This week we’re taking gaming back to a simpler time with fantasy platformer Emberwind, finding out what games got you through Thanksgiving weekend, and finding out what games get you in the holiday spirit.
Radar: Emberwind
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Fantasy platformer Emberwind kicks it old school – it’s a lushly illustrated, 2D side-scroller in the tradition of all our 16-bit favorites. Does it only have nostalgia on its side or does it have the gameplay to make it a must-have?
Emberwind – Mac/Windows, Platformer, TimeTrap, $12 – LINK
Free Indie Countdown
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#3 – Pumpkin Patch: PC, Arena Shooter, Pixel Licker – LINK
#2 – RIFT: Flash, Platformer, Candystand – LINK
Suggested by: Jan R
#1 – rComplex: PC, Platformer, Roger Hicks/Brian T. – LINK
Feedback: Games You Played Over Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving. 3 or 4 days with your family. It can get a little trying, and sometimes you need something to keep you distracted.
Next week’s question: Which game do you think deserved to be in the running for Free Indie of the Year and didn’t make it? Weigh in with a video or audio comment on www.Bytejacker.com or leave a message on our hotline: (530) 675-GAME
Free Indie Rapid Fire
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The Company of Myself – Flash, Puzzle Platformer, 2DArray – LINK
Suggested by: Ph4wX
The LaCoGeSSta Research – Flash, Puzzle, SirReal – LINK
Suggested by: Ingmar, Maxim
Mountain Maniac – Flash, Arcade, Pixeljam – LINK
This week’s music:
Fort Gnox and Rest Easy – From Dr. Zilog’s Album “Chip ‘Em All”
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Damn, Jon cloned my cat !
You can’t prove ANYTHING!
oh Jon, Jon Jon Jon….
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So YOU’RE the guy that bought NightFire. I was wondering.
Thanks for the great comments about the community! We love you guys, and whenever people ask me what I want the show to be, I always say “I want it to feel like hanging out with your friends, goofing on each other and talking about games.” I love seeing people coming back, starting conversations with one another, and really getting into sharing opinions. It’s my favorite part of what we do, and I’m happy you guys like it, too.
Hahaha, I am that guy. Anywho, I think bytejacker has totally accomplished that feeling of friends just hanging out. I mean, just the fact that the host comes to the comments sections for each episode and doesn’t just pull content, but actually interacts and shares as well helps achieve that feeling so much more that episodes that simply read your emails on the air. Love this show, and I’ll keep commenting for as long as I am capable. YOU CAN’T GET RID OF ME NOW CARBONI!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAH! ;)
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BTW I went to boarding school in middle school incase anyone was confued. I didn’t preface that very well.
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DDon’t think I didn’t notice the way Anthony’s glasses kept changing
THEY ARE MAGIC GLASSES DIDN’T YOU SEE THE EPISODE TITLE JEEEEEEEEEEEZ.
But seriously, they did not.
I thought the magic realm was supposed to be secret, Harry Potter.
Your glasses didn’t change? I’ll have to check Riazims theory.
Aha, yep. That’s why it was called “Magic Glasses” I see now, probably because of magic glasses.
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I know what I am gonna say :D Vid Comment tomorrow =3
Didn’t have time :(
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Way2Go Pixeljam!!! Mountainmen for the win! Just because they wear flannel, doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings.
Okay – we need to chip in to get this dude a space heater or something.
Once again, the only best way to comment is via text…. and my vote goes to The Mo….. WAIT – where is the “Umbrella adventure” by Hive? I will not vote then :) How long will it take to feature this game on the show? It is so good; it is perfect for holiday eve, the game with a very surprising replay value and just god damn lovely done. I hoped I will be able to vote for it as the best indie of the year.
Oh, come on. You are only saying that because you don’t have a webcam. JK
The game that most clearly reminds me of the holidays has to be “Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butouden”, the first SNes/SFamicom DBZ game.
I’ve always been a Dragon Ball fan so, when that game was finally released on PAL territories (Andorra), it made for the perfect Xmas gift. My parents bought it for me (thanks for that!) something like one month before the holidays, and then hid it. Well, I found it, and spent the whole month visiting every night the closet where it was “hidden”, and just eagerly staring at it, looking in awe at the screenshots on the back of the box.
When Xmas (finally!) arrived, I spent the whole night, along with my cousin, playing the game. In fact, we probably spent the whole week playing that game, non stop.
Thanks, guys, for bringing back such a pleasant memory! :)
Oh! And Ori, I do agree with you: the best way to comment is via text!
what glasses?
EXACTLY. THANK YOU.
Jon… I am going to come to your house tonight and steal your cat…
^_~ Just kidding!!!!
Is it because his cat is just that cute?
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Again, awesome show. I’ve been catching up on episodes, quite a lot
of progress has been made since a year ago to now. Strange that it
doesn’t have more viewers. This in my mind is like my weekly dose of
tigsource but better :)
Thanks, dude! Spread the word!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MUffsaGWsg
Man – such a good share. I never had a C64, and I only knew one kid who did. I always thought it was this like, super magical, technically advanced machine. I’m still impressed by the quality of SID music.
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Free indie rundown.
There’s no heat in my house right now, so it’s SUPER COLD, and I don’t feel like shivering on my crummy webcam, so instead I shot my video comment outside of my house. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3R0mHasZY
So there’s more heat outside your house than there is inside?!? who built you’re heating system? :P
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Here’s my video comment, I’m ranting on riffly here a bit as well since I can’t get it to play ball!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wmjlLEeY1M
Myself, Derek, and Laurence all saying we can’t get the name right. Hope that ends up in the show. Could be a funny moment.
Yes, I am an Idiot!! aside from the unsure pronunciation of the game, Sanskrit(?) pointed out the zoom function on my youtube comment. Also I failed to notice the instructions link on the top of the kongregate flash window :(
I’ll see if I can get into it a bit more between now and thursday
and Joe, yes!! this show isn’t anything like Zero Punctuation… its zero PRONUNciation :P ;)
ATTENTION!!
I may have found Anthony’s asian long lost twin brother…go with me on this:
http://metroid-database.com/files/baiyon_tanaka01.jpg
eh…eh?! it was the first thing that popped into my mind when i saw it :)
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