026 - John Diaz: Game Designer from NYC, SEA, LAX, and...ATX?? [remaster]

Classic episode with John Diaz that's been remastered for 2024. We get into mental health, team dynamics, mentoring in the game industry, Comic Con, working with people in different studios, and yelling at co-workers. Fun times.

025 - Luke Cage: Resilient Hero Blues

To live today is to need to be resilient. It's a power that all super heroes have. The Power Man Luke Cage is the character that most exemplifies that theme. Don't be fragile. Stay hard.

024 - Lessons from Joe Rogan's $250M Dollar Deal

Joe Rogan is an odd beast. Hated by some. Loved, apparently, by millions that listen to every episode of his show. I actually don't care what you think of him, but you can learn some things. I have nine things that you can steal from him.

023 - Tony Barnes: The Retro Ninja [remaster]

From Electronic Arts to Rockstar Games to Lucasarts and beyond, Tony Barnes joins in to discuss game development ups and downs as well as how he's kept going after three decades of iconic work. To some, he is the game developer's game developer. Acting as game designer, director, producer, coder, artist, and musician, Tony has pretty much seen it all, and he's STILL going strong.

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You can find Tony online at:

Retro Ninja Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/retroninjagames/
Website -- https://retroninja.com
Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/8bit.ninja/
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/Twitchfactor

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Keywords: Game Development, Space Invaders, Strider, Atari, Independent Game Development, Retro Ninja, Run Die Run Again, BPM Boy, Chaos Chassis, Army of Two

022 - Attack On Titan: First Episode Brilliance

There is nothing quite like the first episode of a series to set things in motion. When I saw the first episode of Attack On Titan, I realized just how powerful an opening episode could be. When I saw the LAST episode, I realized that the first episodes are even more important than I thought.

021 - The Marvels No One Cared For

Disclaimer: I actually liked The Marvels. But I realized something as I listened to people talk about it: No one cared. 😕 While you might be thinking "Well I cared!", that's not good enough for a movie on this scale. One of the jobs of a creative is to make something that people care about. That person can be just you, but most often, it's hoped that our creations will be experienced by many engaged people.

020 - When I Met Taraji P Henson (2024-01-29)

 At a San Diego Comic Con, I met the wonderful and awesome Taraji P Henson. Years later, that meeting made me realize something about branding and attention.