Hi folks! Diamond here, juggling columns and recording sessions as I plan my summer excursion to New York for family time and Long Island Retro Gaming Expo. In that spirit, here's a podcast all about BitSummit Punch, the 14th* annual indie game festival in Kyoto, Japan.
As with previous BitSummit episodes, I serve as host and interviewer, talking to developers about their upcoming projects and sharing my thoughts about all the games that made an impression on me at the show. Here's a list of my guests this year:
Mason Smith aka Airdorf
Andr\u00e9s Borghi, creator of Tenebris Somnia
Haley MacLean and Sarah Podzorski at MinnMax
Nolan Joseph at DDDistortion
Liam Berry at Extremely OK Games
Phil Larsen at Unclear Games
And here's a list of all the titles I mention on the air:
Route-16 (Turbo/R)
Hard Edge War Zone
Magical Blush from Brazilian developer Alkacer Game Studio
Digital Exorcist by Cool Beans Productions
Lone Chef by Project Moreum
Inkblood by Hey Bird!
Artis Impact by Mas (solo dev!)
Debug Nephemee by Nephemee Studio
Thanks, Light by Lightersgames
Dreadmoor by Dream Dock
The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time by Lucas Immanuel
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand by Friday Sundae
Escape from Moriarty Mansion by The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Towel Survivors & other Vampire Survivors spinoffs
\u30d1\u30af\u30d1\u30af\u308c\uff01NO MORE \u304a\u83d3\u5b50\u6ce5\u68d2 4DX
that's \"Pakupakure! NO MORE Okashi D\u014drob\u014d 4DX\"
Nowhere Umbrella by WOW
Pain Pain Go Away by Lorebard
FEAR FA 98 by Celery Emblem & Jacob Jazz (from Madrid)
My photos of mascots in attendance inspired Greg Melo to draw some extraordinary cover art, and I extend my deepest thanks to editor Greg Leahy for stitching together my many recordings into an actual podcast. Music heard in this episode:
12:20 -\u00a0Faith: The Unholy Trinity: Main Theme
20:15 -\u00a0Tenebris Somnia: Demo BGM |\u00a0Route-16 Turbo: Normal Stage
33:00 -\u00a0Artis Impact: Silverlake Woods
44:15 -\u00a0Fields of Mistria: Something's Brewing |\u00a0Thanks, Light.: Teaser
52:28 -\u00a0There are No Ghosts at the Grand: Skeletons in the Closet
1:01:59 -\u00a0Nightmare Operator: BitSummit PUNCH Teaser
1:12:16 -\u00a0Nightmare Operator: Indie Live Expo '24 Trailer |\u00a0Vampire Survivors: Forest Night Fever
1:25:25 -\u00a0City of None: Title Theme
1:34:39 -\u00a0City of None: Teaser
1:46:31 -\u00a0The Florist: Gameplay Teaser
Closing -\u00a0Punch-Out!!\u00a0(2009): Donkey Kong
*technically they had one in 2020 but it was just an online livestream with zero guests so should that count? I say no.
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