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 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
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Welcome back to our series on Ico: Castle in the Mist. In Part 2 we find out a bit more about Yorda and her backstory. Phil has some (minor) concerns about the direction that the book is heading, but Kevin is full steam ahead for the flashback train.
Ico: Castle in the Mist was written by Miyuki Mizabe and translated by Alexander O. Smith. In the Whaddya Playin segment, Phil talks about the Rose's Story DLC for Resident Evil: Village, and Kevin expresses his disappointment with God of War Ragnarök
Show Notes
2:53 - Episode 1 Recap.
9:00 - Beginning of Part 2.
1:31:00 - Whaddya Playin segment. Games discussed, Resident Evil Village DLC Shadows of Rose, and God of War: Ragnarök
Socials
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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 Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
New series! ICO was a game made by ICO team in the early 2000s. The game released after it, Shadow of the Colossus is must more well known but a lot of the "quiet world" design elements were first shown off in ICO. This book which was released a few years later, was written by Miyuki Mizabe and translated into english by Alexander O. Smith.
So far we have been having a great time with the book! In this episode we cover the first chapter and a little bit of the second which adds a bunch of story and context to the game.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Welcome to the FINALE of Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication. This book was terrible. Not going to pull any punches. What you are about to listen to is a podcast episode featuring two men just absolutely losing their faith in a book.
During the Whaddya Playin segment, Kevin gets really nerdy about Marvel Snap, a collectible card game for your phone featuring Marvel Characters. See it's actually really good because it's– oh I'm being told to stop talking about it.
Enjoy the finale of Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication. There is no Masque. Or even a Mask. It's a bummer. Next week we will be starting what is shaping up to be an EXCELLENT book in Ico: Castle in the Mist, which is based on the early 2000s game ICO.
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Show Notes
5:00 - Beginning of Book Discussion
12:23 - We get off track and talk about TV shows
14:27 - And back on track
46:40 - Book Wrap Up
1:04:11 - Whaddya Playin? Games discussed: Tiny Folks, Marvel Snap
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Welcome back to Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication! We had a little more trouble with this section and it feels like we are starting to go off the rails a little bit with this book. We are introduced to some new characters. Those characters go away though so don't get too attached. Phil's cat interrupts by trying to climb the grate on his computer. It's a barrel of laughs and fun!
We really want to stress that we think Michael Stackpole is a good author, and that we have, in fact, read a bunch of his stuff and it was good. Regardless. This book!
During the Whaddya Playin segment we discussed some interesting titles, such as Card Shark, and How Fish is Made.
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Show Notes
1:14 - Beginning of book discussion with Chapter 14.
3:04 - Phil's cat, Lt Ellen Ripley, does something silly.
1:06:00 - Whaddya Playin? (Games discussed: How Fish is Made, Card Shark, Residen Evil 8 DLC, Daymare 1998
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