Episode 90 - Ben at PAX West Day 3

PAX West 2023 part 3 of 3... it is the bow on the present, the cherry on top of the sundae, the other bookend, the roof on the… I digress.  On day 3 Ben met Azusa, Creason, Eddie (Axolotl), Ludvig, Martin, and Bartosz.   Games he played and other video game related items he saw include: “TrinityS,” “Sky the Scraper,” “Never Awake,” “Extremely Powerful Capybaras,” “StarVaders,” “Big Boy Boxing,” “The Gap,” and the Playdate handheld.   Ben’s stream of consciousness associations include: the 1980 arcade game “Crazy Climber,” the largest living rodent, the axolotl, Boxing Day, the largest US clothing retailer, and a trip to the first Starbucks.  Ben wraps up the show by discussing his plans for the next PAX he attends.  00:00:20 - PAX 2023 Day 3, the “Podcast in a Bag” theme song, and another minimal breakfast 00:01:30 - Playing the Indie-us Games’ “TrinityS” with Phoenixx Inc. Promotions VP Azusa - https://en.indie-us-games.co.jp/trinitys  00:03:59 - Playing the Toydium developed game designed by Ryo Kobuchi, “Sky the Scraper” with Phoenixx Inc. Promotions VP Azusa - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2387430/SKY_THE_SCRAPER/ 00:06:51 - Playing the Neotro Inc.’s “NeverAwake” with Phoenixx Inc. Promotions VP Azusa - https://neverawake.neotro.jp/ 00:10:17 - Ben’s memories of the arcade game Crazy Climber 00:11:35 - Playing the Studio Bravarda developed “Extremely Powerful Capybaras” with PM Studios Marketing and Production Coordinator Creason - https://studiobravarda.com/extremely-powerful-capybaras-en 00:14:35 - Background audio guest appearance by Mango  00:15:25 - Capybara facts 00:16:46 - Playing “StarVaders” with StarVaders Studio game designer Axolotl (aka Eddie) - https://star-vaders.com/ 00:22:11 - A critically endangered amphibian… the axolotl 00:23:56 - Talking to Soupmasters game developer Martin about “Big Boy Boxing” - https://soupmasters.com/ 00:28:49 - Just a little bit of trivia about Boxing Day 00:29:31 - Playing the Label This developed game “The Gap” with Crunching Koalas Marketing Chieftain Bartosz - https://thegapgame.com/  00:32:34 - Why they should change the name of the game and all about Gap Inc. 00:33:19 - Playing the somewhat notorious (hipster-ish) handheld console “Playdate” and learning about their SDK 00:36:41 - Cuphead cosplay, dumpling dinner, and stopping by (arguably) the first Starbucks! 00:40:15 - A “postmortem,” lessons learned, and my plans for the next PAX I attend   Follow Two Vague on… Our website: http://www.twovaguepodcast.com  On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast For show appearance requests and other inquiries, contact us at: [email protected] #PAXWest2023 #PAX2023 #PhoenixxInc #TrinityS #SkytheScraper #NeverAwake #PMStudios #StudioBravada #StarVaders #BigBoyBoxing #Soupmasters #JoystickVentures #LableThis #TheGapGame #CrunchingKoalas