Pursuing Pixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're back to full strength this week, and we've got a trio of games to sink our teeth into, so let's get right into the action... Kevin kicks things off with some glowing thoughts on Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit In Wonder Labyrinth — another fantastic pixel art metroidvania from the folks over at Team Ladybug. John takes things over from there, and shares some first impressions on his time with Death Stranding, which he is really loving so far. Finally, Randall closes us out with his annual installment on the latest edition of NBA 2K, which continues to grab his attention all these years later...   Timestamps: Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit In Wonder Labyrinth  -  00:01:46 Death Stranding  -  00:17:34 NBA 2K26  -  00:30:58   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin kicks things off with a handful of quick shoutouts, after checking out a bunch of awesome indie demos on Steam.  (And sorry for the little bit of rumbling in the background towards the end of the intro!) John jumps into the conversation after that, as we dive into some video gaming chit chat after that — including brainstorming ideas for the YouTube channel, showing restraint at the game shops, and much more...   Timestamps: Ratcheteer DX  -  00:02:47 Golden Warden  -  00:04:43 GluMe  -  00:07:05 Frogspin  -  00:09:45   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're shorthanded again this week, but Kevin & John still have plenty of gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get right into it... John kicks things off with a quick update on his time with No Man's Sky, which he's still going strong with, after recently getting back into it. After that, Kevin gives a shoutout to a couple of neo retro arcade shoot 'em ups, Tempest 4000 & Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved, both of which he recently snagged physically on PS4. From there, John takes us into JRPG territory, and digs into his first impressions of Tales of Graces, as a longtime fan of the "Tales" series. Finally, Kevin wraps things up with a quick shoutout to one of his favorite arcade-y roguelike discoveries in recent memory, Ants Took My Eyeball.   Timestamps: No Man's Sky  -  00:01:32 Tempest 4000  -  00:08:35 Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved  -  00:14:25 Tales of Graces  -  00:20:11 Ants Took My Eyeball  -  00:30:16   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' As always, Kevin kicks things off with a quick recap of some of the games that he's been digging into lately — primarily including a spotlight on Art of Rally, along with a few other quick shoutouts. John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we talk a little more physical game collecting (and returning), the price tag (and features) of the RetroTINK 4K, and much more...   Timestamps: Kevin's Metroidvania FOMO  -  00:01:37 ↳  Cave Story + | Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Art of Rally  -  00:03:26 Lonely Mountains: Downhill  -  00:07:40 Nintendo Goodies  -  00:09:29 ↳  Princess Peach Showtime! | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full crew in the house once again this week, and all sorts of gaming goodies to dive into, so lets get things rolling... John kicks things off with an update on his time with No Man's Sky, after getting sucked back into the game's addictive loop during these bitter cold winter months. Randall takes the torch from there and steers us over into the retro realm, as he's been spending some time with Super Off Road on the SNES — and, of course, we discuss the arcade original as well! Finally, Kevin wraps things up with a little Nintendo action — first giving a shoutout to the recently released (surprise) update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, before gushing some more about Super Mario 3D Land.   Timestamps: No Man's Sky  -  00:01:51 Super Off Road  -  00:13:29 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD  -  00:26:53 Super Mario 3D Land  -  00:32:02   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Per usual, Kevin kicks things off with a quick recap on some of the games that he's been playing lately — including revisiting a handful of Wii games that force you to play "NES-style," along with a couple of touch screen controlled games on the DS and Wii U. After that, we pull another chunk of conversation from Randall & Kevin's marathon recording session a few weeks back, as we dig into some more gaming goodies — including our GameCube wishlist for Nintendo Switch 2, some Sega shenanigans, and much more...   Timestamps: Nintendo Wii Remote  -  00:02:56 Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis  -  00:06:13 Kirby and the Rainbow Curse  -  00:08:01    Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're back to full strength this week, which led to one of our longest episodes in quite some time, so let's get right into the gaming goodies... We kick things off with some more Excite Truck action, after Kevin's recent gushing compelled Randall to scoop up a copy of his own — and also compelled Kevin to check out the game's follow-up, ExciteBots: Trick Racing. After that, we talk a little more GBA Castlevania, as Randall polishes off Aria of Sorrow, before moving onto Harmony of Dissonance. Finally, John closes us out with his first (and final) impressions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — a release that he, and many others, have been eagerly anticipating since it was first announced WAY back in 2017, and a whopping 18 years after the previous entry in the series.   Timestamps: Excite Truck  -  00:01:18 ExciteBots: Trick Racing  -  00:08:59 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow  -  00:16:23 Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance  -  00:19:18 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond  -  00:25:17   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' As always, Kevin kicks things off with some of the games that he's been digging into lately — including getting back into UFO 50, along with a couple of indies on Steam that are 100% FREE to play! Randall jumps into the conversation after that, as we dive into all sorts of video gaming goodies, pulled from two separate chunks of discussion from our recent marathon recording session — including some follow-up thoughts on Super Mario 3D Land, the Panzer Dragoon series (and the rail shooters that it has inspired), arcade beat 'em ups from Konami, and much more...   Timestamps: Lords of Diskonia (UFO 50)  -  00:01:22 Deep Snake  -  00:04:26 They Came From Another Planet  -  00:06:56 UvsU: You vs You  -  00:09:11   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're shorthanded to kick off the new year this week, but that won't stop Randall & Kevin from getting longwinded about a whole bunch of gaming goodies, so let's get rolling... Randall gets things started off with his impressions of Marvel: Cosmic Invasion, after getting a chance to rip through the vast majority of the game via Game Pass, co-operatively with his wife. After that, Kevin rolls right into a certified gush-fest for Gimmick! 2, which he finally snagged on sale for super cheap, and is one of the best 2D platformers he's played in quite some time. Finally, we wrap things up with a little Nintendo talk, after Kevin's been spending some time with Yoshi's 2D platforming adventures, as well as the wonderful (and somewhat underrated) Super Mario 3D Land.   Timestamps: Marvel: Cosmic Invasion  -  00:02:09 Gimmick! 2  -  00:17:42 Yoshi's Platforming Adventures  -  00:31:46 Super Mario 3D Land  -  00:40:55   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin kicks off the new year, per usual, with a trio of awesome little arcade-inspired indie games that he snagged during the recent Steam holiday sale — including Geballer, Orb Tower, and Shooting Saucer. John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dig into the many, many games we've gushed about over the years on previous "Holiday Editions" of the podcast!   [Check out John's exhaustive spreadsheet of EVERY game we've ever discussed (or even mentioned) on the podcast right here!]     Timestamps: Geballer  -  00:01:51 Orb Tower  -  00:04:24 Shooting Saucer  -  00:07:31 Holiday Episode Reminiscing  -  00:11:43   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels...and welcome to our seventh annual, end-of-the-year wrap-up episode!?!  [Click here for last year's episode!] To wrap up 2025, 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 2026, each resolving to play something from each of our respective backlogs before the clock strikes 2027...    Our (sort of) GOTYs: Kevin  -  00:01:40 ↳  Excite Truck | Cannon Spike & Capcom Shmups | Monomals John  -  00:12:54 ↳  Fantasy Life i | Hardspace: Shipbreaker Randall  -  00:22:23 ↳  Yakuza Zero | Luigi's Mansion | Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2026 Resolutions: Randall:  Dragon Force  -  00:37:38 John:  Death Stranding & Deltarune  -  00:39:51 Kevin:  Final Fantasy VII: Remake  -  00:41:53   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin kicks things off with a bit of a random one, after stumbling across a Revolution X arcade cabinet at the record store — before moving onto finally giving 30XX a fair shake, and a quick recap of some of the games he's been playing with his nephew on Switch lately. Per usual, John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we gear up for next week's annual "Holiday Edition" episode — and also dig into wonky physical copies & misprints, some light Final Fantasy VII discussion, and more...     Timestamps: Revolution X  -  00:02:00 30XX  -  00:06:18 Nintendo Gaming w/ My Nephew  -  00:09:52 ↳  Luigi's Mansion | Kirby | TMNT | Mario   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full gang in attendance once again, and all sorts of gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get right into the action! Randall kicks things off with some first impressions on his brand new Analogue 3D console, which is breathing some new life into his Nintendo 64 library. After that, John keeps the first impression train rolling, after snagging a new 8BitDo Ultimate 2C controller — before rolling right into some quick updates on his continued time with both ARC Raiders & Tears of the Kingdom. Kevin closes things out with some first impressions of his own, after finally getting his hands on a PS5 console — including his thoughts on Astro's Playroom, along with a quick Crash Bandicoot 4 addendum.    Timestamps: Analogue 3D Console + N64  -  00:00:59 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Controller  -  00:16:07 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom  -  00:19:39 ARC Raiders  -  00:21:49 Kevin's New PS5  -  00:29:58 ↳  Crash Bandicoot 4 + CTR: Nitro-Fueled  -  00:31:14 ↳  Astro's Playroom  -  00:33:34   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' As always, Kevin gets things started off with some of the games that he's been digging into lately — including a handful of arcade shoot 'em ups from the two Capcom Arcade Stadium collections that he recently snagged, as well as some quick thoughts on the Panzer Dragoon: Remake, and series as a whole. John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, and as always, we've got even more video gaming goodies to dive into — including co-op play in Luigi's Mansion 3, Randall's new G'AIM'E Light Guns, physical game collecting woes, and much more...     Timestamps: Capcom Arcade Shmups  -  00:01:38 ↳  Eco Fighters | Forgotten Worlds | Progear | Giga Wing Panzer Dragoon: Remake  -  00:10:02   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got everyone in the building once again, and we're chock full of gaming goodies per usual, so let's get rolling! John gets the things started off with some first impressions on the recently released ARC Raiders, which he's been playing with some of our bandmates lately — and after that, he's getting back into some Tears of the Kingdom​ once again. From there, Randall shares his impressions on the G'AIM'E Light Gun System, which he recently received after backing their Kickstarter over the summer (a pretty darn quick turnaround for a Kickstarter project!) Finally, Kevin wraps things up with an absolute gush fest, after getting completely sucked into Excite Truck on the Wii, after finally scooping up a physical copy all these years later.   Timestamps: ARC Raiders  -  00:01:42 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom  -  00:10:45 G'AIM'E Light Guns  -  00:17:52 Excite Truck  -  00:31:32   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' As always, Kevin gets things started off with some of the games that he's been digging into lately — this week, spotlighting another trio of awesome indie games that he's recently recorded videos for. John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we bounce around to a handful of various gaming topics — including (more) video game pinball, pressure-sensitivity on DualShock 2 controllers, home ports of light gun games, and much more...   Timestamps: Dunkadillo  -  00:01:23 Mute Crimson DX  -  00:03:40 Froggo's Adventure: Drifting Sky  -  00:07:29   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full crew in the house once again this week, and we're chock full of video gaming goodies, so let's get things rolling... Randall gets things started off with his first impressions on the recently released NIGHT STRIKER GEAR, a sequel to a semi-forgotten arcade shoot 'em up from Taito in 1989. Kevin keeps us in arcade shooter territory after that, as he finally gives Capcom's 194X series a fair shake after recently scooping up their Arcade Stadium collections on the cheap! Finally, John closes us out with a handful of first-person shooters that he's been exploring lately, as he & our buddy Mikee continue to work on research & development for an FPS of their own.   Timestamps: NIGHT STRIKER GEAR  -  00:01:45 Capcom's 194X Shmups  -  00:13:08 John's FPS Shenanigans  -  00:23:38 ↳  Halo Series (1-3)  -  00:24:01 ↳  Cyberpunk 2077  -  00:26:20   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin keeps the theme from the last SIFTC episode rolling, and gets things started off with another batch of $3 indie game recommendations — plus a bonus indie arcade gem that is 100% FREE to play (in the good kind of way)! John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we discuss a whole slew of gaming goodies — including Kevin's increasing urge to upgrade to a PS5, games that have remained "stranded" on the PS3, racing games in VR, and much more...   Timestamps: Spitkiss  -  00:01:36 Asteroid Drift  -  00:03:44 Neophyte  -  00:05:35 Evil Egg  -  00:07:17   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're back to full strength this week and we've got all sorts of gaming goodies to dig into, so let's get things rolling... Randall kicks things off with an update on his time with Yakuza 0, which was his resolution game for this year. After that, John rolls into a couple of shooters with a roguelike twist that he's been putting some time into lately — including Roboquest & the Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC. Finally, Kevin wraps things up with a trio of PS4 games that he recently scooped up from the game shops in his area — including Geometry Wars 3, Dead Rising, and Crash Bandicoot 4.   Timestamps: Yakuza 0  -  00:01:56 Roguelike Shooters w/ John  -  00:12:02 ↳  Roboquest  -  00:13:01 ↳  Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC  -  00:16:37 Kevin's PS4 Collecting  -  00:22:36 ↳  Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved  -  00:23:55 ↳  Dead Rising  -  00:26:53 ↳  Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time  -  00:31:25   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' As always, Kevin gets things rolling with a quick recap on some of the games he's been playing lately — including a trio of indie games that he recently recorded videos for, alongside a mildly disappointing first impression of Disney Illusion Island on Nintendo Switch. John jumps into the conversation after that, as we touch on a few more random indie games & do a little episode coordinating for the podcast proper, before sliding into some unexpected chit chat about various games in the Final Fantasy series.   Timestamps: Binky's Trash Service  -  00:01:34 GunSpectre  -  00:04:21 CAT & ONION  -  00:06:23 Disney Illusion Island  -  00:09:09 Final Fantasy Series  -  00:24:48   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:    🌐 Links to everything:  https://pursuingpixels.carrd.co/ 👾 Join us on Discord:  https://discord.gg/VJMpaRQmvt 🙏 Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pursuingpixels