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Join Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their 25th episode with games from the BIGGEST game jam itch.io has ever seen! Out of Controls: https://osoka.itch.io/out-of-controls-gmtk Wired Up: rb.gy/dryyyi Three in a Rogue: https://notexplosive.itch.io/three-in-a-rogue Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they shed some light on games with the theme "One light source!" Blackout - Dark City: https://nkx227.itch.io/blackout Solo Inferno: https://danialxd.itch.io/solo-inferno IMPRINT: https://fishy-delishy.itch.io/imprint A Spark in the Cave: https://eliathx.itch.io/a-spark-in-the-cave Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they play some games and reference a Shai LaBeouf film in this whacky episode! The Plot Hole: https://lacrearthur.itch.io/plot-hole Enter the Diggeon: https://vikepic.itch.io/rogueminer Weasel Real Estate: https://desertbeagle.itch.io/weasel-real-estate Ridiculous Golfing: https://believing-gamedev.itch.io/ridiculous-golfing Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they mess with some lovely stories - in game format! That's why you always lose your keys: https://ferdiu.itch.io/thats-why-you-always-lose-your-keys Light Below the Surface: https://pearacidic.itch.io/light-below-the-surface Aspirations: https://seairah.itch.io/aspirations Wilted Flowers: https://ritscuit.itch.io/wilted-flowers Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they shift some shapes with games from the 140th Weekly Game Jam! Flee Runner: https://noeloskar.itch.io/flee-runner Abby's Adventure: https://micron-flash.itch.io/abbys-adventure Vertex Shifter: https://thoof.itch.io/vertex-shifter Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they put their friendship to the test and try to guess which Bitsy games they made! Ouroboros: The Mother Serpent: shorturl.at/pBG78 a solitary spacecraft: shorturl.at/DEU27 The Valley of the Cursed God: shorturl.at/dkAZ0 Hours of the Day: shorturl.at/djWY0 novena: shorturl.at/fkoH3 a night train to the forest zone: shorturl.at/dqM68 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they pull a few games from the EXPANSIVE Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality! Dimension Drive: https://2awesomestudio.itch.io/dimension-drive Moroi Springs - Winterlore: https://moroisprings.itch.io/zestre Gunhouse: https://necrosoftgames.itch.io/gunhouse Skeletris: https://ghastly.itch.io/skeletris Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake travel back to 1989 for some GB Studio games! Ciao Nonna: https://crescendo.itch.io/ciao-nonna Freaker: https://zeurom.itch.io/freaker-gbstudio Murder Mansion: https://jan-schneider.itch.io/murder-mansion Link to Jusiv's write up on FUZ: http://www.jusiv.me/blog/fuz-reflections/ Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake continue their game engine series with some pixels in Pico-8! Popel Quest: https://schete.itch.io/popel-quest Random Dungeon: https://eduszesz.itch.io/random-dungeon FUZ: https://jusiv.itch.io/fuz Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake begin their new foray into game engines. This week, games made in Unity! Concourse X-Ray: https://andyman404.itch.io/concourse-x-ray Blight: https://monoflauta.itch.io/blight Stuck!: https://chkkll.itch.io/stuck Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake has a special guest this week - Paul Webster-Pact! You can find him at @AerFixus on Twitter The Neon Mate: https://rhomita.itch.io/the-neon-mate Computer, Open That Door!: https://plaw.itch.io/computer-open-that-door VSYNC: OFF: https://kimitama.itch.io/vsync-off Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake review three racing games to satiate your need for speed!! Drift Stage: https://supersystems.itch.io/driftstageexpo Pothole Runner:https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-3/rate/574142?after=20 Hyperfast: https://kreediddy.itch.io/hyperfast Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake do SCIENCE with these amazing crowdsourcing ... games? They're still not sure. Eyewire: https://eyewire.org/ Eterna: https://eternagame.org/web/ Foldit: https://fold.it/ Zooniverse: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake talk powerups and obstacles as they revisit a genre of the past and present Microidvania: https://vila6.itch.io/microidvania Underground Hangovers: https://deconstructeam.itch.io/underground-hangovers A Palace for Fools: https://jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-palace-for-fools Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
This week, Stephen and Jake discuss walking (something we can't necessarily do in these crazy times!) Cult Classic: https://doc-ill.itch.io/cult-classic 176˚: https://martiansparlor.itch.io/176 I Like Walking Very Much: https://camel504.itch.io/ilwvm Lucid Explorer: https://xerstudios.itch.io/lucid-explorer-community-edition Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Jake and Stephen refine what they attempted to do in Episode 5! It's MUCH better, they promise! Demake Jam: https://itch.io/jam/demake-jam/results (Ticaruga, Haywire!, Lessonwind) Finally Finish Something Jam: https://itch.io/jam/finally-finish-something-2018/results (Orbital Traversal, Star Juggler, Covenant) Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
This week, Stephen and Jake tackle some games that they're, quite frankly, not awesome at! Geopolitics: https://beardybard.itch.io/geopolitics Mr. Moneybag: https://managore.itch.io/mr-moneybag Widelands: https://widelands.itch.io/widelands Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake discuss adventure games in this special episode! Look out for juicy mangos, and maybe you can tell us what adventure games are?? Debugger 4406: https://nka1024.itch.io/debugger-4406 Jack of all Spades: https://reviani.itch.io/jack-of-all-spades D.R.I.E.D.: https://somefarang.itch.io/dried Podcast referenced by InternQuest: http://www.acq-inc.com/ Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Join your two favorite gaming goofballs as they jump into some unsettling games of the horror genre! Aria's Story: hhttps://lyd1a.itch.io/arias-story Penitent Dead: https://lovelyhellplace.itch.io/penitent-dead Backrooms: https://iep-esy.itch.io/backrooms Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake jump into one of their childhood staples - the absolutely wonderful genre of RPGs! Road to Red Larch: https://internquest.itch.io/intern-quest-1-road-to-red-larch Peoplemon: https://malinhttps://linearity.itch.io/peoplemon She Dreams Elsewhere: https://lorenze.itch.io/she-dreams-elsewhere Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Tune in to a discussion on the Interactive Fiction Competition as well a game our hosts DEFINITELY did not think up in 30 seconds before recording! All entries for 2019 can be found here: https://ifcomp.org/comp/2019 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Puzzles galore in this week's episode! Join Stephen and Jake as they wrap their brains around them! Dim: A Light in the Dark: https://lucamartinelli.itch.io/dim Summit: https://malinwong.itch.io/summit Doodle Alive: https://tadasgloom.itch.io/doodle-alive Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Stephen and Jake discuss three visual novels. Don't worry dear listeners, there's more to the genre than run of the mill dating sims! Making of Conquerors: https://mabsart.itch.io/moc One Night Hot Springs: https://npckc.itch.io/one-night-hot-springs Demon's Wages: https://bibilega.itch.io/demons-wages Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss shooting things and bullet hells in their second ever episode! Impoverished Starfighter: https://danbo.itch.io/impoverished-starfighter I've Got A Second Chance At Life But Now I'm An Axolotl And In Massive Debt: https://remruts.itch.io/igascalbniaaaimd Panic on Layer 1: https://fleacoco.itch.io/panic-on-layer-1 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Our first full length episode! Stephen and Jake talk about platformers and what itch these games will scratch. Dig It Up Land: https://gunturtle.itch.io/dig-up-land Graveyard Ghost: https://rootstudio.itch.io/graveyard-ghost Insert Coin: https://gil4.itch.io/insert-coin Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch
Our introductory episode! Listen as Stephen and Jake break down what to expect in the coming episodes. Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch