Pixel Project Radio: A Video Game Podcast

(00:00:00) Intro and Background (00:25:06) A (Very) Brief Introduction to Mitsuda's Sound (00:48:32) Selected Works: Chrono Trigger (01:22:23) Selected Works: Chrono Cross (01:49:35) Selected Works: Shadow Hearts 2 (02:00:56) Selected Works: Sea of Stars (Brief) (02:02:54) Selected Works: Mario Party (Brief) (02:08:49) Non-Game Music (02:18:54) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Pa...

(00:00:00) Intro and Overview (00:12:55) Development (00:21:26) Art: Pixar by Any Other Name (00:43:31) Mechanics: Platforming, Rot Fellers, and More (00:55:33) Combat: Dark Souls? (01:14:31) Gamelan and Kena's Musical Inspirations (01:26:03) A Brief Narrative Discussion Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show...

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram! It's a bonus episode all about some of my favorites in the gaming realm! I like these sorts of episodes from time to time and thought this would be a nice breather. Please enjoy! Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your quest...

(00:00:00) Preliminary/Recap Discussion (00:15:35) Searching for the Trifor- I mean, the Dragon Gods (00:34:22) Return to Fort Dragonia (Chrono Trigger Intensifies) (00:46:11) Chronopolis and FATE (01:01:47) Cool Lore that Rick Overlooked (01:06:31) FATE Falls, Dragons Rise (01:13:09) One of Cross's Most Touching—and Hidden—Scenes (01:26:23) Spaceships? Sure. Why Not. (01:30:56) Belthasar, Ho-Ho-H...

This week: a special bonus episode into your feeds! Thank you for all of your patience as I work through scheduling stuff. Please enjoy all of the cheesy goodness of the hit (in my eyes) 1995 movie,  MORTAL KOMBAT ! Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on yo...

(00:00:00) The PS1 Wildchild | Tomba! / Tombi! (Ep. 176) (00:04:15) Personal Histories (00:10:56) Community Forum (00:16:00) Development (00:27:07) Art Style (and a Digression on Difficulty) (01:03:19) Mechanics: An Action Game? (01:17:36) Tomba's Event System (01:33:22) Music and Sound (01:51:28) Boss Fights and Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here t...

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram! (Note: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault.) "I'm so sorry I failed you, Buddy. I miss you so much." The Lisa series returns to Pixel Project Radio as we discuss  Lisa the Joyful , the Kickstarter goal-turned-sequel to Austin Jorg...

(00:00:00) Choices and Divergences | Chrono Cross Analysis (Ep. 174) (00:07:08) Viper Manor (00:33:06) Escape to Guldove (00:48:09) Saving Kid and the Hunt for the Frozen Flame (01:11:41) Confrontation (01:16:48) The Utility of the Silent Protagonist (01:35:05) The Search for Self (02:01:00) Parting the Dead Sea (02:07:55) The Nature of Time (02:39:16) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the sh...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:08:52) Development (00:21:36) Visuals: Those Beautiful Backgrounds (00:38:05) A Battle System Refresh (01:04:00) Mitsuda: Still Great, Maybe Greater? (01:15:16) Story Discussion: Return to the Sea (01:28:13) Another World (01:49:24) Termina (01:52:52) 3 Weirdos and Viper Manor (01:59:00) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to joi...

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram! "Legend tells of an ancient artifact that can grant a woman's wish..." Fighting Game February comes to a close with  Skullgirls , the indie fighter—excuse me, the  handdrawn  indie fighter, put some respect where it's due—that takes inspiration...

(00:00:00) Introduction (00:09:12) Development History (00:21:01) Visuals and Art Style (00:37:21) Mechanics (01:03:12) Music and Sound (01:21:50) Story, TV Ads, and Stuck on the PS3 (01:36:15) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram! Hey, all! Pixel Project Radio here! To...

(00:00:00) Fighters, Vipers, and Cars. Oh My! | Fighters Megamix (Ep. 170) (00:11:24) Development (00:23:10) Game Modes and Characters (00:44:33) Visuals: VF3 > FV (00:55:13) Burnin' Music (01:05:22) Gameplay (01:18:47) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram! "Fighting Fes...

(00:00:00) Intro/What This Podcast Is (00:10:13) Story and Lore (00:19:37) Development (00:26:26) Music (00:38:20) Visuals and Art Style (00:47:27) Mechanics (01:19:28) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click here to join the free Discord server or connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram! "Fighting February" has begun! We're trying something a little d...

(00:00:00) Introduction to the Podcast (00:04:07) Personal Histories and Community Forum (00:12:42) Development and Design Philosophy (00:30:51) Mechanics (01:01:41) Music and Sound (01:17:27) Lore and Story (01:58:32) Wrapping Up Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click the following to join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok! "...

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok! Hey folks! Please enjoy this bonus episode from the Patreon vaults. This episode was recorded and released in January of 2025. Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail...

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for a fantastic year. Creating this podcast and bringing fiction off of the page/screen brings me a lot of meaning. Here's to 2026! Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok! Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recom...

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also click the following to join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok! "A future is not given to you. It is something you must take for yourself." The  NieR Automata  analysis concludes! Joined by Dave (Tales from the Backlog) , we talk through the final three endings of the game in detail. One of the...

(00:00:00) Intro Discussion (00:15:26) Adam and Eve (00:26:17) The Forest Kingdom (00:35:44) Mecha-Kaiju (00:40:38) The Copied City (00:53:03) Become as Gods (01:04:44) flowers for m[a]chines (01:34:34) Route B (02:07:28) Adam Captures 9S (02:25:08) Revelations (Replicant Spoilers) (02:43:28) or not to [b]e Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server,...

(00:00:00) Intro/What This Podcast Is (00:02:25) Personal Histories (00:13:08) Development (00:31:59) Visual Design (00:38:37) Mechanics (00:51:48) Music and Sound (01:00:28) Story Analysis: Let's Kill God (01:26:18) Resistance Camp (01:39:07) This Cannot Continue (02:03:16) Pascal's Village (02:24:23) Aliens' Return Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discor...

(00:00:00) Intro/What This Podcast Is (00:02:06) Personal Histories and Initial Thoughts (00:12:10) Development (00:16:02) Visuals (00:26:58) Sound Design (00:40:40) Narrative Discussion (01:30:22) Ending Discussion Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok! An oppressive system breeds a need to b...

(00:00:00) Intro, Abby and Lev Discussion (00:22:46) Day 3A (00:29:29) Through Seraphites and Snipers (00:39:31) Casualties of War (00:46:41) WLF Standoff (00:52:15) The Pyre of Haven (00:57:55) They'll Pay (01:17:10) Epilogue: Throwing It All Away (01:46:49) Final Confrontation Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky...

(00:00:00) Intro and TLOU Writing (00:05:25) The Search for Tommy (00:18:46) No Turning Back (00:36:28) The Confrontation (00:42:40) Day 1A (01:03:54) The Search for Owen (01:21:59) An Unlikely Alliance (01:28:30) I'm tired, Abby (01:36:13) An Unlikely-er Alliance (01:52:49) Braving the Hospital (01:59:44) This Ain't the Nutcracker's Rat King Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can...

(00:00:00) Depravity | The Last of Us Part 2 Analysis (Ep. 160) (00:01:35) Seattle, Continued (00:33:04) Captured (00:46:50) The TV Station (00:59:22) Chase to the Theater (01:04:10) Flashback: Did I Do Okay? (01:19:42) Burnin' Rubber at Hillcrest (01:32:18) Flashback: The Truth (01:45:15) Scars on Route 5 (01:53:31) Finding Nora (01:56:54) Ellie's Depravity Please consider supporting the show on...

(00:00:00) Introduction (00:09:00) Dev History (00:22:50) Controversies (00:35:13) Visuals and Music (00:43:19) Mechanics (00:55:53) Jackson, Revisited (01:17:34) Abby's Introduction (01:25:33) A Close Encounter... (01:27:52) That Scene (01:46:42) Justice Will Be Served Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagr...

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon! You can also join our free Discord server, or connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok! "...I got this..." The analysis of our Final Fantasy Tactics  stint comes to a close—and what a conclusion it is: the secrets of the Church are fully revealed; Delita spirals further into his view of justice; and players get an ending that, we argue, is t...