Paul Bit

Aug 25 2015

FMVGames – Episode 2 – Bacon Hat Heroes

Before totally succumbing to the madness that is the FMVGames livestream chat Paul gets to educate James on how to properly enjoy Gunstar Heroes and in turn James shows Paul how to annihilate planets in a NEW way. Don’t forget some excited Finger’ing, impressive Warshifting, manic Pac-man’ing and delve into the madness that is the Sonic Dreams Collection!

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Sonic Dreams Collection
Next Week: Relic Hunters Zero

James’ Pick of the Week: Warshift

Paul’s Pick of the Week: Rogue Invader (Kickstarter)

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Tagged Amiibo, Diablo 3, DOTA2, Duke Nukem, Everybody’s gone to Rapture, Fig, Fingered, Gassy Mob, Gunstar Heroes 3D, Kickstarter, Masquerada: Songs and Shadows, N++, Neverending Nightmare, Outer Wilds, Pac-Man 256, Planetary Annihilation: Titans, Pokemon Tournament, Press Play, Rocket League, Rogue Invader, Siegecraft Commander, Sonic Dreams Collection, Tacopocalypse, Warshift, Xcom 2

Aug 20 2015

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FMVGames – Episode 1 – Everybody’s Gone to Youtube

The podcast is dead! Long live the podcast!

James and Paul settle in to their new studio digs with FMV Games! What has changed? Not a lot except you don’t get to see the world greatest Splatoon commercial. Instead let’s focus on Everybody’s Gone To Rapture, The Swindle, Super Mutant Alien Assault, Dropsy and much much more!

James’ Pick of the Week: Retronator: Pixel Art Academy (Kickstarter)

Paul’s Pick of the Week: Super Mutant Alien Assault

Next Week’s Cheapskate’s Game Club: Sonic Dreams

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Tagged Bootleg Systems, Dropsy, Everybody’s gone to Rapture, Exoplanet: First Contact, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, FFVII Reimagined, Freedom Planet, Grip, Mafia, mutant Mudds, Nintendo, Pauldron: Shield of the King, Planetoid Pioneers, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil Revelations, Retronator: Pixel Art Academy, Rocket League, Soul Axiom, Super Mutant Alien Assault, The Swindle, Voidrunner, Walking Dead: No Man's Land

Aug 16 2015

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Countdown to brand new show!

Tomorrow marks the launch of Eight and a Half Bit’s brand new streaming video show FMV Games. Tune in at 7pm AEST and see as much as you hear!

Aug 09 2015

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Episode 170 – Why the Xbox 10 is right for you

Microsoft drops some future bombs (the good type of bombs) at this week’s Gamescom. Paul gets into more Nindies (Special note go download them now) and James has a Need for Speed that’s several years old. Also tune in for a super special announcement regarding the future of Eight and a Half Bit.

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Secret of QWERTY

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Tagged Battletoads, Cities: Skylines, Crackdown 3, Dark Souls 3, Destiny, Dota 2, Eco, Everspace, Gamescom, Gunjack, Halo 5 Multiplayer, Halo Wars 2, Halo World Championship, Homefront: The revolution, Killer Instinct, Konami, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Lovely Planet, Mafia 3, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, Need 4 Speed: Rivals, Oculus Rift, Poi, Quantum Break, Rive, Scalebound, Silent Hill, Super Mario Maker, The International 2015, Thimbleweed Park, Tony Hawk 5, Tower 57, Typoman

Aug 02 2015

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Episode 169 – Return of the King

King’s Quest is back and it takes the crew on emotional rollercoaster. We also get our first batch of Nindies with the trio of Runbow, Forma.8 and Extreme Exorcism. Dying Light continues an impress trend of post launch support and Zombi-U is coming back to get you!

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Pequod
Next Week: Secret of Qwerty

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Tagged Angry Birds 2, Battletech, Dragon Quest XI, Drive Club, Dying Light, Extreme Exorcism, Fallout 4, Forma.8, Gourd of the Beans, Hugh Laurie, Kings Quest, LoL, Nindies@Home, Pequod, PS+, Red Ash, Runbow, Star Versus, Steam, Warframe, Warheads, Zombi

Jul 26 2015

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Episode 168 – The Good, The Bad And The Nexon Zombies

This world is full of so many great games I can barely contain the joy they bring me. Then sometimes you have to play a game because James selected it for Cheapskate’s Game Club and you regret the life that brought you to this point.

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Counterstrike Nexon Zombies
Next Week: Pequod

Crowdfunding pick of the week: Amirelia

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Tagged Amirelia, Ashley Madison, Counterstrike Nexon Zombies, Daybreak, Devastated Dreams, Drive Club, EA, Everspace, Evo, Fiest, Journey, Metroid 3, Minecraft, Nokia, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Offworld Trading Company, Project Cars, Red Ash, Resident Evil 2: Reborn, Rising Thunder, Rocket League, Rollers of the realm, Satellite Rush, Silent Hills, Skyrider and the journey to the aircitidel, Space Food Truck, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon, Splatoon, Street Fighter V, The Bug Butcher, TIS-100, Yum Yum Yummy

Jul 19 2015

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Episode 167 – Farewell Iwata

This week celebrate the life of Satoru Iwata in the best way we know how, by loving video games. This week we love Rocket League, Trove, The Magic Circle, Agar.io, Drive Club and a whole bunch of others that pass our fancy.

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Agar.io

Next Week: Counter Strike Nexon: Zombies

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Tagged Agar.io, Batman vs Superman, Commodore, Crashlands, Deadpool, Dragon Age Inquisition, Drive Club, Iwata, Kojima Productions, Never Alone: Foxtails, Rocket League, Suicide Squad, The Magic Circle, The Martian, Tony Hawk 5, Total War: Warhammer, Trove, World of Warcraft Movie

Jul 12 2015

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Episode 166 – This… Twerking Butt

Paul has returned from Vietnam and he brings with him all sort of adventurous tales! We also talk evil dead, twerking and all manner of subjects that don’t really relate to games at all. We also talk about Video Games! Isn’t that a treat?

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Dungeon Souls
Next Week: Agar.io

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Tagged Allison Road, Ash Vs Evil Dead, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonsphere, Black Ops 3, Consortium: The Tower Prophecy, Cook Serve Delicious 2, Dragon Quest Builders, Evil Dead, Grip, Minecraft Windows 10 edition, Minecraft: Story Mode, Pancake, Planetside 2, Pornhub, Rayman Adventures, Retro City Rampage, Space Age, Star Citizen, Super Impossible Road, The Endless Cylinder, The Escapists: Walking Dead, Twerking Butt, Vietnam, Yoshi's Wooly World

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FMVGames – Episode 2 – Bacon Hat Heroes

FMVGames – Episode 1 – Everybody’s Gone to Youtube

Countdown to brand new show!

Episode 170 – Why the Xbox 10 is right for you

Episode 169 – Return of the King

Episode 168 – The Good, The Bad And The Nexon Zombies

Episode 167 – Farewell Iwata

Episode 166 – This… Twerking Butt