80-Bit Podsmash

Penguin & Termite discuss the fact that video games get cancelled a lot! What does it mean? Why do they get cancelled? We go through some famous cancellations too. What impact do cancellations have on the video game industry? Do you remember StarCraft Ghost? Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/   Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt...

Penguin & Termite celebrate the two year anniversary of 80 Bit Podsmash with a special live episode. Join us in our retrospection, celebration, and revelry of all things 80 Bit! We run through our most popular episodes and our most memorable moments from the year. Most of all, thank you for your listens and interactions to keep us going for a third year! Music: Ozzed - All for me NES http://ozzed....

Penguin & Termite are on hype overload for all things Borderlands but specifically, Borderlands 3!!! Join us in our celebration of the Borderlands franchise. We go through our favorite moments, quotes, characters, weapons, as well as talk about the influence that Borderlands had in the gaming industry. Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3...

Penguin & Termite follow up from our discussion about in game currencies by talking about the larger economy that's present in video games with those in-game currencies. We talk about all things from single player games to MMORPGs as well as single player games.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_economy https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/05/how-to-build-a-smart-game-economy/   Music: Ozzed - No F...

Penguin & Termite discuss crowdfunding in video games! We compare and contrast that to board games and other industries. Why are video games not as successful with crowdfunding or are they? What avenues of crowdfunding work well or not? Do you believe in the crowdfunding business model? Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ https://w...

Penguin & Termite celebrate 100 episodes! Can you believe it? 100 weeks have flown by. Please join us yet again for a fascinating discussion about how different generations of people play games. We make some blind generalizations, speculations and other exploratory conversation. Hope nobody's offended... https://www.aaaa.org/gen-z-males-say-gaming-core-component-who-they-are/ https://www.alistdail...

Penguin & Termite discuss all things related to video game cheats, hacks and exploits! We walk through the history of how cheating was done in the past and what it looks like today. We tackle what affect this has had on the industry as well! Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite's third entry in the series of topics analyzing the different decades in gaming history. This time we visit the 1970s, the foundation of the home video game console. We analyze the culture of the time, video game business during this era and talk about notable entries in this decade. Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3....

Penguin & Termite discuss how storytelling can apply to an entire franchise. We talk about the struggles of keeping a game succinct, yet connected to other entries. How do franchises maintain a narrative over long periods of time? Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite do another genre deep dive. This week, we discuss platformers! Walk with us through the history, evolution and influence that the platform genre has brought to the video game industry. Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite discuss the multitude of remakes, remasters, and reboots in video games, defining these terms and exploring the trend! https://gameverse.com/2019/06/24/video-game-remakes-better-important-ever/ https://culturedvultures.com/best-video-game-remakes/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/the-problem-with-video-game-remasters-and-remakes-readers-feature-7355980/amp/ Mus...

Penguin & Termite are enjoying a game series that very much resembles a summer blockbuster, Uncharted! We discuss everything about the series, its history, our favorites and our critiques. Let us know what you think of Uncharted! Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite invite TBone on their episode about cross-platform. The newest entry in the Call of Duty franchise was announced to launch with cross-platform. This is indicative of where the industry is headed! We discuss on this episode of 80 Bit Podsmash! Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite celebrate the awesome video game speed running community by having a discussion about just that, speed running. Since Summer Games Done Quick kicked off this week, its aptly timed to celebrate with them. The event consists of a week long stream of speedrunners to raise money for charities.  Check it out at https://gamesdonequick.com/ Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed....

Penguin & Termite take on the third of our series focusing on literary devices as they are applied in video games. This time we focus on plot. We define what it is along with discussing the various types of plot structures with examples from video games. Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

E3 2019 is over! Relax... Unwind... Play some games. During this discussion of the biggest event in gaming, join us for our recap, reactions, hype and disappointments. What's going on in the gaming industry? We run through all the major press conferences and give our excitements, indifference, and disappointments. We end the show with our overall E3 2019 rating as well as reveal who we think won t...

Penguin & Termite get together to discuss all things video game weapons. There is every type of weapon you can imagine in video games, and they're usually the focal point of mechanics. How often do you ever sit down and talk about them over a beer? Come join us! Let us know what you think about video game weapons! https://twitter.com/80BitPodsmash https://www.reddit.com/r/80bitpodsmash Music: Ozze...

E3 2019 is upon us! During this lead up to the biggest event in gaming, join us for our for the hype, speculation and anticipation. What's going on in the gaming industry? We run through all the major press conferences and give our own "get hype" moments. Music: Ozzed -  No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Almost 2 years ago, Penguin & Termite launched 80 Bit Podsmash. Our flagship topic was the argument against Roger Ebert's claim that video games can never be art. That episode has been listened to over 100 times! To celebrate, we take another look at what video games have contributed to the argument that video games can indeed be art. Music: Ozzed - No Fight but Cool http://ozzed.net

Penguin & Termite once again take our "gaming goes to grab a beer" to the next level. We pair up craft beer styles with specific video games. We discuss what aspects of the beer brings out aspects of the video games we chose. We are bringing a local homebrewer on board as a guest as well! Cheers! Music Ozzed - All for me NES A cover of the Irish drinking song "All for me grog". http://ozzed.net/ h...

Penguin & Termite do another genre deep dive. This week, we discuss racing games! Walk with us through the history, evolution and influence that the racing genre has brought to the video game industry. Riot games walk out https://www.google.com/amp/s/kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198/amp   Randy pitchford Daniel eddings https://www.gamesindustry.biz/arti...

Penguin & Termite realized a very influential technology often gets taken for granted. We are going to put it in the spotlight of this week's episode of 80 Bit Podsmash. We talk about voice chat in video games. Where did it start? What's it look like today? We even dabble in a little PC vs Console territory. Do you use any chat services online when you play games? Music: Ozzed -  No Fight But Cool...

Penguin & Termite take on the second of our new series focusing on literary devices as they are applied in video games. This time we focus on character. We define what it is along with discussing the various types of characters with examples from video games. Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  

Penguin & Termite explore the apparent dichotomy of video game's popular reception vs critical reception. Why do some games seem to be so popular yet so shallow? Why do some games get a review score of 10 yet don't sell well? How do we determine if a game is successful or not? Come join us! Feel free to join in on the conversation over on our subreddit /r/80bitpodsmash Music: Ozzed -  No   Fight  ...

With Mortal Kombat 11 coming out this week, Penguin & Termite discuss all things related Mortal Kombat. We talk about its cultural influence in the arcades and consoles as well as those awful spin offs. We have some fun talking about our favorites too. Music: D I V I N O - Mortal Kombat Theme 8-Bit (Best Version) http://www.jamendo.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/