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Dimensional Slip 2: Kody Nokolo - Breaking Fandom’s Fourth Wall

Dimensional Slip 2: Kody Nokolo - Breaking Fandom’s Fourth Wall

FromMOTHER, She Wrote: An EarthBound Podcast


Dimensional Slip 2: Kody Nokolo - Breaking Fandom’s Fourth Wall

FromMOTHER, She Wrote: An EarthBound Podcast

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Oct 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Step into a Dimensional Slip: intermittent interludes in “MOTHER,” She Wrote’s journey - where we speak with guests from a multitude of backgrounds and delve deeper into the themes, media, and fandom that make up the tapestry of the EarthBound experience. 
The story of EarthBound is two-fold: the story within games and the story of their cultural impact - how they've shaped the world around them. In this Dimensional Slip, we're examining the uncanny life of Kody Nokolo, Webmaster of the fan site Mother Forever and Director at the game design studio, NokoGodo. Theirs is a tale of how the MOTHER fandom expands and self-perpetuates across generations - while inspiring enthusiasts to create their own art, without boundaries. These games speak to their players - not just figuratively, but literally, and that's become a reciprocal dialogue.
In this episode we discuss Nokolo's investigative origins in the modern MOTHER fandom, the phenomena of "MOTHERlike" games, the power of breaking the fourth wall, and how all these concepts are in conversation with their forthcoming game, Gnomonic.

For links and transcriptions, head to https://mothershewrote.earth
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Released:
Oct 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (15)

Set out on a sense-shattering, tear-jerking journey where psychic children brave alien invasion, magical lands, corrupt politicians, and homesickness. The beloved cult video game series, EarthBound, is brought to life in this genre-bending blend of audio drama and documentary that explores these eccentric stories like never before. Created by the award-winning team behind The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, and hosted by adorable and insightful pizza-loving girlfriends, Cat Blackard and Jessica Mudd, "MOTHER," She Wrote is a literal love letter to Shigesato Itoi's iconic Nintendo games.