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The Pixel Response

424 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

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Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 151 - Dragon Cab Confessions

June 09, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 184 MB

The guys expect to have a short podcast, but fuck it up and just keep talking. Paul’s computer hates Swery65 games so instead of trying D4 he’s just been playing a lot of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Hank’s not sure if he wants to play it which turns into a conversation about open world games. Also, they’re kinda over the hill with GTA V and Heroes of the Storm. Instead, Paul’s been spending some quality time with his 3DS; playing Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, SteamWorld Dig, and Demon Ki...

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 146 - Rage of Paultron (Spoiler Free)

May 02, 2015 11:00 - 2 hours - 234 MB

For your listening ease, we’ve released this episode in two parts; the first part contains in-depth talk about The Avengers: Age of Ultron including spoilers. The second contains more movie talk and video game talk as normal. Enjoy! The Avengers: Age of Ultron is out and we spend a long time talking about it. With spoilers. Seriously, don’t listen to the first part of the episode if you haven’t seen it yet and care about spoilers. Otherwise, Hank has been spending time playing Crypt of the ...

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 146 - Rage of Paultron

May 02, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 123 MB

For your listening ease, we’ve released this episode in two parts; the first part contains in-depth talk about The Avengers: Age of Ultron including spoilers. The second contains more movie talk and video game talk as normal. Enjoy! The Avengers: Age of Ultron is out and we spend a long time talking about it. With spoilers. Seriously, don’t listen to the first part of the episode if you haven’t seen it yet and care about spoilers. Otherwise, Hank has been spending time playing Crypt of the ...

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 145 - SparDOGcus

April 14, 2015 11:00 - 2 hours - 216 MB

We’ve been gone for two weeks! Where, you might ask? Well… nowhere! While not podcasting, we’ve been playing video games like Killing Floor 2, Crypt of the NecroDancer and Heroes of the Storm. Speaking of Heroes of the Storm, eSports and ESPN invite Blizzard into their domain as the Heroes of the Dorm tournament happened over the weekend so we discuss some of that as well. Hank went to see Ex Machina and White God (written review can be found here). Konami basically implodes, Steam pisses o...

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 144 - Movie Secret

March 31, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Nathan has a movie secret and he’s not telling anyone. Can we crack his mystery?

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 143 - Life Is Hard

March 17, 2015 11:00 - 2 hours - 194 MB

This week, Hank and Paul swoon over Life is Strange in a big bad way while also enjoying Ori and the Blind Forest and reliving Tekken days. Paul plays Battlefield Hardline and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number while Hank checked out Yoot Tower (yeah, I dunno either) and goes hard in Heroes of the Storm. In movies, Hank watches some good stuff including It Follows (which you can read a review of it here). Also, The Purge is a terrible movie that should never been watched. Ever.

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 142 - Rippin' It Up With #Ripznor

February 10, 2015 12:00 - 3 hours - 367 MB

Nathan comes back to spit fire about innumerable things he’s been doing in his offline time. We talk about Ready Player One, nostalgic 80s kids movies and that new Neill Blomkamp Short Circuit rip-off Chappie. Hank goes to see a bunch of new stuff he has opinions on such as ’71, Run All Night and The Salvation. Paul and Hank gush about Cities: Skylines and Ori and the Blind Forest. Also, the return of 4 hour episodes? Sorry!

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 141 - Anime Is Weird

January 27, 2015 12:00 - 2 hours - 208 MB

Paul and Hank spend a lot of their time this week playing Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and loving every minute of it. Due to this, Paul revisits Diablo II to his disappointment. Speaking of disappointment, BloodLust Shadowhunters fails to impress in its current state as well. Meanwhile, Hank reads some great comics like Sex Criminals and Jack Staff and gets weirded out by Marvelous Melmo. Also, Battlefield 4 looks great!

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 140 - The Hanker Games

January 15, 2015 12:00 - 3 hours - 288 MB

Due to real-life making scheduling harder for Paul and Nathan to get together frequently, Hank (@iam3Dhomer) joins Paul for a new era of podcasting history to talk a whole lot of movies and games. Paul finally watches John Wick and loves it and has been playing a bunch of Heroes of the Storm. Hank enjoys some time with Project Almanac, gets some good grizzled Jude Law in Black Sea, has fun with Jupiter Ascending and finds his favorite movie of 2015 so far with Kingsman: The Secret Service. ...

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 139 - Barrel Eyes

January 08, 2015 12:00 - 3 hours - 264 MB

Nathan joins Paul in person to bring you a rundown of some of the best and worst things he’s been up to in literature, movies and video games. They chat a bit about iconic movie makes such as Uwe Boll, Tim Burton’s new movie Big Eyes, some potential Razzie nominees for 2014, and Fable II? Also, want to see a movie about a goth kid and a women 59 years older than him hook up?

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 138 - Tentacles and Disappointment

December 17, 2014 12:00 - 2 hours - 185 MB

New Amiibos means more Amiibo talk! Nathan goes to see a 10 year old God throw plagues around in Exodus: Gods and Kings while Paul watches that new Carrie movie with Chloë Grace Moretz. Trying to find a new game to get into, Nathan scoffs at Gears of War 3, gets bored by Borderlands 2 and find some solace in… Resident Evil 6?

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 137 - Amiiable

December 10, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 183 MB

Nathan catches Amiibola and we discuss the rarity of Amiibos, their release dates and make some predictions. Weird Kijiji stories happen and somehow Nathan acquires a box of old Atari PC games (sans computer). Paul finally sees Interstellar, is playing a lot of World of Warcraft and talks about dumpster diving.

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 136 - Barrel O' Movies

November 14, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 82.2 MB

Nathan is back from Disneyland and tells us his adventures in the “happiest place on Earth”. In the time between episodes, he’s also seen most of the new movies out and talks a bit about them while Paul watches a bunch of Regular Show and seems to enjoy it. Also, new Call of Duty is actually good?

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 135 - Fury-ous

October 21, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 367 MB

Paul plays more Alien: Isolation and, while still liking it, discovers just how “gamey” it can be. Nathan dives into The Evil Within and gets Paul to commit to playing more of it since it apparently gets playable (maybe?). Fury is kind of a boring waste of time of a movie but Bug is the best screen-acting Nathan has seen in a long time. Also, we find out Nathan’s “Movie Of The Year” already.

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 134 - Shadow of Isolation

October 14, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 81 MB

Nathan has some issues getting into Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and instead gets enthralled by Alien: Isolation. Paul watches Video Games: The Movie and has nothing to say about it. Also, more talk about how shitty the internet is being to each other lately.

Burning Barrel Podcast: Episode 133 - You Gone, Girl!

September 30, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 100 MB

Nathan sees all the new movies this week by spending some time with Annabelle, watching Denzel kick ass in The Equalizer and hoping Ben Affleck doesn’t ruin Gone Girl. Paul catches up on some classics he’s been missing like The Frozen Ground and Killing Them Softly at work. Vib-Ribbon finally sees North American shores and the SEGA Genesis had some good games on it. Also, we bite off more than we can chew by agreeing to take on making a list of the best games of ALL TIME!

Indie Talks - 16 - David D'Angelo & Ian Flood (Shovel Knight)

August 02, 2014 05:36 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Although Yacht Club Games has a single game under their name, many of the members have a history of creating games under company WayForward Technologies combining modern game-making with retro game sensibilities and homage. We were lucky enough to steal some time from David D’Angelo and Ian Flood of Yacht Club Games to discuss Shovel Knight, the effects of YouTube as advertisement, using Kickstarter as a funding platform and thoughts about Shovel Knight related spin-off games!

Indie Talks: David D'Angelo and Ian Flood of Yacht Club Games

August 01, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Although Yacht Club Games has a single game under their name, many of the members have a history of creating games under company WayForward Technologies combining modern game-making with retro game sensibilities and homage. We were lucky enough to steal some time from David D’Angelo and Ian Flood of Yacht Club Games to discuss Shovel Knight, the effects of YouTube as advertisement, using Kickstarter as a funding platform and thoughts about Shovel Knight related spin-off games!

The Pixel Response: Episode 132 - Festival of Barrels

July 29, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 66.9 MB

This week, Paul is underwhelmed but satisfied with Guardians of the Galaxy while Nathan cracks into his newly acquired Laser-Disc collection by watching Howard the Duck… and actually LIKES it?!? I don’t know but it’s obvious he doesn’t like The Sopranos: Road To Respect on the PlayStation 2 almost as much as Paul hates The Waste Land. Also, Paul retells a tale of burning toys in a fireplace.

Indie Talks - 15 - Lucas Pope (Papers, Please)

July 27, 2014 05:37 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

Lucas Pope is a man of many talents; he has to be to fully realize his ideas for games. Although hitting the jackpot with Papers, Please, Mr. Pope has been making games and working in the industry for years. Between UI/menu design for the Uncharted series and a “dystopian document thriller”, Lucas loves working on video games and was good enough to share some insight with us!

Indie Talks: Lucas Pope

July 26, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Lucas Pope is a man of many talents; he has to be to fully realize his ideas for games. Although hitting the jackpot with Papers, Please, Mr. Pope has been making games and working in the industry for years. Between UI/menu design for the Uncharted series and a “dystopian document thriller”, Lucas loves working on video games and was good enough to share some insight with us!

The Pixel Response: Episode 131 - Don't Stop

July 22, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 94.6 MB

Nathan watches a kid grow up in Boyhood while Paul plays more Dark Souls 2 in between waiting for ArcheAge queues. The Legend of Zelda games get talked through for a long while because Nathan jumps into Twilight Princess to find that it is actually quite good! Also, China can now legally sue Canada?!

The Pixel Response: Episode 130 - Diggin' Trenches

July 15, 2014 11:00 - 4 hours - 117 MB

A formal apology: it seems that our absence has created a rift in humanity that has resulted in racially charged riots, “gamers” being shitty people, “feminists” being equally as shitty people, celebrity pictures getting leaked and JonTron calling someone a name on twitter. We talk about all this craziness from the last month in one giant, 4-hour long fiesta… just look at how many tags there are at the bottom of this post! Also, what phallic foods are your favorites?

The Pixel Response: Episode 129 - BarrelAway Camp

July 08, 2014 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MB

We celebrate Nathan’s birthday by talking about our feelings on The Terminal, Transsiberian and Deliver Us From Evil while Paul starts regaling the daunting task of learning EVE Online. As per usual, we discuss some local Calgary restaurants you should check out if you’re ever here and talk about how little we care about Comic Con San Diego. Also, Nathan admits to one of his deepest fears.

The Pixel Response: Episode 128 - Tis The Season

July 01, 2014 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Nathan has been getting into some stuff he can get behind including Shovel Knight, Mario Kart 8 and True Detective (again). The moment i’m sure many of us have been waiting for… Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is finally out and Nathan has some thoughts about it! Also, some pretty flagrantly dismissive talk about some gross subject matter!

The Pixel Response: Episode 126 - Chinese Tourism

June 24, 2014 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

A new Transformers movie brings ire to Nathan and we learn what we look for when a Steam sale hits. Luckily, some Death Note and rewatching Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt keeps the blues away! Also, House of Cards might be the most well written show on TV? (It kind of has to be).

The Pixel Response: Episode 125 - Ernest Goes To Podcast

June 17, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 125 MB

Hey Vern! This week Nathan completes his homework and talks about Mad City after getting confused about Neon Genesis Evangelion’s finale and pissing Paul off with descriptions of it. Also, who remembers Ernest movies?!

The Pixel Response: Episode 124 - Reigning On Parades

June 10, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 198 MB

Nathan still is without internet, so because of this the whole podcast is recorded old school over THE PHONE! Where most podcasts might call this a lack of sound quality, we like to present you with a new “nostalgic feature”. Okay, we apologize if it’s hard to listen to because of this but please rest assured there is some good stuff here. Nathan sees that new Tom Cruise flick Edge Of Tomorrow and plans to blow up the internet after watching Transcendence. On the other hand, Paul enjoys a fu...

The Pixel Response: Episode 123 - Dropping Bombs

June 03, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 200 MB

This week, Nathan packs up for a move and, in turn, has watched a bundle of movie not limited to but including Paycheck, Death Sentence, Olympus Has Fallen and 2012. But, it isn’t all “old-skool” as he also went to see XMen: Days Of Future Past. Paul, on the other hand, finally beats Dark Souls 2, plays a healthy amount of Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor and also has some first impressions on Watch Dogs (WITH NO “_” BETWEEN THE WORDS!). Also, is Lootcrate worth your time/money? Paul ...

The Pixel Response: Episode 122 - KrazStorm

May 27, 2014 11:00 - 4 hours - 180 MB

Godzilla roars back into our hearts with the new 2014 release. How was it? Well, we talk a solid hour or so of it (including what some might call spoilers but, c’mon, you aren’t going to a Godzilla movie for “story”, right?). Transistor was released literally 12 hours before recording this so Nathan has a few opinions on it as well as some thoughts on Maximum Overdrive and World War Z. Paul is getting closer to finishing Dark Souls 2 and talks a bit about The International 4 (eSports, new ho...

The Pixel Response: Episode 121 - Mulan Cyborg Body

May 20, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 121 MB

This week, Paul and Nathan are delighted to invite community favorite co-host and friend Carlos (AKA handsomefatman) of Two Fat Guys Talk Games back to talk some mess about Dragon’s Dogma, Superman movies and South Park. Nathan spends a whole bunch of time watching television stuff as he continues through The Sopranos and Mad Men while also trying to see what’s so good with Asura’s Wrath after revisiting 12 Angry Men and The Verdict. Paul is thoroughly happy with indie studio Mimimi Producti...

The Pixel Response: Episode 120 - Parappa the Rapaport

May 13, 2014 11:00 - 4 hours - 371 MB

Took a week off to collect our thoughts and coming back with the sickness (oooooh-wah-ah-ah-ah) and a 4.5 hour podcast! Site problems be damned, nothing will stop the podcast! Nathan visits an expo before getting grumpy about Amazing Spider-Man 2 while Paul gets a Wii U primarily for ZombiU and NES Remix 2. Into The Dark is a piece of garbage game (we explain why… just listen) and Sidney Lumet hated “teamsters”. Paul bores Nathan with an in-depth talk about WildStar (and MMOs in general) and...

The Pixel Response: Episode 119 - Get FUKT!

April 22, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 230 MB

Easter happened. Nathan watched Oculus, Paul watched a bunch of South Park and the two discuss how Plan Canada representatives have turned them into horrible people. Also, Nathan finds the quietest room in the world.

The Pixel Response: Episode 118 - Under A Harvest Moon

April 15, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 88.2 MB

Throat problems and late night recordings lead Paul and Nathan to put on their bedroom voices and recount tales of becoming a serial killer in Harvester, surviving off the wasteland in Nether and finding the origins of “fahgettaboudit” from Donnie Brasco. Also, the merits of contemporary art and YouTube bait are discussed.

The Pixel Response: Episode 117 - KanYe Diggit?

April 08, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 117 MB

Taking it back old-skool… kind of. We go offline again to try to prevent some audio glitches and come out relatively successful! We’re also successful in finding out Who’s Coming To Dinner, what life might be like in Brazil and why Rushmore isn’t that great. Also, who would Nathan erase from existence?

The Pixel Response: Episode 116 - Glitchin'!

April 01, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 113 MB

This week, Paul plays Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z and Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls while Nathan spends time as a goat in Escape Goat 2 and does a better “Snake” voice than Keifer Sutherland in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Also, just how Swedish does one have to be to get internet famous?

The Pixel Response: Episode 115 - DayZ Of Our Lives

March 25, 2014 11:00 - 3 hours - 209 MB

Nathan does his best Kiefer Sutherland impression after playing Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes while Paul tries desperately to stay alive in post-apocalyptic Russia playing the DayZ standalone alpha build. Jake Gyllenhaal does a good job weirding Nathan out in Enemy while the DOTA 2 documentary Free To Play scratches the same itch for Paul as Indie Game: The Movie. Also, just how bad can Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z be… right?

The Pixel Response: Episode 114 - Remember Us

March 18, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 144 MB

Nathan gets enthralled with Remember Us while Paul dives back into the World of Warcraft and finally starts Star Wars: The Old Republic. Also, the Pixel Response Pokemon Classic v2.0 is over and we would love to thank all our contestants!

The Pixel Response: Episode 113 - The Cast Of Truth!

March 11, 2014 11:00 - 2 hours - 154 MB

Paul finds a potential “Game of the Year” contender in South Park: The Stick of Truth and Nathan watches a whole bunch of television including The Sopranos and True Detective. Also, we get serenaded yet again in voicemails!

The Pixel Response: Episode 112 - Just Dandy

March 04, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 185 MB

A whole lot of television watching this week as Nathan runs down a few series, including the new hotness True Detective while Paul watches Space Dandy and starts his catching up on House of Cards. Paul gets back into the MMO scene by playing some Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and… World of Warcraft?! Also, an exclusive voice mail from a special listener has us questioning our sexuality.

The Pixel Response: Episode 111 - Leggo My LEGO

February 25, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 185 MB

This week, Nathan gets annoyed about The LEGO Movie’s warm reception, finishes off Attack on Titan season 1 and is reinvigorated with Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward. Due to the new release “Because The Internet”, Childish Gambino gets some discussion as well as reviewing music as a whole. Speaking of internet, Paul and Nathan go back to their pasts and recall their very early internet memories (you know, before it was cool). Also, why is Space Jam 2 even a thing?

The Pixel Response: Episode 110 - Day V

February 18, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

Nathan has plans for Valentine’s Day so Paul calls in the SpaghettiCast. Just Cause 2 multiplayer is on the go but Ty finally gets into Borderlands while Paul tries out Blood Knights and loves the new Tomb Raider. Also, cheese on apple pie: good or bad?

The Pixel Response: Episode 109 - Kraznor's Run

February 11, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 197 MB

This week sees our unlikely heroes talk with special guest Oni_Metsu from the Pixel Response community! Paul has been finishing The Office(U.S.) for whatever reason but not before watching Olympus Has Fallen. Nathan does some film-festing and watches Flash Gordon, Logan’s Run and Ghost in the Shell 2.0 on the big screen as well as continues the quest to watch more Attack on Titan. James (A.K.A. Oni) discusses his feelings on Bioshock Infinite’s ending and why he loves Deadly Premonition so m...

The Pixel Response: Episode 108 - Going Rogue

February 04, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 181 MB

Paul talks about doing a bunch of daily challenges for his favorite rogue-like games, Nathan gets really into 999 and Ollie Ollie. Paul gets his order of shirts and mugs while Nathan watches more Attack On Titan so we discuss anime as a whole and about how Simpsons was the only media to define culture at the time. Thrown in there are our thoughts on Jack Ryan, 21 & Over and World War Z. Also, we talk about how 2010 was the best year for video games.

The Pixel Response: Episode 107 - Sixteen Voicemails

January 28, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 180 MB

Back like a John Hughes movie no one asked for, Paul and Nathan discuss the finer points of “Dude Ranching”, Nathan kind of hates Castle Doctrine and loves Attack On Titan (so far, anyways) and Paul gets into Risk of Rain. After that, they answer a whack of voicemails from various people for the second half of the show! Also, please check out our new video presence on YouTube by clicking HERE!

The Pixel Response: Episode 106 - The Kraznor Challenge

January 20, 2014 12:00 - 3 hours - 404 MB

What is the Kraznor Challenge, you ask? Well, if you visited our subreddit, maybe you’d know! This week, Paul leaves the country to bring some Canadian justice to Seattle, Nathan becomes a local television star and the two discuss Nathan’s YouTube presence! Also, big shout-outs to everyone sending in the voicemails! Keep em coming!

The Pixel Response: Episode 105 - Dudes In A Line

January 14, 2014 12:00 - 2 hours - 301 MB

Things get weird when friend of the show Pan1cKnife comes on to talk with Paul and Nathan about furries, movie quotes and whatever we can think of as we drink ourselves to sleep. Also, Good Burger is the best movie in the “burger comedy” genre.

The Pixel Response: Episode 104 - Totally Average

January 07, 2014 12:00 - 2 hours - 300 MB

Paul’s been spending a lot of time playing Spelunky and going to see Christmas lights at the zoo while Nathan watches a documentary about a movie Anna Nicole Smith did that no one cared about (Illegal Aliens). Also, we go NSFW in the questions due to the “Pixel Response: After Hours” chatroom!

The Pixel Response: Episode 103 - Life Finds A Way

December 31, 2013 12:00 - 1 hour - 217 MB

It’s the eve of the eve of a New Year and Paul and Nathan get together to recap the last little bit of 2013, including a very brief overview of their Games of the Year. Paul goes to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug while Nathan gets grumpy from seeing The Wolf of Wall Street and forgot all about Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Also, the two look back on some high profile deaths they were bummed about last year.

The Pixel Response: Episode 102 - The Holiest Of Nights

December 25, 2013 12:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB

In this very holy episode of the podcast, Paul and Nathan talk about Christmas, family and the best movie of the 90s… maybe. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and will see you next year! Also, Hack the Planet!

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