We're joined by v buckenham (Downpour, Beasts of Balance), Izzy Kestrel (Electrifying Incident, A Little Game Called Mario), and Bennett Foddy (Baby Steps, QWOP, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy) to discuss Helix, a spiral-action shmuplike about staying alive. It's the eighth installment in our yearlong special series exploring the work of Michael Brough: All Systems Brough.

Next episode: Imbroglio

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Helix
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/helix/id562550427

868-BACK (Out now!! Go buy it!!)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/868BACK/ 
https://finji.itch.io/868-back 

Michael Brough's Website
https://www.smestorp.com/ 

Maypole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maypole

Game Design Deep Dive: The unique touchscreen action game controls of Helix
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/game-design-deep-dive-the-unique-touchscreen-action-game-controls-of-i-helix-i-

Bit Pilot
http://www.bitpilotgame.com/

Tilt to Live
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tilt-to-live-hd/id391837930

Super Hexagon
https://superhexagon.com/

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved remake
https://store.steampowered.com/app/8400/Geometry_Wars_Retro_Evolved/

Endings (Michael's 2015 blog)
https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2015/01/endings.html

Playdate
https://play.date/

Nex Playground
https://www.nexplayground.com/

Hylics
https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics

Vangers
https://www.gog.com/en/game/vangers

Tools for Creativity class (virtual) with v buckenham
https://sfpc.study/sessions/fall-26/tools-for-creativity

School for Poetic Computation
https://sfpc.study/

bimbo static site generator
https://iznaut.itch.io/bimbo

 

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