Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week on Next Portable Console, John and Federico are joined by Sam Rosenthal of The Game Band to talk about the studio's history, including Where Cards Fall and Blaseball, and of course, their new game, Dartwords.
Links and Show Notes
An Interview with The Game Band's Sam Rosenthal
The Game Band and Sam Rosenthal
- The Game Band — thegameband.com
- Sam Rosenthal — https://x.com/samrosenthal
Where Cards Fall
- Where Cards Fall (App Store) — apps.apple.com/us/app/where-cards-fall/id1466331487
- Where Cards Fall (Steam) — store.steampowered.com/app/589450
- Where Cards Fall Available for Apple Vision Pro on May 30th (Snowman) — builtbysnowman.medium.com/where-cards-fall-available-for-apple-vision-pro-on-may-30th-2c9b2a5a8b52
Blaseball and Dead Man's Party
- Blaseball — thegameband.com/game/blaseball
- Dead Man's Party: A Knives Out Game (Netflix) — netflix.com/games/81993046
- Announcing Dead Man's Party: A Knives Out Game (The Game Band) — thegameband.com/blog/announcing-dead-mans-party-a-knives-out-game
Dartwords and AI-Driven Design
- Dartwords — dartwords.com
- Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game — theverge.com/entertainment/981014/dartwords-clippy-word-game
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Show Art: Silvia Gatta
Music: Will LaPorte — peachmgzn.com/will-laporte
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This week on Next Portable Console, John and Federico are joined by Sam Rosenthal of The Game Band to talk about the studio's history, including Where Cards Fall and Blaseball, and of course, their new game, Dartwords.
Links and Show Notes
An Interview with The Game Band's Sam Rosenthal
The Game Band and Sam Rosenthal
- The Game Band — thegameband.com
- Sam Rosenthal — https://x.com/samrosenthal
Where Cards Fall
- Where Cards Fall (App Store) — apps.apple.com/us/app/where-cards-fall/id1466331487
- Where Cards Fall (Steam) — store.steampowered.com/app/589450
- Where Cards Fall Available for Apple Vision Pro on May 30th (Snowman) — builtbysnowman.medium.com/where-cards-fall-available-for-apple-vision-pro-on-may-30th-2c9b2a5a8b52
Blaseball and Dead Man's Party
- Blaseball — thegameband.com/game/blaseball
- Dead Man's Party: A Knives Out Game (Netflix) — netflix.com/games/81993046
- Announcing Dead Man's Party: A Knives Out Game (The Game Band) — thegameband.com/blog/announcing-dead-mans-party-a-knives-out-game
Dartwords and AI-Driven Design
- Dartwords — dartwords.com
- Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game — theverge.com/entertainment/981014/dartwords-clippy-word-game
Subscribe to NPC XL
NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month.
Each week on NPC XL, Federico and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes.
You can subscribe here: patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole
Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- NPC Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/8a3f949b3c664864bd86c6741ad61098?pvs=105
Credits
Show Art: Silvia Gatta
Music: Will LaPorte — peachmgzn.com/will-laporte
Follow Us Online
On the Web
- MacStories.net — macstories.net
Follow us on Social Media
- Federico is @viticci everywhere
- John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere
Affiliate Linking Policy — macstories.net/privacy-policy
