Encounter #148

Running mazes, making games, and exploring meaningful concepts.

Executive producer: NOBODY :(

Show Notes

The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth - YouTube

TOJam 2023: We Lost Count! - itch.io

Yet again, the Toronto Game Jam has happened!

Evacuate! by coldacid

coldacid's failed attempt at making a game for this year's jam.

PETSCII Bros by jimbo

Jim's done it again with another great demake for the Commodore PET -- this time, the original Mario Brothers game.

Partial Recall by Jeff Rose, Ruben3d, Danillo Neves

It's like Portal, if you could rip off your own limbs and summon them back later.

ELUDE by Yevagami

An incredibly atmospheric platform adventure of a girl tortured by dreams of her dead boyfriend.

ICU by forestchord, WillTheKrill, RoganGutwillinger, 3dlinas, avyary, Arman A

Bait-Watch by BoingThe2nd

A game that pretty much plays itself. Put out food for the critters and watch them eat.

SokoMMO by saltire

Massively multiplayer Sokoban. Need we say more?

Atrocious but efficient: How ranchers used barbed wire to make phone calls | Texas Standard

Ridiculous History: Ranchers Hacked Barbed Wire Fences to Create Phone Lines | HowStuffWorks

10 Reasons Why Anime Nerds are Highly Satisfied in Life - LifeHack

Stupid listicle, but at least some of it isn't completely wrong.

Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK race | AP News

And what do we always say? DON'T GET ELIMINATED!!!