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Toasted Entertainment

Toasted Entertainment is an American video game developer based in Orange County, California. Founded in 2018 by Liam OHare, Chris Reardon, Nico Boyadjian, and Larry Wu They are known for developing games in 24 hours and posting an edited video to popular YouTube channel Freighttrain.

The Toasted Entertainment logo is based on this toaster design.

History

Established in 2018, Toasted Entertainment came together in Orange County where Liam OHare, Chris Reardon, Nico Boyadjian, and Larry Wu attended the Orange County School of the Arts where they studied game design. The group decided to form Toasted Entertainment to bolster their skills and to expand their skills as developers. The group was later joined by artist, Hunter Freese, and cameraman Andy Yun.

Style

Toasted Entertainment is known for their unusual style of developing games in 24 hours while recording the development process to be edited by popular youtuber Freighttrain. Prior to the cameras rolling, the group doesn't discuss potential game ideas. This method ensures the spirit of 24 hour game development remains intact.

Videos

The videos released on the Freighttrain YouTube channel feature a mix of IRL (in real life) footage and screen recordings of the team member’s machines. The videos also feature Freighttrain’s trademark style, voice over, and music from Leiwaan, Switchtreflip and Giani Boyadjian.

Past Projects

Bruh Simulator

The first official Toasted Entertainment project, Bruh Simulator is a Sci-fi horror game where you need to collect coins to unlock doors while evading aliens on a space station. Development on Bruh Simulator was rife with roadblocks due to the team’s relative inexperience and tight deadlines. The released video is chaotic and without focus “So that's what working for Telltale looks like” says a commenter on the finished video.

Shroud Game

A Game for Shroud - The second project to come out of Toasted Entertainment, Shroud Game is a first person shooter designed specifically for the popular streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek to play in front of his large audience. Learning from Bruh Simulator, the team made an effort to focus more on quality and meeting deadlines. The end product was a lot more polished. The finished video focused more on the game development process and was well received by viewers.

Gutter Boy

In a departure from Toasted Entertainment’s standard first person game, Gutter Boy is a twin stick shooter featuring the titular hero Gutter Boy, a janitor as he explores the sewers and fights the denizens of the underground. Much more complex than previous projects, Gutter Boy required around twice the team size. The final video didn't show as much of the development of the game due to its size and needed polish.

Current Projects

With most members of Toasted Entertainment moving away to attend college. The team has made an effort to not let the group disband. Using tools like discord and google drive, Toasted Entertainment is remotely working together on a new, unannounced game. In a departure from previous projects, The upcoming game will be developed in Unity.