Gameplay Feel, Retro Mashups, and 'Bad on Purpose'

We're joined by Izzy Kestrel (Gexfeld, A Good Videogame), Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City), and the one and only Rand Hall (UFO 50 Voicemailer Extraordinaire) to discuss Cyber Owls, the 50th and final* game in the UFO 50 collection.

“A superweapon threatens to destroy the world, and it's up to the Cyber Owls to save the day!”

Next week: [REDACTED]

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:

Eggplant Merch!

https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast 

Cherry Rush YouTube Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/@Cherry-Rush 

Derek Yu’s Wikiquote

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Derek_Yu 

Roguelike Celebration 2025 (Including Fireside Chat with Jon Perry!)

https://www.roguelike.club/event2025.html 

Izzy’s itch.io

https://iznaut.itch.io/ 

Izzy’s bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.com

Izzy’s Website

https://iznaut.com/

Snap & Grab

https://nogoblin.com/snapandgrab

Shawn’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/shawndoublea/?hl=en

Beatdown City Survivors

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/Beatdown_City_Survivors/ 

Tyriq’s Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/fourbitfriday.bsky.social

Scrubbin’ Trubble

https://scrubbintrubble.com/

The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play") 

https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description

C.A. Brown

https://www.youtube.com/@CABROWN

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow