Retro is losing its meaning. Let’s explore how to salvage the term by reflecting upon gaming history together!
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On this Yoshi’s Island podcast, the superficial coloring book world gives way to a wealth of complexities, nuance, and masterful design.
Getting ready for a true retro experience with CRT streams: pointing a frickin camera right at a frickin tube TV.
On this Octopath Traveler podcast: the grind, passive characters, HD-2D, and more than you ever wanted to hear about Slash.
A weekly roundup of games enjoyed by the writers of The Pixels February…
On this Mortal Kombat podcast, violence and the ESRB, differences from Street Fighter, and the best video game movie theme song.
A weekly roundup of games enjoyed by the writers of The Pixels It’s the…
It’s a GoldenEye 007 podcast, shaken, not stirred. We’re talking Bond games, Bond films, and screenpeeking.
The story of how Total War: Warhammer 2 saved me money and reminded me of a bygone era with the tabletop hobby.
A weekly roundup of games enjoyed by the writers of The Pixels There…
Here’s the start of my top 365 games list! How many of these favorite video games do we actually share in common?
On this Hollow Knight podcast, retro influences, going deep and dark, and how to get games as creative as this.
I recently closed in on a deal I’d been negotiating for months and landed…
A personal journey through 6 years of blogging, 6 months of streaming, and 66 episodes of podcasting, in brief!
Is Chrono Trigger a Final Fantasy game? Let me convince you that its differences and similarities make it uniquely perfect for the series.
On this Metroid Dread podcast, the difficult conversation of difficulty vs accessibility and challenge vs fairness.
An open journal about everything that happened in my tumultuous life in 2021, PLUS announcing our 2021 GOTY winner!
VOTE now in our poll for The Pixels Game of the Year 2021! Select from 18 gamer-submitted nominees! Winner announced Jan 1!
These 12 Christmas video games are here to literally frighten you into the holiday spirit. Merry Christmas?
You may be surprised just how much some of these iconic video game characters have changed!
On this StarFox podcast: we discuss everything about the past, present, and future of the series that began as a tech demo!
On this Metal Gear Solid 2 podcast: prophecy and technology, Kojima vs Konami, artificial intelligence and social media!
The holiday season can be dangerous to navigate but here are 13 Thanksgiving video games and what we can learn from them!
Cut through the noise and there’s a fast-paced and challenging sequel awaiting fans in Metroid Dread, one that evolves the saga of Samus.
You ever step on a LEGO in the pale moonlight? On this LEGO Batman 3 podcast: indie author and fan scholar tackles Bat-history, Bat-movies, and Bat-comics.
I’m inviting you to a stream on Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster and a conversation on A.I. and the future with some epic giveaways!
Final Fantasy III is a piece of FF history that’s more accessible than ever thanks to the Pixel Remasters.
Expectations for the last supper, an appreciation for jazz, the golden age of American animation,…
An interview with M. J. Gallagher, writer, content creator, and author of Norse Myths That Inspired Final Fantasy VII.