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Pixel Project Radio is a video game podcast dedicated to analyzing the games we love. Each week, we play through a videogame and talk about it in a book club...
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Pixel Project Radio is a video game podcast dedicated to analyzing the games we love. Each week, we play through a videogame and talk about it in a book club format. We summarize the plot beats while also analyzing the themes, discussing the mechanics, and generally talking about what worked and what didn't for us. It's a celebration of all things gaming, and whether you're playing every day or liked games as a kid, we've got something for you.
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Pixel Project Radio: A Video Game Podcast
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8 APR 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
(Note: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault.)
"I'm so sorry I failed you, Buddy. I miss you so much."
The Lisa series returns to Pixel Project Radio as we discuss Lisa the Joyful, the Kickstarter goal-turned-sequel to Austin Jorgen's cult hit Lisa the Painful. Joyful picks up as Buddy, Olathe's last living woman/girl. After the wake of Brad's self-satisfying redemptive warpath, she finally knows autonomy. https://superpodnetwork.com joins to discuss whether Joyful is able to ask the uncomfortable, meaningful questions that Painful asked of the players...or whether it lives meekly in the shadow of its older sibling. This, a brief look at the insane music, discussions on character depiction, and more. Hope you love the show today. Please enjoy!
Referenced Links
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/131274701/lisa-the-painful-rpg
https://x.com/DingalingGames/status/1682533490011828225
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0TbSw8xSJw Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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26 MAR 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
"“We…No..Everyone worked to save the planet’s future for nothing…It’s all because of you! You killed it! You…! So many lives were supposed to be saved…how could you do such a thing?! It’s all your fault that the world is going to end up like this, Serge! Murderer!"
The analysis of Chrono Cross continues! Co-host https://retroam.libsyn.com joins once more as the game begins to show contrasts—contrasts with its established tone, and contrasts to the ideals established by its predecessor, Chrono Trigger. Why struggle against fate? Is the universe fixed? Musings on determinism, a Zelbess mini-musical analysis, Fargo smokin' stogies, and much more. Hope you love the show today. Please enjoy!
Referenced Links:
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/chrono-cross-300-backgrounds-enjoy.1432148/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2023/02/09/jrpg-90s-localization/?ref=astrolabe.aidanmoher.com
https://www.chronocompendium.com Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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13 MAR 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
"Nobody can take anything away from him. Nor can anyone give anything to him."
This week begins a look at Chrono Cross, the Playstation 1 follow-up to the critically acclaimed and fan-beloved Chrono Trigger. While sharing a namesake and a creative team, there is far more about Chrono Cross that differs from its older sibling than there is that makes them alike. Co-host https://retroam.libsyn.com joins the show to mull over what works—and more importantly why. Chrono Cross takes a lot of risks in its battle system, its cast of colorful weirdos, and, especially, its narrative identity...and that is where this conversation begins. Join us for the first of three episodes exploring this wonderful and weird JRPG gem. Hope you love the show today. Please enjoy!
Referenced Links:
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/chrono-cross-300-backgrounds-enjoy.1432148/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2023/02/09/jrpg-90s-localization/?ref=astrolabe.aidanmoher.com Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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5 MAR 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
"Legend tells of an ancient artifact that can grant a woman's wish..."
Fighting Game February comes to a close with Skullgirls, the indie fighter—excuse me, the handdrawn indie fighter, put some respect where it's due—that takes inspiration from fighting games, comics, and old-school movies alike. https://open.spotify.com/show/0fktJ5CtBec8HOC7WTPB6t joins as co-host to talk about why this game deserves more love than it gets. Between the gorgeous animation, the attention paid to competitive mechanics, and a soundtrack that's closer to "good jazz" than most games get (you too, New Vegas, sorry), it's easy to gush over Skullgirls. It's not all pleasantries though, as this game has been in the spotlight many a time for reasons less than admirable. All of this and more, to bring February to a close. Hope you love the show today. Enjoy!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3Ig_F87cJ4LqzEVP14a5i9Uaf0oKSuVI&si=Yd1B_3a_xmQ76JeP
https://forum.skullgirlsmobile.com/threads/timeline-of-the-skullgirls-story.2705/
https://youtu.be/n-3Ss13KH4k?si=qVL3Uv_vUOkBsAVO Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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27 FEB 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
Hey, all! Pixel Project Radio here!
To break up Fighting Game February, Rick and https://linktr.ee/Thebarberwhogames jump into the 3D Kingdom of Dotnia in 3D Dot Game Heroes! This game—with credits from Fromsoft and Atlus!—was released to general favorability in 2009 but never made a notable impression. Perhaps this is why it's marooned on the PS3 and the PS3 only to this day! This is a very special game, and in this episode Rick and Bill break down why it deserves far more love than it gets: the infectious music, the self-referential and -parodic writing, the gorgeous marriage of 2D and 3D, and more. 3D Dot Game Heroes does so much right. It deserves more recognition—and we're gonna tell you about it! Hope you love the show today. Enjoy! Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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23 FEB 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
"Fighting Festival" is a worse name...but not inaccurate.
This week is all about the Sega crossover bringing together Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers (as well as a few other surprises):Â Fighters Megamix! Co-host https://retrohangover.captivate.fm joins to PKG throughout this mashup that's either a marketing ploy or a good time, depending on who you ask. It brought the Virtua Fighter engine, it brought some (at the time) not-yet-released moves from VF 3, it brought the armor and stage destruction mechanics of Fighting Vipers...and it brought Sonic the Fighters and Daytona USA into the ring, too. This is a game that means so much to me (Rick) and immediately takes me back to being a wee lad playing the first console I ever owned. We hope you love the show today. Enjoy! Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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12 FEB 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio You can also https://discord.gg/jkpMhCbYkJ or connect with the show on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social and https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/
"Fighting February" has begun! We're trying something a little different this year and doing three fighting games this month. This episode features Under Night Inbirth, an anime fighter with combo-heavy gameplay and a supernatural-esque lore. Co-host and fighting game aficionado https://podcasts.apple.com/co/podcast/kommand-list/id1663750444 joins to parse out what makes this fighter so unique—and so criminally underrated. The insane story, the GRD system, the absolutely killer soundtrack...all this and more on this week's episode. Hope you love the show today. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/Jt1YKiQRnRQ?si=nNs_oQDv48nlu7UD
https://youtu.be/sNAVdaSmuv4?si=bWZRvwL_Zy9lsyH7 Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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30 JAN 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio
https://discord.gg/Rfjx2ptWP5 or connect with us on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@pixelprojectradio
"No cost too great. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Born of God and Void."
We're finally doing it: might be pretty late to the party, but today we're talking all about Hollow Knight, the metroidvania that had — and arguably still has — the gaming world rapt since 2017. Co-host https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-by-ear/id1815995146) joins the show to look into just what makes this game work...and what makes it work so impeccably well. Hollow Knight is rich with thematic strands, lurid visuals, affecting music, and enough lore to make even the most dedicated Wiki editor blush. Hope you love the show today. Enjoy!
https://kotaku.com/the-makers-of-hollow-knight-are-fine-with-players-missi-1828721254Â
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/8swt8n/were_team_cherry_and_we_just_released_hollow/Â
https://blog.native-instruments.com/christopher-larkin-on-scoring-for-game-film-and-tv/Â
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1oaED7I6xL5NItD-wKyDB455f58d3weLz8OMIkRyEQlo/edit Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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27 JAN 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio
https://discord.gg/Rfjx2ptWP5 or connect with us on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@pixelprojectradio
Hey folks! Please enjoy this bonus episode from the Patreon vaults. This episode was recorded and released in January of 2025. Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
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16 JAN 2026 · Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for a fantastic year. Creating this podcast and bringing fiction off of the page/screen brings me a lot of meaning. Here's to 2026!
https://www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio
https://discord.gg/Rfjx2ptWP5 or connect with us on https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/pixelprojectradiopodcast/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@pixelprojectradio Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!
Pixel Project Radio is a video game podcast dedicated to analyzing the games we love. Each week, we play through a videogame and talk about it in a book club...
show more
Pixel Project Radio is a video game podcast dedicated to analyzing the games we love. Each week, we play through a videogame and talk about it in a book club format. We summarize the plot beats while also analyzing the themes, discussing the mechanics, and generally talking about what worked and what didn't for us. It's a celebration of all things gaming, and whether you're playing every day or liked games as a kid, we've got something for you.
show less
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| Organization | Pixel Project Radio |
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