Bullet TimeWelcome to the party, pal! On this festive edition of Bullet Time, James and co-hosts Kevin (from PixelLit) and TehSnakerer take an extensive look at Bits Studio's 2002 licensed shooter Die Hard: Vendetta (featuring Reginald VelJohnson as Sgt. Al Powell). The three do their best Alan Rickman impressions, their worst Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions, and make a case for what Nintendophiles called the worst FPS on GameCube.
Die Hard: VendettaBullet Time2022-12-22 | Welcome to the party, pal! On this festive edition of Bullet Time, James and co-hosts Kevin (from PixelLit) and TehSnakerer take an extensive look at Bits Studio's 2002 licensed shooter Die Hard: Vendetta (featuring Reginald VelJohnson as Sgt. Al Powell). The three do their best Alan Rickman impressions, their worst Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions, and make a case for what Nintendophiles called the worst FPS on GameCube.
PixelLit: pixellitpod.com TehSnakerer: youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderMovies We Like - Sonic The Hedgehog (Original Video Animation)Bullet Time2024-12-19 | On this episode of Movies We Like, @Pleyway, @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder return to talk Sonic The Hedgehog; the character, the videogame, and the Original Video Animation from 1996. The boys also pitch a billion-dollar movie idea.Perfect Dark ZeroBullet Time2024-12-12 | On this episode of Bullet Time, @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder go back to where it all began with Rare's 2005 shooter Perfect Dark Zero. The early years of Joanna Dark, and the poster child for the Xbox 360's "Zero Hour" launch.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified (w/ TehSnakerer)Bullet Time2024-08-01 | On this episode of Bullet Time, our miniature mini-series on 2K Marin comes to a close with their second and final release: 2013’s The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
@Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder open the book on this redacted part of XCOM history, digging into its initial prototypes and development hurdles, before a much needed autopsy of this alien relic of the prestige FPS era.
hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderBioshock 2 (w/ Sputnik 34)Bullet Time2024-07-25 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we begin our shortest mini-series focusing on the work of Novato based developers 2K Marin, beginning with their 2010 shooter sequel Bioshock 2.
Video maker @Sputnik34 returns for this return to the dystopia of Rapture. We ask whether this underwater paradise lost its lustre without the vision of its great leader, and just how important are big guns to big games?
hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderThe Darkness II (w/ Zac Frazier)Bullet Time2024-07-18 | On this episode of Bullet Time, Jackie Estacado returns in Digital Extremes’ 2012 follow up to The Darkness, aptly titled The Darkness II. Also returning is video maker @ZacFrazier and @hotcyder to discuss a lateral sequel as good as the first but in a very different way. The two also talk about the career of FPS stalwarts Digital Extremes, excellent gun feel, and the mama mia pizza pasta voice.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderThe Darkness (w/ Zac Frazier)Bullet Time2024-07-11 | On this episode of Bullet Time, video maker @ZacFrazier makes his triumphant return for one of the better games covered on the pod so far: Starbreeze’s 2007 shooter The Darkness. This episode goes long, and includes a spoilered section between 02:16:00 and 03:22:00.
In this bumper length runtime we talk developer history, the origins of The Darkness, its unique atmosphere and place in the pantheon of “prestiege FPS games”.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderJudge Dredd: Dredd Vs Death (w/ Stoked)Bullet Time2024-07-04 | On this episode of Bullet Time, returning guest @StokedMatty joins @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder to dispense justice on the streets of Mega City One with Rebellion Development’s 2003 shooter Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death. The three dig into the comic’s history and previous adaptations, Maxim’s games journalism, and for some reason grow ops. This episode going out on July 4th was purely coincidential.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderRedfall (w/ Jesse Guarascia)Bullet Time2024-06-27 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we bite back against Arkane Austin’s 2023 shooter Redfall. Special guest Jesse Guarascia from @NoclipDocs and @Noclip2 returns to talk all things undead with @hotcyder and guest host Kevin from @PixelLit Content warning: this podcast begins with terrifying Italian-American accents.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderMovies We Like - Transformers: Dark Of The MoonBullet Time2024-06-20 | On this episode of Movies We Like, @Pleyway, @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder return to talk Transformers: Dark Of The Moon from director Michael Bay.Boiling Point: Road To Hell (w/ ChariotRider)Bullet Time2024-06-13 | On this episode of Bullet Time, returning special guest @Chariot_Rider joins us for a @Tehsnakerer choice as we look at DeepShadows’ 2005 game Boiling Point: Road To Hell. An ambitious blend of GTA and Deus Ex set in a south american conflict, the three discuss the game’s recent re-release in light of titles that have come out in its wake, and reminise on the many strange turns the game takes. Bonus: This episode features a rare double quiz.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderMovies We Like - Transformers: Revenge Of The FallenBullet Time2024-06-06 | On this episode of Movies We Like, @Pleyway, @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder return to talk Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen from director Michael Bay.High On Life (w/ WyattJoseph)Bullet Time2024-05-30 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we take on the G3 Cartel with a talking gun in Squanch Games’ 2022 shooter High On Life. Special guest @wyattjoseph from sister podcast Coyote Time joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin from @PixelLit to unpack a problematic lead visionary, talk comedy writing in games, and 2001’s How High starring Method Man and Redman.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderMovies We Like - Transformers (2009)Bullet Time2024-05-23 | Movies We Like is a podcast about movies we like. On this episode, @Pleyway, @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder talk Transformers (2009) from director Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg. The heart-warming, coming-of-age story of a car from outerspace helping a teenage boy get laid.The Punisher (w/ Stoked)Bullet Time2024-05-16 | On this episode of Bullet Time, special guest @StokedMatty joins @hotcyder and guest host @Tehsnakerer to welcome back Frank and returning developer Volition with 2005’s The Punisher. Along the way, the three discuss a strange pre-MCU era of Marvel properties, police brutality as arcade asides, how this game laid path towards the Saints Row series, and the silly origins for Punisher’s skull motif.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderApe EscapeBullet Time2024-05-09 | On this episode of Coyote Time, @wyattjoseph and @hotcyder chase time-displaced simian’s in Sony’s 1999 game Ape Escape. The two talk the game’s innovative control scheme, Sony’s abundance of platform mascots, Jungle music, and for some reason Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyder007 Legends (w/ Webster)Bullet Time2024-05-02 | On this episode of Bullet Time, special guest @WebstersYouTube returns to bond with James (@hotcyder) over James Bond with Eurocom’s 2012 shooter 007 Legends. A playable celebration of Ian Fleming’s famous spy’s 50 years film history, retold in the style of a COD: Modern Warfare inspired FPS and starring Daniel Craig. The two talk setpieces, awkward stealth, slippery ice and unfortunate casting choices.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderSuper Princess PeachBullet Time2024-04-25 | On this episode of Coyote Time, @wyattjoseph and @hotcyder take a trip to Vibe Island with Tose’s 2005 game Super Princess Peach. This game marked the first star-turn from video games’ perennial damsel-in-distress ahead of her return to the spotlight in this year’s Princess Peach: Showtime! The pair discuss how this early experiment compares, how it changes the platforming formula for a less game-savvy audience, and the unknown developer behind this interesting entry to the Mario canon.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderScorn (w/ Sputnik34)Bullet Time2024-04-18 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we venture into bio-mechanical nightmares with Ebb Software’s 2022 adventure game Scorn. Special guest @Sputnik34 joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin from @PixelLit to chop it up on HR Giger, awkward combat, baby smoothies, and handsome squidwards.
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderCrash TwinsanityBullet Time2024-04-11 | On this brand new series Coyote Time, video maker @wyattjoseph joins @hotcyder on an exploration of the platformers that missed their marks. In this inaugural episode, the two join forces to tackle Traveller’s Tales 2004 game Crash Twinsanity. An ambitious rework of Naughty Dog’s famous franchise, how does the game hold-up in light of Crash’s recent reinventions?
Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderUrban Chaos: Riot Response (w/ Webster)Bullet Time2024-04-04 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we show criminals zero-tolerance in Rocksteady Studios’ 2006 shooter Urban Chaos: Riot Response. Special guest @WebstersYouTube and returning host @Tehsnakerer join @hotcyder to look at the oft-forgotten first game from the developers behind the Batman Arkham series. We ask: is it good satire? Is it a good shooter? Was it the 15th best game published by Eidos that year?
The Cellar [Taigen Moon]: @TheCellarTaigenMoon Twitter: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderTrespasser (w/ ChariotRider)Bullet Time2023-09-28 | On this episode of Bullet Time, returning special guest @Chariot_Rider welcomes @Tehsnakerer and @hotcyder to DreamWorks Interactive’s 1997 game Trespasser, the third entry in the Jurassic Park franchise. Although a technical marvel for its time, were Trespassers developers so preoccupied with whether or not they could make the game that they didn’t stop to think if they should?
ChariotRider on Twitter: twitter.com/ChariotRiderYT hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderAliens: Colonial Marines (w/ PixelLit)Bullet Time2023-09-21 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we go on a bug hunt with Gearbox’s 2013 shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines. Kevin and Phil from Pixel Lit join James on an expedition through one of the most notorious FPS games of recent memory, in an effort to discern who was really responsible for its development, what went wrong, and whether the final release holds appeal a decade on from release.
PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderRed Faction (w/ HeavyEyed)Bullet Time2023-09-14 | On this episode of Bullet Time, Returning guest @HeavyEyed and returning guest host @Tehsnakerer join @hotcyder to liberate mars in 2001’s Red Faction. The three talk about destructibility, the game’s rapid pace, and the state of written video game reviews at the turn of the millennium.
Mitch on Twitter: twitter.com/heavyxeyed hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderMetroid Prime Hunters (w/ Darkfry)Bullet Time2023-09-07 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we go head-to-head with Nintendo Software Technology’s 2006 shooter Metroid Prime Hunters. Special guest @Darkfry (host of podcast Video Gems) joins @hotcyder and guest host @HeyItMeBen to examine this spinoff of a Metroid spinoff, and in a first for the podcast a fully actualised portable FPS game. The three discuss annoying platform sections, cool bounty hunters, and how great a big touch screen is for first person shooters.
Darkfry on Twitter: twitter.com/DarkfryYT HeyItMeBen: twitter.com/HeyItMeBen hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderFree Radical Design Power RankingsBullet Time2023-03-23 | In this special series finale, @hotcyder and @Tehsnakerer present their Free Radical Design Ltd power rankings. Once and for all, they’ll decide which game covered in the mini-series deserves to be remembered by future generations.
Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderHomefront: The RevolutionBullet Time2023-03-23 | Our Free Radical Design mini-series comes to a close with 2016’s Homefront: The Revolution. @hotcyder and @Tehsnakerer dissect this open-world reboot that passed from THQ to Crytek before landing in the hands of a now rebranded Dambuster Studio. The pair rank its place in the pantheon of Ubisoft collectathons, the state of AAA shooters, and answer what if any TimeSplitters DNA exists in the title (outside of its well-known easter egg).
Jet Lancer: store.steampowered.com/app/913060/Jet_Lancer Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderHaze (w/ AboveUp)Bullet Time2023-03-16 | Our Free Radical Design mini-series reaches its first major casualty with 2008’s Haze. Special guest @Aboveup joins @hotcyder and @Tehsnakerer to dissect what went wrong with the supposed Halo Killer that ended up killing its developers. Listen to hear a mild-mannered podcast host get radicalised into a gamer, thanks to Haze’s tortured development, charmless gameplay asides, and a lost era of games development.
AboveUp on Twitter: twitter.com/AboveUp TehSnakerer: twitter.com/TehSnakerer hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderTimeSplitters: Future Perfect (w/ Purposeless Rabbitholes)Bullet Time2023-03-09 | Our Free Radical Design mini-series reaches its titular game with 2005’s TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. Special guest @PurposelessRabbitholes joins @hotcyder and guest host @Tehsnakerer to go long on this end to the TS Trilogy. The three cover everything from their favourite MP characters, Future Perfect’s many mechanical flourishes, how EA mucked up Free Radical’s chance to go mainstream, and hopes for a potential fourth game in the series.
“We must ignore black face in order to get TimeSplitters 4” - TehSnakerer, 2023
A spoiler warning that the game’s very neat plot twist will be spoiled after the 1:15:00 mark.
Minimme on YouTube: youtube.com/c/minimme Minimme on Twitter: twitter.com/minimme TehSnakerer: youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderTimeSplitters 2 (w/ MrHammers)Bullet Time2023-02-23 | Our Free Radical Design mini-series continues with TimeSplitters’ immediate sequel, aptly titled TimeSplitters 2. Special guest @MrHammers joins @hotcyder and guest host @Tehsnakerer to discuss multiplayer map memories, who’d win in a hypothetical histortical deathmatch, the games of 2002, and James makes a case for why this title should be the Tetris of FPS games.
Hammers on YouTube: youtube.com/@MrHammers Hammers on Twitter: twitter.com/MrHammersYT Chris Chapman (Retrohistories): youtube.com/@retrohistories TehSnakerer: youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderTimeSplittersBullet Time2023-02-16 | For this new mini-series, we take a look at the work of Nottingham based Free Radical Design Ltd. Formed by ex-Rare staffers responsible for the groundbreaking GoldenEye 007, we travel back in time to their very first solo release: 2000’s Timesplitters. @hotcyder and guest host @Tehsnakerer do their best to avoid comparing this game to its successor, debate its credentials as a boomer shooter, celebrate its flair of user-generated content, and talk about school trips of years gone by.
TehSnakerer: youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderBlood (w/ Chris Franklin)Bullet Time2023-02-09 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we go to war on vicious cultists with 1997’s Blood, the first (person) shooter from Monolith Productions. Special guest @ErrantSignal joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) to dig into the game’s horror influences, Blood’s place in the shooter canon, its Nightdive remaster, and whether Blood is better than Duke Nukem 3D.
Chris on Youtube: youtube.com/@ErrantSignal Chris on Twitter: twitter.com/Campster PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderClive Barkers Jericho (w/ PimsCrypt)Bullet Time2023-02-02 | On this episode of Bullet Time, special guest and horror expert* @pimscrypt joins @hotcyder and guest host @HeyItMeBen to venture into the horror of MercurySteam’s 2007 shooter Clive Barker’s Jericho. As the three explore the terrifying realm of the box, they discuss Miyamoto’s toilet design, the Xbox 360 era, and Ben grades James on his metacritic score retention.
*in relation to our two hosts.
Pim on YouTube: youtube.com/@pimscrypt/featured Pim on Twitter: twitter.com/PimsCrypt HeyItMeBen: twitter.com/HeyItMeBen hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyder50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (w/ Mitch Cramer)Bullet Time2023-01-26 | On this episode of Bullet Time, special @HeavyEyed forms a new G-Unit with @hotcyder and guest host @Tehsnakerer to discuss Swordfish Studio’s 2009 shooter 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Along the way, the three celebrate the game’s arcade sensibilities, NBA2K16 Livin' da Dream, and what prestige shooters could have benefited from Fiddy's inclusion. James also promotes the 2018 crime film Den of Thieves.
PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyderSingularity (w/ Jesse Guarascia)Bullet Time2023-01-19 | Our Raven Software mini-series comes to a close with their final original title: the time-bending FPS Singularity. Special guest Jesse Guarascia of the @Noclip2 joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) to dissect the games overly ambitious origins, demand Phil Spencer bring back the prototyped Baby Gun, and feel a sense of ennui at the state of the video game charts in 2010.
NoClip Podcast: youtube.com/channel/UCSHBlPhuCd1sDOdNANCwjrA Jesse on Twitter: twitter.com/Guarascia PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderWolfenstein (w/ Jacob Geller)Bullet Time2023-01-12 | Get Psyched! Our Raven Software mini-series finally tackles one of the biggest names in video games: Wolfenstein! No, not Wolfenstein 3D, or Return to Castle Wolfenstein, or the games in the New Order series, but the now legally unavailable 2009’s Wolfenstein. Special guest @JacobGeller joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) to talk about this supernatural adventure game. The three fail the “Don’t talk about better Wolfenstein games challenge 2022” almost immediately.
Jacob on YouTube: youtube.com/c/JacobGeller Jacob on Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42 PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderQuake 4Bullet Time2023-01-05 | Our Raven Software mini-series trundles on as we hit their first big misfire: 2005’s Quake 4. @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) do their best to put a positive spin on a game that stars mash potato Billy Corgan in Chocolate Hell, and debate whether this fourth outing in the groundbreaking Quake series is actually a work of subversive genius (spoilers: not quite). Episode features a spirited discussion about the DOOM film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderJedi Knight III: Jedi Academy (w/ Aranock)Bullet Time2022-12-15 | Our Raven Software mini-series returns to a galaxy far, far away with 2003’s Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy. Special guest @Aranock joins Jedi Padawan @hotcyder and guest sith Kevin (from PixelLit) to crush on this successor to Jedi Outcast. We ask: did Jedi Academy lay the groundwork for Superhero Games? Did this game inspire the Call of Duty devs to make Titanfall? And what does Emperor Palpatine taste like?
Aranock on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCz29LD_ExrtRS-Wj-dRL3iw Aranock on Twitter: twitter.com/Aranock1 PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderJedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (w/ Questing Refuge)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | Our Raven Software mini-series goes into hyperdrive with 2002’s Dark Forces III: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Special guest @QuestingRefuge join @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) to talk about the greatness of its lightsabre, the not so greatness of its shooting and platforming, and bemoan not making any Outkast jokes the entire episode.
Willow on YouTube: youtube.com/QuestingRefuge Willow on Twitter: twitter.com/QuestingRefuge PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderStar Trek: Voyager - Elite Force (w/ iamerror)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | Our Raven Software mini-series boldly goes where no podcast has gone before(?) with 2000’s Star Trek Voyager: Elite Forces. @iamerror once again joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) to help them find a positive word to say about the game.
PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderHexen IIBullet Time2022-12-12 | Our Raven Software mini-series continues with 1997’s sequel to Hexen, aptly titled Hexen II. @hotcyder and guest host Kevin (from PixelLit) play Devil and Angel respectively to this ambitious but awkward follow-on, talk about how the box-art calls to mind a terrible promotional shot, the rockstar power of John Romero, and an American explains to a British person the award winning musical Hamilton.
PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderHeretic/Hexen (w/ iamerror)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | For Bullet Time's first mini-series, we take a look at the work of Wisconsin based Raven Software. Best known today for working on the Call of Duty franchise, we start our exploration of their early releases with two collaberations with FPS Pioneers id Software: 1994s Heretic and 1995s Hexen: Beyond Heretic. Special guest @iamerror join @hotcyder and guest host Kevin from PixelLit to discuss the year defined by Doom's successors, how time has rendered the enemies of Heretic adorable, and what sodas are in current drinking rotation.
IamError on Youtube: youtube.com/c/iamerror IamError on Twitter: twitter.com/evelynnerror PixelLit: pixellitpod.com hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderOutlaws (w/ ChariotRider and Zac Frazier)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we’re out for frontier justice with LucasArts’ 1997 shooter Outlaws. @hotcyder is joined by special guests @ZacFrazier and @Chariot_Rider to talk about this fond favourite of yesteryear. Thes cowboys also discuss orangutan proportions, remaking nuketown in other FPS games, and postcard 3D, whilst James officiates who'll be co-host for the episode.
ChariotRider on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCRpDbrcXS-giiD0PkZLC5Kw ChariotRider on Twitter: twitter.com/ChariotRiderYT ZacFrazier on YouTube: youtube.com/c/ZacFrazier ZacFrazier on Twitter: twitter.com/ZC_FRZR hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderGeist (w/ Razbuten)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | On this Halloween appropriate episode of Bullet Time, we exorcise N-Space and Nintendo’s 2005 shooter Geist. Special guest @razbuten joins @hotcyder and guest host @HeyItMeBen to ask whether Nintendo will ever attempt a mature leaning FPS title again. The boys also learn how enormously popular Cricket videogames were in the month of August 2005.
Razbuten on YouTube: youtube.com/user/razbuten Razbuten on Twitter: twitter.com/theRazbuten HeyItMeBen: twitter.com/HeyItMeBen hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder Patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderBlack (w/ Hamish Black)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we take aim at Criterion Games’ 2006 shooter Black. Aptly named special guest Hamish Black from the @WritingOnGames joins @hotcyder and guest host @Tehsnakerer to discuss the game that was to do for the FPS what Burnout did for Racing Games. Along the way, the three discuss Hideo Kojima's Breaking Bad, misfit soundtracks, copious debris, and Hamish’s new Gunpla.
Hamish on YouTube: youtube.com/writingongames Hamish on Twitter: twitter.com/writingongames TehSnakerer: youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer hotcyder: twitter.com/HotCyder patreon: patreon.com/hotcyderLegendary (w/ Nevyn Holmes)Bullet Time2022-12-12 | On this episode of Bullet Time, we open Pandora’s box to unleash SparkUnlimited’s 2008 shooter Legendary. Special guest Nevyn Holmes joins @hotcyder and guest host Kevin from PixelLit to explain how the podcast was inspired by this middling release, turning cogs, the missed potential of this cool set up, and the joy of bad games.