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It's a change of plan this week as we head to the movies for Hollywood's first ever attempt at making a Videogame movie with Super Mario Bros (1993).

We'll be reviewing the movie, taking you through all the reasons why it became a nightmare on the set and on the screen and we'll do our very best to explain how a Super Mario story could heavily involve both the extinction of the dinosaurs and a fascist dystopia.

NOTE: Our planned Sonic The Hedgehog Rankings special will be airing next Friday as Episode 9 of Pixel Mix, sorry for the delay!

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[00:00] - Intro and Weekly News

Pixel Mix Movie Night

[05:49] - Background and troubles before shooting

[15:52] - Super Mario Bros 1993 Review

[42:37] - The Aftermath

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[49:19] - Next time on Movie Night

[50:38] - Next week on Pixel Mix

On this week's show we take on legendary Japanese RPG classic Final Fantasy VI, but can it dethrone the mighty Strider from the top of our Mini Console Madness rankings? We also talk through the history of Final Fantasy including the origins of the series' unique name and the situation that led to Square deserting Nintendo for PlayStation for Final Fantasy VII.

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News

[02:44] - EA doubles down on live service games

[06:44] - The McDonald's PS5 controller

Mini Console Madness

[10:23] - Final Fantasy VI Intro and History

[19:59] - Final Fantasy VI Review

[58:55] - What came next for Final Fantasy?

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:07:56] - Next time on Mini Console Madness

[01:10:34] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Rankings Special #2)

This weeks show is brought to you by birds. We’ve got big awkward flying birds in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, birds which refuse to fly for some reason in Death’s Door and spooky spooky birds in Resident Evil Village.

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News

[03:56] - EA announces a Dead Space remaster

[06:44] - Krispy Kreme are bringing Xbox doughnuts to the UK

[09:30] - Sony reveals awkward PS5 storage expansion requirements

Games of the Month

[14:31] - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

[40:44] - Death's Door

[56:07] - Resident Evil Village

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:08:51] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Mini Console Madness)

This week we're celebrating 20 years of Xbox by diving deep into original Xbox classic Blinx: The Time Sweeper. We'll also be looking at Xbox's search for a family friendly mascot, the great success story that is Xbox's backwards compatibility program and the highs and painful lows of Naoto Ohshima's work in the industry.

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News

[02:40] - Valve announces Steam Deck handheld gaming system

[10:57] - Konami's PES goes Free to Play

Pixel Mix Games Club

[16:45] - Blinx: The Time Sweeper Review

[39:09] - The future of Blinx

[42:23] - Xbox's backwards compatibility success

[50:16] - Xbox's search for a mascot and the high's and lows of Naoto Ohshima

[01:00:14] - Can you make a successful new Mascot Platformer in 2021?

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:08:14] - Next time on the Pixel Mix Games Club

[01:09:55] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Games of the Month - July 2021)

This week we take on the daunting task of ranking every single Nintendo franchise. We'll be going through every series from A-Z (or 1080° Snowboarding to Yoshi) and deciding where each places on the overall rankings to determine the 20 best and 5 worst Nintendo Franchises ever!

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The Nintendo Franchise Rankings

[04:26] - The rankings explained

[07:07] - Franchises #1-10 (Including Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong and Earthbound)

[42:58] - Franchises #11-20 (including Fire Emblem, F-Zero and Kirby)

[01:28:23] - The rankings so far...

[01:29:28] - Franchises #21 - 30 (including Mario, Mario Kart and Metroid)

[02:14:48] - Franchises #31 - 40 (including Pilotwings, Pikmin and Pokémon)

[02:50:13] - The rankings so far...

[02:52:00] - Franchises #41-50 (including Star Fox, Super Smash Bros and The Legend of Zelda)

[03:33:21] - Franchises #51-54 (Including the Wii series, Xenoblade and Yoshi)

[03:48:24] - The Final Rankings

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[03:54:59] - Next months rankings special (Ranking the Sonic the Hedgehog games)

[03:55:46] - Next week on Pixel Mix (Blinx: The Time Sweeper - Pixel Mix Games Club)

On this week's show the Switch pro is finally revealed... kind of, Assassin's Creed finds an exciting new way to become even more of a bloated mess and it's our first mini console madness episode as we take on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive hit Strider.

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News

[03:08] - Nintendo Switch Pro(?) revealed

[08:47] - Assassin's Creed Infinity live service platform announced

Mini Console Madness

[16:14] - Strider (1990) History and Review

[36:42] - The future of Strider

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[43:23] Next time on Mini Console Madness!

[01:06:07] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (The Rankings Special)

This week it's our first Games of the Month special, covering all the big games from June 2021. Join us for thoughts on Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade, Mario Golf: Super Rush alongside the weeks biggest gaming news.

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News

[03:20] - PlayStation Acquires Housemarque and (probably) Bluepoint Games

[06:18] - EA and PlayerWON team up to bring adverts to console games.

[09:44] - NEW FOOTBALL GAME appears on digital storefront.

Games of the Month

[12:38] - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Review

[27:35] - Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade / Intermission Review

[45:25] - Mario Golf Super Rush

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:06:07] - Next Week on Pixel Mix (Mini Console Madness)

On this week's show we're taking an in depth look at Suda51 classic Killer 7, one of the strangest games from the Gamecube and PlayStation 2 generation. We'll also be talking about the man himself and whether he belongs alongside gamings most iconic developers, and we run down the curious case of the Capcom 5.

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Timestamps

News

[01:37] - Is Abandoned actually Silent Hill?

[06:29] - Xbox Cloud Gaming servers upgraded to Series X hardware

[08:33] - The Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony (https://youtu.be/UGTlBHNvjsU)

The Pixel Mix Games Club - Killer 7

[11:00] - Killer 7 Review

[38:56] - Suda51: One of gamings most iconic developers?

[50:09] - The curious case of the Capcom Five

[59:32] - Nintendo: are they for big babies?

Coming Soon to Pixel Mix

[01:05:18] - Next month on the Pixel Mix Games Club (Blinx: The Time Sweeper)

[01:06:08] - Pixel Mix #2 preview (Games of the Month - June 2021)

Welcome to Pixel Mix, the brand new weekly pick 'n' mix gaming podcast from the creators of Beat The Sheet: An Xbox Game Pass Challenge.

In this preview episode we'll take you through all the great content coming to Pixel Mix in it's first month, with the first episode launching Friday 25th June 2021:

June 25th - The Pixel Mix Games Club, featuring Killer 7

July 2nd - The Games of the Month Special, featuring Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade and more!

July 9th - Retro Corner, featuring Strider (1990), available on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Mini.

July 16th - The Monthly Rankings Special, ranking every Nintendo franchise!

In each episode we'll be breaking down the latest gaming news alongside the main feature of the week.

Each month will have a new episode of each type (Games Club, Games of the Month, Retro Corner, Rankings Special) so there should be something for everyone to enjoy.

If you have thoughts on our first Games Club and Retro Corner games (Killer 7 and Strider) we'd love to hear from you!

Get in touch with the show via email at [email protected] or on Twitter (@PixelMixPod)