A full, weekly re-airing of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games podcast's A Year of UFO 50 series - a weekly bookclub packed with incredible guests, examining all 50 games (and beyond) in UFO 50.
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A full, weekly re-airing of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games podcast's A Year of UFO 50 series - a weekly bookclub packed with incredible guests, examining all 50 games (and beyond) in UFO 50.
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July 3, 2026
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Night Manor
<div class="libsyn-modal__body modal-body"> <div class="px-2"> <p dir="ltr">We're joined by Star St. Germain (Aconite), Madison Karrh (Birth), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Night Manor, the 42nd game in the UFO 50 collection.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Trapped in a nightmare where you must use your wits to survive and escape!"<br /> <br /></p> <p dir="ltr">Next week: Elfazar's Hat</p> <p dir="ltr">Audio edited by Dylan Shumway</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <strong>Discussed in this episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Into the Depths: Caves of Qud (Sidequests Special)<br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-sidequests-special"> https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-sidequests-special</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Clock Tower: Rewind (remaster of original Clock Tower release)<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Déjà Vu: MacVentures Series<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/343820/Dj_Vu_MacVenture_Series/"> https://store.steampowered.com/app/343820/Dj_Vu_MacVenture_Series/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Uninvited: MacVenture Series<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/343810/The_Uninvited_MacVenture_Series/"> https://store.steampowered.com/app/343810/The_Uninvited_MacVenture_Series/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Shadowgate (remake)<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/Shadowgate/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/Shadowgate/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Moida Mansion<br /> <a href= "https://dukope.itch.io/moida-mansion">https://dukope.itch.io/moida-mansion</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">31 Days of Halloween<br /> <a href= "https://buttondown.com/31daysofhalloween/archive/31-days-of-halloween-october-1-5731/"> https://buttondown.com/31daysofhalloween/archive/31-days-of-halloween-october-1-5731/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Maniac Mansion<br /> <a href= "https://www.gog.com/en/game/maniac_mansion">https://www.gog.com/en/game/maniac_mansion</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">King's Quest<br /> <a href= "https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3">https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Legend of Kyrandia<br /> <a href= "https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_kyrandia">https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_kyrandia</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Putt Putt Goes to the Moon<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/294650/PuttPutt_Goes_to_the_Moon/"> https://store.steampowered.com/app/294650/PuttPutt_Goes_to_the_Moon/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Blue Prince<br /> <a href= "https://www.blueprincegame.com/">https://www.blueprincegame.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Lorelei and the Laser Eyes<br /> <a href= "https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/games/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes"> https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/games/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Inscryption<br /> <a href= "https://www.inscryption.com/">https://www.inscryption.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Crow Country<br /> <a href= "https://crowcountrygame.com/">https://crowcountrygame.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Wild Blue<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Star on bsky<br /> <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Star on itch<br /> <a href= "http://thisisstar.itch.io/">thisisstar.itch.io</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Star's website<br /> <a href= "https://www.thisisstar.com/">https://www.thisisstar.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Birth<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/</a> <br /> <strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow">https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "http://discord.gg/eggplant">http://discord.gg/eggplant</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow">https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow</a></p> </div> </div>
June 26, 2026
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Lords of Diskonia
<p dir="ltr">We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks), John Axon (Capybara Games), and Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok) to discuss Lords of Diskonia, the 41st game in the UFO 50 collection.</p> <p dir="ltr">"War has come to Land of Disks, and the red and blue armies are on a collision course!"</p> <p dir="ltr">Next week: Night Manor</p> <p dir="ltr">Audio edited by Dylan Shumway</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Discussed in this episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">I Tried Cycling the Length of Japan: 3,000km and 27 Days on the Road | Long Way North <br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpH8vt5WLV0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpH8vt5WLV0</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Carrom <br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Crokinole<br /> <a href= "https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">How Tabletop Design Helped Shape 'UFO 50' <a href= "https://gdcvault.com/play/1035154/How-Tabletop-Design-Helped-Shape"> <br /> https://gdcvault.com/play/1035154/How-Tabletop-Design-Helped-Shape</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">JTolmar - Disks Rogue <br /> <a href= "https://noisyowl.com/disksrogue/">https://noisyowl.com/disksrogue/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Crossbows and Catapults<br /> <a href= "https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Catacombs (Third Edition) <a href= "https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195137/catacombs-third-edition"> <br /> https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195137/catacombs-third-edition</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Beast Breaker<br /> <a href= "https://vodeo.games/bb">https://vodeo.games/bb</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Designing 'MARVEL SNAP'<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhsY2Zuo-c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhsY2Zuo-c</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Into the Breach<br /> <a href= "https://subsetgames.com/itb.html">https://subsetgames.com/itb.html</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Air, Land, and Sea<br /> <a href= "https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247367/air-land-and-sea">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247367/air-land-and-sea</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Hot Streak<br /> <a href= "https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak">https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">BALL X PIT <br /> <a href= "https://www.ballxpit.com/">https://www.ballxpit.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Storytelling through Systems (requires GDC Vault membership) <br /> <a href= "https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=storytelling+through+systems">https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=storytelling+through+systems#</a> </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow">https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "http://discord.gg/eggplant">http://discord.gg/eggplant</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow">https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow</a></p>
June 19, 2026
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Grimstone
<p dir="ltr">We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) to discuss Grimstone, the 40th game in the UFO 50 collection.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Praise Biggan, the four of you survived the saloon fire. But somethin' tells me this story's just gettin' started..."</p> <p dir="ltr">Next week: Lords of Diskonia</p> <p dir="ltr">Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Discussed in this episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster<br /> <a href= "https://finalfantasypixelremaster.square-enix-games.com/en_US/">https://finalfantasypixelremaster.square-enix-games.com/en_US/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">SaGa Frontier Remastered<br /> <a href= "https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/saga-frontier-remastered"> https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/saga-frontier-remastered</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake<br /> <a href= "https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dragon-quest-1-2-hd2d-remake/"> https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dragon-quest-1-2-hd2d-remake/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Super Mario RPG <br /> <a href= "https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/"> https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Undertale <br /> <a href= "https://undertale.com/">https://undertale.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Final Fantasy VIII Remastered<br /> <a href= "https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/final-fantasy-viii-remastered"> https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/final-fantasy-viii-remastered</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Mother 3 <br /> <a href= "https://mother3.fobby.net/">https://mother3.fobby.net/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Final Fantasy VII <br /> <a href= "https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en">https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Tales of Symphonia Remastered <br /> <a href= "https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tales-of-symphonia-remastered"> https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tales-of-symphonia-remastered</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Hylics <br /> <a href= "https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics">https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians<br /> <a href= "https://vimeo.com/ondemand/huicholesfilm">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/huicholesfilm</a></p> <p dir="ltr">The Road to Dragon Quest <br /> <a class="anchor_edefb8 anchorUnderlineOnHover_edefb8" tabindex="0" title="https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest" role= "button" href="https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Space Funeral <br /> <a href= "https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral">https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Yume Nikki <br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin<br /> <a class="anchor_edefb8 anchorUnderlineOnHover_edefb8" tabindex="0" title= "https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown" role="button" href= "https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Game Maker's Notebook - XCOM Creator Julian Gollop Shares Game Design Tips , Dev Stories and More <br /> <a href= "https://gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com/xcom-creator-julian-gollop-shares-game-design-tips-dev-stories-and-more"> https://gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com/xcom-creator-julian-gollop-shares-game-design-tips-dev-stories-and-more</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Stephanie's Bluesky<br /> <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/chouxsalad.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/chouxsalad.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Patrick's Bluesky<br /> <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/alt254.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/alt254.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Trent's Bluesky<br /> <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social</a></p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol II<br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol-ii">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol-ii</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Fist Hell <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-fist-hell">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-fist-hell</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Vainger <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-vainger">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-vainger</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Porgy <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-porgy">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-porgy</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">A Year of UFO 50 - Bushido Ball <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-bushido-ball">https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-bushido-ball</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 <br /> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1">https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1</a> <strong><br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/eggplantshow.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/eggplantshow.bsky.social</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow">https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow</a> </p> <p><a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href= "http://discord.gg/eggplant">http://discord.gg/eggplant</a></p> <p><a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href= "https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow">https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow</a></p>
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