The Pixel Response
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Indie Talks - 03 - Eric Ruth (AVGN: The Angry Video Game)
December 05, 2012 06:27 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBEric Ruth has been freelancing as a video game creator since before many people were even born. Throughout the years, he has been able to gain experience in every facet of making his own games including programming, level design, art design, sound design and play testing. Gaining popularity after developing the Angry Video Game Nerd: The Angry Video Game with commentary from James Rolfe to catching the eyes of valve with his 8-bit recreation of Left 4 Dead, Eric’s story is an interesting one...
Indie Talks: Eric Ruth
December 04, 2012 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBEric Ruth has been freelancing as a video game creator since before many people were even born. Throughout the years, he has been able to gain experience in every facet of making his own games including programming, level design, art design, sound design and play testing. Gaining popularity after developing the Angry Video Game Nerd: The Angry Video Game with commentary from James Rolfe to catching the eyes of valve with his 8-bit recreation of Left 4 Dead, Eric’s story is an interesting one...
The Pixel Response: Episode 54 - Happy ThanksKilling!
November 29, 2012 12:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBThis week, we record the show live on Paul’s twitch channel and talk some new movies like Wreck-It Ralph and Lincoln while Paul discusses the most important movie ThanksKilling. With Nathan playing more with the Nintendo WiiU and discussing less than desirable things, Paul gets riled up and starts down an angry path of disappointment with Nintendo. Also, Halo 4 is some Halo-ass Halo. Halo.
Spoiled - TellTale's The Walking Dead
November 29, 2012 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBI have to apologize for the weird audio degradation of the call within the final ten minutes or so. While it doesn't take away from the rather decent conversation, it is noticeable. Thank you for your understanding. -Paul With TellTale's The Walking Dead episode 5 finally out and season one completed, Paul, Nathan and Sean Booker (of Top Down Perspective) sit down for an hour and discuss their thoughts on the game, compare decisions made and their differing outcomes and argue whether or not...
Retro Killscreen: Episode 7 - Streets of Rage
November 26, 2012 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBKind of a downer this week as both Paul and Jon are pretty exhausted but they still get to business and talk some serious business about Streets of Rage. This week’s game-along pick is Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (TurboGrafx) by Jon so find a copy of that and tune in two weeks from now for our discussion!
Retro Killscreen - 07 - Streets of Rage
November 26, 2012 07:21 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBKind of a downer this week as both Paul and Jon are pretty exhausted but they still get to business and talk some serious business about Streets of Rage. This week’s game-along pick is Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (TurboGrafx) by Jon so find a copy of that and tune in two weeks from now for our discussion!
The Pixel Response: Episode 53 - WiiU Me and Us
November 22, 2012 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBA week full of movies for Nathan sees us talking about The Strangers, Insidious, Cloud Atlas and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil among others while Paul goes to see Wreck It Ralph. It’s the day after the WiiU launch and Nathan still has yet to play anything on it but instead waxes poetic on Thomas Was Alone ?and Paul goes through Resident Evil 2? again. Also, local Calgarians should visit Boogies Burgers? for a tasty (albeit expensive) burger!
Indie Talks: Mango Down
November 20, 2012 13:00 - 34 minutes - 25.3 MBWe met Marlon Etheredge and Guus Hoeve of Mango Down while viewing their awesomely addictive game Catch-22 at PAX Prime earlier this year. We were lucky enough to steal a good half hour of their time while in Los Angeles (unfortunately without their third member, Roel Bartstra) and ask them about their game, motivations and how they created Catch-22.
Indie Talks - 02 - Mango Down (Catch-22)
November 20, 2012 10:54 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBWe met Marlon Etheredge and Guus Hoeve of Mango Down while viewing their awesomely addictive game Catch-22 at PAX Prime earlier this year. We were lucky enough to steal a good half hour of their time while in Los Angeles (unfortunately without their third member, Roel Bartstra) and ask them about their game, motivations and how they created Catch-22.
Retro Killscreen: Episode 6 - Ducktales (Ah WhooHoo!)
November 19, 2012 13:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBPaul takes it back to arguably the biggest game of his childhood and forefronts the talk on Disney’s DuckTales on the NES while Jon tries to decide who Huey, Dewie and Louie are according to their corresponding colors. This week’s game-along pick is Sonic CD (SEGA CD) by Paul so find a copy of that and tune in two weeks from now for our discussion!
Retro Killscreen - 06 - Ducktales (Ah WhooHoo!)
November 19, 2012 07:21 - 31 minutes - 22 MBPaul takes it back to arguably the biggest game of his childhood and forefronts the talk on Disney’s DuckTales on the NES while Jon tries to decide who Huey, Dewie and Louie are according to their corresponding colors. This week’s game-along pick is Sonic CD (SEGA CD) by Paul so find a copy of that and tune in two weeks from now for our discussion!
The Pixel Response: Episode 52 - Violent Variables
November 15, 2012 12:00 - 2 hours - 106 MBSpoilers for Spec Ops: The Line from 30:00 to 41:00. Spoilers for Hotline Miami 42:30 to 55:00. Also when we start talking AMCs The Walking Dead, we just talk as if everyone has seen the series up to and including season 3 episode 5. You’ve been warned. This week, Paul and Nathan discuss the qualities of self-aware violent video games Hotline Miami & Spec Ops: The Line and their respective successes and failures in delivering their intended messages. Paul is somewhat let down by TellTale’s ...
Retro Killscreen: Episode 5 - ActRaiser
November 12, 2012 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.8 MBNothing stops the Game-Along! This week, we discuss Jon’s choice of game from the end of episode 3 and while Paul wasn’t able to find the time to finish it off, Jon polished ActRaiser off in a single night after never having played it before in his life. It might be safe to say he enjoyed it… This week’s game-along pick is Streets of Rage (Gen) by Jon so find a copy of that and tune in two weeks from now for our discussion!
Retro Killscreen - 05 - ActRaiser
November 12, 2012 07:20 - 32 minutes - 22.8 MBNothing stops the Game-Along! This week, we discuss Jon’s choice of game from the end of episode 3 and while Paul wasn’t able to find the time to finish it off, Jon polished ActRaiser off in a single night after never having played it before in his life. It might be safe to say he enjoyed it… This week’s game-along pick is Streets of Rage (Gen) by Jon so find a copy of that and tune in two weeks from now for our discussion!
The Pixel Response: Episode 51 - The Soapbox Diaries
November 08, 2012 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBThis week, Nathan has been playing some more Hotline Miami while also diving into Bioshock 2 DLC Minerva’s Den and some Plague Inc. on iOS. Paul went to Video Games Live? and the two talk some spoilers for AMC’s The Walking Dead?. Also, things get a bit preachy when the topic of Assassin’s Creed comes up…
Indie Talks - 01 - Miguel Sternberg (Spooky Squid)
November 07, 2012 06:46 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBMiguel Sternberg is one half of Spooky Squid games, creators of They Bleed Pixels. We caught him just after getting home from IndieCade and were able to steal some time to discuss his freelance work, his involvement in Capybara & The Hand Eye Society and how little extra time an indie dev gets while in crunch time!
Indie Talks: Miguel Sternberg of Spooky Squid
November 06, 2012 13:00 - 38 minutes - 28 MBMiguel Sternberg is one half of Spooky Squid games, creators of They Bleed Pixels. We caught him just after getting home from IndieCade and were able to steal some time to discuss his freelance work, his involvement in Capybara & The Hand Eye Society and how little extra time an indie dev gets while in crunch time!
Retro Killscreen: Episode 4 - Castlevania III
November 05, 2012 13:00 - 25 minutes - 18.7 MBIt’s our first game club game! After a two week wait, we strap in and get abused in every way possible by Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse on the NES. To say the same is difficult would be disingenuous to just how much of an asshole it can be. From falling blocks to medusa heads, we detail our plight in our journey to Dracula.
Retro Killscreen - 04 - Castlevania III
November 05, 2012 07:19 - 25 minutes - 18.7 MBIt’s our first game club game! After a two week wait, we strap in and get abused in every way possible by Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse on the NES. To say the same is difficult would be disingenuous to just how much of an asshole it can be. From falling blocks to medusa heads, we detail our plight in our journey to Dracula.
The Pixel Response: Episode 50 - Sickcast
November 01, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBThis week both Paul and Nathan are down with the sickness and push through sore throats and nauseous stomachs to talk about some Halloween things and Eno Metzo from The Awful Gamer coming to visit. Nathan has been spending a lot of time with Hotline Miami and because of it revisits Drive, Payback and Cop Land. Also, Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast and Paul realizes how socially conscious the internet has made him.
Retro Killscreen: Episode 3 - Gunstar Heroes
October 29, 2012 12:00 - 36 minutes - 27.5 MBNo ridiculous wordplay or title for this week. Honestly, there was something somewhat in the works for that but meh. This week, Paul and Jon spend some time talking what they agree is definitely their favorite Sega game from the past, if not the best.
Retro Killscreen - 03 - Gunstar Heroes
October 29, 2012 06:18 - 36 minutes - 27.5 MBNo ridiculous wordplay or title for this week. Honestly, there was something somewhat in the works for that but meh. This week, Paul and Jon spend some time talking what they agree is definitely their favorite Sega game from the past, if not the best.
The Pixel Response: Episode 49 - Argh - O
October 25, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBNathan’s back this week and talks up some more Looper after a second viewing while really disliking Argo. With Hotline Miami coming out soon he also decides to play a game by Cactus called Keyboard Drumset Fucking Werewolf and ends up liking it quite a bit. Also, both Paul and Nathan discuss some Walking Dead and recount their past weekend at the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo.
Retro Killscreen: Episode 2 - Turtles In Wub
October 22, 2012 12:00 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MBThis week, Paul and Jon discuss female artists, the TLC show 'Breaking Amish' and dubstep philosophy in between interruptions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles talk. Also, we announce our "game club" first pick of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) for you, the listeners, to play along with us and send in comments and questions by the methods below!
Retro Killscreen - 02 - Turtles In Wub
October 22, 2012 06:17 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MBThis week, Paul and Jon discuss female artists, the TLC show 'Breaking Amish' and dubstep philosophy in between interruptions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles talk. Also, we announce our "game club" first pick of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) for you, the listeners, to play along with us and send in comments and questions by the methods below!
The Pixel Response: Episode 48 - Walking Dead Feminism
October 18, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBSpoiler alert: We spoil some plot points in AMC’s The Walking Dead, specifically Season 3 Episode 1 between 07:57 – 17:33 but really the whole show up to this point. There was some decent, over-analytical talk about the series so skip ahead past the season premier spoiler and listen to us blowhard it up. This week Nathan is unavailable so Paul and Pan1cknife talk a bit about The Walking Dead… and Gender politics… and regular American politics… and media portrayal of women… OH! and zombies! ...
Retro Killscreen: Episode 1 - Mega Man Xzibit
October 15, 2012 12:00 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBIn our inaugural episode, Paul and Jon try talking about Mega Man X for the SNES but end up discussing pretty much everything else including RedBox rentals, Canada’s lack of Gamefly, Resident Evil 6 and the uses of H.E.R.B. as a drug.
Retro Killscreen - 01 - Mega Man Xzibit
October 15, 2012 06:17 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBIn our inaugural episode, Paul and Jon try talking about Mega Man X for the SNES but end up discussing pretty much everything else including RedBox rentals, Canada’s lack of Gamefly, Resident Evil 6 and the uses of H.E.R.B. as a drug.
The Pixel Response: Episode 47 - Sex Tape Scandal!!
October 11, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBBack to a normal length, Nathan talks a bit about his thoughts on Spec Ops: The Line before getting deep in NES stuff while Paul got evacuated from a movie theater watching Pitch Perfect. Being the month of All Hallows Eve, Paul started watching some horror movies he’s put off for some time to polarizing opinions on Insidious and Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark while Nathan is let down by Taken 2 and impressed by End Of Watch. Also, Nathan gets crazy drunk (or “crunk”) and we find out someone m...
The Pixel Response: Episode 46 - Resident Evil Is Serious Business
October 04, 2012 11:00 - 3 hours - 89.2 MBStrap in, people… we got a long episode this week. With Nathan’s two-week absence, the two spend a good two hours running down their media habits for the last couple of weeks including Dredd 3D, Borderlands 2, Torchlight 2, Binary Domain, Looper, Julie & Julie and Super Hexagon before Nathan spends some time monologuing thoughts on cult-centric movies The Master and Martha Marcy May Marlene. After the break, the release of Resident Evil 6 sparks a talk about the quality of the series thus fa...
The Pixel Response: Episode 45 - Jammin' With James
September 27, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBWith Nathan finishing up his linguistics course this week (crunch time and whatnot), Paul takes a different approach to the podcast and records a conversation with one of his longest-running friendships to date about movies and breaking into a haunted hospital. Enjoy!
The Pixel Response: Episode 44 - An Awful Podcast
September 20, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 23.5 MBThis week, Nathan is unavailable so we get a little “Awful” with Pan1cKnife and EnoMetzo and talk a whole lot of Borderlands 2 and spark a conversation over the silly Wall Street Journal review. Paul gets excited over Torchlight II and ensures that both Pan1c and Eno will purchase it while the three discuss their thoughts on the Nintendo Wii U. Also, The Awful Gamer guys have a very important announcement to make about their channel…
The Pixel Response: Episode 43 - Nathan Rohr The Inside Story
September 13, 2012 11:00 - 2 hours - 85.7 MBThis week, Pan1cKnife from The Awful Gamer joins in to talk about some indie games, nerd out with Paul on MMO stuff, discuss the finer points of politics with Nathan and share in the apathy regards Apple’s new iPhone 5 announcement earlier today. Paul has been watching a whole bunch of Mega64 greatness in between Work Time Fun sessions with enough time to watch the unremarkable Liam Neeson flick After.Life. Nathan goes to see Killer Joe and revisits Fargo while enjoying some McPixel and Midd...
The Pixel Response: Episode 42 - PAX Postpartum Depression
September 06, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBApologies for the late upload. This week Paul and Nathan spend 26 hours in a car together, meet some cool people, play a handful of great indie games and pull a stupid prank on their friend, all at the Penny Arcade Expo! Also, Nathan sees that bike courier movie (Premium Rush) and Paul streams They Bleed Pixels while the creator watches him fail.
The Pixel Response: Episode 41 - America Fuck Yea
August 30, 2012 11:00 - 2 hours - 76.9 MBIt’s the week of PAX so Paul and Nathan discuss some of their convention plans and recap some thoughts on the Expendables 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and a live-stream of Renegade Ops, Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing and Binary Domain they did. On a more separate level, Paul starts on some Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt and finds some new talent for the site while Nathan watched ParaNorman, Seeking Justice and Man on Fire. Also, the two discuss the finer points of “clopping” and t...
The Pixel Response: Episode 40 - Things Are Not Okay
August 23, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBTo avoid any possible copyright and name issues, we’ve dropped the Media Monks name. This week, Nathan and Paul talk some indie horror games they streamed this weekend including Hide, SCP-087, Which, Slender, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and The Binding of Isaac. Nathan is bored by The Bourne Legacy and the two talk some David Cage and Heavy Rain. Also, Nathan worries about Paul’s health and Paul recounts high school experiences and how the Columbine shootings may have impacted it.
The Media Monks: Episode 39 - Hat Time With Slender Man
August 16, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBNathan and Paul have spent some time with Slender, neat little indie game based on the Slender Man stories) along with a bunch of random horror indie games like Paranormal and SCP-087 while also finding time for Renegade Ops. Nathan saw The Campaign and finally got to Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt while Paul finished the marine campaign in Alien vs. Predator and is enjoying some more time with Binary Domain. Also, hats are worn, Weird Al’s White and Nerdy gets recited and quick-hit quest...
The Media Monks: Episode 38 – Bitterness and Orgy
August 09, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBSo due to formatting my computer and reinstalling my recording program right before recording, the audio quality is a little strange on this episode. My apologies ahead of time but this is what happens when I rush to get things done I guess. On the plus side, we talk about some interesting stuff this time around. Hope you enjoy it! -Paul This week. Paul built a new gaming PC and in turn has played a handful of everything on it (which he quickly breaks down in a bit more detail). Most import...
The Media Monks: Episode 37 - Case Of The Mondays
August 02, 2012 11:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBThis week, Nathan has been logging some time into Steam playing The Binding of Isaac, Bit.Trip.Runner, Skyrim and The Walking Dead (which we spoil pretty thoroughly, so be warned) while Paul has been doing up some S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction. Besides games, Nathan has been keeping up with Newsroom and finally watches some Adventure Time which he doesn’t particularly enjoy. Also, Paul gets an angry tweet based on a misunderstood comment he m...
The Media Monks: Episode 36 - Not Wearing Hockey Pads
July 26, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBPLEASE NOTE: We discuss some major spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises. If at this time you still haven’t seen it it’s likely you won’t care anyways but you have been warned! Nathan has been busy watching some movies and talks Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Batman & Robin, The Bourne Supremacy and Suburban Commando. Hey, never said they were good movies. Of course with the release of The Dark Knight Rises we spend a good chunk of time talking some Batman business. Oh, guess Paul watched Ba...
The Media Monks: Episode 35 - OooooooUYA!
July 19, 2012 11:00 - 2 hours - 133 MBBetter late than never! Maybe? This week, Nathan and Paul got a little too into the Steam Summer Sale and spent probably too much money nickel-and-diming themselves broke. Nathan talks a bit about some TV he’s been watching which includes Breaking Bad, Newsroom and Eastbound and Down and discusses a day at The Calgary Stampede. Paul has been playing Killing Floor and was re-introduced into the slippery slope that is Skylanders with a purchase of the Dragon’s Peak Adventure Pack. Also, Natha...
The Media Monks: Episode 34 - It's Not Okay (For At Least 3 Years)
July 12, 2012 11:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBThis week, the heat’s been up and has gotten Paul in a strange talkative mood (for better or worse). We talk some spiders as Nathan has been watching Arachnophobia, Eight-Legged Freaks and The Amazing Spider-Man while Paul has been playing Resident Evil: Revelations (they all fit into the spider talk somehow). With Nathan’s Xbox suffering from the Red Ring of Death, he and Paul played some Spelunky and The Walking Dead: Episode 2 – Starved For Help together and discuss that a bit before Paul...
The Media Monks: Episode 33 - Do You Believe In Magic?
July 05, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBGuest Marc (or md7 as some people may know from the Tale of 4 Idiots videos) and introduce their new intro theme, compliments due to Naveen of Retros Finest. Paul hasn’t really done much but go to work and sleep so it’s up to Nathan to take it away with the media consumption and ends up talking more about Skyrim for awhile. Luckily, he was able to pull away from Tamriel long enough to go out and see three major releases including Brave, Magic Mike(yes, that male stripper movie) and Ted. Marc...
The Media Monks: Episode 32 - We Require More Minerals
June 28, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThis week, Paul’s catching up on season 3 of Penny Arcade: The Series and riding the high off the season finale of Legend of Korra tries to talk about it in the vaguest terms possible which confuses Nathan. After, he extensively talks about some Indie Game: The Movie after watching it twice in the last week and spending probably way too much money on it. Nathan, on the other hand, goes to see Moonrise Kingdom and after determining “…it’s a Wes Anderson film…” argues with Paul over the qualit...
The Media Monks: Episode 31 - Raccoons Are Awesome
June 21, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBThis week, Paul hasn’t watched a single movie due to spending all his time trying to catch up on Naruto (34 episodes down, only 451 to go…) and Legend of Korra. Nathan spits the film talk after doing a “second-run double feature” of The Five Year Engagement/The Raven and Cronenberg’s newest serving Cosmopolis. Between anime and movies, both the monks have been gaming quite a bit as Nathan finally picks up Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and can’t turn it off long enough to fully realize Metal Gear S...
The Media Monks: Episode 30 - Twilight Zone For Children
June 14, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBSPOILER ALERT: We talk some in-depth Prometheus between 1:18:40 – 1:36:16 with spoilers riddled throughout. If you haven’t seen it yet, you have been warned… Nathan’s back from E3 (although to you, he never left) and brings with him a full hour of E3 talk to start us off. Then, Paul is catching up on some Breaking Bad, the finale of Parks and Recreation and reliving his childhood watching some Are You Afraid Of The Dark? on Netflix while also explaining what the show is to Nathan and any n...
The Media Monks: Episode 29 - Dinner For Monks
June 07, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWe gotta be completely honest with you, not much happened this week! Nathan’s been planning his trip to E3 and in doing so was only able to watch Dinner for Schmucks between playing a whole lot of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and starting with earlier games of the series after completing it. Paul hasn’t done much better, only watching The Grey while playing some indie games he wasn’t too fond, specifically one entitled Bureau: Agent Kendall. I guess we talk about the awesome Humble Indie ...
The Media Monks: Episode 28 - Monks In Black
May 31, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB**SPOILER ALERT: We ruin the only “spoilery” type thing in Men in Black 3 between 00:47:00 to 00:48:20. You have been warned. This week, Paul finally starts his quest to catch up on Game of Thrones and knocks down four episodes while also finishing off season 3 of Community. Nathan agrees with the New York Times about Game of Thrones’ lacking in draw lately and tries some Lilyhammer on Netflix while continuing on with more Eastbound and Down. Both the monks went to see Men in Black 3 and di...
The Media Monks: Episode 27 - Mahalo, Muthafu - !
May 24, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThis week, a yearly convention named Otafest hits town so Paul and Nathan recount their differing experiences with that including awkward Fleshlight situations, over-sexualized 14 year olds and a random guy masturbating in the bathroom. Nathan watched Blues Brothers again for the first time in years and goes to see The Dictator while Paul catches Men in Black II on television in preparation for MiB3 this weekend and tries to sit through Land of the Lost (but can’t do more than 30 minutes). ...
The Media Monks: Episode 26 - Advice From Jon Hamm
May 17, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBThis week, Paul’s been doing almost nothing but work on stuff so due to his incompetence The Media Monks welcome back guest Eno Metzo of The Awful Gamer to banter and keep things going… to successful and failed outcomes. Nathan, disappointed still with The Avengers decides to hit up X-Men: First Class to see how well that holds up with his new realization of not liking most comic book movies. Eno reveals his love of Army of Darkness and suggests everyone watch Machete Maidens Unleashed while...