This very special episode was recorded in front of a live Facebook studio audience! We listen to great snowy and icy tunes! We talk about Gameboys of Christmas's past! And we goof off with everyone on Facebook during the live stream! So let's have some fun!
Author: Rob Nichols
Rob Nichols is an IT professional with years of experience creating games in GameMaker Studio, creating electronic music, and producing the weekly VGM podcast Rhythm and Pixels.
Episode 11-6 Arabesque Music
This week we listen to game music used typically in desert stages, often to create the atmosphere of Arabic architecture and landscapes. Stereotypes aside, there are some fantastic melodies and rhythms to be found in these games. So take off your shoes and dive in with us!
Episode 11-5 Blue Sky Games
Happy characters, beautiful scenery, and extra catchy melodies. This is what we mean by "Blue Sky" games. Get ready for a shower of positive energy and good times with some good friends!
Episode 11-4 Podcastiversary 2!
It's been (ITS BEEN) TWO YEARS of the podcast, so it's time for another celebration! But didn't you just celebrate 100 episodes? We did! Who cares! Rob and Pernell pick their top 5 songs of the past year, pop bottles, laugh uncontrollably at Pernell's fake curse-words, and discover that Andore is the Sorting-Hat of the Mad Gear gang. Thanks to a gift from a special listener, things go a little off the rails.
Episode 11-3 Food Fight featuring Gonzalo Varela from Fight’N Rage!
Grab your baguettes and arm yourself with scones! It's time for a food fight! We tackle music around food-related stages and characters, and it gets messy! We talk about what makes a great salad, the problems with 3D Sonic The…
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Episode 11-2 Beat’em Ups 2 with Masikus!
Brawlers. Beat'em ups. Punchy-kicky men. These are all terms for a popular style of arcade game that brings kids together, and tears families apart. Okay so I'm making some of this stuff up. This is our second look at the popular beat-em-up genre, but this time with no system restrictions.
Episode 11-1: Live at Thy Geekdom Con!
Rob and Pernell leave the safety and protection of their studio so they can present awesome video game music to a crowd of unsuspecting cosplayers! This week is a live a recording from the weekend-long anime/video games/cosplay festival known as Thy Geekdom Con! Pernell brings the crowd-pleasers, but Rob just wants to fight with good-old battle music!
Episode 10-10 100th Episode Celebration!
In the words of Kool & The Gang: Celebrate Podcasts! Okay I know that's not what they said, but it's what they meant. This episode marks 100 episodes of Rhtyhm and Pixels! That's 100 MP3 files of great music, remixes, and friendship. We celebrate by revisiting our favorite topics from each "podcast world", and choosing new tracks! Why did we do this funky episode numbering in the first place? Don't worry about it!
Episode 10-9 Fan Favorites
Well, you've finally done it. You've taken over the show! In this very special episode is powered by you, the listeners! Rob and Pernell play selections submitted to them over the past 2 years of the podcast, and there are some FANTASTIC picks in this one! There's classic, there's new, and there's romantic-ninja-singing. Ya dig?
Episode 10-8 Halloween Music
It's nearly Halloween, so Rob and Pernell get in the mood with some music from spooky and scary video games! That's the plan anyway, Pernell comes up with his own episode theme. Your hosts talk about their favorite horror movies, and crack jokes at their listeners taking part in the live stream!
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