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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  The whole gang is in the house once again and we've got all sorts of gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get right into it...
Randall gets things started off with an update on The Quarry, after polishing the rest of the game off since we last recorded.
John reveals his "secret" game after that, which he's been keeping close to the vest all week, and shares a true hidden gem in Forklift Load.
From there, we take some time to revisit the Kingdom games — which has come up many times before on the podcast due to Kevin's love for the series — after Randall fires them up for the first time.
Finally, Kevin wraps things up with PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate, after booting up the game for the first time since the PS3 era.
 
Timestamps:
The Quarry  -  00:01:41
Forklift Load  -  00:06:45
The "Kingdom" Series  -  00:14:51
PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate  -  00:28:38
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Kevin gets things started off with a handful of games that he's been playing with his nephew lately, and praises Nintendo's ability to cater to younger kids — and also rambles on about the fantastic Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes.
John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dive into a a little more Zelda & Metroid discussion, try to figure out how to pronounce the word "quarry," and more...
 
Timestamps:
Nintendo Catering to Kids (and more)  -  00:00:48
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes  -  00:08:17
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew in the house once again for one of our longest episodes since the early days of the podcast, so let's get right into the action!
John & Kevin get things started off with quick updates on their recent retro Nintendo gaming, as John moves onto Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, while Kevin uncharacteristically polishes off The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
After that, Randall & John have each been doing some co-op gaming with their wives — Randall digs into his thoughts on The Quarry, while John dives into the wonderful world of Dream Daddy.
Finally, Kevin wraps things up with a list of games in his Nintendo Switch collection that have made their way to the chopping block, and decides which ones are going to make the cut...
 
Timestamps:
Metroid Prime Series  -  00:02:25
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap  -  00:08:23
The Quarry  -  00:13:33
Dream Daddy  -  00:29:12
Kevin's Physical Switch Collection  -  00:34:59
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Per usual, Kevin gets things started off with some of the goodies that he's been getting into over the last week, or so — including a few quick thoughts about the Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement, along with some first impressions on a trio of games that he's been digging into lately!
John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies — including the emerging "sub-screen" game genre, Cave Story & Nicalis woes, physical game purchasing (again), and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Nintendo Switch 2  -  00:00:56
Iconoclasts  -  00:02:43
Dungeon of the Endless  -  00:06:07
Overland  -  00:11:12
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew back in the house once again, and all sorts of video games to discuss — in spite of our "mixed levels of gaming" lately — so let's get right into the action!
John gets the party started with an update on his time with Outer Wilds — which is quickly becoming one of his all-time faves — mainly focusing on the Echoes of the Eye DLC.  He also gives some more thoughts on the Metroid Prime series, after polishing off "Remastered" on Switch, and jumping right into Echoes on the Gamecube!
Kevin follows that up with some more Nintendo action, after getting pretty sucked into The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, thanks to its availability via the Switch Online Expansion Pass.
Finally, Randall closes us out with some turn-based strategy tactics on the TurboGrafx-16 — Military Madness (aka Nectaris) — which he's been playing on his Analogue Pocket.
 
Timestamps:
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye  -  00:01:46
Metroid Prime Series  -  00:18:11
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap  -  00:19:40
Military Madness (Nectaris)  -  00:33:47
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Kevin gets the ball rolling this week with a quick shoutout to a couple of games that he's been firing up on his recently-hooked-up Wii U lately — followed by a recap a recent game night over at a buddy's place!
John jumps into the conversation after that, and we get into all sorts of gaming goodies — including flash games & Kongregate, quick time events, (more) metroidvania chit chat, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Star Fox Zero  -  00:00:59
FlingSmash  -  00:01:43
Game Night at Nathan's House  -  00:03:42
↳  Boccerball  -  00:05:07
↳  NHL 2001  -  00:06:55
↳  CyberTiger  -  00:08:16
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're shorthanded once again, but a little long-winded nevertheless, as John & Kevin get pretty deep into a handful a various gaming goodies...
Kevin kicks things off with a trio of mobile games that he's been (mostly) enjoying lately, even if he's playing one of them on PC — while John briefly jumps at an opportunity to give a quick update on his time with Outer Wilds. 
It's all things Metroid(vania) after that, as we've both been picking up a number of games starring the one and only Samus Aran — as well revisiting an amazing experimental mini metroidvania from the one and only Daniel Linssen.
 
Timestamps:
Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition  -  00:02:18
↳  (Outer Wilds Update  -  00:08:03)
Super Mario Run  -  00:12:48
Lara Croft Go  -  00:15:32
Another Metroid 2 Remake  -  00:20:57
Birdsong  -  00:22:08
Metroid II: Return of Samus  -  00:28:24
Metroid Prime Remastered  -  00:33:00
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
As always, Kevin gets the ball rolling with a few of the games that he's been firing up recently — including a couple of classics starring Donkey Kong that recently showed up on Nintendo Switch, alongside Mini Motorways, which has really grabbed his attention as of late!
​Randall & John join in on the conversation after that, as we dive into ALL sorts of various video gaming goodies — including (but not limited to) price points on remakes, forgotten PS2 games, Operation Rainfall, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD  -  00:01:26
Donkey Kong '94  -  00:05:12
Mini Motorways  -  00:10:29
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're back at full strength once again, and we've got all sorts of video gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get right into it...
John gets things started off with a proper shoutout to Fields of Mistria, which has only come up briefly in passing on previous "Save it for the 'cast!" episodes.
Kevin takes the torch from there, and gets into some of his first impressions on FTL: Faster Than Light, now that he's finally had a chance to check it out, nearly 13 years after its initial release!
Finally, we wrap things up in rare fashion with a brand new game that we've all been playing (and eagerly anticipating), Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders.
 
Timestamps:
Fields of Mistria  -  00:01:43
FTL: Faster Than Light  -  00:12:34
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders  -  00:28:24
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Kevin gets the ball rolling with a handful of the games that he's been playing (and livestreaming) lately — including a few Nintendo classics, and a quick UFO 50 spotlight (after earning his very first gold cartridge).
John & Randall take the torch from there, and dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies — including first impressions on the new Lonely Mountains game, semi-forgotten games from Intelligent Systems, Steam Deck woes, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Metroid Prime: Remastered  -  00:02:08
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap  -  00:04:26
Wave Race 64  -  00:09:32
UFO 50 (Mooncat)  -  00:11:29
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  For the first time ever, Kevin is out of commission this week — but that won't stop Randall & John from chatting about some video games, so let's get right into the action!
Randall gets the ball rolling with his first impressions on WarioWare: Get It Together! — after finally getting a proper chance to dive into this multiplayer driven experience with his wife, Tina.
John takes the torch from there, and dives into a trio of idle games that have been occupying the majority of his time on the Steam Deck lately — including the all-time classic Cookie Clicker!
Finally, Randall wraps things up with a little TurboGrafx-16 talk, after he & his daughter decided to dust of the ol' Neutopia cartridge — after the mini TG-16 console wasn't quite getting the job done.
 
Timestamps:
WarioWare: Get It Together!  -  00:02:29
John's Idle Game Adventures  -  00:13:52
↳  Cookie Clicker | Magic Research | shapez
Neutopia  -  00:31:40
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
As always, Kevin gets the ball rolling with a handful of games that he's been both revisiting & checking out for the first time — including a few games from Nintendo on Switch, along with a batch of new(er) indie gems on PC.
John & Randall join in on the conversation after that, as we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies — primarily focusing on metroidvanias, after each of us recently fired up the Strider "reboot" from over a decade ago!
 
Timestamps:
Nintendo Games on Switch  -  00:01:08
↳  Super Mario 3D World & Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy
PUNKCAKE Délicieux  -  00:04:42
↳  Hot Wax & HORIZONS: The End of the Words
Promenade  -  00:10:41
ROTA  -  00:13:40
Strider (2014)  -  00:17:25
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're back to full strength once again this week, and we've all been doing a whole bunch of video gaming since we all sat down together, so let's get right into it...
We kick things off with a discussion on a trio of games from the wonderful Team Ladybug — a studio that has continued to perfect their craft of both bullet hell shmups & metroidvanias (with another brand new game on its way)!
Randall takes the torch from there, and gushes about his time spent with Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, after ripping through the game with his wife (and itching to fire it up again!)
Finally, Kevin wraps things up with LocoRoco: Remastered, which he's been playing quite a bit of after recently dusting off his PS4 again.
 
Timestamps:
Team Ladybug  -  00:01:28
↳  Record of the Lodoss War | DRAINUS | Touhou Luna Nights
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons   -  00:18:53
LocoRoco: Remastered  -  00:30:46
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
As always, Kevin gets the ball rolling with some of the games that he's been firing up lately — this week, digging into a handful of goodies on his Nintendo Switch.
John joins the conversation after that, as we graze on all sorts of various gaming topics — including a few PlayStation exclusives, control scheme muscle memory, re-imaginings versus faithful remakes, and more...
 
Timestamps:
Monomals  -  00:01:04
Marsupilami: Hoobaventure  -  00:02:55
Kingdom: Eighties  -  00:05:58
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker  -  00:08:53
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're limping into the new year shorthanded without Randall this week, but we've still got plenty of gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get right into it!
Kevin kicks things off with a trio of games that he's been enjoying on his Nintendo Switch lately — including an incredibly fun & fluid 2.5D platformer & a couple of fantastic pixel art, bullet hell shmups.
It's all things Bethesda RPGs after that, as John revisits (and in some cases, boots up for the first time) a handful of classic games from the AAA giant!
 
Timestamps:
Marsupilami: Hoobaventure  -  00:01:52
Risk System  -  00:07:15
Rival Megagun  -  00:12:15
Bethesda RPG Extravaganza  -  00:17:40
 
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