Oh, and Super Fami Shiren: FTW. That game’s a bitch.

*But* I would like to say congratulation on another of one of the finest podcasts I have in my roster.

Really, sincerely; don’t change a thing. It’s great.

On the Rohrer thing: somehow I agree with what Anna says, while appreciating Rohrer’s perspective.

My take on it is that I’m one of Anna’s masochistic gamers. From our point of view (of wanting to have a perfectly balanced love-hate relationship with a deliciously abusive game, ie my relationship with Metanet), Rohrer knows us, but is catering to others.

I won’t be able to play his DS game, but it certainly sounds intriguiing, no? Mainstream news-game? How’s that happen?

(I hope he releases the table-top prototype as a Cheapass board-games style, $5-10 mailorder thing. You can save money in development by instructing purchasers to use grains of rice or millet or whatever the fuck you hippy-vegan-sustainability wonks stave of death with as counters. Everyone has dice.

What else is there? The board? You could make that a free 300 DPI pdf download, and advertise your mechanics to the game design wonks (and poor people).

You guys have seen Into the Night, right?
http://dieubussy.blogspot.com/2009/07/into-night-with-jason-rohrer-and-chris.html

Worth a viewing, if you’re so inclined.

But the idea that he’s looking for outside validation from a staid, high art establishment that doesn’t understand the medium is off. I watched a discussion between Rohrer and two professors who were both rambling at him about how he needed to be more avant-garde (and to realize that “he is” the avant-garde). He just sat there shaking his head. I think he’s somebody, like Blow, whose public image has become radically divorced from the actual character of his ideas and desires.

When he says we’re not at art, it’s a challenge. When he says we need to prove our worth to Ebert, it’s humorous, angry self-motivation. This is what iconoclasts do.

Yeah, the problem with iTunes should be fixed now. I’m still getting used to the whole setup!

i’m sending you a fight song now, watch out

However, I felt I should inform you that the iTunes Store link is still a duplicate of Episode 1.

Keep up the good work. (Seriously; no sarcasm!)

Thanks for the feedback Daphny! We try not to get too technical, but I suppose I have a hard time judging because it’s always interesting to me to hear designers talking about their games. We’ll definitely keep that in mod for future episodes!