Lostcast
250 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsLostcast is a weekly podcast about making better video games with small teams.
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Episodes
Lostcast 200: Grandaddy Edition
November 22, 2016 18:00 - 1 hour - 5.19 KBHappy 200! Shenanigans in game design, OpenGL, pinch 'n zoom, and holiday themed games.
Lostcast 199: Ineffective Complexity
November 15, 2016 17:03 - 1 hour - 4.24 KBUgh politics, but also IGS, marketing terms, TypeScript, Lostcast and more.
Lostcast 198: Horror Music
November 08, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.81 KBHorror games, finding your niche, and music in games: do they matter? Yes, and more!
Lostcast 197: Openboy
November 01, 2016 00:00 - 55 minutes - 3.25 KBOwlboy, news, IGS launching Dec. 8, and when to open source? THIS AND MOAR
Lostcast 196: Lostplay
October 25, 2016 17:21 - 1 hour - 3.54 KBIf you make games, should you play them too? Probably and the key is establishing habit, but HOW DO?!
Lostcast 195: All Casts Are Good Casts
October 18, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.66 KBIndie Game Sim is coming to Steam! Also a massive Soul Thief update and a listener question: is all press good press?
Lostcast 194: Stock Thief
October 11, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.61 KBStock assets, should you use them? Maybe! Also a massive Soul Thief refactor and more.
Lostcast Indietober: Indietober
October 04, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.94 KBIndie Game Sim on Steam Greenlight, Inktober, and a question about features.
Lostcast 192: Politicast
September 27, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.85 KBPolitics? In MY video games?! Should you or shouldn't you be open about your views? Also status updates on our projects.
Lostcast 191: Webbishing
September 20, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.99 KBOpen web monetization and how to finish a game.
Lostcast 190: Some Hand Bones
September 13, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.61 KBSteam key review lockdowns, more platform discussion, and code editors.
Lostcast 189: Platform Percolator
September 06, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.86 KBLet's talk about platforms. Do you dig HTML5, Unity, HaxeFlixel? WHAAAT
Lostcast 188: Level Up Lars
August 30, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.16 KBYou won't want to miss this conversation with Defender's Quest developer and open source advocate Lars Doucet.
Lostcast 187: Crowcast
August 24, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.78 KBIndie sequels, physics, and Indie Game Sim.
Lostcast 186: Indie Game Cast
August 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.61 KBIndie Game Sim, Soul Thief, Oil It or Spoil It, 2d physics, and general game devery!
Lostcast 185: Protocast
August 11, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 5.13 KBGeoff's numbness, Matt's prototype, Cutthroat Kitchen, and game design.
Lostcast 184: Parallax Trolling
August 02, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.06 KBParallax scrolling, falling behind, day and night cycles, Heroes of the Storm, and YOU!
Lostcast 183: No Hand Bones
July 26, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.62 KBVirtual reality, js13kGames, Soul Thief, Kenney Studio, floating point determinism, achievements, and more.
Lostcast 182: Pokejam
July 19, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.85 KBICT Game Jam, Pokemon Go, The Door Problem, 2016 Game Career Guide, and more.
Lostcast 181: Just Trine to Get By
July 12, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.89 KBTrine franchise, sequels, Early Access, and more 3D.
Lostcast 180: 2D or not 2D
July 05, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.41 KBDona Bailey, 3D, and 4 Signs that your Game is Doomed.
Lostcast 179: Map 2 Boss
June 28, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.61 KBMini-maps, final boss design, G2A, the four currencies, and more.
Lostcast 178: Sham3
June 21, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.69 KBE3, indie event The Mix, dialog trees, and deploying with NW.js.
Lostcast 177: One McFunk a Month
June 07, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.48 KBAn interview with Christer Kaitila AKA @McFunkyPants about One Game a Month and other interesting game stuff.
Lostcast 176: Lostcast 176: Mise en Cast
May 31, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.84 KBMise en place is a term that refers to being prepared to cook, and today we discuss how that can make us better game developers. Hidden Easter Egg about Geoff for those who listen to the whole show!
Lostcast 175: Ahi Moment
May 24, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.88 KBEntity/component systems, collision, prototyping, and more.
Lostcast 174: Booklunky
May 17, 2016 00:00 - 59 minutes - 3.47 KBJoin us as we discuss Spelunky creator Derek Yu's new book Spelunky.
Lostcast 173: Dream-First
May 10, 2016 00:00 - 59 minutes - 3.5 KBStream-first refers to an experience built for streamers and their viewers from the ground up. Discuss!
Lostcast 172: Pit Targeting Optimization
May 03, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.77 KBOverhead action game pits, target leading, particle optimization; it's The Geoff Show!
Lostcast 171: PAX-Mortem
April 26, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.96 KBIt's all about the tumultuous 4 days Matt spent in Boston for PAX East. Tons of gamers, cosplayers, and WOW LOSTCAST LISTENERS! Apparently a few of you live near Boston.
Lostcast 170: Oh, Baby!
April 19, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.08 KBToday we discuss reducing the cost of content, and bringing the most value to players.
Lostcast 169: Mattacast
April 12, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.32 KBClash Royale, Jim Sterling, clones, polish, mattalogies (Matt analogies), tangents, live demos, and wow a whole lot of chatter!
Lostcast 168: Loudcast
April 05, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.34 KBA Wizard's Lizard: Soul Thief just launched on Steam Early Access! ... let's talk about something else ...
Lostcast 167: Pre-release Geoffers
March 29, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.67 KBLet's agonize over naming, take your temperature before launch, discuss roguelikes and YouTubers.
Lostcast 166: Sprite Artless
March 22, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.12 KBSprite atlases, HTML5 performance, art styles, and general game devishness.
Lostcast 165: The Ides of Restitution
March 15, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.76 KBAdvanced physics terms! Dumb GDC stories! And more.
Lostcast 164: Soul Thitch
March 08, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.52 KBWe talk about getting Soul Thief to that elusive finish line!
Lostcast 163: Triagecast
March 01, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.9 KBWe triage the Soul Thief tasks that came up this week, including Courtyard design, soul powers, and more.
Lostcast 162: Rain Thief
February 23, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.58 KBLet's discuss AWL2: Soul Thief, HTML5 rain cycles, wind effects, and other fun stuff.
Lostcast 161: Spousecast
February 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.61 KBThe LDG spouses join us for a special Valentine's Day episode.
Lostcast 160: Dueling Tooling
February 09, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.68 KBWhich of our tools have withstood the test of time?
Lostcast 159: Communication Break Down
February 02, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.57 KBHow does a small indie team communicate? What's our schedule like? HOW DO??
Lostcast 158: Ticket to Die
January 26, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4 KBBoard game design discussion, and playing games to learn from them such as Nuclear Throne and Darkest Dungeon.
Lostcast 157: Learncast
January 19, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.53 KBMacro/meta game design, progression, Zelda, learning, HTML5 licensing, prototyping ... phew! Lotsa great game dev topics.
Lostcast 156: Jackhammer Weeding
January 12, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.15 KBThe first episode named by Geoff (mostly)! We talk about design problems, how to solve them, and the soft-lanch of our new Lostcast Patreon.
Lostcast 155: 2015 Retrocast
January 05, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 4.36 KB2015 retrospective, how THIS year will be different, and prototyping to success.
Lostcast 154: Tropescast
December 29, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 3.51 KBListener questions, AWL2, alpha videos, art improvement, Jamuary, and other fun stuff. Happy New Year!
Lostcast 153: Knockback Attack
December 22, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.72 KBAWL1 is on a massive sale, we've got t-shirts now, and knockback is cool let's discuss! Also general Christmas cheer or whatever.
Lostcast 152: LDG Catchup 2
December 15, 2015 00:00 - 56 minutes - 3.33 KBIndie Cup, live demos, feedback, PlayFab, and general game development goodness.
Lostcast 151: Bosscast
December 01, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 3.9 KBBoss design, ES6, electron, Game Dev Daily, and a LIVE AWL2 demo next week.