The Pixel Lit Podcast is the top podcast in the world for video game novelizations. Every episode, we read, recap, and discuss works of fiction based on and in the worlds of your favorite video games. And don’t worry: we take it very, very seriously. Join hosts Kevin and Phil as they talk about novelizations and adaptations of games like Halo, Five Nights at Freddie’s, Dead Space, Ninja Gaiden, and many more–all while keeping their attention firmly on the topic and hand, and never ever getting off topic.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Howdy! So, I’ll be honest, right around minute 45 Kevin’s audio gets all robot voice for a few minutes. It comes back to normal! Don’t worry about it! Seriously stop worrying. FINE. You can worry about it a little bit. Anyway, in this episode we cover the middle third of Marvel Midnight Suns: Infernal Rising, and let us tell you, these villains are hilarious.
Show Notes:
6:00 – Starting with Chapter Five
44:20 – Kevin’s Voice goes wonky for a couple minutes
52:30 – Whaddya Playin?
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
New series! Marvel Midnight Suns: Infernal Rising is a prequel to the game of the same name and written by our most frequently read author, S.D. Perry. We are big fans of her AND the game so join us in checking out this book.
Show Notes
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Author Bio |
00:02:34:02 |
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Game Info |
00:03:48:04 |
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Prologue |
00:09:20:11 |
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Chapter 1 |
00:14:29:21 |
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Chapter 2 |
00:22:09:13 |
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Chapter 3 |
00:30:19:20 |
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Chapter 4 |
00:39:30:02 |
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
In the final episode of the Alien Isolation series, we have more flashbacks! Because we know everyone was begging for them. Also, Phil and Kevin give their final thoughts on the book, talk a little bit about Marvel's Midnight Suns and Signalis, and then Kevin rants for nearly 7 uninterrupted minutes about Elon Musk. Seriously it was impressive how fired up he got.
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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Heck yeah! Let's hear more about Amanda Ripley and her exploits on Sevastapol station! But first a flashback! And then another one! And then another one! And then another one! You get the point this book has a lot of flashbacks.
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Happy New Year! We are back kicking off 2023 with a three part series on Alien Isolation by Keith R.A. DeCandido. The game that it is based on, also called Alien Isolation is by far one our favorite games of all time. It's set a decade or so after the disappearance of The Nostromo, the ship featured in the original Alien film. The main character is the 20-something daughter of Ellen Ripley, named Amanda, who is on her way to Sevastopol Station which claims they have received the Nostromo flight recorder, and possibly information on her mother's whereabouts. And that's when things go horribly wrong.
So listen in as we read, recap, and review Alien Isolation to kick off 2023! It's going to be a great year, and we thank you for joining us.
Show Notes
5:30 - Author Bio and Information
13:17 - We start talking about the book
53:06 - Whaddya Playin?
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
It's our Game of the Year Episode! Phil and Kevin take turns listing their top ten games of the year, counting down to their favorite game this year. Take a listen! Do you agree with their picks? Shoot us an email over at pixel.lit.pod@gmail.com if you want! Or not! I dunno.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for joining us for our FIRST full year doing the PixelLit Podcast. If you have the time or inclination, please consider supporting us with a review on Apple, Spotify or whereever you get your podcast goodness. Follow us on our instagram and twitter and if you are feeling really saucy, tell some friends about us! We would greatly appreciate it. We have a big year coming up in 2023 with a lot of good stuff!
Show Notes
01:41 - Phil's Number 10: Ravenous Devils
05:22 - Kevin' Number 10: Faith Chapter 3
08:28 - Phil's Number 9: Strange Horticulture
11:21 - Kevin's Number 9: Last Call BBS
14:30 - Phil's Number 8: Tiny Folks
17:45 - Kevin's number 8: Dying Light 2
20:39 -Phil's Number 7: Stray
23:13 - Kevin's Number 7: Cult of the Lamb
27:01 - Phil's Number 6: Iron Lung
31:01 - Kevin's Number 6: Vampire Survivors
33:55 - Shared Number 5: Marvel Snap
39:48 - Phil's Number 4: Return to Monkey Island
42:48 - Kevin 4 Midnight Suns
47:47 - Phil's Number 3: Cult of the Lamb
49:08 - Kevin's Number 3: Immortality
51:09 - Phil's Number 2: Against the Storm
54:53 - Kevin's Number 2: Return to Monkey Island
1:00:33 - Phil's Number 1: Vampire Survivors
1:03:10 - Kevin' Number 1: Elden Ring
1:08:46 - Book of the Year Discussion
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Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Today we are looking at a short story set in the Bioshock universe with special guest Evelynn from the YouTube channel I Am Error! The story takes place shortly before the events of Bioshock Infinite and was released as part of the leadup to the release of the game.
If you are looking for something that is a "good nuanced handling of the issues handled in Bioshock Infinite" well, you're looking in the wrong place. We had a good time though dissecting what went wrong with this book, as well as what went wrong with the game that it is tied to.
Show Notes
3:30 - Author Discussion
11:20 - Book Discussion Start
52:20 - Whaddya Playin?
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PixelLit is the video game-literary nerd’s dream come true. It’s a podcast where we read and discuss video game novelizations, and the games they’re based on. This is a podcast for the former kid who read their instruction booklets cover to cover. For the gamer who listens to every audio log in Bioshock.
The PixelLit Podcast! Because the only thing better than playing a video game is reading about it
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
In today's episode we wrap up Ico: Castle in the Mist! Overall: great book. And we get through the episode without too many side quests. (That's what I'm going to start calling it every time we get off topic). With Castle in the Mist wrapped up we will have a few one-off episodes to end the year on before starting next year with Alien: Isolation, so look forward to that!
Show Notes
2:11 - Book Discussion Starts
10:21 - Side Quest: Talkin' about Marvel's The Sentry
31:50 - Side Quest: Talkin' about Long Termism and how bad Jordan Peterson is
55:30 - Whaddya Playin? Games discussed: Against the Storm, Model Builder, Immortality
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PixelLit is the video game-literary nerd’s dream come true. It’s a podcast where we read and discuss video game novelizations, and the games they’re based on. This is a podcast for the former kid who read their instruction booklets cover to cover. For the gamer who listens to every audio log in Bioshock.
The PixelLit Podcast! Because the only thing better than playing a video game is reading about it