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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're shorthanded for the first time in quite a while, with only Kevin & John in the house today — but we've still got plenty of gaming goodies to discuss, so lets get right into it...

We get things started off with a recap of our various gaming sessions, after heading to the mountains of Tennessee for a recent bachelor party — including Snipperclips, Killer Queen Black, and Halo 2 on the original Xbox.

After that, John talks a little more Halo after digging into The Master Chief Collection, before moving onto some Splatoon 3 to close things...

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 games that he's been playing (and recording YouTube videos for) over the past week or so — including a couple of "guest games" from PUNKCAKE Délicieux, along with the demo for a highly-anticipated upcoming neo retro indie from Yacht Club Games.

John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dive into a variety of other gaming goodies — including digging out the semi-forgotten Ouya console, reminiscing about WiiWa...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got everyone in the house once again, along with a few games/topics to dive a little deeper into this week, so let's get things rolling!

Randall & Kevin get things started off with a little more Sega action — carrying the momentum over from our last proper episode — after checking out the demo for the upcoming Shinobi: Art of Vengeance "reboot."

After that, they also pair up for a little UFO 50 talk, after it was recently shadow dropped on Nintendo Switch during the most recent Indie World presentation.

Finally...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Sorry we're a day late this week, but Kevin's 2009 iMac (which he's been using for editing the podcast since day one) finally gasped its last breath over the weekend...

After a quick update, Kevin gives a shoutout to Bye-Bye BoxBoy! (and the entire series), after polishing it off while travelling last weekend.

John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies — including a little roguelike/roguelite chit...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the entire crew in the house once again, and a whole bunch of video gaming chit chat to get into, so let's get things rolling!

Randall & Kevin gets things started off with a whole bunch of shoot 'em up action, after Randall dusts off his copy of Cannon Spike & convinces Kevin to dig out the Dreamcast.

John keeps things in Sega territory after that, as we get into all things Sonic the Hedgehog, spanning the entire history of the franchise.

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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 quick round-up of a bunch of the games that he's been playing lately — including a couple of gems he's been checking out for the first time on his little ol' laptop, along with a few games he's been revisiting on Switch.

John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, and we get into a whole bunch of various gaming goodies — including the changes made to Super Mario 3D World on Switch...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the entire crew in the house once again this week, and all sorts of video games to discuss, so let's get right into the action!

John kicks things off with a dive into some of the PS2 era games from Nippon Ichi Software, with a primary focus on the Disgaea series & other games of a similar ilk.

After that, Kevin digs out his New 3DS once again and dives into Metroid: Samus Returns, which he is hopeful to see through (but knows deep down that it's unlikely).

Fin...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Kevin tries his best to keep the intro on the short & sweet side, but still winds up rattling off a handful of games that he's been digging into — and even teases a couple of games that we plan to discuss on future episodes of the podcast.

John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, and we are truly all over the map this week — including reliving the early days of "next gen" gaming, various Wii U exclusives, quic...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Everyone's back in the house once again this week and we've all been doing plenty of gaming lately, so let's get rolling!

Kevin gets things started off with a little Lonely Mountains: Downhill action, and is having a much smoother experience on Nintendo's new console.

After that, Randall digs into his resolution game for this year, after getting some quality time in with Yakuza 0, which he's also playing on his Switch 2.

John picks things up from there, and has a wonderful time poking around & making music in the adorabl...

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 firing up lately — including drawing some parallels between Cuphead & Gunstar Heroes, some first impressions of New Pokémon Snap, and the different versions of Super Mario 3D World.

John & Randall jump into the conversation after that and it's pretty much all Nintendo Switch 2 talk after that, as Kevin & Randall continue to discuss their first impressions of the new console.

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Everyone's back in the house once again for one of our longer episodes in quite a while, so let's get right into the gaming goodies!

Kevin & Randall kick things off with their first impressions of the Nintendo Switch 2, and also dig into their early time spent with Mario Kart World.

After that, John dives into a couple of first person shooters that he's been playing quite a bit of lately, after diving into both DOOM 3 and Titanfall 2 for the first time.

Finally, Randall closes us out with an update o...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Kevin gets things started off with a quick recap of some of the physical copies that he's picked up recently, before rolling into a handful of the games he's been digging into recently.

Randall & John jump into the conversation after that, as we continue the video gaming chit chat — including some more Monster Hunter action from John, some first impressions on God of War (2018) from Kevin, a little Tetris Effect: Connected, and more...

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full crew in the house once again with a trio of games to dig a little deeper into, so let's get right into it!

Randall gets things started off with a little Xbox Game Pass action, as he gets pulled back into Indiana Jones and the Great Circle after spending a little time away from the game.

John takes the baton from there, and dives into his first impressions on the latest game in the Fantasy Life series — and potentially talks both Randall & Kevin into joining in on the...

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 bit of a scatterbrained recap of our 4th Annual Pursuing Pixels James Jam Game Gam.

Randall & John jump into the conversation after that, as we veer into a variety of different video gaming topics — including Nintendo's various eShops over the years, touch on a little Monster Hunter & Star Fox, fight through some technical difficulties, and much more...

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  The gang's all here once again, and we've got all sorts of video gaming goodies to discuss (per usual), so let's get right into it!

John gets things rolling with some more Monster Hunter action, as he checks out 3 Ultimate on the Wii U for the first time & manages to get the recently released Wilds up & running on his Steam Deck.

After that, Randall digs into his thoughts on Vampire Survivors, after checking out the game that seemingly kicked off the emerging "bullet heaven" genre for the first time via Game Pa...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'  — can you believe we've done 100 of these?!?

As always, Kevin kicks things off with some of the games that he's been checking out lately — and also takes a few minutes to spotlight the 4th annual Pursuing Pixels James Jam Game Gam, which is serendipitously wrapping up today.

After that, John & Randall jump into the conversation and we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies — Kevin plays some more Nintendo Switch with his nephew, Randall dusts off his Cast...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the usual trio in the house once again — each of us with a game that we've been sinking some (pretty) serious time into — so let's get right into the action!

John gets the ball rolling this week with a little Mavis Beacon inspired bullet hell action, and gives some first impressions on Glyphica: Typing Survival.

Randall takes the baton from there, and digs into his early impressions on his time with Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, after finally digging into the game in earnest.

Finally, Kevin wraps things up...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Kevin gets things started off with a quick recap of the various games that he's been diving into lately — including some more goodies on Switch that he's been sharing with his nephew, along with a few discs that he's been popping into his PS4.

John joins in on the conversation after that, as we continue to discuss some of the games that Kevin's been playing with his nephew lately, discuss the games developed & published by DotDemu over the...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're missing Randall this week, but Kevin & John have all sorts of video gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get right into the action!

Kevin gets the ball rolling with a couple of Wii U games that he recently scooped up, as he continues to round out the games in his collection.

After that, we briefly give some first impressions of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, before ultimately deciding to table the discussion until Randall is back in the mix.

Finally, John closes things out with a couple of gam...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Kevin gets the ball rolling as always this week, taking a little detour to discuss some of the games that he's picked up recently, after getting back into a bit of a collecting kick again!

John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dive into all sorts of gaming goodies — and also get slightly sidetracked by a thunderstorm in Seattle — including Kevin's first impressions of the Playdate, trying to figure out what John's mystery game is for...

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...

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...

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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 wond...

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, physic...

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...

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...

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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 re...

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, O...

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!

Fin...

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...

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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...

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 deca...

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 Drag...

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...

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Marsupilami: Hoobaventure  -  00:02:55

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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!

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Kevin kicks things off this week with a few games that he's been playing on his PS4, after dusting off the console (again) in preparation for getting an early start on his resolution game for this year.

John & Randall join in on the conversation after that, as we stick around in PlayStation land for the majority of the discussion, along with a little retro gaming chit chat, as well.

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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 2024, 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 2025, each resolving to play something from each of our respective backlogs before the clock strikes 2026... 

Our (sort of) GOTYs:

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↳  Fire Tower | DRAINUS | Shogun Showdown

John  -  00:18:51

↳  Outer...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

Kevin frontloads the intro this week with a handful of video gaming goodies that he's been playing on Nintendo Switch lately — (mostly) switching gears from his recent physical copy obsession, and veering back into digital download territory!

After that, John & Randall join in on the conversation for a bit of a "hodge podge" discussion — as we share a little behind-the-scenes episode coordinating, while primarily hanging around in Nintendo territory.

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got everyone in the house once again this week, and a whole slew of video gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get rolling!

Randall gets things started off with his thoughts on the recently released Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket on his shiny new mobile device.

After that, John & Kevin spend some time gushing about the incredibly slick & stylish arcade roguelike Swordship — followed by a handful of other arcade/puzzle gems they've been each been checking out independently.

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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 by rattling off a handful of physical Nintendo Switch games that he scooped up the other day.

He follows that up with a few indie gems he's been anticipating, that recently released on the same platform — along with a few games that he's actually been playing!

The rest of the gang joins the conversation after that, as we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies — including even more recent physical Switch...