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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, it's Kevin & John in the house once again, as we burn through the last of our stockpiled episodes from the end of last year.
We kick things off with a little online multiplayer chit chat, after playing some Fall Guys with our bandmates recently.
John picks up the reigns from there, and digs into some thoughts on Earthbound, which he's been playing via the Nintendo Switch Online service.
Kevin finally cracks and picks up a physical copy of Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle, and couldn't be happier about adding this neo retro arcade gem to his collection.
Finally, John closes us out with a quick gush session, after scooping up the newly released Risk of Rain Returns, and falling in love with the series all over again.
 
Timestamps:
Fall Guys + Multiplayer  -  00:01:50
Earthbound + SNES RPGs  -  00:06:05
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle  -  00:12:13
Risk of Rain Returns  -  00:17:27
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Kevin kicks things off this week (and year) by finally getting around to firing up Thomas Was Alone, and gives some early impressions after ripping through the first few chapters.  He also gives a quick shoutout to Boomerang X, after recently snagging it on Switch!
John and Randall join in on the fun after that, as we get into a quick tease of John's new Steam Deck, cross-platform gaming, cloud saving, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Thomas Was Alone  -  00:01:58
Boomerang X  -  00:05:31
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels...and welcome to our fourth annual, end-of-the-year wrap-up episode!?!  [Click here for last year's episode!]
To close out 2023, we're highlighting a BUNCH of our favorite games that came up on the podcast over the course of the year — consider it our version of the GOTYs.  And we're closing things out by looking forward to 2024, each resolving to play something from each of our respective backlogs before the clock strikes 2025... 
 
Our (sort of) GOTYs:
Kevin  -  00:01:41
↳  Pikmin 4 | JellyCar Worlds | Juurru 
John  -  00:17:06
↳  Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Heaven Will Be Mine | Risk of Rain Returns
Randall  -  00:27:06
↳  Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Resident Evil 4
2023 Resolutions:
Randall:  Ys: Book I & II  -  00:43:29
John:  Disco Elysium  -  00:47:27
Kevin:  Return of the Obra Dinn  -  00:49:18
 
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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 handful of indie gaming goodies that he's been diving into as of late, after dusting off the ol' Xbox One to see what's been added to Game Pass recently, and also snagging a few games for super duper cheap on Nintendo Switch.
John joins in on the conversation after that, as we split our time between video games and music — getting into some various thoughts on Risk of Rain: Returns, the new Open Mike Eagle album, reminiscing about our old Boss Fight days, and much, much more...
 
Timestamps:
The Frog Detective  -  00:01:59
Neodori Forever  -  00:04:27
TowerFall  -  00:06:53
Deflector  -  00:09:29
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got another duo episode this week, and a whole bunch of video game goodies to dive into, so let's get things rolling...
Kevin kicks things off with a bit of an update on his time with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, after seeing the credits roll a couple weeks back.
From there, John and Kevin discuss their early impressions of Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, which was Kevin's New Year's Resolution game for 2023!
Finally, John wraps things up with some various thoughts on the games from Suda51, after he finally gets a chance to dig into No More Heroes 3.
 
Timestamps:
Super Mario Bros. Wonder  -  00:01:29
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust  -  00:07:02
No More Heroes 3  -  00:21:11
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
This week, Kevin gets things started off with a little love for some of our indie dev pals we've made over the years — and we'll get to even more in the second half of the episode, as well!  
He also digs into some quick thoughts on Mario Kart 8, now that all of the DLC tracks have been released — and has also been ripping through Super Mario Bros. 3 via the Nintendo Switch Online service.
Randall joins in on the conversation after that, as we continue to chat all sorts of video game goodies, including more retro 'reimagining' chit chat, praising the platformers from Ohsat Games, and much, much more...
 
Timestamps:
Fungus Reaper  -  00:00:46
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  -  00:03:13
Super Mario Bros. 3  -  00:07:11
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, it's Randall and Kevin holding down the fort, as we dig a little deeper into some of the games we've discussed on recent episodes...
Randall gets things started with some more Resident Evil 4: Remake talk, after getting the chance to spend some quality time with The Mercenaries DLC mode.
After that, we spend a bunch of time chatting some more Super Mario Bros. Wonder, as Kevin has now seen the credits roll, and Randll continues to chip away at his co-op campaign.
Finally, we close things out with a little multiplayer goodie bag chit chat, as Randall has been going back to Mario Strikers: Battle League, and Kevin continues to try to get better at Mario Kart 8, before the final batch of DLC courses drop!
 
Timestamps:
Resident Evil 4: The Mercenaries  -  00:06:08
Super Mario Bros. Wonder  -  00:18:36
Nintendo Switch Multiplayer  -  00:40:35
 
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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 some thoughts on the most recent addition to his collection of physical Nintendo Switch games, Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle.
The rest of the crew joins in on the conversation after that, as we continue to discuss (and spoil for John) some more of our favorite elements of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, so far.
 
Timestamps:
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle  -  00:01:20
Super Mario Bros. Wonder  -  00:08:47
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the usual trio in the house once again this week, and we've all been playing some stuff on Nintendo Switch...
First, John's been continuing to dig through his backlog of indie games and shares his feelings on Paratopic — along with some additional thoughts on various low rez horror games and walking simulators.
It's all things 2D Mario after that, as Randall & Kevin have both been diving full-tilt into Super Mario Bros. Wonder — and they each have all sorts of things to say about their time with the game so far!
 
Timestamps:
Paratopic  -  00:03:23
Super Mario Bros. Wonder  -  00:13:33
 
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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 this week with a couple of Japanese import titles that were recently added to the selection of NES games available via Nintendo Switch Online — Devil World and The Mysterious Murasame Castle.  He also gives a quick shoutout to Xeno Crisis, a retro homebrew title that was also released on current-gen platforms.
John & Randall join in on the conversation after that as we chat a little Mario in anticipation of upcoming release of Wonder — and after Randall's recent viewing of the The Super Mario Bros. Movie with his family — live action film & TV adaptations, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
NES Imports on Nintendo Switch  -  00:01:19
Xeno Crisis  -  00:09:24
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew in the house again this week, and we've got all sorts of gaming goodies to chat about, so let's get going...
After we get a little bit of our excitement for the upcoming release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder out of the way, Randall gets things started with a brief wrap-up on the rest of his time with the Separate Ways DLC of Resident Evil 4.
After that, John takes us back to the world of Genshin Impact, as he continues to explore more of what the games has to offer, and digs into the Genius Invokation TCG​.
Finally, Kevin wraps things up with some thoughts on Kirby and the Amazing Mirror — along with the series, as a whole — which was recently added to the list of GBA games available via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.
 
Timestamps:
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC  -  00:02:02
Genshin Impact: Genius Invokation TCG  -  00:07:18
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror + more  -  00:22:21
 
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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 this week with some thoughts on the indie classic, Monaco: Whats Yours Is Mine, which he's been playing quite a bit of lately.
John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dig into all sorts of video gaming goodies — including more thoughts on Castlevania & Konami, the early games from WayForward, John's continued struggles with POINPY, and more...
 
Timestamps:
Monaco: Whats Yours Is Mine  -  00:00:58
Video Gaming chit chat  -  00:08:59
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew back in the house once again and plenty of video gaming goodies to dive into, so let's get things rolling...
Randall gets things started off with an update on his time with the Resident Evil 4 Remake, as he plunges into the recently re-released Separate Ways DLC.
John takes over from there and spends a little time gushing about Neon White, after finally firing it up while being disconnected from the internet for a few days.
Finally, Kevin closes things out this week with a little bit of a 'Save it for the 'cast!' style discussion, as he struggles to find a gameplay loop that will properly satisfy his neo retro arcade cravings.
 
Timestamps:
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC  -  00:02:39
Neon White  -  00:13:10
Indie Arcade Games + Roguelikes  -  00:28:01
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
This week, Kevin gets the ball rolling with a couple of the Game Boy Advance games that he's been playing on Nintendo Switch lately.
​Randall & John join in on the conversation after that, as we chat a little bit more about the most recent Nintendo Direct from last month.
 
Timestamps:
GBA on Nintendo Switch  -  00:01:30
Nintendo Direct  -  00:12:42
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  After being shorthanded for last week's episode, we're back at full-strength once again with a whole new batch of video game goodies to dive into, so let's get things rolling...
John gets things started out with a handful of heavier topics, as he finally digs into Heaven Will Be Mine, which was his New Year's Resolution game for 2023.
After that, we pass the ball over to Randall for some quick first impressions on the latest installment in the NBA 2K franchise before he shares some thoughts on the Castlevania classic, Circle of the Moon.
Finally, Kevin closes things out this week with some thoughts on the surprise release of F-ZERO 99 during the latest Nintendo Direct.
 
Timestamps:
Heaven Will Be Mine  -  00:01:44
NBA 2K24  -  00:17:59
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon  -  00:25:51
F-ZERO 99 + Nintendo Direct  -  00:33:54
 
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