Pursuing Pixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're jam-packed with video game goodies to discuss this week, so let's get right into the action... John gets the ball rolling with a quick shoutout to  Stardew Valley , which somehow continues to receive one massive update after another! Kevin picks up the ball from there, and gives some love to a couple of 3D platformers that he's fired up recently — the charmi...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets things started off with a few of the games that he's been playing (and trying to stream) lately — including the stunning demo for  Europa , a couple of awesome indie puzzlers, and a quick shoutout to the prolific  Panda Indie Studio . John and Randall jump into the conversation after that, a...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew back in the house once again, and a whole bunch of various video game series to discuss this week, so let's get right into it... John kicks things off with a bit of a Dark Souls discussion, after primarily spending a bunch of time replaying  Dark Souls II  on his trusty Steam Deck — and in turn, experiencing the "online" elements of the ga...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets the ball rolling this week with a brief update on all things PP, as we quickly approach the five year anniversary of the podcast — and gear up for our third annual PPJJGG game jam! After that, he quickly digs into a couple of games that he's been playing via Xbox Game Pass lately — including...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  It's our first duo episode in a little while, as we've only got Kevin & Randall in the house this week — but we've still got plenty of video gaming goodies to dive into, so let's get things rolling! Randall gets things started up with a quick update on  Diablo IV , as he and his wife have been getting back into the couch co-op grind before bed lately. After th...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin has been going HAM, snagging virtually every game that goes on sale on his Nintendo Switch wishlist these days — including a trio of fantastic 2D platformers, and a buttery smooth 3D platforming adventure! John & Randall jump into the conversation after that, as we dive into Randall's recent...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full crew back in the house once again this week, and a whole slew of video gaming goodies to discuss, so let's get rolling... Kevin kicks things off with a couple of games that he's played during some of his recent livestreams —  ITTA  and  Solar Ash  — and has nothing but great things to say after his first hour or two with each game! John's up nex...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets the ball rolling with another batch of indie gems that he snagged for ridiculously cheap on Nintendo Switch over the last couple of weeks — and even makes time for a quick shoutout to the incredible OSTs for  Mario Golf  &  Mario Tennis  on the Game Boy Color! John & Randall jump int...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we've got only one game to discuss, and that game is the incredibly addictive (and recently released)  Balatro ! It's pretty rare for us to dedicate an entire episode to a singular video game, but Balatro's got the hooks in all three of us at this point, and something tells me at least one of us will be bringing this one up again at the end of the year....

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 the indie gems that he's been playing lately, particularly leaning into the retro-inspired, arcade-y goodies this week! John and Randall jump into the conversation from there, as we discuss all sorts of different dungeon crawlers, marvel at the stellar catalogue...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  First and foremost, apologies for the little bit of extra background noise on this week's episode, mostly courtesy of a rattling mic stand — but absolutely no apologies for the adorable cameo from John's cat, Regis.  Now let's talk about some video games! Kevin kicks things off with a couple of games that he streamed recently, each from a different prolific  PICO-...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin played through the recently released demo for  Princess Peach: Showtime  right before sitting down to record the intro to this week's episode and gives some quick impressions!   He also ripped through the demo for  Pepper Grinder , one of his most anticipated upcoming 2D platformers; and gives a...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew back once again for a short & sweet episode, jam-packed with video gaming goodies... Kevin gets the ball rolling this week with a trio of indie gems that he's snagged recently on Nintendo Switch for super duper cheap — including  Aggelos ,  ITTA , and  Jetboard Joust . After that, John dives into a couple more games that he's been repl...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets things started this week by ratting off a handful of the games he's been dipping his toes into over the last week or two — including a recent session with  the latest Madden release , a couple of arcade-y precision platformers,  a super vibey & heady puzzler,  and more... After that, Ran...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  The whole trio is in the house once again and we've been playing ALL sorts of video games, so let's get things rolling... Kevin kicks things off this week with his first impressions of  WarioWare: Move It!  on Nintendo Switch after ripping through the first half of the campaign. After that, John rattles off a handful of games that he's been replaying on the  Steam...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets the ball rolling this week with a quick shoutout to a couple of standout indie games —  ProtoCorgi  &  TEN  — from one of  his recent livestreams . After that, Randal & John jump into the conversation, and we talk about all sorts of video game goodies — including the satisfaction of...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the whole crew in the house this week for our first recording session of the new year — and the first proper numbered episode recorded with Kevin in his new apartment! Kevin gets things started off with some first impressions on  Lil Gator Game  after ripping through the opening hour or so, and immediately falling in love! After that, Randall hits the gr...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets the ball rolling this week (quite literally) with a few of the games that he's been firing up on  Xbox Game Pass  lately — including  Go Mecha Ball ,  Rollerdrome , and  Sea of Stars  — and how he desperately needs to upgrade to a  Series X console ! Join and Randall jump into the conversati...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the full trio back in the house once again, and a whole bunch of video game goodies to dive into, so let's get right into it... Kevin gets the ball rolling (quite literally) this week, as he gives a quick shoutout to a couple of wizard-themed indie arcade gems,  The Pinball Wizard  &  Wizorb . After that, John digs into a few of the games that he's b...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin's getting settled into his new apartment over the past few weeks, and gets things started off with a quick shoutout for a couple of awesome puzzle games that he recently snagged for cheap on Nintendo Switch —  Aloof  &  Toodee and Topdee . John and Randall join in on the fun after that, as we...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, it's Kevin & John in the house once again, as we burn through the last of our stockpiled episodes from the end of last year. We kick things off with a little online multiplayer chit chat, after playing some  Fall Guys  with our bandmates recently. John picks up the reigns from there, and digs into some thoughts on  Earthbound , which he's been playi...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin kicks things off this week (and year) by finally getting around to firing up  Thomas Was Alone , and gives some early impressions after ripping through the first few chapters.  He also gives a quick shoutout to  Boomerang X , after recently snagging it on Switch! John and Randall join in on the f...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels...and welcome to our fifth annual, end-of-the-year wrap-up episode!?!   [Click here for last year's episode!] To close out 2023, 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 2024, each resolving to play something fro...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Kevin gets the ball rolling this week with a handful of indie gaming goodies that he's been diving into as of late, after dusting off the ol' Xbox One to see what's been added to  Game Pass  recently, and also snagging a few games for super duper cheap on Nintendo Switch. John joins in on the conversat...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got another duo episode this week, and a whole bunch of video game goodies to dive into, so let's get things rolling... Kevin kicks things off with a bit of an update on his time with  Super Mario Bros. Wonder , after seeing the credits roll a couple weeks back. From there, John and Kevin discuss their early impressions of  Anodyne 2: Return to Dust , which...