80-Bit Podsmash

Penguin & Termite discuss the value of holding onto video games. We also talk about the ethics around buying used games vs pirating software and its affect on the gaming industry. Gamestop PowerPass https://kotaku.com/gamestop-offering-unlimited-6-month-access-to-preowned-1819957746 Music: ozzed - Game at Heart http://ozzed.net/

Penguin & Termite discuss the best franchi.... their favorite franchise in all of video games, The Legend of Zelda. We talk favorites, as well as the impact of Zelda on industry. Reference: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/16779-How-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Changed-Gaming Music: 8-bit Hell All Hallows Eve -H-Pizzle - Ghosts of a Fallen Empire https://archive.org/details/AllHallowsEveIn8bitHellCompilation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite reflect on the gaming industry and discuss what we're thankful for this year in gaming as well Thanksgiving gaming memories. Music http://ozzed.net Ozzed - Lesser than Three - 04 Delicious Keys http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite interview an Actor, Motion Capture Performer, Fight Director, Certified Stage Combat Instructor, Andrew Ray a.k.a A -Ray. Resources: http://a-rayfights.blogspot.com/ https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/27/16373944/volition-layoffs-agents-of-mayhem-sales Find A-Ray on Twitter: @adr612 Music http://ozzed.net/ Lesser Than Three - No Fight But Cool  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite banter over their most wanted wish list of video games. Sequels, remasters and completely off the rails requests. Marvel and Square Enix article: https://na.square-enix.com/us/blog/marvel-entertainment-square-enix-announce-avengers-project Music: Ozzed.net - Nackskott http://ozzed.net/music/nackskott.shtml

The journalism website, The Atlantic, posted an article questioning the existence of storytelling in games. Penguin and Termite take them to task in this episode of 80-Bit Podsmash! https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/video-games-stories/524148/ Music courtesy of: Welcome to HorrorLand Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Penguin and Termite discuss how differing personality types may affect which games you buy and play as well as how you might approach playing them. Article about personalities and video games https://www.16personalities.com/articles/might-or-magic-a-study-of-gamers-personality-types 16 personalities' test https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Music: Those of Us Who Fight - Halcyonic Falcon X https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin and Termite interview the fabulous, wonderful, internet sensation, Kristen Corradeno aka "Shut Up Kristen!" We discuss cosplay and video gaming culture and we dare take on the hot button topic of women in gaming. Shut Up Kristen's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kristencakess Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shutupkristen Music: Of Rainbows and Unicorns - Halcyonic Falcon X https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin and Termite discuss the issue of timelessness in video games. Is it just nostalgia or is there something more to it? Music: 8-Bit Heroes | Daydream Anatomy Nin10day Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Releasing unfinished video games seems to be normal and acceptable. We are declaring it "acceptable" because it keeps happening. Why does this happen, what are the causes?  Music: 8-Bit Heroes | Daydream - Conflict Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Roger Ebert famously claimed that "video games cannot be art". We take that argument to task. http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/video-games-can-never-be-art   Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_as_an_art_form#List_of_artistic_video_games   Music: 8-Bit Heroes | Daydream Anatomy - Dragon Slayer https://daydreamanatomy.bandcamp.com/album/8-bit-heroes Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Get to know the personalities behind Penguin and Termite as well as the 80 Bit Podsmash name. We discuss the reasons we want to start this Podcast as well as lay the foundation for what types of things we'll be discussing. Music Credit: 8-Bit Heroes | Daydream Anatomy https://daydreamanatomy.bandcamp.com/album/8-bit-heroes Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#