Nicest of 2023

The clubhouse continues the annual tradition of reviewing the past year. But first they need to talk about Doctor Who and new Minnesota state flag. Ellen makes her first programming joke, and Dale learns to add comments from the editing booth.Finally, everyone shares which games they have been playing the bees out of in 2023.But, wait... there's more: your nice hosts also talk about what they are anticipating for 2024. Doctor WhoDonna Noble is the best companion - WikipediaCucumber, a miniseries by Russell T Davies - WikipediaIt's a Sin, a miniseries by Russell T DaviesMinnesota State FlagThe new Minnesota state flag - Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune0:10:30Our accomplishmentsMark's Accomplishments:GlomDogpile!IGDA Twin Cities Calendar full of eventsIGDA Twin Cities's Playtest EventMaintenance of Noble EngineMajor Accomplishments in Dreamsettler including securing a big third party developer for a minigameStephen's Accomplishments:GlomFuture Club got funding to produce a vertical slice of a gameWorking on Future Club projects and pitching them (to a celebrity!)Survived a snake basement  Ellen's Accomplishments:GlomTWO custom game projects that Ellen is not allowed to talk aboutNoodle Training ArcadeSerious Play ConferenceGot a road bikeMoved to DuluthYour nice hosts talked about thier work as a tabletop development team in:The Nice Board Game Industrial Complex, a Nice Games Club Skunkworks ProjectMark gave a short presentation at the IGDATC holiday party about all the work that the group did in 2023.Ellen talks about her experience at the serious play conference in:Serious Play Conference SpecialMark talked about Noble Engine in:"So, you made a game engine?"0:29:11Nicest of 2023Ellen's Nicest:Baldur's Gate IIIKirby and the Forgotten LandNY Times Games App Magic the GatheringRival Stars Horse RacingGames from the Studio 'Afterburn'Mark's Nicest:Super Mario WonderSuper Nintendo WorldStar Trek: ResurgenceZachtronics Solitaire CollectionPuzzmoMark's Honorable Mentions:Spider Man 2Tears of the KingdomStar Trek: InfiniteStephen's Nicest:Spirit IslandForspokenDeceive, Inc.Stephen's Honorable Mentions:Tears of the Kingdom's Ascend abilityBaldur's Gate IIIMark mentioned what he usually calls "Super Mario Theme Park," which we talk about more in:GDC 2023 SpecialWe interviewed Zach of Zachtronic's Solitaire collection in Episode 293The Logistics of Moving OnPuzzmo is now publicly available!1:01:08Most Anticpated of 2024Ellen's picks:Hellblade II: Henua's SagaUltrosHyper Light BreakerLittle Kitty, Big CityDustbornConcordMark's picks:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remakePrincess Peach: Showtime!More Playdate games!Stephen's picks:Dragon's Dogma 21:16:132024 Gamedev ResolutionsEllen's Resolutions:Make stuffMake stuff in Godot EngineMake a portfolioDo less work, make more stuffUnpack some boxesMark's ResolutionsGet Dreamsettler outSet up future for Noble Robot officeSet up console SDK environments again for DS and others (Metro Nexus, porting work).Stephen's ResolutionsLook into game engines other than Unity