Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 44: Quarantine Arcade with Derek Yu

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44: Quarantine Arcade with Derek Yu

May 8, 2020

Spelunky creator Derek Yu returns for an expansive discussion on the membrane between players/devs, the connection between design/process, and the understated influence of arcade games on his work - all through the lens of what we've been playing and thinking about in quarantine.

Some things we discussed:

Derek Yu

UFO 50

Noita

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2

Web Liero

Scourgebringer