Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

106: Games of the Year 2022

Dec 30, 2022

02:43:26

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Game Boy Color Hacking

03:42

In Need for Speed Is a Racing Game That I Love

01:57

Super Mario World Rom Hack of the Year

01:50

Introduction

2min

The Guest of Honor Is Rob Devon.

2min

Game of the Year Picks

2min

Metroid Dread It - My Number Five Game of the Year

1min

My Number Five Game of 2022 Is Coob.

4min

Playing Beer Pong

2min

Is Elgin Ring on the List?

3min

Elden Ring, Robotron and Fetch

2min

I Love Pentements

2min

10.

Playing Tunic - Game of the Year

3min

11.

I'll Pick Up the Dog

2min

12.

The Gathering Card Sheherazade of Eggplants

2min

13.

TikTok Games of 2022 - Recursive Top Five List

2min

14.

Top Five Rock Paper Scissor Simulations

1min

15.

Is There a Team-Based Rock Paper Scissors Game?

2min

16.

The TikToks Are Definitely Worth Watching

2min

17.

I Don't Know What to Say About Avatar 2

2min

18.

Game Review - God of Wortus

2min

19.

Paradise Killer Review

2min

20.

I've Been Messing Around With This for a While Now.

2min

21.

I've Never Played This Game Before.

2min

22.

Modern Warfare 2

2min

23.

Game Review - 2022

2min

24.

Game of the Year: Team 3 by Sarah Northway

2min

25.

Game Boy Color Hacking

4min

26.

Super Mario World Rom Hack of the Year

2min

27.

The Bureau of Multiversal Arbitration by Akenite

2min

28.

Not Words

2min

29.

Top 5 Games of the Year in 60 Seconds or Less

2min

30.

Game Number Four - Apartment by Lonica Quigley

2min

31.

Game of the Year Is Apartment by Klonica Quick and Maize Wallen

2min

32.

Playing Tinykin on Xbox One

2min

33.

First Person 3d Game Review

3min

34.

Dona County and Neon Wide

2min

35.

Shadow Run Podcast - Fun City Fun City

2min

36.

TTRPG Game Review - Shadow Run

2min

37.

Need for Speed Unbound Review

3min

38.

In Need for Speed Is a Racing Game That I Love

2min

39.

Racing Games - Cooking on an Induction Cooktop

2min

40.

Game Boy Camera Game of the Year

2min

41.

Immortality Is My 3rd Pick

2min

42.

Game Review - Gabe Academy

2min

43.

Game of the Year Is the Outer Wild

2min

44.

Claim to Fame Is a Reality TV Show

2min

45.

A New Reality TV Format in a Few Seasons

2min

46.

Is There a Dutch Season?

2min

47.

I've Been Playing a Ton of Board Games Recently and Spots Is My Go-to Easy to Teach Board Game With Any Group

2min

48.

The Game of the Year Is Elden Ring

3min

49.

Slice and Dice - My Number One Game by Volume

2min

50.

Slice and Dice

2min

51.

Is There a Killer Android Game Coming to the iPhone?

2min

52.

Game of the Year Is the Golden Idol

2min

53.

Obradyn Review

2min

54.

Playing a Role-Playing Game

2min

55.

Is Subaltern a Game of Throne?

2min

56.

I've Done a Live Streamed Campaign and I Feel Like I'm Having Massive Deja v Like I Have Talked About It

2min

57.

The Best Game of the Year 2022

3min

58.

Game of the Year for 2022

2min

59.

Online Reality Games the Mole - Season 11 Application Form

2min

60.

Tunic Is a Great Game and I'm Glad I Stuck With It

2min

61.

The Best Art Game of the Year Goes to Super Mario World by Maddie

2min

62.

The Best Gaming Moment of 2022

2min

63.

Super Sonic Saves the World World ROM Hack by Matty Torsten and Grand Poobear

2min

64.

Alternative Video Game Development

2min

65.

The Game of the Year Is Game of the Year

2min

66.

My Game of the Year Is Pinball

3min

67.

I'm Not Gonna Play That One Dog No It's Set

2min

68.

BTS on the BTS - It's a Universe

2min

69.

Korean Variety on Reddit Is Just Amazing

2min

70.

What Was Your Final Pleasure of the Year?

3min

71.

The Best Game of the Year Podcast

4min

72.

Battle Royale Is My Number One Game of the Year

3min

73.

Babble Royale - Is There a Bot in the Community?

2min

74.

Babble Royale Is My Game of the Year

2min

75.

Root and Oath and Root Is a Board Game

5min

76.

I've Only Played Far Changing Tids This Year

3min

77.

Is the Samsung Navinator Smart Home Appliance a Bad Idea?

2min

78.

Avatar Game of the Year

2min

79.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

2min

Per tradition, we sit down with immersive puzzle designer Laura E. Hall - and bonus guest writer/developer Rob Dubbin - to count down our Top 5 games of 2022, alongside picks from previous show guests and our listeners. Happy New Year!

Our GOTY picks (SPOILERS):

Laura: Pentiment Bureau of Multiversal Arbitration Immortality The Case of the Golden Idol The Emerald Flame

Rob: Kubb I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Fun City Slice & Dice Babble Royale Andy: Metroid Dread Pentiment (... and Modern Warfare 2) Neon White Elden Ring (and Sekiro) Root (and John Company, Oath, and Pax Pamir)

Sarah: Horizon Forbidden West Knotwords Escape Academy Subaltern Music League (but actually kpop)

Zach: (Three-way tie) Elden Ring / Robotron: 2084 / fetch Super Mario Land DX (on the Analogue Pocket) Need for Speed Unbound (Tie) Isle of Arrows / Gargoyle’s Quest Legend of Zelda Ancient Dungeon (Complete Conversion of NES Legend of Zelda)

Doug: Top 5 TikTok Games Apartment Claim to Fame The Mo!e ORG (application form) Super "Sonic Saves the World" World

Nick: God of War: Ragnarök Tinykin Spots Tunic FAR: Changing Tides

Other picks mentioned by previous guests/listeners: Moon: Remix RPG Adventure Paradise Killer Dwarf Fortress TEAM3 Super Mario World romhack - The Getaway Poinpy Pigments Sylvie Lime Stunt Derby Cinco Paus Dome Keeper Game Boy Camera Outer WIlds: Echoes of the Eye Linelith Citizen Sleeper Skate Story trailer Dota 2 Final Fantasy VI Stardew Valley - anthropomorphic animals mod Wordle Bally's Fathom pinball machine Hyper Meteor PRODUCER 2021 The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine Bespoke Counter Depth 4-Door Flex Refridgerator

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