Rob Nichols

Episode 13-4 Infiltration

Posted by Rob Nicholson May 14, 2018May 13, 2018in rhythm and pixels, World 13Leave a comment

This week's topic is all bout sneaking around, breaking and entering, and ... E-Sports??? We talk about summer time at the beach, bank heists, bunny-people, and the greatest professional Korean gamer of all time.

Mixtape 2-5 Pokemon

Posted by Rob Nicholson May 11, 2018October 23, 2018in Extras, MixtapesLeave a comment

One of our first big episodes with extra music and a special guest! With so much great Pokemon music, how could we not do an extra long episode.

Pixel Plays with Pernell! Ep 2: Minit

Posted by Rob Nicholson May 9, 2018October 23, 2018in Extras, Pixel PlaysLeave a comment

Sit down with Pernell and Rob as they discuss the new game Minit from Devolver Digital!

Episode 13-3 Hip Hop with 2 Mello

Posted by Rob Nicholson May 7, 2018May 10, 2018in rhythm and pixels, World 13Leave a comment

Jump around, jump around, jump around-yeah! This week we listen to classic hip-hop, and classic hip-hop inspired, video game music! It gets funky, it gets heavy, and then it gets cheesey... oh boy it gets cheesey in places 🙂 We are joined by the talented producer and video game composer, 2 Mello! (2064 Read Only Memories, Celeste) He wanted to jump on our show and talk about the cross-over of video games into hip-hop, and sometimes vice-versa. We talk about the use of samples, old hardware, and our favorite Jet Set Radio characters.

Mixtape 2-4 Fighting Games

Posted by Rob Nicholson May 4, 2018October 23, 2018in Extras, MixtapesLeave a comment

The first episode recorded in our new studio, we take a deep-dive into music for fighting games. Great music to punch your friend in the face to!

Episode 13-2 Pinball Games

Posted by Rob Nicholson April 30, 2018April 28, 2018in rhythm and pixels, World 13Leave a comment

Let's talk pinball, man. PIN BALL MAAAAAAANNNN!! Rob and Pernell listen to great music from video games based on pinball games, or using pinball game mechanics! And hoo-boy there are a lot of them! Pinball is a unique game that combines dexterity and physics with electronics. Moving this game into the digital world means you can add moving characters, RPG elements, and even blue sparks!

Mixtape 2-3 SNES Shmups

Posted by Rob Nicholson April 27, 2018October 23, 2018in Extras, MixtapesLeave a comment

Shooters have some of the best video game music ever composed. Music created for the Super Nintendo, and even adapted to the Super Nintendo, is all on display for your listening pleasure!

Episode 13-1 Boys with Bats

Posted by Rob Nicholson April 23, 2018May 16, 2019in rhythm and pixels, World 132 Comments

Today on the show Rob and Pernell start their own Major League Podcast team, the Wilmington Chiptuners! Not really though, this week's episode is all about video game characters who carry bats! Or big sticks! Or you know, something like that... we've got all sorts of ideas. We talk about the nostalgia we have for places we used to live, the romance of Tommy Lasord, and how to navigate the spirit world of Weehawken New Jersey. This week's topic was submitted by listener Wicked Sephiroth! High five!