Break Glass in Case of Bandicoot w/ Kyle Labriola, Murray Cameron-Smith, and NBZ | X-Strike Summer #1

Welcome to the first EVER episode of Into the Aether: X-Strike Summer! We kick of the series with games industry pros (and TWG community members) Kyle Labriola, Murray Cameron-Smith and NBZ! This week's episode is REQUIRED to be listened to at .75 speed to make up for all the times you were listening at 3x, you sickos.---Kyle's LinksBlog: https://blueberrylemonade.pika.page/Indie Games of Cohost: https://cohost.org/IndieGamesOfCohostRhythm Doctor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/A Dance of Fire and Ice: https://store.steampowered.com/app/977950/A_Dance_of_Fire_and_Ice/Murray's LinkA Shell In The Pit: https://ashellinthepit.com/NBZ's LinksThis Nintendo Life: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P4WI8rVRpAMjDIxJLqJUn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lordnbz Playstack Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/PlaystackDiscussed: X-Strike Summer!, podcast listening speeds, Adam Sandler’s opus: Click, the competitive value of Shuckle, the slow boil of becoming an indie game dev, watching a game blow up, separating work brain and regular brain, how to work from home, Dadish 3D, Sokpop Collective, short experiences, Toree 3D, Cavern of Dreams, Pseudoregalia, Persona 3 Portable, Beyond the Beyond, Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals, Rhythm Sprout, this Rhythm Heaven tiktok, maimai, searching for tighter experiences.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro

(00:14) - Welcome to X-Strike Summer!

(02:27) - Histories with ITA and TWG

(06:59) - Getting in to the industry

(18:34) - What it's like to watch a game blow up

(24:12) - Getting brought into the fold

(29:07) - Creative Broken Brain(tm)

(41:27) - A surprise guest! (It's Crash Bandicoot)

(41:54) - Dadish 3D | The latest installment in the Dadish Cinematic Universe

(48:25) - Toree 3D | A lil bird that jumps :-)

(52:41) - Persona 3 Portable | Another condensed game with a 3 in the title

(01:02:09) - Beyond the Beyond | On the Retroid QWERTY123FFXIV Pro

(01:05:34) - Lufia 2 | A game that forces you to use your items

(01:18:02) - Rhythm Sprout | More little guys!

(01:29:08) - Are people looking for more focused experiences?

(01:43:30) - Check the links in the show notes!

(01:45:25) - Wrapping up
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