A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari
The Demon Isn't a Metaphor in The Life We've Chosen
I'm going on vacation and frankly I can't focus enough to come up with a joke. C ya l8r - AJToday we're talking about The Life We've Chosen by Cryoslight! A game about being depressed and chatting with your demon friend.Get The Life We've Chosen on itch.io (https://cryoslight.itch.io/the-life-weve-chosen)!!! Follow Cryoslight's work on their itch page (https://cryoslight.itch.io/)!Discussed in the episode:Shark Tombstone in Pittsburgh (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-shark-tombstone-of-allegheny-cemetery-pittsburgh-pennsylvania) on Atlas Obscura---Support us on Ko-fi! (https://ko-fi.com/dotzip)Visit our website! (https://dotzip.online/)Follow us on YouTube! (https://youtube.com/@dotziponline)Follow the show on Bluesky! (https://bsky.app/profile/dotzip.online)Check out The Worst Garbage Online! (https://theworstgarbage.online/)---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthine (https://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/)Additional sounds by Boqeh (https://boqeh.bandcamp.com/)Produced and edited by AJ Fillari (https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social)---Timecodes:(00:00) - Another Pittsburgh cemetary landmark
(01:31) - Sorry Robin
(02:26) - What is The Life We've Chosen?
(04:07) - AJ finds the Auto button
(05:02) - Generally
(06:20) - It's a visual novel so it's all spoilers sorry lol
(06:52) - Visiting the spoiler demon
(06:59) - Preconceptions about the story
(09:59) - A better place to start
(16:14) - The relationship with Ella
(21:50) - Going deeper into the endings
(27:22) - The flip at the end
(28:41) - Big Takeaways
(28:51) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(31:51) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(34:54) - That's the video game.
(35:09) - Thank you for listening!!!
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14 Sept 2026
Feeling the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Bitsy Games
Strap in. It's gonna be a bitsy ride.Today we're talking about 10 Bitsy games by 8 developers! Games about love, and life, and death, and rats, and birds, and making a cake for your girlfriend!Check out the bitsy tag in itch.io! (https://itch.io/games/tag-bitsy)Games we talked about (all on itch):ENDLESS SCROLL by Cecile Richard (https://haraiva.itch.io/endless-scroll)Under a Star Called Sun by Cecile Richard (https://haraiva.itch.io/under-a-star-called-sun)Novena by Cecile Richard (https://haraiva.itch.io/novena)Cowgirl Boots by shrimptoastie (https://shrimptoastie.itch.io/cowgirl-boots)the mountain is as it always was by christine mi (https://cxmi.itch.io/the-mountain)The SnakeMother • Le Serpent-Mère by Adebreg (https://adebreg.itch.io/the-snakemother)The Museum Of Mid 2000s Forum Signatures by Niandra! (https://niandra.itch.io/museum)Cloverheart by rowan tobias (https://rowantobias.itch.io/cloverheart)i had another dream about you last night by caanti (https://caanti.itch.io/i-had-another-dream-about-you-last-night)MEDUSA by Ether, Hidden Vale (https://noxether.itch.io/medusa)Discussed in the episode:Celestial Coffee Quest by Wavey Games (https://wavey-games.itch.io/celestial-coffee-quest) on itchOur episode on Grow Light (https://share.transistor.fm/s/791eae04)Grow Light by danielle taphanel (https://treelet.itch.io/grow-light) on itchThree Lesbians in a Winter Special by Digital Poppy (https://digital-poppy.itch.io/lesbian-winter) on itch---Support us on Ko-fi! (https://ko-fi.com/dotzip)Visit our website! (https://dotzip.online/)Follow us on YouTube! (https://youtube.com/@dotziponline)Follow the show on Bluesky! (https://bsky.app/profile/dotzip.online)Check out The Worst Garbage Online! (https://theworstgarbage.online/)---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthine (https://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/)Additional sounds by Boqeh (https://boqeh.bandcamp.com/)Produced and edited by AJ Fillari (https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social)---Timecodes:(00:00) - Asking for Robin's Kalita Wave recipe
(01:19) - Celestial Coffee Chronicles (thank you TK for the suggestion)
(02:05) - What are Bitsy games??
(06:08) - 10 Bitsy games!
(07:01) - Endless Scroll by Cecile Richard
(14:35) - Under a Star Called Sun by Cecile Richard
(23:39) - novena by Cecile Richard
(27:44) - Cowgirl Boots by shrimptoastie
(33:54) - the mountain is as it always was by christine mi
(41:47) - The "hey wow neat!" Showcase
(42:02) - The SnakeMother • Le Serpent-Mère by Adebreg
(43:54) - The Museum Of Mid 2000s Forum Signatures by Niandra!
(47:46) - Cloverheart by rowan tobias
(50:26) - i had another dream about you last night by caanti
(55:43) - MEDUSA by Ether, Hidden Vale
(01:00:31) - That's the last one!
(01:00:36) - Big Takeaways???
(01:00:49) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(01:01:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(01:02:32) - Everybody should make a Bitsy game!!!
(01:03:26) - Thanks for listening!!!
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4 Sept 2026
Talking Weird Art with AJ Gonzalez (Official Electric, RUIN: Chapter 0)
🚨CONTENT WARNING: There is a lengthy description of a psychotic episode from about 45:56 to 57:52. Nothing bad happens and no one is harmed, but there are descriptions of hallucinations and delusions🚨AJ and Kim had the pleasure of talking to AJ Gonzalez of Official Electric (developer of RUIN: Chapter 0) about how he got started in games, how to get to the point in art and games, and why the Official Electric merch is so damn good.Check out Official Electric on their website (https://officialelectric.com/) or on itch.io (https://officialelectric.itch.io/)!Discussed in the episode:Our RUIN episode (https://share.transistor.fm/s/d1f90a67)JUNK? (https://officialelectric.itch.io/junk) by Official ElectricNothing Gallery (https://officialelectric.itch.io/nothing-gallery) (get all 35 film collectibles to get the PDF that we talk about!)RUIN Ch.O Suite (https://officialelectric.bandcamp.com/track/ruin-ch-o-suite)on Bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi! (https://ko-fi.com/dotzip)Visit our website! (https://dotzip.online/)Follow us on YouTube! (https://youtube.com/@dotziponline)Follow the show on Bluesky! (https://bsky.app/profile/dotzip.online)Check out The Worst Garbage Online! (https://theworstgarbage.online/)---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthine (https://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/)Additional sounds by Boqeh (https://boqeh.bandcamp.com/)Produced and edited by AJ Fillari (https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social)---Timecodes:(00:00) - Welcome!!!
(01:32) - Who is AJ Gonzalez?
(11:43) - Normal games and weird art
(16:07) - Getting to the point
(19:38) - Who is this for?
(21:16) - When did Official Electric come about?
(26:03) - Performance art?
(28:15) - Are these games about games?
(32:06) - The Cigarette Break
(37:30) - The PDF
(45:56) - [CW: LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF A PSYCHOTIC EPISODE] The purpose of disorientation
(57:52) - Does RUIN feel like catharsis?
(59:02) - The future of Official Electric
(01:00:50) - Check out AJ's work!
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