101: Apparently, I Need Sodium

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We are ALL over the map this week after celebrating our Two Year Anniversary, so let’s get this show on the road…

First things first, John’s got a new laptop!?!  He hasn’t had a PC in ages and can’t wait to start combing through all of the (many) games he’s accumulated over the years through various bundles, crazy Steam deals, free Epic Store goodies, etc.  No Man’s Sky is the first thing on the docket, and it sounds like John has found yet another game that is speaking his language!

Kevin gives his first impressions on Kunai, and it’s nothing but high praise so far for this stylish pixelated metroidvania!  He also talks about his Bit.Trip Beat stream from a little while back, after DJ brought up the series a few weeks back—and we get into a bit of a rhythm game discussion from there.

Randall’s been sinking a lot of his ‘background gaming’ time into Hand of Fate 2, and has been thoroughly enjoying its balance of tabletop gaming & hack ‘n’ slash action.  It’s been the perfect fit for him on Nintendo Switch to cozy up with on the couch with his favorite show on in the background.

Finally, we talk a little bit about playing older handheld games in the modern era, both on emulators or various licensed (and unlicensed) hardware peripherals.  We also tease a few more ‘white whales’ that we’re looking forward to checking out—whether their price tags are out of reach, or they never made it over here to North America.

 

Timestamps:

No Man’s Sky  -  00:03:36

Kunai  -  00:15:10

Hand of Fate 2  -  00:21:30

Bit.Trip Beat  -  00:30:44

Retro games on emulators  -  00:38:55

 

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