The Red Tunic Podcast

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 119 where I speak with indie game dev Devon Wiersma where we talk about topics such as who they are, the Toronto indie scene, how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, life outside of games, games that surprised them, favorite games, and lightning round questionsBefore we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Devon as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 119!0:00 Start07:15 Elevator Pitch15:00 The Toronto scene24:30 How they got into the industry38:30 Words of Encouragement45:30 Life outside of games53:15 Game that surprised them55:15 Favorite games01:09:30 Lightning Round01:18:30 Closing TimeCheck Devon out on socials via –https://bsky.app/profile/devonwiersma.bsky.socialCheck out CodeCWA and UVW-CWA viahttps://code-cwa.orghttps://uvw-cwa.orgCheck out their games cataloguesSteam –https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669580/Centauri_Darkhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1758320/Lofty_Questhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1527520/Bombing_A_Graffiti_Sandboxhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2109570/Bombing_2_A_Graffiti_ParadiseItch.io – https://devonwiersma.itch.io/centauri-darkhttps://devonwiersma.itch.io/lofty-questhttps://devonwiersma.itch.io/bombing-a-graffiti-sandboxhttps://devonwiersma.itch.io/bombing-2-a-graffiti-paradiseLearn more about the podcast via –https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comhttps://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcastTweets by RedTunicPodcast

In this episode I speak with Sam Prebble developer at Trigger Happy Interactive, maker of Turbo Overkill 0:00 Start 8:30 How Sam got into development 16:00 Words of wisdom from experiences 22:30 Game that made Sam want to get into development 24:30 Why its Doom 27:30 Parental failings 34:45 Favorite game and why 39:00 On the topic of Stalker 47:15 Hobbies outside of games 58:00 Where to find more info about Turbo Overkill and Sam 1:01:30 Chainsaw Man? 1:06:00 Wrap up Check out Turbo Overkill on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328350/Turbo_Overkill/ Join the Discord at https://discord.com/invite/22xvVZg Follow Sam and Turbo Overkill on Twitter at https://twitter.com/turbo_overkill

David Galindo is a Creative Lead at Vertigo Gaming whose best known for the Cook Serve Delicious series as well as the upcoming Cook Serve Delicious: Re-Mustard!  In this episode we talk about how they got into the industry, why they feel game jams are important, games that made them want to make games, games best enjoyed through nostalgia glasses and hidden gems, their favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.0:00 Start06:30 How they got into the industry13:30 Gamejams?17:30 Games that made them want to make games31:30 Games best seen through nostalgia glasses34:00 Hidden Gems?40:30 Games that surprised him?48:15 Favorite games & Series54:00 Life outside of games01:06:00 Lightning Round Questions01:09:45 Closing TimeFollow David on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/chubigans.bsky.socialWishlist the upcoming Cook Serve Delicious: ReMustard! via https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_ReMustard/Join their Discord community via https://discord.gg/cookservedeliciousFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found athttps://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Kyle Martina Cora, also known as Kylydian, is a video game composer with works found in many of the Minecraft DLCs as well as the upcoming Null Point Protocol by Everbloom Games, as well as an to be announced project. In this episode we talk about how they got into the industry, their guilty pleasure, comfort, and favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and close it off with some lightning round questions.0:00 Start2:45 Who they are11:00 How tey got into the industry35:30 Guilty pleasure games46:00 Comfort Games56:00 Favorite Games01:02:30 Life outside of gaming01:11:15 Lightning Round01:20:15 Closing timeCheck Kyle out via his website https://www.kylydianmusic.com/Check out his works on Spotify via https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Kei2Fs5zKQV8nxB9xiekpCheck out the latest game he's contributed to via https://store.steampowered.com/app/3520420/Nullpoint_Protocol/Check Kyle out on the socials via https://x.com/Kylydian and https://bsky.app/profile/kylydian.bsky.socialFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found at https://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Ryan Ike is a video game composer and with his works appearing many titles including Glittermitten Grove, which includes hidden sequel Frog Fractions 2. In this episode we talk about who Ryan is, what got them into the industry, getting to work on the follow up to the cult classic Frog Fractions, his guilty pleasure games, games that caught them off guard, the games that made them want to work in the industry, their life outside of gaming, and probably one of the more philosophical lightning rounds to date.0:00 Start08:45 What got them into the industry18:30 Frog Fractions 2!?24:00 Guilty Pleasure Games33:15 Games that caught them off guard39:15 Games that made them want to work in the industry48:45 Life outside of gaming57:45 The lightning round01:11:45 Closing timeCheck Ryan out via his website https://www.ryanike.com/Check Ryan's works out on Spotify via https://open.spotify.com/artist/25WFJNbldvTxvd3enTT8rbCheck them out on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/ryanikeaudio/And their Tiktok via https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanikeaudioAnd their Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/ryanikeaudio.bsky.socialFollow me on Twitter @https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found athttps://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Mairi Spaceship Nolan is a freelance Puzzle Designer that has designed puzzles for video games, escape rooms, and in this episode we talk about who she is, her views on designing for video games vs real world puzzle games, how she into into this line of work, the games that made her want to work in the industry, some of her favorite games, her life outside of games, and some lightning round questions. Oh, and we also talk about how she got the awesome legal middle name of Spaceship0:00 Start7:15 Video games vs Puzzle Games16:30 How she got into the industry24:00 Words of encouragement30:15 Games that made her want to design puzzles36:45 Favorite Games44:30 Life outside of games01:00:30 Lightning Round01:04:00 Closing Time01:05:30 - Spaceship!?Check Mairi out via https://www.mairispaceship.com/Follow her on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/mairispaceship.comFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found athttps://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 121 where I speak with Courtney Millman where we talk about what got her into the industry, some words of encouragement, games that made her want to work with games, working on the game that inspired her, favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Courtney as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 121!0:00 Start13:30 What got her into the industry19:30 Words of Encouragement29:00 Game that made her want to work with games36:30 How it felt to work with games that inspired her43:15 Favorite games & series57:45 Life outside of games01:04:30 Lightning Round01:07:20 Closing TimeCheck Courtney out on Twitter via https://x.com/Courtney_Fay_MCheck Courtney out on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/courtneyfaym/Check out Courtney's Art Station via https://www.artstation.com/courtneyfayartFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found athttps://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Hey Link here, it’s been a bit but thanks for joining me back from my hiatus with episode 120 featuring Megan McDuffee! In this episode we talk about how they got into doing music, game music that got them interested in the industry, favorite games, words of encouragement, what kind of projects they’d like to work on in the future, some lightning round questions, as well as their life outside of gaming!Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you should check out to learn more about Megan as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 120!0:00 Start05:30 How they got into doing music12:45 Any game music/OST that got her interested in scoring games17:00 Favorite Games24:45 Words of Encouragement27:30 Heights they hope climb31:30 Lightning round35:45 Life outside of gaming43:30 Closing TimeLearn more about Megan via -Hyperfollow - https://hyperfollow.com/MeganMcDuffeeSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4n34M10wtYMrhh5tNsKwnnApply Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/megan-mcduffee/1117816839Webpage - https://meganmcduffee.com/Learn more about the podcast via -https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comhttps://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcasthttps://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcast

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 118 where I speak with Chel Wong, where we talk about things like how they got into doing music and audio, some words of encouragement, games that made them want to work in the industry, their favorite games and soundtracks, their life outside of gaming and some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Chel as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 118!0:00 Start11:30 How they got into doing music/audio19:30 Words of Encouragement23:45 Games that made them want to make games29:30 Favorite Games41:15 Favorite Soundtracks49:30 Life outside of games1:00:00 Lightning Round01:05:45 Closing TimeCheck Chel out on all their socials, and projects via their link tree https://linktr.ee/chelwongaudioFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @ https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.com

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 117 where I speak with Sally Beaumont where we talk about things like her favorite games, how she got into voice acting, some words of encouragement, main characters vs secondary characters, her life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Sally as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 117!0:00 Start3:30 Main characters vs side characters12:45 How she got into VA22:45 Words of Encouragement29:45 Favorite Games40:15 Life outside of gaming51:30 Lightning Round55:30 Closing TimeCheck Sally out via www.sallybeaumont.comBy Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sallybeaumont.bsky.socialBy Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sallybeaumont1/By Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@sallybeaumont8775Also check out the behind the scenes playlist! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOmM9dMAklY2vQyC4w-aMk6e-4JNtxsdA&si=qRc4dd6PekRtoQbxFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @ https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found at https://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcastLead-in music from: "Gimme My Sword! (LA - LoZ - LttP - OoT)" by Rekcahdam (https://ocremix.org) Intro and Outro Music from the title track of Rhodes Deep by Ronald Jenkees (http://www.ronaldjenkees.com)

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 116 where I speak with Sunset Visitor Creative Director Remy Siu where we talk about winning the Peabody award, how they got into the industry, words of encouragement, favorite games, influences for 1000xResist, point and click recommendations, hobbies outside of gaming, and other fun things.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Remy as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 116!0:00 Start4:15 Peabody Award!?10:15 How they got into the industry17:00 Words of Encouragement19:30 Favorite Games30:00 Additional Game Influences34:45 Point & Click Recommendations39:00 Hobbies outside of gaming47:30 Lightning Round54:30 Closing TimeCheck Remy out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/remysiu.comCheck out Sunset Visitor Studio on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/sunsetvisitor.studioBuy some 1000xResist merc! https://theyetee.com/collections/1000xRESISTBuy some 1000xResist music! https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/1000xresist-soundtrack-selectionsFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @ https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found at https://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 115 where I speak with Julia Minamata where we talk about how they got into the industry, adventure game hidden gems, games that made her want to make games, life outside of gaming, games that didn’t quite click, as well as some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Julia as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 115!0:00 Start16:45 How they got into making games22:30 Words of Encouragement32:30 Adventure Games hidden gems41:45 Games that made her want to be in the industry48:00 Life outside of games01:04:45 Lightning Round01:18:30 Games that didn’t click01:31:30 Closing TimeCheck Julia out on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/juliaminamata.bsky.socialCheck Julia's streams out on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/a_maplemysteryCheck out Julia at Website personal https://www.juliaminamata.com/Check out the Crimson Diamond website https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/Buy Crimson Diamond via Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/Support Julia via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/juliaminamataCheck out Julia's Youtube channel via https://www.youtube.com/@JuliaMinamataFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @ https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comFull list found at https://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcastFollow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcastFollow me on Bluesky @ https://bsky.app/profile/theredtunicpodcast.comEpisodes can be found at most podcast delivery services.Full list found at https://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 114 where I speak with writer and narrative designer Bryant Francis. In this episode we talk about writing for games, how they got into the industry, words of encouragement, finding his voice, what got him into the industry, favorite games, guilty pleasures, life outside of gaming and some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Bryan as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 114!0:00 Start06:30 Writing for Film & TV vs Games10:15 How they got into the industry13:15 Words of Encouragement17:15 Finding his voice28:15 Game that made him want to be in the industry44:00 Favorite Games50:30 Guilty pleasure01:05:00 Life outside of games01:14:45 Lightning Round01:17:30 Closing TimeCheck Bryant out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/bryantfrancis.meCheck Zephon out on Steam via https://store.steampowered.com/app/1481170/ZEPHON/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 113 where I speak with Colin McInerney where we talk about how they got into the industry and some words of encouragement, games that made him want to make games, marketable characters and favorite games, games that he enjoyed as a kid that don't get enough credit, life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Colin as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 113!0:00 Start16:45 Words of encouragement23:00 Games that made him want to make games34:30 Marketable characters and favourite games40:00 Childhood games that don't get enough credit54:00 Life outside of gaming1:00:00 Lightning Round01:03:00 Closing TimeCheck Colin out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/colin.howCheck Pedalboard out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/pedalboard.gamesCheck out the Pedalboard Discord via https://discord.gg/VbTqkxSS3dCheck out the Wheel Jam site via https://itch.io/jam/wheeljamCheck out the Pedalboard site via https://pedalboard.games/Check out Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 via https://store.steampowered.com/app/2116510/Creepy_Redneck_Dinosaur_Mansion_3/Check out Colin's TMNT Tactics callout via https://store.steampowered.com/app/3229100/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_Tactical_Takedown/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 112 where I speak with voice actress Kat Dannes where we talk about the difference in games vs TV, how they got into voice acting, words of encouragement, games that made her want to be a voice actress, favorite games, dream projects, life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Kat as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 112!0:00 Start3:00 Difference of Games vs TV08:00 How they got into voice acting12:00 Words of encouragement18:15 Games that made her want to be a voice actress26:00 Favorite games35:00 Dream projects46:30 Life outside of video games54:30 Lightning round59:00 Closing timeCheck Kat out on Twitter via https://x.com/katastrofreeCheck Kat out on BlueSky via https://bsky.app/profile/katastrofree.bsky.socialCheck Kat out on Twitch via https://www.twitch.tv/katastrofreeeCredit to VanilaaColaa for Kat's avatar!

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 111 where I speak with Noel Berry, where we talk about the draw of smaller games, how they got into the industry, words of encouragement, games that got them interested in making games, comfort games, games they've been enjoying lately, their life outside of games, and some lightning round questionsBefore we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Noel as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 111!0:00 Start5:00 The draw of making smaller games7:30 How they got into the industry12:15 Words of encouragement16:45 Games that got them interested in the industry37:15 Comfort Games40:00 Games they've been enjoying lately55:30 Life outside of gaming01:03:45 The Lightning Round01:06:30 Closing TimeCheck Noel out via their website: https://noelberry.ca/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 110 where I speak with Isadora Sophia where we talk about how they got into making games, words of encouragement, games that got them wanting to make games, why she created her own engine, games that might not hold up from her childhood, her life outside of games, some lightning round questions, and what makes games enjoyable to her.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Isadora as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 110!0:00 Start12:00 How they got into making games16:00 Words of encouragement18:30 What games got them into wanting to make games26:30 Why their own engine?29:15 Games that might not hold up from their childhood40:00 Life outside of games52:00 Lightning Round55:00 What makes gaming enjoyable to them01:11:30 Closing timeCheck out Isadora via her site: https://isadorasophia.com/about/Check out Neverway's website: https://neverwaygame.com/Check out Isadora on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/isadora.codes

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 109, and New Game Plus episode 4, where I speak with Jonathan Holmes. In this episode we talk about how they got into games journalism, a lot of Mega Man, representation in gaming and why it matters, games for kids, some lightning round questions, and some other cool topics.Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Jonathan as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 109!0:00 Start11:00 How they got into Games Journalism50:00 Representation in games and why it matters59:45 Kids games01:08:30 Lightning Round01:12:00 Closing TimeCheck Jonathan out on Twitter via https://x.com/NonTrotskiCheck Jonathan out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialCheck Nintendo Force out via https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Check out Maximum Utmost via https://maxutmost.com/Check out Talking to Woman about Videogames via https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jonathan-c-holmes/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 108 where I speak with Dave Gilbert where we talk about how they got into making games, words of wisdom from their experiences, the games that made him want to get into game dev, favorite games, what makes games enjoyable to them, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions!Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Dave as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 108!0:00 Start3:45 How they got into making games14:00 Words of Wisdom20:00 Games that made him want to be a dev30:00 Favorite Games41:15 What makes games enjoyable to him47:00 Life outside of games54:00 Lightning RoundCheck Dave out via -Twitter https://x.com/WadjetEyeGamesBluesky https://bsky.app/profile/wadjeteyegames.bsky.socialWadjet Eye Games Discord https://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWsWadjet Eye Games site https://www.wadjeteyegames.com/Check out Skies out on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 107 where I speak with composer and sound designer Kyle Misko where we talk about what made them want to work with games, words of wisdom from their experience, the game that hooked them on games, their favorite games, game series he'd like to work on, life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questionsBefore we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Kyle as well as the podcast. Also, don't forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 107!0:00 Start16:30 What made them want to work with games20:30 Words of Wisdom from his experiences32:15 The games that hooked him on games39:45 Favorite Games46:00 Games he'd like to work on60:00 Life outside of gaming1:18:30 Lightning Round1:23:00 Closing TimeCheck out Kyle via his website https://www.kylemisko.com/Check Kyle out on via his socials -Twitter: https://x.com/kylemiskoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylemisko/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kyle.miskoYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleMyersFrederickBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kylemisko.bsky.social