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The Nerd Circuit: Indie Devs Talking About Indie Games
by The Nerd Circuit LLC
Welcome to The Nerd Circuit, a podcast for creators by creators. Join us on Wednesdays for discussions on the ins and outs of making indie content, trivia games and other fun and funny bits, interviews with independent creators as they share their experiences, and indie game reviews. Then check back in with us on Saturdays for the latest gaming news.Help us to build a thriving indie community as we create a space for creators .Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and more, and then go join our discord to talk to the nerds directly. Links to all in our linktree:https://linktr.ee/TheNerdCircuit
Episodes
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INDIE NEWS- Back to the Forest
Join us for the known and unknown Indie releases this week to see if there is something new that you would love to play. Plenty to choose from if you have a few extra bucks to support some indie devs. Don't forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to stay up to date with all...
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Digging for Some Space Invaders
What retro games would you like to see remade, revamped, or refurbished? In this age of remakes, we look at a few games we think deserve another chance in the spotlight and how we think they could upgrade them for a new generation! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram…
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INDIE NEWS- Unity Vs. Unreal
Join us for the known and unknown Indie releases this week to see if there is something new that you would love to play. Plenty to choose from if you have a few extra bucks to support some indie devs. Also an update on the state of the playdate for those interested in preordering one and what is...
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INDUSTRIA Review
Check out our thoughts on the recently released game, Industria! Come find out what we thought worked or didn't work in this post apocalyptic thriller, and join us as we take on hordes of unhappy robots and the ATLAS AI. Steam- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172650/INDUSTRIA/ Don't forget to...
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INDIE NEWS- Time Loader: 1000 Ways to Unfix Time
Join us for the known and unknown Indie releases this week to see if there is something new that you would love to play. Plenty to choose from if you have a few extra bucks to support some indie devs. Unpacking- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/Unpacking/ Kill It With Fire-...
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MARKETING- The Indie Dev's Hardest Boss
Making a game is fun, and can be a very rewarding accomplishment, but if no one plays your game, it is hard to keep making your own game. We break down some of the possible marketing strategies and ideas to help devs get the word out about their games so they can make money to make their next big...
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INDIE NEWS- Doomguy vs. Cthulu
Do you need some new horror games to play on Halloween? Here is a few of our last indie horror (and not horror) picks to keep you going tomorrow so you can scare yourself and maybe a few friends! Father Forgive Me- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590910/Forgive_Me_Father/\ Moonglow Bay-...
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GREEN ISLE GAMES Slashing Pirates Back to the 90's
Join us as we talk to Green Isle Games indie dev team and get to know more about their game, Isle of the Lost Blade, and how they balance life, school, and work so they can make this fantastic 90's style shooter. There's some good experience here from some fairly new devs, so come see how they…
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INDIE NEWS-Meet Stardew Valley's Newest Chocolatier
Lots of new and exciting games this week, a few that we ourselves were able to check out! This also included some news from the Dev behind Stardew Valley that you'll want to stick around for! Go checkout and wishlist all of these games on steam or wherever they are found! Into the Pit-...
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BEAST HOUR Kickstarter Isn't for Everyone
Join us as we talk with Anton, the lead developer of Beast Hour. He shares his inspiration, process, and plans for this future PvP parkour game of cat and mouse, or rather Raider and Beast! Come here how to survive the town or end up as the Alpha, as well as some tips for those interested in…
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INDIE NEWS- No Man's Sky: Last Campfire Edition
A few more spooky horror games for everyone to check out as halloween is approaching fast, as well as a promising Indiegogo project that needs your support to bring it's phantoms to life. Join us as we look at the newest indie releases this week on PC and the Switch! Osylla-...
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IN SOUND MIND Review
Our first horror game review! As future horror game devs ourselves we played and took a deep look at In Sound Mind, and there is a lot of praise to share here! Come see what we loved about In Sound Mind and what we think could be improved, then go try out this psychological horror for yourself…
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INDIE NEWS- FIST: FIST, Industria, Souno's curse, The twins' experiment
We share a few more indie horror games to play alone or with friends this month to hype you up for Halloween! Go check out these games on steam and Xbox Game Pass, and then go show them some love on Twitter and give the devs a follow. Lightout- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763610/Lightout/...
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DEATH TRASH Early Access Review
Our thoughts on the hit early access indie game, Death Trash! Dive on in with us as we break down what we liked in this dystopian cyberpunk world filled with disgustingly beautiful flesh monsters. Join us as we review the game as is, in anticipation for the full release in the next year or so....
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INDIE NEWS- Elders Scrolls VI: Medieval Dynasty
It's the first week of October, the spookiest month around! So here are a few indie horror games to keep you scared throughout the month! Every week check back in with us to see what new horror games are dropping as Halloween approaches. We also take a look at some interesting looking free games...
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Mellow Killer: Twitch Streamer Interview
Horror game enthusiast, Dead by Daylight veteran and 2+ years twitch streamer, Mell0wKiller joins us and tells us about his journey through streaming on twitch. https://m.twitch.tv/mell0wkiller/home
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INDIE NEWS- Severed Steel: A Parkour Murderfest
Join us for an update on The Nerd Circuit Studio, then jump right into some hit indie games that have just released on Steam this week! Then we share our Kickstarter pick for the week. Don't forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to stay up to date with all things nerdy, and...
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Successful Business=Successful Games
Our indie games and projects can’t succeed by just making what we want, there is so much more to keeping these small businesses alive. Here are some of the other jobs small teams must take on and some they may need to hire out to in the future! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook…
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INDIE NEWS- Eastward: Cooking Up Some Pre-Apocalyptic Adventure
Come check out some of the newly released indie games we think will be a hit on Steam and Xbox Game Pass! Links to our weekly top picks below! Peripeteia- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1437760/Peripeteia/ Breathedge- https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/Breathedge/ The Artful Escape-...
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The Sounds Behind Sound Effects
Our producer Nick breaks down the ins and outs of making effective sound effects. Join us for some tips, tricks, and hint to make cool and effective sounds for your indie projects, whether it's movies, games, or even music! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to stay…
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CLID THE SNAIL Review
A snail hell bent on revenge against slugs: that's Clid. Now, we bring you our thoughts as developers and what we think could be better about this game. Find Clid the Snail on the Playstation Store and the Demo on Steam- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1597580/Clid_The_Snail/ Don't forget to...
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Captain Falcon: Hit and Run
Let's take a look at some of our favorite retro games that have not received much love in the past few years. How could we rebuild them and make them relevant in today's gaming scene. Featuring, an arcade co-op classic, Smash TV, Nintendo's forgotten Captain-except in Smash Bro's- Captain Falcon…
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The King of Retro Emulation
A short breakdown of the biggest differences between the Rasberry Pi and the MiSTer FPGA, the two big retro emulators on the market today, at least as far as we understand them. Where to get a MiSTer FPGA- https://misteraddons.com/ Come follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and our Discord through our...
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Be the Fish VR
Nerds pitch the worst - we bring you the worst game ideas we can come up with and try to pitch it as best we can! Join our discord https://discord.gg/URvDknmJEu and follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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INDIE NEWS- Gamescom and Cyberpunk's New Challenger
A quick breakdown of some of our top Gamescon indie picks! Lots of great games coming out in the next couple years, so go check out some of the ones we share so you can get ahead of the crowds. As well as our reveal for this months kickstarter pick, a dystopian sci-fi game that could rival...
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GRIME Review
We breakdown and review the ins & outs of the game GRIME, by Clover Bite studio. Tune in to see our opinions of the game from a developers perspective and our final rating of the game.
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Welcome to the Nerd Circuit! (Trailer)
Welcome to the motherboard of The Nerd Circuit
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BIONICLE is back!
Breakdown of the XBOX and Nintendo Indie Showcases, and exciting news for BIONICLE. Info correction - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous comes out March 1, 2022 on XBOX/PS5 consoles. PC release is sept. 2. BIONICLE: Masks of Power Steam-...
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Announcement!
We are changing our podcast to a new format.
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The Future is Downloadable
A discussion on the how the future of gaming and media is digital downloads. With many systems going diskless, and streaming and cloud services on the rise, one day everything we enjoy will be digital, but what does that mean for the indie creators? Find out with the nerd circuit, and don’t…
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The Stupendous Wave: Interview
Our first big interview with veteran YouTuber The Stupendous Wave. He shares his experiences working with YouTube and how he became a successful independent creator, as well as plenty of fantastic tips he shares for those who want to get into content creation. Linktree-...
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DEATH’S DOOR Review!
We share what to expect from the newest indie console and break down our thoughts on the new hit indie game, Death’s Door, to see whether it lives up to the hype. (Intro/Outro): Hack the System- Infraction Linktree- https://linktr.ee/TheNerdCircuit
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Kickstarter: A Viable Option
Kickstarter has become an amazing tool in the past few years to bring us some instant hits, so we take a look at how they have helped build the indie game community. We also share some suggestions of some new campaigns with a lot of potential so you can go check them out and support them....
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What Could Your Role be in a Game Studio
We share some of the many jobs that make up a game studio and other jobs that make up the game industry. For more check out these links- https://linktr.ee/TheNerdCircuit
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ENDER LILIES: QUIETUS OF THE KNIGHTS Review!
Our review of Ender Lilies following our first hour preview of the game and our experiences with it since. We then breakdown some of the key factors and tips to make a horror game as we ourselves switch gears to a new game idea! Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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Games Don’t Work as Movies
A lost episode- A discussion on why games don’t work as movies, our dislike for so many unnecessary remakes, and some updates on our business. Find our links to YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and more below. https://linktr.ee/TheNerdCircuit
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E3 2021 With the Nerds
Some of our thoughts on this years E3 conference, what games we’re excited for, what indie titles stood out, and how we think it went! Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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Our First Look at UE5
We share some of what we saw and learned about Unreal Engine 5’s early access demo after we took a look at it and played around with it! Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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E3 Special: The Microsoft and Bethesda showcase
Today we talk about some of our thoughts on the 2021 E3 conference so far, and the games that were presented and are now excited about! Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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Game Dev Pipeline Breakdown
We break down the pipeline a game goes through from start to finish, using our future game PL7: Extraction Impossible as an example. We share some tips and experiences we've had working in this pipeline as indie devs. Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod UE5 Early Access
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Biomutant: What to Expect
We look at Biomutant and give our thoughts about the upcoming game. We talk about the Art, level design, and the sound design of what we seen before the game comes out later this week. Check our youtube to see the 1st hour of gameplay! Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod 1st Hour of...
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Behind the Scenes; Remnant: From the Ashes
We share some of our thought as game devs on Remnant: From the Ashes. We talk about the game mechanics, level design, art, and the audio production of the game and share our review. Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod Remnant: From the Ashes- https://www.remnantgame.com/en
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Audio Engineering in Games
Nick goes in depth on the audio side of games and how to get your foot in the door of becoming an audio engineer. He also shares some of the tools he uses to do his work for the podcast and for other audio work he's done. Twitter- https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod DAW's (Digital Audio…
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Indie studios VS AAA Studios
We talk about the Pros and Cons of an indie studio versus a triple A Studios. Links to some of the games we discussed and our Twitter below. Hope you enjoyed the episode! Just Read the Instructions- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461370/Just_Read_The_Instructions/ Bleak Faith: Forsaken-...
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Tips for Level Design
We share tips we have picked up, on how to design a level. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod/media
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Game Dev Tools
Special Guest Jamahl, a fellow Full Sail Student. We discuss his degree and future plans. Then a discussion on the software and hardware that we use in the game dev pipeline. Don't forget to check us out on twitter, let us know your thoughts and questions! Twitter-...
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Planning for a game
In todays episode we are talking about what we are planning to do for our first game, getting some of our ideas on paper. If you like what you hear, check out our Youtube and Twitter, links below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2PjDqu6Ljln9GAsbtH4BA https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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Meeting the newest member of the podcast
Meet the newest member of the nerd circuit Moroni! Get to know him, his motivations, and his role with the podcast. https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod/media
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Our Thoughts on Tenet
We give a review for tenet, shortly after it's release, as well as our thoughts on our favorite movies over the years. https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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Moviemakers Ruin Books
We talk a little about how books are ruined by moviemakers, and how most media doesn't stay true to the authors original vision. https://twitter.com/nerdcircuitpod
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Nerd Circuit, a podcast for creators by creators. Join us on Wednesdays for discussions on the ins and outs of making indie content, trivia games and other fun and funny bits, interviews with independent creators as they share their experiences, and indie game reviews. Then check back in with us on Saturdays for the latest gaming news.Help us to build a thriving indie community as we create a space for creators .Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and more, and then go join our discord to talk to the nerds directly. Links to all in our linktree:https://linktr.ee/TheNerdCircuit
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