Penguin & Termite would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Holidays for the second 2020....!

As Christmas in America is centered on buying gifts, we discuss this capitalist culture and how it affect everything, including hte video game industry. This long form DLC discussion also involves our annual gift exchange with a twist!

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Music: Ozzed - O TanNESbaum http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Penguin & Termite invite Virginia's own "The Flock Podcast" 's Bob, Connor, and Dewey to discuss the gaming culture and industry presence in the state of Virginia! We discuss the culture of VA, the gaming scene, and give our thoughts about this great state.

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Music: Daydream Anatomy - Combat https://daydreamanatomy.bandcamp.com/track/combathttp://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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Penguin & Termite celebrate the official release of Halo Infinite! We have a discussion of all things Halo! We discuss the history, influence and impact this franchise has had on the gaming industry as well as our favorite entries.

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Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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In the next Genre Deep Dive series of episodes; Penguin & Termite discuss Soulslike games! This is a new genre, named after FromSoftware's Dark Souls games. We discuss how this new genre has affected video games we love today, the history of the genre and of course, we discuss our favorite Soulslike games! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/80bitpodsmash Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80bitpodsmash IG: https://www.instagram.com/80bitpodsmash/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/80bitpodsmash Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ve3bIiKDcxEIdo-QInzlg Music: Ozzed - Super Secret Tune http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Centered around the celebration of Thanksgiving, is family. Penguin & Termite observe Thanksgiving with you all, by looking at the relationship between gaming and family, around the holidays and in life in general.

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Music: Ozzed - Lingonsalt http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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The Enneagram describes nine different personality types, focusing on what motivates a person vs behavioral patterns. Penguin & Termite look through this grid to determine how this influences gamers! What types do each gamers prefer? How does each type reflect what games people play and/or roles within games?

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Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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Penguin & Termite discuss a hot video game industry topic, platform exclusivity. Is it helpful, what are the pitfalls? Why is this even a thing? Are the "Console Wars" still relevant? We discuss....

P.S - the beginning of this episode, Termite's mic gain is ridiculous, it was turned down a few minutes in. Sorry and bear with us.

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Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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Penguin & Termite spin off our DLC into a special, Bonus Level episode of 80 Bit Podsmash! We discuss our experiences Trick or Treating with children and family - and definitely video games! Come join us in our last hurrah around Halloween as we see it out, and see Thanksgiving and the Holiday season in.

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Music: Ozzed - Super Secret Tune http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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Marvel has been putting their IP on video games for as long as we can remember. Penguin & Termite take a look through history and discuss all things Marvel in video games. What's Marvel's strategy for putting games out? How's that different than DC? All that and more...

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Music: Ozzed - It's Not My Ship http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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Penguin & Termite are taken over once again by Halloween! We get festive by continuing our Monster Smash series, focusing on monsters in video games. This year we tackle Werewolves. How do video games represent Werewolves? Are Werewolves compelling in video games? What is a Werewolf game? All this and more...

Music: Nestrogen - Infernal Misanthropy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt