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 Pixels…

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 sh…

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 …

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 FlavorsBy Rob Nichols

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 forev…

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://rh…

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, con…

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…

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! htt…

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 h…

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 Pernel…

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 …

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 gu…

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 …

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:/…

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 …

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://ww…

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:/…

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 suppo…

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! htt…

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://…

Every February we send out a challenge to break through your game backlog! Can you finish 4 games during the shortest month of the year? Our listeners were up to the challenge and sent us their favorite music selections from the games they finished! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://pat…

R&P pay tribute to a few of their favorite VGM podcasts with a few special parody segments! Lots of laughs and great music! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixelsBy Rob Nichols

It’s not quite a Metroid, and not quite a Castlevania, but oh man is it full of action and exploration! Rob and Pernell attempt to define the genre for themselves, and find a treasure-trove of incredible music! Joining us on the show are the boyz from T-Boyz table, Isaac and Terrance, to talk about their new game Pocket Spades! Listen to more of th…

This week on the show we asked our listeners to share their new year’s video game resolutions! We also resolved to say yes to as many (fake) baked-in advertisements as we could fit in the show! Gotta make that MONEY! This episode was live streamed exclusively for our Patreon members! If you would like to support the show and get access to whacky li…

Rob and Pernell are back from a whirlwind weekend at MAGFest and boy are their arms tired! MAGFest is the country’s biggest music and video game convention of the year! We talk about our panel, bands, video games, friends, and more! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythman…

Heavy beats and noisy bass, it’s all about the hardcore techno game music this week! Since we’ve been traveling for MAGFest, we present to you the GABBER VGM MIXTAPE! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixelsBy Rob Nichols

You can’t stop Pernell from banging his head to Super Monkey Ball, and you can’t have a podcast about video games without having a “best of” wrap-up for the year! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels See the show LIVE at MagFest 2023! https://super.magfest.org…

This year Rob and Pernell attended PAX Unplugged and played a ton of board games! But what is that you say? This podcast is about video games? Well we got you covered! We’re listening to music that you can play your board games too! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythman…

This week is all about pirates and pirate-themed game music! Joining us in the discussion is Austin from the PC-Game-cover-band WASD! Check out their latest album Escape at https://wasdband.bandcamp.com/album/escape Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels See the s…

We celebrate 7 years of the podcast by counting down our top 10 favorite tracks played on the show from the past year! We chat about our favorite moments, episodes, and guests too! This episode was recorded live on Twitch, so there’s lots of silliness going on too. Enjoy! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast! …

Destroying more friendships than a game of Monopoly, Bomberman is the ultimate multiplayer-party game. Music from the legendary composer Jun Chikuma has graced every title in some way or form, providing the perfect backdrop on which to battle your friends! This week on the show we're playing music from the very beginning all the way to the modern e…

Pernell’s back from a long trip and we’ve got stories! We also have a great video game music soundtrack to each of those stories! Music for planes, trains, and airships! Coming soon is our 7th anniversary show! We’re counting down our top 10 favorite tracks played over the past year, and we’re doing it live! More information about the live stream c…

This week on the show we’re joined by musician and game historian Chris Baines to talk about super-difficult games! Why do we like them so much? Why are they so satisfying, yet so annoying at the same time? And why is the music SO GOOD?!? Check out Chris’s game documentary series on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisBCrisps Listen to more of t…

It’s National Novel Writing Month, so this week we’re listening to games based on books! Joining us on this adventure is friend Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM podcast! RE-VGM is a podcast about VGM that has been re-arranged, re-orchestrated, and re-made by fans and artists. Listen to RE-VGM! https://re-vgm.com Find more of the show! https://rhythmand…

Did the game make you sick? How did you lose that save file exactly? Did the jump scare actually make you jump? And then made you break your console? Don’t worry, you can tell us... Find more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https//patreon.com/rhythmandpixelsBy Rob Nichols

This week we’re listening to jams from Nintendo’s first big step after the world of 16-bit home consoles, the N64. Expect some heavy hitters, slow jams, and dance anthems! Listen to more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixelsBy Rob Nichols

We’re joined by the wonderful and hilarious people from @QuadProQuoPod to chat about movies and listen to some great video game music! Find more about Quad Pro Quo! https://linktr.ee/quadproquopod Listen to more Rhythm and Pixels! https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels…

This week on the show we’ve got retro-game enthusiast and new game-developer Nintendrew joining us! We’re talking about the games that have inspired us, and of course his newest game C.A.R.L.! We chat about the game’s development, its classic game influences, and loads and loads about Cave Story. You’ll also get to hear some of the latest music fro…

Summer school is over, it’s time to check up on our assignments! We asked our listeners to finish some games this year, and then tell us all about them! And of course, listen to some excellent musical selections. Also on the show we review the board game Tiny Towns by Peter McPherson for Alderac Entertainment Group. #WeMakeFun ! Want to find more o…

Let’s get down to business! Sometimes games can feel like work, but in a good way! We’re listening to music from games that made us feel like we should be getting paid for our virtual labor! Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels.com…

Frying pans, volleyballs, keys, fish! Video game characters often wield the strangest items as weapons! This week on the show we’re talking about some of the most bizarre items ever thought up in our pursuit of defeating evil and earning more experience points! And of course, all the awesome music composed for these games! Listen to more of the sho…

Put on your trench-coats and grab your magnifying glasses because this week we’re playing detective! Our first case? What are some great game music tunes? Our first clue? Great listener track suggestions and testimonials!Find more of the podcast! https://rhythmandpixels.comSupport the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels…

Are you hungry for some pizza after playing a Ninja Turtles game? Or how about a hankering for a big mushroom after playing some Mario Bros.? Good food is what brings us together, and good looking food in games is what we're talking about! Expect some good fruit, vegetables, grains, and everything else but the entire turkey dinner hidden inside the…

We're taking the show on the road with this very special LIVE episode recorded at RetroWorldExpo in Hartford, Connecticut! After hours of travelling together, the boys are ready to let off some steam and settle their differences PODCAST STYLE! Performed for a live audience, we choose tracks in similar topics, and have our fellow podcast-friends jud…

We’re transporting you back to the early 90s when four teenaged reptiles ruled the world! This special bonus-beats episode is a mixtape of all the amazing music from the TMNT games from the 1989 NES game to the most recent game Shredder’s Revenge! We’re also including music from the same game that was ported to different consoles and computer syste…

Rob and Pernell hit the town with dreams to win BIG in this week’s episode! We’re listening to music from video games based on casino games, and other games of chance. We also go on a long tangent about Hanna-Barbera franchise live-action movies. How many were there? Were they any good? Does it have any relevance to the games or music? Probably not…

The multi-podcast event “Masters of VGM” isn’t quite over yet! This week we asked our listeners to submit music from composers they consider to be the absolute MASTER of video game music! Everyone is spot-on with excellent music selections, and excellent testimonials! It’s great to hear what you chose, since we had to constrain ourselves to just fo…