145: Addressing Memory with Plunderludics

145: Addressing Memory with Plunderludics

Author: The Secret Lives of Games February 11, 2025 Duration: 1:41:41

Doug and Rob chat with mut moochi, Jonny Hopkins, and Gurn Group about their experimental game and emulator hacking practice, which they call "plunderludics". We're also joined by special guest co-host Bennett Foddy. We describe some of their pieces, the comparison against plunderphonics and other related terms, the tools they've developed, and more.

Show notes: 

plunderludics wiki
https://plunderludics.github.io/

Unityhawk
https://plunderludics.github.io/tools/unityhawk.html

boshi's place
https://boshis.place/

mut's Tapestry
https://2024.amaze-berlin.de/mentions/tapestry/

mut's Auto Mario
https://nes.mut.media/goodluck.html

Mario Mario's bro skater 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWHXMURV2vo

tetris, but all at once, but all at once
https://x.com/jwhopkin/status/1624188079408918528

jonny's Mario x film composites
https://x.com/jwhopkin/status/1627367719518576656
https://x.com/jwhopkin/status/1628938203435614208
https://x.com/jwhopkin/status/1630298848479281153

Gurn Group's itch page
https://gurnburial.itch.io/

Mario Tag documentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pul43sdWO8k

Multibowl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multibowl

"Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative"
https://plunderphonics.com/

JohnLee Cooper's list Plundercore (Not By Me Mostly)
https://itch.io/c/2861178/plundercore-not-by-me-mostly

Water Level/b.l.u.e. EXPLORATION by hatimb00
https://hatimb00.itch.io/blue-exploration

 

 

 


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