We're joined by guest host Madison Karrh (Birth), Billy Basso (Animal Well), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Caramel Caramel, the 24th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Melon got a new camera and is going on a galactic adventure to try it out!”

Next week: Party House

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Snapshot Game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/204220/Snapshot/

Spelunky by Derek Yu
https://bossfightbooks.com/products/spelunky-by-derek-yu

Brick101’s mod for Caramel Caramel
https://github.com/davidmpickett/ufo50-caramel-health

Animal Well
https://www.animalwell.net/

Episode 139 – Sticking to Your Systems with Animal Well
https://eggplant.show/139-sticking-to-your-systems-with-animal-well

Abnormal Mapping
https://www.abnormalmapping.com/

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by guest host Alfredo Barraza (Riot), plus Farbs (Wild Bastards), Dan Vecchitto (Trombone Champ), and Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss Onion Delivery, the 23rd game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Can you survive the work-week in Zorrg City? Do your best to make deliveries amidst the chaos!"

Next week: Caramel Caramel

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Retro Racing 2
https://www.mrqwak.com/games/retro-racing-2/

Grand Theft Auto
https://www.rockstargames.com/games/gta

Trombone Champ
https://www.trombonechamp.com/

ICE CREAM DELIVERY JOB
https://youtu.be/NfnzV0eMdug?si=q3rBfxpj9cI9cPbU

"The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein
https://tsd.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine.html

Adam Conover Tour Dates
https://www.adamconover.net/new-tour-dates/

Adam Conover on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/adamconover.net

Farbs on Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@Farbs

Holy Wow on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/holywowstudios.bsky.social

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

In the 3rd installment of our current Into the Depths series, we dive into Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015.

Doug and Rob - joined by special guest host Star St. Germain - talk to one of the game's creators Jason Grinblat about the main quest, from Bethesda Susa thru .

Don't forget to join our Discord and play along with the series.

Show Notes:

Buy Caves of Qud on itch.io:
https://freeholdgames.itch.io/cavesofqud

Jason's reference image for Bethesda Susa:
https://imgur.com/a/rH257at

Star on bsky:
https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social

Jason on bsky:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zflcrtqmb7pcwouiixuf22pq

We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) and Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy) to discuss Porgy, the 22nd game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Strange happenings near the coast! Dive deep and get to the bottom of what's fishy in the sea."

Next week: Onion Delivery

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed on this episode:

Kayin’s Porgy Blog Post – ”On Backtracking”
https://kayin.moe/backtracking

Games: Agency as Art – C. Thi Nguyen
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/games-9780190052089?cc=us&lang=en&

A Play of Bodies – Brendan Keogh
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262037631/a-play-of-bodies/

Shadow The Past’s Porgy Speedruns (1st World Record run)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoYXGkX2_IA&t=1s

Game Maker’s Notebook – 17 Year Development Journey with Caves of Qud
https://interactive.libsyn.com/17-year-development-journey-with-caves-of-qud

Kayin’s website
https://kayin.moe/about

Kayin on bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/kayin.moe

Trent on bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by Liz Ryerson (Sounds from the Abyss) and Ben Esposito (Neon White) to discuss Waldorf’s Journey, the 21st game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Waldorf didn't go looking for adventure. He was just trying to enjoy a nice nap..."

Next week: Porgy

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Show Notes:

Terry’s Other Games – A collection of Terry Cavanagh’s smaller works
https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/terrys-other-games

Paralect
https://igf.com/paralect-0

Waldorf’s Journey Speedrun World Record by MACH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv2IlhR1fQw

Neon White
https://neonwhite.rip/

Liz Ryerson’s Bandcamp
https://bandcamp.com/lizryerson

Sounds from the Abyss mixes
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdRlER1F5rGvaoE-XbV6jz6OymxQw4jx&si=HFcDTYa5DPqD_aD5

Great Art by Liz Ryerson
https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art

GDC Experimental Game Workshop links:

2004–2022 GDC Vault Recordings
https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=experimental+gameplay+workshop

2023–2024 GDC Vault Recordings
https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=experimental+game+workshop

Experimental Game Workshop website
https://www.experimentalgameworkshop.org/

GDC 2025 Experimental Games Showcase speaker list
https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/experimental-games-showcase/911131

Episode 145 – Addressing Memory with Plunderludics
https://eggplant.show/145-addressing-memory-with-plunderludics

Episode 94 – Learning to Unclench with Ben Esposito (Neon White)
https://eggplant.show/94-neon-white

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

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

We're joined by Adam Saltsman (Finji), Liz Ryerson (musician, writer, podcaster), and Bijan Stephen (Compulsion Games) to discuss Warptank, the 20th game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Use your tank to regain control of the station and sever all ties to Capsule World!"

Next week: Waldorf’s Journey

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

The Cousin Game is one of the oldest and most underappreciated genres by Patrick Gill (Polygon)

Sounds from the Abyss mixes

South of Midnight

Fun City (Cyberpunk TTRPG podcast)

Adam’s itch.io (adamatonic.itch.io)

Great Art by Liz Ryerson

GDC Experimental Game Workshop links:

2023–2024 GDC Vault Recordings

Experimental Game Workshop website

GDC 2025 Experimental Games Showcase speaker list

Episode 28 – Surviving Overland with Adam Saltsman

A Year of UFO 50 Episode 16 – Camouflage

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Big Bell Race, the 19th game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Do you have what it takes to become the Big Bell Race Champion?"

Our show has been nominated for a 2024 Thinky Award in some great company! Check out the full list here... and if you should be moved to vote for us, that is between you and whatever higher power you recognize. Thanks to Thinky Games for the recognition.

Next week: Warptank

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed on this episode:

Darknet Remastered

Darknet Soundtrack

Arco

Arco Soundtrack

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow