Pursuing Pixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  If you hear a faint humming in the background...no, you're not crazy!  It was super hot the night we recorded and John's computer was overheating, so the discerning listener may hear a little extra background noise from the fan on this week's episode.

That said, before we get into games this week, John takes us on a journey through the wonderful world of Modular Synthesizers.  While on the subject of music, Kevin shares a few more thoughts on Ape Out after finishing off the game over the weekend (*link to closing credits tune below*).  Randall convinces himself to pick up the recently announced physical copies of the Blaster Master Zero series on Switch, after checking out the opening chunk of the first game. 

Randall's also the only one of us playing anything new this week, Bug Fables, a turn-based RPG that pulls heavily from the early entries in the Paper Mario franchise.  John continues on the retro bent from last week and fires up his Wii U Virtual Console to talk The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.  We wrap things up with a fairly general Mega Man discussion, inspired by Kevin's recent endeavor into The Blue Bomber's latest adventure, Mega Man 11.

Timestamps:

Modular Synthesizers  -  00:01:30

Ape Out  -  00:12:25

Blaster Master Zero  -  00:17:04

Bug Fables  -  00:22:21

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask  -  00:31:04

Mega Man 11 (+ entire series)  -  00:43:07

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we're talking the state of retro gaming today from all angles in the back half of the episode.  We actually had to cut ourselves off due to time constraints, so there will surely be more retro material to come in the future!

But before we get to the general convo, Kevin follows up on the Yoshi talk from last week, and gets into some Yoshi's Island with Randall, transitioning perfectly into the most recent Super Famicom export on Switch, Panel de Pon (aka Tetris Attack! here in the states).  John is starting to find his footing in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.  We're back to Randall & Kevin after that, who've both been playing some Timespinner, and is giving us both some Chasm vibes, which can never be a bad thing.  Finally, transitioning us into the retro conversation, Kevin beat another entry in the Shovel Knight franchise, Specter of Torment.

Timestamps:

Yoshi's Island  -  00:01:21

Panel de Pon / Tetris Attack  -  00:06:24

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen  -  00:12:46

Timespinner  -  00:18:42

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment  -  00:25:01

↳  Retro Gaming Nowadays  -  00:30:43

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we kick the ball around for a bit before we get into the bulk of the episode.  John gives some first impressions on Lonely Mountains: Downhill, as Kevin is having a tough time putting it down.  Randall & John are still living the island life, keeping up their daily routines in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.  Randall also dips his toe into the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

Kevin checks out yet another Xbox Game Pass title, Creature in the Well, a pinball-dungeon-crawler hybrid.  John imports a European copy of Luigi's Mansion 3 for himself as a personal birthday treat, and Randall polishes off another floor of the hotel.  Kevin also dusts off his Wii U and finally gets around to Yoshi's Woolly World, unearthing a multitude of Yoshi feelings we never knew we had.

Timestamps:

Lonely Mountains: Downhill  -  00:02:25

Animal Crossing: New Horizons  -  00:03:47

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy  -  00:09:09

Creature in the Well  -  00:13:10

Luigi's Mansion 3  -  00:23:15

Yoshi's Woolly World  -  00:34:10

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Randall finally signs up for Xbox Game Pass, as he just couldn't wait for his physical copy of Streets of Rage 4 to arrive.  He & Kevin blazed through some levels online and—yeah, this is how you modernize a retro franchise/genre!  Kevin also checks out Lonely Mountains: Downhill after seeing nothing but rave reviews.  He's in the same boat, and is borderline obsessed.  John sings the praises of Keita Takahashi after picking up Katamari Damacy: Reroll on Nintendo Switch.  Kevin & Randall also both polished off SteamWorld Dig 2 and still highly recommend checking it out, if you somehow managed to miss this one (like we did).

Timestamps:

Street of Rage 4  -  00:02:16

Lonely Mountains: Downhill  -  00:17:06  &  00:32:06

Katamari Damacy: Reroll  -  00:24:54

SteamWorld Dig 2  -  00:34:21

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we're celebrating our first year of the podcast with a few drinks, and a few of our favorite games that (somehow) we have yet to discuss.  Kevin kicks things off with Downwell, a nearly perfect arcade action game wrapped up in a slick, criminally cheap, roguelike package.  Randall let's us know where how far back his obsession with sports games goes, and throws it all the back to NHL '94 on Sega CD—because, where else would Randall be playing it?  John reminisces about another retro game that filled a much-needed JRPG void for Nintendo fans in the GameCube era, with Tales of Symphonia.

We wrap things up by looking back at our first year of the show, and also looking forward to what the future holds for both ourselves, and for the podcast.

Discussed:

Downwell  -  00:02:41

NHL '94  -  00:13:48

Tales of Symphonia  -  00:24:42

↳  Wrap up discussion  -  00:32:23

↳  Star Wars  (w/ a little Trek) chatter  -  00:43:49

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're merely a duo this week, but we've got a bunch of games to gab about!  Randall kicks us off with his daily quarantine routine, as he's still plugging away at Animal Crossing: New Horizons.  Kevin is still taking advantage of his Game Pass subscription, moving along to Journey from the Savage Planet, which was on his radar thanks to John.  The two of us bust out the gushers after that, and heap some more praise on top of Sayonara Wild Hearts & Ape Out.  We tease a little Risk of Rain 2 for the next time that John is able to join us, before wrapping things up by taking one small step for man, and one giant step for...this podcast? 

That's right!  We're entering the future (aka the present) and have a brand new Discord channel all set up and ready to go!  Come hang & chat about what you're playing with us as we wrap up our first your of podcasting and move into the next!

Timestamps:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons  -  00:02:12

Journey to the Savage Planet  -  00:11:20

Sayonara Wild Hearts  -  00:22:28

Ape Out  -  00:36:34

Risk of Rain 2  -  00:44:55

We're on Discord now!  -  00:46:22

↳  Euchre 3D (online tournament)

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Our dreams have finally come true, as Nintendo has finally added in the ability to make your very own worlds in Super Mario Maker 2.  We finally get around to talking a little Minit after the challenge was issued to Randall a couple of months back. After that, we all talk some SteamWorld Dig 2—yeah, this game is awesome!  Kevin wraps us up with some games that he's been playing online with friends and family lately—20XX (a Pursuing Pixels favorite) and Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Timestamps:

Super Mario Maker 2 (Update 3.0)  -  00:01:44

Minit  -  00:14:07

SteamWorld Dig 2  -  00:23:21

20XX  -  00:39:20

Kirby's Dream Land 3  -  00:42:29

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we're throwing some D's on that...actually, let's just all forget that song ever existed.  That said, the letter 'D' is the theme of the week, with Kevin & John virtually reconnecting with the rest of their bandmates for a little Diablo III online.  Randall keeps the temperature running hot, as we hang around in Hell for a little while longer with DOOM 64.  Then we all talk through the early stages of Day and Night, a block-matching puzzler with some solid mechanics, and some iffy aesthetic choices.  John closes us out with a nostalgia trip from the Nintendo Wii era, the seemingly everlasting de Blob.

Timestamps:

Diablo III: Eternal Collection  -  00:02:03

DOOM 64  -  00:10:17

Day and Night  -  00:16:45

de Blob  -  00:27:16

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  John & Randall are still chipping away at Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and go into more depth on the game's pros & cons.  Kevin polished off the rest of Wilmot's Warehouse & was also able to play through the entirety of Pikuniku, which was recently added to Xbox Game Pass.  John & Kevin also talk about their SNES Stream from a couple weeks back—we checked out Kirby's Dream Land 3 primarily, but also dipped our toes into Puyo Puyo 2 & Pop'n TwinBee, neither of which were released in America prior to their arrival on Nintendo Switch.  We close things out with a discussion about Okami HD, which evolves into a conversation about when it's time to throw in the towel.

Timestamps:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons  -  00:01:08

Wilmot's Warehouse  -  00:17:53

Pikuniku  -  00:22:38

Super Nintendo Streaming  -  00:27:17

↳  (Kirby's Dream Land 3, Puyo Puyo 2, & Pop'n TwinBee)

 Okami HD - 00:39:47

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're still locked down in quarantine mode and hope you're all staying healthy and safe.  Thankfully video games have been keeping us nice and distracted in these trying times—so distracted that we completely forgot to say the name of our first game of the week, Children of Morta, which we've got widely differing opinions on.  Kevin's also still chipping away at Caveblazers, and briefly talks about some of his recent runs and streams on our Twitch channel.  He also finally gets around to playing Wilmot's Warehouse, which John recommended a while back on the podcast.  We wrap things up with a sale discussion, kicked off by a brief chat about Conduct Together!, which we all picked up for the criminally low price of a penny on the Nintendo Switch eshop. 

Timestamps:

Children of Morta  -  00:01:43

Caveblazers  -  00:21:57

Wilmot's Warehouse  -  00:27:19

Conduct Together!  -  00:35:08

↳  Brief discussion on MEGA sales  -  00:40:51

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