102 - Andrew Smith | Trash Goblin Director & Spilt Milk Studios CEO | Streamcast - Streamcast | Lyssna här

Thank you to our guest Andrew Smith for being so honest and generous!

Andrew is the Creative Director of UK indie gaming studio, Spilt Milk Studios, and is currently working on Trash Goblin.

What is Trash Goblin? Why was its Kickstarter so successful? Find the answers to these and more questions in this power hour podcast!

SUPPORT SPILT MILK STUDIOS

Wishlist Trash Goblin on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2407830/Trash_Goblin/

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spiltmilkstudios/trash-goblin?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=announcement

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spiltmilkstudios

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpiltMilkStudio?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Website: https://www.trashgoblingame.com/

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Who is Andrew Smith?

02:14 - What was Andrew’s first game/console?

05:08 - Andrew’s top 5 games

13:53 - Are consumers overly obsessed with Frames per Seconds (FPS)?

17:22 - Going from being just a gamer to a developer

21:48 - Andrew hates the word ‘luck’

25:44 - Andrew’s gaming career

35:44 - Pros and Cons of working for yourself vs. working as part of a larger studio

42:12 - The origins of Spilt Milk and previous games developed

50:32 - The origin story of the upcoming game, Trash Goblin

53:38 - Why was Trash Goblin’s Kickstarter campaign so successful?

59:07 - How did taking Trash Goblin to gaming exhibitions affect the Kickstarter?

01:06:31 - How you can support Trash Goblin

01:08:14 - Outro

Our opening and ending themes were made by Pyro Kid Sosa.

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