Roguelike Radio

Episode 24: Themes and Settings

2012-02-16T15:50:00.001-08:00

Welcome to Roguelike Radio episode 24, where we look at Themes and Settings in Roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, John Harris, Legend and Nicolas Casalini (aka DarkGod). The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- The lack of real setting in Rogue (apart from the text in the Epyx manual for Rogue)
- Generic fantasy settings and what can be good or bad about them
- Unexplored settings and genre-mixing
- How to emphasise setting with tiles, colour schemes, music, sound, intro text, etc
- Original setting ideas, from sex roguelikes to orcs in 10-gallon hats
- Various games discussed, including ADOM, ToME4, Broken Bottle, Vicious Orcs, Hellband, SewerJacks, DoomRL, The Slimy Lichmummy, Cardinal Quest, Anquestria (the My Little Pony themed *Band)

Join us in just over a week for a discussion on Permadeath.

Episode 23: Interview with David Ploog

2012-02-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

Welcome to episode 23 of Roguelike Radio. Today we take a break from our usual schedule to interview David Ploog, former lead designer of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. Joining David are Ido Yehieli, Keith Burgun and Jeff Lait. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Discussion covered this week includes:
- How David got into roguelikes and into Crawl development
- Highs and lows of acting as a pure designer
- Why David gave up on development of DCSS
- Of minotaurs and mountain dwarves
- Responding to playerbases
- Differences in design between big and small roguelikes
- Several interesting anecdotes and insights from David's five years of Crawl design

This episode also features a couple of snippets of music - excerpts from Birdflesh's 'Dance on the Frozen Desert' and Threatener's 'Meth Crawl'. David was rather keen to have these in... Quoth he: "The second one was not just a gimmick -- there are some reasons why I chose it. Apart from the obvious (the 'Crawl' in the track title), there's more. To an outsider, roguelikes are (almost) as far away from 'computer game' as the noise (the genre is called grind core) is from 'music'. ... Originally, I had prepared a series of similar short pieces, which would range continuously from the bizarre/experimental (like the first tune) to the insane and mental (the second one). I love this kind of transition from normal/calm to twisted/insane. It's a reason why the Abyss is my favourite Crawl branch (together with Slime)."

We'll be back in just a few days time to return to our usual schedule with a discussion of themes and settings in roguelikes.

Episode 22: Infra Arcana

2012-02-06T16:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome to episode 22 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss Infra Arcana, a horror-themed roguelike with significant Lovecraft inspiration. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, John Harris, Legend and Infra Arcana's developer Martin Tornqvist (aka NON). The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Discussion covered this week includes:
- Lovecraft theme and other inspirations
- How to pronounce "Cthulhu"
- Insanity system as a food clock
- ASCII vs tile mode
- Dev fatigue
- UI and keycommands, inc for laptops

Join us next week for a general discussion of themes/settings in roguelikes.

Episode 21: Procedural Generation

2012-02-01T01:48:00.000-08:00

Welcome to episode 21 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss procedural generation and how it applies to roguelikes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey and Andrew Doull. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Discussion covered this week includes:
- Death of the Level Designer
- The advantages of a room and corridor design
- Sunk cost investment in procedural spaces
- Whether tidying up is good game play
- Procedural puzzles and quests
- Can dynamic systems and AI make a game procedural?
- Architecture vs. content

If this interests you further, you should take a look at the PCG wiki, which has links to all things procedural.

Join us next week for a look at Infra Arcana, a horror-themed roguelike.

Episode 20: Cataclysm

2012-01-24T14:34:00.000-08:00

Welcome to episode 20 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss Cataclysm, a post-apocalyptic roguelike with a large open world. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli, Eronarn, Joshua Day and Cataclysm's developer Zachary Jenkins (aka Whales). The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Discussion covered this week includes:
- Inspirations for the game
- Post-apocalyptic settings in roguelikes
- Shared environment on the server and interaction between players in a single-player game (aka "massively single player")
- Realism vs gameplay
- Alternatives to killing monsters for xp
- Companion AI that is intelligent
- Mods for the game made by users
- Future plans for the game

If you want to play (and I do recommend it) you can find details on how to connect to the ssh server on the game's RogueBasin page.

Join us next week for a general discussion of procedural content in roguelikes.

Episode 19: Interview with DarkGod, creator of ToME4

2012-01-18T17:01:00.000-08:00

Welcome to episode 19 of Roguelike Radio. This week we interview Nicolas Casalini, aka DarkGod, creator of ToME4, also known as Tales of Maj'Eyal. Interviewing DarkGod are Darren Grey and Ido Yehieli. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered with DarkGod include:
- His gaming and coding background
- Setting and story in Pernband/ToME/ToME2/ToME4
- Inspirations for some of the game's mechanics
- Community contributions and the benefits of open source
- Death/Lives options
- Plans for the future and other things DarkGod is working on

Join us next week for a look at post-apocalyptic zombie-slaying fun in Cataclysm.

Episode 18: ToME4

2012-01-10T03:07:00.000-08:00

Welcome to episode 18 of Roguelike Radio. This week we discuss ToME4, also known as Tales of Maj'Eyal. ToME4 is a major roguelike written by DarkGod, and has recently become the first game to win the ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year poll twice. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and John Harris, with guest ToME players/contributors Eric Wykoff and Eric Welch. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- History of ToME4, including its predecessors
- The advantages of release early, release often and community contributions to the game
- ToME4's modern interface
- How the game breaks from roguelike traditions, and some of its unique features and classes
- IP violation, and DarkGod's change from Pern to Tolkien to an original setting
- Transparency in game mechanics, and the problems with too many stats
- Beta version stability, with some tips for folks on Vista or Win7

Join us next week for an interview with ToME4's creator, DarkGod.

Episode 17: Roguelike of the Year 2011

2011-12-21T12:14:00.000-08:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 17 celebrates the diversity and popularity of roguelikes with a discussion about the possibility of there being a roguelike of the year and what that even means. You can still vote for the 5th annual Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year as well, so take the opportunity to listen to the show then cast or change your vote. Talking this week are Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli and Andrew Doull. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- The origin of the Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year
- This years controversial choices
- The panellists pick their favourites and honourable mentions for the year
- Top ten choices you may not have heard of

Advocacy threads for Angband, Brogue, Dungeons of Dredmor and Tome 4

We'll be taking a short break over the festive season and will be returning mid January.

Episode 16: History and Future of Roguelikes

2011-12-14T13:27:00.000-08:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 16 looks back over the history of roguelikes, with a lot of extrapolating over what might happen in future and where we'd each like the genre to go. Talking this week are Andrew Doull, Darren Grey, Ido Yehieli and Keith Burgun. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- The hack/band schism
- How the genres has evolved and what the influences were on its evolution and features
- The rise of more diverse roguelikes
- Roguelike influences in the indie community
- The influences on Rogue itself (check out this article by Glen Wichman for more info!)
- Predicting the future (likely badly)

Join us next week for discussion of the Roguelike of the Year award. Go vote if you haven't already!

Episode 15: Quickband

2011-12-08T18:10:00.000-08:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 15 features 3 Angband variant developers taking a quick time out from their grinding schedules to discuss Quickband, and Angband variants in general. Talking this week are Andrew Doull, Tom Demuyt and Brian Bull. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- 3 guys reminiscing about a great band from the early 90s
- Some theories why Angband has ended up with so many variants
- Why the numbers in Angband go up to 11
- Many many Angband variants which are listed on this page

Join us next week for discussion of the history and future of roguelikes.

Episode 14: Resource Management

2011-11-29T16:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 14 focuses on resource management in roguelikes, including food clocks, items and variations on these. Talking this week are Andrew Doull, Darren Grey and Ido Yehieli. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes. Sincere apologies for some audio issues in this episode (which aren't helped much by my cold).

Topics covered this week include:
- Food clocks and their alternatives (including cold, light, corruption, and big scary ghosts)
- Making resources important in play
- How to do a roguelike without enemies
- Traps and diseases in roguelikes
- Many many games, including: Frozen Depths, ADOM, Cardinal Quest, Toby the Trapper, Dungeons of Dredmor, Angband, Unangband, Brogue, CryptRover, Spelunky, Run from the Shadow, Gruesome

Join us next week for discussion of Quickband and some of its bandy cousins.

Episode 13: Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wander

2011-11-23T20:48:00.001-08:00

This week's episode of Roguelike Radio covers a classic commercial game relatively unknown in the U.S., Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furaai no Shiren, a.k.a. Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer. Although part of a long-running Japanese series that's still fairly obscure (in its non-Pokemon forms) in the West, this did receive a recent U.S. release as Mystery Dungeon. The participants this time are John Harris and Keith Burgun. They had a blast covering this one -- although it's just two people this time they talked for an hour and a half, and could easily have gone on another hour. The two of panelists are devoted Shiren fanatics, and John argues particularly think it's one of the best games of the 16-bit era. Note -- this is not the recent Wii release, which is an inferior game in our opinion.

The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded at here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- Monsters and items in Shiren
- Different ways of making a game complex
- An alternative approach to plot in roguelikes
- How great the game is

Additional links:
- Amazon page for the U.S. Nintendo DS re-release
- aeon genesis' translation patch for the Japanese ROM

John Harris has written extensively about this game in the past, for @Play, including most of a playthrough:
- Part 1
- Part 2

Episode 12: Roguelikes Features in Other Genres

2011-11-14T18:13:00.000-08:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 12 takes a look at how traditional rogue-like mechanics are put to use in games outside of the genre, with some reflection on how these mechanics work within roguelikes. Talking this week are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, John Harris, Ido Yehieli and Keith Burgun. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- Procedural content
- Lovely lovely permadeath
- Real-time vs Turn-based
- Loot, glorious loot

Games mentioned include:
- Dwarf Fortress
- Diablo
- The Binding of Isaac
- Desktop Dungeons
- Spelunky
- Legerdemain
- Triangle Wizard
- EarlSpork
- Auro
- The Archive - the space roguelike Andrew mentions around 1:04:40 in development by Surprised Man (not Suicidal Man!)

Join us next week for discussion of the SNES classic Shiren the Wanderer.

Episode 11: The Binding of Isaac

2011-11-10T15:44:00.001-08:00

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Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 11 features the Binding of Isaac, a roguelike shooter inspired by in part by the Biblical story of the same name. Talking this week are Ido Yehieli, Oddmund Strømme and Andrew Doull and we are joined by the designer and artist of the Binding of Isaac, Edmund McMillen. This week's episode is a little longer than usual because we both discuss the game and interview Edmund within the single show - there's also some swearing, if you are concerned about that sort of thing. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Some of the topics covered:
- The honour code of independent developers
- The dark theme of the game and the inspiration behind it
- Whether the Binding of Isaac is a roguelike-like
For further reading about the Binding of Isaac:
- Edmund McMillen on gameplay and progression in the Binding on Isaac
- The blog post on Isaac's theme that Andrew mentions at the start of the episode

Next week we'll be talking about roguelike influences in other games and what we'd like to see other games learn from roguelikes.

Episode 10: Deity Systems

2011-11-01T17:55:00.001-07:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 10 focuses on deity systems in roguelikes, with particular attention on Nethack, ADOM, DCSS and Powder. Talking this week are Darren Grey and Jeff Lait. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Some of the topics covered:
- Active praying vs passive piety effects
- Scumming the gods
- Interacting deities
- The player's relationship with the RNG
- TrueGod, a 7DRL focusing on the RNG as a god

Next week we'll be talking about The Binding of Isaac, a top-down shooter with some roguelike influences.

Interview with Gaslamp Games (developers of Dungeons of Dredmor)

2011-10-28T08:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a special edition of Roguelike Radio where we interview three members of Gaslamp Games, the developers of Dungeons of Dredmor. Dredmor is a graphical roguelike with a significant humour element, available on Steam or Desura, and was covered in episode 6 of Roguelike Radio. Asking questions are Darren Grey and John Harris, with Daniel Jacobsen, Nicholas Vining and David Baumgart doing the answering. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes. Additional reviews and ratings on iTunes are much appreciated!

Topics covered in the interview include:
- How Gaslamp got together and the reason for their name
- How many years of human endeavour they have mercilessly destroyed
- Upcoming features and expansion pack for Dungeons of Dredmor

Relevant links:
- The DIYGamer interview where they allude to some odd activities of their first artist
- Dungeons of Dredmor blog
- Dungeons of Dredmor forums

If there are others developers you'd like to hear us interview, or other subjects you're keen to have covered then drop a note in the comments and we'll be happy to respond.

Episode 9: Powder

2011-10-25T05:58:00.001-07:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 9 features the popular and widely ported 'rouge'-like Powder. Talking this week are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, Santiago Zapata and we are joined by the developer of Powder, Jeff Lait. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- Disposable characters and fast play
- BUC identify systems and POWDER's Hacklike heritage
- Developing and pricing model on the iPhone
- Darren's superior roguelike skills

Join us next week for discussion of deity systems in roguelikes, prompted by Powder's greek chorus of gods.

Interview: Brian Walker aka Pender

2011-10-23T12:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a special edition of Roguelike Radio where we interview Brian Walker aka Pender. Brian is the developer of Brogue, a roguelike inspired by the original Rogue and which we covered in an earlier episode of Roguelike Radio. Asking questions are Erez Ben-Aharon and Andrew Doull. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes. Apologies for some sound problems at points.

Topics covered in the interview include:
- How Brian got into the genre
- Lighting engine and Dijkstra maps
- The future of Brogue

Also mentioned in the podcast:
- The Usenet post where Brian outlines what he was planning before the game was released
- The Brogue forums

If there are others developers you'd like to hear us interview, or other subjects you're keen to have covered then drop a note in the comments and we'll be happy to respond.

Episode 8: Progression Systems

2011-10-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 8 takes a break from the usual focus on one roguelike to instead consider in general the role of character progression systems in the genre, with particular emphasis on the major roguelikes. Talking this week are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, John Harris and Ido Yehieli. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- Skill systems and class systems
- The role of items in progression
- Limiting resources and anti-scumming
- Alternative xp sources

Relevant links:
- Article on game design and permadeath (mentioned by Andrew)
- A Quest Too Far (the reverse-progression 7DRL Darren couldn't remember)
- ToME4, ADOM, Crawl, Nethack, Angband, Dungeons of Dredmor, Gruesome, Cardinal Quest, DoomRL (all mentioned at some point)

Join us next week for discussion of Jeff Lait's Powder.

Spoilers Bonus Content: 100 Rogues

2011-10-13T06:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a bonus content episode for Roguelike Radio. We often end up talking further after we've finished recording the weekly episode, and with Keith on, we felt there was enough additional discussion to be worth saving for you. Ido Yehieli, John Harris and Keith Burgun continue discussing 100 Rogues with plenty of spoilers; started by an off-air question about why the monsters get attacks of opportunity when your character moves.

The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered in this bonus content:
- Monsters of 100 Rogues
- Ido live playing 100 Rogues, featuring the second boss fight

Episode 7: 100 Rogues

2011-10-11T05:01:00.001-07:00

Welcome to episode 7 of Roguelike Radio. This week we have been playing 100 Rogues, a commercial roguelike by Dinofarm Games, available on iOS and OS/X for US$1.99. Talking this episode are Ido Yehieli, Andrew Doull and John Harris, and we are joined by the lead designer of 100 Rogues, Keith Burgun. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- The evolution of 100 Rogues
- Game design essentials
- Cinema and roguelikes
- Ido trapped by a stone kitten

Next week we'll be breaking from our usual format to take in some general discussion on character progression systems in roguelikes. Also keep your ears open for some 100 Rogues themed bonus content mid-week!

Interview: Ido Yehieli

2011-10-05T15:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a special edition of Roguelike Radio where we interview Ido Yehieli. Ido is the developer of Cardinal Quest, a commercial indie roguelike which we covered in our first episode of Roguelike Radio. Quizzing the dev are Darren Grey and Andrew Doull. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes. Apologies for some sound problems at points.

Topics covered in the interview include:
- Motivations and inspirations for Cardinal Quest
- Viability of commercial roguelikes
- How Ido got into the genre

Those who missed out on the free offer for Cardinal Quest should go to Fastspring to buy a copy for US$4.45. Go, now!

If there are others developers you'd like to hear us interview, or other subjects you're keen to have covered then drop a note in the comments and we'll be happy to respond.

Episode 6: Dungeons of Dredmor

2011-10-03T17:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to episode 6 of Roguelike Radio. This week we have been playing Dungeons of Dredmor, a commercial roguelike by Gaslamp Games, available on Steam for US$5. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and John Harris. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- Humour in games
- Vendor trash and too many items
- Crafting systems in roguelikes
- The hard choice between avoiding traps and sucking the blood from your enemies' corpses

Join us next week for discussion of 100 Rogues. Also watch out in the coming few days for a special interview with Ido Yehieli, developer of Cardinal Quest.

Episode 5: Frozen Depths

2011-09-26T18:04:00.000-07:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 5 focuses discussion on Frozen Depths, a cold-themed roguelike by Glowie. Talking this week are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and Ido Yehieli. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

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Topics covered this week include:
- Food clock systems
- Overarching themes to games
- Terminal interface on modern systems

Join us next week for discussion of Dungeons of Dredmor.

Episode 4: DoomRL

2011-09-19T18:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to this week's episode of Roguelike Radio. Episode 4 focuses discussion on DoomRL, a coffeebreak roguelike by Kornel Kisielewicz. Talking this week are Darren Grey, Andrew Doull, John Harris and Ido Yehieli. The mp3 of the podcast can be downloaded here, played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

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Topics covered this week include:
- What makes a coffeebreak
- Feature creep in roguelikes
- Annual Roguelike Release Party 2011 (briefly)

Relevant links:
- List of ARRP 2011 games
- @Play review of DoomRL from 2007

Join us next week for discussion of Frozen Depths.

Episode 3: Brogue

2011-09-13T14:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another episode of Roguelike Radio. This week we will be discussing the roguelike game Brogue, which downloadable from the developers site found here. This week we have Erez Ben-Aharon, Scott Edgar, and John Harris in our longest podcast to date! The mp3 download of the podcast can be downloaded here, can be played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week:
-The beautiful ASCII style in Brogue.
-The different items in the game, and how they interact together in interesting ways.
-The monsters and how they are unique.

Thanks for listening, next week we will be covering DoomRL.

Episode 2: Desktop Dungeons

2011-09-05T15:28:00.000-07:00

Thank you for joining us for the second of hopefully many episodes of Roguelike Radio. This week we have Andrew Doull, Scott Edgar, and Erez Ben-Aharon talking about the game Desktop Dungeons, a game that had a successful free alpha release and is now being developed as a commercial game. Access to the beta as well as the finished commercial released can be bought for 10 US dollars, or the alpha version can be downloaded for free off of the developer's website. The mp3 download of the podcast can be downloaded here, can be played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week:
-Is Desktop Dungeons really a roguelike?
-What is a roguelike?
-And, oddly enough, a little bit of discussion about desktop dungeons itself. (in retrospect less than we originally intended)

Links:
Infinite caves, Infinite stories.

The Berlin interpretation.

Sorry for the delay in posting, we are still working out some of the kinks in the process.

Episode 1: Cardinal Quest

2011-08-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the start of a new podcast dedicated to roguelike games. Each week we will be playing and talking about at least one recent roguelike game, and discussing some aspects of the genre based on that. Every now and then we'll also be having guest interviews with major developers and other highlights. This week Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and Scott Edgar have been talking about Cardinal Quest, the recently released commercial game by Ido Yehieli. The mp3 is available for download here, can be played in the embedded player below, or you can follow us on iTunes.

Topics covered this week include:
- How can roguelikes improve their UI?
- Supporting commercial roguelikes
- The importance of complexity

Apologies for any rough edges, in particular the rather abrupt cut-off at the end - we shall endeavour to improve at this over time. Tune in next week when we shall be discussing Desktop Dungeons.

Roguelike Radio

Episode 24: Themes and Settings

Episode 23: Interview with David Ploog

Episode 22: Infra Arcana

Episode 21: Procedural Generation

Episode 20: Cataclysm

Episode 19: Interview with DarkGod, creator of ToME4

Episode 18: ToME4

Episode 17: Roguelike of the Year 2011

Episode 16: History and Future of Roguelikes

Episode 15: Quickband

Episode 14: Resource Management

Episode 13: Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wander

Episode 12: Roguelikes Features in Other Genres

Episode 11: The Binding of Isaac

Episode 10: Deity Systems

Interview with Gaslamp Games (developers of Dungeons of Dredmor)

Episode 9: Powder

Interview: Brian Walker aka Pender

Episode 8: Progression Systems

*Spoilers* Bonus Content: 100 Rogues

Episode 7: 100 Rogues

Interview: Ido Yehieli

Episode 6: Dungeons of Dredmor

Episode 5: Frozen Depths

Episode 4: DoomRL

Episode 3: Brogue

Episode 2: Desktop Dungeons

Episode 1: Cardinal Quest

Spoilers Bonus Content: 100 Rogues