Episode 64: Dave Hoffman

Dave Hoffman (they/them) is the creator of Mixolumia (davemakes, 2020), an arcade puzzle game combining contextual soundtracks with diamond-based combos. They came on the show to dig into the spontaneous origins of the game, how it continued to evolve and incorporate player creations, and the difficulty of marketing puzzle games in a streamer attention economy. Later, they admit to having never seen Goncharov (Martin Scorsese, 1973).

You can follow Dave on Twitter @davemakes, on cohost @geometric, and purchase Mixolumia on itch, Steam, and Switch.

Dave’s Cool Thing to Share

Getting owned by Goncharov

Things Discussed

- Mixolumia

- Executive Golf DX (davemakes, 2021)

- Rotohex (Skip Ltd., 2006)

- Pico-8

- Down With the Mixness  (I refer to this twice as Chop Suey and I cannot explain why)

- Tetris Effect (Monstars/Resonair, 2018)

- Josie Brechner’s music

- SimCity 2000: Urban Renewal Kit (Maxis, 1994)

- Petal Crash (Friend & Fairy, 2020)

- Spirit Swap (Soft Not Weak, 2023)

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