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16: The Spelunky Book Club

Apr 11, 2019

We delve deep into the pages of Derek Yu’s excellent Spelunky book, from its thoughtful musings on creativity, to its inspiring lessons in game design. A must-read on how our favorite game came to be! Plus some record-breaking Spelunky news, the Weekly Challenge, and more.

Things we discussed:

Now Play This

Low% Hell World Record

d_tea's back-to-back World Records

Co-op All Journal Entries run

Spelunky book

Boss Fight Books Humble Bundle

TIG source

Derek Yu's Twitter thread on difficulty

Mutazione announcement trailer

Shopstorm, A Spelunky Story

Spelunky Generator Lessons

A Breakdown of 2013's Most Fascinating Video Game Moment