Rhythm and Pixels

It was storming outside when the podcast walked into my office. We’re celebrating the new game Mouse P.I. for Hire, and REALLY celebrating the music by composer Patryk Scelina! So we’re looking at detective games, and shooters! Mixing it up and putting it in an old Mickey Mouse cartoon! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels VGM shirts and hoodies! https://tee.pub/lic/WnlXYwC40pU

The R P crew are back at it again with another weird topic and great video game music! This time it’s all about puppets! Characters who are puppets, and characters who control other characters. This is a common theme in many games, and you just know Rob had a hard time not picking exclusively from Muppets games. So you get one, and it’s probably the best oneIt was very close! Play Decline’s Drops on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1500180/Declines_Drops/ Listen to ModalModule on Bandcamp! https://modalmodule.bandcamp.com Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels VGM shirts and hoodies! https://tee.pub/lic/WnlXYwC40pU

Tired of sitting in traffic? Bored with the same old radio? Let Pernell take control of your radio and bring you the greatest video game music to brighten your day! IT’S TIME FOR THE MORNING RUSH! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels VGM shirts and hoodies! https://tee.pub/lic/WnlXYwC40pU

Spooky sounds of Halloween fill the air on this very October episode of R P! We've also got some sick Konami jams, and other cool music! Join us! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

On this twisted episode of R P Chat, we’re talking about horror movies, thrillers, and terrible video games! We also play a silly quiz that will test your video game and horror movie knowledge! Join us! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

This week, on a very special episode of Rhythm Pixels, Pernell learns an important lesson on chill, vgm, and helps his friend Hammock out of a serious situation. And don’t forget to stay tuned for a laugh-filled episode of Family Matters right after! And then, the local news at 9.Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels Listen to more of Hammock at KVGM The Last Wave! https://www.kvgmradio.com/

Welcome back to another fine episode of R P Chat! Want to hang in the studio with Rob and Pernell without all that pesky music listening formatting? Well this is the show for you! We're talking about games we've been playing, board games on deck, and the shows and movies that are on our TVs! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

This week we’re celebrating all things remixed and covered with Chris from the Gameable Audio podcast! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Chris from Gameable Audio joins us to chat about game music, board games, and what makes a great VGM remix! We also read your emails on the air. DIdn't think we'd do that, did you? Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Video game RPGs are full of sequels, probably the most amount of sequels of any other genre. But what of those games time forgot? The games that were maybe so good a sequel wasn’t made? Or maybe too good for a sequel? We’re listening to music from RPG one-offs this week with our good friend Chris Wisner! (Musashi219 on Twitch) Chris is taking part in RPG Limit Break, an event benefiting the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Please consider donating and check them out during the event! It starts May 18th and goes on through the 24th. More information over at https://rpglimitbreak.com Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

It’s like a fireside chat, except we’re concerned about fire and we only talk about video games. And sometimes soup, and sometimes what Pernell is drinking during the podcast. Which is usually soup. Joining us in the hot (not quite on fire) seat this week is none other than THE WISE GUY himself: Chris Wisner! Musashi219 on Twitch! We’re chatting about our favorite RPG memories, video game conventions, and more! Chris is taking part in RPG Limit Break, an event benefiting the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Please consider donating and check them out during the event! It starts May 18th and goes on through the 24th. More information over at https://rpglimitbreak.com Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Welcome back to the best place for great video game music! Joining us again this week we have Alyssa and Victoria from the New Jersey Gamer Symphony Orchestra! We listen to their performances and chat about the arrangements, the games, and their plans to replace the conductor’s baton with Cloud’s Buster-Sword! Learn more about the NJGSO here! https://www.njgso.org Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

It’s time for another edition of R P Chat, welcome back to the studio! Joining us today, rippin’ it like a Beyblade, are members of the New Jersey Gamer Symphony Orchestra! Alyssa Menes, musical director, and Victoria Holmes, social media director, are here to chat about their love of games, music, and performing with their orchestra! Learn more about the NJGSO here! https://www.njgso.org Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

We are continuing the love for all things Smash Bros. by focusing this week’s episode entirely on the series! Putting so much good music and history into just one episode is challenging, but you know we are up for it! So grab some friends, some controllers, and let’s have smashing good time! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

This week on the show we have some very special guests! Straight from the NYC, we've got Robin and Hari from Smash Bros. Live! Not only do they organize Smash Bros. events, they perform the music live along with the action! Discover more about Smash Bros Live! https://smashbroslive.com Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

This week on the show we’re showcasing black composers, black developers, and black game characters. No longer just one-dimensional characters in classic games, there are a number excellent black-owned game development studios and musicians. Tune in to learn more, and listen to some great music! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Welcome back, it’s good to see you! Come hang with us as we chat about everything from good food, to good games! Pernell reminisces about a DDR player called Nugget, Rob describes the joy and pain of Hollow Knight, and we dip our toes into next week’s topic. All that and more in this week’s Rhythm and Pixels chat! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

We’re goofing off with Mike and Justin from XVGM Radio, serving up a full meal of awesome video game JAMS!Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Ah! Real Monsters! Fanny packs! Rare hot-chocolate flavors! Rob and Pernell celebrate the new year with conversation about games, cartoons, and just about everything else in between. Joining us on the show is Mike and Justin from the award-winning VGM podcast XVGM Radio!

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

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

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

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

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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 Read More R P Chat 37-10 Cozy and Scary

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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… Read More Episode 37-5 Fall Flavors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

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

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

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

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