I play Alto's Odyssey and love it, but Jason Kottke really loves the game, so much so he's got one of the highest scores in the world. We go deep on the game for 45 minutes, talking about he got into it, what sets his playing apart, and what role games play in our lives.

Links:

• Alto's Odyssey homepage
• Alto’s Odyssey: List of Goals for All Levels
• Alto's Adventure W/Maya + Wingsuit - 2,415,780 Pts - 30,785m - YouTube — A youtube video Jason mentioned showing how one high level player uses the proximity flip to really drive his score up in combos.
• Jason's own 3min run to crush my high score — Jason's own screencap showing how he plays the game and maximizes points in combos. He's really playing a different game than I was.
• Fireside: the podcast host for the show