Chris played Civilization, Nick played a bunch of games for ExtraLife, and we talk about Xbox turning 20, kids not knowing what a Gamecube is, and ponder if reality is broken.

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Console Corner

• Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
• Niantic opens Lightship platform
• MGS games removed due to archival footage licensing
• Unpacking players don’t know what a GameCube is
• KotOR available for Switch $15
• Playdate update
• Xbox’s 20th Anniversary - adds 70 new backward compatible games
• Ted Lasso car in Forza

PC Corner

• Chris played Civilization 6 for an hour
• Extra Life Game Day - Nick streamed on Twitch
• Political Arena kickstarter
• Mass Effect Teaser

Apple Corner

• Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
  • Small amounts of action platformer trapped in character/item upgrade menu system
  • Auto attack makes game more accessible
  • This was an IAP powered Android game launched in 2019
  • Worked well with controller
• The Oregon Trail
  • Getting back into it. Many game updates (about 20 onboarding screens!): new trails (California, Mormon), fishing mini game, more story quests (eg bring nitroglycerin to mine without blowing up), more challenges (“contracts” to complete a trail segment with added difficulty)
  • Menus work with controller okay, but definitely touch first
• Galaga Wars+
  • Never played previous release
  • Weird hold to unpause mechanic, bad RSI scenario
  • Fun progression, pretty high difficulty
• Netflix Games
  • First on Android, now on iOS
  • One app per game to follow App Store guidelines
  • not streaming like Luna or xCloud
• Listener Andrew
  • “You and Chris were great entertainment on my way to and from getting cat supplies.”
  • Tiny Wings developer wanted to transfer achievements
• 🍋 HomePod mini
• Fraggle Rock TV+ show
• Marathon series / Marathon emulator
  • Friend of the show Angela
  • Gabe wants multiplayer

Tabletop Corner

• MegaCity
• Rating bias towards new games