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We've released 5 episodes about Rogue-likes:

Sound-byte 108: 20 minutes 'til satisfaction

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Some more new games this week - Sefran has been playing Satisfactory and we've both been playing 20 Minutes Till Dawn.

Sound-byte 107: Spelunky 2

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Jalada caught COVID and cheered himself up in isolation by buying Spelunky 2 on Switch.

Sound-byte 103: Rogue Legacy 2

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran has picked up the sequel to the game that defined 'Rogue-lite'. But is Rogue Legacy 2 a worthy successor to the OG?

Sound-byte 059: Griftlands

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran has been playing deck-building rogue-like Griftlands.

018: Is the 3D platformer dead?

In this episode of Octal FM we try to decide: Is the 3D platforming video game genre dead? Games we discuss:
  • Arcade games such as Donkey Kong, Mario Bros
  • Croc
  • Metroid and Castlevania
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Rogue-likes such as Spelunky and Rogue Legacy
  • Puzzle-platformers like Super Meat Boy and N+
  • Is Yooka-Laylee the return of 3D platformers?
  • Snake Pass
Intro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion Outro music: Juan Medrano - Mega Man 2 "Dokuta Wairi, Rival to the Light"

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