A Few Bits

A Few Bits Ep. 86 - Nintendo World Championships 2017

Hello all! Ryan, Cole, and guest host Jack are mobile this week (apologies for the audio quality) and heading home from the Nintendo World Championships in Evanston, IL.  The boys got to try out demos of Super Mario Odyssey and Metroid: Samus Returns. We got impressions for you on these early access titles! Join in our journey as explore this seemingly unavoidable love/hate relationship with Nintendo.  What else we're playin': * Sonic Mania * Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice * Madden NFL 18 * Pyre Lastly, we touch on Gamescom and the current state of Xbox.  Love, A Few Bits   Twitter:@AFewBits [http://twitter.com/#!/afewbits]Facebook:A Few Bits [http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Few-Bits/138057089600319?ref=ts] Twitch.TV/AFewBits [http://www.twitch.tv/afewbits]YouTube.com/AFewBitsPodcast [http://www.youtube.com/afewbitspodcast] Follow your hosts on Twitter at: @ColeTychsen [http://twitter.com/#!/coletychsen]@RyanHank [http://twitter.com/#!/ryanhank] Intro Music: Sabrepulse Mutant Sixty-Four Sabrepulse.com [http://sabrepulse.com/]

A Few Bits Ep. 85 - E3 2017 Recap

Hey Guys, E3 2017 has come and gone and the Bit Brothers are here to discuss all the big news/releases from the major press briefings. A lot to discuss, so get your ear holes ready! EA: * Star Wars Battlefront II * A Way Out * Anthem * All them Sports Games Bethesda: * VR - Fallout 4, Doom, and Skyrim * Quake Champions * The Evil Within 2 * Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus Ubisoft: * Assassin's Creed Origins * Mario + Rabbid's Kingdom Battle * Skull and Bones * Far Cry 5 Microsoft: * Xbox One X (so many flops) * Lack of first party exclusives * Impact of $500 price point Sony: * Days Gone * God of War * Spiderman * Detroit: Become Human * Uncharted: The Lost Legacy * Horizon: Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Nintendo: * Mario Odyssey  * Kirby (working title) * Yoshi (working title) * Rocket League * Metroid Prime 4   We also ask the most answer the most important question.. Mary, Boff, Kill - Phil Spencer, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Shawn Layden?   Love, A Few Bits   Twitter:@AFewBits [http://twitter.com/#!/afewbits]Facebook:A Few Bits [http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Few-Bits/138057089600319?ref=ts] Twitch.TV/AFewBits [http://www.twitch.tv/afewbits]YouTube.com/AFewBitsPodcast [http://www.youtube.com/afewbitspodcast] Follow your hosts on Twitter at: @ColeTychsen [http://twitter.com/#!/coletychsen]@RyanHank [http://twitter.com/#!/ryanhank] Intro Music: Sabrepulse Mutant Sixty-Four Sabrepulse.com [http://sabrepulse.com/]

A Few Bits Ep. 84 - Nintendo Switch Strategies?

Hello all, Nintendo Switch is about to launch and the Bit Brothers share their thoughts on Nintendo's future and early impressions of the console. Is the market ready for the take-me-anywhere home console/handheld hybrid? We're not so sure.  What we're playin': - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - The Last Guardian   Love, A Few Bits   Twitter:@AFewBits [http://twitter.com/#!/afewbits]Facebook:A Few Bits [http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Few-Bits/138057089600319?ref=ts] Twitch.TV/AFewBits [http://www.twitch.tv/afewbits]YouTube.com/AFewBitsPodcast [http://www.youtube.com/afewbitspodcast] Follow your hosts on Twitter at: @ColeTychsen [http://twitter.com/#!/coletychsen]@RyanHank [http://twitter.com/#!/ryanhank] Intro Music: Sabrepulse Mutant Sixty-Four Sabrepulse.com [http://sabrepulse.com/]

A Few Bits Ep. 83 - PS VR and NES Classic Edition

Hey Internet Friends, Cole got bored over the weekend and decided to build his own NES Classic Edition utilizing a $5 Raspberry Pi computer and an old NES Cartridge. Follow the link below to build your own!  We're a month into the VR experience on home console and Ryan is sharing his impressions. After a strong launch, how's the peripheral holding up? The future is now...kinda. Also, VR Porn.   What we're playing: * RIGS: Mechanized Combat League (PS VR) * Thumper (PS VR) * Batman: Arkham VR (PS VR) * SuperHyperCube (PS VR) * Job Simulator (PS VR) * Batman: The Telltale Series * Ratchet & Clank (PS4) Love, A Few Bits Build your own NES Classic! [https://youtu.be/ZjM-vaHJv_Y] Twitter:@AFewBits [http://twitter.com/#!/afewbits]Facebook:A Few Bits [http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Few-Bits/138057089600319?ref=ts] Twitch.TV/AFewBits [http://www.twitch.tv/afewbits]YouTube.com/AFewBitsPodcast [http://www.youtube.com/afewbitspodcast] Follow your hosts on Twitter at: @ColeTychsen [http://twitter.com/#!/coletychsen]@RyanHank [http://twitter.com/#!/ryanhank] Intro Music: Sabrepulse Mutant Sixty-Four Sabrepulse.com [http://sabrepulse.com/]

A Few Bits Ep. 82 - Life Changes... and Madden

What's up internet pals? So, after a bit of a break the Bit Brothers are back. Sorry for the delay, but we've been just a bit busy... Cole and Meredith got hitched (with just a bit of craziness on their wedding day). We also have a new studio as Ryan moved down the road to his new place. Exciting stuff going down!!! Oh...we've also found some time to play some games. What we've been playin': * Inside (XB1) * Madden NFL 17 * Bound (PS4) * Batman: The Telltale Series  Lastly, as we're going into the last quarter of 2016, we discuss our current picks for game of the year.  Love,  A Few Bits   Twitter:@AFewBits [http://twitter.com/#!/afewbits]Facebook:A Few Bits [http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Few-Bits/138057089600319?ref=ts] Twitch.TV/AFewBits [http://www.twitch.tv/afewbits]YouTube.com/AFewBitsPodcast [http://www.youtube.com/afewbitspodcast] Follow your hosts on Twitter at: @ColeTychsen [http://twitter.com/#!/coletychsen]@RyanHank [http://twitter.com/#!/ryanhank] Intro Music: Sabrepulse Mutant Sixty-Four Sabrepulse.com [http://sabrepulse.com/]