GAMETHING
GAMETHING is an audio book-club about videogames. Each episode, experimental game designer Pippin Barr and oral historian David Wolinsky choose a game to play separately and exchange answering machine messages about it until the tape runs out. The result is a conversation about anything and everything (mostly everything) they find interesting about videogames.
Episodes

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
In which we play else Heart.Break() (2015), drink coffee, hang out, and hack the world—starting with Dorisburg.
Pippin lights up the night with a mysterious cube. David gets tasered at the radio station. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
else Heart.Break() was developed by Erik Svedäng, El Huervo / Niklas Åkerblad, Tobias Sjögren, Oscar "Ratvader" Rydelius, and Johannes Gotlén and published by Erik Svedäng AB in 2015.

Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
In which we play EXAPUNKS (2018), and try to find the cure for the common code while being blackmailed by an edgelord AI.
Pippin hacks the rainbow. David sounds it out. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
EXAPUNKS was developed by Zachtronics and published by Zachtronics in 2018.

Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
In which we totally learned to program by playing videogames.
Pippin loses his quadrilateral computer. David must go because somewhere, there is a computer-crime happening. These, and other GAMETHINGS.

Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
In which we talk to Zach Barth (1986), designer of SHENZHEN I/O (2016), EXAPUNKS (2018), and many other genre-defining “programming games.”
Zach insists the Zachtronics catalogue isn't meant to teach you anything. Pippin agrees to disagree. David is accused of having a substandard laptop. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
Zach Barth was developed and published by his parents in 1986.

Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
In which we introduce Season 6 of GAMETHING and reveal its theme. Gotta move fast.

Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
In which we speedrun Half-Life 2 (2004), and become the right man in the wrong place.
Pippin achieves escape velocity. David gets his second warning for the tenth time. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
Half-Life 2 was developed and published by Valve.

Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
In which we speedrun Conan: The Mysteries of Time (1991), dance with the devil, and kill his dog.
Pippin goes (around one-sixth of) the distance. David (eventually) scoops up a happy little fireball. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
Conan: The Mysteries of Time was developed and published by Mindscape.

Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
In which we speedrun VVVVVV (2010), a gravity-fluid space adventure with optional shiny trinkets.
Pippin does things the hard way. David falls up a tower. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
VVVVVV was developed by Terry Cavanagh and published by Nicalis.

Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
In which we speedrun That Dragon, Cancer (2016), an interactive memorial to Joel Green by his parents.
Pippin panics. David lingers then hurries on. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
That Dragon, Cancer was developed and published by Numinous Games.

Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
In which we speedrun GIRP (2011), and engage in some good old-fashioned digital mountaineering.
Pippin decompiles a seagull. David embraces the Way of The Bride. These, and other GAMETHINGS.
GIRP was developed and published by Bennett Foddy.