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Episode 42: Indie Games - Forget AAA, Indie is the New 3rd Party!

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Channel: Near Mint Condition · 2017 · Entertainment

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What separates "indie games" from major studio releases?  How is it that indie games are consistently pushing the envelope of what we think of as a video game, and how is it that just a couple of people can make things that are so beautiful?

Cheat Sheet
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* Flower - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_(video_game)
* Journey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)
* Flow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(video_game)
* Mighty No. 9 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_No._9
* Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodstained:_Ritual_of_the_Night
* 2064: Read Only Memories - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2064:_Read_Only_Memories
* The Witness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witness_(2016_video_game)
* Braid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braid_(video_game)
* Firewatch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewatch
* Steam - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(software)
* Temple Run - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Run
* Alto’s Adventure - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto%27s_Adventure
* Monument Valley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley_(video_game)
* Super Meat Boy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Meat_Boy
* Fez - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_(video_game)
* Shadow Complex - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Complex
* The Nindies - http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-switch-nindies-will-be-the-games-that-make-it-the-perfect-party-system/
* Guacamelee! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guacamelee!
* Bastion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_(video_game)
* Net Yaroze (Playstation development kit) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Yaroze
* Devil Dice - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dice
* That Dragon, Cancer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Dragon,_Cancer
* Minecraft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft
* Stardew Valley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardew_Valley
* ReElise - http://www.reelise.com


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Special Thanks To
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* 2Mello - Intro Music
* Veilbreak - Outtro Music
* Character designs by Tommy Pfeiffer & Omar Valdivieso
* Logo by Heather Plunkett

Near Mint Condition is Rob Fox, Dan Hancock, Tina Plunkett, Omar Valdivieso, & Andrew Ortwein.  

Originally released March 16, 2017.

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