Look, you’d be terrified too, alright? That dragon is frightening.
Episode 7 of Bit Transmission is now available for your listening pleasure. Joining us for the show is Gaijin Games CEO, Alex Neuse. We talk about their highly epicBit.Tripseries, something Jonathan Holmes has worked up an extensive theory on. Plus some discussion on the trials and tribulations of being an independent developer and we touch briefly on the games as art debate.
All you have to do to enjoy the show is click below! Or, if you follow the jump, we’re testing out a new player for folks who would rather not download the episode. Full show notes also reside after the break.
Direct download:BTP007.mp3
Bit Transmission ep#007
Total running time: 1:16:15
0:01:02 – 0:04:00 |Bit.Trip Runner0:04:10 – 0:06:57 | Game Over0:06:58 – 0:09:24 | Ch-ch-ch-changes0:09:25 – 0:10:40 | Going deeper0:10:45 – 0:15:15 |Bit.Trip V0:16:34 – 0:18:00 | Holmes is a danger to himself and others0:18:05 – 0:24:45 | Atari 2600 influences0:22:44 – 0:24:02 |WarioWare D.I.Y.microgames0:24:30 – 0:27:30 | Being indie0:27:31 – 0:31:06 | The price of progress0:30:40 – 0:31:37 | Art games0:34:06 – 0:34:48 | Cross-platform releases?0:36:45 – 0:38:10 | Making it as an indie0:39:18 – 0:42:50 |Lilt Line0:42:51 – 0:43:48 | Gaming under the influence0:43:48 – 0:46:23 | What’s Alex playing?0:47:37 – 0:49:37 | Back toBit.Trip Runner0:49:58 – 0:51:59 | The world ofBit.Trip0:52:00 – 0:53:40 | Replay value0:53:41 – 0:56:22 | Challenges0:56:24 – 0:58:30 | The feeling you get0:58:31 – 1:02:30 | Genre-bending1:02:31 – 1:08:02 | Defining art1:09:32 – 1:12:50 | Closing and episode 8 tease
Music used in this episode
Transition –Bit.Trip BeatOSTDescent –Bit.Trip BeatOST
