Pursuing Pixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Sorry for the delay on posting the episode this week in lieu of the holiday.
That said, with the little bit of extra time this week, we were all able to squeeze in some pretty serious gaming. To kick things off, we spend a little time (some of us, a lot) blowing away baddies in 20XX.  DJ plows through Venture Kid, yet another game with heavy Mega Man influences.  We dive into a trifecta of Nintendo releases, new and old, with Super Mario Maker 2, Box Boy! + Box Girl!, & Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker—all of which offer up some pretty stellar cooperative experiences.  DJ finally conquers Bad North and also gets started on The Messenger.  And finally, we wrap things up with Killer Queen, which is slated for release on Nintendo Switch & Steam very soon.  
We're also going to be veering from our original format a bit and switching to a game of the month (GOTM), as opposed to selecting a new game each week.  It was proving to be a little bit overwhelming, and also ended up dictating our gaming habits.  Plus, this will give anyone who wants to play along ample time to stay caught up—but who are we fooling?  We're doing this for our own sanity...
 
Timestamps:
20XX  -  00:01:35
Venture Kid  -  (00:15:57
Super Mario Maker 2  -  00:22:55
Box Boy! + Box Girl!  -  00:38:35
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker  -  00:51:42
Bad North  -  01:02:36
The Messenger  -  01:08:17
Killer Queen  -  01:09:35
 
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 Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we start the morning out right with an intense action-arcade puzzler, #Breakforcist Battle.  Randall and DJ revisit a couple of games from last week—Randall polishes of Crocus and follows up on the remainder of his time with Blossom Tales, while DJ treads into the relentless waters of Bad North.  Kevin scratches beneath the surface of the procedurally-generated dungeons in Unexplored, finally has a little fun playing Splatoon 2, and chips in to save par with a nifty little card-based puzzler with some serious headscratchers, Golf Peaks. 
 
Timestamps:
#Breakforcist Battle  -  00:01:17
Splatoon 2  -  00:18:50
Bad North  -  00:32:51
UnExplored  -  00:45:28
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King  -  00:53:35
Golf Peaks  -  01:03:36
 
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...or did he?  Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week we talk the criminally-overlooked adventure game, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King.  We inevitably get sidetracked into a little Legend of Zelda discussion as well, as the comparisons are impossible to deny (in a good way).  Kevin plays yet another roguelike this week with the minimalist-ish RTS game, Bad North.  DJ tries to stay awake with a solo play through of Cuphead.  And Randall shows off his competitive side with a double dose of competitive puzzlers, Puyo Puyo Champions & Super Puzzle Fighter II.  We also briefly follow up on The Swords of Ditto from last week.
 
Timestamps:
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King  -  00:01:15
↳  The Legend of Zelda series  -  00:23:55
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse  -  00:31:04
Puyo Puyo Champions  -  00:37:10
Cuphead  -  00:47:15
Bad North  -  01:03:45
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix  -  01:17:21
next week's game - 01:34:27
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week we have a few (too many?) drinks as we discuss the kinetic new release from Gabe Cuzillo, Bennet Foddy, Matt Boch, & indie publishing powerhouse Devolver Digital, Ape Out.  Kevin also follows up on last week's game with the spiritual successor to Sonic, Freedom Planet--just announced as a physical release from Limited Run Games.  Randall also goes old school and plays some Battle Circuit—previously unreleased outside of Japan—from the Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle.  DJ races into our hearts with the competitive multiplayer racer, Onrush.  Kevin & DJ also breeze through the beginning stages of The Swords of Ditto and Randy snags NBA 2K19 on the cheap and explores an old addiction.
 
Timestamps:
Ape Out  -  00:01:18
Onrush  -  00:21:51
Freedom Planet  -  00:33:41
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle  -  00:43:39
↳  Battle Circuit
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse  -  00:50:57
NBA 2K19  -  01:03:48
next week's game  -  01:12:12
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we get maniacal with the most recent 2D Sonic the Hedgehog game (and perhaps the best one to date?).  DJ also hits the ramps in Trials: Fusion, while Kevin and Randy tackle a couple of new releases from indie-publishing giants Devolver Digital & Nicalis) in Gato Roboto and Crystal Crisis, respectively. 
 
Timestamps:
Sonic Mania: Plus  -  00:01:48
Trials: Fusion  -  00:30:37
Crystal Crisis  -  00:44:30
Gato Roboto  -  00:59:11
Next week's game  -  01:10:25
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we get to a bunch of other games on top of the Psikyo shmups we decided to touch upon last week.  Kevin jumps into (yet) another roguelike, Randall hydroplanes into the eye of a hurricane, and--surprise, surprise--DJ beats a few more games.  We also talk about a handful of multiplayer experiences.
 
Timestamps:
Psikyo shmups  -  00:01:35
Steredenn: Binary Stars  -  00:25:10
Hydro Thunder Hurricane  -  00:31:25
Horizon Chase Turbo  -  00:37:41
Nidhogg II  -  00:44:30
Blazing Beaks  -  00:53:32
Risk of Rain  -  00:56:45
Rogue Legacy  -  01:03:30
Four-Sided Fantasy  -  01:14:20
next week's game  -  01:22:00
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  On this week's episode, Randall and Kevin finally get around to starting up Hollow Knight and see what all the fuss is about.  DJ is on rails this week, and walks us through a couple of simulated experiences.  Kevin and DJ round up a couple more roguelikes (including a brand new one, just out of early access).  Randall also discusses a couple of Nintendo's recent multiplayer efforts.
 
Timestamps:
Hollow Knight  -  00:00:55
What Remains of Edith Finch  -  00:16:55
The Walking Dead: Season 2  -  00:21:40
Tetris 99  -  00:32:03
Blazing Beaks  -  00:43:10
Super Mario Party - 00:54:50
Risk of Rain - 01:10:03
next week's game - 01:25:00
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We all take a few stabs in the dark this week and discuss the random games that we've been powering through.  We also ended up deciding on finally diving into the bugged-out world of Hollow Knight for next week's episode.
Kevin plunges into the goopy goodness of Moonlighter, Randall takes to the links in Golf Story, and DJ rolls around for days (or 30 hours) with a soul full of darkness.
Apologies for the low-ish energy this week--it's been a long one.  We'll catch y'all next week.
 
Timestamps:
Dark Souls: Remastered  -  00:00:59
Moonlighter  -  00:17:01
Golf Story  -  00:26:15
Octahedron  -  00:38:00
Sega Ages: Outrun  -  00:40:10
FlintHook  -  00:45:40
 
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Hello and welcome to Pursuing Pixels.
We're hoping to use this podcast--and our other various forms on the internet--to highlight the games that we've been playing and enjoying.  We'll also be trying to pick (at least) one game each month to all play through in order to delve a little deeper into that particular game--as well as crossing a few things off of our ever-expanding backlogs.  Feel free to follow along with us!
In our debut episode, we kick things off by diving into Hitman: Season 1 (and a little bit of Season 2), which is a bit out of the comfort zone for Randall and Kevin.  That's not to say that DJ has a barcode tattooed on the back of his head, but he's slightly more akin to a headshot or two, courtesy of a PS Plus subscription that is fully taken advantage of...if Sony only knew.
 
Timestamps:
Hitman: Season 1 & 2  -  00:00:40
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime  -  00:32:25
Whip! Whip!  -  00:35:07
Fenix Furia  -  00:44:05
Octahedron  -  00:52:00
Rocket League  -  01:03:10
 
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