{"podcast":{"title":"GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast","slug":"grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904","podcast_index_feed_id":5811904,"rss_url":"https://grogpod.zone/feed.xml","website_url":"http://grogpod.zone/","image_url":"http://grogpod.zone/assets/img/grog_itunes_square.png","author":"Scott V. Burger","episode_count":102,"summary":"The GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast is a bi-weekly show about four friends talking about a featured Roguelike game. We cover the full spectrum of titles, from the more modern, action-oriented games like Binding of Isaac and Hades to the traditonal roguelike designs of games like Cogmind and Caves of Qud. Join us each episode as we unpack what makes a roguelike game fun (or not) and then rank it against the compendium we've compiled thus far.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:17:53.012298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904"},"episode":{"title":"868-HACK","slug":"868-hack","published_at":"2026-04-21T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904/868-hack","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904","url":"http://grogpod.zone/2026-04-22-868-hack/","audio_url":"https://grogpod.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/868-HACK.mp3","summary":"(Hacker voice) I’m in. We’re pentesting the mainfraime this week with 868-HACK! A small-scope puzzle-y rogue-y game by one Michael Brough: multi award-nominated IGF game designer of other similarly overlooked titles like Imbroglio, Cinco Paus, and Zaga-33. Michael’s games were originally designed for iOS mobile devices back in the hallowed days of the early 2010s, in that bubbling time when roguelites were just getting their foothold. Listen in as we isolate the nodes, jack the creds, warp some viruses and dump them on the other side of the router. Think you got what it takes to hack the big leagues, kid, or are you one siphon short of getting point-attacked in the NCIS firewall? Custom RSS Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Music Transcript 1:08 - Game stats 6:51 - One sentence description 8:28 - Platform Origins: iOS First, PC Port, No Android 12:21 - Hacking Aesthetic, Art Style & Tutorial Walkthrough 17:24 - Points as Primary Goal Debate 22:27 - Run Scoring Systems 26:24 - Difficulty Escalation 33:23 - Gameplay debates 39:09 - Progs & Ability Combos 45:04 - Sound Design & Aesthetic 47:40 - 868-BACK Sequel 52:50 - Movie Hacking 1:00:34 - Plan B DLC Mechanics & Harder Starting Conditions 1:04:08 - Awards, Critical Acclaim & Eric Dolphy Jazz Analogy 1:10:30 - Rankings & final thoughts 1:24:06 - Similar games & show wind-down Next episode: UFO 50 Contact us at grogpodzone@gmail.com! https://grogpod.zone Intro music: GROGPOD Theme 1 by Balatro composer LouisF - https://louisfmusic.com/ Outro music: 868-HACK background music and 868-BACK background music","meta_description":"(Hacker voice) I’m in. We’re pentesting the mainfraime this week with 868-HACK! A small-scope puzzle-y rogue-y game by one Michael Brough: multi award-nom…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5534,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904/episodes/868-hack/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904/868-hack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}