Game Bytes Show

It’s time to rewind to the handhelds that defined portable gaming. In this second episode of the Gamebytes Retro Series, we'll dig into the Game Boy DMG-01, the chunky gray “brick” that started it all in 1989, and its sleeker follow up, the Game Boy Pocket, released in 1996. Intro/Outro Chiptrip by Chuck Dodgers - OCREMIX

Hey all, LeGrande here.  I've been itching to record and I've been doing a lot of retro video game stuff so I thought I'd record a quick show by myself (no one knows I'm doing this) and post it for y'all.  Mostly I think my family is tired of me talking to them about how cool Gameboys are so I need an outlet.  Maybe this will turn into a series, maybe the band will get back together!  The sky truly is the limit. Intro/Outro In Your Prime by Big Giant Circles - OCREMIX

A sneaky surprise for the end of an old year and the beginning of the new! the GameBytes Show is back to catch up with how we've been and how video games have been. We discuss a couple of announcements from The Game Awards, including impressions on the new God of War Ragnarok DLC, "Valhalla." We each update on games we've played, our impression of Starfield and why it did not fare as well as we all expected, and we discuss at length whether video games are coming through an era where people have just gotten too much reward. Have a listen and tell us what YOU think! Intro: "Master Thyself" - God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, by Bear McCreary Outro: "God of Hope" - God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, by Bear McCreary Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

We're back to show some signs of life through the discussion of video games! This episode sees LeGrande and Jeremy discussing the better and worse features of the newest mainline Final Fantasy entry, the sixteenth of the name. Jeremy expresses some doubt in the quality of FF16, but also in his own ability to judge it. LeGrande valiantly expresses its better qualities, and we range from the "vibe" of the game, the combat system, the characters and dialog, and how it feels to play the game. Join in with your ears and help us decide whether the game is a hit, a miss, or something in between! Intro: "Stillwind (Battle)" - Masayoshi Soken Outro: "The Grand Duchy of Rosaria" - Masayoshi Soken Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

In this episode, Diablo 4 gets a double feature when Dale joins us partway through and LeGrande gives him personal updates! Jerod has been playing the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader beta. Jeremy directs long trains of dudes in Humanity on PSVR! Plus, we recap the PlayStation State of Play event, we debate the merits of various acronyms for different kinds of nerd games, speed run news, leaked Destiny 2 guns, and more of your favorite GBS schtick!   Intro: "Ashava World Event Boss" - Diablo IV, by Ryan Amon Outro: "Leap" - Humanity, by Jemapur Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

Checking in with our new semi-infrequent schedule, and we just wanted you to know that VIDEO GAMES EXIST! This week, we talk a bit about that new Tears of the Kingdom thing you may have heard of, we enjoy a bit of the new L̶e̶g̶s̶ ̶T̶u̶s̶h̶ Arms Warrior class in World of Warcraft, and we discover that Final Fantasy XI is literally the friends you made along the way. Also Jeremy pulls out Golden Axe Beast Rider on the PS3 for some reason and inflicts it on all of us. Plus, we discuss the "situation" at Xbox, with major games failing and fading, and a the major first-time endeavor of Starfield coming out soon. We cover some new releases and speed-run news to keep you apprised of the goings-on! Intro: "Action" Golden Axe Beast Rider, by Keith Arem, Michael Cohen, Kristian Hedman Outro: "Main Theme" - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, by Manaka Kataoka Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

LeGrande and Jeremy team up for another power duo episode, and we log back into the game grid for some decetcive work. GAME decetcive work. This week, we decetc the Gameboy and its idiosyncrasies, but Metroid 2 is still pretty good. LeGrande flaunts his Overwatch 2 battle pass stats, and we spend like 15 minutes trying to figure out how to describe Everspace 2 and find out it's not that difficult after all. Jeremy decetcs Gamedec, and enjoys its Disco Elysium style, but is a bit skeptical that Warsaw is the dystopian megalith city of our future. We flaunt our Leaked Destiny 2 Guns segment at the law. We will not be bullied. But other people will, and they show up in the news speedrun this week. Lots of good stuff in here, come and get it! Intro: "Battle Theme" - Everspace 2 Outro: "The Number 314" - Gamedec, by Marcin Przybyłowicz   Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

This week, the guys give their unbiased and unfettered opinions of the recent Super Mario movie... and keep doing it. Eventually, we get to talking about some video games, and we start by dissecting and dunking on the new hero in Overwatch 2, but generally still enjoying it. We talk about the new post-apocalyptic player-created-dungeon-raid shooter Meet Your Maker, and consider the challenge and fun of asynchronously defeating your gene-coveting foes. Finally, we continue to dig... into news, new releases, and more! Plus we hit that super-speedy Speed Run before we hit the road for now! Intro: "Super Mario Bros Opus" - Super Mario Bros Movie, by Bryan tyler Outro: "Lifeweaver Main Menu Theme" - Overwatch 2 Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

Jerod, LeGrande, and Jeremy hit the airwaves this week to catch up after an extended leave from some of our hosts. LeGrande finally drops some expert opinions on Diablo 4, and Jerod laments the absence of the options he wants, and everyone seems to have good things to say at this moment about Diablo Immortal. Jerod has been playing Kerbal Space Program 2, but is it the game the community wants? Also, we decide whether Dragon Age Absolution is the proper insertion point for new players to get into the lore (it isn't). Plus, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Jeremy finally gets his hands on Ghostwire Tokyo, and decides whether Shinji Mikami has another hit to add to his catalog. Finally, the guys catch you up on new releases, sales, and a bit of news, including the confounding cover of NHL '23, whether competitors for Steam Deck mean that the handheld PC-gaming market has arrived, and everything good that's in the speed run news segment! Intro: "Wire In" - Ghostwire Tokyo, by Masatoshi Yanagi Outro: "Main Menu Theme" - Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

Dale and Jeremy take the show out for a spin using the buddy system, and the results are astonishing. In absence of anyone better equipped, Jeremy talks about the Diablo IV beta, and immediately undermines any legitimacy he has to do so. Dale describes his time of tabletop fellowship at Adepticon. Jeremy talks about the game he actually brought, the New Caledonia-inspired Tchia. Plus, Fortnite might introduce Web 3.0 with its Unreal Editor functionality, a gritty new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is in development, and Game Stop posts a surprising financial report. Intro: "Ashava World Event" - Diablo IV beta Outro: "Sailing" - Tchia, by John Robert Matz Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

Dale and Jeremy hit the proverbial road like a motorcycle/sidecar power duo in this episode filled with robots and ninjas and action and drama. We preside over the closing of Nintendo's 3DS and Wii U eShop, consider the latest big PS5 firmware update and what it means for cross-platform play, take note of Microsoft's mobile storefront objectives, and more! New releases, freebies, our speed run news, and everything you need to keep you informed on the video game happenings of the week! Intro: "Breaking Ground" - FF11 Seekers of Adoulin, by Naoshi Mizuta Outro: "Another Day in the Lab" - Mega Man 11, by Marika Suzuki Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

This week we think we've got a show you can really dig ahahaha. Just kidding, we know it's not credible humor, but you totally bard it anyway. This week, LeGrande played some mobile stuff but notably Shovel Knight Dig. Jeremy embraces his dwarfself-loathing in Deep Rock Galactic. Dale chases his dream of being an amazing solo musician with the bard class in Final Fantasy XI. We detail the stuff announced at the Paradox Interactive Showcase, and then just back-fill most of the interesting stuff into the news speedrun, because we know you love it.  Intro: "They're Here" - Deep Rock Galactic, by Sophus Alf Agerbæk-Larsen Outro: "Thermal Vent (Secret Fountain)" - by Jake Kaufman Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

This week, Dale, LeGrande, and Jeremy go a little outside of their usual comfort zone. LeGrande gets into a mobile zombie-runner game called Into the Dead 2, sequel to the great original that may not exist. Jeremy puts the 3D headset back on to do a GameBytes Show revisit of Moss. Dale puts a little bit of time into pixelated laser swords and low-fi beats to chill to with Hyper Light Drifter. Plus, DICE Awards winners and the latest news from announcement conferences like Sony's State of Play and Pokemon Direct. Plus, various new releases, our news speed run to mop up the latest video game happenings, and more! Intro: "The Sentients" - Hyper Light Drifter, by Disasterpeace Outro: "Home to Me" - Moss, by Jason Graves ft Malukah Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

This cozy episode is a LeGrande and Jeremy duo. LeGrande hops the train in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and bemoans the old DS gimmick of stylus control, but overall life on the rails is good. We then jump tracks to spend some time in Hogwarts Legacy, learning just what kind of magic makes it work in production, combat, and game style. Jeremy takes the Game Boy bullet for us all, trying out Nintendo's newly-released Game Boy library for the Switch, and runs us through the initial offering with a brief description of each game, including the new Tetris movie tie-in game. Plus, Microsoft discusses "cannibalizing" sales through Game Pass, we look at new releases for the week, and finish off strong with a news speed-run! Intro: "Surface of SR-388" - Metroid 2: Return of Samus, by Kenji Yamamoto Outro: "Soaring Over Hogwarts" - Hogwarts Legacy, by Chuck E Myers, Scott Rakozy, Peter Murray, Alexander Horowitz Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

In this episode, we acknowledge our new podcast digs and website, which has given us greater power, reach, and influence. Soon you, dear listener, will ride wave to prominence in our new regime here at Podbean and on all the new platforms to which we now have access!! Ahem, on to video games. This week, Jerod leans into his anime-swordfighting side with Tales of Arise. LeGrande continues fighting big lizards and monkeys and stuff in Monster Hunter Arise. Jeremy teleports into Axiom Verge 2, but how does it hold up to his beloved original? Dale plays Mario Party for the first time ever. Weird. Plus, new releases, news, and our ever-popular snooze speedrun!   Intro: "Flame of Hope (Battle 1)" - Tales of Arise, by Motoi Sakuraba Outro: "White Sand City (feat Mayssa Karaa)" - Axiom Verge 2, by Thomas Happ   Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

This episode returns us to our regular format, and it's time to talk about some specific video games! LeGrande has high praise for the adaptability of Metroid Dread on the Switch. Jeremy has stellar reviews for rhythm-devil-may-cry cartoon Hi-Fi Rush. Dale labors again under the domination of Final Fantasy XI. Plus, Microsoft laments their lack of content in 2022 and pledge to improve. Valve opens a DLC-based discovery system on Steam. And, our ever-popular news speedrun!   Intro: "The Rush" - Hi-Fi Rush, by Shuichi Kobori Outro: "Dairon" - Metroid Dread, by Kenji Yamamoto   Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

In our second show of the year (that's two good ones in a row) we look back on the predictions we made for 2022, and we test our prognosticative mettle on our vision for 2023. We're not keeping score, so jump in with your own predictions, and let's run with wanton abandon into the year in games that will be 2023!   Intro: "Final Fantaxy XVI Dominance Trailer Music (reconstructed)" adapted by Diego Mitre Music Outro: "Overture to the Unwritten" - Hogwarts Legacy, by Chuck E. Myers "Sea", J Scott Bakozy, & Peter Murray   Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/

The highlight of the year, the most exciting and definitive podcast moment of video games in 2022! The GameBytes Show Awards, the GameByties, are here again! The guys do their usual round-robin countdown to the number one video game of the past year. You will be shocked and astonished and delighted! Compare notes and share with us your picks! Thanks for listening in 2022! Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/ Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

This week, the guys spend some time High on Life, playing games like World of Warcraft Dragon Flight, Elite Dangerous, and Mass Effect. We check in on John Carmack at Meta (spoilers: no longer at Meta), Square Enix' plans for Armored Core 6, and some possible changes to Game Pass tiers. New releases, freebies, and our news speedrun! Intro: "Map Theme" - Mass Effect, by Jack Wall Outro: "Main Menu" - High on Life, by Tobacco Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/ Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Imagine Arnold and Carl's muscly handshake, except it's LeGrande and Jeremy, and they're probably holding DSes and Vitas in their brawny hands. This week the duo looks at Pokemon (an old one) and Call of Duty (a new one), and Jeremy does his best to describe indie adventure game Eastward using, er, "adequate" terminology. Plus, The Game Awards nominees, freebies, and our news speed-run to keep you in the know, at least briefly. Intro: "Main Menu" - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 DMZ mode Outro: "Outside" - Eastward, by Joel Corelitz Subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gamebytesshow/ Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont