We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss [REDACTED] hidden within the UFO 50 collection. Massive spoilers ahead! Next week: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!(Airing live on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 at 7:30pm CST at https://www.twitch.tv/eggplantshow) Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Eggplant Merch! https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast FuryForged – What dark secrets hide beneath the surface of UFO 50? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__FyJ-Obu9E UFO 50 WRITE-UP v2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuVnnJDmKKGrlTIGVn1Zykp9Tpn4rthGFei1gztRAN4/edit?tab=t.0 MAPPING MUSIC TO MIAS https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kvdqYzJCO16-UAZV5tkTIrltzEOcQjQV/mobilepresent?slide=id.g30af015f402_0_0 MRMACDUGGAN'S GAME LORE SHEET https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JqOjkGkXjoRvE_uE-nc4bTfFOzcudvKP3WDanGdaio0/edit?gid=2032987708#gid=2032987708 TERMINAL 101 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y2gHxlxKlm2jyTIY_7QoNOF6iUjhvfWnOO6mIy6P-H8/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Exeter Book Riddles https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/exeter-book-riddles/ Mushroomy Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhNgQ16s-u8 Deadly Premonition OST – Life is Beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzvXBFwcyek Yume Nikki https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ Undertale https://undertale.com/ Off https://offtherpg.com/ Space Funeral the First https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral Ib https://vgperson.com/games/ib.htm Petscop https://www.youtube.com/petscop UFO 50 Bandcamp https://phlogiston.bandcamp.com/album/ufo-50 Miasma Tower Bandcamp https://phlogiston.bandcamp.com/album/miasma-tower B3313 Mario 64 Mod https://b3313.fandom.com/wiki/B3313 Has anyone else seen this in miasma tower? i dont know how exactly to trigger it https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo50/comments/1guzkfu/has_anyone_else_seen_this_in_miasma_tower_i_dont/ The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play") https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description Glider (Conway’s Game of Life) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(Conway%27s_Game_of_Life) Eric Zimmerman Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204 Games Climbers Play by Lito Tejada-Flores https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1968_files/AJ%201968%2046-52%20Tejada-Flores%20Games.pdf https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Cyber Owls
We're joined by Izzy Kestrel (Gexfeld, A Good Videogame), Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City), and the one and only Rand Hall (UFO 50 Voicemailer Extraordinaire) to discuss Cyber Owls, the 50th and final* game in the UFO 50 collection. “A superweapon threatens to destroy the world, and it's up to the Cyber Owls to save the day!” Next week: [REDACTED] Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Eggplant Merch! https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast Cherry Rush YouTube Highlights https://www.youtube.com/@Cherry-Rush Derek Yu’s Wikiquote https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Derek_Yu Roguelike Celebration 2025 (Including Fireside Chat with Jon Perry!) https://www.roguelike.club/event2025.html Izzy’s itch.io https://iznaut.itch.io/ Izzy’s bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.com Izzy’s Website https://iznaut.com/ Snap & Grab https://nogoblin.com/snapandgrab Shawn’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shawndoublea/?hl=en Beatdown City Survivors https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/Beatdown_City_Survivors/ Tyriq’s Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fourbitfriday.bsky.social Scrubbin’ Trubble https://scrubbintrubble.com/ The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play") https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description C.A. Brown https://www.youtube.com/@CABROWN https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Campanella 3
We're joined by Liz Ryerson (musician, writer, podcaster), Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Campanella 3, the 49th game in the UFO 50 collection. “It's time for Pilot to return to what he does best -- flying the Campanella through deep space!” Next week: Cyber Owls Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Eggplant Merch! https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast Adam Conover Tickets https://www.adamconover.net/ Wing Commander 1+2 https://www.gog.com/en/game/wing_commander_1_2 Wild Blue https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ Thumper https://thumpergame.com/ The Virtual Museum of Dead Wifery https://lilithzone.itch.io/the-virtual-museum-of-dead-wifery Abnormal Mapping https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ doseone https://www.doseone.xyz/ The Unearthed Treasure Room: An Alternative Showcase of Overlooked Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPPJohxAk4 Anodyne 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/877810/Anodyne_2_Return_to_Dust/ Great Art https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art Wood Teeth (doseone EP with Height Keech) https://doseone.bandcamp.com/album/wood-teeth?from=embed https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Seaside Drive
We're joined by Daniel Mullins (Inscryption), Tonda Ros (Blue Prince), and Glove (UFO 50 Historian/ska podcaster) to discuss Seaside Drive, the 48th game in the UFO 50 collection. “Nothing's more relaxing than a nice long drive by the sea... Complete with plenty of gunfire!” Next week: Campanella 3 Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Merch https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast Downwell https://downwellgame.com/ Branching Paths https://branchingpaths.jp/ Cherry Rush (UFO 50 Speedrunning Charity Event — August 29th-31st, 2025) https://www.cherry-rush.org/ Blue Prince https://www.blueprincegame.com/ https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Quibble Race
We're joined by Scott Anderson (Unity), Jackie Vecchitto (Trombone Champ), and Xalavier Nelson (Strange Scaffold) to discuss Quibble Race, the 47th game in the UFO 50 collection. “In the seedy world of Quibble racing, sometimes it takes shady tactics to get ahead.” Next week: Seaside Drive Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Unity 6.2 Livestream https://www.youtube.com/live/PmpUlbWD_mI Post Games: Big predictions for the future of games https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-predictions-for-the-future-of-games/id1815131711?i=1000721543499 Umamusume Pretty Derby https://umamusume.com/ Space-Cast! #47. Bun Bangers (interview with Jon Perry) https://spacebiff.com/2025/06/20/sbsc-47/ Hot Streak https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak Gameheads https://gameheadsoakland.org/ Gameheads Showcase https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gameheads-11th-annual-student-showcase-tickets-1545651347789?aff=oddtdtcreator Draknek New Voices Grant https://grants.draknek.org/ Jackie on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jackiev.bsky.social Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6GGV5WW6/kaiji Strange Scaffold https://www.strangescaffold.com/ https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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