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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 1H 7M

Episode 354: The Young Jerks of Weast Coast Games

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On this week's show, Dave and Stan chat with Dan, Dan, and Meg from Weast Coast Games. We talk about the creative process behind some of their games, the origins of their collaboration, and balancing their game studio with their design agency. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - This week's episode 3:59 - Introducing Weast Coast Games / Young Jerks 8:09 - The Weast Coast Games concept 22:51 - The WCG games 33:15 - The balance of Young Jerks and Weast Coast 43:35 - How they met 46:00 - Getting the word out 52:30 - What's inspiring them 59:20 - Post-interview time 1:05:20 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Check out their games! Buy one! https://weastcoast.games/ https://youngjerks.com/ Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: [email protected]

On this week's show, Dave and Stan chat with Dan, Dan, and Meg from Weast Coast Games. We talk about the creative process behind some of their games, the origins of their collaboration, and balancing their game studio with their design agency. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - This week's episode 3:59 - Introducing Weast Coast Games / Young Jerks 8:09 - The Weast Coast Games concept 22:51 - The WCG games 33:15 - The balance of Young Jerks and Weast Coast 43:35 - How they met 46:00 - Getting the word out 52:30 - What's inspiring them 59:20 - Post-interview time 1:05:20 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Check out their games! Buy one! https://weastcoast.games/ https://youngjerks.com/ Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: [email protected] The Dive Down

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