Combo Wombo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 216 – Summer Incoming

Sun, 17 May 2026 22:00:16 +0000

Chip talks about his fitness journey / goals for the summer, Gimpy updates on the current state of pig game, and announces a fun project he didn’t expect to go back to.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/MvzHBWaw2eQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 215 – Mulling Over AI

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:00:08 +0000

The guys talk about the lackluster Wrestlemania build-up and after being distracted finally talk about some game dev related things, including Valve releasing FEX to the public and Chip commiting to giving it a try, and How AI has effected things.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/RbkXcvaoKNs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 214 – Prototyping and Aesthetics

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:44 +0000

Chip updates us on his community collabs, Gimpy came down with a sickness so was out of commission, the guys update each other on their progress. Chip is currently in the prototype phase of each project.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/ut6bpN5pyKE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 213 – 2026 The Year Of Gaming Film

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:00:58 +0000

The guys look ahead in 2026 and see that it is the start of a giant onslaught of video game movies, from Super Mario Galaxy, to a new Resident Evil attempt. Chip and Gimpy discuss how they would like video game movies to be made.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/nh2LCVVqARw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 212 – Nvidia Again!?

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:00:46 +0000

The guys talk about the horrid AI slop look of DLSS 5, later they discuss Crimson Desert completely locking INTEL ARC users out of their game. The Steam spring sale is upon us, and finally they give an update on the status of their solo projects

DLSS 5 Announcement Trailer

https://youtu.be/dJACkKbN-Eo?si=S_Hvhs3paGD9SWGS

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/oRrku-Y7UCA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 211 – Project Updates

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:30:17 +0000

Gimpy has behaviors working in his pig game, he shares the current progress, Chip is learning LOVE2D and built a train toybox you can test out yourself, the guys talk about their progress what has worked for them and the current status of everything they are working on.

Chips Train Toybox

https://chippedmonk.itch.io/trains-and-vibes

Megacrit’s Gamejam game

https://megacrit.itch.io/dancing-duelists

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/sa0zKnnq2zk

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 210 – Working Again

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy update everyone on what they are currently working on, Chip is disenchanted with the FPS genre as a whole, Gimpy is back to working on his mobile pig game and shares some progress. The guys also touch on NVIDIA not making any new cards in 2026 and on the Xbox CEO shakeup.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/dlqknGeet5k

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 209 – Ubisoft Once Again

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:00:45 +0000

Gimpy and Chip dive into the current state of Ubisoft, 6 games canceled, workers voting to strike, they can’t keep out of the news cycle

youtube available: https://youtu.be/XBLPCofhWlY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 208 – Meta Making Moves

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:59:24 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss the news of Meta shuttering 3 first party studios, canceling games, and seemingly starting the process to abandon VR.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/pJPlPoaM0Bs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 207 – Hello 2026!

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:15:25 +0000

Gimpy and Chip look forward to 2026, share what they are looking forward to and look back on what they worked on this past year.

Chips Homebox Results: https://youtu.be/emJIhDXe7Ys?si=Kppb6uVDbNbfxIAh

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/6BZ8YK7_svc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 206 – Chips Tinker Time

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:00:11 +0000

Chip updates on the results of his experimentation with arduino boards and organizational tricks he discovered.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/D-BO8mHRPkM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 205 – What We Are Up To!?

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:00:10 +0000

Gimpy and Chip reconnect after the Thanksgiving holiday, each states what they are up to and the status of their own projects / hobbies.

Chip’s inspiration to exploring arduino boards and hardware

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjAXGJEqgG4

Chip trying out Homebox for inventory management

https://homebox.software/en/

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/jSPieYfCLGY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 204 – Black Friday 2025

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:00:47 +0000

The guys share what they are going to get this black Friday, in this slow gaming season, also small update on Gimpy’s Pig game progress, with a quick discussion on the upcoming game awards GOTY picks.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/u2uA-1gkCyw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 203 – Valve Hardware

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:08:08 +0000

The guys catch up after Gimpy’s work trip, Then discuss Valve’s big hardware announcement.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/7DqN3XFBcyM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 202 – Remixes and Remasters

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:30:04 +0000

Gimpy shares his excitement for TimeSplitters – Rewind this November, Chip fills us in on his own voxel engine and his plans to get back into the unity grind. They also discuss Microsoft waiving the white flag in the console wars.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/Nj1iX7lp7y4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 201 – Battlefield Weekend

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:00:34 +0000

Gimpy’s encounter with natural gas buildup (hes ok) Chip threw his back out, so time to Game I guess, its a weekend of battlefield with BF6 and forefront VR open beta happening, Gimpy gives his first thoughts. Chip touches on software updates (Godot, Defold, Cave Engine, BlockBench) Gimpy updates on the pig game.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/OsBRUJFqktw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 200 – Greed and Economics

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:04:40 +0000

Chip shares the progress of his zine comic, then the boys discuss the latest news of Microsoft and Sony raising current gen console prices. They also discuss what happened to cultural landmarks and how software as a service has infiltrated everything.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/GvxSU4tPokU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 199 – Discussing Ego and Habits

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:00:15 +0000

Chip shares his daily drawing habit with Gimpy and how it has allowed him to continually get better and master the basics, Gimpy discusses his excitement on the gaming front for October and his 3D Printer headaches. The boys then dive into the habits they formed to allow them to continue their hobbies of game development.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/mBD7RXmNjZI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 198 – Deckard Movement

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:00:50 +0000

Gimpy and Chip talk about the recent news regarding Valve’s latest filings for ‘Steam Frame.’ They discuss the state of VR and if they think Valve is too late to stop META.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/DrRXD7YdkGw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 197 – RIP Console Wars

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:00:41 +0000

Gimpy and Chip talk about the console wars potentially ending with Sony and Xbox embracing collaboration, Helldivers 2, Forza, Gears, The Show all going multi platform, the guys reminisce about their memories of the console battlefield. They also discuss googles new AI world building model and chip drops conspiracy tidbits.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/nIEYGNF2z2M

Links referenced:

Google Genie 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDKhUknuQDg

Chips conspiracy source - https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/09/11/221402021/court-decision-means-another-look-at-google-street-view-case

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 196 – AAA Anti Cheat

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:00:57 +0000

Gimpy and Chip talk about the Battlefield 6 beta, and the news that BF6 will be the first AAA game to require Secure Boot, with COD following shortly after. Is it too much?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/0xA69554y7w

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 195 – Splitgate 2 Worries

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:30:35 +0000

Gimpy and Chip go over the latest Splitgate 2 news that the game is going back into the beta oven yet remaining playable while the team works on it.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/aYAgXtJT3lc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 194 – Ubisoft Downward Spiral

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:00:50 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss the state of Ubisoft after the announcement that the Ceo’s son will be heading a subsidiary responsible for shepherding new entries in the Assassins Creed, Far Cry and Rainbowsix franchises.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/hTmbfFHwllU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 193 – Self Review

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:05:30 +0000

Gimpy updates on his game progress and the boys go over the time they worked together on the GDEVELOP Jam last year, the struggles of working as a team and managing personalities.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/kljWb3QVXE8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 192 – Chip Vs Balatro And A Little SKG

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:00:16 +0000

Chip is back to playing games, his long drought is over. He tells us about his takes on Balatro and Ninja Gaiden, The guys then touch on the current state of the “Stop Killing Games” initiative.

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/89F1uSRsjn4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 191 – Steam Sale 25’

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:30:36 +0000

Chip and Gimpy are back, Gimpy was under the weather, they discuss the steam sale a bit, and catch up on things like Splitgate 2. Very Casual episode to catch up.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/C8MPA8zn2m0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 190 – Many Disciplines

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the switch 2 a little bit, neither of us bought it. Chip picked up a tablet and has been practicing “flip book” animation. Chip goes in on his rediscovery of an often looked over resource, the public library.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/UjiQz5Jc1ts

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 189 – Handling Difficulty

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy haven't spoke since last week, so a quick update on our personal lives then Gimpy discusses his experience with Doom Dark Ages, and dives a little in to how they giving the keys to difficulty to the player. It could be the start of an interesting trend of letting the player tailor their gaming experience themselves.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/QdBTWgRlDIo

Doom from the enemies perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6CmdxeqKQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 188 – Catching Up

Sun, 25 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy took an unplanned break, both being sick, and mothers day plans made meeting up to do the pod difficult. We are back and catching up with each other and we discuss the latest Bungie drama.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/tMZOVCQmpl8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 187 – Open Talk Business Of AI, Remakes vs Remasters

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Chip started digging into the business side of AI and doesn't believe its sustainable, not to mention the ethical concerns. The guys discuss the Oblivion remaster surprise drop and if these AAA surprise releases steal the thunder from smaller games. They also discuss their thoughts on remakes vs remasters and their place in the scene.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/2aiDLrSc8ak

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 186 – Push Through The Suck

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy updates us on his pig game progress (with a screenshot), Chip speaks about finally starting to realize his dream card game and putting his idea through its paces in a Monte Carlo simulation. The guys then talk about Lords Of The Fallen 2.0 and their huge re-haul does it move the needle?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/RqKhPLGvOvc

Super Galaxy Start Busters

https://gamejolt.com/games/super-galaxy-start-busters/62929

Lords Of The Fallen 2.0 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jQ3S2JzA9s

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 185 – Freeflow Sunday

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy shares his plans of relaxing on his porch, The Minecraft movie hate being overblown, and shares his handling of pop culture with his children. Chip has been diving into local AI models and is compiling them all to form Voltron.

Chips Web Novel

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/91361/the-multitasking-mage

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/9MFSyLpV7l8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 184 – Helping Brainstorm

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss a little bit about the switch 2, and the way the gaming industry is going as a whole. Chip has spent the time to develop a new brainstorming tool available for free designed to help during the early conception / prototype stage available here.

https://determined-clams.static.domains/chipped

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/GPDdwuu-fgU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 183 – Don’t Work In A Vacuum

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy updates on figuring out mobile game camera’s, Chip is working hard on a single screen tiger electronic inspired project turned rhythm game and is playing musical chairs with engines. The guys have a discussion on designing for expectations and praise artists/creators offering their services to aid you in your game dev journey.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/kbyQM1gWr7o

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 182 – Chip RUST Progress

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy discusses his solution to gaming in a hotel Chip discusses his continued progress in RUST and reveals his game and watch inspired mini game he is working on.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/4WTz7iYpOLY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 181 – Chip Exploring RUST

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy updates on his progress for his casual game, Chip speaks on entering the rabbit hole that is the RUST programming language, Gimpy questions why? And wonder if its too complex to complete a project in.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/RSPb7WAfcuo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 180 – Does Godot 4.4 change the dev landscape?

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Godot 4.4 is out and the gamedev community is very hyped about the release. Chip and Gimpy discuss their personal takes on the engines they prefer (unity/gamemaker studio 2) and talk about why they won’t switch and what they would suggest for others to learn/teach.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/hnhwY90-prM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 179 – AI Usage In Gamedev

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Chip used AI to generate two prototypes, the guys jump in on their thoughts on this. The guys discuss whether its good or bad for game creation. The guys end the episode on the impact of commercialization of creative mediums.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/qEuQJXOLlvA

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Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 178 – Researching Our Next Projects

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000

The guys discuss progress on their own personal projects. Gimpy talks about where he is on the planning phase of his mobile cozy game, Chip comes in with the design doc for his next project and the roadblock of simply launching Unity.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/673HrGxWLGg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 177 – What Does VR Need To Be Better At?

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000

The guys discuss the state of VR in the beginning of 2025, Gimpy believes it needs more “good” games and not necessarily a “killer app”, Chip Disagrees, Chip shares his next writing project and Gimpy gives an update on where he is on his casual game idea.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/GDGnIakaqys

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 176 – Keep Creating!

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

The guys go over the Xbox Dev stream, Gimpy speaks on his excitement for Ninja Gaiden 4. Chip goes on about not getting in your own way on creative endeavors. Gimpy recommends the game “Greed & Darkness”, praises its animation and sound design.

check out Greed & Darkness For Free

https://yrgo-game-creator.itch.io/greed-and-darkness

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/O6AND5q432c

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 175 – Switch 2 Teased

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the Switch 2 announcement, and Chip reveals he doesn’t think Nintendo is doing anything that’s worth the time any longer, Gimpy states the potential software he is excited for with the new device.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/UD6w8Yd-QvE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 174 – Hobby Dev Goals 2025

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy go over their goals / resolutions for 2025, The last year definitely inspired Gimpy to keep going, Chip is in his chill out stage.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/H5MPxFXupxY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 173 – Goodbye 2024

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy go over their personal favorite games of 2024, their favorite tool for gamedev and discuss the fiasco that was itch.io vs funko.

youtube available: https://youtu.be/Mt5dtqcQuUo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 172 – Chip FreeTalk

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:10:29 +0000

Chip and Gimpy freeform discuss a little about what they are doing while winding down the end of the year. Translation : Chips spends 12 minutes going on about his various conspiracy theories in the industry.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/KYlW-30LFU0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 171 – Implementing Mplayer in Different Engines!

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy ventures out and tests implementing multiplayer in Gamemaker using Warp by Evoleo and testing Godots current method.

Warp By Evoleo: https://github.com/evolutionleo/Warp/releases/tag/v7.0.0

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/wkin2kKmCgM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 170 – Gaming Needs To Innovate Optimization!

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the need for optimization in the current modern gaming landscape, Chip goes back to the Quake era and discovers the fun, Gimpy gives his initial thoughts on the Halo VR mod.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/jVuB9TIflE8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 169 – Working On New Things!

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Jam is over, we had time to reflect, now Gimpy and Chip discuss the next things they will be working on and games they are looking forward to for this years Black Friday.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/wLrQ3Ynsx3k

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 168 – Jam Finished!

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip talk about their experience with Gdevelop Big Jam # 6 Multiplayer jam

game here: https://itch.io/jam/gdevelop-big-game-jam-6/rate/3098794

Servers seem to be slammed at time of posting if desyncs happen try less players or singleplayer

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/KNQzsmhA9-c

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 167 – We’re Jammin!

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip Reveal they are participating in Gdevelop Big Jam # 6 Multiplayer jam

the guys talk about potential issues, and the excitement for it.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/gQ7aHGRylrU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 166 – Workflow and Backups

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:28:58 +0000

Gimpy and Chips participation in a gamejam has solidified, Chip immediately calls Gimpy out on trying out his open source trello alternatives, The guys talk a little about the game jam preparation and the tools we need for our workflow.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/xzpC9Y8aEPk

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 165 – Prototyping And Our Common Mistakes

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Gimpy is fighting off sickness, Chip goes in on the prototype process he’s been in and not being able to “find the fun”.

Gimpy discusses his current prototyping experiences and discusses the common mistakes he makes in coding.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/3BZ1a2zDxuM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 164 – Threating To Do A GameJam Together

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip dicuss a little wrasslin’ then the projects they are interested in, Chip goes in on cluster computing around AI tasks. Chip wants to bring back classic board game Crossfire, so he made it in unity. The boys are threatening to do a game jam after years of not doing one. Gimpy updates on personal projects.

youtube availabe:

https://youtu.be/9XYNyDYK1jg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 163 – Switching Gears For Fall

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip update each other on what they have been up to since September started, When Game Dev is your hobby, schedule changes can slow things down, we discuss how each other are handling the enemy known as time

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/5mNtvH1KzLs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 162 – What Happened To Concord

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss the recent Sony failure of concord, they blame the horrible aesthetic for the failure and the chasing trends as another reason. The guys discuss how they think Sony should build a community successfully

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/EckN-fh0mKA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 161 – Game Dev Stages

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss the stages of development, and share their opinion on when you should share your game, what each stage means and why the current trend of AAA studios letting the public play “alpha” builds is a bad thing.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/RHJf1UlBdl0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 160 – Valves Plans

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy are rounding out summer going over Valves history and their goal of becoming Nintendo. Gimpy goes over rumors from Valve and the guys share their thoughts on them. Chip updates on his writing sidequest and Gimpy States a few games he is looking forward to in the coming Months.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/2v8NS6uQVVM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 159 – Digging Through The Pile

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy discusses going through his massive backlog starting with Elden Ring, Chip finally is pursuing creative writing, Chip goes deep into his mantra of sticking to your guns and enjoying your Hobby, not everything needs to be pursued to earn money.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/GJPqTF5ping

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 158 – Not So Premium Controller

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 17:04:33 +0000

Gimpy discusses finding a replacement for his Elite V2 that has seen better days, Chip tells Gimpy about his dream story he is writing, that unfortunately sounds very familiar to Gimpy.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/E6yqHFX5o2E

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 157 – Pushing Luck

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:58:46 +0000

The boys open up about the “luck” factor in creative pursuits.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/QoWi6b7yVI8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 156 – Continuing The Grind Of Work

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip updates us on his health, speaks on how his mom is super fashion forward, Gimpy updates on his own personal remake project of his first game.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/bURvBo0rwdg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 155 – Dog Days 2024

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip is sick, Gimpy speaks on the often criticized sport games and speaks on their place in summer AAA releases. We discuss the potential of NCAA 25 and Gimpy goes on with his attempt to try out the newest version of Godot.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/ATygmbrO8OA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 154 – Chip Vs USB Cords

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip is going through a phase of all of his hardware failing at the cord level, Gimpy thinks its Chips carelessness, Chip thinks its by design. The guys update on multiple projects, Chips discusses his new experiences with Claude AI and the guys wrap up with steam sale recommendations Herald Of Havoc and Harold Halibut

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/48dxuSusOjs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 153 – Learning Unreal

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 17:38:45 +0000

Chip is finally taking the plunge, he has started working on zombie extraction concept, and is finally learning the ins and outs of unreal engine. He discusses some of the hurdles he has had to go through and what he likes more about unity. Meanwhile Gimpy has been lazy and just gaming because Elden Ring has once again taken over his life.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/Cgi7Zy9g2sk

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 152 – Zombie Games, Finding The Fun

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, Chip jumps into his brainstorming session about creating a zombie game, and ponders how to make it fun, with generally simple AI.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/24p3l9Disp4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 151 – Staying On The Grind

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, they dive into their past with optimization troubles and talk about the big street fighter 6 announcement.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/9W1REndHcZA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 150 – Always Learning

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, Chip finally tries out LDTK for an unconventional level design project, Gimpy gears up for implementing multiplayer into his kids tablet game.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/iyjtvu913zA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 149 – Small Project Fun

Sun, 26 May 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, both have started small projects for themselves Chip with a small video poker game and a game inspired by romance of the three kingdoms. Gimpy with a small wave shooter for his kids.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/m8GE0w8uP7M

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 148 – What We Are Up To

Sun, 19 May 2024 22:30:00 +0000

It has been a while since the last free talk episode, we are updating each other on current games we are playing, shows we enjoyed and the current state of the gaming industry.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/t4VBW5M3BVc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 147 – Older Game Engines Need Love Too

Sun, 05 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip sing the praises of using older game engines, just because it isn’t getting updated, if your comfortable with what you know why not use it?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/LyvGeLZbPpA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 146 – Sex Appeal Unfairly Criticized?

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy is loving his Stellar Blade playthrough and the boys discuss if the controversy surrounding its main character Eve is overblown?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/UdQIu4XtZ2M

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 145 – Not Your Genre? Try Anyway!

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy tackle the idea of making a game in a genre you typically don’t dabble in how would you make it different?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/fau-FCMH33s

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 144 – Keep Pushing

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy offers an update on his solo project, Chip discusses a new art program he is experimenting with, The guys also discuss what helps them keep going in the long arduous journey that is Solo Game Dev.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/sp0Nlt3Q-CQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 143 – Environmental Storytelling

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy tackle the concept of environmental storytelling and how it can elevate your game even if you have “no story”.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/FKNRDRjdQ68

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 142 – MAR10 Day 2024

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy reminisce about the impact of Mario on the industry and share their favorite experiences playing games with the iconic plumber.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/cG1Rsid0DKk

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 141 – Solo Vs Team Dev Experiences

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Chip has joined a team of Hobby developers to work on a new project, Gimpy has completed his foray into Halo Infinite forge work and awaits the boys to try out his creations.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/miqh4fFtOBw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 140 – Keep Grinding

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:13:11 +0000

Gimpy updates everyone on the status of his 5 level platformer he is creating with Gamemaker Studio 2, his experiences with this and his plan for completion. Chip updates everyone on his Clicker Game and why he may be abandoning it.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/w-6eXOBehN4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 139 – The Games Of Next Fest 2024

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss the games they have been enjoying during this cycle of steams next fest, Dungeonborne, Brazen Blaze, Tribes 3 and Chip discusses his next game project.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/vtZPYVE2QA0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 138 – The Kojima Disagreement

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy goes over this weeks state of play and gets an update from a sick Chippedmonk and Chip decides to hijack the entire conversation with a wild take.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/IYtqclWnKUE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 137 – Palword and the Fight against AI

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Chip has jumped into the world of the “Legally Distinct” from pokemon game, Palworld and shares his thoughts, including the allegations that it used AI to make its characters. Gimpy is currently addicted to Tekken 8 and gives his first thoughts on the game.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/m2JuCJh-S4E

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 136 - DLC Can Be A Good Thing

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:31:48 +0000

With Tekken 8 on the horizon, Gimpy discusses DLC practices that FGC developers use and how the genre should be looked at as an example for a certain other genre to use.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/m6KRW-Tj9ic

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 135 – Resolutions and Predictions

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss their plans for 2024, and their predictions for where the games industry will be in 2024.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/-_AZoFjiSx0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 134 – New Year New Stuff

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip welcome each other into the new year, big VR news with Praydogs VR Injector, Gimpy shares his excitement for it, and happened to play multiple Licensed movie games. Chip finally succumbed to sickness.

youtube availabe:

https://youtu.be/kXZKBi17gdk

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 133 – Chip Joins AR

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Chip shows off his new AR Glasses the Rokkid Max, compares the experience to Gimpy’s Nreal (now Xreal) Airs The Boys also state what the end of 2023 looks like for them and their goals for 2024.

See you guys in 2024! thanks for all of the support!

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/YSYv_s_xBxM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 132 – 2023 GOTY

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000

The Combo Wombo boys are back and we have our picks for 2023 game of the year, not surprisingly Chip hasn’t played anything, so Gimpy goes in on his picks for whats worth it in 2023, and being excited for whats ahead in 2024.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/MnEhAhKdQAI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 131 – Sick Season, Map Makin'

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:13:46 +0000

Gimpy returns after another bout of being sick, Chip shares his current experiences with Unreal Engine, Gimpy shares his latest status after being sick back to back to back.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/ajY_-s_efPo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 130 – Chip On The Sauce

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Gimpy is feeling better and is back the boys talk about youthful mischief and then jump into new releases and talk about winding down 2023 with some much anticipated new releases.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/BjInGU1Rexc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 129 – Chip And Unity

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy shares the game hes playing for spooky month (Dead Cells Castlevania DLC) and Chip goes in on why he is still using Unity, even after the controversy.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/xqO09lvdKhE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 128 – Chip Finally Tries Elden Ring

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 21:09:07 +0000

Gimpy shares his newfound love of Forza, Chip finally plays a FROM game, he has started a coop playthrough of Elden Ring, and his initial thoughts are...wild.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/MT9Res13168

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 127 – Uncovering Gems In Games

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:29:28 +0000

Chip and Gimpy are replaying through some games and discovering great things about them. Chip with COD Warzone, Gimpy with Tunic.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/qZ-8lmv3B1A

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 126 – Unity Dumpster Fire Doused?

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 17:22:18 +0000

Chip flames our squad on CS2 skill, Discusses his thoughts as a endgame maxed character pre 2.0 patch going back to play the Phantom Liberty expansion, Gimpy and Chip discuss Unity pulling back its fangs on monetization practices what's keeping you from going to another engine?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/XFgd1eGB5AU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 125 – Pitchforks Up!

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the current sad state of Unity, Gimpy is fired up and has some choice words for the CEO of Unity.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/AlzBZ1xJIkA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 124 – Secret Shame!

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy discovers some shocking things about Chip and the games he has played.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/NxP4h-r3fM4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 123 – We Went Outside!

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the infamous King Crab cookout, beefs settled retro games were played. Chip discusses the difference between a bbq and a cookout. The boys catch up on the august releases Armored Core 6, Counter Strike 2 and discuss whats coming next for game releases.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/vas8pBwOStM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 122 – Larian Dropped The Megaton Bomb

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:49:47 +0000

Baldurs Gate 3 is here, prepare your friends, put your friendship to the test.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/doEMrZVVPl0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 121 – Video Game TV is Good Now?

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the current trend of adapting video games for TV and Film and actually doing a good job at it.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/6hVhVXwccYE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 120 – We Wish The Industry Would Revisit

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss games we wish the industry would re-explore for Chip the Konami classic Adventures of Bayou Billy, for Gimpy he wants a 4 player coop focused campaign game. The boys update on what they are enjoying lately as well.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/a7_7fEELQRU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 119 – Act-Blizzard Deal Ready To Go

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:46:26 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the Activsion- Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft just recently won the injunction by the ftc into the potential buytout, now nothing is stopping Microsoft from absorbing everything.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/yjCq4SAxifA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 118 – Dead Disappointments

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the problems with Redfall and The Cycle: Frontier.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/LXgi06iX_YA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 117 – Devs Want All Your Money

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss Chips newest top down slice of life game, then the boys get into it on how batltepasses and esports are killing multiplayer gaming.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/Ghjz5xuwmD4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 116 – Teaching Is Hard

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss design decisions and trials and tribulations of teaching players how to play your game. They also touch on what they are currently playing and next projects.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/MECAQbLl7cg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 115 – Xbox announcements, and Apple Wonders?

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:00:18 +0000

Chip got another project done, check out his match 3 snake game below at the link below, Gimpy udpates on his feelings about Street Fighter 6. Chip speaks on his experience making the snake game, and the boys finish up speaking about the upcoming xbox games showcase and their thoughts on Apple’s upcoming VR Headset,

Chips Game:

https://chippedmonk.itch.io/rattle-rumble-the-match-3

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/cRfdmcZEWWc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 114 – Script Away The Pain

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:52:40 +0000

Chip tells Gimpy his new methods of automating braindead tasks within unity, The guys then discuss pain points in creative/game deving processes and how to overcome them. Finally we have a debate on if getting paid for AI generated art is morally wrong or not

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/g3gcdl7I9xg

Chips Auto Battler: https://chippedmonk.itch.io/autowarriors-unleashed

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 113 – Summer Is Here

Sun, 28 May 2023 19:55:12 +0000

Chip and Gimpy finally get back together to update each other on life and gaming news, its been a few weeks of fighting multiple sicknesses and dealing with holidays. We outline what we are excited for this summer and how Chip has gone full gear into AI helper mode.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/LGfKfER6vEw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 112 – AAA Releases are Jank Now

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss poor PC ports as of late, and get into the realism of Unrecord a new indie game with pristine visuals that some on the internet feel is a scam, but this is the power of unreal engine 5.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/ZEOy-BDeklY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 111 – XCODUBISOFT

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:16:57 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss XDefiant and if it is enough to save Ubisoft, Chip thinks they should dig into their history more and use characters from the respective games instead of just the “faction names” The boys also discuss ubisofts penchant for “jank”.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/P7InrH8pA70

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 110 – Ironmace Vs DMCA

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss Dark and Darker continuing their alpha testing via torrent, Gimpy thinks its a bad idea and could jeopardize the future of the game. We end the episode with Chip catching up on wrestling.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/OOMSG6SnsfI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 109 – Teamwork

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss Chip's recent experiences with counterstrike, map design and the idiosyncrasies of teamwork in games, development and life.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/FD5rveerWOA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 108 – Dark and Darker Legal Troubles

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss Nexon Vs Dark And Darker (IronMace Studios) over copyright infringement. Gimpy updates Chip on Wrestlemania and we finish with remembering E3 (cancelled in 2023 and most likely done forever)

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/inRbmuSwZrg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 107 – Diablo IV and Triple A Beta’s

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the open beta for Diablo IV, they touch on the connectivity issues, and the bugs. Why the industry needs to change terminology for instances where betas are just marketing tools for more preorders vs when they are true beta’s for gathering data, most betas these days are designed to have gamers break their rule of “never preorder”.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/M1tdHhcIqSE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 106 – Springtime Of VR

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy still coughing after 3 weeks, but feeling better, the boys discuss what they have been playing lately. Chip is addicted to the classic drug that is League Of Legends, Gimpy shares 2 alpha’s he has been enjoying in VR Ghosts of Tabor and Breachers.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/b0XP-5DAIy4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 105 – IRL Sickness Finally Fading

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy finally coming around to the land of the living after dealing with being sick for a long time, The boys discuss Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, Gimpy spent some time in it and gives his early impressions, Gimpy realizes Chip knows nothing about pop culture, and Chip reveals his plans to get back into Minecraft.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/hPmfhLZusik

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 104 – Sickness Grabbed Us

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy has been sick for a week, losing his voice and trying to maintain progress and creativity, Chip has been making slow progress in his platformer The boys discuss the 2 new big releases Atomic Heart and Wo Long Gimpy goes over the problems with the PC Version.

Sorry for Gimpys voice it is coming back after being completely gone for 2 days.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/lv-koIV_Ji4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 103 – Still Going

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Square Enix engine woes, Unreal Engine thoughts Gimpy and Chip go over the progress of their respective projects and discuss what keeps them motivated. Gimpy may be spreading himself too thin, but progress is still happening, Chip discusses unity issues he has run in with old scripts and trouble shooting Finally we discuss on what is keeping us going in this journey.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/fNf0kFSRWqw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 102 – Keep Grinding

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip update each other on their current game dev journeys. The Boys discuss the latest Nintendo Direct and Steam Next Fest, They dive into their Dark and Darker Experiences and do a quick pitch of their own extraction shooter wants. Chip and Gimpy share small tidbits of when they were stuck on portions of their project(s) and the solutions they found to overcome the issues.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/TgyFzgHIkE4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 101 - Chips Progress

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Chip has been working on his 3D Platformer every day and discusses the progress that he has had, the boys also go over the troubling news with games being shut down including Echo VR from Ready at Dawn studios

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/vPMN6mmZR-k

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 100 – Keeping Work Fun

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy distracted by Soprano’s keeping him from his responsibilities, Chip updates the pod on his “collectathon” platform prototype, Gimpy discusses the current projects he is working on and his approach to working. To end the guys discuss the recent mass layoffs at Microsoft and 343 studios current status.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/GKMgrJKe21E

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep - 99 New Years Resolutions Goals

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy messed up his own audio, had to record a replacement episode, Chip is gracious about it. Chip shares his experience with the mobile game controller Razer Kishi. The boys dive into their game dev goals for 2023.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/mPCgreGxfBQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 98 – VR Standardization Is Here

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Chip reading web novels now always giving love to indies, Gimpy discusses how his vacation wasn’t a vacation at all, the silver lining is that CES happened and VR is at a point where standardization is happening and we are on the cusp of new experiences in 2023, Gimpy gets into whats new in the VR space along with what he’s currently playing in the VR space.

youtube availabe:

https://youtu.be/STHywUV3DJY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 97 – Looking Back At 2022

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip are back in action and ready to take on 2023, the guys update everyone on their 2022 and speak on the industry awards given out and finally catch up on big industry purchases/Leaks and look forward to 2023.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/Qm6TOZGgMsI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 96 – 70 Reasons To Be Annoyed

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

$70 price point is here and here to stay, the guys discuss what the $10 increase means to them and how they approach buying new games. Paragon has returned from the dead, Chip gives his experience and Gimpy gives an update on the state of Darktide.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/JMnKDEf7HcE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 95 – Buggy AF Releases

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:05:00 +0000

Gimpy has had a rough time with Warhammer Darktide the problem is the game is also super fun. The boys openly discuss why publishers love pushing broken games right around holiday times to boost profit.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/EsblQMP6GMc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 94 – Holiday Time

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip met up in person with some friends for some intense scrabble, the boys go itno the black friday deals, and discuss whether to judge games by the series or as an individual

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/B4ZDv7JkAXQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 93 – Navigating Time and Seeing Movies

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0000

Gimpy is late to the morning meeting and the boys discuss the virtues of being late, Chip shares that he has seen some movies and like always he’s barely excited. Gimpy reveals the game he is loving right now that he never thought he would.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/YLRkQ1GCGQ4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 92 – Big Box Store Grievance’s

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Slow News week, Gimpy shares the sob story of not getting God Of War on release day, we discuss the great experience of co-oping spelunky 2 despite Chip refusing to do the tutorial.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/4-BoAP43ieE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 91 – Long In The Tooth

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss Bayonetta 3 and how the switch is really showing its age, but despite that it remains one of the best consoles ever made.

The boys also discuss a little about the upcoming holiday season release schedules and pick a few indie games that they felt are must plays.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/1n52z8Ds0gI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 90 – Spooky Time

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:15:00 +0000

Gimpy fighting a cold but it doesn't matter, it’s spooky time, Gimpy tells of his experience with Scorn and Faith, Chip speaks on Doom and reiterates how he is too scared to play resident evil in VR.

The boys also touch on some current news, with the hitbox controllers and AI driving.

youtube availabe:

https://youtu.be/gaS9tuhUMeo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 89 – VR Esports Is It Serious?

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 16:34:58 +0000

Gimpy shares with Chip the idea of becoming the gods of the new VR game “Ultimechs” touted as a esport where giant robots have to rocket punch balls into goals. The boys discuss about what exactly VR needs to do to launch in the Esports space.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/-W4RX55cUMg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 88 – 4090 Big Sticker

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip brings up his thoughts on the 4090 and the shocking sticker price, Leads Gimpy into an impromptu TED talk on personal finance and responsible spending. We also explore our thoughts on the viability of Intels new graphics card,

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/IfyLXZ87T04

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 87 - Overwatch 2 And Near Death

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy is back from his work trip and shares a death defying story while he was waiting for hotel internet to download Overwatch 2. Chip is lost in the AI sauce and shares his opinions on Overwatch 2 after putting in lots of hours on the tail end of Overwatch 1’s lifecycle.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/vQvuWhiKFJU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 86 - Deck Travel and MW2

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy joins while out of town on a business trip, discusses his experiences with the steam deck during travel. Chip updates on his one shot comic, then the guys say their opinions on the Modern Warfare 2 Beta.

(apologies for Gimpys Mic quality)

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/HoNw5q5RWAo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 85 – AAA Stumbling

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip say why they haven't worked on a game together yet, then the guys jump in to current Triple A studio issues. Is the boom period for gaming over? Is the bubble popping?

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/2ByakrZZ-Ss

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 84 – Chip Found The Fun

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:41:32 +0000

In a free flowing episode, Chip tells how he found the fun in his new obsession RUST, Gimpy updates on auto runner status and discusses ideas using VR in schools.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/OiXjuDY659M

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 83 – Gaming Addiction Back In The News

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:27:02 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss gaming addiction, is it actually a problem? We share our opinions, the boys also go over the games they have been enjoying lately, including Gimpy expanding his horizons into genres he traditionally doesn't care for.

youtube available at

https://youtu.be/ASFTjOICxZA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 82 – Games With Legs

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss games that got better after release, including games that were received poorly, discussing games being marketed incorrectly but still being fun.

youtube available: https://youtu.be/oWuoNUNuHpc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 81 – Staying Positive, Learning Your Way

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:22:55 +0000

Surrounding yourself with like minded people when doing anything creative is a great way to keep the inspiration coming, Gimpy shares his personal history with this. Chip shares his view on online. tutorials.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/xvIjRXDIJPU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 80– Cheating In Games

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss cheating in games and Gimpy finally tells Chip what he thought of the Halo TV series (spoiler he hated it). Chip reveals he used gold mules in the past, Gimpy gives his opinions.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/rluXf6pvw_E

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 79 – Single Dev Appreciation

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip discusses his current projects, burning the candle at both ends, Gimpy discusses movies and the fact that he didnt have much time to work on the auto runner. Keeping in line the boys discuss single developer projects that they are enjoying lately. But discusses how much he loves Compound (roguelike VR) and his newly found intense love for Cruelty Squad, then a huge shoutout to the 1 person warriors making games.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/WUfu4J-jUsw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 78 – Free Talk Day VR, Anime, Movies

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy take some time and have an open discussion about 3D effects in anime, Meta’s changes to the VR landscape and touch on some gamedev news as well.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/X7edciQgbzc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 77 – Loving Creativity

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The boys go over the creativity of Atlus published games, dive into Ubisofts slate of dissapointments, rounding out the episode with touching on the Unity CEO putting his foot in his mouth and some exciting updates on the game dev front.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/KyoQ6VMx9yA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 76 – Industry Pessimism

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip updates the pod on his RPG Maker game jam progress, Gimpy lays out the work he’s done so far on his auto runner title for his kids. The guys get into it on Shady industry practices and dive into Ubisoft doing anti-

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/IRXxYS8LGKo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 75 – Steam Deck Get!

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip updates Gimpy on his RPG Maker game jam progress. Gimpy’s steam deck arrived in the mail he discusses his first thoughts with it, and the guys discuss the viability of Linux gaming

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/8ddo7Y_8Pb0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 74 – Handheld gaming is back

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:50:50 +0000

Gimpy and Chip discuss the state of handheld gaming, if we are excited about it and what it will look like in the future, including the impact of Cell Phone games.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/vzHC-ru4AZE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 73 – Did AAA Fall Off?

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy have come to a realization, most AAA games lack the same level of polish that they once had a decade ago. We dive into our thoughts on why AAA games are being released incredibly unpolished.

youtube Available:

https://youtu.be/5dxyWOGXZHs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 72 – Xbox & Bethesda Event

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip catch up and then jump into their thoughts from the Xbox/Bethesda Games Showcase, bonus points for Chip for actually making Gimpy excited about as Dusk Falls

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/JypMOHGnLYo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 71 – NFT games are coming, unfortunately

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

NFT games are going to be a thing, and we think it sucks, nothing really more to say about it in a description

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/8C7khJGEJ9o

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 70 – Back To Dev

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy is back to workitng on his stealth game, he shares his experience getting back into it after a few months, The boys discuss Sony’s state of play and Gimpy got to try the Steam Deck for the first time!

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/_wAYoGuI1hU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 69 – Unionization In Gaming

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss our thoughts on Raven Software voting to unionize, what company is coming next and how we would turn around Amazon Gaming.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/KrD36k1CJuo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 68 – EA Wants to sell

Sun, 29 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy Discuss current events around WFH and latest gaming news including reports on EA looking to sell/merge

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/xzw3qG1qtpY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 67 – Square Enix Making Moves

Sun, 22 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip shows up wearing his own merch and discuss the big Square Enix western franchise dump.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/eg_HD3piYDE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 66 – Overwatch 2 No Thanks

Sun, 15 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy hung out IRL and tell the story of that, the boys update on game dev projects and then jump into the perils of Overwatch 2, Gimpy realizes that FPS games are falling off and is sad about it.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/2luCIiWElfc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 65 – Game Movies, Good Now?

Sun, 08 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy and Chip start off by talking about hardware modifications they have gotten into over the years, then the guys dive into a talk about the quality of video game movies stepping up over the last few big releases.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/l2bIenurqs4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 64 – Dog Days Of Summer Ahead

Sun, 01 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

With summer coming game releases trickle and we need something to fill the time, we discuss our plans on both the dev side and the gaming side. Chip also shares some hot takes

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/Evo7BaYaWkE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 63 – Let’s Vent

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the state of current technology, we are in a golden age of creatability, but usability is suffering, we get some stuff off our chests ranging from render pipelines to televisions, join us in asking the question “why don’t you work”

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/9gkmVCAPrIo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 62 – UE5 Out of Preview

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:11:54 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss chips extended time in the virtual world, Discuss the big news of Unreal Engine 5 coming out of previews and Cry Engine 5.7 coming out to try and directly compete with UE.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/KGqvqsSUwm0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 61 – Upgrades and Updates

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip going super saiyan in VR, Gimpy actually using his 3D printer, playstation updating PS+ we have a lot of updates today and get into the nitty gritty of further subscription services with the recent playstation plus update sony also announced news for PSVR2

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/Br0G6X__VeU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 60 – Chip got VR First Week Thoughts

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip is upgrading his life, he also got VR we discuss his thoughts on his first week with the Oculus Quest 2

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/lfN72OuI_Q4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 59 – Chips Wrastlin Love

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy tells Chip to put some respect on the OG Red Ranger, leading to jokingly pitching the Combo Wombo Anime, Then after an exciting VR update from Chip we get into wrestling games to get it out of Chips system.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/VbVe10kgUPc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 58 – Missing 4 Player Local

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip wonders where have all the 4 player games gone? Gimpy drops the knowledge and explains what happened and why they are just now starting to come back

youtube Available:

https://youtu.be/IDUS1LV8pSE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 57 – Boss Time

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss food love and boss fights, why we love them and why you should too

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/IwGqPzHPYSs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 56 – Still Great Besides Bugs

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss Elden Ring and then delve into why open world games are typically littered with bugs. We give our thoughts on why, and perhaps some suggestions on how to have better releases in the future.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/1xfd27lew_8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 55 – Off Our Chest

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss get some things off their chest on the latest gaming news, Nintendo’s terrible preservation practices and actions, the Steam Deck release date is almost upon us, and digital games being delisted and removed from your inventory.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/PSxkm2zkey4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 54 – Hard games are for me not you

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss game difficulty, a conversation topic that comes up every few years whenever a new Fromsoft game comes out, this time spurred on by the release of Sifu. The guys get into their thoughts on difficult games and if we need difficulty modes.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/sJF2o8WTYgs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 53 – Kickstarter A Vow Of Poverty?

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip gives us his final thoughts on his dice game, then the guys get into the topic of Kickstarter games still being underfunded and backers being upset on where their money is going.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/_FheRVEwMUQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 52 – Video Games Are Not Violent

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the misconception that “all popular games are violent” news flash they aren’t

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/L4fFgRnC1jI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 51 – Microsoft Buying Everything!

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss their current solo game dev journey and discuss their thoughts on the big Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/-2Ti9LgLPjk

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 50 - Mods saving games again

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy praise the people who take the time to mod games, create new content, restore content and house custom servers to keep games going well past the lifecycle determined by the devs and publishers. We speak on Titanfall 2, Battlefront 2 and others

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/6GWf0piJrzU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 49 – Solo Dev updates and VR hardware updates

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss their development process, and learning through tutorials and expanding upon them, the boys also go over the current state of VR hardware in the industry.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/msINstzoBBY

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 48 – Genres we don’t like

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip starts us off with an unorthodox method he is learning on making 2d assets, then we shift to Gimpy sharing his distaste for survival games and Chip shares his distaste for sports games, the guys discuss why.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/k_4LW190xwc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 47 - Chip's Game Dev Vacation

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Chip took some time off of work to just focus on creating games, we discuss his process and the tool he chose (G Develop).

Check out Chips Game:

https://chippedmonk.itch.io/dice-demo

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/E87AyV5el_s

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 46 – New Years Resolutions

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the year of 2021 and share their resolutions for 2021, gaming, game dev, wants for the industry, personal growth and goals for the pod. Happy New Years everyone! See you in 2022!

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/MmOGYlnKvZ0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 45 - GOTY 2021

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Its that time of the year, Chip and Gimpy go over their top 5 games of the year of 2021!

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/grdmbZyG-wM

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 44 – To VR or Not To VR

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Chip sits on the fence on if he should be getting into VR or not, Gimpy tries desperately to get Chip to jump in, and goes in on his opinions on why this is the time to get into VR.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/-1Z84eTIj1k

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 43 - Lackluster Black Friday

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:06:43 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss their thanksgiving and Gimpys kids causing damage to his home, Pivoting From that the boys go into what they are looking forward to on black friday.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/RoUocvUQ7h0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 42 - Halo Surprise Launch

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 17:00:01 +0000

Halo Infinite MP came out early, Gimpy shirked all responsibilities and did nothing but played it. The boys go in on their experiences with the game, including any issues they have.

Happy 20 years of Xbox

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/NrKZkw3TvzE.

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 41 – The Generation Refresh

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the current console generation refresh, and delve a little into Chips streaming and content creation endeavors. We discuss current big releases, and upcoming and how this generation is bringing back classic Genres under represented In the last generation. Whats Old is new again.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/wO3i1ieGeHw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 40 - The Institution of COD

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The boys start off talking about Chip’s investment into Warhammer 40k figures without ever playing the game, Then we deep dive into Call of Duty, its place in the industry and its masterclass in being a game with mass casual appeal.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/FhUzYNiFUEs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 39 - The Week Late Spooktacular

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Gimpy's favorite time of year, dragging Chip into talks about Horror Movie's / games the weekend has passed us by and we discuss the genre, where it started, where it went, does coop work? join us and find out. Let us know your favorite Horror Game and Horror Movie in the comments below

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/mcqEu-BkHws

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 38 - Metroidvania Appreciation

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy finally gets his wish of talking about metroidvania’s after Metroid: Dread has been out for a few weeks now, join us as we speak on sequence breaking and get some recommendations for other games to play in the same genre. The guys also go in on the competitive mindset on “trolling” in their respective competitive games (Overwatch and Valorant)

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/1XzdldKoQjs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 37 - Final Set or Final Boss?

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy catch up after a week and jump into the discussion of what happened to Final Bosses? Games are more leaning to final giant set pieces with no final fight at the end. We get into it and ask which approach do we think is better.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/hmXQow15Its

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 36 - Overcoming Mental Hurdles

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 36 – Overcoming Mental Hurdles

Chip and Gimpy discuss how we overcome roadblocks in our game development endeavors and share things we have learned that hopefully will help you in your game development journey.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/QsIemResFq0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 35 - Knowing When To Quit

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip shocks Gimpy with the question, How do you know when to quit?Check it out as the guys discuss a uncomfortable topic for anyone in the creative field.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/8hieQZHZ8wI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 34 – RIP Local Gaming

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy got to hang out in person over the weekend and touched on the Halo Infinite Beta, and couch gaming with a group. Here are the highs and lows of our eventful weekend. what started out as excitement in playing games in person turned to the realization that everything sucks.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/S3aFTU7VkNQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 33 – Anything you can do, I Create a Genre

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

With the recent release of Deathloop Gimpy’s wish for a FPS with invasion mechanics is finally a reality. The boys go in on games that took another games concept and created new genres. We also speak on Microsoft developer acquisition oddity's include A Xbox Exclusive PS5 game.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/Q3nc6ks18A8

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 32 - Emulation and You

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Todays podcast we talk about game emulation, and the importance of preserving gaming history.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/JXGc3PBEoeg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 31 - Forcing Players To Have Fun

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy starts us off today telling us that he is is starting work on a new solo game project. His first in years.

Todays episode Chip and Gimpy discuss great gameplay loops and how the developers through gameplay force players to play the game their way, and force the players to have fun.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/sEaQjngZAcc

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 30 – Shh Don’t make a sound Stealth Games!

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss a little gamescom news some exciting, and one piece of news that's incredibly disappointing. Then we dive into an almost forgotten genre, stealth games, join us and jump into the history of stealth games, and where we go from here.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/zmazJyPm8Hg

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 29 – Fans Vs Konami

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy discuss the Diablo 2 remastered beta, and then jump into the fall of Konami, We go into how/why the company decided to seemingly shoot themselves in the foot and abandon gaming.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/dxciTI6-pb0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 28 – Gaming update, Tech Update Free Talk Day

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip and Gimpy go in on alcoholic beverages of choice to start this free flowing update episode. Then we dive into our experience playing Splitgate the FPS that combines Halo with Portal. We wrap with Gimpy screaming at the Konami cloud in the sky.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/4fIWh4G-qkA

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 27 - Guess Who Got A PS5?

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy shares the good news that after months of trying he finally was lucky enough to get a PS5 (disc version) he shares his thoughts so far after 1 ½ weeks of owning it.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/7zN5SqMlUog

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 26 – The Steam Deck

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Kicking off season 2 Chipped Monk and Mr. Gimpy go through valves previous hardware announcements and go over the newest announcement of the Steam Deck.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/tD_uXX2NuFE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 25 – Season Finale

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy discuss the past 24 episodes, the difficulties and successes, they speak on what it takes to keep a podcast going for its first 24 hours of content on video games ranging from a budding developer standpoint, to whats going on in the industry we also revisit the “are games art debate”

Happy Season 1 thanks for sticking with us, Season 2 will be even better!

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/Jgvwm5qed3M

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 24 - IRL Degeneracy and The Decline of User Mods

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Gimpy discuss some of the best community created mods, and ponder what happened to developers opening up their games to tinker with.

youtube available:

https://youtu.be/g1-tQ3kVFy4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 23 - Game Jam Experiences

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy discuss their experiences doing game jams along with the highs and the lows of pursuing game dev.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/FFIfK6J9rJ0

Chipped Monk Game Mentioned

https://chippedmonk.itch.io/click-click-hero

Gimpy (part of Danger Kings) game mentioned

https://gamejolt.com/games/super-galaxy-start-busters/62929

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 22 - Video Game Crossovers

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Video Game Crossovers happen all the time now, Chipped Monk And Mister Gimpy Discuss some great crossovers and what we hope is the next great crossover in the future.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/vJYRjA2BcYE

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 21 – E3 2021 Our Highlights

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy go over their favorite points of this years E3, hopefully we don’t cause too much….CHAOS

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/2-q_Gt1poD0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 20 - Fan Made Games Pushing The Industry Forward

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy go through some great fan games that get made into commercial projects or push the original devs to do better.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/Q2AHztSRNQ4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 19 - Games As A Service

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy discuss the current state of gaming and how everything is moving to "service based" plans.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/wOqzPNfWDUs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 18 - Chip Enters The Next Gen Arena

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk beat the odds and grabbed a next gen console, The Xbox Series S... Ok not as next gen as it could have been, but he is still excited, the guys discuss how the console stacks up to expectations.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/y6uh2Qdg9SU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 17 - Remembering the N64

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy remembers the last OG cartridge based console, the N64

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/o6UQ1W22_1M

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 16 - Roguelikes, Games For Those Who Crave A Challenge

Sun, 30 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy finally gets his roguelike episode, we discuss the genre becoming near mainstream and gets Chip to realize that he also likes the genre

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/XSVQRE6QY5s

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 15 - MMORPG's The New Age Skinner Box

Sun, 23 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy discuss MMORPG's with Chipped sharing stories from his time with Lineage 2, We go in depth discussing the genre's slow euphoric drip and find out if the genre is still worth playing.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/dag_doywQ1c

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 14 - Worlds Collide, Hiphop In Video Games

Sun, 16 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy give praise to a long forgotten era of video games, the time when Hip Hop games were the norm and we highlight a few gems and discuss what made these games so good.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/whAt4J0DsVw

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 13 - Do Mobile Games Have Merit?

Sun, 09 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chip goes deep into his love for mobile gaming, We discuss how similar gaming in the mobile space is to modern day gambling.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/ezzUUsCgezU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 12 - Horror Games why you should embrace fear

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk rides along as Mister Gimpy goes down the long road of horror games and why they are one of the most important genres for eliciting a real emotional response from the player. Why you should play them and push through the fear.

Youtube available at

https://youtu.be/hKBbY7DgrbI

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 11 - The Importance Of Puzzle Games

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

After last episodes debate, the boys relax a little and discuss what each other are into lately, then dive into how successful puzzle games are the backbone of every piece of successful hardware.

video available at:

https://youtu.be/pFppycBLnzQ

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 10 - The Debate, New Games vs Old Games

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Gimpy go head to head. Chipped Monk thinks everything new is automatically better than anything released in the past. Meanwhile Gimpy defends the greatness of yesteryear.

Comments tell us who won, tell us your thoughts New games Vs Old games LET'S GO!

Video available at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCEUuq91C0

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 9 - FMV's, Mature Storytelling Evolution and Judging Art

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy explore Full Motion Video games, the 3DO and discuss the merits of subjectively judging art.

Video available at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QybX0PmAps

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 8 - Nintendo - Pro's, Cons, Everything In Between

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:18:53 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy go over Nintendo as a whole, with the intent of bashing it, then realizing that despite the glaring negatives at how Nintendo treats its fans, they actually aren't bad.

Video Version available at:

https://youtu.be/7QybX0PmAps

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 7 - Beat Em Ups and Video Game Films Past, Present, Future Future

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Ninja turtles, movies and beat em ups a powerhouse genre on a comeback, and finding its legs again, Beat em ups lead to some of the first Video game movies Chipped Monk and Gimpy go over Beat Em Ups place in history.

youtube available at:

https://youtu.be/rbiYagAzZFU

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 6 - Real Time Strategy, The Evolution Of A Genre

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy discuss the evolution of Real Time Strategy games, our experiences taking them competitively, what they became and what we would like to see in the future for the genre,

Video available at:

https://youtu.be/RwBilAgO3Yo

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 5 - The FGC, Killer Instinct, The Art of Getting Bodied

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Gimpy speaks a little on his time playing fighting games seriously and the birth of his competitive fire. Chip becomes Alexander the Great at a house party dominating at SoulCalibur 2 Bonus Gimpy ranks the best smelling FGC community!

Video version at:

https://youtu.be/hZ4ksHWLBG4

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 4 - Gaming Era's, Mature Themed Games, Our Gaming Future

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Chipped Monk and Gimpy discuss gaming era's where the industry was, and where we think its going, gaming is for everyone not just kids, not just adults.

Chipped Monk is getting lost in the sauce of survival games, meanwhile Gimpy gets lost in the depravity of horror games on steam.

Video Version available at:

https://youtu.be/KDzFsgq-rOs

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 3 - Future Dreams, Arena FPS & Lawbreakers failure

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:57:08 +0000

Chip discusses his million dollar dream and then the guys jump into a discussion of arena shooters and go over child prodigy Cliffy B and our thoughts on what happened to Boss Key Productions.

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 2 - Coffee?, Seminar Frustration, Game Dev Gripes

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:32:46 +0000

Chipped Monk calls Gimpy out on his lack of coffee in the morning, Gimpy shares a story from his time in the finance industry, Finally we discuss our sucesses with Unity/Gamemaker and then some of our Gripes.

Combo Wombo Podcast Ep 1 - Cyberpunk, VR, Sandwiches & Gamedev beginnings

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 22:31:05 +0000

Chipped Monk and Mister Gimpy discuss Cyberpunk, VR, and what inspired them to start pursuing game dev.

vlog available on youtube

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