Moving beyond nostalgia ghosts with Breogán Hackett

Breogán Hackett (she/they) is an indie dev, community organizer, and creator of low-res horror anthology, The Haunted PS1. She set aside some time from Halloween spooks to talk about how The Haunted PS1 got started, moving beyond the Playstation, and forcing players to get lost. A likely contender for most games mentioned in an episode, and all good ones at that (a hearty recommendation for Bleakshore if you’ve yet to play it).

You can find Breogán’s many, many games on itch and follow them on Twitter @BreoganHackett. You can learn more about The Haunted PS1 on Twitter @HauntedPs1.

Breogán’s Cool Thing to Share
A student video essay about Bleakshore

Things Discussed
Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021 (various developers, 2021)
Perennial (Breogán Hackett, 2018)
Bleakshore (Breogán Hackett, 2020)
CUCCCHI (Julian Palacios, 2021)
Promesa (Julian Palacios, 2020)
Valheim (Iron Gate AB, 2021)
Noita (Nolla Games, 2020)
An Outcry (Quinn K., upcoming)
Mummy Sandbox (Z. Bill, 2021)
Chasing Static (Headware Games, 2021)
Ectostasis (ENIGMA GAMES, upcoming)
Sub Mechanoid (Breogán Hackett, upcoming)
Everust (Breogán Hackett, 2017)
Super Metroid (Nintendo, 1994)

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