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After much delay, the third dose of Pixel Pill is ready for your consumption. In this episode we talk about our fond memories of arcades. This isn’t so much about one particular game, although we do talk about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat em up quite a bit, it’s more of what we remember best. From the social aspect, to vultures, kinds of arcades, food, the decline of arcades, and everything in between, we pretty much yap about it all. Enjoy and make sure to take on a full stomach.

BTW: Since things have been delayed, the fourth episode will be out within the next week in order to catch up a bit.

P.S. If you enjoyed the show, subscribe to us on iTunes. Even better you could rate the show and leave comments. Why? Well, because we’re egotistical self loving sick guys.

Pixel Pill: dose 3: arcades

In dose 2 of Pixel Pill we cover the rise, fall, and ressurection…errrr….well rise back to something above suck, of a little company known as Sunsoft. Who were they, what games did they makes, and what happened to them? From Platoon to Majong, we cover it all. Clocking in nearly two hours (yessshh!), this is what you call a horse pill. Enjoy and make sure to take it on a full stomach.

BTW: Thanks again to 2600 and Nick for thier patience in getting these episodes out. It’s good to have a group of guys who understand life and family come before this and allow me to do so.

Pixel Pill: 2nd dose

After we were done recording the audio for the first Pixel Pill, I thought editing it would be a cinch. I mean just clip out a few things here or there, and it’s done right? Yea, not so much. I worked on it all week and it took me much longer then I would have ever expected. Once we got done with episode two, I got to editing again, thinking this time it would go quicker. A day into it at 2 A.M., I came to the realization that between a full time day job, family, my son, life, Substance TV, sleep, sleep, sleep, and all my other obligations, a weekly podcast just wouldn’t fit in.

I talked it over with the guys and they agreed we should go to a bi-weekly podcast for now. It may go back to a weekly podcast once we get into the swing of things, or if I find some free time down the road. One other reason this was done is for quality purposes. I imagine I could shove out an unedited podcast and it would be decent, but Nick, 2600, and myself all agree that we want this to be a quality show.

So think of it as we’re lowering your dosage per Dr. Mario’s request. Thanks again to everyone who has listened so far and look forward to our podcast on Sunsoft coming out next week!

BTW: Some good games of Outrun 2 with Jango and Nick! OG Xbox 4 life……yo.

Whew, it’s finally finished. The premiere episode of Pixel Pill is up and ready to go. This episode, or dose as we like to call it, we cover the video game company Cave, one of the finest makers of shoot em ups (shumps). Not sure who Cave is, then listen to this podcast. Heard about Cave but know very little about them, then listen to this podcast. Do you know everything about Cave and love them like the son you never had, then listen to this podcast.

This took a little bit longer then I expected, but the process should be faster as time goes by. So lay back, relax, get yourself a tall glass of water, and enjoy the smooth goodness of Pixel Pill.

UPDATE – iTunes link is up!

 

Pixel Pill: 1st dose

So I’ve been a little absent from the site as of late, but it’s all for a good reason. Now I’ve teased you all with some sort of announcement in my last update. And, as promised, I’ll let you in on my little secret.

From the creators of Press Start and Substance TV comes your bi-weekly dose of gaming goodness that you won’t get anywhere else, it’s Pixel Pill! We’re kinda like video game fiber. Though I’m not sure if I want to see anyone taking a pixelated video game dump.

That’s right, I’ve teamed up with Nick and Gerard from Press Start Comic to create a new podcast about all things gaming that not many people talk about. We had some much fun BS’ing over Live that we decided that we should just record it and maybe people will listen to it. Plus the need for quality podcasts is much needed. Our friends over at Pineconeattack are one of the few podcasts I listen to on a regular basis, so we hope to bring more goodness to the table.

We’ll be recording the first show tomorrow night (Friday) and have it up to download soon after. We’ll cover some gaming news that interests us, introduce ourselves and then jump right into our first topic, The Games of Cave. If you’re a fan of Bullet Hell SHMUPS, this is the show for you. We’ll be talking about our favorite games from Cave, and then talk about their newest game set to release on the 360 in Japan, Death Smiles.

Below is the new fancy smacy logo. Keep it tuned here for the link to our first show!