Venthuffer

Dec 01 2024 7 ep. 6 mins 7
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A series of short monologues about the Valve Steam Deck video game console, and tangential musings.

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Venthuffer returns in 2025

Dec 01 2024 1 mins  
Hello, dear Venthuffer listener. I am retroactively declaring that the previous six episodes constitute season one of this audio zine. One consequence of launching a weekly publication in October is that no sooner does the show start to get its legs under itself, than the wintertime holiday vortex arrives to sweep those same legs away. I am very pleased with our initial episodes.

6: Ouroboros

Nov 24 2024 9 mins  
On UFO 50 and ever-flowering cycles of the simplest game designs. Things mentioned in this episode: Spelunky UFO 50 Carl Muckenhoupt’s post The Eggplant podcast discusses Magic Garden Jim Stormdancer’s critique Wikipedia’s article on the Snake game genre Snak by Zach Gage and Neven Mrgan The cover artwork for this episode uses the image “Nokia 3310 mobile phone, 2000�

5: Permadeath

Nov 17 2024 10 mins  
Appreciating Caves of Qud as a gymnasium for Stoic thinking. Things mentioned in this episode: Caves of Qud Jotun, Who Parts Limbs Rogue NetHack Angband A snapshot of my Stoic studies as they stood when my character “Kiyuwumar” met their end An example of the Mastodon posts I made during that run Show full transcript Full transcript: I know that my best run at Caves o

4: Introduction

Nov 10 2024 6 mins  
Examining the origins and motivations of this audio project, four episodes in. Things mentioned in this episode: Jmac’s Arcade, my previous monologue series Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It, monologues by Jason Scott Permanently Moved, monologues by Jay Springett Third Strongest Podcast, each episode of which opens with monologues by Ryan Veeder, Sarah Willson, or Zach (or

3: Mods

Nov 03 2024 6 mins  
Letting my friends expand my gaming horizons through consensual rule-breaking. Things mentioned in this episode: Doom modding according to Wikipedia Lethal Company Zeekerss’s Patreon, Steam ludography, and Roblox history The “More Company” mod Deep Rock Galactic r2modman “Manual until it hurts” Show full transcript Full transcript: The last time I ran a mod was

2: Trailers

Oct 27 2024 6 mins  
Subtle game trailers that stand out in a sea of sameness. Things mentioned in this episode: Steam Trailers in 6s on Mastodon Sturgeon’s law Skeleton Rebellion Sunflower Pie Show full transcript Full transcript: I found Skeleton Rebellion through a bot on Mastodon called Steam Trailers in Six Seconds. The bot performs exactly as promised, posting silent, automatically ed

1: Stickers

Oct 21 2024 5 mins  
I put stickers on my Steam Deck. Things mentioned in this episode: Merlin’s Wisdom Project The Short Game Show full transcript Full transcript: In the text file known as Merlin’s Wisdom Project, we find the following: If you have cool stickers, use them. Put them on things. Be carelessly joyful about using your stickers. If you die with a collection of dozens of cool