Kevin Hanley of KHAN Games joins us this episode to chat about his game NEScape, so let’s get going!
The show kicks off with Jacob Garner showing up late and Aki and I making fun of him for it. Plus Kevin Handley of KHAN Games is on the show to chat with us about his NES game NEScape which just launched on Xbox & Switch through 8-Bit Legit! We chat about the origins of the game, what it’s like developing NES games in the modern day, other projects Kevin has worked on, and tons more! Plus whether it’s pronounced NEScape or NEScape!
After Kevin heads out, it’s news bits of the past month including the latest Xbox Games with Gold and PlayStation Plus lineups for January, the latest departures and a handful of additions to Xbox Game Pass along with the hopes that additions pick up next month, the death of Google Stadia, massive layoffs at Microsoft, another Skull & Bones delay from Ubisoft, and PowerWash Simulator getting some new content! Plus reviews!
0:00 – Intro/NEScape Interview
45:45 – News
1:01:10 – Breakers Collection – QUByte Interactive (Jacob)
1:06:43 – RE:CALL – maitan69, Whitehtorn Games (Aki)
1:11:17 – Ships Simulator – 100 Games, Ultimate Games (Jacob)
1:17:54 – Salamander County Public Television – Tinzone Games, Penguin Pop Games (Jacob)
1:22:05 – UnderDungeon – Josyan, RedDeerGames (Jacob)
1:25:35 – NEScape – KHAN Games, 8-Bit Legit (Aki)
1:31:08 – CrushBorgs – Xitilon (Jacob)
The show ends with some Metroid Metal fitting the Escape theme of the episode!
1:37:22 – Metroid Metal – Maridia/Escape (Super Metroid/Metroid)