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94: Learning to Unclench with Ben Esposito (Neon White)

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

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Speedrunners

There's a mix of nostalgia, but also like break ability that makes those so fascinating. I knew if you could do two things on the same frame, these numbers would multiply and you'd go way faster. And then when we put the demo out, the first 10 levels, people found optimizations that we never even imagined. You can parry bullets in this game with your katana and reflect them back. If you shoot a bullet with your gun, it will like spark. It'll do like a white spark,. And then you'll also get a speed boost from that.

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