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This is a short non-episode to quickly chat about the exciting new roadmap. In it we also namecheck Ultima Ratio Regum and Roguelike Radio
Find Jupiter Hell here: https://jupiterhell.com/Check out the Episode of Roguelike Radio we mentioned here: http://www.roguelikeradio.com/2016/11/episode-130-jupiter-hell-successor-to.htmlYou can follow the En Rogue podcast on Twitter @EnRoguePod and you can find Ally and Michelle @AllyBrinken and @WebbWeaves respectively. You can email us at enrogue@pm.me
My guest today is Dr Mark Johnson. Mark is a man of many talents, he's currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta where he mainly focuses on the intersection of money and games, particularly in relation to eSports and pro streamers. He's also the co-host of Roguelike Radio, creator of the game Ultima Ratio Regum, a former bullet hell world champion and a former professional poker player.As that breif intro suggests, Mark is not someone who does things by halves, and we delve deep into all of his various interests and areas of expertise, from the similarities between poker and rogue likes, why Command & Conquer changed everything, why speed running never appealed to him despite his clear skills, why professional streaming is more of a job than you think it is, and the big loss that led him to leave poker behind."Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.."PATREON - patreon.com/checkpointsiTunes HERE - SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEWTheme song by Samuel BakerArt work by Craig Stevenson
Brogue creator Brian “Pender” Walker joins us to chat about the elegant design behind his sublime roguelike dungeon-crawler, from the lessons he took from Rogue (and those he didn’t), to creating a rich world of interactions while keeping things simple. Things we discussed: Brogue Zach's instructional Brogue stream Brogue w/ Daily Challenge Brogue w/ Daily Challenge + Potion change Rogue Angband Nethack Derek Yu on Brogue Roguelike Celebration talk: Procedural level design in Brogue and beyond Hearthstone's Dungeon Run David Sirlin on balancing multiplayer games Slay the Spire Andrew Doull's Ascii Dreams Unangband Brian's lessons From the original Rogue post Brian's Roguelike Radio interview Brogue's Jellymancer build Into the Breach Caves of Qud Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Braid
Episode 151 of Roguelike Radio features Rob Parker and Eben Howard, with guests Hadley St. Clair and Kevin Cole, developers of Haque (steam and itch.io) This episode contains spoilers for story and gameplay elements in HaqueRead more »
Episode 140 of Roguelike Radio, where we discuss Horror in Roguelikes, with Darren 'Gruesome' Grey, Rob 'Neoliberalism' Parker, Eben 'Phantom' Howard and Mark 'Medusa' Johnson.Read more »
Episode 139 of Roguelike Radio, where we discuss Unexplored with Rob Parker and Eben Howard interviewing the game's creator, Joris Dormans.Read more »
Episode 138 of Roguelike Radio, where we interview Jeremiah Reid, creator of the vampiric Golden Krone Hotel.Read more »
Episode 137 of Roguelike Radio, where talk about a new book on Procedural Generation in Game Design, with Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Tarn Adams and Tanya X Short.Read more »
This is episode 136 of Roguelike Radio, where we interview Eniko, creator of possession-based roguelike MidBoss.Read more »
This is episode 135 of Roguelike Radio, talking about the results of the 2017 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ian Bowes (of ASCII Curious and the LaserBeards podcast) and Chris Haner (aka Rogueliker).Read more »
This is episode 134 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey and Mark Johnson discuss the role of Randomness in roguelikes.Read more »
Long intro, even longer episode! On this one I met up with scholar, podcast producer and friend of mine, Ben, and we hung out at Port Kembla Leagues on a Saturday afternoon and discussed comics, Stephen King and the internet. With a few other things thrown in for good measure. If I wasn't such a lazy man I'd have a number of links for you to click, everything mentioned on the episode in fact. Instead I thought I'd direct you to the podcasts Risky Business and Roguelike Radio, which for me were the big takeaways from this one. I love me a new podcast recommendation! Oh, and read Ronin by Cranky Frank Miller. If that name hasn't been used before (doubtful) then I claim it as my intellectual property by the power vested in me by posterous dot com. Remember them?
This is episode 133 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey and Jeff Lait talk about how to make a traditional Seven Day RoguelikeRead more »
This is episode 132 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren and Mark talk about the End of 2016!Read more »
This is episode 131 of Roguelike Radio, where we report from the International Roguelike Developers Conference (Europe 2016).Read more »
This is episode 130 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about Jupiter Hell, the successor to Doom the Roguelike. Talking are Kornel Kisielewicz, Darren Grey and Mark Johnson.Read more »
This is episode 129 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about Michael Brough's Imbroglio with Rob Parker, Alex Cheng aka vivafringe, Apple and Andrew Doull.Read more »
This is episode 128 of Roguelike Radio, where a panel of experts discuss How to be Good at Roguelikes! Our group of roguelike seers include Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Brandon (aka Demise), David (aka zxc) and Mikko Juola (aka Adeon).Read more »
This is episode 127 of Roguelike Radio, recorded at the New York International Roguelike Developers Conference held 6-7 August. Kawa hosts, and is joined by Mark Johnson, Jeremiah Reid, Brian Bucklew, Jason Grinblat, Patrick Kenney and Brett Gildersleeve.Read more »
This is episode 126 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about IVAN, with Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Zeno Rogue, Serin Delaunay and Ryan van Herel.Read more »
This is episode 125 of Roguelike Radio, where Andrew Doull is joined by Daniel Cook, Ste Curran and co-host Mark Johnson to talk about the roguelike puzzle game Road Not Taken (available on Windows, Mac, PS4 and just been released on iOS).Read more »
This is episode 124 of Roguelike Radio, where Mark Johnson is joined by James Whitehead, Ben Hendel-Doying and Chris Park to talk about roguelike elements in Shoot Em Ups ("Shmups").Read more »
This is episode 123 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Paul Jeffries, Zeno and Marek/Fulgur14 talk about Geometry in Roguelikes.Read more »
This is episode 122 of Roguelike Radio, where Mark Johnson interviews the Nethack Tool-Assisted Speedrun Team.Read more »
This is episode 121 of Roguelike Radio, where Mark Johnson, Darren Grey, Tarn Adams and Sami Maaranen discuss Simulation in Roguelikes.Read more »
This is episode 120 of Roguelike Radio, where Mark Johnson and Nicolas Casalini (DarkGod) speak to Michał Brzozowski about KeeperRL.Read more »
This is episode 119 of Roguelike Radio, where Mark Johnson, Josh Ge (Kyzrati) and Nicolas Casalini (DarkGod) discuss Coding Practices.Read more »
This is episode 118 of Roguelike Radio, where we interview John Harris about his new book: @Play: Exploring Roguelike Dungeons.Read more »
This is episode 117 of Roguelike Radio, where Mark Johnson, Darren Grey, Rob Parker and Twinge discuss tactical and strategic gameplay in roguelikes.Read more »
This is episode 116 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey, Jeff Lait, Diego Cathalifaud, Doug Cowley and Santiago Zapata talk about How to Design a Seven Day Roguelike.Read more »
This is episode 115 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey and Mark Johnson speak to Johannes Kristmann and Riad Djemili, developers of The Curious Expedition.Read more »
This is episode 114 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Jim Shepard and Brett Gildersleeve talk about fitting procedural generation techniques around the intended gameplay. Apologies for the low audio quality.Read more »
This is episode 113 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, Mark Johnson, Aaron Steed and Paul Jeffries. Apologies for the low audio quality.Read more »
This is episode 112 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey interviews Kornel Kisielewicz, maker of Doom the Roguelike.Read more »
This is episode 111 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey and Mark Johnson interview Jason Dreger and James Lantz, designers of Invisible Inc.Read more »
This is episode 110 of Roguelike Radio, where Andrew Doull, Darren Grey and Mark Johnson talk about the depths of their Obsession.Read more »
This is episode 104 of Roguelike Radio, where we discuss Procedural Narrative Design with Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Tanya Short and David Dunham.Read more »
This is episode 103 of Roguelike Radio, recorded at the International Roguelike Development Conference 2015 in the UK.Read more »
This is episode 102 of Roguelike Radio, with Darren Grey and Mark Johnson interviewing Frank Lantz of the NYC Game Centre.Read more »
This is episode 101 of Roguelike Radio, recorded live at the USA International Roguelike Developers Conference 2015. Kawa hosts a mob of roguelike developers and players reporting from the event!Read more »
This is episode 105 of Roguelike Radio, where we discuss Dungeon Hacks, a book on the history of roguelikes by David Craddock.Read more »
This is episode 99 of Roguelike Radio, where we have a look at some of the highlights from the Seven Day Roguelike Challenge 2015. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Paul Jeffries and Alan Charlesworth. Read more »
This is episode 98 of Roguelike Radio, where we have a look at what players want from 7DRLs. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Kawaii Dragoness, Alan Charlesworth and CrazedNaly. Read more »
This is episode 97 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about a new quest to get more traditional roguelikes onto Steam! Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Nicolas Casalini (aka DarkGod), Mario Donick, Brian Bucklew, Jason Grinblat and Patrick Casey. Read more »
This is episode 96 of Roguelike Radio, where we interview Mark Johnson about Ultima Ratio Regum. Read more »
This is episode 95 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about the end of 2014 and look ahead to the new year. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, DarkGod and Jim Shepard. Read more »
This is episode 108 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey and Mark Johnson chat about Information in roguelikes.Read more »
This is episode 109 of Roguelike Radio, where Darren Grey and Mark Johnson interview Josh Ge (aka Kyzrati) about Cogmind.Read more »
This is episode 100 of Roguelike Radio! Yes, 100! Woohoo!! :D For this fabulous milestone we cover something very close to the heart to roguelike players - YASDs (Yet Another Stupid Deaths), with Darren Grey and Andrew Doull.Read more »