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This week it’s time once again for the Pixel Mix Games Club as we battle against space mechs and bad localization in Konami PS2 cult favourite Zone of the Enders. We'll also be talking about what makes a good Mech game, our favourite Konami hidden gems and Konami's reputation as the biggest IP hoarders in the industry.

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro and Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack thoughts

Pixel Mix Games Club

[08:54] - Zone of the Enders Review

[32:29] - Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Impressions

[42:12] - What makes a good Mech game and our favourite Mech games.

[47:39] - Our favourite Konami hidden gems

[55:27] - Konami: The worst IP hoarders in the industry

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:04:14] - Next time on the Pixel Mix Games Club (Operation: Winback)

[01:05:15] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Games of the Month - October 2021)

This week it's time for the first annual Pixel Mix Spooky Games Invitational. 32 Spooky Games will enter but only 1 can prevail and become the champion of all that is Spooky.

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro, Switch OLED thoughts and Konami continue to be the worst.

The Pixel Mix Spooky Games Invitational

[05:28] - The Invitational Explained

[07:13] - The Group Stages

[01:03:03] - The Last 16

[01:22:38] - The Quarter Finals

[01:33:46] - The Semi Finals

[01:42:07] - The Final

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:48:44] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Pixel Mix Games Club - Zone of the Enders)

[01:49:20] - Next month on the Rankings Special

This week Mini Console Madness is going straight to planet Funkotron with the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis classic Toejam and Earl, a game which came out in 1991 but is still somehow a RogueLike.

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro and Sora in Smash Bros Ultimate

Mini Console Madness

[07:12] - History

[09:53] - Toejam and Earl Review

[37:20] - The MCM Leaderboard

[39:25] - What came next for Toejam and Earl?

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[46:03] - The Live Draw: Next months Mini Console Madness

[49:20] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Rankings Special #4 - The Best Spooky Games)

This week it’s our September games of the month special as we try our best to make it through all the huge September releases including DeathLoop, No More Heroes III, Tales of Arise, WarioWare: Get it Together and of course, SkateBird!

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro and breaking down (over) the IGN Best Games of All Time Bracket

Games of the Month

Thoughts

[11:05] - No More Heroes III

[16:21] - SkateBird

[21:13] - Tales of Arise

Reviews

[28:43] - DeathLoop

[59:58] - It Takes Two

[01:14:32] - WarioWare: Get it Together!

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:29:47] - Next time on Games of the Month

[01:31:11] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Mini Console Madness - Toejam and Earl)

This week it’s time once again for the Pixel Mix Games Club as we take a look at a legendary id Software FPS classic with Quake. We'll also be talking about the nightmarish development of the game, whether or not Id Software are the greatest FPS creators of all-time and whether they still hold that crown in 2021.

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro and Redundant Nintendo Direct Predictions

Pixel Mix Games Club

[05:45] - The History of id Software

[09:58] - Quake Review and Listener Thoughts

[47:59] - The Disastrous Development of Quake

[59:23] - The Future of Quake

[01:07:10] - Are id Software the best FPS creators of all time?

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:16:53] - Next time on the Pixel Mix Games Club (A Nintendo Switch Online Game?)

[01:17:58] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Games of the Month - September 2021)

It's time for another Pixel Mix Rankings Special this week and this time we've teamed up to bring you our Top 25 Xbox 360 games, most of which are playable on Xbox One and Series consoles via backwards compatibility!

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro and Sony Showcase thoughts

The Top 25 Xbox 360 Games

[08:46] - The Rankings Explained

[10:31] - Xbox Rankings #25-21

[36:45] - Xbox Rankings #20-16

[59:13] - Xbox Rankings #15-11

[01:24:05] - Xbox Rankings #10-6

[01:57:43] - Xbox Rankings #5-2

[02:25:13] - Xbox Rankings Honourable Mentions

[02:26:33] - Xbox Rankings #1

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[02:34:36] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Pixel Mix Games Club - Quake)

[02:35:20] - Next month on the Rankings Special

This week Mini Console Madness is taking to the "cute 'em up" skies to see if TurboGrafx-16 classic Air Zonk can dethrone our current Mini Console Madness champion Final Fantasy VI. We'll also be taking a brief look at the history of the TurboGrafx-16 and how we got to the Zonk from the Bonk.

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro

Mini Console Madness

[02:35] - Air Zonk and The TurboGrafx-16: Intro and History

[08:00] - Air Zonk Review

[28:29] - Ranking Air Zonk on the MCM Leaderboard

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[30:55] - The Live Draw: Next months Mini Console Madness

[34:10] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Rankings Special #3 - The Top 25 Xbox 360 Games)

This week it's a special Xbox Game Pass (or Beat The Sheet) edition of Games of the Month as we review 7 brand new releases which launched straight into the service in the last month including The Ascent, Psychonauts 2 and Twelve Minutes!

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro

Games of the Month

[03:09] - Introducing The 12 Minute Challenge

[03:57] - Omno Review

[08:45] - Dodgeball Academia Review

[13:44] - The Ascent Review

[25:49] - Boyfriend Dungeon Review

[37:49] - Recompile Review

[49:50] - Psychonauts 2 Review

[01:01:50] - Twelve Minutes Review

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:14:15] - Next time on Games of the Month

[01:14:59] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Air Zonk - Mini Console Madness)

This week it's the Pixel Mix Games Club and we're diving into Wii light gun classic The House of the Dead: Overkill. We'll also be talking about the history of The House of the Dead, the Nintendo Wii's fantastic library of light gun games and our favourite arcade shooters!

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TimeStamps

[00:00] - Intro and Weekly News

Pixel Mix Games Club

[10:31] - The History of "The House of the Dead"

[25:21] - The House of the Dead: Overkill Review

[57:03] - What came next?

[01:00:29] - The Nintendo Wii: The Last Stand for Light Gun Games?

[01:05:52] - Is The House of the Dead the best Light Gun Arcade Cabinet?

[01:09:52] - How can we bring Light Gun games back?

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:14:57] - Next time on the Pixel Mix Games Club (Quake)

[01:15:31] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Games of the Month - August 2021)

This week it's finally time for our long awaited Sonic the Hedgehog rankings episode! We'll be running through 57 Sonic games from the oldest releases to the newest to determine which games deserve a spot on our Top 20 and which suffer the shame of being a part of the dreaded Bottom 5 list of shame.

Are there even 20 games which deserve a spot on the Top 20? How bad do you have to be to be in the 5 worst Sonic games? Find out right here at Pixel Mix!

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Timestamps

The Sonic Rankings

[02:53] - The rankings explained

[04:00] - Games #1-10 (including Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine)

[52:39] - The rankings so far...

[53:21] - Games #11-20 (including Sonic and Knuckles, Tails Skypatrol and Sonic The Fighters)

[01:35:21] - Games #21 - 25 (including Sonic R, Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2)

[01:57:10] - The rankings so far...

[01:58:58] - Games #26 - 30 (including Sonic Advance and Sonic Heroes)

[02:23:09] - Games #31-40 (including Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Rush and Sonic 06)

[03:00:50] - The rankings so far...

[03:03:14] - Games #41-50 (including Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations)

[03:50:44] - Games #51-57 (including Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces)

[04:23:15] - The Final Rankings

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[04:32:36] - Next months rankings special (Top 25 Xbox 360 Games)

[04:33:26] - Next week on Pixel Mix (House of the Dead: Overkill - Pixel Mix Games Club)