- Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 154 – Chip Vs USB Cords
Chip is going through a phase of all of his hardware failing at the cord level, Gimpy thinks its Chips carelessness, Chip thinks its by design. The guys update on multiple projects, Chips discusses his new experiences with Claude AI and the guys wrap up with steam sale recommendations Herald Of Havoc and Harold Halibut
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S7E154 - 24m - Jun 30, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 153 – Learning Unreal
Chip is finally taking the plunge, he has started working on zombie extraction concept, and is finally learning the ins and outs of unreal engine. He discusses some of the hurdles he has had to go through and what he likes more about unity. Meanwhile Gimpy has been lazy and just gaming because Elden Ring has once again taken over his life.
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https://youtu.be/Cgi7Zy9g2sk
S7E153 - 31m - Jun 23, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 152 – Zombie Games, Finding The Fun
Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, Chip jumps into his brainstorming session about creating a zombie game, and ponders how to make it fun, with generally simple AI.
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https://youtu.be/24p3l9Disp4
S7E152 - 26m - Jun 16, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 151 – Staying On The Grind
Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, they dive into their past with optimization troubles and talk about the big street fighter 6 announcement.
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https://youtu.be/9W1REndHcZA
S7E151 - 23m - Jun 9, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 150 – Always Learning
Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, Chip finally tries out LDTK for an unconventional level design project, Gimpy gears up for implementing multiplayer into his kids tablet game.
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https://youtu.be/iyjtvu913zA
S6E150 - 22m - Jun 2, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 149 – Small Project Fun
Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, both have started small projects for themselves Chip with a small video poker game and a game inspired by romance of the three kingdoms. Gimpy with a small wave shooter for his kids.
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https://youtu.be/m8GE0w8uP7M
S6E149 - 22m - May 26, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 148 – What We Are Up To
It has been a while since the last free talk episode, we are updating each other on current games we are playing, shows we enjoyed and the current state of the gaming industry.
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https://youtu.be/t4VBW5M3BVc
S6E148 - 25m - May 19, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 147 – Older Game Engines Need Love Too
Gimpy and Chip sing the praises of using older game engines, just because it isn’t getting updated, if your comfortable with what you know why not use it?
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https://youtu.be/LyvGeLZbPpA
S6E147 - 21m - May 5, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 146 – Sex Appeal Unfairly Criticized?
Gimpy is loving his Stellar Blade playthrough and the boys discuss if the controversy surrounding its main character Eve is overblown?
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https://youtu.be/UdQIu4XtZ2M
S6E146 - 26m - Apr 28, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 145 – Not Your Genre? Try Anyway!
Chip and Gimpy tackle the idea of making a game in a genre you typically don’t dabble in how would you make it different?
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S6E145 - 30m - Apr 7, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 144 – Keep Pushing
Gimpy offers an update on his solo project, Chip discusses a new art program he is experimenting with, The guys also discuss what helps them keep going in the long arduous journey that is Solo Game Dev.
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https://youtu.be/sp0Nlt3Q-CQ
S6E144 - 24m - Mar 24, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 143 – Environmental Storytelling
Chip and Gimpy tackle the concept of environmental storytelling and how it can elevate your game even if you have “no story”.
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S6E143 - 25m - Mar 17, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 142 – MAR10 Day 2024
Chip and Gimpy reminisce about the impact of Mario on the industry and share their favorite experiences playing games with the iconic plumber.
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https://youtu.be/cG1Rsid0DKk
S6E142 - 23m - Mar 10, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 141 – Solo Vs Team Dev Experiences
Chip has joined a team of Hobby developers to work on a new project, Gimpy has completed his foray into Halo Infinite forge work and awaits the boys to try out his creations.
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S6E141 - 30m - Mar 3, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 140 – Keep Grinding
Gimpy updates everyone on the status of his 5 level platformer he is creating with Gamemaker Studio 2, his experiences with this and his plan for completion. Chip updates everyone on his Clicker Game and why he may be abandoning it.
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https://youtu.be/w-6eXOBehN4
S6E140 - 23m - Feb 18, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 139 – The Games Of Next Fest 2024
Gimpy and Chip discuss the games they have been enjoying during this cycle of steams next fest, Dungeonborne, Brazen Blaze, Tribes 3 and Chip discusses his next game project.
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https://youtu.be/vtZPYVE2QA0
S6E139 - 33m - Feb 11, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 138 – The Kojima Disagreement
Gimpy goes over this weeks state of play and gets an update from a sick Chippedmonk and Chip decides to hijack the entire conversation with a wild take.
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https://youtu.be/IYtqclWnKUE
S6E138 - 35m - Feb 4, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 137 – Palword and the Fight against AI
Chip has jumped into the world of the “Legally Distinct” from pokemon game, Palworld and shares his thoughts, including the allegations that it used AI to make its characters. Gimpy is currently addicted to Tekken 8 and gives his first thoughts on the game.
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S6E137 - 34m - Jan 28, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 136 - DLC Can Be A Good Thing
With Tekken 8 on the horizon, Gimpy discusses DLC practices that FGC developers use and how the genre should be looked at as an example for a certain other genre to use.
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https://youtu.be/m6KRW-Tj9ic
S6E136 - 30m - Jan 21, 2024 - Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 135 – Resolutions and Predictions
Chip and Gimpy discuss their plans for 2024, and their predictions for where the games industry will be in 2024.
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https://youtu.be/-_AZoFjiSx0
S6E135 - 34m - Jan 14, 2024
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