the1st10minutes
The1st10MinutesEach episode, we select a game from our library, plays the first ten minutes of it, and then critically analyse how well the game communicates itself to the player, both in terms of what the game is about, and how to play the game. Hosted by Tony Parmenter, Steve Halliwell, and Aaron Williams.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 128 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Categories | Video GamesLeisure | ||||
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Aaron scrubs and reminisces. And, of course, there's an editing joke.
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Aaron dug a (game about a) hole. And, of course, nobody outside of Australia will get that reference to The Castle.
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Tony experiences a steady escalation of unease. And, of course, Aaron is no longer recording on a potato.
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Steve cruises around as a pretty chill dung beetle. And, of course, there is nefariousness.
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I downloaded your episode of Don’t Starve, since then I’ve just been so fascinated with all my your willingness to actually dive deep into the game within 10 mins or more. Hopefully you all come back to the podcast and if I had to recommend a game. What Remains of Edith Finch is a fantastic story based game that you would hopefully enjoy!
Apple Podcasts5WanderingJoe96
United States6 years ago - 5/5 4 1 10
One of the cleverest video game podcasts I've heard. The hosts have a great way of conveying the game story and structure and often analyse how the game presents itself in interesting and obscure ways. Great back and forth between the hosts each with their own unique perspective on the game. An excellent podcast to learn about the pros and cons of an unplayed game in your library or to hear fresh perspective on a game you're familiar with. Always a plus hearing local Brisbane/ Australian referen... more
Apple Podcasts5Concdonk
Australia8 years ago - What an awesome show!!
I can't recommend the 1st 10 minutes highly enough, its an awesome show full of comedic dialogue, incredible game development insight, and it's just a flaming good time all around!! Tony, Steve, and Aaron are great hosts and awesome guys!
Apple Podcasts5theSlyNicAustralia9 years ago - Great Podcast for GameDevs!
Extremly well researched analyses of the first 10 minutes of games! Very, very intresting, love this as a professional game dev myself!
Apple Podcasts5TeamLando
Sweden10 years ago - Highly recommended
The 1st 10 minutes is a video-games podcast intended to evaluate the approach various video games take in engaging the player and informing them what the game is about. The hosts are well-informed and erudite (as evidenced by their backgrounds), and discussion flows naturally. The recent change of format is definitely for the better, as it allows for a more manageble episode size.
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Apple Podcasts5Lord SheikahAustralia10 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #167 |  South Korea/Leisure/Video Games |
Apple Podcasts | #181 |  New Zealand/Leisure/Video Games |
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