08: Designing Tharsis with Zach Gage

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

The Key and the Chest

01:33 • 2min

3

How to Play Spellunky

03:15 • 2min

4

The Black Market: A Hard Run

05:23 • 2min

5

Tharsus: A Hard Sci-Fi Game About Surviving a Disaster Journey to Mars

07:15 • 3min

6

Pandemic: A Digital Board Game

09:56 • 2min

7

Tharsis: A Family Friendly Mix

11:44 • 2min

8

Tharsis: A Deep Sci-Fi Strategy Game

13:33 • 2min

9

The Role of Choice Provisions in Space Cannibalism

15:04 • 2min

10

Spelunky and Randomness

17:31 • 3min

11

The Dice Structure in Tharsis

20:46 • 3min

12

The Importance of Dice in Video Games

24:00 • 5min

13

How to Win a D6 Game

28:41 • 2min

14

The Hazard System in Spacecraft: The Last Jedi

30:22 • 2min

15

The Importance of Asking Before Resetting Progress

32:06 • 2min

16

The Importance of Time in a Game

33:57 • 2min

17

The High Score Problem in Roguelikes

35:32 • 2min

18

The Differences Between Dungeon of the Endless and Spelunky

37:06 • 2min

19

How to Win Tharsis

38:41 • 2min

20

Tharsis End Game

40:38 • 2min

21

The Differences Between Spellunky and Tharsis

42:21 • 2min

22

The Importance of Randomness in Roguelikes

44:50 • 2min

23

The Role of Simulation in Roguelikes

46:21 • 2min

24

The Future of Tharsis

48:06 • 2min

25

The Differences Between Multiplayer Games and Roguelike Games

49:48 • 2min

26

The Importance of Having Two Controllers in a Game

51:24 • 2min

27

The Dice Rolling Game

53:20 • 2min

28

The Role of Randomness in XCOM

55:04 • 2min

29

How to Make Dice Roll Faster Than You Think

56:35 • 2min

30

The Differences Between Computers and Computer Games

58:09 • 3min

31

How Tharsis Impacted the Design and Play Testing of the Game

01:01:00 • 3min

32

Type Shift and Spell Tower: Which Is the Best Game to Play?

01:03:51 • 2min

33

How to Play With Tharsus

01:05:31 • 2min

34

How to Use Your Astronauts in Any Order

01:07:04 • 2min

35

How to Win Star Says

01:08:35 • 2min

36

The Importance of Heuristics in Video Games

01:10:33 • 2min

37

Twinfold: A Rogue Light Grid Game

01:12:54 • 2min

38

The Disappointment of Twinfold

01:15:05 • 2min

39

Twinfold: The Ultimate Survival Game

01:17:12 • 2min

40

The Importance of Undoing Moves in Twinfold

01:18:55 • 2min

41

The Importance of Casual Game Play

01:20:55 • 2min

42

Kevin Barr Games' New Game Is Out

01:23:16 • 2min

43

Zelda: The Dark Souls

01:24:46 • 2min

44

How to Play Don't Start

01:26:36 • 2min

45

Chris's Game Design Sensibilities

01:28:16 • 2min

46

Blunky: A Game of the Year

01:29:57 • 4min