8bit To The Future

Short and sharp episode sharing the gems from the past generation that we missed and would love to catch up on. We also read out and respond to comments left on this topic in our megathread at: http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/8bit-to-the-future-podcast-megathread.1066274/

In a long overdue catch up episode, we stray from our usual format to look at some of the end of year games that have us excited, including the New Nintendo 3DS. This episode also includes a look at the development of the Gamergate scandal along with a report from PAX Australia by guest reporters White and Wong.

We review Keck’s childhood classic TROG (NES), share our thoughts on the polarising Watchdogs and preview super smash brothers on Wii U and 3DS. As always, we discuss our gaming loves and respond to comments left on our thread over at Bigfooty.com

This week on Bigfooty’s 8bit to the Future podcast, we strap on our tights as we look back at the WWF Smackdown series for the Playstation 1. Also, the one Keck has been waiting for, we review the hotly anticipated Mario Kart as we show our bits in appreciation. Finally, we leave you with a look at Mortal Kombat 10 before concluding with an interesting online ad that caught our eye.

Straying from our usual format for one episode, we mark our transition to Bigfooty.com with a focus on AFL video games. For our “future” section, we give our take on the recent E3 conference. As always, we discuss what games have been keeping us busy and we list our most anticipated games shown at E3

In this long overdue, long unreleased episode we chat about our transition onto the Bigfooty website and respond to some feedback received through the forums. As always, we take a look back at a retro classic and this week it is the much loved Killer Instinct for SNES. Our current generation review is the recent Ps4 exclusive Infamous: Second Son and our future (but since released!) title is Mario Golf: World Tour. Keep an eye on our Facebook page: facebook.com/8bittothefuture and our Twitter: @8bittothefuture for our future updates. We will have an 8bit mega thread on the Bigfooty Video Games board, so drop by and leave us a comment. We will respond to any interesting ones in future episodes. Thanks for downloading!

We are still alive for Episode Five! After a lengthy delay we are back with a whopper of an episode and we thank you for your patience. Follow us on twitter @8bittothefuture We would love to hear from you, so send us a tweet and we will read it out on our next episode.

After a week off, Willow, Sharms and Keck are back with lots of gaming goodness! This episode we take a look back at the early Wii title Mario Strikers Football before providing an indepth review of South Park: Stick of Truth. From one heavily delayed Ubisoft game to another, we then cast our eyes forward as we preview the high anticipated Watchdogs game that is releasing on all major consoles. Expect all the usual humour and sidetracking as we also discuss The Last of Us, Jak 2 and many other gaming memories!

Willow, Sharms and Keck are back for another episode of 8bit to the Future! This week we look at the PS2 classic Jak and Daxter, a beloved relic from lauded developer Naughty Dog. We also review the smash hit Grand Theft Auto Five before looking ahead at the upcoming Nintendo 3ds game, Yoshi's New Island. As always, this week is full of various gaming anecdotes including the team's recent experiences with games such as Luigi's Mansion, Uncharted 3, Pokemon Showdown and Streetpass 3ds. Our Flappy Bird competition is still open! Just follow us on Facebook.com/8bittothefuture and Twitter: @8bittothefuture to enter. Send us a screenshot of your best effort that either tops Keck's 167 or Sharms' 2. The winner of the competion will win a limited edition pair of Saints Row the Third sunglasses. Thank you for your support :)

In a Nintendo themed episode, we look back at the cherished Goldeneye 64 before hurling some Pokeballs at Pokemon X & Y As always, we conclude by casting an eye into our crystal ball as we look at the potential of the upcoming Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze on the Wii U. Some new segments added this episode include reader mail and our new competiton. Please write to us at: 8bittothefuture@gmail.com. All good emails will be read out and responded to on air! Our current competition throws down the gauntlet in the infamous Flappy Bird. To enter, simply follow/like us and post a picture of your score above Keck's 167 on either our Twitter: twitter.com/8bittothefuture or Facebook: facebook.com/8bittothefuture The winner of our competition will win a snazzy pair of Saints Row sunglasses. Competition ends on the 20th of March 2014 and the winner will be selected at random.

Willow, Sharms and Keck talk about Duke Nukem 3d, Super Mario 3d World and the upcoming South Park: Stick of Truth