Smart Nonsense
Smart Nonsense
Dylan Jardon & Henry Belcaster
We Figure Out How to Make a Viral Game | Smart Nonsense #350
27 minutes Posted Jun 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm.
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I'm a mega-influencer now (and I use the toilet for Twitter)
My sacred Twitter time on the toilet
Munchkins vs. healthy wraps (I swear it was health)
Our friend just discovered Geoguessr five years late
The boys booted up Geoguessr at 1 AM
Geoguessr's game design: totally clueless
Playing Geoguessr with friends makes me happy
Geoguessr's flaw: no multipliers for my dominance
Geoguessr's fuzzy scoring system is just... bad
Geoguessr's mysteries: miles, kilometers, or just vibes?
Geoguessr's sound design: chef's kiss
Geoguessr makes millions, even with terrible multiplayer
Geoguessr's secret weapon: "monkey brain" addiction
Dropped in a Romanian forest alley: Geoguessr's worst nightmare
Brain Blast's perfect ramp: from easy to "challenge question"
Our app launch goal: minimum viable profitability!
Why I'm terrible at Brain Blast (it's not me, it's the game)
Hunter's "ethnoguessr" strategy: just look at the people
Geoguessr's simple pricing: pay to play, suckers!
Brain Blast pricing: pay to feel like a god
"Just copy what works!" - podcasting's ultimate wisdom
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Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.cošŸ•˜Timestamps:(0:00) I'm a mega-influencer now (and I use the toilet for Twitter)(0:58) My sacred Twitter time on the toilet(1:35) Munchkins vs. healthy wraps (I swear it was health)(1:59) Our friend just discovered Geoguessr five years late(2:53) The boys booted up Geoguessr at 1 AM(3:50) Geoguessr's game design: totally clueless(4:07) Playing Geoguessr with friends makes me happy(4:54) Geoguessr's flaw: no multipliers for my dominance(5:46) Geoguessr's fuzzy scoring system is just... bad(6:59) Geoguessr's mysteries: miles, kilometers, or just vibes?(7:24) Geoguessr's sound design: chef's kiss(8:16) Geoguessr makes millions, even with terrible multiplayer(12:45) Geoguessr's secret weapon: "monkey brain" addiction(13:34) Dropped in a Romanian forest alley: Geoguessr's worst nightmare(14:37) Brain Blast's perfect ramp: from easy to "challenge question"(16:15) Our app launch goal: minimum viable profitability!(17:18) Why I'm terrible at Brain Blast (it's not me, it's the game)(17:47) Hunter's "ethnoguessr" strategy: just look at the people(19:10) Geoguessr's simple pricing: pay to play, suckers!(21:09) Brain Blast pricing: pay to feel like a god(24:09) "Just copy what works!" - podcasting's ultimate wisdom(26:27) Our main metric: how many hours you lose to our appRecorded June 19, 2025#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster