you tell us the juicy bits and how you created the game?

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