The Pixel Meditations

In this episode we talk about the Nintendo Switch. We compare the 2017 launch year with 2018 and talk about our favorite, least favorite, and wishlist games. We also go into how the Nintendo Switch stacks against the other consoles and whether or not the Nintendo Switch will effect decisions on Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles. Lastly, we go into our feelings on the Switch pre-release as well as now and chat about what the future may bring and much more. 

Eveything from Zelda BOTW, Mario Odyssey, indie games, and our take on a new Star Fox and Metroid game is brought together for a serious but fun reflection on Nintendo’s newest console. 

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In this episode, we talk about arcades from the 20th century. We go into the early history, development, and trends within arcades and how they relate to consoles. We talk about our favorite games and ways to play. Also, we welcome Jonathan Mcdougall, a gaming and arcade enthusiast with a lot of experience playing arcades from the 80s and 90s. Arcades have been a fascination for decades and we share our love and mutual interests of them and how their early history has had such a significant influence over the current trends of video games from all markets. 

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In this episode Toby and Steve talk about the less fun side of video games and explore the negative effects they can have. They talk about stuff like rage quitting, playing too much, and spending too much money on video games etc. There is a blend of journalistic commentary and fun anecdotal narrative; the second half of the episode focuses on some of the funniest and most frustrating stories in Toby and Steve’s gaming lives. 

We are very happy to make it to double digits, and, like our 5th episode, we wanted to make a somewhat bizarre–still fun and informative–episode for our innauguation into double digits. We hope you guys enjoy it, and if you want to hear more from us, get in contact with us, or share your worst rage quits and gaming debacles, please join the discusion on Twitter, FB, or send us an email. 

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In this episode Steve goes on to talk about one of Sega’s most overlooked consoles, the Sega Saturn. He comments on the history that led up the console’s creation, it’s failure and eventual demise. Everything is outlined in an intelligent and engaging look at the Saturn and Sega in the mid-90s. 

On top of that, Steve talks a lot about the division between Japanese and western markets as well as Sega’s business and gaming philosophies. The episode ends with a brief discussion on why the Sega Saturn was an impressive and good console that deserves a lot more love than it got and some of the challenges gamers have with playing the console. There is also advice on methods in which new players can become acquianted with this forgotten gem of a console. 

This is a special episode that is tehnically outside of “The Pixel Meditations” cannon episodes. Please let us know if you like this, because if so, we would love to make more episodes like this in the future. 

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We are happy to welcome our first guest, William Marshall. William joins us for musings and various thoughts about why people are attracted to PCs vs. Consoles. We talk about PC and Console pros and cons, culture, digital stores, controller schemes and our own reasons to side with PC or consoles.

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In this episode we talk about JRPGs live from Okinawa, Japan. We get into details of what makes a good JRPG, our favorites, and what we see for the future of the genre. If you like this episode please subscribe on your podcast app of choice and like/favorite us on itunes. It helps a lot! Please follow us on Twitter and join the conversation! 

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We discuss our unique experiences in Asia with gaming, gaming culture, and local trends we have observed. There’s a lot of reflection here about not just games, but also what it is like to live in two different but also similar East Asian countries. We had a lot of fun with this episode and we hope you enjoy it! Please follow/like us on Itunes or your podcast app of choice.

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In this episode we talk about two of the most popular games in the Mario franchise. We take different stances on these games and try and piece together what is the best Mario game of all time. Tell us what you think and like us on itunes to grow our community! 

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In this episode we talk about God of War. One of the fastest selling Playstation games ever! Specifically, where this game fit into the God of War universe as well as the current generation of games on the PS4. 

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