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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we're joined once again by our good pal Kevin Cole of Super∴Try Studios—this time, we're taking more of an 'interview' approach and digging deeper into Kevin's personal work, so let's get started!

We obviously dive head first into Kevin's work within the video game realm, but we also chat about his upcoming TTRPG Space Kings and its associated podcast, Pretend Friends—and much, much more...

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we're bringing you a double dose of Kevin, as we are joined this week by our pal Kevin Cole of Super∴Try Studios!  We'll be digging deeper into his work next week, but for now, let's talk about some video games...

We kick things off with a deep dive into ElecHead, one of the tightest designed platformers that either of us have played in recent memory!

From there, we dip into some roguelike action — anywhere from some of the more modern foundational classics, alongside a couple of potential classics-in-the-making!

After that, we gush about Go! Go! PogoGirl & [Speer] from our pal and0 over at Ohsat Games — a couple of masterclass homages to the retro platformers of yesteryear!

Finally, we close things out with a little tabletop talk and dig into the 'Commander' format of Magic the Gathering — and even venture off into HeroClix territory...

Timestamps:

Haque  -  00:04:00

ElecHead  -  00:09:12

Die in the Dungeon  -  00:25:38

Nuclear Throne / Enter the Gungeon  -  00:27:53

10S Forever  -  00:36:07

Go! Go! PogoGirl  -  00:41:59

Magic the Gathering: Commander  -  00:48:05

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'

As (almost) always, Kevin gets things started with a trio of indie gems that he's been playing through over on our Twitch channel lately, all of which happen to be platformers this week!

After that, Randall joins the conversation and we get into all sorts of gaming goodness, including retro gaming in the 16-bit era, Go! Go! PogoGirl, and how much older we are than the folks who tend to make the games we play...

Timestamps:

Nuclear Blaze  -  00:00:44

Flynn: Son of Crimson  -  00:04:02

Kleebuu Craves Fruit Salad  -  00:07:20

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  You're stuck with the original duo of Kevin & Randall this week, but we've got plenty of games to talk about, so let's get right into it...

Kevin kicks things off this week talking about a few of the livestreams he's been doing over on our Twitch channel lately, starting off with the all-time classic, Super Mario World.  He's also back on his cursor-clicking bullshit, and really enjoying his time with Please, Touch The Artwork and Townscaper.

From there, Randall shares his thoughts on the latest installment in the Mario Party franchise, and it sounds like Nintendo finally got this one right after a few half-hearted entries in the long-running series.

Kevin wraps things up with a couple other games that he played during livestreams recently, including a short & sweet metroidvania, Trash Quest, and an incredibly addictive arcade roguelike, UPSQUID.

Timestamps:

Super Mario World  -  00:02:58

Please, Touch the Artwork  -  00:04:47

Townscaper  -  00:13:00

Mario Party: Superstars  -  00:19:26

Trash Quest  -  00:34:29

UPSQUID  -  00:37:32

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'  

Kevin kicks things off this week with a couple of indie platformers on opposite ends of the spectrum, LOVE 3 and Hoa.  The former leans heavily into the precision side of things, while the latter focuses in on the puzzles, not to mention the stunning landscapes & original score!

After that, Randall & John get a little more b-ball out of their systems before we dig into all sorts of video game goodness!  This week, we chat about everything from Operation Rainfall back in the Nintendo Wii era, to the entirety of the WarioWare series—and much, much more...

Timestamps:

LOVE 3  -  00:00:46

Hoa  -  00:05:05

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're covering quite the spectrum of games on this week's podcast, so let's get right into it...

We're kicking things off with a discussion about the game that has virtually taken over Twitter (and the 'currently playing' channel in our Discord), Wordle.

After that, Randall gives us an update on his retro gaming room setup before rolling into some early impressions on the recently released Analogue Pocket—something tells me we're definitely gonna be hearing more about this amazing little machine down the road!

Kevin does his usual thing and spotlights a couple of addictive indies, FEWAR-DVD & Scavenger of Dunomini, both of which have plunged their hooks deep into his brain over the past few weeks—and also both coming from prior guests we've had on the show!

Finally, John closes things out with Destiny 2, alongside some more of his thoughts about the shortcomings & limitations of the 'free-to-play' model, in spite of how much he's been enjoying the game...

Timestamps:

Wordle  -  00:01:35

Analogue Pocket  -  00:10:57

FEWAR-DVD  -  00:20:52

Scavenger of Dunomini  -  00:27:05

Destiny 2 + Free-to-Play  -  00:34:17

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'  

We're flipping the script with a bit of a front-loaded episode this week.  Kevin spends a little time highlighting some recent updates in the Pursuing Pixels universe, alongside a couple of the best precision puzzle platformers to be released last year, Below the Ocean & ElecHead.

Kevin also chats about a couple of recent streams we've been doing over on our Twitch channel before we spiral deep into some basketball talk once again, after Randall informs us of one of the biggest blowouts in NBA history.

Timestamps:

PP Potpourri stream  -  00:00:10

Below the Ocean  -  00:03:51

ElecHead  -  00:05:03

Super Mario World  -  00:08:28

Super Mombo Quest  -  00:31:55

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, it's just Kevin & Randall on the mics, and we're back on our usual bullshit, so let's get right into it...

Randall kicks things off with his thoughts on the latest entry in the Halo franchise—we don't play a ton of first-person shooters around these parts, and it's always nice to squeeze a little AAA gaming into the podcast every now and again.

From there, Kevin gives a shout out to Bonito Days, which is a sort of Monkey Ball + Mario Kart hybrid that is absolutely dripping with style!

After that, the two of us continue our discussion on classic Game Boy platformers with a chat about Wario Land & Donkey Kong '94—quite a stark difference from our discussion about the Super Mario Land series a few weeks back!

Finally, Kevin highlights a few more games from one of his all-time favorites, Kultisti, and is once again blown away by the level of polish, creativity, and inventiveness that they continue to showcase again & again! :D

Timestamps:

Halo: Infinite  -  00:02:05

Bonito Days  -  00:14:11

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3  -  00:21:03

Donkey Kong '94 -  00:34:20

Kultisti games (again)  -  00:48:50

↳ lineoff  -  00:49:25

↳ Sulka  -  00:50:27

↳ Epolevne  -  00:51:43

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!'  

It's our first episode of 2022 and we're kicking it off with a bunch of video game chit chat that Kevin, John, & Randall got into before recording last week's Holiday Episode!

We get into all sorts of goodies, including our fears of what Nintendo is going to do with all of our digital Switch purchases in the next generation, the retro homebrew scene, the Wii U, Genshin Impact...we're jam-packed this week, so let's get things rolling!

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels...and welcome to our third annual, end-of-the-year, wrap-up episode!?!  [Click here for last year's episode!]

To close out 2021, we're highlighting a BUNCH of our favorite games that came up on the podcast over the course of the year—consider it our version of the GOTYs.  And we're closing things out by looking forward to 2022, each resolving to play something from each of our respective backlogs before the clock strikes 2023...

Our (sort of) GOTYs:

Kevin  -  00:02:47

↳  Iris and the Giant | Die in the Dungeon | PUNKCAKE Délicieux 

John  -  00:14:52

↳  Dark Souls Series | Metroid: Dread | THPS 1+2 HD

Randall  -  00:26:38

↳  Micro Mages | Metroid: Dread | Ori and the Will of the Wisps

2022 Resolutions:

Randall:  Panzer Dragoon: Saga  -  00:46:39

John:  Dicey Dungeons  -  00:50:03

Kevin:  Luigi's Mansion 3  -  00:51:56

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