Way Forward is a renowned video game studio that was founded in 1990.

The company has developed games for publishers such as Capcom, Konami, and Nintendo,

and has released their games across major hardware platforms from the last 35 years.

They are also the creators of the Chantay series of 2D Platformers.

Way Forward recently developed the latest game in the storied Contra series called Operation Galuga,

which is a reimagining of the original Contra from 1987.

Voli Way is the founder and CEO of Way Forward, and Tom Hewlett is a director at Way Forward.

They join the show to talk about the history of their studio and developing Contra, Operation Galuga.

Joe Nash is a developer, educator, and award-winning community builder, who has worked at

companies including GitHub, Twilio, Unity, and PayPal.

Joe got a start in software development by creating mods and running servers for Gary's

mod.

And game development remains his favorite way to experience and explore new technologies and

concepts.

Voluntil. Voldy and Tom, welcome to the show. Thank you for joining me today.

Thank you. Thank you for having this.

Yeah, it's good to be here.

So as we mentioned in the start, you're both from Way Forward Games, which,

embarrassingly, I didn't realize until we were introduced, Valdi, I guess, is from your surname.

It's the name inspiration there.

It is.

It is. Yeah.

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