We're joined by Izzy Kestrel (Gexfeld, A Good Videogame), Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City), and the one and only Rand Hall (UFO 50 Voicemailer Extraordinaire) to discuss Cyber Owls, the 50th and final* game in the UFO 50 collection.
"A superweapon threatens to destroy the world, and it's up to the Cyber Owls to save the day!"
Next week: [REDACTED]
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway
Discussed in this episode:
Eggplant Merch!
https://cottonbureau.com/people/eggplant-the-secret-lives-of-games-podcast
Cherry Rush YouTube Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/@Cherry-Rush
Derek Yu's Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Derek_Yu
Roguelike Celebration 2025 (Including Fireside Chat with Jon Perry!)
https://www.roguelike.club/event2025.html
Izzy's itch.io
Izzy's bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.com
Izzy's Website
Snap & Grab
https://nogoblin.com/snapandgrab
Shawn's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/shawndoublea/?hl=en
Beatdown City Survivors
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/Beatdown_City_Survivors/
Tyriq's Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/fourbitfriday.bsky.social
Scrubbin' Trubble
The Grasshopper (and "Words on Play")
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
C.A. Brown
https://www.youtube.com/@CABROWN
https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow
http://discord.gg/eggplant
https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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