May 3, 2026
We're joined by Naomi Clark (NYU Game Center, Consentacle, A Game Design Vocabulary) and Frank Lantz (Q-UP, Universal Paperclips, also NYU Game Center) to discuss Corrypt, a totally normal block-moving game where nothing weird happens. It’s the fifth installment of All Systems Brough, our yearlong special series exploring the playable arcana of Michael Brough.
This episode: Corrypt
Next Month: VESPER.5
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Discussed in this episode:
Corrypt
https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/12/corrypt.html
868-BACK (Launching May 28, 2026! Wishlist now!!)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/868BACK/
Michael Brough’s Website
https://www.smestorp.com/
The Talk of Magicians – Liz Ryerson
https://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-talk-of-magicians.html
I Solved Klotski – 2swap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLNyHd2w10
Corrypt Post-Cariem – Michael Brough
https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2014/07/corrypt-post-cariem.html
Michael Brough: Going with the grain (A MAZE. Indie Connect
2013, Berlin) – A MAZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXInr3N5UQ
Game Title
https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/2258
Game Title: Lost Levels
https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/2268
Stephen Gillmurphy’s definition of videogames
https://www.harmonyzone.org/Videogames.html
Fractal Block World
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1540570/Fractal_Block_World/
Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's Corrypt
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/road-to-the-igf-michael-brough-s-i-corrypt-i-
Michael Brough - The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpX2wWwhKdE
Corrypt Speedrun (5:44)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BAVUc_2SEc
Donkeyspace (Frank Lantz’s Blog)
https://franklantz.substack.com/
NYU Game Center Spring Showcase
https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/nyu-game-center-spring-showcase-2026/