Pixels and Polygons

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

What is one of your least favorite games in one of your favorite franchises?

My guest this week is:

Brian Riggsbee author, publisher, and owner of RetroGameBooks.com! Find him on social media as @retrogamebooks.com on bsky and more!

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Resident Evil 6

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• Parasite Eve
• Strider 2
• Mortal Kombat
• Street Fighter II
• Resident Evil 6
• …& more!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Sign up for the paid tier for a Retro Game Zine Postcard-of-the-Month review every month!

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and (coming soon) Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

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Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

2024 PAPAs & GOAT V w/ Jef

What is a GOAT game you’ve never played? Why?

My guest this week is:

Jef is a dancer, artist, filmmaker, and does a bunch of other creative things. Follow him on Instagram at @jef.amoranto.

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Google

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• Gran Turismo 7
• UFO 50
• Balatro
• Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake
• Astro Bot
• Shenmue
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
• Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
• Persona 3 Reload
• ...& more!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Sign up for the paid tier for a Retro Game Zine Postcard-of-the-Month review every month!

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

SOLO I w/ Darren

I answer a few icebreaker and episode questions myself for this end-of-the-year solo episode!

My guest this week is:

It's just me!

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Marvel Snap

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• Kingdom Hearts
• Fantasian
• Jet Grind Radio
• Persona 5
• Pixeljunk Monsters
• Final Fantasy VII
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D
• Star Ocean Second Story R
• ...& more!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and the chance to contribute to future shows and books, and more!

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

AVERAGE GAMES V w/ Andrew

What is a personal favorite or average game you love that doesn’t get enough attention?

My guest this week is:

Andrew is a visual (+ui/ux) designer & composer of video games. Find his portfolio here: elmore.design, and follow him on bsky here: @elmore.zone

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Ribbit King

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• Monster Hunter WIlds
• Demon School
• Tokyo Extreme Racer
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Kingdom Hearts
• Ribbit King
• Dangerous Golf
• Mario Golf GBC

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and the chance to contribute to future shows and books, and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear about new projects and announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guests and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

GAMEPLAY OR NARRATIVE I w/ Luis

What is more important to you, narrative or gameplay? Are there some games that you’ve enjoyed with poor narrative but great gameplay or vice versa?

Luis Aguasvivas is a writer and creator. He is a staff writer at popmatters.com and has a personal blog with interviews here: https://aguaspoints.com/. You can find him online on Bluesky as @aguaspoints.bsky.social. He also is involved with the NY Game Critics: https://nygamecritics.com/

ALSO CHECK OUT:

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/16/g-s1-9554/best-games-2024-picked-by-npr-staff

https://www.popmatters.com/author/luisaguasvivas

https://www.gamerswithglasses.com/

https://gamehistory.org/donate/

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The logo was designed by Ry-Spirit - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

The music was created by me.

The episode art is from Shenmue.

Games discussed:

• UFO 50
• 1000xResist
• Animal Well
• Shenmue
• Street Fighter Alpha
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
• Shenmue
• Famicom Detective Club
• Shenmue
• ...& more Shenmue!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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The show is sponsored by the retro gaming book series 32 Bit Library.

Read more about them here: https://darrenhupke.carbonmade.com

Buy it from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

ANNIVERSARY I w/ Nicole

My wife and I celebrate our anniversary, talking about some of our shared gaming past!

My guest this week is:

Nicole, my wife. She does stuff.

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from our wedding

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• Tales of the Shire
• UFO 50
• Final Fantasy XI
• Final Fantasy IV
• Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
• Super Mario World
• & More!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and the chance to contribute to future shows and books, and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear about new projects and announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

CHARACTER II w/ Brian

What is your custom character story? Do you have a go-to design? Where does it come from?

My guest this week is:

Brian Riggsbee author, publisher, and owner of RetroGameBooks.com!

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Captain Novolin

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• SNES Maps
• Resident Evil
• Final Fantasy VII
• WWF Wrestlemania 2000/WWF No Mercy
• Elden Ring
• Captain Novolin

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and the chance to contribute to future shows and books, and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear about new projects and announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

CONSOLE STORY III w/ Andrew

What is your console story? Tell us about when you got it, what games you had, memories, special moments, etc.

My guest this week is:

Andrew is a visual (+ui/ux) designer & composer of video games. Find his portfolio here: elmore.design, and follow him on bsky here: @elmore.zone

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Google

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• SMT V: Vengeance
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Persona 3 Reload
• Bushido Blade
• Halo
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2x
• Jet Set Radio Future
• … and other misc. Xbox games!

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and the chance to contribute to future shows and books, and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear about new projects and announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guest and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

CONSOLE STORY I w/ John and Austin

What is your console story? Tell us about when you got it, what games you had, memories, special moments, etc.

My guest this week is:

Thomas! Long time friend, and he streams on Twitch. Follow along right here: https://www.twitch.tv/th0mbear

Show credits:

Ry-Spirit designed the logo - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

Background art from Google

I created the music.

Games discussed:

• Legend of Zelda Echos of Wisdom
• Persona 3 Reload
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Final Fantasy X
• The Nintendo Story
• Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
• Horizon Zero Dawn

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and the chance to contribute to future shows and books, and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear about new projects and announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Find the brand new Pixels and Polygons store to buy all my books and merch! Titles like the 32 Bit Library series, Retro Game Zine, and eventually Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1!

Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy my books from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8

Welcome to Pixels and Polygons. This is a conversational podcast centered around gaming, where my guests and I answer a question based on the episode topic. This week’s episode is…

LEAST FAVORITE III w/ Aidan and Luis

What is your least favorite game in one of your favorite gaming franchises?

Aidan Moher (he/him) is a Hugo award-winning writer and editor who has written about almost every niche facet of geek culture you can think of from Terry Brooks to Dungeons & Dragons. And whether he’s penning wildly read essays on Lunar: Silver Star Story, the undeniable lasting power of Chrono Trigger (the best RPG ever made), or the forgotten history of Magic: the Gathering, he manages to infuse deep, personal, endearing hooks into every story he tells.

You can find more from him here: https://astrolabe.aidanmoher.com

Luis Aguasvivas is a writer and creator. He is a staff writer at popmatters.com and has a personal blog with interviews here: https://aguaspoints.com/. You can find him online on Bluesky as @aguaspoints.bsky.social. He also is involved with the NY Game Critics: https://nygamecritics.com/

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The logo was designed by Ry-Spirit - Instagram - @ryspiritart - https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit

The music was created by me.

The episode art is from Lunar Dragon Song

Games discussed:

• Gran Turismo
• The Lunar Series
• Octopath Traveler
• Pikmin
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/darrenhupke

Follow along for FREE and read my retro gaming creations and behind-the-scenes posts. Paid tiers offer an original Podcast called "Single Player," and more!

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Sign up for my newsletter to hear announcements first: https://pixelsandpolygons.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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The show is sponsored by the retro gaming book series 32 Bit Library.

Read more about them here: https://darrenhupke.carbonmade.com

Buy it from Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/bIMY8