”Maybe a Zeldo.” Enemy AI; Co-op Games; Speedrunning

The clubhouse A/C broke, and it got so hot during the recording of this episode that your nice hosts started to get a little delirious.

But before they completely melted down, Mark talked about how Enemy AI can be a great tool for both level design and narrative design, Stephen collaborated on a discussion about co-op games, and Martha shared her excitement about the recently held Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning event.

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• Some highlights from Mark's VR night!

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Enemy AI 0:03:00 Mark LaCroixGame DesignDesign Club - Super Mario Bros: Level 1-1 - How Super Mario Mastered Level Desi… - Extra Credits, YouTubeNobody dies on the first goomba - Sephzilla, Destructoid2007 AiGameDev.com Awards: Technical Innovation in Game AIEnemy design and enemy AI for melee combat systems - Bart Vossen, Game DeveloperAnalysing Mario to Master Super Mario Maker - Game Maker's Toolkit, YouTubeChip’s Challenge:1A - Zabrush Cimahi, YouTubeSaltybet - Twitchseebotschat - TwitchThe Perfect Organism | The AI of Alien: Isolation - Tommy Thompson, AI and GamesA Thousand Tiny Details: Emergent Storytelling in Slime Rancher - Steven Lumpkin, TwitterPeople Have Discovered The Perfect Way To Mess With Your Cat - Rachael Krishna, BuzzfeedMeet the Artist Using Ritual Magic to Trap Self-Driving Cars - Beckett Mufson, Vice Co-op Games 0:29:40 Stephen McGregorGaming

Martha asked Mark to cut a part out of this section, but Stephen edited this episode, so...

Overcooked: How To Make Co-op Cookery Fun - Philippa Warr, Rock Paper ShotgunMiyamoto talks Super Mario Galaxy co-op - Alexander Sliwinski, Engadget Speedrunning 0:47:42 Martha MegarryGamingAwesome Games Done QuickSpeedDemosArchiveOcarina of Time - Skip 99% of Traveling Across the Field - Swordless Link, YouTubeThe Man Who Does The Impossible in Super Mario 64 - Patricia Hernandez, KotakuSpeedrunning RulesBlindfolded speedrun race - Noko Online, YouTubeI can't believe this actually happened (glitch discovered during blindfolded sp… - Tokyoboi, YouTubeKotaku’s speedrun articles - KotakuIntelligent Qube by caneofpacci - Games Done Quick, YouTubeTASBot plays Brain Age by micro500, xy2_ in 20:06 -  - Games Done Quick, YouTubeWorld Record Progression: Super Mario World - Summoning Salt, YouTube0:00 / 29:59 I Am Bread by Blood_Thunder in 20:50 - Games Done Quick, YouTube0:00 / 1:06:01 The Talos Principle by Azorae in 58:16  - Games Done Quick, YouTubeTomb Raider: Underworld hard mode - Jarek, Speed Demos Archive

Yes, you can speedrun in Fingeance

New Trick Has Ocarina of Time Speedrunners Debating What A Glitch Actually Is - Heather Alexandra, Kotaku