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Big Game Hunger is a weekly comedy show where Jenna Stoeber and friends craft the big next game every episode. Starting with a random genre, concept, and vibe, Jenna and a friend will take a game all the way from pitch, to slightly more developed pitch. By the end of the episode, they’ll have honed an IP so irresistible, you’ll be ready to risk $25 for it on Steam. Get ready to laugh about games you love, learn about game trends, and yearn for titles that will surely never make their release date. New episodes every Monday.
John E Warren has never committed a crime
John E Warren, game journalist and creator of VGBees, brings his adjacent knowledge of band management to a folklore-rich crime game based on the prompts: Subterfuge Local band management sim Okami 2 (folklore-rich zelda-lite) Despite the classy and restrained title, "Ballad of the Bands" is a down-and-dirty game about composing the best band.... through whatever means necessary. Check out the foot-pedal-controller at GLYDR at FeetLegal.com, a real website. Interstae 35, a moving and beautiful visual novel, is out now on Steam. Check out John E Warren's video game website VGBEES at VGBees.com, and listen to his podcast "If you’re driving, close your eyes" wherever you listen to podcasts. Enjoy 10% off everything in my DFTBA merch store until Dec 25th by going to bit.ly/jennamerch! Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
55:2118/11/2024
Paul Luetkemeyer is locked in
Paul Luetkemeyer, co-star of Burnt Cook Book Party, returns to the podcast to find it exactly as he left it, no major changes or departures of any kind. Hey. Listen to Burnt Cook Book Party at BCBParty.com. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
01:13:4704/11/2024
Lily Alexandre negotiates a will
Lily Alexandre, video essayist extraordinaire, is ready to fight for what's hers with the prompts: Epistlatory Reading of a will for the PlayDate In "Yours, Truly," family members must fight for their stake in a vast fortune while they still have a chance to get in on the will. Using the physical clues provided by letters, figure out the family secrets and who's keeping them so you can earn a big payday.... or should I say, URN a big payday? Watch all of Lily Alexandre's video essays, starting with "Project Blueprint & the Horror of Eternal Life"! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
53:3328/10/2024
Amber DaSilva builds a shipyard
Amber DaSilva, auto journalist with Jalopnik, is ready to set sail with some very body-horror, Halloween-appropriate prompts: Gooey quorum nautical horror With this strong load out, Jenna and Amber make "Vessel," a game about expanding your network of boats and flesh and flesh boats by conquering other ships at sea. Is this the world's first horror MMO? Is this the world's last Snowcrash fan game? If you're in NYC, check out out T-Climbing! Also read Amber's work at Jalopnik, even though she didn't plug it. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
56:3121/10/2024
Hunter Donaldson pigeonholes himself
Hunter Donaldson, stand up comedian and host of Old Gamer's Almanac, is here today to reinforce his only interested, Twilight Imperium. Thankfully he also had time to make a game based on the prompts: musical claustrophobia takes place on a single screen Horror was not explicitly on this list but you better believe we made a horror game anyway. And the worst kind: one you inflict on your friends! This game, I know why the caged bird sing (and it’s scary!), turns karaoke into a shotgun blast of audio memes. Turn it on at your birthday party, lock all the doors and windows, and have a great time! Follow Hunter Donaldson on Instagram at HungryHunty, and enjoy his show Old Gamer's Almanac wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
01:02:5014/10/2024
Nick Lives writes dinosaur propaganda
Nick Lives, game dev for Night Signals, maker of Home Safety Hotline, brings his horror and HG-Wells related expertise to the prompts: Liliputian, time travel without space travel, text-based, In between rallying for long-necked dinosuars and theorizing about the heights of future and past peoples, Nick and Jenna make an "Descendents into Madness," where you cannot change history, only chronical it. What went wrong in the future that caused humanity's downfall? Well it certainly wasn't a history book! Wishlist Nick's next game, Please Insert Disc, on Steam, and pick up Home Safety Hotline (and its new DLC) while you're there! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
50:3507/10/2024
Clayton Ashley takes a knife to a masterpiece
Clayton Ashley, video editor for Polygon and co-host of Temporal Culture War, puts his board gaming skills to work with the prompts: Wontonly colorful, Art restoration, Social deduction (like Werewolf) With two options synergizing so much, it isn't hard to find an art angle... but how to include the social deduction aspect? Should this be a physical game or a Jackbox property? And how do we even pitch Jackbox anyway??? Listen to Clayton's excellent new podcast, Temporal Culture War! It's great! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
58:4302/10/2024
Jenna Stoeber is Out Of Office
No episode this week! Try enjoying some of the content at patreon.com/thejenna instead!
00:4023/09/2024
Brandon Sheffield kicks his little feetsies
Brandon Sheffield, creative director for Demonschool, is ready to hit the pavement in "A long peer at a short walk," a game based on the prompts: self aware not mini games but maxi games foot-based After getting VERY distracted talking about VHS tapes on this gaming show, Jenna and Brandon get to work parsing what could make a game "self-aware" and how best to get people to look at their feet a lot. Listen to Insert Credit here or on your podcast app, and wishlist Demonschool on Steam! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
56:0616/09/2024
Isabel J. Kim hunts cars by night
Isabel J. Kim, attorney, author, podcaster, and sword girl, makes the game "Oil Zone," based on the prompts: Neon, hydraulic, a game that doesn't use a regular controller The Mad Max of it all is that you hunt feral AI cars - and other players - at night in order to customize and upgrade your whip. But I hope you have strong arms because you've only got a valve wheel and a hand pump to do it with! STRAP IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE. Hear more of Isabel J. Kim on Wow, If True here or on your favorite podcast app. Also check out the oil-based TTRPG she mentioned, called Greed, here on Itch.io. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
52:4609/09/2024
Geoff Moonen makes magical girls burn out
First-time returning guest Geoff Moonen rejoins the show to make "My Magical World Never Went Away," based on the prompts: hyper realistic Magical Girls fist-fighting Geoff and Jenna run with a fairly generous understanding of the phrase "hyper realistic," as applying to the magical girl portion and NOT the physics or fist-fighting. Their game undercuts modern dark-retellings of Magical Girl stories and opts for a more relatable story about recovering from burnout and realizing that your past mistakes don't need to define your magical future. Your magical world never went away.... it's right here! Learn more about Geoff Moonen on his website, or by listening to his podcast Fun and Games Pod! And check out Magical Beatdown from Silver Sprocket. Listen to Wow, If True, another Multitude Podcast, here. Check out Volante Designs and use the code BHG (all caps) for 10% off your entire order! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
53:2102/09/2024
Chase Carter makes a multi-dimensional flapping game
Chase Carter, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, deploys his incredible language skills to make "Flappy Bird: Shifted" with the prompts: ASCII, Supernatural Investigation, Flappy-bird-like I hope you're ready for a hard-hitting story about a search for a lost loved one, undertaken entirely by pressing a button to fight gravity. Shift your perspective to find your way through dimensions of text and punctuation in this moving ASCII-art game. This may potentially be the most competent game concept creation to date on this show! Read more of Chase's work at Rascal.news! Check out the Multitude Discord here, and check out Tab for a Cause at TabforaCause.org/bgh. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
53:5626/08/2024
Tristan Cooper makes some more great content
Tristan Cooper, social media manager for The Verge and Can I Pet The Dog, makes "Stable 4: They Like It!" based on the words: Anachronistic haberdasher Racing Game The resulting game leans into the indie game trope of making lots of cute hats for cute animals, using the materials you can scrounge from your trophy wins. And most importantly, the horses love it! See more of Tristan's work on Twitter at TheVerge, and CanYouPetTheDog, and find more Can You Pet The Dog related accounts here. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber. Big Game Hunger is a weekly video game podcast where Jenna Stoeber and a guest get three random prompts and have to make the big next game based on them.
52:1819/08/2024
Amanda Silberling makes whatever a mail-puss game is, thanks Giovanni
Amanda Silberling, tech journalist and podcaster, joins the podcast mostly to dunk on former guest Giovanni Colantonio, but also to brag about going to the Olympics. Inbetween all that, they make the game "Mail-puss," a game based on the prompts: incredibly haunted, Mail-puss, Played secretly at a party or event The resulting folk game(s) can be played at any convention, party, or Olympics you're attending! If you're alone, play the name-based Mail-puss. If you have 8 people, then lean into the incredible haunted rumor-mongering version. Fun for all ages and number of players! Hear more of Amanda Silberling's voice on her podcast Wow, If True. Play Pokemon: Emereld Rogue here. Check out the excellent game I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. Read about the Oulipo's Hundred Thousand Billion Poems here. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
59:1112/08/2024
Lin Codega makes a meta-aggressive TTRPG
Lin Codega, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, joins the pod to make "Spiral Apotheosis," based on the prompts: Addictive, Last god in the pantheon, Inscrutable, award-winning Eurogame Lin, using their expansive knowledge of what makes a TTRPG both award-winning and "Eurogame," lays out the groundwork for a game in which the rules are constantly changing, and both player and Last God are encouraged to be antagonistic with each other. It's just what DnD is doing, writ large! Read Rascal News at Rascal.news, and preorder Lin's novel Motheater, out in January 2025! Listen to Burnt Cook Book Party, a Pathfinder actual play podcast, at BCBParty.com or whatever you enjoy podcasts. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email us at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
55:4805/08/2024
Riley MacLeod makes a whirlwind cat-based platformer
Riley MacLeod takes a break from his incredible games journalism to make a game based on the prompts: Pampered, Tornado Watch, Endless runner After bouncing between a few great options for a game, they land on a new cat-based platforming game. Play as a beautiful chonky cat trying to get to either end of this tornado with slow but steady determination. You can make it, you round plush cat! We believe in you! Read Riley MacLeod's excellent work at Aftermath.site! Start with these dueling articles: I hate Double Jump by Riley MacLeodDouble Jumps Rule, Actually by Nathan Grayson Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email us at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
50:5429/07/2024
Patrick Gill makes Ill Gotten Brains
Patrick Gill, a talented video essayiest and bonkers livestreamer, joins the podcast to make a nasty brain game with the prompts: Horrifying, Nobody can discover your recent lottery win, Deckbuilder The resulting brain-reaping game pits your social skills against the people in your small town as you try to keep your terrible secret. Mash up a little old lady's brains to learn kindness, bully some children to learn whimsy, and reap the cashier at the local gas station to learn how to finagle your way out of awkward conversations. Does the local stoner know bluntness? Does the sheriff know prevaricate? Find out in Ill Gotten Brains! Follow Patrick on Twitch @PizzaSuplex, and follow all the Goo Crew people on their team page! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email us at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
57:4522/07/2024
Amy Vorpahl makes Pucker up and Blow
Amy Vorpahl, actress, musician and expert DM, is ready to practice making games with the prompts: Ten-minute, marching band simulator, dating sim Now it's time for the awkward marching band nerds to strip off their pseudo-military uniforms and reveal their thick buff legs. In Pucker Up and Blow, you'll have a chance to romance a variety of either stacked or charismatic musicians. And if you play your cards and instruments right, you might have a chance at 10 minutes of "Practice"! Follow Amy on Instagram @vorpahlsword, subscribe to her Patreon @AmyVorpahl, and don't forget to check out her albums on Bandcamp! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Email us at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
56:5215/07/2024
Professor Ashley makes Haut Garbage: Love in the time of Composting
Professor Ashley, twitch stream and a literal real professor, challenges Jenna's base concepts about fun, flirting, and composting with the prompts: extremely literal composting weeklong LARP Together they make an education workshop with structured workshops on composting and a farmer-romancing meta game. But it is NOT a cult. For legal reasons, I must again clarify: it is NOT a cult. Also, whoever keeps track of Bridgerton and Evermore Theme Park mentions on this show, get ready to update, thaaaanks. Check out Professor Ashley's stream on Twitch at Professor_Ashley! Get $20 off your first Shaker and Spoon box at shakerandspoon.com/bgh. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Email us at [email protected]. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
51:2708/07/2024
Julia Schifini makes Traitor’s Cup: Last Mascot Standing
Professional podcaster Julia Schifini joins the show to make the next evolution of both hockey and hidden role games, with the prompts: janky mundane sport made into a futuristic deathsport hidden role Inspired by Gritty's powerful silhouette, Julia and Jenna craft a hidden role game where you are competing with the other members on your future-deathsport hockey team, while ALSO competing in a tournament against other future-deathsport hockey teams. Also, you're all dressed as Mad Max style mascots. It's a hidden role sports hero shooter with terrible, terrible physics! Listen to Spirits and Join the Party! Also check out the Pusheen Box at bit.ly/jennacat. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
50:0001/07/2024
Jenna Stoeber makes an uploading error.
Short story shorter: the audio didn't upload correctly, and I can't fix it now because I am on vacation. Julia's episode will release for real next week!
00:2226/06/2024
Laser Webber makes Slideless Bird
Laser Webber, frontman of The Doubleclicks and writer of plays such as “A Shark Ate My Penis", brings their experience as a city hall reporter to the prompts: whimsical mayor entirely sliding They only have two more years of funding to complete this game, where you play as a penguin trying to run for mayor on the platform of brining eternal darkness and permanent ice to your town. A tough sell, but you can sway voters by wearing cute hats and little bowties! Check out Laser's work on his website, LaserTheBoy.com, and check out his album A Shark Ate my Penis on Bandcamp! Follow him on Insta @LaserTheBoy to listen to his new podcast (whenever it comes out)! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
54:0917/06/2024
Kaylee Rowena makes Chirry Pitt vs New Hampshire
Kaylee Rowena, talented comic illustrator and haunted house expert, joins the podcast to make a very pride-ful TTRPG with the prompts: underground, Local Government drama, tongue-based Taking a cue from Lasers and Feelings, they create the gayest spectrum possible: seduction to inimidation. Play as Chirry Pitt as she gets manipulates the city council from behind the bar. You'll have the strongest tongue in town by the time you've secured garden rights for your town! Check out Kaylee's Website at KayleeRowena.com and her Patreon here. Be sure to enjoy her art on Instagram @KayleeRowena, on Tumblr @KayleeRowena, and on Bluesky @Kaylee Rowena. She has a great short story in The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales (Are you Afraid of the Dark? Graphic Novel). Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
49:0410/06/2024
Anica Seelie makes Suc'Noff: Don’t Wake Ghdae'dqey!
(WARNING: Explicit!) TTRPG creator Anica Seelie is gifted three great prompts for their skill set: spicy maintaining a eldrich god's slumber commandos-style stealth strategy With a firm but loving grip on these words, Anica and Jenna slowly escalate their ideas until they make a game about continually fucking to appease the eldrich horror Suc'Naath. But don't do too good a job or your partner might experience and ecstasy too loud! Fumble, fool! Fumble! Play Anica's new TTRPG Body Farm on Itch, and follow her on Twitter @AnicaSeelie. Do it now! Also listen to this horny song about going to the dentist. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch, and check out the Pusheen Summer box at bit.ly/jennacat! Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
56:5603/06/2024
Mischa Stanton makes Hand (and Foot) of God
Mischa Stanton, audio editor extraodinare and beloved Multitude podcaster, gets a very tricky gameplay-type (left by Jacob Geller), but manages to combine it flawlessly with the two other options: lazy, sims rival, kick-punch They envision a remarkable god-sim game where, aided by many hand-and-footed angels, the player must build up its civilization using the only tools available to God: kick and, yes, punching. But what more do you even need to guide or defend a village? All you need is kick across and punch down! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Visit our merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
45:5027/05/2024
Penny Olivia Parker makes Holley's Trolleys
Penny Olivia Parker aka SnapCube, voice actor, streamer, and all around delightful person, goes deep on some word- and wood-intepretation with the prompts: wooden, train, game that doesn't use any controller. The result is a cute but surprisingly hard-hitting trolley game where you try your best to communicate with the (literal, metaphorical) wooden train conductor who is determined to mow down people tied to the tracks. Only you can stop her! Holley, no! Those people aren't just blocks of wood! Check out Penny's videos on her SnapCube and SnapCube2 channels, and hop onto a stream on Twitch at SnapsCube! My MERCH SHOP at DFTBA is now open for pre-orders! Visit at bit.ly/jennamerch! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
53:3920/05/2024
Janet Varney makes Eats Beats Groove
Janet Varney, host of The JV Club and Braving the Elements, has some firm thoughts about argula that she wants to share, provoked by the prompts: wacky, fast-food tie-in, touch-based rhythm game After some discussion about drumming and fast food griddle work, she and Jenna settle on a game about composing both the perfect sandwich, and the perfect song. Neither is as easy as it seems, but it will at least be fun in this music-looping, food-sampling rhythm game! Listen to The JV Club with Janet Varney (if you don't already!), and to Avatar: Braving the Elements, and follow Janet on Instagram @thejvclub. Visit Jenna's new MERCH SHOP with DFTBA and check out the beautiful Big Game Hunger T-SHIRT! There are also stickers, a cool coffee mug, and more. Patreon subscribers get 15% off for the next month! Check that all out at bit.ly/jennamerch. And listen to Join the Party, an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
51:3213/05/2024
Sam from Afterthoughts makes CYCLops
Sam, superb video essayist from the channel Afterthoughts, joins Jenna for a one-yearly event: podcasting! Oh and they get the prompts: award-winning, played once annually, weird cart racer They navigate towards ARGs, the once-beloved, now forgotten child of the irl gaming world. But there they find a wealth of inspiration! Map based games! Online and in-person components! Bikes! Liability lawsuits! Watch Sam's incredible video essays on her channel Afterthoughts, or on Twitter @Afterthaughts. Listen to Pale Blue Pod here, and go to CornbreadHemp.com and use code bgh to get 25% off your order. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
53:5306/05/2024
Chandana Ekanayake makes Sud Buds Survival
Chandana Ekanayake, co-founder of Outerloop Games and director of Thirsty Suitors, narrowly avoids making another thirsty property by selecting the Grant Howitt Dagger Dartboard, resulting in the prompts: obnoxious, shower food, survival horror Sud Buds Survival is all about cleaning up your hometown - and your relationships - using the power of water and muck. Explore this soaped-up village, dodge the writhing motions of the Slciks, and keep an eye on your suds and muds meters - you don't want to get slicked! Follow Chandana on Twitter @Ekanaut, check out Outer Loop on their website, and play Thirsty Suitors! You must!! The once-quarter Pusheen subscription box is available for only $43.95 per box, or only $39.95 is you get an annual plan! Check it out past boxes (and the cat kit!) at bit.ly/jennacat Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
53:1029/04/2024
Paul Luetkemeyer makes So you Think you Can Family? Prove It!
Paul Luetkemeyer, the voice of Zelf on Burnt Cook Book Party, joins Jenna to make a: claustraphobic, based on a 2007 reality tv show, family sim After flirting with a pretty banger idea for a Harry Houdini reincarnation reality TV show, they settle on a cubicle-based work-related multiplayer game where you fight through a series of puzzle rooms, like beloved 1997 cult horror hit Cube! Listen to Paul Luetkemeyer as he plays Zelf the Battle-Chef on Burnt Cook Book Party here. To get 10% off your order of cool clothing gear at VolanteDesign.us, use code BGH (all caps) at checkout.And listen to Exolore here! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
48:5222/04/2024
Rob Cocks makes Birthday Waifu Surprise Industries presents Legend of Zelda: Birthday Waifu Surprise
Rob Cocks, Production Lead of Ysbryd Games, brings his indie game expertise and his introversion to the prompts: terrifying, birthday, breath-of-the-wild alike The result can only be a malware-adjacent once-a-year birthday app that saves you from social interactions! Never will you need to respond to senseless unending well-wishes, now that you have Link and Zelda by your side. This app might track your physical and mental decline, or it might present you with annual existential dread as it tracks the time you've spent on your phone, but one this is for sure: Zelda is in it. Buy WORLD OF HORROR, wishlist Demonschool, and check out Ysbryd's other offerings here. More than anything, though, follow and commission Rob on Twitter @FawnRelic. Get $20 off your first Shaker and Spoon box at shakerandspoon.com/bgh Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
49:5515/04/2024
Jacob Geller makes Intestines for Caesar
Jacob Geller, a writer who happens to be known for his video essays, joins Jenna to craft up a game based on the prompts: sloppy, Ides of March, fortunetelling The resulting game is, as you might expect given the sources, a really thought-provoking interrogation of game structures and player-interaction, while also being a hilarious game where you try to make people stab their boss. So what if their boss is Julius Caesar? This game as it all: Pathos! Intrigue! Intestines! Check out Jacob Geller's YouTube Page, on Twitter @yacobg42, and pre-order his book How a Game Lives: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller at Lost in Cult! Listen to Join the Party (or learn about their on-going tour!) at JoinThePartyPod.com! Check out Tab for a Cause at TabForACause.org/bgh and help raise money for charities the easiest way possible. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
57:5708/04/2024
Jacob Burgess makes The Musical: Opening Night Rat Heist
Voice actor and game dev Jacob Burgess joins the pod to crack the exceptionally difficult line up of: musical, game within a game, twin stick shooter This off-off-off Broadway production company has suffered from more internal drama than is in the script for Les Rizz! And to make matters worse, a swarm of rats has descended on the premises. But as it turns out, a mass of agile, invested rodents might be just the thing this community theater needs to pull off the big show. Enjoy Jacob Burgess on Mastodon.social/@JacobburgessVO, at MakeWordsHappen.com and on Loading Ready Run. Get $20 off your first Shaker and Spoon box at shakerandspoon.com/bgh Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
53:5801/04/2024
Jacob Andrews makes Dark Soups
Jacob Andrews, one of the talented artists of Drawfee, find the route through the prompts: obtuse parasite FPS with the help of Jenna Stoeber, a fellow soup and Dark Souls lover. Inspired by the Loathsome Dung Eater and some relatable soup catastrophes, Dark Soups sees the brew-bearer attempt to defeat monstrous gorge-vessels. But will you free them of their gorgers, or deepen their injestion infestation? See Jacob's work on Drawfee here, catch a livestream of Secret Sleepover Society, or watch SSS VOD here. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
52:0425/03/2024
Giovanni Colantonio makes Grapple Apple Pie
Giovanni Colantonio, journalist at Digital Trends, is the first participant in the Grant Howitt Dagger Dartboard, where a flip of the coin determines if a prompt is replaced by a newer, weirder prompt from a separate list. They ended up with: wholesome all grapple hooks all the time cooking While making several accidental grapple-based puns, Giovanni and Jenna craft a foraging and cooking game with madcap traversal mechanics, naturally in VR and requiring an intricate and expensive grapple-hook-based peripheral. Follow Giovanni Colantonio on Twitter @MarioPrime, listen to Left Trigger, Right Trigger here, and read just a really good article on The Last of Us Part 2 here. Learn more about Tab for a Cause at TabForACause.org/bgh. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
57:0618/03/2024
Grant Howitt makes DROWNINGMAN
Grant Howitt, indie TTRPG creator of games like Honey Heist, joins the show and makes a surreal, pro-drug game using the prompts: ocean exploration last day at camp Lucas-Arts point-n-click. You wake up in a derelict oil rig and have to choose your intoxicant of choice. Where will you fall on the zooted scale, and how will that change your conversation options? And more importantly, how much FUN will you have on the way? Follow Grant's work on Twitter @RowanRookDecard or on his website RowanRookandDecard.com, and especially check out Hollows, a soulslike tactical combat TTRPG. And check out Insert Coin at InsertCoinClothing.com, and use code: BGHIC for 10% of your order (not including charity items, bundles, some selected products at launch, gift cards and postage, one use per person, valid until June 30th, 2024). Seriously check out the Yakuza drip. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
01:02:5811/03/2024
Petrana Radulovic makes Dream Derby Online
Petrana Radulovic, media and fan culture writer, joins Jenna to create an environment that is SO toxic, using the prompts: mom game baby-raising racing So you can tell where on the spreadsheet all of the mom-uncle-aunt games were clustered! They run with the idea of a deeply competitive online horse-rearing game, where you have to find, catch, and breed horses to be the fastest and most beautiful. And not just horses! Pegasus, kelpies, and more. Use your charm and shiny red apples to steal your neighbor's horse, and compete tooth-and-nail for the ultimate prize: the HORSE TIARA. Read Petrana's incredible journalism here, and follow her on Tumblr at PetranaRadulovic. Visit Volante Designs and use the code BGH (all caps) for 10% off your entire order! That code again is: BGH Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
53:5204/03/2024
Kelsey Lewin makes Kyst
Kelsey Lewin, writer, podcaster, and co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games, joins the show to finally make a game that your aunt is going to love! She and Jenna turn the prompts: aunt games frogs myst-like into a game about kissing frogs to turn them into other animals, and then using those animals to solve PUZZLES. Kyst indulges all the things we liked about Myst: cool photo graphics, loneliness, and puzzles that we were too young to figure out. Pre-order Kelsey Lewin's Animal Crossing book here! Next time you're in Seattle, be sure to visit one of the three Pink Gorilla Games stores. Listen to Labyrinth of Cinema here, and check out The Details of Our Escape on kickstarter! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
57:3126/02/2024
Allegra Frank makes Squishheart: Grey’s Last Bounty
Allegra Frank, renowned journalist, critic, and oreo connoisseur, joins Jenna to craft an adorable, hard-hitting game with the prompts: squishy werewolves visual novel Eschewing the normal player-romance offerings of visual novels, they craft a game where you matchmake NPCs and solve a dark mystery of your own past, come back to haunt you. Also there are some non-branded Squishmallow integrations that give the game a bit of a texture. A squish texture. Turns out, love was the greatest mystery of all. Check out Allegra Frank on Twitter @legsfrank and read her work on The Daily Beast. Find Space Dunk Oreos in your local grocer. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
01:02:1919/02/2024
Karen Han makes Pokemon Cafe Life
Screenwriter, bookwriter, and criticwriter Karen Han has brought her Marvel's-Midnight-Sun and Pokemon-Cafe-Remix related complaints to the prompts: musical cafe sim character creator They brew a heady mix of adorable Pokemon bakers and super crunchy sim aspects like book-balancing and inventory sim. Every year, the Alcremie Awards pass out stars to the best cafes in the world - and you've set your sight on getting one! Require Pokemon employees, and serve up the best light cafe salads to discerning gym leaders to win them over in Pokemon Cafe Life! They did nothing at all with "musical" so it has been added back to the prompt list, don't worry. Follow Karen on Instagram, on Bluesky, and be sure to check out her incredible book Bong Joon Ho - Dissident Cinema! Today's episode was sponsored by Possible Worlds Games, and you should check out their kickstarter for The Details of Our Escape, a new tabletop worldbuilding game played with dominos! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected] Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
55:3412/02/2024
Brent Naylor makes TuringQuest
Brent Naylor lucked out with some primo prompts: parasite DnD mystery Then he immediately destroyed the format of this show by perfectly nailing a pitch for a hidden role game where you have to identify the social parasite in a DnD group! Thankfully these fools are pros at bullshitting, and they develop a game where you train yourself to detect AI but figuring out who on a video call isn't a real human. Learn the REAL TRUTH about Andalites at AndaliteTruth.org, listen to Fandalites, a fully complete Animorphs fancast, and watch Corprorate on Comedy Central here. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
52:0805/02/2024
Faith Schaffer makes Level up to Christmas Romance, Holly!
Illustrator Faith Schaffer brings her Lifetime movie expertise to Big Game Hunger, a Jenny Nicholson fancast! With the prompts: voyeurism holiday dungeon crawler ...she and Jenna make a Lifetime/Hallmark-inspired Christmas game about a big-city video game creator who discovers the true meaning of Christmas Romance back in her hometown, with either the local super-bachelor or her cousin. Play choices don't matter in this cult classic hit, but you'll love its earnest, FMV styling and point-and-click elements anyway. How else will you get your Christmas fix in July?? Pre-order Faith's upcoming comic The Worst Ronin now! Find her incredible art on Instagram at Faith_Schaffer or on Twitter @faith_schaffer. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
56:1629/01/2024
Alex Jaffe makes Shark on the Green
Alex Jaffe, co-host of Insert Credit and 52 Pickup, starts off strong with some word-play options based on the prompts: green shark godzilla-sim (rampage) After some great goofs on what "green" could imply, they settle on an anti-golf, pro-green-space game where you play as a shark terrorizing innocent putters. Swim through intricate mini-golf courses to herd golfers into clumps so you can eat as many at once as you can, and be sure to hit a cool flip in the air for bonus points! Play as different species of shark, each with a special power, and customize your fin with unique hat options Listen to Alex Jaffe's gaming podcast Insert Credit and DC comics podcast 52 Pickup. You can read his work on DC Comics News, and don't forget to wishlist Demonschool, and get all your hot gaming news at Aftermath! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
45:4622/01/2024
Dr. Moiya McTier makes Beadle's Awakening
Dr. Moiya McTier, host of Exolore and Pale Blue Pod, joins Jenna to make a 2-player Unraveled-alike game based on the worldbuilding they did on the most recent episode of Exolore. You don't have to listen to that first, but it will help! This craft-based world is entirely self-contained, and features both organic beetles and craft-based automatons. With that core concept, they use the word Anarchy to develop a truly delighful platforming game with collectible stained-glass puzzle pieces, kniting minigames, and an educational mode where you can really learn to craft! Listen to Exolore and Pale Blue Pod, and read The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy! Follow her on Twitter @GoAstroMo, or visit her website at MoiyaMcTier.com. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
51:1216/01/2024
Son M. makes Plenty of Fish
Son M. graces Big Game Hunger with their creative direction and reigns us in with her production expertise, with the prompts: Bisexual mario knock-off fishing game Inspired by everyone's favorite bisexual Luigi, we make a Luigi Mansion-Castlevania blend, with strong emphasis on platforming and fishing. And what are you fishing for? Souls, of course! Delicious plump souls! Follow Son M. on Twitter @BogBoogie, on Instagram @theboglands, or visit their website at Perfect Garbage Studios. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
47:3208/01/2024
Justin Green makes Chansey Boofy Tangrowth
Justin Green came here entirely focused on one goal: to make the most scattered and unhinged game premise possible. Thankfully Jenna totally tamed that impulse and they came up with a very normal game about being a good or bad therapist and a pokemon and navigating the American healthcare system and maybe evolving if you are fully cured of your trauma. And all just from the prompts: character creator boofy environment narrative/organizing Wow! Sounds like everyone was super focused and on-task this episode! Listen to Justin Green as game master and world builder on Burnt Cook Book Party, a biweekly comedy actual play podcast where four heroes race gainst time to prevent a war... and to prevent a time loop from resetting the whole game! Yes it is as unhinged as this episode is, but in different ways. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
51:0001/01/2024
Clay Murphy makes Fellowship of the Caterers: Party of One
Clay Murphy, writer on Control and Alan Wake 2, joins Jenna to create a character-driven story about coming to terms with your dreams when your dreams are determined by prophecy., using the prompts: a job that has never been made into a game good time party time! rpg Play as the Chosen One, still trying to make it big in Hollywood and finding that it isn't so easy, even if you are destined to be the greatest actor of all time. You still gotta eat! In the meantime, you work as a caterer, learning the skills you need to succeed in a job you aren't all that committed to. Follow Clay on Twitter at YourPalClay (and play Alan Wake 2!) Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
59:0625/12/2023
Anthony Burch makes Screwjob
Thank god Anthony Burch knows things about wrestling and stealth games, or we'd really be out in the weeds on this one. With the prompts: wrestling gnarly stealth game We make a 4-player game that utilizes how absolutely insane and erotic wrestling is in real life. I was able to make one solid wrestling reference, to John Cena's beloved you don't see me meme, but mostly Anthony Burch breaks down the wild incredible tropes and culture of wrestling, and also stealth games! If you're not already listening to Dungeons & Daddies, what are you possibly waiting for? Subscribe now! Raise money for charity while doing your thing online with the browser extension Tab for a Cause at tabforacause.org/bgh Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
49:3518/12/2023
Geoff Moonen makes Invasive Species
Watch out, Spider-man! Voice actor Geoff Moonen joins Jenna to make a Central Park-roaming bird game with incredible transversal mechanics, thanks to the prompts: Owls moody Triple A action-adventure Invasive Species is inspired by famous New York birds like the iconic Flaco, who escaped Central Park Zoo to become a free bird, to Mandarin Patinkin the Hot Duck. This is the new Uncharted game you've been looking for. Also enjoy Jenna learning in real time that Geoff knows an insane amount of birds! Follow Geoff Moonen on Twitter here, and be sure to listen to his podcast Fun and Games! Visit Cornbread Hemp and use BGH to get 25% off your order. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
56:4611/12/2023
Eduardo Valdés-Hevia makes Blacklight Arcade
Horror artist extraordinaire Eduardo Valdés-Hevia - also known as Valdevia - joins Jenna to make one of the most lucrative game genres: mascot horror! Watch out, Five Nights at Freddy's and Poppy Playtime, we're COMING FOR YOUR CROWN. With the prompts: Vampires vibrant pinball The result? Blacklight Arcade! You're a repair man at Transylgamia, the local movie-monster themed arcade, and you've got to make sure everything's working before you can leave for the night. But who's that spooky creep hanging around? Just that cute little vampire mascot Nossie! Surely he won't come to life and torment you as you're trying to play through all the arcade minigames you need to complete your job... right? Eduardo Valdés-Hevia's work can be seen under Valdevia on many platforms, such as Twitter, Instagram, on his Patreon and at his shop! Visit VolanteDesigns.us and use code BGH (in all capes) to get 10% off your order! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at [email protected]. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
51:0704/12/2023