80 Bit Podsmash: Black Friday!
Nov 25, 2019
This Thanksgiving, Penguin & Termite discuss the very American tradition of Black Friday. Where did it originate? How has it affected the video game industry over the years? We answer these questions and more!
Discord:
https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt
Music:
Ozzed - No Fight But Cool
http://ozzed.net
80 Bit Podsmash: Gaming By the Decade, the 80s!
Nov 18, 2019
Penguin & Termite's third entry in the series of topics analyzing the different decades in gaming history. This time we bring in a guest to visit the 1980s, the explosion of the video game industry bubble. We analyze the culture of the time, the very arcade heavy video game business during this era and talk...
80 Bit Podsmash: Does Mainstream Appeal Ruin Games?
Nov 11, 2019
Penguin & Termite discuss video games going mainstream. Does appealing to the mainstream market compromise the art and vision of video games? What's been going on in the indie development space? Who should developers make video games for? We discuss all this and more!
Discord:
https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt
Music:
Ozzed...
80 Bit Podsmash Bonus Level: Still Boycott Blizzard?
Nov 8, 2019
Penguin & Termite release a very important, follow-up episode, about the recent behaviors of Blizzard Entertainment through #BlizzCon2019 regarding the Hong Kong protests and their punishment of HearthStone Grandmaster winner, Blitzchung. We will catch you up on all of what has been going on as well as give you our...
80 Bit Podsmash: New Game Plus!
Nov 4, 2019
Penguin & Termite, inspired by the recent trend to patch a New Game Plus mode into video games, decided to discuss the feature. Where'd it come from? What has it looked like since? What will New Game Plus look like in the future.
Discord:
https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt