Goodman Games recently sat down with the man behind the mask, Joey Royale, he of Get Haunted Industries (Ninja City, Darkest Dice) and Pizza Party fame. We talked gaming, the DCC community, the lock down, and, of course, the anything-goes wildness of his new hit Twitch show for Goodman Games, Joey Royale’s Pizza Party. Read on to learn what makes this bionic meatball tick! Who are you and what makes you a member of the DCC/MCC Community? I’m just a guy who loves a good adventure and large mozzarella pie, half mushroom and olives, half anchovy with a large orange soda. Let me get a bag of salt and vinegar chips and a side of rice pudding too. Please- to go with plenty of napkins. When I am not rolling dice, I am a public education administrator with a passion for improving early childhood education, establishing purposeful play in the classroom, and ensuring that every student that walks through the doors of my school has a voice and is celebrated for who they are. When it comes to the DCC/MCC Community, I have taken up the mantle of evangelizer of the game and its scene. DCC has opened up so many doors for me, both creatively and socially. I have found my tribe and I want to invest my energy back into something that has provided me with so many positive experiences. Joey Royale’s Pizza Party is…an experience. What was the inspiration for this madness? Something on my list of things to do before I die is host a public access show. Check that off, I’m good to go now. That’s the foundation of the Pizza Party. With public access, it always seems that something is about to go off the rails. I admire public access hosts for believing in themselves enough to go on-air and put all their niche weirdness right out there to the masses, judgments and criticisms be damned. I wanted to capture that low-budget, anything-goes feel. It seems that some corners of the gaming world have become very un-fun and unkind. I wanted to provide a dayglo space station where we can leave all the brow-knitting and negativity behind and just party. It is an exercise in not taking ourselves too seriously. Then, of course, there is Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Beyond Vaudeville, and Weird Al. I owe them all a fruit basket. It’s...