The Bit Effect

This week Dave, Craig, and Luke tackle 1996's Do Re Mi Fantasy released in Japan only as Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken, and then later on the Virtual Console in the EU and US. How will this classic platformer hold up amid the current run of hit and miss platformers we have had for Retro Rewinds?

In this episode we revisit Ducktales Remastered which Dave has always spoken highly of. Will Luke and Craig have the same love for it? Will they turn out to be Scrooge McDucks with their reviews?

Bulletstorm is back and is as rediculous as ever! Let's take a trip down trickshot lane with Dave, Luke and Craig as they discuss the FPS that gave us a fantastically varied and sadistic skillshot system fo all your enemy killing needs!

Developed by Éric Chahi in 1991, Another World is a game that has since been released on every platform and device ever created. It's also the game that Craig has tried to finish on and off for 20 years. Did he manage it this time round? Lets find out!!

This week Craig and Dave are going to jump on some pigs in Tomba/Tombi, developed by Whoopee Camp and released in 1997 for the Playstation 1, then again on psn for the PlayStation 3.

Welcome to Four Play! A monthly podcast by The Bit Effect where we discuss a multiplayer based game. This month we discuss Battlefield 1 on the PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Dave and Craig go on an adventure with Tintin this week as they set off to rescue Tintin's good friend Chang after a terrible plane crash in the Himalayas. Will he succeed in his rescue?! Will Dave and Craig pack winter clothes?! Find out now!

In this week's Retro Rewind Dave and Craig go on a long meandering path through the TG16 classic that is Ninja Spirit. On their journey they touch on Assassins Creed, Borderlands and Bloodbowl among other things! Retro Rewind is a show based on nostalgia, one of us or one of our audience picks a game to replay that we will then discuss as a group. Want to share some feedback? Share the love? S...

* SPOILER ALERT * The Bit Effect continue their discussion about Persona 5 but this time delve into the story. This episode goes through the story in great depth, do not listen if you want to avoid spoilers. Have any feedback, suggestions or just want to challenge us to some PuyoPuyo Tetris? Follow us on Twitter @thebiteffect

The Bit Effect have a spoiler free discussion about Persona 5 on the PS4 and PS3.

Dave and Craig take to ghost busting in this week's Retro Rewind, Ghostlop. This puzzle bobble-esque color switcher has some interesting mechanics to it, as well as a not offensive aesthetic and a bunkernuts story. Despite this we have for you today 6 minutes on Ghostlop, and 20 minutes on Telltale!

That's us past the half way point for 2018! In this episode we give our review the year so far, go through the usual categories, and decide what each of our GOTY so far is!

In this week's Retro Rewind we getting digging with Dig Dug 2. Initially released in 1985 this Namco classic takes the core idea behind Dig Dug and adds an extra layer of mechanics by allowing players to chop sections off of the playing field giving you the chance to rack up the points in a very satisfying way.

The Bit Effect guys finish their discussion Ratchet and Clank 2016. Let's see how this plays out. Are there any dings that can hit on this wonderful wonderful game?!

The Bit Effect guys get together to discuss Ratchet and Clank, specifically the 2016 remaster/reimagined/reawesomeified version. Have any feedback, suggestions or just want to challenge us to some PuyoPuyo Tetris? Follow us on Twitter @thebiteffect

The week the gang take a dive in to one of the most dated feeling games in the Retro Rewind series yet. Lords of the Realm 2 was published by Sierra and developed by Impressions. It certainly made an impression on Craig and Dave!

Tonight we have the next in our Retro Rewind series, Marble Madness. Released in December 1984 this classic arcade has you rolling a marble through a timed assault course while facing one of the most ruthless video game enemies of all time, the black ball. Let's find out how this holds up today!

Craig joins Dave as they discuss one of the divisive entries in this long lived series.

The week Craig and Dave have a bit of an arcade showdown with Namco Museum Volume 3. It turns out "best of 6" doesn't quite work! Retro Rewind is a show based on nostalgia, one of us or one of our audience picks a game to replay that we will then discuss as a group. Want to share some feedback? Share the love? Suggest a game or topic? Follow us @thebiteffect or email us at thebiteffe...

The Bit Effect guys continue to discuss Bioshock 2. How will it hold up? Does it compare to Bioshock? Listen to find out :)

The Bit Effect guys get together to discuss Bioshock 2. How will it hold up? Does it compare to Bioshock? Listen to find out :)

The week Craig and Dave have some fun with Uniracers which was developed by Rockstar North and published by Nintendo in 1994. This unicycle racing game has some interesting quirks and features as well as some fast paced racing.

The week Craig and Dave play some Alien Soldier, a 1995 side-scrolling run and gun developed by Treasure and published by Sega. As it was only available via the Sega Channel in the U.S. Dave kindly gives us a bit of background on that as well!

In part two of our Monster Hunter: World episode we talk about some of the problems we had with the game, our differing play styles, and our final thoughts. Enjoy!

It's here, part one of out Monster Hunter: World episode! In this episode we discuss our history with the series, some of the major improvements on the older releases and our first impressions!