Eight and a Half Bit
140 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin us in our weekly discussion on the latest (and sometimes oldest) gaming news. You'll marvel at our wonderful tangents into the darkest corners of gaming and geekery.
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Episode 212 - Sometimes Thinking Of Titles Is Hard
April 27, 2017 06:02 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBIt's time to compare remasters with Wonder Boy and Full throttle, talk Technobabble in Technobabylon, find out what remained of Edith Finch and shoot up some Cosmic Star Heroine! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Full Throttle Remastered, Wonder boy: The Dragon’s Trap, What Remains of Edith Finch?, Overwatch, Diablo III, The Binding of Isaac, Yooka-Laylee, Starcraft, Paradigm, Cosmic Star Heroine, Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 1, Wayward Souls, Medieval Miner, Dawn of War 3,...
Episode 211 - Pagies and Jigglies
April 21, 2017 01:12 - 1 hour - 103 MBIs Yooka-Laylee deserving of being the internet’s new whipping boy? How much was there to learn from the Arms/Splatoon 2 Direct? And how appropriate is Senran Kagura? All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Yooka-Laylee, Spelunker World, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Game of Thrones, Overwatch, Book of Demons, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Event[0], Payday 2, RPG Maker FES, Bye-Bye Box Boy, Splatoon 2, Arms, Senran Kagura, Bayonetta, StarCraft, Pac-Man Maker, Battlefront II Follow us on twitter! Ei...
Episode 210 - Troubled Kids
April 12, 2017 02:46 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week we take a shallow dive into Persona 5, revisit the missing discussion from last week on Snake Pass and put some light into the dark corners of 2Dark. Also Frog Climbers rules. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: 2Dark, Deformers, Snake Pass, Kio’s Adventure, Bearzerkers, Frog Climbers,Strafe, ARMS, Drawn to Death, Binding of Isaac Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Amy: @iamtoshki Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevan...
Episode 209 - Time for adventure
April 06, 2017 04:43 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBWe were supposed to discuss Snake Pass but the camera disagreed! That's ok there's still plenty of adventure to be had with Thimbleweed Park and Paradigm! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Thimbleweed Park, Paradigm, The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+, Dark Train, 8-bit bayonetta, I Am Setsuna, The Secret World, Planescape Torment, Destiny 2 Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 208 - Splat, Chug and Nick
March 29, 2017 22:44 - 2 hours - 117 MBFinally a week without a major release but that doesn't the games have stopped! We make a mess in Splatoon 2’s Global Testfire, board the Dark Train or pull off the perfect heist in Card Thief. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Splatoon 2, Dark Train, Card Thief, Playerunknown Battlegrounds, Mass Effect Andromeda, Starcraft Remastered, Shootmania Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 207 - And Stories to Tell
March 23, 2017 05:38 - 2 hours - 125 MBOpen wide. Come inside. It's video games. Does Mass Effect: Andromeda have what it takes? Are the Stories Untold worth being told? And is the loot even worth the hassle in Loot Rascals? All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Lumo, Loot Rascals, Stories Untold, Mass Effect Andromeda, Everspace, No Man’s Sky, Jeremy: Night in the woods, Outlast 2 Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Amy: @iamtosh...
Episode 206 - A Post Zelda World
March 09, 2017 04:55 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Switch is out which means it's time for Zelda Breath of the Wild! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Snipperclips, 1 2 Switch!, Shovel Knight: Spectre of Torment, Overwatch, X-Morph: Defense Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Amy: @iamtoshki Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 205 - Lousy Smarch Weather
March 02, 2017 05:15 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBPaul finally gets lost in the Woods, James gets the Torment he deserves , Horizon: Zero Dawn still has a terrible name and Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a thing that exists! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Night in the Woods, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Duelyst, Caves of Qud, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Avatar, SteamWorld Dig 2, Flipping Death, Mr Shifty, Stardew Valley, Rogue Trooper Redux Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Ha...
Episode 204 - Danger danger danger danger ZONE!
February 23, 2017 06:09 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBWe go searching for Hidden Folks, fix the entire survival genre while diving into Conan: Exiles and it is time for tacos! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Gunman Taco Truck, Robots in the Wild, The Troma Project, Battle vs Chess, Fire Emblem Fates, Dandy Dungeon, Conan: Exiles, Gwent, Hidden Folks, Lost Eden, Yoku's Island Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Amy: @iamtoshki Paul: @MrParoxysm
Episode 203 - Dog ate our homework
February 16, 2017 04:58 - 1 hour - 99 MBAfter an unplanned hiatus we are back with microphones, chainsaw and Amy! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: CAYNE, Resident Evil 7, Thumper, Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamanda, VVVVVV, For Honor, Final Fantasy, Pillars of Eternity 2, Beautiful Desolation, Apocalypse Now, Sunless Skies, Greedfall Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 202 - Get Switchy
January 19, 2017 06:44 - 2 hours - 114 MBIs it a console? is it a handheld? It's the Nintendo Switch and we have feelings! Also Paul's dog keeps interrupting and we talk quite a lot about Oxenfree All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Oxenfree, Guitar Hero Live, Yakuza 0, Nintendo Switch, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, 1 2 Switch, Snipperclips, Arms, Splatoon2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Super Bomberman R, Project Octopath Traveler, Shin Megami Tensei, Fire Emblem Warriors, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Poisone...
Episode 201 - Backlog catch up featuring Air Conditioning!
January 11, 2017 23:10 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis is the time of year to relax, cool down and catch up on some videogames. Do you like Crates? Then be prepared for our heated uncharted 4 summary. Paul gets deep into the web of Stories: Path of Destinies, James plays Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition and Jeremy sinks all of his hours into Stardew Valley. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Uncharted 4, Stories: Path of destinies, DOOM, Titanfall 2, Stardew Valley, Wolf Among Us, Divinity Original Sin ,Scalebound, Eli...
Episode 200 - The Year Ahead and the Frogs Within
January 05, 2017 00:44 - 2 hours - 112 MBOnce upon a time a little frog rode a dragon plus something about a boxer and Martian pornography. Now that game has a super well known secret sequel! Also we delve into the year ahead! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Chibi Robo Zip Lash!, Neir Automata, Gravity Rush 2, Hue, Frog Fractions 2, Frog Fractions 2, Glitterman Grove, Astroneer, Red Dead Redemption 2, Persona 5, Resident Evil 7, Thimbleweed Park, Prey, Night in the Woods, GNOG, Snake Pass, What Remains of Edith Finch, Pa...
Episode 199 - 2016 in Review
December 29, 2016 07:31 - 1 hour - 110 MBThe year is done and so are we. Did you like video games? We did! We even name one of them BEST at being video game. ENJOY! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Glittermitten Grove, Frog Fractions 2, Overwatch, Doom, The Witness, Pokemon Moon/Sun, Titanfall 2, Dark Souls 3, Hyperlight Drifter, Shadow Warrior 2, Stephen’s Sausage Roll, Obduction, Headlander, Hitman, Owlboy, Deadly Tower of Monsters, Inside, Battlefield 1, Uncharted 4, Panic at Multiverse High, Firewatch, Mafia 3...
Episode 198.5 - Mr Mario's Christmas Festivities
December 22, 2016 23:23 - 1 hour - 92 MBIt's almost time for Christmas so we got you a present! Three boys with nothing better to do than play Mario Run, Dragon Quest Builders and Pokemon Go (still?). All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Mario Run, Rayman Jungle Run, Overwatch, Dragon Quest Builders, Rayman Adventures, Bloodborne, Pokemon GO Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 197 - Bros and Pets
December 15, 2016 01:34 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBFinal Fantasy XV has released. The Last Guardian has released. Paul got a puppy. Flipping heck what a time to be alive! Correction: Paul makes an incorrect statement about the winner of Best Fan Creation at The Game Awards which actually went to Enderal. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, War for the Overworld, Let it Die, Death Stranding,Knack 2, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Super Mario Run Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: ...
Episode 196 - A ball of Pokémon and a bag of dicks
December 02, 2016 03:09 - 1 hour - 102 MBWe're back with tales of pocket monsters in Pokemon Sun and or Moon, explicit actions in Genital Jousting and we join the sample size in Google's latest toy Quick Draw. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Overwatch, Quick Draw, Genital Jousting, Watch Dogs 2, Winds of Revenge, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Su, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, Persona 5 No Man’s Sky, Conan Exiles, Lego City Undercover Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling ...
Episode 195 - Tyranny, Owlboy and Steep
November 18, 2016 04:53 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBAs the post PAX afterglow wears off it's time to relax by being evil, clutching weirdos in our talons and jumping off cliffs. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Owlboy, Dangerous Golf, Steep, Beholder, Tyranny, Steamworld Heist, Driving Survival Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Anais: @Naysy_ Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 194 - The Penny Arcade Exposition in Australia
November 10, 2016 10:50 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe're back from PAX and there's so much to talk about! Horizon Zero Dawn, the PS4 Pro, The Return of the Obra Dinn, Final Fantasy XV, dumb panels, drunken antics and lessons learned. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: PAXAus 2016, Horizon Zero Dawn, Return of the Obra Dinn, Gravity Rush 2, The Sexy Brutale, Death Squared, Paradigm, Abi, The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti, Birdsketball, Damsel, Regular Human Basketball, Kept, Blizzcon, Overwatch, Diablo 3, Agent A, Dawn of War 3, F...
Episode 193 - Titanic Robots
November 02, 2016 03:42 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBJames is back just in time to record a podcast before we all head off to PAXAus. Join us as we climb into our robopals and shoot a lot of things. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Titanfall 2, Civilization 6, Baldur’s Gate Siege of Dragonspear, Sonic Utopia Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Epsiode 192 - Switch
October 28, 2016 05:42 - 1 hour - 65 MBReally Bad Chess, Baldur’s Gate Siege of Dragonspear, Alice Madness Returns, NOX Nintendo Switch. Red Dead Redemption 2. Talking, All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Really Bad Chess, Baldur’s Gate Siege of Dragonspear, Alice Madness Returns, NOX Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 191 - Wang War 1
October 20, 2016 05:37 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBGet your friends together and prepare your Wangs for one of the years most surprising first person shooters, Shadow Warrior 2. Paul gets trench foot in Battlefield 1, James was up the f2p looting of Dungeon Hunter 5 and Warhammer: Freeblade while Nick has a beard! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Shadow Warrior 2, Mafia, Mafia 2, Mafia 3, Battlefield 1, Transformers Devastation, Resident Evil, Dungeon Hunter 5, Warhammer: Freeblade, Red Dead Redemption 2 Follow us on tw...
Episode 190 - The one with Clustertruck and Mafia 3
October 13, 2016 05:02 - 2 hours - 113 MBA group of trucks is referred to as a cluster, a group of mobsters is referred to as a family and a group of alcoholics is called a podcast. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Cluster Truck, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Darkest Dungeon, Dropsy, Mafia 3, Pinout, Lily: Colors of Santa Luz, Shadow Warrior 2, Elevator Action Death Parade, House of the Dead EX, Forza 3, Runestone Keeper, Coup, Inside, DOOM
Episode 189 - Purging with Destiny, Action Henk and Eon Altar
September 29, 2016 06:10 - 1 hour - 106 MBWhat are you favourite Purge activities? Why don't you consider playing the latest Destiny expansion Rise of Iron? Or the Much more interesting Eon Altar? Or just slide around on your butt with Action Henk? I gotta say Purging has really lost its edge. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Mario Maker for 3DS, Street fighter V, Tiny Metal, Action Henk, NBA2K17, She Remembered Caterpillars, Panic at Multiverse High, Halo 5 : Forge, Destiny: Rise of Iron, Eon Altar, The Crew, Paladins ...
Episode 188 - The one with Rive and NBA 2K17
September 22, 2016 04:45 - 2 hours - 121 MBWe farewell Two Tribes with their final game Rive and thankfully it's good! Also Jeremy tries to talk NBA 2K17 while James and Paul make it as hard as possible. But not before we commit some puzzle based murders in Slayaway Camp, create monsters in Spore and get confused by Pacman Championship Edition 2. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Rive, The Crew, Resident Evil 7, Pacman Championship Edition 2, Slayaway Camp, Plants vs Zombies Heroes, Spore, NBA 2k17, Bioshock Remastered...
Episode 187 - Ball games
September 15, 2016 05:40 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBExhausted after a long night of pinball the boys still come together to podcast and discuss the important issues of the day. Is the PS4 Pro worth it? Is Recore the next Metroid Prime? Is Enderal better than the game it's built on(Skyrim)? Were blizzard right to cancel Warcraft Adventures back in the 90's? All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Super Mario Run, Enderal, Warcraft Adventures, Recore, Space Quest 1, Pinball Follow us on twitter! Eight an...
Episode 186 - Blimps
September 08, 2016 06:31 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBJoin us on the battlefield or WW1 where things are a lot more fun than I was told in history class. Paul tries to escape into the magical world of Samorost 3 while Jeremy and James discuss the new WOW expansion Legion. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Battlefield 1, Love you to Bits, Samorost 3, WOW Legion, Master of Orion, Duke Nukem 3d World Tour, Super Mario Maker for 3DS, Pikmin 3DS, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Zombies in Spaceland, ARK: Survival Evolved, Shantae ½ genie hero...
Episode 185 - I've made a huge Mystake
September 03, 2016 01:38 - 2 hours - 112 MBThe boys are obducted by Obduction this week, whatever that means. Two new Deus Ex Games,makes Mother Russia Bleed, Jeremy Pan-Pan's and for some reason James plays The Sims: Medieval. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Obduction, Deus Ex Go, Hidden My Game by Mom, Slain: Back from Hell, Pan-Pan, Mother Russia Bleeds, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Titanfall 2, The Sims: Medieval, A Link Between Worlds, World of Warcraft Follow us on twitte...
Episode 184 - Robots, E Sports and Cups
August 24, 2016 02:27 - 1 hour - 76 MBThe Olympics is over which means only 4 more years until more Olympics and this time there will be video games and robots. GUARANTEED! James and Paul take the controversial stance of liking Titanfall 2 but it's overshadowed by our excitement for the shocking new revelation in the new Prey. What is it? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Titanfall 2, Prey, Party Hard Tycoon, Quake Champions, Below, Neir: Automata, Cartoon network: Battle Crashers, Tomorro...
Episode 183 - Nah Man's Sky
August 18, 2016 01:43 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBDoes No Man's Sky live up to the hype?! Well obviously no. We're all aware of that. What does this interstellar exploration game have going for it? Can it compare to the joyful planetary exploration of Grow Up? The genital swinging of Rust? We'll tell you! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: No Man’s Sky, Rust, Metroid Pinball, The Silver Case DEMO, Grow Up, Subnautica, Reigns, FFIX, AM2R Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Paul: @M...
Episode 182 - We have friends?
August 11, 2016 06:53 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBThe classic twosome are back with many multiplayer games to discuss! They cook up a storm in Overcooked, run some kind of bow in Runbow and create an unholy union in Ultimate Chicken Horse. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Runbow, Overcooked, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Mandagon, Alienation, Zombie Night Terror, AM2R, Until Dawn, Metroid Blast Ball, Space Quest 2 Remake, Prey, Quake Championship, Rocket League Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @...
Episode 181 - Off with their heads!
August 03, 2016 04:12 - 1 hour - 197 MBHeadlander is the name and tearing off heads is the game. Additionally Abzu might be a game and Yooka-Laylee is on its way to being a game! All this plus a genderless, disabled cat with monster feet and a mind for justice. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Headlander, Yooka Laylee, Abzu, Sims 4, Professor Layton and the last spectre, Nekopara Vol 1, We Happy Few, No man’s Sky, BATTLECREW Space Pirates, Home Improvisation, No Trace, DOTA 2 VR, Diabotical, 911 Operator ...
Episode 180 - Of Mice and Floppy Men
July 27, 2016 05:41 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis week Paul takes and old fashioned looksee at the mouse scale adventuring of Ghost of a Tale and the flailing fun of Human: Fall Flat. James fails to find a game of Battleborn instead delving further into the new f2p styled Evolve while Jeremy revisits Final Fantasy 9. All this AND MORE™! Picks of the week: Human: Fall Flat (Paul), Moirai(James), Apocalyptic Nightmare Sonic (Jeremy) Games discussed: Human: Fall Flat, King’s Quest, Ghost of a tale, Battleborn, Borderland...
Episode 179 - Sometimes, Always on Topic
July 21, 2016 00:07 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBReality Television! Farting Corpses! Multiple Sclerosis! ...and sometimes video games. All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Song of the Deep, Technomancer, Pokemon GO, Rimworld, The Hex, Hitman, Mass Effect, Fallout 4, Aquaria Links The Hex Follow us on twitter! Eight and a Half Bit: @8AndAHalfBit James: @JamesBowling Anais: @Naysy_ Paul: @MrParoxysm Jeremy: @jeremyevans87
Episode 178 - Child endangerment with Pokemon GO and Inside
July 14, 2016 05:24 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBPokemon GO, is it murdering our children fast enough? Could Inside be the most polished game of all time? Does System Shock's remake shock our system... shutup! You do better! All this AND MORE™! Games discussed: Pokemon GO, Inside, Danganronpa, System Shock, Quake, Evolve, Overwatch Links Machine Games’ new Quake episode System Shock Kickstarter Cracking the Sega Saturn
Game Club - Blind Trust
June 22, 2016 04:08 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThis week we try to lead a blind man to water and make him drink in the action packed Blind Trust! Next week: The Temple of No
Episode 177 - Zelda and the Aftertaste of E3
June 22, 2016 04:06 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBZelda was at E3 last week and it brought out all the feelings! Paul plays Lawbreakers and the Resident Evil 7 demo while Anais and Jeremy stay addicted to Overwatch with a brief Hitman diversion. What's going on with Microsoft and PC? Is Oculus messing up this whole VR thing? Why is Paul's audio so horribly clipped this episode? All this AND MORE™! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, SteamWorld Heist, Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour, Lawbreakers, Zed, Lego...
Episode 176 - The Human CentE3
June 15, 2016 02:59 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt's E3 time so get ready for some speculation and meaningless chatter about everything we saw on the first two days of conferences from EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Microsoft and Sony! Featuring our new intern Jeremy and on screen microphones! We get a new God of War, Resident Evil, Dead Rising, Mass Effect, Battlefield, Prey and new reveals like Kojima's Death Stranding, Days Gone, Grow Up and Steep. All this AND MORE™! Listen the episode on libsyn, subscribe to us on iTunes or watch on Yo...
Game Club - Alien Swarm
June 09, 2016 10:29 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThis week we play the 2010, co-op, top down shooter Alien Swarm! Is it an overlooked gem? A flawed experiment? A game James can connect to on the internet? Next week we play Blind Trust: http://store.steampowered.com/app/468560/ Web: http://eightandahalfbit.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/8andahalfbit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/8.5Bit Follow us on twitter! James: @JamesBowling Anais: @Naysy_ Paul: @MrParoxysm
Episode 175 - Fun with Child Labour
June 08, 2016 13:29 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBThis week, Paul plays the wacky The Tomorrow Children beta, Until Dawn, Lego City Undercover and Cat Girl without Salad. James plays Fire Emblem Fates:Birthright and a bible game, Five: Guardians of David. All this AND MORE™! Web: http://eightandahalfbit.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/8andahalfbit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/8.5Bit Follow us on twitter! James: @JamesBowling Anais: @Naysy_ Paul: @MrParoxysm