Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Combatants
We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) to discuss Combatants, the 46th game in the UFO 50 collection.
“The evil Red Ants have taken your land! Fight Back and defend your queen!”
Next week: Quibble Race
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Discussed in this episode:
Starcraft: Remastered https://starcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/
Pikmin 1+2 Bundle https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pikmin-1-plus-2-bundle-switch/
Little King’s Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/390310/Little_Kings_Story/
Tinykin https://www.tinykingame.com/
Patapon https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/patapon-1-plus-2-replay
Tooth & Tail https://www.toothandtailgame.com/
The Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia by Bernard Suits https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games by Eric Zimmerman https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World by Jane McGonigal https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal/1100817884?ean=9780143120612
Game Studies Study Buddies 51 – Suits – The Grasshopper https://rangedtouch.com/2022/09/29/51-suits-the-grasshopper/
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Mini & Max https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mini-max
Gio on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/gwishin.bsky.social