Pixel x Pixel

We are back, back, back, with episode 131 of Pixel x Pixel, just in time for the -BER months! We’ve been keeping busy over the past few weeks and have lots of playing and watching to share. Plus, Marcus experienced the joy of watching a movie in a theater right from the comfort of home thanks to VR, and Anne finally purchased the cutting machine of her dreams!

20:00~ News Mentioned: Halloween: The Game banned in Australia, This Game is Not Real to be published by JAST Blue, Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster announced, Village in the Shade sells over 200k copies, Xbox Game Pass introducing streaming limits

41:00~ Games/Movies/TV Mentioned: Exit 8, Super Mario Odyssey, Sword of the Sea, Big Walk, I have No Mouth and I Must Scream, ****The Darkside of Society, The Castle, Ferngully, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

We’ve been on a little break from recording, but we’re back with a whole lot of small art business updates, including Anne’s first workshop recap and her first t-shirt design (preorders are open until 9/21!). Plus, we find gaming at the Orange County Fair, Anne has a long customer service saga with a thermal printing company, and a surprising number of games were played!

**Trigger warning for discussion of a parent’s death. If you would prefer to skip this, jump ahead to 1:42.

Unfortunately, no time stamps are available for this episode. Sorry!

News Mentioned: Wicker trailer

Games/Movies/TV Mentioned: Devil May Cry 1 and 2, Power Rangers Rita’s Rewind, Ape Escape, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Farming Simulator 25, Onsen Shark, In the Mouth of Madness, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, Vampira and Me, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

Buttons, buttons, and more buttons! In episode 129 of Pixel x Pixel, Anne talks all about her new button machine and recent market endeavors. Meanwhile, Marcus has endeavors of his own in the form of tinkering with video game streaming. Plus, games were beaten, and an audio book was listened to!

11:30~ News Mentioned: PS3 and PS Vita digital storefront closures, Sony ceasing PlayStation disc production, PocketMage on CrowdSupply, Rhythm Heaven Groove out now

34:00~ **Games/Movies/TV Mentioned: **Prince of Persia (2008), Final Fantasy VII, Scritchy Scratchy, Spider Man: Miles Morales, Shallow Grave, Masterchef Australia, Dead Before Dark

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

This episode, we are sneaking in just in the nick of time to wish everyone a happy Pride! We’ve gotten up to lots of good fun over the past couple of weeks, including going to Disney After Dark Pride Nite, obtaining a coveted button machine, and discovering the joy that is Brazilian style garlic chips. Plus, it’s all the news we care to discuss from the not-E3 announcement bonanza!

21:00~ News Mentioned: Summer Games Fest, Sony State of Play, Nintendo Direct, Steam Machine price

01:00:05~ **Games/Movies/TV Mentioned: **Prince of Persia (2008), Big Girls Wanted, The Watermelon Woman, Raw! Uncut! Video!

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

The not-E3 midsummer game news onslaught is upon us, but we’re still playing catchup with prior news, life updates, and what we’ve been watching, reading, and playing. Anne has more market updates and upcoming products to share, and Marcus has been back to tinkering with their server. Plus, Anne played a game for the character action game-along in May!

10:00~ News Mentioned: Pictonico available now, Donkey Kong 64 on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on June 4, Steam Deck price increase, Adolescence of Utena film in theaters June 21 and 22

30:00~ **Games/Movies/TV Mentioned: **Prince of Persia (2008), Married to the Mob, All-American Murder, Demon Wind, Yesteryear, The House of My Mother

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

After a bit of an unintended break, we are back with lots to discuss! Marcus has a new e-ink device and a zine to share with the world, and Anne is working hard on her markets and seeing some exciting results! Plus, lots of movies have been watched, including a film from the 1920s!

Marcus’ book zine

Ko-fi market recap

18:30~ News Mentioned: InterfaceX 26 virtual expo (showcase, Steam page), Gamestop offers to buy eBay, Nintendo Switch 2 price increase, Hadaka Shitsuji Spice & Sugar release date

38:40~ Movies/TV Mentioned: *In the Company of Wolves, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Daughters of Darkness, Haxan*

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

Right of the bat, we have to warn you that there is a bit of weird audio going on in this episode (particularly with Anne at the beginning). Unfortunately, we’re not really sure what went wrong and couldn’t figure out how to correct it, but it’s still perfectly listenable!

In this episode, we have a fun Castlevania Takarazuka show recap, news of Anne’s best market yet, a book we both read, a gleefully campy musical to discuss, and more!

7:00~ News Mentioned: Rhythm Heaven Groove release date, Machine Child out now, Tomak Remastered

16:40~ Games Mentioned: Kemono Friends Picross Movies/TV Mentioned: Master Chef Australia, The Apple, Frogman- Books Mentioned: Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

In this episode, we recount our visit the OC Creative Reuse Center and fill up on secondhand craft supplies, and Anne shares her The Summer Hikaru Died exhibition review that was recently published on Yatta-Tachi! Not only that, but she actually played and beat another game, Marcus has some juicy self hosting drama to share, and more!

5:55~ News Mentioned: Tomodatchi Life: Living the Dream demo, Switch 2 game pricing update, Booklore drama, Segagaga fan translation

27:00~ Games Mentioned: The Last Guardian, Otome Dadoshi - Movies/TV Mentioned: Nothing Underneath, 1000 Women in Horror, I Love LA - Books Mentioned: His Slender Embrace, A Delicious Descent

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

After the last jam-packed episode, we have a slightly quieter one this time around because for some reason we haven’t been playing or watching much of anything! But the Santa Ana winds came to celebrate Pokémon Winds and make our last market extremely difficult, and we had a lot of fun attending Citrus Con 2026, so let’s talk about that!

13:00~ News Mentioned: Pokémon Winds and Waves announcement, Stage Tour announcement, Nier: Automata Overwatch collab

22:00~ Movie Mentioned: She Freak - Book Mentioned: Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Kaito’s zine panel slides and resources

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

It’s an action-packed episode of Pixel x Pixel this time around, with not one, but three different events to cover! We had the pleasure to attend Vintage Computer Festival SoCal, an Akira Yamaoka concert, and Anne’s first maker’s market as Apricotsushi Shop (recap here). Plus, there’s quite the fun range of news to discuss, including a New York Magazine cover article on… fujoshi?!

24:00~ News Mentioned: Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition ****released, $20 Pokemon ROMs, CapsuleJay’s fundraiser, “Girls Who Love Boys Who Love Boys: When Did Everyone Start Fujoing Out?”

41:00~ Games Mentioned: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Animal Crossing Deluxe - Movies Mentioned: Pillion, Pin

♫ Intro music - “Willie Lomans” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta