Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Podcast Up: 16bit Tournament Finale
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Direct Download of Hour 1
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Thanks for listening,
-8bitXStaff

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Friday, May 1, 2009
16bit Tournament Complete!!
Ladies & Gentlemen I must thank each and every single one of you who tuned in to the tournament, you guys really made it the best tournament to date!

Look for podcasts of the last 2 episodes hitting early next week, and as a big thank you to the fans, REQUEST NIGHT will be back on Wednesday May 6th @9pm!

THANK YOU!!

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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Final 4 in the books!!
For the results click here.
Thank you for all the listeners who tuned in and voted for their games!

-8bitxStaff

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Show Tonight! Final 4 @ 9:30PM EST
Tonight we have the Final 4 games from the 16 bit generation facing off to determine who will move on to the championship round!

Final 4:
Super Mario World vs Street Fighter II
Donkey Kong Country vs Super Mario Kart


Who will move on to the championship match?!!
It's up to you!

Tune in @ 9:30 EST!!

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4/15 Recap Show Posted
WARNING: THE LAST SHOW CONTAINS ADULT SITUATIONS AND LANGUAGE THAT HAS NOT BEEN EDITED OUT DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND.
Podcast - Subscribe
Direct Download - Hour 1 & Hour 2

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Friday, April 17, 2009
Weekend: Interviews & Podcasts
Look for the podcast from the latest episode as well as our interviews with the Gamer Symphony Orchestra & Todd Rogers to be posted.

Thanks
-Will

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Show Tonight! Best of 16bit Tourney Recap
We will recap the best moments of the 16bit tourney so far & preview the final 4 battle all beginning at 9PM!
(well if the flyers game is still on we'll be on a little late hahaha)

Tune into the streams for the feed, & register for the chatroom if you are experiencing trouble.
Check out our guide on how to tune in.

We'll be on the xbox live party as well tonight so if you are gaming it up tonight check that out.
Check out our guide on how to join our xbox live listener party.

Get on our mailing list to get cool behind the scenes information such as what adult beverage we'll be cracking open tonight & more!

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
April 8th show podcast up!
16bit Tourney Final 8 West Hour 1 available here or download here
16bit Tourney Final 8 West Hour 2 available here or download here
Subscribe to the podcast here
Listen to Any Episode Any Time here

Thank you!
-Will

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Thursday, April 9, 2009
4/9/09 Amazing show in the books!!
One of our best shows ever is in the books, stay tuned to the podcast for those who have missed it!

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Monday, April 6, 2009
Next Show: April 15th @9pm
[Will Sonic move onto the final 4? It's up to you!]
Join us @9pm on the stream, in the chatroom, or on Xbox Live for the full 8bitX experience.
One question we get is "how do I tune in?" so we've put together this guide to help.
The guide covers winamp, itunes, and windows media player.

This week's battles:
Final 8
Donkey Kong Country vs Sonic The Hedgehog
Super Mario Kart vs TMNT IV: Turtles in Time

Discuss this block.

Thanks for listening!

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Friday, April 3, 2009
2 Games move on to the Final 4
Last Night we recorded the first half of the Final 8 putting Super Mario World up against The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Street Fighter II against MegaMan X.

Tune into the Podcast to find out who survived to the Final 4.

In the meantime check out Part 1 of our GSO interview.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Show Recording on Thursday April 2nd @9pm
[Will Zelda 3 defeat Super Mario World?]

Due to scheduling conflicts with Uncle Sam (getting taxes done) we are recording the show on Thursday this week at the normal 9pm.

This allows all the TV show people to enjoy their respective season finales.

I wish this was an April fools joke, but for that click here

The show should be a classic as we have:
Super Mario World vs Zelda 3 & Street Fighter II vs Mega Man X!!


See you tomorrow night @ 9pm.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Next Show THURSDAY @9pm!


This week the show airs on THURSDAY April 2nd 2009 @9PM!

Battles this week:
Super Mario World vs Zelda 3
Street Fighter II vs Mega Man X

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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Show Preview: Block 8 [3-25-09 @ 9PM]
[Chrono Trigger has a ridiculous cult following]

This week we tackle block #8, and here are the battles:

Round 1
(1) Streets of Rage vs (8) Cool Spot
(4) Turtles in Time vs (5) Golden Axe
(3) Chrono Trigger vs (6) Stunt Race FX
(2) BattleToads/ Double Dragon vs (7)Aliens 3

Wednesday March 25th @ 9pm!

(1) Streets of Rage vs (8) Cool Spot
Streets of Rage was one of the best beat-em-ups of all time. The size of the characters on the screen were huge compared to past games in the genre, giving this game more realistic feel to the game. Expect Streets to go deep in this block, if not to win the whole thing.


(4) Turtles in Time vs (5) Golden Axe
Yes as much as I love TMNT, Golden Axe was one of Sega's few gems. I expect this game to get to the Final 4 of THIS block, but not further since Streets of Rage was crazy good.

(3) Chrono Trigger vs (6) Stunt Race FX
Stunt Race FX is the most under-rated game in this block. The game was fun, innovative for a racing game, and rather difficult. The unfortunate fate of this game is the fact that it's going up against Chrono Trigger. The game which went for over $1000 on ebay for a sealed copy. Doperule maybe?

(2) BattleToads/ Double Dragon vs (7)Aliens 3
Battletoads & Double Dragon teaming up to fight evil? What else do you need?!?!!?
This would be my pick to win, but I know the RPG fans in the audience will push for Chrono Trigger over this game. If this gets into the final round of this block I'll be surprised. There is a VERY good possibility that this game will get into the finals via the dreaded doperule.

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Monday, March 16, 2009
Podcasts up: Block 7
Full recap of Wednesday's show (3-11-09) & more up here
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Listen to Any Episode Any Time here

Thank you!
-Will

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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Block 7 in the books!
It came down to Super Mario Kart vs Super Mario RPG to decide the winner.
Tune into KUR for the conclusion, or subscribe to the podcast.

Thanks for listening!

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Block 7 Preview
[Earthworm Jim was classic.]
A highly competitive block, the underdogs this week will be Earthworm Jim, F-Zero, & Bonks Adventure.

[Space Ace sucks.]
The ultimate cinderella story is Space Ace, one of the worst ports in the history of gaming for the SNES and a game I owned. I tried to like this game, however it just sucks.

[Killer Instinct is one of my favorite games from this era.]
One of my favorite fighting games of all time is up in this block,Killer Instinct, as it becomes apparent that the 16bit generation was all about head to head combat. Lots of groundbreaking games in this block as we only see 1 sequel, but lots of sequels spawn from this block.


[What a revolutionary game.]
Super Mario Kart is a heavy favorite to win this block, but Super Mario RPG will not go down without a fight from our listener-base.


Once again blood will be shed, and now that this block is upon us we really get to see how difficult this will be for our listeners to choose between their favorite games tonight @ 9pm!

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Monday, March 2, 2009
Block 6 Preview
Block 6 Battles:
Round 1:
(1) Sonic The Hedgehog VS (8) Kirby's Dream Course
-Sonic has a huge fanbase amoungst our listeners so expect Sonic to breeze past Kirby in this one. Kirby's Dream Course is nothing to overlook however since this same audience loves the underdog story...
(4) Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts VS (5) Mutant League Hockey
-Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts carries the known name, so expect votes to swing this way, couple that with the fact that sports games get no love from the current regulars in the chatroom and Mutant League Hockey is facing an uphill battle to say the least.

(3) NHL 96 VS (6) Toe Jam & Earl
-This is almost a mirror of the previous battle. Toe Jam & Earl was a good game with a unique style that drew many people in. To most people unfamiliar NHL 96 is just another hockey game. To those in the know NHL 96 still stands up to the test of time as one of the best hockey games of all time.
(2) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest VS (7) Road Runner's Death Valley Ralley
-Damn these games have the longest names ever...
DKC2 is a sequel to one of the best games released in the 16bit era, and this game doesn't fall far from it's predecessor. Road Runner's Death Valley Ralley was amazingly underrated. If you are a fan of Looney Tunes, this game took you through familiar levels and really displayed the speed of a game like Sonic and the classic platforming action of Mario set in the land of Looney Tunes. A personal favorite of mine.

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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Podcasts Up!
Both hours for download, Kevin's meltdown, and recaps up here
Subscribe to the podcast here
Listen to Any Episode Any Time here

Thank you!
-Will

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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Blood-soaked Block 5 completed
What a strange show. First off Kevin K calls up and tears me a new one for violating the sanctity of the tournament with last week's decision to take the executive challenge for the coin flip which lead to Yoshi Island's over-ruling.

Then Earthbound gets eliminated in the 1st Round as well as Comix Zone!! Unreal.

Stupid ass voters eliminated Earthbound

3 coinflips in this one as the decisions came down to the wire and no one could decide.

Stay tuned for the podcasts tomorrow night.

-Will

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Monday, February 23, 2009
Block 5 Preview
Earthbound remains a classic RPG to this day

Battle Lineup

Round 1:

Donkey Kong Country vs XMEN

Super Metriod vs Super Smash TV
Secret of Mana vs Earthbound
Comix Zone vs UN Squadron

This week we will be going over a few of the games on our message board and why they are so legendary. First up Donkey Kong Country, we've found the Nintendo Power video: Donkey Kong Country Exposed!

We also have a poll to decide if you should be able to challenge a coinflip, and that poll can be found here.

Prediction: The toughest battle will involve Earthbound vs Secret of Mana, but in the end all shall fall to Donkey Kong Country.

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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Podcasts up: Block 4
Block 4 in the books MegaMan X is the winner!
Check out the recaps of Hour 1 & Hour 2
Podcasts are up: here
Stream any episode INSTANTLY: here
Or if you want to download:
Download Hour 1
Download Hour 2

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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Block 4 in the books!

VS


It came down to two games which didn't want to give up, and neither did their fans. Final Fantasy III survived an amazing sequence of events, and faced the surprising juggernaut of this block, MegaMan X.

Who won? Tune in to KUR Thursday from 1am-3am.
Can't Tune in? Subscribe to our podcast.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Block 4 Preview
NCAA Basketball is one of the most underrated games of all time.
Battles:
Round 1
Mortal Kombat vs Zombies Ate My Neighbors
MegaMan X vs NCAA Basketball
Sonic 3: Sonic & Knuckles vs Final Fantasy III/6
Yoshi's Island vs Ghostbusters

Personally this is going to be a fun one to sit back and watch the carnage. We have Final Fantasy III, Sonic 3, Yoshi's Island all in the same block. This pulls on your heart strings already.

Prediction: I think we will see an upset and I'm going to go with Mega Man X to win the whole block & move onto the Final 8.
Message Board discussion here

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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Podcasts Up: Block 3
Block 3 in the books Street Fighter 2 is the winner!

Will cursing out audience: Street Fighter #^%@ing 2!!
Podcasts are up: here
Stream any episode INSTANTLY: here

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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Will flips out! Block 3 in the books
Will punching voters

Block 3 went down & so did some frustration, as Will lost it after some last minute drama that shook the foundation of the tournament!

Stay tuned...


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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Feb 11th Show Starts @9pm EST

Street Fighter II is a #1 seed in this block
Listen Live!
We have 2 streams 96kb & 24kb:
Click here for our current shoutcast listing & tune in!

Block 3 tomorrow night click here for battle list.
What happened in Block 2? Click here for mp3 recap.
Show starts at 9PM EST, get in the chatroom to vote.

WTF?

Tournament information & rules here.

Thanks for listening.

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Monday, February 9, 2009
Block 3 Preview
Ken Griffey's SNES Game was a personal favorite of mineKen Griffey's SNES Game was a personal favorite of mine
Block 3
Round 1:
Street Fighter II vs Shaq Fu
Super Bases Loaded vs Super Double Dragon
Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB vs SimCity
Super Castlevania IV vs Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing

The winner of this block will join
Super Mario World & Zelda 3 in the Final 8.

You decide who wins!
Next Show: Wed Feb 11th @ 9PM

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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Zelda 3 takes Block #2
Zelda 3 moves on to the Final 8!
Podcasts for this show available

Quick Summary
Round 1:
Zelda 3 def Skulljagger
Final Fight def Ecco
Mario Paint def Shadowrun
Starfox def Tiny Toon Adventures

Round 2:
Zelda 3 def Final Fight
Starfox def Mario Paint


Block 2 Final:
Zelda 3 def Starfox

Next Show: 2/11/09 @9pm EST

Block 3
Round 1:
Street Fighter II vs Shaq Fu
Super Bases Loaded vs Super Double Dragon
Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB vs SimCity
Super Castlevania IV vs Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing


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Monday, February 2, 2009
Next Show: 16bit Tournament Block 2
Click here to see the whole bracketZelda 3 is a #1 seed in this block
Wed 2/4/09 @ 9pm EST
2 ways on how to tune in & vote:
Tune in by entering the chatroom or by clicking the online stream*.

Block 2 matchups:
Zelda 3 vs Skulljagger
Ecco vs Final Fight
Mario Paint vs Shadowrun
StarFox vs Tiny Toon Adventures

Looking for Block 1?

*If online stream does not connect, click here to get the latest feed from shoutcast. Thank you!


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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Podcast Up: 16Bit Tourney Block #1

Episode Recaps:
Block 1 Hour 1 Recap here
Block 1 Hour 2 Recap here

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Even Lazier? Any Episode Any Time: On-Demand Episodes

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16Bit Tournament Update!
Super Mario World wins block 1Super Mario World is your Block 1 winner!
The first show of the 16 bit Tourney is in the books, and the winner is YOU! Actually in a drama-filled finish to the show #1 seed Super Mario World defeated #3 seed NBA Jam to move on to the Final 8.

More details coming, stay tuned!


Next Show: Block 2 Wednesday February @9PM!

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
16bit Tournament kick off!!
16 bit Tournament: Tonight @ 9pm!!
Twice a year the 8bit Extravaganza holds a single elimination tournament to determine your idea of the best games from a particular era.

This time we take on the age of 16bits, in a tournament of life and death battles are held from the seeded bracket of 64 games.

The rules of the Tournament:
Games face off in 1 on 1 battles, audience votes and the game with the most votes moves on in the tournament.

How to Vote:
8bitx.com Chatroom or on the hotline. Ties are decided by coin-flip.

The DopeRule:
The host can overrule the current decision, only 1 per show.

The Exectutive Challenge:
Audience can challenge current decision, including doperule.




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