Pixel Lit

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The Pixel Lit Podcast is the top podcast in the world for video game novelizations. Every episode, we read, recap, and discuss works of fiction based on and in the worlds of your favorite video games. And don’t worry: we take it very, very seriously. Join hosts Kevin and Phil as they talk about novelizations and adaptations of games like Halo, Five Nights at Freddie’s, Dead Space, Ninja Gaiden, and many more–all while keeping their attention firmly on the topic and hand, and never ever getting off topic.

Blaster Master with Mathas from Chilluminati!
#205
Last Wednesday at 7:00 AM

Mike Martin aka Mathas from the Chilluminati Podcast joins us today to talk Worlds of Power Blaster Master!

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Wishmaster (Witcher: The Last Wish - Part 3)
#204
06/04/2025

We have one more story to go! In this episode it's Geralt, Dandelion and Yennefer facing off against a nasty genie who seems, just mean.

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Book Synopsis

Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy...


Law of Surprise (Witcher: The Last Wish - Part 2)
#203
05/28/2025

We got SURPRISES in this episode, but they are really awkward and probably problematic in any civil society.

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Book Synopsis

Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world.
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A Very Witcher Clip Show (Witcher: The Last Wish Part 1)
#202
05/21/2025

It's time for Witcher: The Last Wish! In this episode we cover the first three short stories in The Last Wish. Also holy heck it's our 200th episode!

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Book Synopsis

Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole...


Diggy Hole (The Dig: Part 3)
#201
05/14/2025

The End! We are wrapped on The Dig and moving onto The Witcher: The Last Wish next!

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Book Synopsis

When an asteroid out of nowhere threatens to hit Earth, a space shuttle is sent to nudge it into a safe orbit. Venturing to the surface, three crew members become trapped as the asteroid suddenly leaves orbit, transporting them to a strange planet light y...


Dante's Inferno (The Dig: Part 2)
#200
05/07/2025

A Dante's Inferno reference? In MY LucasArts Game Novelization? That's RIGHT!

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Book Synopsis

When an asteroid out of nowhere threatens to hit Earth, a space shuttle is sent to nudge it into a safe orbit. Venturing to the surface, three crew members become trapped as the asteroid suddenly leaves orbit, transporting them to a strange planet light years away.


Dig Dug (The Dig: Part 1)
#199
04/30/2025

Episode 1 of The Dig! By Alan Dean Foster. This is an adaptation of the Lucas Arts game of the same name that was kicked off by Stephen Spielberg in 1989 but it didn't see fruition until 1995. 

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Book Synopsis

When an asteroid out of nowhere threatens to hit Earth, a space shuttle is sent to nudge it into a safe orbit. Venturing to the surface, th...


Interview with Jeremy Patenaude, the Author of Halo: Empty Throne
#198
04/23/2025

We got to sit down with Jeremy Patenaude to talk about his career and his new novel, Halo: Empty Throne! Note: we interviewed him before we read the book.

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2559. It has been a year since the rogue artificial intelligence Cortana seized control of the Domain, an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of Forerunner weapons at her disposal, Cortana set...


One Day From Retirement (Halo: Empty Throne - Part 4)
#197
04/16/2025

We lay thee thicc book down to rest. Coming up next, The Dig!

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2559. It has been a year since the rogue artificial intelligence Cortana seized control of the Domain, an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of Forerunner weapons at her disposal, Cortana set out to enforce an authoritarian peace on the civilizations of the galaxy. But as t...


DUMMY THICC BOOK (Halo: Empty Throne - Part 3)
#196
04/09/2025

This book keeps going doesn't it? Not that we are complaning. This thighs save lives. Or thick binding in this case.

 

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2559. It has been a year since the rogue artificial intelligence Cortana seized control of the Domain, an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of Forerunner weapons at her disposal, Cortana set out to enforce an au...


Jack Reacher in Space (Halo: The Empty Throne - Part 2)
#195
04/02/2025

In this episode we realize that one of the characters is basically Jack Reacher, but in space. Space Reacher. But he prefers just going by Reacher. You know how it is.

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2559. It has been a year since the rogue artificial intelligence Cortana seized control of the Domain, an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of Forerunner weapons at her disposal...


The Book Version of Luca Brasi (Halo: Empty Throne - Part 1)
#194
03/26/2025

New Halo Book! And dang it's good. We will be covering this one for four parts because it is a massive tome but after part 1 we are enjoying ourselves. Hooray!

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Synopsis

2559. It has been a year since the rogue artificial intelligence Cortana seized control of the Domain, an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of Forerunner weapons at her disposal, Cortana...


Doom 3 now with 95% Less Doom (Doom 3: Worlds on Fire - Part 3)
#193
03/19/2025

Well we got to the end! And there wasn't much Doom in the Doom book. We liked it regardless. Well we liked the gore at least.

 

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Synopsis

The year is 2144...and the battle over Earth's precious resources has raged for a century. With global economies in ruins and all-out world war more than a possibility, the U.S government turned to t...


Letters from The Front (Doom 3: Worlds on Fire - Part 2)
#192
03/05/2025

It's a cold day in Fredericksburg and we are marching to the front, where we shall encounter glory, or DOOM! I don't know where this bit is going.

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The year is 2144...and the battle over Earth's precious resources has raged for a century. With global economies in ruins and all-out world war more than a possibility, the U.S government turned to...


Rocky Movie Montage(Doom 3: Worlds on Fire - Part 1)
#191
02/26/2025

Hearrrts on fiiireee stong deeeesiiireee yeah baby that's gonna be ALL of these episodes and maybe just a bit that goes for ever. How about them apples?

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The year is 2144...and the battle over Earth's precious resources has raged for a century. With global economies in ruins and all-out world war more than a possibility, the U.S government turned to the...


It's Better than the Game? (7th Guest: Part 3)
#190
02/19/2025

Maybe? At least the death scenes are kinda cool.

 

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I Met a Man on the Way to Seven Ives (7th Guest: Part 2)
#189
02/12/2025

Soo something happened with my mic? I guess? Sounds bad in this episode. Good thing this is a Phil episode!

 

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7 Minutes in Guest (7th Guest: Part 1)
#188
02/04/2025

Heyyyyy who wants novelizations of early 90s point and click horror FMV game 7th Guest? Get them RIGHT here RRRREEEEED hot.

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We're Here, We're Nier, Get Used To It (Nier Automata: Long Story Short Part 3)
#187
01/29/2025

We wrap up this book! It's not great, but it does its job of making us actually want to play the game. It's like 10 pounds of story in a 1 pound bag. And the story is leaking everywhere.

 

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Nier We Go Again (Nier: Automata - Long Story Short Part 2)
#186
01/22/2025

We are BACK baby! Will 2B or not 2B? I 9S the question?

 

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Nier-er My Android to Thee (Nier Automata: Long Story Short Part 1)
#185
01/15/2025

Two dudes who have relatively little experience with the Nier franchise decide to jump into the franchise by reading a book! How poorly could this go?

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The 2024 GAME OF THE YEAR Episode!
#184
01/08/2025

Phil and Kevin talk about their GAMES of the YEAR! And instead of pitting these bad b*tches against each other we decided to steal something from the NoClip Crew Cast and give each of them their own laurels! But Balatro is #1.

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2024 in Bonuses!
#183
01/01/2025

This episode is all the bounes episodes that were Patreon only at the time of release! There's a WHOPPING amount of content most of you folks haven't heard yet. So take a listen! and Happy 2025!

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Don't Fear the Graphic Novel (Returnal: Fallen Asteria)
#182
12/20/2024

This book is less of an adaptation and more of a tie-in/follow up for those that have played Returnal. Yar thar be spoilers abound. Also my mic sounds kinda cruncy here. I feel like I wanna replace it? Maybe?

 

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Ifrit? I hardly know it! (King's Quest: Kingdom of Sorrow Part 3)
#181
12/11/2024

Whew tough crowd. Anyway. THE END OF THE BOOK IS NIGH. We liked this one what can I say.

 

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Dunstan Checks In (King's Quest: Kingdom of Sorrow Part 2)
#180
12/04/2024

There's a GIANT and his name is Dunstan! So that means I gotta make the one reference that I know for the name Dunstan. This is what happens when you come up short in media exposure to a name.

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King Graham Married Out of His League (King's Quest: Kingdom of Sorrow Part 1)
#179
11/27/2024

If there is one thing we learn about King Graham in this King's Quest adventure is that his Queen, Valanice, is so hot that even the faerie folk are jealous of her. That's a serious smoke show. Uhhh anyway welcome back to King's Quest!

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Stolen Catalyst Converters (Dead Space Catalyst Part 3)
#178
11/20/2024

Oh boy. Phil didn't even finish reading the book and Kevin nearly defenestrated himself finishing it. Book is bad folks. Real bad. Anyway, tight episode today because Kevin summed up the ending on ludicrous speed.

 

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MacGuffins 'r' Us! (Dead Space: Catalyst Part 2)
#177
11/13/2024

This has to be it. The low point right? There is nothing remotely interesting about this book aside from the anger that it stirs inside of me like small, tiny star. But that would be impossible because as we know if I had a star inside of me then it would consume me, and also Doc Ock would not be able to contol it with his tentacles. The power of a star in the palm of his hands. What did HE know?

Anyway, maybe we can just watch Spider-Man 2 next episode instead.

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Horror Roundtable: Silent Hill 2 Remake Discussion
#176
11/06/2024

We take a break from our REGULAR PROGRAMMING to bring you a special horror rountable, featuring HotCyder (he/him), Pim from Pim's Crypt (they/them), Sputnik34 (he/him) and out very own Kevin to talk about our reactions to the Silent Hill 2 Remake which we all played and had thoughts on.

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Dead Space Catalyst (Now With 50% Less Dead Space)
#175
10/30/2024

We back in the Dead Space universe. Member how we didn't like Dead Space Martyr? Well we are reading Dead Space Catalyst thinking, hey... maybe it will be better?

But what this book presupposes is... maybe it isn't?

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A Perfectly Cromulent Child (FNAF The Fourth Closet Part 3)
#174
10/23/2024

Wow this one ended with a bang! And like full on 1970s Stephen King adaptation ending with like vaseline on the lens of the film camera. Just weird and stuff. Anyway, we liked it! WHODATHUNK. Okay.

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FNAF The Fourth Closet? More Like The First Best Book in the Series! (Part 2)
#173
10/16/2024

That's right, I'm saying it, with 2/3 of the book done I'm calling it, this is the best book. Of the FNAF trilogy. To be clear, it's like a good book but the fact that we are so over the top in the praise is mostly because of what came before. You know, like a coconut or something?

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Five Nights at Freddy's! Let's Open the FOURTH CLOSET
#171
10/09/2024

This is the END of the FNAF Series written by Kira Breed-Wrisley and so far it's the best of the trilogy! Will that energy stay gold? We shall see Pony Boy. That's right, Outsiders reference.

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Final Fantasy Three: Both Sides Are the Same, Actually
#172
10/02/2024

The far left (light) and far right (darkness) are the same actually! This is not a takeaway I had during the episode but one I had while editing the episode, so you're getting hot and ready right here in the description of the episode! Huzzah!

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Final Fantasy 2: Chocobo Drift
#171
09/25/2024

Final Fantasy 2! Yeah that's right int's in the book that we are reading, Memory of Heroes, keep up will ya? Did you know gaming that Final Fantasy 2 introduced Chocobocochos to the series?

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Whaddya Playing (Extended Jam Session)
#170
09/19/2024

Okay! So we had an interview lined up for this week that ended up getting cancelled and it was too late notice for me to read the next part of Final Fantasy, so hope y'all enjoy this!

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Final Fantasy 1 - The Bookening!
#169
09/11/2024

As part of Final Fantasy's 25th Anniversary Square released a book called Final Fantasy I II II: Memory of Heroes. It contains three, novellas/short stories of the first three Final Fantasy games. On today's episode, we read one of them!

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Mortal Kombat: The Movie (1995) w/ HotCyder!
#168
09/04/2024

Phil was TRAPPED in South Dakota for a bit so I pulled in James aka HotCyder to talk about Paul W.S. Anderson's Mortal Kombat (1995).

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Lord Rayden (Christopher Lambert) handpicks three martial artists -- federal agent Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Shaolin monk Lui...


Dishonored: The Corroded Man - Part 3
#167
08/28/2024

We WRAP Dishonored: The Corroded Man this week. Will Corvo and Emily stop Zhukov in time? Will Wyman wake up from his nap? Will Kevin make it through the episode without getting political? Find out now!

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Book Synopsis

A strange, shrouded figure appears in Dunwall, seeming to possess powers once wielded by the assassin known as Daud. Faced with the possibility that their deadliest foe...