Friday, December 28, 2012

Episode 57: Roguelike of the Year 2012

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 57. This week we talk about the ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2012 poll. Talking this ep are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and John Harris.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Episode 56: Interview with FTL Developers, Justin Ma and Matthew Davis

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 56. This week we interview Matthew Davis and Justin Ma of Subset Games, developers of the roguelike spaceship sim FTL. Talking this ep are Darren Grey, Justin Ma and Matthew Davis.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Episode 55: Strategy Games

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 55. This week we talk about Strategy games, and how similar and dissimilar they are to roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and special guest Troy Goodfellow, founder of Three Moves Ahead, the podcast which directly inspired Roguelike Radio.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Episode 53: Game Design in Academia

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 53. This week we talk about Game Design in Academia. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Tom Betts, Michael Cook, Ian Horswill and Leif Foged - and late on in the ep we get joined by Andrew Doull.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Episode 52: Graphics and Tile Design part 2

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 52. This week we continue our talk from the last episode about Graphics and Tile Design. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, Jagosh Kalezich (Cardinal Quest artist), Thomas Whetnall (Fuel and others) and John Attea (DCSS artist).

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Episode 51: Graphics and Tile Design part 1

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 51. This week we talk about Graphics and Tile Design in roguelikes.  Due to the length of this recording it has been split into two - the second part will be up in a couple of days. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, Jagosh Kalezich (Cardinal Quest artist), Thomas Whetnall (Fuel and others) and John Attea (DCSS artist).

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Episode 50: Episode 50

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 50. This week we talk about the 50th episode and look back over the show's first year. Talking this episode are Andrew Doull, Ido Yehieli, John Harris and Ryan Boyd.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Episode 49: Interview with Tarn Adams

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 49. This week we interview Tarn Adams, creator of Dwarf Fortress. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, John Harris and Tarn Adams.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Episode 48: Designing for the Visually Impaired

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 48. This week we talk about designing for the blind and visually impaired. Talking this ep are Andrew Doull, Darren Grey, Jonathan Pikalek and Niall Hartnett.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Episode 47: FTL

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 47. This week we look at the spaceship sim roguelike-like FTL. Talking this ep are Darren Grey and Ryan Boyd.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Episode 46: Steam Greenlight

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 46, where we talk about Steam's new Greenlight service. Talking this ep are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, Nicolas Casalini (ToME4 dev), Ryan Krafnick (Epilogue dev), Warwick Allison (WazHack dev) and Ruari O'Sullivan (Cardinal Quest II dev).

Friday, September 7, 2012

Episode 45 - Caves of Qud

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 45. This week we look at the post-apocalyptic roguelike Caves of Qud. Talking this ep are Andrew Doull, Brian Bucklew (unormal), Jason Grinblat (hand of luke), Nick DeCapua (kilmarath) and Jeff Bartel.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Episode 44: Winning

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 44. This week we talk about Winning. Talking this ep are Andrew Doull and Darren Grey.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Episode 43: Spelunky

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 43. This week we talk about Spelunky. Talking this episode are Andrew Doull, Ryan Boyd, Darius Kazemi and Spelunky developer, Derek Yu.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Episode 42: Elitism

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 42. This week we talk about Elitism in the roguelike community. Talking this ep are Darren Grey and Ido Yehieli.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Episode 41: Score Systems

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 41. This week we talk about Score in Roguelikes. Talking this ep are Darren Grey, Keith Burgun and John Harris.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Special on the ADOM IndieGoGo Campaign

Welcome to Roguelike Radio. This week we're having a special episode to look at the ADOM Resurrection Campaign on IndieGoGo. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Thomas Biskup and Jochen Terstiege (the maintainers of ADOM).

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Episode 40: Designing for Non-Roguelikers

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 40. This week we talk about Designing for Non-Roguelikers, based on some recent discussion on RGRD. Talking this ep are Andrew Doull and Darren Grey.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Episode 39: IRDC 2012 Retrospective

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 39, where we have a retrospective on the International Roguelike Development Conference 2012, held in London a few weeks ago. Talking this ep are Darren Grey, Aaron Steed, Paul Jeffries and Daniel Slaney.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Episode 38: Zaga-33 and MicRogue

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 38, where we discuss the tiny roguelikes Zaga-33 and MicRogue. Talking this episode are Ido Yehieli, Keith Burgun, Michael Bough (maker of Zaga-33) and Jason Pickering (maker of MicRogue).

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Episode 37: IRDC London 2012

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 37, recorded from the site of the International Roguelike Development Conference 2012 in London. Talking this ep are.... a dozen different people. It's probably all very confusing!

Friday, May 25, 2012

Episode 36: Coffeebreak Roguelikes

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 36, where we talk about Coffeebreak Roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, John Harris and Keith Burgun.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Episode 35: Diablo

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 35, where we discuss the Diablo series. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, Ido Yehieli and Keith Burgun.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Episode 34: Red Rogue, with creator Aaron Steed

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 34, where we discuss the platformer roguelike Red Rogue. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, Ido Yehieli, John Harris, Keith Burgun, and Aaron Steed, the creator of Red Rogue. 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Episode 33: Interview with Thomas Biskup, creator of ADOM

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 33. This week we interview Thomas Biskup, creator of ADOM and ADOM II. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Tapani Kiiskinen and Thomas Biskup.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Episode 32: Combat Mechanics

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 32. This week's topic is combat mechanics in roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli and Andrew Doull.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Episode 31 - Rogue, with co-creator Glenn Wichman

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 31, where we discuss the game that inspired our whole genre - Rogue. Talking this episode are Ido Yehieli, John Harris, Jordan Starkweather, Keith Burgun, Michael Brough and our very special guest Glenn Wichman, one of the co-creators of the original Rogue.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Episode 30: Identification Systems

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 30, where we discuss identification systems. Talking this episode are John Harris, Keith Burgun, Ido Yehieli and Andrew Doull.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Episode 29: 7DRLs 2012 part 2

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 29, where we talk again about the Seven Day Roguelikes released in 2012. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli and Todd Page.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Episode 28: 7DRLs 2012 part 1

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 28, where we talk about the Seven Day Roguelikes released in 2012. This is the first of a multipart as we try vainly to cover the highlights of 62 successes from this year's 7DRL challenge. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli and Jeff Lait.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Episode 27: 7DRLs of Yesteryear

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 27, where we talk about Seven Day Roguelikes of Yesteryear - a look back on the highlights of 7 years of 7DRLs. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli and Jeff Lait.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Episode 26: How to Make a 7DRL

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 26, where we talk about How to Make a Seven Day Roguelike. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, Jeff Lait, corremn and Joe Bradshaw.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Episode 25: Permadeath

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 25, where we look at Permadeath, both how it applies in roguelikes, and other game experiences. Talking this episode are Andrew Doull, and Ben Abraham of Critical Distance, joined part way through the episode by Darren Grey and Nicolas Casalini (aka DarkGod).

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Episode 24: Themes and Settings

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 24, where we look at Themes and Settings in Roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, John Harris, Legend and Nicolas Casalini (aka DarkGod).

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Episode 23: Interview with David Ploog

Welcome to episode 23 of Roguelike Radio. Today we take a break from our usual schedule to interview David Ploog, former lead designer of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. Joining David are Ido Yehieli, Keith Burgun and Jeff Lait.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Episode 22: Infra Arcana

Welcome to episode 22 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss Infra Arcana, a horror-themed roguelike with significant Lovecraft inspiration. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, John Harris, Legend and Infra Arcana's developer Martin Tornqvist (aka NON).

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Episode 21: Procedural Generation

Welcome to episode 21 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss procedural generation and how it applies to roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey and Andrew Doull.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Episode 20: Cataclysm

Welcome to episode 20 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss Cataclysm, a post-apocalyptic roguelike with a large open world. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, Eronarn, Joshua Day and Cataclysm's developer Zachary Jenkins (aka Whales).

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Episode 19: Interview with DarkGod, creator of ToME4

Welcome to episode 19 of Roguelike Radio. This week we interview Nicolas Casalini, aka DarkGod, creator of ToME4, also known as Tales of Maj'Eyal. Interviewing DarkGod are Darren Grey and Ido Yehieli.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Episode 18: ToME4

Welcome to episode 18 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss ToME4, also known as Tales of Maj'Eyal. ToME4 is a major roguelike written by DarkGod, and has recently become the first game to win the ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year poll twice. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and John Harris, with guest ToME players/contributors Eric Wykoff and Eric Welch.