TIMJ Podcast Episode 10: The smile of Zen

Deep in the Oxfordshire countryside, our two intrepid TIMJ podcasters Neil Hickton and Andy Buick (plus one Download Festival Demigod Smiley Dave), sit back laughing in the face of hay fever by chewing hay, while traversing perhaps the entire history of gaming in one evening…

Neil Hickton and Andy Buick are joined by actor/comedian/DJ Smiley Dave. After spending what must have been literally minutes of their precious lives considering the content of this month’s podcast, they decided to throw away the notes and get down to some serious gamer discussion that may not have been recorded. Though fear not; this month’s podcast will not disappoint as it’s jam-packed with riveting content!

Neil interviews no less than three developers this month! Enjoy great interviews with these wonderful and very gracious game developers: Thomas Ryder (House on Fire), Kent Hudson (The Novelist), and Matt Kempke (Daedalic Entertainment).

This month’s Rezzed at the NEC Birmingham was a great source of enjoyment for all who attended. Neil talks to TIMJ minicasters Beth and Zack about their experiences there, and  they tell us what games and/or developers take the prestigious award of the minicast’s favourites of the show!

Read on for details, plus streaming and download options. This episode and our previous podcasts are available on iTunes; please be sure to rate and subscribe! Alternatively, you can subscribe to our Podcast RSS feed.

In this podcast we discuss:

  • What we’ve been playing (and a lot of what we haven’t)
  • New and upcoming releases
  • Strategy games (Dave may have been exaggerating…)
  • Interview: Thomas Ryder (The Silent Age)
  • Interview: Matt Kempke (The Night of the Rabbit)
  • Interview: Kent Hudson (The Novelist)
  • TIMJ Minicast talk Rezzed 2013
  • E3 reversal of promises and Ouya’s E3 ‘this actually happened’ story.

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Additional audio used in this episode:

  • The Silent Age – House on Fire
  • The Novelist – Kent Hudson
  • The Night of the Rabbit – Daedalic Entertainment

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By Neil Hickton

Back in the mysts of time I learned that computers were more than just typing in "20 goto 10", when my two big brothers clubbed together to buy an Atari 2600. At this point the gamer in me was born. How many hours can you jump on croc heads and swing from vines in Pitfall and pursue the endless AT-AT advances in Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back? I dont know, I lost track of time. Though thirty years later, I awoke to find I'd played on console after console, upgraded and trashed many PCs - All with one aim - to play the best most advanced games money could buy (or at least borrow off my more fortunate mates). My quest continues to find the ultimate video game. Tweet me: @TheBoredGamer