We’re joined this month by our friend Nora to talk about the surprising and surprisingly forgotten Metroidvania Timespinner! Join us as we talk about the embarrassing writing of indie games, the gestures toward good ideas, and how fun it is to just be a lord even if difficulty is very hard to get right.Our guest this month was Nora Blake, who you can find at @neithernora and on norablake.onlineIf you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts, writing, and even opportunities to be on an episode as a guest!If you want to send us comments or questions, shoot us an email at podcast@abnormalmapping.com!Things Discussed: Final Fantasy VII (listen to us talk about it years ago HERE and HERE), Earthbound, Dark Souls III, Hat in Time, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Timespinner, Hollow Knight, Bloodstained, Symphony of the Night, Portrait of Ruin, Metroid Fusion (our episode on it can be found HERE), Cave Story, metroidvania as a term, Code VeinThis Month's Game Club:TimespinnerNext Month's Game Club: Disco ElysiumMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodEchoes of the Forgotten by Jeff Ball From Our Hearts by Jeff Ball Surpassing Authority by Jeff Ball