Soren Johnson Posted September 29 Designer Notes 85: Zach Barth - Part 2 Hi everybody, this is Soren Johnson, and you are listening to Designer Notes, a podcast about why we make games. Today, we are talking with independent game developer Zach Barth, best known for his puzzle games, including SpaceChem, Infinifactory, Shenzhen I/O, and Opus Magnum. This episode was recorded on September 11, 2023, and was engineered by Michael Hermes. In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Zach Barth, best known for his puzzle games, including SpaceChem, Infinifactory, Shenzhen I/O, and Opus Magnum. They discuss why he made a game about assembly language, how he guaranteed that Fortune’s Foundation is winnable, and whether he knows how to make fun games. This episode was recorded on September 11, 2023. Games discussed: Infinifactory, TIS-100, Counter-Strike, Ricochet, Zortex, Alien Swarm, Shenzhen I/O, Zachtronics Solitaire Collection, Opus Magnum, Exapunks, MOLEK-SYNTEZ, Last Call BBS, Eliza, Mobius Front ‘83, Picross Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
