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Choo Choo! Hype Train! ...I've never understood that whole trend.In this episode I take a look at the ways hype can hurt games and how they can recover from it, or get buried in it as the case may be.Remember to connect with us on Twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.Humble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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This episode we discuss Rise of Nations, a strange hybrid of Risk & Age of Empires. It's a great game with some really epic scope to its gameplay.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.Humble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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In this episode, we go to a smaller scale and look at the growth, death, and restriction of a game developer. Specifically Big Huge Games and their growth from the team's days at Microprose to Firaxis and starting their own house.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.Humble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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It's not a clean castle, but it absolutely has an organizing plan. This episode we take a trip to one of Sierra's educational adventure games.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.References:ManualTheme Song With Sierra IntoHumble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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We are always learning. This episode we look at how games are teaching you even when you don't realize it. Instead of classic "edutainment", these games aren't focused on a single concept.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.Subscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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If the developers explore the twisted ways to kill characters, it can't be wrong, Wright? Join an exploration of a one of a kind game.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.References:The SimsThe Sims Build Mode MusicRetrogamer's Making Of The SimsSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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When mapmaking leads to an empire. This episode we look at the house that Will built, a brief history of Maxis Games.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.References:Sim CityThe SimsSporeRobin Williams & SporeHumble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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More than 2 guns, remember that? This episode we look at the big 3 of shooters from back in the day. These are the granddaddies that have defined the genre's core. And no, we didn't forget to look at the newer releases from all of these games.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.References:Wolfenstein 3DDoomDuke Nukem 3DDoomWolfenstein: The New OrderDuke Nukem ForeverHow Success Killed Duke NukemHumble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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Guns, guns, guns. Check out our brief look at the history of the First Person Shooter genre. Starting all the way back with maze games, passing through Doom & Wolfenstein, and then coming all the way back to Doom & Wolfenstein... wait, what? It makes sense in the course of it all, I swear.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.References:MIDI MazeWolfenstein 3DDoomDuke Nukem 3DMarathonQuake WASD ArticleCall Of DutyBattlefield 1942Half-LifeSystem ShockBioshockDoomWolfenstein: The New OrderDuke Nukem ForeverOverwatchDestinyAnthemHumble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
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Seriously, where's my Saturday morning cartoon of this? With the cereal, and toys, and t-shirts? Why was this not a bigger franchise? Sorry, this episode we're looking at Jazz Jackrabbit, the prodigal son of Epic Megagames, or as you know them now just Epic. This is the game that showed the world that computers could handle a fast platformer just like Mario & Sonic on consoles.Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to give a little back to the show at no extra cost.References:Jazz JackrabbitBucky O'HareSoundtrackJazz 3 + DemoHumble StoreSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidListen on StitcherOpen In SpotifyMusic credits:Song – My cue to leaveArtist – Steve CombsAlbum – The Green Album
