Glen Henry, gamemaker, co-founder Jamaica Game Developer Society.

My guest today is a Jamaican game developer and studio founder. Based in Kingston, he is the founder of Spritewrench Studios, a narrative-focused micro studio he built after realising, in his final year at university, that he did not need to leave Jamaica or join a hundred-person team to make games of his own. Inspired by that possibility, he began creating small projects, taking part in game jams, and steadily turning Spritewrench from a name into a company. His work is shaped by a commitment to cultural representation that reaches beyond cliché, and by a wider effort to grow the local scene through the Jamaica Game Developer Society, where he has worked to connect creators and open up pathways into the industry. Now, with Duppy Detective Tashia, a point-and-click mystery rooted in Caribbean folklore, he is bringing that vision to a wider audience. Glen Henry & Spritewrench Studios Spritewrench Studios – official website Spritewrench – itch.io (all games) Glen Henry – Instagram (@spritewrench) Duppy Detective Tashia Duppy Detective Tashia – Steam Duppy Detective Tashia – itch.io Jamaica Game Developer Society Jamaica Game Developer Society – official site JGDS – YouTube channel (Crash Course series) Glen's Perfect Console The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Wikipedia Viewtiful Joe (GameCube, 2003) – Wikipedia Spelunky Classic – free download (Derek Yu's site) Spelunky Classic – Wikipedia Hades – official site Hades – Steam Hollow Knight: Silksong – official site Also mentioned Bastion – Supergiant Games Transistor – Supergiant Games Indie Game: The Movie – official site Black Voices in Gaming – community Discord Rami Ismail – game developer and advocate Chase Bethea – composer (Duppy Detective Tashia) Bubblexity – BChaotic (Jamaican student dev team, Steam) TIGSource – indie game development forums Global Game Jam Next week's guest Soren Johnson – designer of Civilization IV Old World – Mohawk Games (Steam) Simon's book Trial of the Space Invaders – pre-order (Bookshop.org UK) Trial of the Space Invaders – pre-order (Amazon UK) Support the show My Perfect Console – episode archive Support My Perfect Console on Patreon Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.