Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY WARNING: this game moves around incredibly quickly and features a lot of bright, flashing imagery.

Patreon: patreon.com/writingongames
Podcast (iTunes): itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/writing-on-gamescast/id1124674245?mt=2
Second channel: youtube.com/channel/UC1xxfS_HILi09yaELQdmV1A

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In which I do my best to explain how Drool's 2016 release Thumper, by distancing itself from any recognisable visual cues such as an audience, a stage and instruments, does a better job of representing what it feels like to perform music than any rockstar simulator that came before.

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Intro text animation by Draz: twitter.com/DrazGames
youtube.com/channel/UCd3x2o76QHYNy4Vh6rkRtfg

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Interview footage from Noclip (youtube.com/watch?v=to0s52kbcFo), DellLounge (youtube.com/watch?v=0rNx1xvAvjw) and Gamereactor (youtube.com/watch?v=jSKR4N-SsgU)

Lightning Bolt footage from Poopathelegend (youtube.com/watch?v=kJiyvQFwEnc), DITVids (youtube.com/watch?v=MRjqDdznbmQ) and Apollosmouse2801 (youtube.com/watch?v=Vdv6JVzKxBE)

Trailers from Activision and Harmonix

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Thank you all so much for your continued support!

Production work by Nico Bleackley