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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 with a handful of the indie gems that he's been playing lately, particularly leaning into the retro-inspired, arcade-y goodies this week!
John and Randall jump into the conversation from there, as we discuss all sorts of different dungeon crawlers, marvel at the stellar catalogue of games from PUNKCAKE Délicieux, a couple of obscure Pokémon spin-offs, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Stray Shot + 'PUNKCAKE'  -  00:00:38
Use Turbo To  -  00:03:07
Momo and the Mine  -  00:06:30
Froggo Games from 'SmellyFrog'  -  00:08:41
↳  Froggo: Swing 'n' Grapple | Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  First and foremost, apologies for the little bit of extra background noise on this week's episode, mostly courtesy of a rattling mic stand — but absolutely no apologies for the adorable cameo from John's cat, Regis.  Now let's talk about some video games!
Kevin kicks things off with a couple of games that he streamed recently, each from a different prolific PICO-8 developers — The Shadow King from Johan Peitz and Fungus Reaper from Sebastian Lind.
Randall picks up the ball from there, and digs into his experience with the recently released 'Special Edition' of (Mr.) Gimmick! on Nintendo Switch — and you know he snagged the collector's edition​, which is sadly no longer available.  :/
Finally, John wraps things up with a duo of games that he's been swapping back and forth between on his Steam Deck — Lonely Mountains: Downhill and Monster Hunter: World.
 
Timestamps:
The Shadow King  -  00:03:06
Fungus Reaper  -  00:08:04
Gimmick! Special Edition  -  00:14:34
Lonely Mountains: Downhill  -  00:27:46
Monster Hunter: World  -  00:34:12
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Kevin played through the recently released demo for Princess Peach: Showtime right before sitting down to record the intro to this week's episode and gives some quick impressions!  
He also ripped through the demo for Pepper Grinder, one of his most anticipated upcoming 2D platformers; and gives a quick shoutout to Attack of the Karens, a stylish & hilarious roguelite bullet hell shoot 'em up!
John & Randall join in on the fun after that, as we get into all sorts of retro gaming goodies this time around — including John's experience with Ys I & II: Chronicles+ so far, the TurboGrafx-16 console, more of the games from XSEED Publishing, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Princess Peach: Showtime (Demo)  -  00:00:55
Pepper Grinder (Demo)  -  00:04:06
Attack of the Karens  -  00:07:14
Ys I & II: Chronicles+  -  00:10:24
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew back once again for a short & sweet episode, jam-packed with video gaming goodies...
Kevin gets the ball rolling this week with a trio of indie gems that he's snagged recently on Nintendo Switch for super duper cheap — including Aggelos, ITTA, and Jetboard Joust.
After that, John dives into a couple more games that he's been replaying on his handy dandy Steam Deck as of late — including Dark Souls III and the Final Fantasy VII: Remake.
Finally, Randall closes things out with some thoughts on It Takes Two, after finally getting over the emotional hurdles in the opening bits of the game, and getting into the couch co-op action!
 
Timestamps:
Kevin Snags Switch Games on Sale  -  00:00:52
↳  Aggelos | ITTA | Jetboard Joust
Dark Souls III  -  00:13:57
Final Fantasy VII: Remake  -  00:17:20
It Takes Two  -  00:22:56
 
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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 this week by ratting off a handful of the games he's been dipping his toes into over the last week or two — including a recent session with the latest Madden release, a couple of arcade-y precision platformers, a super vibey & heady puzzler, and more...
After that, Randall & John join in on the fun as we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodness — Kevin & John still can't get enough Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Randall worries that he won't be able to play all the games before the clock runs out, we skim through the catalog of games from XSEED Games, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Madden 2024  -  00:01:08
INSCRYPTION  -  00:03:04
Crystal Chip Collector e  -  00:03:55
Bzzzt  -  00:06:29
Bonfire Peaks (Demo)  -  00:08:28
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  The whole trio is in the house once again and we've been playing ALL sorts of video games, so let's get things rolling...
Kevin kicks things off this week with his first impressions of WarioWare: Move It! on Nintendo Switch after ripping through the first half of the campaign.
After that, John rattles off a handful of games that he's been replaying on the Steam Deck lately — including a number of his favorites from the last few years!
Randall's been logging some serious hours with Slay the Spire lately, while reverting to gaming on mobile devices while having family in town for an extended stay.
Finally, Kevin wraps things up with the latest gem from the PUNKCAKE Délicieux crew, Super Algebrawl.
 
Timestamps:
WarioWare: Move It!  -  00:02:34
John Replays Some Faves  -  00:16:12↳  Hades | A Short Hike | Control | Lonely Mountains: Downhill | Monster Hunter: World
Slay the Spire (on mobile)  -  00:25:23
Super Algebrawl  -  00:38:06
 
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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 standout indie games — ProtoCorgi & TEN — from one of his recent livestreams.
After that, Randal & John jump into the conversation, and we talk about all sorts of video game goodies — including the satisfaction of fluid movement in 3D space, the pros and cons of our favorite controllers, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
ProtoCorgi  -  00:01:23
TEN: Ten Rooms, Ten Seconds  -  00:05:08
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo)  -  00:08:38
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew in the house this week for our first recording session of the new year — and the first proper numbered episode recorded with Kevin in his new apartment!
Kevin gets things started off with some first impressions on Lil Gator Game after ripping through the opening hour or so, and immediately falling in love!
After that, Randall hits the ground running, and dives right into his resolution game for 2024 — and shares some quick thoughts about his new Analogue Duo, as well.
​Monster Hunter: WorldJohn's been spending a whole bunch of time playing Monster Hunter: World on his newly acquired Steam Deck, and experimenting with all sorts of different weapons.
Finally, Randall & Kevin have each been playing a couple of former Apple Arcade exclusives, as Randall finally spends some quality time with Grindstone on the iPad, and Kevin takes his best stab at Bleak Sword DX.
 
Timestamps:
Lil Gator Game  -  00:02:11
Analogue Duo + Ys: Book I & II  -  00:07:50
Monster Hunter: World  -  00:19:58
Grindstone  -  00:27:05
Bleak Sword DX  -  00:30:25
 
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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 (quite literally) with a few of the games that he's been firing up on Xbox Game Pass lately — including Go Mecha Ball, Rollerdrome, and Sea of Stars — and how he desperately needs to upgrade to a Series X console!
Join and Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we discuss cloud gaming (and saving), M. Night Shyamalan films, free furniture in the alley, and a bunch of the video games we've been playing lately...
 
Timestamps:
Go Mecha Ball  -  00:01:59
Rollerdrome  -  00:04:50
Sea of Stars  -  00:08:14
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full trio back in the house once again, and a whole bunch of video game goodies to dive into, so let's get right into it...
Kevin gets the ball rolling (quite literally) this week, as he gives a quick shoutout to a couple of wizard-themed indie arcade gems, The Pinball Wizard & Wizorb.
After that, John digs into a few of the games that he's been firing up on his new Steam Deck lately — including Hades, Lonely Mountains: Downhill & Monster Hunter World.
Finally, Randall closes things out with some first (and seemingly final) impressions of the new Super Mario RPG remake on Nintendo Switch.
 
Timestamps:
Wizorb  -  00:02:31
The Pinball Wizard  -  00:05:59
John's New Steam Deck  -  00:12:00
Super Mario RPG  -  00:22:22
 
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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'
Kevin's getting settled into his new apartment over the past few weeks, and gets things started off with a quick shoutout for a couple of awesome puzzle games that he recently snagged for cheap on Nintendo Switch — Aloof & Toodee and Topdee.
John and Randall join in on the fun after that, as we pluck another chunk of chit chat from our recent holiday episode recording session.  We dig into all sorts of video game (and basketball) goodies this week — including upcoming Sega games, the Yakuza series, adding even more games to our wishlists, and much more...
 
Timestamps:
Aloof  -  00:00:52
Toodee and Topdee  -  00:04:36
 
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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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