Wide Flank: Happy Gaming

That’s all folks. Wide Flank has gone on an indefinite hiatus. For your pleasure, here's a sneak peek of Sean and Alon letting it all hang out on the latest episode of GLHF.

Sean and Alon welcome game designer and artistic soul Ethan Anderson to discuss his pachinko-esque number-go-up 'em up, Nubby's Number Factory! Clock into the number factory to hear how Ethan designs to encourage player intent and how he balances said intent with chance. Plus! Drop the ball and discover the game's inspirations, from Rube Goldberg to Kid Pix to quotas in a bagel shop. A...

It's time to decide our next Game Club! Shall we race against the clock in a voyage around the globe in 80 Days, or against thirty gaudy characters designed by SEGA for Nintendo in 2003's F-Zero GX? It's safe to say our Shadows will Die a lot more than Twice in FromSoftware's Sekiro, but maybe we want to LIVE twice with Tux and Fanny! And then there's the oxymoronically ubiquit...

This month's Game Club is, was, and shall forever be: HAL Laboratory's 1994 Kirby-soaked golf-em-up, Kirby's Dream Course! Sean and Alon go for the pin and dive deep into a studio's long-gestating exploration of the mechanics of golf, discovering what happens when that pink puffball we all know and love floats onto the green. Is Kirby's Dream Course a hole in FUN? Fore! — TIMES...

For your pleasure, here's a sneak peek of Sean and Alon letting it all hang out on the latest episode of GLHF. Subscribe to Wide Flank on Patreon for the full episode! https://www.patreon.com/wideflank Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ The rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank

Sean and Alon are joined by Adam Saltsman, co-founder of Finji, designer of Canabalt, and creator of Flixel. On today's episode, we're discussing Dust Bunny – Adam's 12.5th PICO-8 release since last October! Hopping off from Dust Bunny, we explore the immediacy of the PICO-8 development environment, designing by playing, and the intimate relationship between designers and players. Find...

Number go up. Deckbuilding and Bagbuilding. Menu games and Parkour games. — TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro and number go up (Balatro) 00:04:55 - Describe Nubby's Number Factory and Pachinko 00:11:15 - How does number go up differ from any good roguelike run? 00:15:03 - What do you love about deckbuilding games (bagbuilding, push your luck)? 00:18:56 - One thing that’s holding up Sean 00:20:53 - D...

It's the crossover event of the century! Book-to-film adaptation freaks Shane and Bennett from the Reel Rap podcast join Sean and Alon for a triple header of mediums. Book... Movie... Game... M... Q... EA... Bond... James Bond... That's right, we're talking about Ian Fleming's 1957 novel, its 1963 film adaptation, and *its* 2005 game adaptation: *From Russia With Love*. — Timestamp...

Wwwwelcome to New Cool, the show where Sean and Alon bring each other a games-and-play-adjacent topic that's new, cool, or both! On today's episode, Alon splashes around in the visual splendor of the original film adaptation of Super Mario Bros. while Sean contemplates mindfulness through Ball. DISCORD: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank THE REST: http...

Sean and Alon tear through another crop of five delightfully different video entertainment products for less than an hour apiece: Blaž Urban Gracar and Ferran Ruiz Sala's adaptation of acclaimed pen and paper puzzle book, LOK Digital Taito's 1983 classic spy simulator Elevator Action Tonda Ros' roguelike print-em-up and game du jour, Blue Prince HAL Laboratory's Kirby-branded mini...

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, listening to Wide Flank..." Sean and Alon are joined by three-peat guest Hayden aka Hac to dive deep into the darkness that lives eternally within us all. This month's Game Club is 2002's Lovecraftian cult classic Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, developed by Silicon Knights and published by...

For your pleasure, here's a sneak peek of Sean and Alon letting it all hang out on the latest episode of GLHF. Subscribe to Wide Flank on Patreon for the full episode! https://www.patreon.com/wideflank Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ The rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank

Sean and Alon talk to Nicholas O’Brien about his WarioWare-inspired baby game Bundle Of Joy. Where does being a designer end and being a Dad begin? The answer may surprise you! SHOW NOTES Bundle Of Joy (and demo!) on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138370/Bundle_of_Joy/ Bundle Of Joy on itch: https://essaygames.itch.io/bundle-of-joy Nicholas’ studio, Essay Games: https://www.essay-games...

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Sean likes Klondike solitaire but LOVES Sawayama Solitaire, and Alon thinks Monster Hunter’s rise to prominence is both good and cool. -- Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro / admin 04:47 - Sean’s topic: Klondike solitaire 31:45 - Alon’s topic: Monster Hunte...

Welcome to mini Club!!! Sean and Alon played five games for less than 60 minutes each. In this episode, they discuss all of those games for under 12 minutes each. And now, it's your turn to head to our Discord and vote on which game should get a full Game Club episode! Join the Wide Flank discord and rock the vote: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro / Admin 00:01:10 - E...

Sean and Alon are joined by Mark Robinson of Ireland-based Space Lion Studios to discuss their new vaporwave 3D puzzle game, Axyz, a spiritual successor to Kula World. The demo’s live and free and you should check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2850490/Axyz/ Check out Hyphinett: https://hyphin.net And follow Mark here: https://bsky.app/profile/lithiumproject.bsky.social --- Support Wid...

Fiveish minutes from the latest Patreon episode. Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/wideflank The five games that we’ll be playing for the debut mini Club are: Killer7 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer7 Star of Providence - https://bigmode.com/games/star-of-providence Mischief Makers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Makers Eternal Darkness - https://en.wikipedia.org...

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Alon presents us with an old classic board game and why it’s interesting and cool, and Sean attempts to figure out why and how to adapt a piece of work into another medium. Support us and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.com/...

You gotta remember to play the game! It’s fun to roleplay Indiana Jones and it’s fun to screw around. That’s all you need to know. Let’s dive in. Support us and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank Join the Wide Flank discord!!! https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJ All Wide Flank links: https://linktr.ee/wideflank Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:20 - Adapting the man h...

Sean and Alon are joined by Prashast Thapan to discuss Pariah Interactive’s new 3D platformer 1000 Deaths, where your choices matter! Get the free 1000 Deaths demo and wishlist the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141260/1000_Deaths_Thousand_Deaths/ --- Support Wide Flank and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank Join the Wide Flank discord!!! https://disco...

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Sean takes us on a musical journey through Soyo Oka’s work, focused mostly on her contributions to SimCity, and Alon encourages everyone to spend more time hanging out IRL. Coming soon we’ll have the Game Club for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle...

This month’s Game Club is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle therefore we’re GLHFing about it! It's bonus content, join the Patreon for the full episodes of GLHF: https://www.patreon.com/wideflank

Water churning, time turning, sun burning, wave crash, head bash, ride, glide, collide, high flying, fish frying, eye crossing, cookie tossing, snaking, quaking, booty shaking, scrolling, controlling, rock ‘n’ rolling. Wave Race 64, the first Jet ‘n’ sweatin’ in your face race for Nintendo 64. Strap on the seahorse and ride. Support us and help us pay for games and stuff at: https://www.patreon.co...

Sean and Alon are joined by writer, editor and game designer merritt k to discuss her vampire reality show visual novel Fledgling Manor. Alon surprises Sean and merritt with a different vampire-based game, Sean celebrates merritt's game a little bit, and merritt dives deep on her writing process and the collaborative process at In Secret Places. Why vampires? Why visual novels? How vampires? How v...

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Alon gets physiological and talks about sticking his tongue out while playing games and then Sean talks about the ultimate TV series; Survivor. Next week will be a Dev Talk with Merritt K about her upcoming game Fledgling Manor! -- Timestamps: 00:0...