The podcast that took a critical look at the craft of making games. Developers Allen Pike and Nigel Brooke dug in to a new topic each episode with an interesting guest.
Up Up Down Down finished in 2016, but you can check out Allen's other shows Fun Fact and It Shipped That Way.
48. We Made a Game
Two Spies with Malin Sundberg
Jan 23, 2020 • 1:32:14
47. You Suck at Micro
Strategy Games with Soren Johnson
Jun 18, 2016 • 1:04:27
46. Goofy as Heck
Gaming on Apple TV with Serenity Caldwell
Mar 06, 2016 • 1:21:16
45. How the Hell to Make Firewatch
Making Narrative Games with Nels Anderson
Feb 19, 2016 • 1:17:27
44. You're Buying a Child
Art Direction with Chris Bourassa
Jan 23, 2016 • 1:10:36
43. What the Heck?
Survival Games with Tiff Arment
Nov 15, 2015 • 1:08:38
42. Flood Their Cities With Poop Water
Simulation Games with Karoliina Korppoo
Oct 29, 2015 • 1:00:53
41. Let Me Pick Three Colors
Art of 3D Games with Jane Ng
Oct 12, 2015 • 1:01:47
40. The Les Miserables Barricade
3D Level Design with Bobby Ross
Sep 28, 2015 • 1:34:39
39. Strumming the Strum Button
Rhythm Games with Steve Lubitz
Mar 27, 2015 • 1:24:24
38. The Bullet Spongiest Bullet Sponge
Destiny with Michael “Rands” Lopp
Mar 06, 2015 • 1:19:52
37. Early Access Without Any Access
PC Gaming with John Walker
Feb 06, 2015 • 1:24:34
36. Scintillating Amazon Javelins of the Whale
Procedural Content with Noel Berry
Jan 22, 2015 • 1:02:53
35. We're Made of Bells and Whistles
Indie Game Marketing with Maya Kramer
Jan 06, 2015 • 1:08:05
34. Watching someone else play Minecraft
Minecraft with John Moltz
Dec 12, 2014 • 1:22:47
33. Being a Good Citizen on the Platform
Developing for Apple Platforms with Matt Comi
Nov 28, 2014 • 1:07:24
32. Perfect Combination of Quality and Quantity
Digital Distribution with Federico Viticci
Nov 24, 2014 • 1:21:48
31. I Want to Kinda Annoy People
Rewards with Justin Smith
Nov 15, 2014 • 53:52
30. Talking About Caragors
Enemy AI with Georgia Dow
Oct 30, 2014 • 1:06:55
29. Shakespeares Were Five Acts
Episodic Games with Ryan Payton
Oct 23, 2014 • 1:22:28
28. 400,000 Boar-killing Bots
Scaling Games with Kristen Bornemann
Oct 18, 2014 • 1:18:24
27. A Tiny Game That You Can Play Forever
Puzzle Games with Asher Vollmer
Oct 03, 2014 • 1:14:26
26. Final_Final_REAL_FINAL_v5.wav
Audio Design with Matt Marteinsson
Sep 23, 2014 • 1:11:47
25. So Unreal is Just Amazing
Game Engines with Jeff Lamarche
Sep 05, 2014 • 1:32:21
24. Walking with a Voiceover
Content and Systems with Daniel Cook
Aug 15, 2014 • 1:14:10
23. How Not to Doom Yourself
Failed Games with Curtis Lassam
Aug 08, 2014 • 1:06:39
22. Games Are Things Made By People
Indie Collaboration with Adam 'Atomic' Saltsman
Jul 18, 2014 • 1:09:41
21. A Complete Tub of Crap
3D APIs with Guy English
Jul 18, 2014 • 1:38:41
20. That's Not My Shepard
Narrative with Amanda Warner and Brianna Wu
Jul 12, 2014 • 1:30:50
19. They Shipped It Anyway
Porting Games with Philippe Casgrain
Jul 04, 2014 • 1:05:04
18. There Are No Rules
Games for Kids with Amanda Rösler
Jun 27, 2014 • 59:19
17. The Main Character is a Serial Killer!
Morality in Games with Peter Cohen
Jun 20, 2014 • 1:06:33
16. The Looney Tunes School of Stealth
Stealth with Justin Voss
Jun 13, 2014 • 1:12:06
15. Being a Bad Spider-Man
Open Worlds with Scott Stevenson
May 30, 2014 • 1:18:50
14. The Red LEDs Were Cheaper
Failed Consoles with Kyle Orland
May 23, 2014 • 1:17:37
13. A QWOP Sort of Humour
Humour in Games with Curtis Lassam
May 16, 2014 • 1:05:32
12. First Person Shooter Monkey Island
Retro Games with Neven Mrgan
May 09, 2014 • 1:04:51
11. Secret Alien Technology
Portable Games with Myke Hurley
May 02, 2014 • 1:11:04
10. Nobody Has Gold Stars
Online Jerks with GTZ Grace
Apr 25, 2014 • 1:08:57
9. Getting Bored of Clicking On Cows
Web Games with Angelina Fabbro
Apr 18, 2014 • 1:27:51
8. Architecture and Forgiveness
Games as Art with Ken Wong
Apr 11, 2014 • 1:26:52
7. Criticizing Water For Being Wet
Game Reviews with Scott Stevenson
Apr 04, 2014 • 1:28:45
6. My Whole Colony Filled Up With Cabbage
Simulations with David Baumgart
Mar 28, 2014 • 1:14:45
5. You Die Instantly
Game Difficulty with Tyson Kallberg
Mar 21, 2014 • 1:14:42
4. It Shipped And It Was Fast
Horrible Hacks with Guy English
Mar 14, 2014 • 1:33:56
3. Three Quarters of Half-Life One
Game Length with Patrick Gibson
Mar 07, 2014 • 1:10:52
2. A Perfect Storm of Crummy Business Decisions
Sequels with Parveen Kaler
Feb 28, 2014 • 1:09:37
1. Container of Monetary Units
In App Purchase with Matt Kump
Feb 21, 2014 • 1:11:44