Episode 177: Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night

That's right, the guys tackle the brilliant, or not brilliant depending on who you are, Bloodstained. Including the now infamous Switch port!

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Episode 176: Super Castlevania IV

So this week's Bit Effect is part one of a two parter, next week we taclke the modern Bloodstained. For now we tackle the ups and downs, AND the diagonals of Super Castlevania IV.

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Episode 175: Splatterhouse - Retro Rewind

This Namco developed horror based beat em up has Dave excited. Get ready for half an hour of nothing but gushing!

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Episode 174: Dantes Inferno - Part Two

Apologies for the poor audio quality and subsequent odd edit.

Dave, Luke and Mike continue to discuss Dante's inferno on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PSP.

A game that both Dave and Luke remember fondly, how has it held up after 9 years? Tune in to find out.

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Episode 173: Dantes Inferno - Part One

Dave, Luke and Mike discuss Dante's inferno on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PSP.

A game that both Dave and Luke remember fondly, how has it held up after 9 years? Tune in to find out.

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Episode 172: Blather!

Dave and Luke hold the fort whilst Craig is modeled for a Waifu pillow and Mike is at the Lion King Premiere.

Episode 171: Metal Gear - Retro Rewind

In our newly revamped way of choosing games for Retro Rewinds here is 1987's Metal Gear for the MSX. Chosen in direct response to last week's 60's spy romp Metal Gear has a distinctly more modern feel to espionage, but how modern does the game feel?!

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Episode 170: Rolling Thunder - Retro Rewind

In our newly revamped way of choosing games for Retro Rewinds here is 1986's Rolling Thunder from Namco. Dave has fond memories of this and the NES version, and as usual Craig has never heard of it! Let's see if they manage to defeat the evil Maboo.

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Episode 169: Retro Rewind: The Musical

This week Dave and Craig take a look at some Retro Rewind games, and some others and cherry pick some "quality" tunes for your ears. They also choose a couple of newer tracks so as not to look like grumpy old men.

Any thoughts on old vs new game music? Want to tell us what we should play next? Hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.

Episode 168: Game of the Half Year 2019

So as usual we get together and chat about what our Game of the Half Year is. Many of hte games mentioned were actually released in years gone past, but it's been a busy year for backlog clearing!

What is your GOTHY?! Hit us up at on twitter and let us know!

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