🏂 NEW EPISODE ☃️ We are joined by our pal @emotion-engine.bsky.social to discuss SNOWBOARD KIDS, a fun kart racer style snowboarding game! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/snowboard-...

Oh hey heres a fun lil bonus ep we did where we ranked Luigi's voice clips from Mario Kart 64! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/luigi-time/

You can now check out my panel from @liretro.bsky.social on YouTube! It was called "Find Your Niche Within a Niche" and was a way to talk about how I make my projects, and a lot about the things that influenced me and recommendations I have on a bunch of other stuff. youtu.be/F4yQIkT2zNw

Episode 77, DESIGN II w/ @elmore.zone This week we chat with Andrew about some of his favorite game artists and designers. Come listen and join the Pixels and Polygons party! Like, subscribe, and tell a friend! Listen on soundstone.network or at the links at the start of the thread! ⬆️

Less than 48 hours to go! Get yourself the latest issues to wrap up 2025, or get THE WHOLE DAMN THING in the 2025 ANNUAL! Help me spread the word and tell your friends. There are some amazing contributors collected here. See them all in the thread below. 👇

Happy 30th birthday to the North American release of the PlayStation! To celebrate I’ve got a 15% off sale on all the 32 Bit Library books for TODAY ONLY! Check them out at pixelsandpolygons.net

Talk about Sound Stone synergy!

Cool Starry, bro. Join @gigi9714.bsky.social and @seandouglass.bsky.social for a dive into the Star-Crossed World content for #Kirby and the Forgotten Land! The first part is spoiler-free, but after a break we look at some of the game’s deeper secrets. www.soundstone.network/kirby-conver...

New issues of Retro Game Zine covering Harvest Moon and Snatcher are on the way, along with a complete 2025 ANNUAL collection of all 12 issues this year. Help make it happen, get yourself a copy, and tell a friend! Ends 9/12! #retrogames #videogames #zines #kickstarter

🍈NEW EPISODE🍈 We are joined by @retrogamebooks.com and @aguaspoints.bsky.social to discuss YOSHI'S STORY! Great game, great guests! Check it out!!! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/yoshis-sto...

Episode 75, COLLECTORS EDITION I w/ @mikedrucker.bsky.social This week listen in and hear us talk about our favorite collectors editions and gaming memorabilia. Find the show on soundstone.network or on most podcast platforms. Links above. Please rate and review the show!

The project is sully funded, but I’d love to keep spreading the word. I do have a secret cover art reveal for later in the process. Any help sharing with friends or Discord groups of retro gaming fans is appreciated!

Retro Game Zine Issue 009 serves up some great tennis for everyone by covering Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color! This issue features guest essays by @tftblpod.bsky.social and @seandouglass.bsky.social! Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️

My "Buy 3 Get 1 Free" sale on Retro Game Zine back issues ends 8/31! Be sure to check them out and get some! Discount automatically applies to your cart. pixelsandpolygons.net

New games, new guest contributors, and a new giant collection of every 2025 issue! Retro Game Zine is coming back to Kickstarter one final time for 2025! Read all about it here and get notified when it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar... Share with your friends!

🌸NEW EP! We have our pals @thrak.bsky.social and @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me on to discuss YOSHI'S ISLAND! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/yoshis-isl...

I’ve been uploading the podcast to the @soundstone.network YouTube for a few weeks now. You can check out episodes there, as well as other content from @kirbyconversations.bsky.social and @flashback64.com! youtu.be/sYuBu7vg0bM?...

Episode 74, LEAST FAV VI w/ @mcconnell.bsky.social Hear about one of Nic’s least favorite games in one of his favorite gaming franchises. Find it on soundstone.network or most podcast platforms today! Links at the start of the thread! (Please rate and review the show, too, friends!)

Hey, do you like hockey? I do! Listen to us talk about N64 hockey! That's the pitch!

We’ve got some reflections on the #Kirby Air Riders Direct up! www.soundstone.network/kirby-conver... #KirbyAirRiders

Episode 73, LONG ISLAND RETRO GAMING EXPO 2025 RECAP ATTACK BONUS w/ @aguaspoints.bsky.social Listen to our recap of the amazing @liretro.bsky.social expo 2025! Find the show on most podcast apps, at the start of this thread, or over at soundstone.network right now!

Episode 72, PRESENTATION II w/ @gooeyfame.bsky.social (@flashback64.com) This week, Gooey and I talk about the visual design, the shape, and the style of our favorite gaming systems. Find the show on most podcast apps, at the start of this thread, or over at soundstone.network right now!

Did someone say "shirts?" We've got lots of colors and styles. Take a look and start sporting some of these designs today! pixelsandpolygons.net/collections/...

Sure are a lot of people making 32-bit era inspired games lately! You too, can hire a composer who uses hardware from said era!

The 1997 North American N64 lineup. What are your favs?

My bro @gollyrogers.bsky.social has been curating our website. I love looking at this page for a visual representation of all the games we've covered! flashback64.com/N64_Games

💥BONUS EP💥 We recap our time at the Zelda Dungeon Marathon, give our thoughts on the Bond movie "Spectre", and rank Jeopardy! on our list of N64 games. Check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/rankin...

Hey! You can get our next episode early on patreon!!! Just $1! WOW www.patreon.com/posts/nhl-br...

🔴 Live! Playing more UFO 50 the Soul Calibur 2! @seandouglass.bsky.social will be joining us for battle! www.twitch.tv/flashback64pod

🌌 We continue our trek through the stars with our buddy Adrielle. This time we talk about TNG eps that deal with the Prime Directive. Hope you enjoy! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/the-prime-...

We are changing our release format a little bit. Instead of one main episode a month we will have two! We will not be combing games into one episode as much as we have a wide variety of guests interested in all of the games we are covering. Thanks! ⭐️

SALE ALERT! Buy 3 Get 1 Free on ALL ISSUES of Retro Game Zine. Catch up on missing issues, or jump in with some big savings. This promotion is applied at checkout and runs until the end of the month. www.pixelsandpolygons.net Help spread the word and tell a friend!

Darren also makes amazing zines under his @pixelsandpolygons.net moniker. Plus video game anthologies and other stuff. Check it out.

Episode 71, MISSED I w/ @idolismj.yase.world This week IdolismJ is back and we discuss games we missed. One of those GOAT games that passed us by. Find it on most Podcast apps and the Sound Stone YouTube channel. Links at the top of the thread!

For new and interested followers: I’m Darren Hupke! I do a lot of different things in the retro gaming world. I’m a writer: 📚32 Bit Library I’m a publisher: 📖 Retro Game Zine I’m a podcaster: 🎙️Pixels and Polygons Find out more about all of these projects right here: linktr.ee/darrenhupke

"In LiS, the consequences to your decisions are at-times unpredictable because the characters are so well developed. [...] I loved it mechanically and narratively, even if I was sad that I had failed in saving her." - new interview w/ @kaittremblay.bsky.social! bossfightbooks.com/blogs/news/q...

You can now listen to both @kirbyconversations.bsky.social and @pixelsandpolygons.net podcast episodes on our new YouTube channel! Check it out, and like, comment, and subscribe! We did that correctly, right? youtube.com/@soundstone-...

⭐NEW EPISODE We are joined by @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social host @johncullen.bsky.social to discuss Olympic Hockey '98 and Jeopardy! for the Nintendo 64. We are Jeopardy guys now! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/jeopardy-o...

You can now listen to both @kirbyconversations.bsky.social and @pixelsandpolygons.net podcast episodes on our new YouTube channel! Check it out, and like, comment, and subscribe! We did that correctly, right? youtube.com/@soundstone-...

Episode 70, GOAT V w/ @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me This week Andre returns to share about about a game he considers to be his GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

Retro Game Zine 008 is out today! Dive into the wonderful world of Blaster Master with me and a special contribution from @mikedrucker.bsky.social! Find it here: Physical - pixelsandpolygons.net Digital - Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop

Retro Game Zine. A monthly zine w/ a single retro game covered each issue. Game history, personal essay, review, art, etc. Buy it physically here: www.pixelsandpolygons.net Buy it digitally here: Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop Also available as a monthly reward for my $5 Patreon support tier!

Retro Game Zine Issue 008 follows its mutated pet frog down a hole, and explores Blaster Master on the NES! This issue features an amazing contribution from the one and only @mikedrucker.bsky.social! Purchase links at the start of this thread ☝️

Stock is getting low on the 32 Bit Library softcovers. If y'all have been thinking about it, your purchase will help me RESTOCK the books! Check them out, and/or tell a friends!

⭐BONUS EP⭐ We ranking NBA in the Zone '98 and talk about some of the films of one of the greatest basketball fans/gamers alive, John Carpenter. Chip in $5 to join our bonus episode tier and you will get a whole archive of a bunch of great episodes! www.patreon.com/posts/rankin...

🦂NEW EPISODE🎯 We are joined by some of Goo's oldest podcasting partners Vic and @spiteri316.bsky.social to go over some of the major events in professional wrestling from 1997! flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/pro-wrestl...

I wrote this for @forgottenworlds.bsky.social a while back. Maybe you missed it? Check it out! www.forgottenworlds.net/blog/swords-...

Episode 69, DESIGN I w @rustyshackles.bsky.social This week Rusty and I talk about artists we love behind some of our favorite games, and why we dig them. Links to the show at the start of this thread!

This is my first podcast appearance ❣️ Check it out, it was a very fun hour!