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GO FOR RAINBOW!
by Jagger Gravning, Dutch Mogul, Laurie Banks & Joshua Quail
What kind of magic is this? Jagger Gravning (Kotaku, Kill Screen, Motherboard), Dutch Mogul (Thingiverse, Ill Gotten Games), Laurie Banks (Little Sister Gaming) and Joshua Quail (Nerdist) merrily discuss video games as a new frontier of aesthetic expression. There's a different topic each week, as well as a special guest. Sounds like fun. It's fun to have fun. [email protected]
Episodes
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PannenKoek2012 & Gamescom 2014!
He's the man who found the unkillable Goomba, and collected the uncollectable coin in Super Mario 64. Splashed across the front page of Yahoo, Kotaky and more, he's the irrepressible PannenKoek2012, the single greates font of wisdom for all things Super Mario 64. It's a fascinating discussion....
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Gamer Influence + Paperbound Dev
This week we talk, alphas, betas, early access, Kickstarters and how a games initial players can influence the development of the game. Plus tales of a trip to Nintendo HQ, the shutting down of an MMO and more. After that we talk with Dissident Dan's upcoming game: Paperbound. Jagger's latest...
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Kotaku's David Heineman on Tackling the Backlog
Kotaku contributor David Heineman joins us to discuss his recent article HOW TO BEAT 400 GAMES in 4.5 YEARS, and how he manages his massive backlog for fun but also as part of his academic life studying and writing about games--he is a professor at Bloomsburg University. Before that, Arian…
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The Nerdist's Joshua Quail on Sequels, Remakes and Spinoffs.
Joshua Quail, producer of the Nerdists, What You Missed... series joins us to discuss video game Sequels, Remakes and Spinoffs! It's a fun one. [email protected] We Love You! Rate us on iTunes, why dontcha?
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DIFFICULTY with The Gay Gamer
Update: If anybody had a problem with an echo on the current episode of Go For Rainbow, delete it from your device and redownload it, it's been fixed! The Gay Gamer joins us to talk about Difficulty in games! Before that we discuss the DESTINY beta, the DOTA 2 International and more! Join…
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Gamification + Cartegram's Len Kendall
Gamify life itself? We discuss the ramifications. Then, after a breif interlude involving voice commands in Wolfenstein: The New Order, and the UbiArt engine used by Child of Light, we we speak with Len Kendall about his upcoming game Cartegram, that send you out into the real world....
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Tiny Barbarian DX Creator + Politics in Games
Michael Stearns, creator of Tiny Barbarian DX is on the show! We talk about Tiny Barbarian's Conan origins, Astroman, Tiny Barbarian's new Episode 2, but we don't talk about why the ape wants to kidnap the blonde girl. Don't even think about it. Before that we discuss POLITICS IN GAMES, including...
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Comics Veteran Mark Rahner & Beloved Games We Beloathe
Comic book scribe, radio personality and Pulitzer Prize sharing journalist Mark Rahner joins us! You may know his as the wordsmith behind DEJAH of MARS, VAMPIRELLA, ARMY OF DARKNESS/REANIMATOR, THE TWILIGHT ZONE ANNUAL, CTHULU TALES and GREEN HORNET! Before that we discuss the games that baffle…
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Video Game Poetry Slam & Fearless Fantasy Devs
Andrew Kerekes and Luke Burtis talk about their new game FEARLESS FANTASY, before that the gang has a video game poetry slam consisting of both found and original works. Then it's off to Videogameland to talk about Mario Kart 8, beating Spelunky for the first time, Paper Dungeons, Botanicula and...
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Mario Kart 8 Voice Actor + A Call of Duty Co-Creator!
Mario Kart 8's Ludwig Von Koopa voice David J. Goldfarb & Medal of Honor/Call of Duty animator and Xplore: Pangaea director Sunil Thankamushy, who chats about working with Stephen Spielberg. Plus we try to do an E3 segment like a regular games podcast but end up talking about having magic powers...
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Horror and Nostalgia with Roope Tamminen
Roope Tamminen (aka Hypnohustler) the first guest we ever had when we switched to our guest format--IS BACK, BABY. His new endeavor, LAKEVIEW CABIN COLLECTION is on Steam Greenlight! We chat with him about humping flaccid penises, Friday the 13th, part II, The Nightmare on Elmstreet TV series and...
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Emmett Montgomery: Teller of Jokes, Maker of Things
Comedian and full-body puppet maker Emmett Montgomery joins us to discuss. comedy, storytelling and discovering gaming gems. Before that Arian and Jagger discuss an experiment they did for Vice + Motherboard in which they smoked marijuana and played games. Also Burial At Sea Episode 2 as survival...
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The Last Door's Raul Diez + Non Gamers?!?!
The Game Kitchen's Raul Diez talks about their new Lovecraftian point and click game THE LAST DOOR. Before that Arian and Jagger do one-on-one talks with non-gamers, trying to delve into their mind and cull their secrets. Also, some comments culled from Jagger's blog on Destructoid, about dealing...
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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Four Sided Fantasy's Five Favorites
HELLO! We usually release each Friday, however, today we recorded this episode only to release it a few hours later like an wounded dove. We welcome Logan Fieth, devoloper of Four Sided Fantasy (on Kickstarter till Tuesday!) We steal rottentomatoes.com's Five Favorite Films and apply it to games....
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Leigh Alexander! + Portable Gaming
So honored to speak with Leigh Alexander this week. We discuss writing in the age of internet comments, her gaming habits and her book BREATHING MACHINE. Before that the gang discusses portable gaming and take a dip into Videogameland where Dutch Mogul explores the STARBOUND beta, things get OCD...
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The Stanley Parable's William Pugh!!
While waiting to record a segment with another guest who was late, we contacted THE STANELY PARABLE developer William Pugh and asked him for an on-the-spot interview which he kindly obliged us with! So we called him up in merry old England then and there! Leading up to that Dutch Mogul and Jagger...
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Ian Bogost! Plus Film/Game Adaptation
So delighted to have (Dr.) Ian Bogost on this episode. We speak of many things, including gaming culture as it relates to geographical space, and when and when not to whip out the PhD cred. Before that the GFR crew discuss an article in USA Today analyzing the difficulties of adapting games into...
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Half Team2Bit + Corey's New Trans Life
This week is a more loosey-goosey episode as we cave in and do what we have avoided for awhile as a game podcast cliche: "Whatchya been playin?" This leads into talk of sense of place in the ASSASSIN'S CREED series, and our experiences in the Seattle of inFAMOUS: SECOND SON, which leads into…
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The Bigot Gamer: Racism in Video Gaming
We speak with The Bigot Gamer, who records and exposes all kinds of bigotry (homophobia, racism, religious intolerance, etc.) on his his site www.TheBigotGamer.com. Before that we speak about racism in games with Microsoft systems developer Randy Castleberry. We Love You. Email:...
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Cthulhu and the Future of Games
Tomas Rawlings of Red Wasp Design visits Go For Rainbow to discuss the astonishing, award-winning newly-greenlit game CALL OF CTHULHU: THE WASTED LAND. Before that filmmaker Brian Nunes joins the crew to discuss VR, Oculus Rift, Sony Morpheus, Holodeck and the FUTURE OF VIDEO GAMES. Write us:...
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Weaponizing Barbie for a Cyberheist
Jim Rodda AKA Zheng3 visits Go For Rainbow to talk about his custom-built, 3D printable Barbie Armor, which he works on as a hobby. His day job is making arcade games! This armor has, this very week, been talked about in the Huffington Post and USA Today. We also discuss Titanfall, Towerfall and...
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Muhammed's Face and Pedopreists: Welcome to Molleindustria
This week we have a short, special episode as the usual gang was not available to record this week. Jagger speaks with Paolo Pedercini who teaches at Carnegie Mellon University by day and makes intensely controversial video games by night, including one showing Muhammed's face, and another about...
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The Werewolf Inside Us with Bryan Perro
We discuss Columbine, the devil coming after your little sister for nefarious purposes and more with Bryan Perro, writer on the game Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves expert on werewolf folklore, and author of the bestselling Amos Daragon series. Before that, the gang talks about their first...
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Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme
The creators of GENDER BENDER DNA TWISTER EXTREME are on the show: David Kerr and Lachlan Snell! Wildly successful on Indiegogo, the game is a whimsical fantasy of guys turning into hot girls (and more). Some think the handling of the transgender subject could be offensive. We discuss this at…
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The Floor is Jelly's Ian Snyder!
We speak on location with the creator of the acclaimed game THE FLOOR IS JELLY! Before that Jagger, Dutch Mogul, Laurie Banks and Corey discuss the moral responsibility of video games (violence, addiction). Twitter: @GoForRainbow Email: GoForRainbow! We Love You! Vote for THE FLOOR IS JELLY on...
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The World of Indie Game Devs With Team Tripleslash
This week we speak with Team Tripleslash about their successfully Kickstarted Magnetic By Nature (targeting a March relase date) and living the life of an up-and-coming indie game developer. Before that Jagger, Dutch-Mogul, Corey, and Laurie discuss character makeovers in games. Magnetic By…
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THE NEW YORKER/THE GUARDIAN Games Journalist Simon Parkin!
Chat with Simon Parkin Begins at 36 Min. Before that Jagger, Corey, Arian and Laurie talk about online interactions in games! We Love you! Please rate us on iTunes! Want to support our work? Go to patreon.com/GoForRainbow This episode's sponsor: HostGator.com use code goforrainbow to get 30…
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GLaDOS' Voice, Ellen McLain
Chat with actress Ellen McLain begins at 36:30! Before that Jagger, Dutch Mogul and new co-host Laurie Banks discuss narrative in games, touching on BANNER SAGA, DON"T STARVE, KILLZONE: SHADOWFALL, HTIMAN: ABSOLUTION, RED DEAD REDEMPTION, and MINECRAFT and more. Support us on...
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Gone Home Dev Steve Gaynor!
Chat with Steve Gaynor: 00:45 The Fullbright Company founder and developer of everybody's Game of the Year Steve Gaynor! He previously wrote the MINERVA'S DEN DLC for BIOSHOCK 2 and also worked on level design on BIOSHOCK INFINITE! We have a fun chat about the origin of The Fullbright Company,...
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Dota 2/Team Fortress 2/Half Life 2 Voice Actor John Patrick Lowrie
Email us! [email protected] Twitter: @GoForRainbow This week we welcom Voice Actor John Patrick Lowrie, who has played seven Heroes in DOTA 2, is the Sniper in Team Fortress 2 and played every male citizen in Half Life 2. Before that Jagger and Arian discuss Corey giving his PS3 to Arian…
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Volgarr the Viking Dev Kris Durrschmidt
Many thanks to Jamie Doughty for becoming a patron of the show! Follow him on Twitter: @jamiedoughty, check out all the cool stuff he creates at jamiedoughty.com and listen to his poetry podcast: Jamie Doughty Talks! Our show is community supported! patreon.com/GoForRainbow Our chat with Crazy...
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Go For Rearview! (Special)
No guest this week as Corey, Arian and Jagger look back at the games they played in 2013. Plus: Corey thinks Native Americans have magic powers. Movies/TV: Wolf of Wallstreet, Nebraska, 12 Years a Slave Gymkata, Miami Connection, American Hustle, Redbelt, Love Actually, Children of Men, Serenity....
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A 600-Page Analysis of Wario Land 4 by Daniel Johnson
Our chat with author Daniel Johnson begins at 31 minutes into the show! We speak with Daniel Johnson AKA Daniel Primed, author of the amazing 600 page ebook Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4. Before that Jagger and Arian review the game of the year lists of Destructoid,...
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Animating Torchlight II with Matt Lefferts
Runic Games' lead animator Matt Lefferts chat starts at 00:50. Before that Corey, Arian and Jagger discuss Corey's realization that he's a drug addict, Pornhub on consoles, and Destructoid's Game of the Year Nominees. Games: GTAV, Torchlight & and Torchlight II, Kentucky Route Zero, Ni No Kuni,...
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Michael "Brainy Gamer" Abbott on The Brevity of the Day
Chat with The Brainy Gamer Begins at: 36M This week we are extremely proud to welcome Michael Abbott onto the show! We discuss how one manages such a time-consuming commitment such as gaming with a busy lifestyle. Before that Arian and Jagger discuss the VGAs, the NSA spying in World of Warcraft,...
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Composing for Video Games and RPG: The Musical with Steve Barnes
This week we welcome Steve Barnes who is composing the score for the upcoming game Frontiers, still piping hot off its $157,000 Kickstarter success. We also speak about his stage musical: RPG (the studio-recorded album of which has just been released on iTunes). The chat with Steve Barnes begins…
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Jessica Martin on Acting in Games, Directing and Speaking Wookie
Gamers will probably know Jessica Martin best from her portrayal of Samus Aran in Metroid: Other M or her role in The Gamers: Hands of Fate. She's also a filmmaker and speaks fluent wookie! We chat about life as an actress in Seattle, portraying Samus, and making films. Our talk with Jessica…
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Forza 5 Writer Paul Merrill on Working in Games and Standup
Excited about Xbox One and Forza Motorsport 5? Well, this week we welcome Forza Motorsport 5 writer and comedian Paul Merrill to the show. Intro and pre-intro intro 3:00 Jagger, Corey and Arian discuss Elizabeth's breast size in the new BioShock DLC, the Poltergeist movies being rated PG, and…
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Lakeview Cabin with Developer Roope Tamminen
This week we speak with developer Hypnohustler AKA Roope Tamminen about his horror comedy hit game Lakeview Cabin, its roots in early slasher films and its sudden success spurred, in part, by PewDiePie. Also: Corey is back! He talks about Assassin's Creed IV:Black Flag: how its violence in…
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GFRvs 12 Major Nelson Radio vs Go For Rainbow
GoForRainbow.com Our new site under construction! Twitter: @GoForRainbow Email: [email protected] Games Discussed: Candy Box 2 (candybox2.net) Stanlely Parable HD Demonstration (Stanleyparable.com) And: Pac-Man CE DX +, Volgarr the Viking, Rastan, Bit Trip Runner 2, Hotline Miami, VVVVVV...
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GFR SPECIAL #1: Life at Digipen Game Design School
This week we ditch the versus format to speak with chiptune compser Doug Zwick about his game Super Space Blank and about the daily life at Digipen Institute of Technology where he studies game design. Games: Pac Man CE Deluxe +, Super Space Blank, Legend of Zelda, Deadly Premonition, Link's...
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GFRvs 11 MetaVendetta Podcast vs. Go For Rainbow!
Discussed: Haunted Memories, Dark Souls II beta, Battlefield 4 beta, Golem Arcana, jacking off in GTA Online, Last of Us Multi War Crimes, Jade Empire, Watch Dogs companion app, GTA Racist Companion App VVVVVV, how Clark wearing only glasses as a disguise is more realist than you migh think, An...
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GFRvs 10 Video Games Hot Dog Podcast vs. Go For Rainbow!
Please rate us on iTunes! We love you. Games discussed: GTA V Online, Delver, Tom Clancy, Last of Us Multiplayer, The Last Guardian,. Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland, Slender: The Eight Pages, Astroman Video Game Hot Dog Episode 128 vs. Go For Rainbow! TWEET TO US: @GoForRainbow Write us...
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GFRvs 9 Chet and Jon's Reassuringly Finite Gaming Playlist vs. Go For Rainbow
GTA V, SUPERHOT, BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS, VOLGARR THE VIKING, LAST GUARDIAN, DELVER, SHELTER, VVVVVV, ESCAPE GOAT, RASTAN, CASTLE OF ILLUSION STARRING MICKEY MOUSE, SONIC'S ULTIMATE GENESIS COLLECTION, GAIN GROUND, SPIDER MAN: THE ARCADE GAME, PUNISHER: THE ARCADE GAME, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE...
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GFRvs 8 Podtoid vs. Go For Rainbow
Mellow hungover, we discuss GTAV, Volgarr The Viking, Shelter, Star Wars Pinball, Robot Wants Kitty and do our usual versus match, this time against Podtoid
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GFRvs 7 Giant Bombcast vs. Go For Rainbow
Why is that one guy always talking about blackface? Staring at suicide fences from inside a bus. The Last Tango (barkingdoginteractive.com/lasttango), Shelter, Volgarr The Viking, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, Star Wars Pinball, Toro's Friend Network, Chipotle Scarecrow.
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GFRvs 6 Retronauts vs. Go For Rainbow
Retronauts is like Monica Belucci in Malena. Discussed in this episode: Hotline Miami, Hotline Miami 2 Rape Scene, Plants vs Zombies 2, Ducktales Remastered, Castle of Illusion. Moon Patrol, Killzone Mercenary Things we've stolen from previous shows: 1. Besties: Halftime 2. Indoor Kids: Audio…
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GFRvs 5 Big Red Barrelcast vs. Go For Rainbow (Live From PAX)
LIVE FROM PAX., Broken and Bloodied our struggle continues. Games discussed: Mighty No. 9, Elder Scrolls Online, Batman: Arkham Origins, Total War: Rome II, Ryse: Son of Rome, Wind Waker HD, New Super Mario Bros. 3D World, Gunpoint, Last of Us Multiplayer (Interrogation Update), Silver Surfer…
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GFRvs 4 Idle Thumbs Podcast v. Go For Rainbow
Two manly podcasts stride into the octagon, one leaves on a stretcher. Can Go for Rainbow recover some basic human dignity after a string of humiliating losses? Only the Algorithm (and God, maybe) know for sure. In any case, what will we steal from the Idle Thumbs crew? We love you. Tell a friend...
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GFRvs 3 Mega64 Podcast vs. Go For Rainbow
WWE Gay, Power Rangers Megaforce in place of porn, Mega64 Podcast after hempfest. What is slut-chained? Man Years.
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What kind of magic is this? Jagger Gravning (Kotaku, Kill Screen, Motherboard), Dutch Mogul (Thingiverse, Ill Gotten Games), Laurie Banks (Little Sister Gaming) and Joshua Quail (Nerdist) merrily discuss video games as a new frontier of aesthetic expression. There's a different topic each week, as well as a special guest. Sounds like fun. It's fun to have fun. [email protected]
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What kind of magic is this? Jagger Gravning (Kotaku, Kill Screen, Motherboard), Dutch Mogul (Thingiverse, Ill Gotten Games), Laurie Banks (Little Sister Gaming) and Joshua Quail (Nerdist) merrily discuss video games as a new frontier of aesthetic expression. There's a different topic each week, as...
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