18: Nidhogg

What this episode covers

This week on The Short Game, we discuss our first fighting game! Or is this a fighting game? Wait, what is this exactly? It’s Nidhogg, a game in which two sabre-wielding duelists with infinite respawns face off in a frenetic, bloody tug of war for the right to throw themselves into the gaping maw of the titular Norse snake god Níðhöggr. Chew on that for a minute. It’s also an incredibly tight and well designed, yet simple and approachable vs. combat game for two players. We also have a good chat about Game Center CX and Mega Man II, as well as Civilization Revolution 2 for iOS. Availability Steam for Windows & Mac – $15 Humble Store with Steam Key (10% goes to charity) – $15 Coming soon to PS3 & PS4! Links for this episode GameCenter CX – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gaming CX – GCCX Videos Retronauts Volume III Episode 27: Game Center CX Mega Man 2 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sid Meier’s Civilization | Official Civ Site | 2K Nidhogg – Official Site Níðhöggr – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Evo 2014 Indie Showcase to host Nidhogg, TowerFall and more | Polygon South Bay Button Mashers: A Bay Area Video Games Club (Mountain View, CA) – Meetup Starwhal: Just the Tip | Home No Quarter | NYU | Game Center GameSetWatch Messhof Whips Out Raging Hadron For No Quarter

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