Explore every episode of the podcast Rhythm and Pixels Video Game Music Podcast
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| Episode 38-2 Gift Giving: Jamz Edition with Chris Taylor! | 18 Dec 2024 | ||
It's that wonderful time of year again! Let's get together with our loved ones and exchange some sweet video game JAMS! Chris Taylor joins us again to rock out with some JRPG tunes and stories! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| R&P Chat 38-2 Mega Man and Other Cartoons with Chris Taylor | 11 Dec 2024 | ||
This week in the chat, Rob and his hill-giant friend are hanging with their buddy Chris Taylor! We’re talking about classic cartoons, like Dennis the Menace and Mega Man. I wonder if there’s a way to combine the two... Rob also tells Pernell, and suggests to the listeners, TO CLEAN YOUR VIDEO GAME CONSOLES! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 38-1 The 90s with Cam from the Mad Gear! | 20 Nov 2024 | ||
Let’s get back to the 90s: hip hop, grunge music, baggy clothes, and the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. But actually, let’s talk about video game music, and what makes us happy reminiscing about the 90s! Cameron from the Mad Gear (the baddest VGM cover band in Metro City) is with us asking the REAL QUESTIONS: Where did Michael Jordan learn to magically harness the elements into his basketballs to save the Chicago Bulls? Where did Aerosmith get all those CD’s to fight terrorists? We may not have the answers to all these questions, but we got some serious jams! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| R&P Chat 38-1 Game Console Attractiveness | 13 Nov 2024 | ||
Welcome to the chat! Rob and Pernell kick off this month chatting about music, Nintendo, and next week’s topic: The Nineties! We also spend way too much arguing over the ugliest game console design. Will it remain the PS5? Pernell doesn’t think so! Also, listener emails! Let’s dive in! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-10 Spooky Cozy | 23 Oct 2024 | ||
Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com VGM shirts, hoodies and more! https://rhythmandpixels.com/merch Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| R&P Chat 37-10 Cozy and Scary | 16 Oct 2024 | ||
Download It's October, and this means all things spooky for many people. For some others, it's the beginning of the getting-cozy-months! Silent Hill 2 remake? Check. Big cozy sweater? Check. Skulls and pumpkins in the windows? Check. Pumpkin-spice candles and…… | |||
| Episode 37-9 The Return! | 18 Sep 2024 | ||
This month, we celebrate returning video game franchises with memorable music tracks, showcasing diverse musical styles! Join us in enjoying and singing along to these iconic game soundtracks. | |||
| R&P Chat 37-9 The Return! | 11 Sep 2024 | ||
It's so good to be back! After a long hiatus, the Super R&P Bros. have returned to the microphones to bring you the very best in video game music! And this time it's personal. | |||
| Episode 37-8 Our Games of 2023 | 17 Jan 2024 | ||
Rob and Pernell look back on their favorite games of 2023, and the games they would’ve liked to have played that came out in 2023! Things run a little late for Rob towards the end of the show, so this is a big win for those of you who look forward to the sleepy-Rob character. Just one of the characters in the detailed world of the Rhythm and Pixelsverse! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-7 Podcastiversary 8! | 20 Dec 2023 | ||
Music, games, fun, and friendship! We countdown our top 10 favorite tracks of the year, talk about our favorite episodes, favorite moments, and read letters from our listeners. Join us in celebrating 8 years of the podcast! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Bonus Beats 17: Tennis! | 13 Dec 2023 | ||
We've found that tennis is one of the few sports games that all players enjoy! Something about it's one-on-one, or doubles, competitive nature can make it as exciting as a fighting game! And with that, we bring you the ultimate playlist of Tennis video game music! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-6 Field Day | 22 Nov 2023 | ||
Lace up those sneakers and grab some orange-wedges because it's a Rhythm and Pixels Field Day! This week we celebrate the three-legged, wheel-barrow, and potato-sack races with some fantastic sports music. We also have a lengthy discussion about the similarities of The Golden Girls and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for some reason. Enjoy! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-5 Fall Flavors | 15 Nov 2023 | ||
Download We've got our pumpkin-spice beverages in hand, getting ready to jump into a pile of leaves, and have some great video game music all cued up just for you! Not just great music, the best! Everything from Rob Hubbard…… | |||
| Episode 37-4 Pokemon Remembrance | 25 Oct 2023 | ||
We’re back again talking about Pokemon this week in remembrance of a good friend and good person who has left us much too soon. As a fellow member of the East Coast Pokemon League, Pernell wants to present to you a selection of excellent Pokemon music and memories in honor of this great person. Rob also has some Pokemon questions that will go forever unanswered. We hope you enjoy it! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Podcast Rewind 2-10 Sports Games! | 18 Oct 2023 | ||
I can't believe this was nearly 6 years ago and we haven't done another Sports themed episode! Granted, we don't exactly play a lot of sports games, but Rob did back in the 16-bit generation! Listen in as we talk about golf games, racing games, and just how amazing is that F1 song on the NES. It's too good! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-3 Sharing Games with Friends | 11 Oct 2023 | ||
This week’s topic is all about sharing great music and great games with your friends! We get some amazing track suggestions from our listeners, and talk about memories, games, movies, and more! Our show is Patreon supported and this week’s show was live-streamed exclusively for our members. If you would like to be a part of the show next month, consider becoming a member! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Podcast Rewind! 1-9 Shopping! | 04 Oct 2023 | ||
In the first "World" of our podcast, we were still finding our footing. Asking ourselves: "What makes the greatest podcast in the world work? And how we can do just the opposite of that?" Our answers still revolve around sharing great video game music, and the results are the same: fame around the world and all the gummy-bears Pernell can eat! This throwback episode is all about great shopping music in video games! Menu music, really. But you know you've spent way more time than you care to admit choosing between an extra potion, or that fancy new sword! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-2 Get By With a Little Help | 27 Sep 2023 | ||
We’ve all been there, stuck in a video game. Maybe for a short while, maybe for weeks, maybe even for years! Who do you call? This week on the show we’re trading stories of GameFAQs and support groups we consulted that enhanced our experience! There’s also a lengthy tangent on video rental stores, for some reason. Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Podcast Rewind! 3-3 Rhythm Games | 20 Sep 2023 | ||
We're setting the way-back machine for 2016 for when we first talked about rhythm games! Rob and Pernell's friendship was forged the fires of rhythm gaming, so it's natural they would have a lot to say about it! We tried to cover rhythm games from all over the spectrum, and not just things like DDR and Guitar Hero. Podcast Rewind is our chance to highlight favorite episodes that can't be found on our feed anymore. It's also a way to allow us to catch up on life :) We're planning on getting back to weekly new episodes, but until then, enjoy the rewind! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 37-1 The Games We Miss | 13 Sep 2023 | ||
We’re getting super nostalgic this week as we long for all the games and characters we love and would love to see again! Our show is a special live Patreon episode, so all our tracks and testimonials are picked by our listeners! Also on this show, look out for Rob’s “Video Game Easter Egg” quiz! Which is really just an excuse to try and make Pernell laugh. Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Podcast Rewind! 2-7 Beat’em Ups | 23 Aug 2023 | ||
We're headed back to 2016 where Rob and Pernell first listen to some awesome beat'em up games! More than just Ninja Turtles, the genre has had some fantastic, and fantastically strange, games during it's time. Enjoy the throwback episode and see you next week for a fresh new episode! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-10 Cats! with @ChelWongAudio | 16 Aug 2023 | ||
Protagonists, antagonists, adorable chaos. Call them what you will, but people are obsessed with their cats. And of course you put a cat in a video game and that’s it we need to play it! We’re talking about all things feline in this week’s show! And you know us, we’re talking about loads of things inbetween. And you can blame that on this week’s guest, Chel Wong! Pre-order Whisker Squadron: Survivor here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140100/Whisker_Squadron_Survivor/ Learn more about Chel here! https://chelwongaudio.com Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Podcast Rewind! 1-7 Ys | 09 Aug 2023 | ||
We're taking some time to look back at some classic episodes that have fallen off our feed! This week we're revisiting Ys! Enjoy the classic show! Find more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com <Consider supporting the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-9 The Return | 02 Aug 2023 | ||
You aren’t dreaming, this is a new episode in your feed! Of course, if your dream is to have more of the best video game music podcast content on your phone, then we’ve got you. If your dream is to ride a pegasus into a rainbow with badass explosions behind you? You know what, we’ll get to work on that too. We’ll do our best! This week on the show we’re chatting about the games we’ve been playing, what’s been on our minds, and how Double Dragon for the NES sounds like a James Brown song! I FEEL GOOD! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-8 Turn-Based Battles with Chris Wisner! | 14 Jun 2023 | ||
This week on the show we’re patiently waiting our turn to attack your ears with great music! We talk about the history of RPGs, turn-based battles, and the long-running Anime Central panel: The Turn-Based Critics! Joining our party is friend, listener, and member of the group Chris Wisner/Musashi219/The Wise Guy! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-7 Level Up! | 31 May 2023 | ||
We’ve spent the past 7 years grinding for podcast XP (PXP) and it’s time to spend those points and LEVEL UP! With some more podcasting! Our episode today is all about the “Level Up” mechanic used in games! This episode was recorded live for our Patreon members, and all the music we’re listening to was suggested by our listeners, it was a fantastic time! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-6 Edutainment | 17 May 2023 | ||
It’s the 90s and we can’t just play games to have fun, we need to be learning stuff too! Dinosaurs with asthma? Spelling dark magic spells? Time travel and typing? We’ve got it all here! Also on this week’s show we review 2 new board games: Bloc by Bloc by Out of Order Games, and Wormholes by Peter McPherson! https://outlandishgames.com/ https://www.alderac.com/wormholes/ p>Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.comConsider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-5 More Mario with Mustin! | 03 May 2023 | ||
How many more Marios can you handle? If you said “one more episode”, then we are relieved! This week we’re taking a second look at some beloved Mario (and Wario) games! Joining us on this journey is former guest and founding member of The One Ups, Mustin! Listen to the Mario Mixtape! https://bit.ly/mariomixtapeyt Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-4 Mario Madness! | 19 Apr 2023 | ||
To celebrate the new Mario movie, we’re going mad for all things Mario! Listeners to the show submitted Mario and Mario-adjacent music that we think you’re going to love. I mean, just listen to the first track of the show, the best 90s R&B jam about typing that we’ve ever heard! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-3 Plants with Chris from Gameable Audio! | 05 Apr 2023 | ||
What’s better than a salad? Nothing! HA! This week on the show we’re showcasing music from games that feature memorable plants! Joining us on this journey is Chris from the podcast Gameable Audio! Listen to Gameable Audio at https://podlink.to/GameableAudio Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-2 Wildcard’n Out! | 22 Mar 2023 | ||
Our schedule change has given us more time for games and music, which we’re sharing with you! There are some great tunes here, and if you’re interested in starting a new game why not check out one of these! Also, Pernell hums a 90s R&B song that we just can’t quite place it. Let us know if you can figure it out! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 36-1 Your 4 in February! | 08 Mar 2023 | ||
Every February we send out a challenge to break through your game backlog! Can you finish 4 games during the shortest month of the year? Our listeners were up to the challenge and sent us their favorite music selections from the games they finished! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 35-10 VGM Podcast Tribute | 22 Feb 2023 | ||
R&P pay tribute to a few of their favorite VGM podcasts with a few special parody segments! Lots of laughs and great music! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 35-9 Metroidvania Games | 15 Feb 2023 | ||
It’s not quite a Metroid, and not quite a Castlevania, but oh man is it full of action and exploration! Rob and Pernell attempt to define the genre for themselves, and find a treasure-trove of incredible music! Joining us on the show are the boyz from T-Boyz table, Isaac and Terrance, to talk about their new game Pocket Spades! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| 35-8 New Years Gaming Resolutions | 01 Feb 2023 | ||
This week on the show we asked our listeners to share their new year’s video game resolutions! We also resolved to say yes to as many (fake) baked-in advertisements as we could fit in the show! Gotta make that MONEY! This episode was live streamed exclusively for our Patreon members! If you would like to support the show and get access to whacky live streams, consider joining! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels.com Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com | |||
| Episode 35-7 MAGFest Reflections | 18 Jan 2023 | ||
Rob and Pernell are back from a whirlwind weekend at MAGFest and boy are their arms tired! MAGFest is the country’s biggest music and video game convention of the year! We talk about our panel, bands, video games, friends, and more! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Bonus Beats 16: Gabber and Hardcore | 11 Jan 2023 | ||
Heavy beats and noisy bass, it’s all about the hardcore techno game music this week! Since we’ve been traveling for MAGFest, we present to you the GABBER VGM MIXTAPE! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 35-6 Our Games of 2022 | 04 Jan 2023 | ||
You can’t stop Pernell from banging his head to Super Monkey Ball, and you can’t have a podcast about video games without having a “best of” wrap-up for the year! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels See the show LIVE at MagFest 2023! https://super.magfest.org | |||
| Episode 35-5 PAX Unplugged 2022 Supershow! | 28 Dec 2022 | ||
This year Rob and Pernell attended PAX Unplugged and played a ton of board games! But what is that you say? This podcast is about video games? Well we got you covered! We’re listening to music that you can play your board games too!
Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels See the show LIVE at MagFest 2023! https://super.magfest.org | |||
| Episode 35-4 Pirates with WASD! | 21 Dec 2022 | ||
This week is all about pirates and pirate-themed game music! Joining us in the discussion is Austin from the PC-Game-cover-band WASD! Check out their latest album Escape at https://wasdband.bandcamp.com/album/escape Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels See the show LIVE at MagFest 2023! https://super.magfest.org | |||
| Episode 35-3 Podcastiversary 7 | 14 Dec 2022 | ||
We celebrate 7 years of the podcast by counting down our top 10 favorite tracks played on the show from the past year! We chat about our favorite moments, episodes, and guests too! This episode was recorded live on Twitch, so there’s lots of silliness going on too. Enjoy! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Bonus Beats: Bomberman! | 30 Nov 2022 | ||
Destroying more friendships than a game of Monopoly, Bomberman is the ultimate multiplayer-party game. Music from the legendary composer Jun Chikuma has graced every title in some way or form, providing the perfect backdrop on which to battle your friends! This week on the show we're playing music from the very beginning all the way to the modern era! Grab those power-ups, golden gloves, boots, and jellies, because we're taking a deep-dive into Bomberman! HEY! Did you know Rhythm and Pixels are celebrating 7 YEARS of the podcast! Join us for a live recording on Sunday December 11th! This stream is free to all listeners, and we're counting down our top 10 tracks of the year! Did your favorites make it? Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 35-2 Travel Music | 23 Nov 2022 | ||
Pernell’s back from a long trip and we’ve got stories! We also have a great video game music soundtrack to each of those stories! Music for planes, trains, and airships! Coming soon is our 7th anniversary show! We’re counting down our top 10 favorite tracks played over the past year, and we’re doing it live! More information about the live stream coming soon! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 35-1 Hard As Nails with Chris Baines! | 16 Nov 2022 | ||
This week on the show we’re joined by musician and game historian Chris Baines to talk about super-difficult games! Why do we like them so much? Why are they so satisfying, yet so annoying at the same time? And why is the music SO GOOD?!? Check out Chris’s game documentary series on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisBCrisps Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 34-10 Novel Games with Martyrus! | 09 Nov 2022 | ||
It’s National Novel Writing Month, so this week we’re listening to games based on books! Joining us on this adventure is friend Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM podcast! RE-VGM is a podcast about VGM that has been re-arranged, re-orchestrated, and re-made by fans and artists. Listen to RE-VGM! https://re-vgm.com Find more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https//patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 34-9 Horrific Games | 02 Nov 2022 | ||
Did the game make you sick? How did you lose that save file exactly? Did the jump scare actually make you jump? And then made you break your console? Don’t worry, you can tell us... Find more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https//patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 34-8 N64 Jams | 26 Oct 2022 | ||
This week we’re listening to jams from Nintendo’s first big step after the world of 16-bit home consoles, the N64. Expect some heavy hitters, slow jams, and dance anthems! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 34-7 Movie Games with Quad Pro Quo! | 19 Oct 2022 | ||
We’re joined by the wonderful and hilarious people from @QuadProQuoPod to chat about movies and listen to some great video game music! Find more about Quad Pro Quo! https://linktr.ee/quadproquopod Listen to more Rhythm and Pixels! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 34-6 Inspirations with Nintendrew | 12 Oct 2022 | ||
This week on the show we’ve got retro-game enthusiast and new game-developer Nintendrew joining us! We’re talking about the games that have inspired us, and of course his newest game C.A.R.L.! We chat about the game’s development, its classic game influences, and loads and loads about Cave Story. You’ll also get to hear some of the latest music from the game, and some behind-the-scenes stories about its development! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||
| Episode 34-5 Your Summer Games Challenge | 05 Oct 2022 | ||
Summer school is over, it’s time to check up on our assignments! We asked our listeners to finish some games this year, and then tell us all about them! And of course, listen to some excellent musical selections. Also on the show we review the board game Tiny Towns by Peter McPherson for Alderac Entertainment Group. #WeMakeFun ! Want to find more of the show? https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels | |||