This is a show about videogames, the people who play them and the people who make them. Each episode, a guest on the show talks about the games that have shaped their life in one way or another. Games that have inspired them, games that forged connections with others & games that have soothed wounds. Checkpoints!

Today's guest on the show is Marc Flury. Marc worked at Harmonix before leaving to form his own company, Drool. Alongside his partner and Lightning Bolt alum Brian Gibson, they've spent the last few years working on the upcoming rhythm violence game, THUMPER. The all caps are mine, but entirely necessary.  

As an American who now lives in Seoul, Marc has a unique perspective on the game dev scene in the country, and the type of games people love to make and play. Spoilers:  it's not just Starcraft. We talk about the development of Thumper, the pain of programming and the highs and lows of working in such a small team.

We also hit on his time working on Beatles Rock Band, meeting Yoko Ono, being bullied away from arcade machines in an Italian resort, the beautiful systems of Pikmin and his spiritual and psychedelic awakening as the host of The Space Show. 

Space is not only high, it's low. It's a bottomless pit.

SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEW HERE

RSS HERE

Games discussed: Super Mario Bros, Beatles Rock Band, Thumper, Actraiser, Monkey Island, Spaceteam, Pikmin, Gitaroo Man, Braid, House of the Dead, X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter.

Cover design: Craig Stevenson - http://onedinosaurandhisballoon.blogspot.co.uk

Music: Samuel Baker - http://soundcloud.com/furoshiki