cycle 28

  • Geek Out Weakly 13 – Narratives w/ Dave Towsey

    03/03/2021
    Aadil and Ben are joined by Dave Towsey, an author, creative writing instructor and game developer. We talk about narratives, how to approach creating them as well as the differences between mediums and within games writing. As usual tangents abound. Our theme song is by captiveportalmusic, used under the...

  • Tanked Up 216 – Pill Buggin

    19/06/2020
    It’s a show of two halves (sort of). In the first Ben drinks Steam Machine’s Odins Jam Jar and asks has a demo or beta put you off a full title. Lucy drinks Merrytiller from Kinnegar Brewing and discusses Signs of the Sojourner and Aadil has the Yeastie Boys...

  • Tanked Up 128 – Lucy Has Returned

    10/08/2018
    Lucy is back, hooray! But because of an injured arm is off the beer this week. She does make up for it in a ton of games to talk about. Aadil’s also been playing games and both of them have enough to make up for Ben’s lack of game...

  • Tanked Up 115 – Pillbug Pals

    27/04/2018
    Aadil’s back and we have guests for a big episode. Joining Ben and Aadil are Sean Walton and David Towsey from Pillbug Interactive makers of Cycle 28 (which you’ve heard Ben rant about before). We take a deep dive into the game and what went into making it. We...

  • Tanked Up 109 – Czech Yourself, We’ve Played Games

    16/03/2018
    We’ve all played Games, the funk has been kicked. Aadil has finally jumped into ‘Mario Odyssey’ which leads to a brief discussion on cheat codes. Lucy’s been getting a puzzle kick in ‘Q.U.B.E 2’. The game to help Ben kick the funk is the arcade space shooter ‘Cycle 28’....

  • Cycle 28 Lunch Time Let’s Play

    14/03/2018
    Join Ben as he delves further into Cycle 28, a 2D arcade space shooter from Pillbug Interactive. The game released on steam and is building an avid community around it. Ben explores the gameplay, chasing high scores and the mystery that is the story. It’s got a brilliant low-fi...

  • Cycle 28 Beta Impressions

    03/02/2018
    Cycle 28, developed by Pill Bug Interactive, is a 2D arcade space shooter with a twist. “As Olivia Bergen – a flight lieutenant that has become separated from her fleet – you only know Cycle 27. You live it over, and over, and over again. And if that wasn’t...