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Let's pole vault our way outta this thing // Hypogea FULL PLAYTHROUGH

November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

I'm finally playing through Hypogea! Come hang out!

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The weird, gross lil guys that I crave // Morsels

November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

Messing around with Morsels!

I like how it doesn't hold your hand and expects you to get in there and *learn* how to survive this exploding, disgusting mess (complimentary). Lots to figure out and discover. Lots of nasty guys to collect. I'm a fan.

🧀 youtu.be/aJfhB_C3B8Q?...

I'm FOR SURE gonna freeze to death ❄️ // Winter Burrow

November 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

Been playing Demonschool!

This is cozy! Love playing a tactics RPG curled up on the couch. The vibe has shades of SMT or Persona, but the (very satisfying) combat reminds me of something like Into The Breach (an all-timer). I like it!

Full video: youtu.be/6HAfccvoUtU?...

November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM

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matt

@mattmurray.bsky.social

i reviewed Birdcage from @polygonbird.games. pretty handily the game with the most styyyyle i've played this year, thanks in no small part to its fantastic soundtrack, while also bringing some modern design choices to a well worn genre

So Many Games 🔜 AdventureX @somanygames.co.uk · 8d

Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.

Learn more on Birdcage in our full review:

somanygames.co.uk/review/birdc...

Two people sit back to back with aurora lights in the sky.

The following quote is included:

"When it comes to delivering a more approachable, yet still white-knuckle, rollercoaster ride in the form of a bullet hell shooter, you're not going to do much better than Birdcage."

November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

I'm live playing Winter Burrow! Come hang!

youtube.com/live/6pqK0U-...

[Bonus] YouTube Comment Extravaganza

November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM

All N Media

@alln.media

Bit Harmony's on a break between seasons, but we've managed to sneak in a fun little surprise to tide y'all over~ 🎶

This bonus episode is dedicated to the YouTube comments that were left behind in the season finale. Listen in and learn about the Cosmosmurf! 🤠

🍎: apple.co/3WVmhSF
🟢: bit.ly/3Xya2eS

Podcast Episode · Bit Harmony: A Videogame Music Podcast · 11/16/2025 · Bonus · 40m

apple.co

November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

YOU CAN PRY SPOOKY SEASON FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS - WE'RE FINALLY PLAYING CRONOS ON SWITCH 2!

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SPOOKY SEASON AIN'T OVER 'TIL I SAY IT'S OVER // Cronos: The New Dawn

I've needed a game like VIDEOVERSE.

November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

I'm totally enchanted by @kinmoku.bsky.social's VIDEOVERSE. A warm, gentle sendup of when the Internet was about earnestly expressing yourself, loving things unashamedly and finding people to love at the meeting of those things. I've needed this game.

👉 youtu.be/BsRaCdqeYrY

OMG THERE'S A NEW KATAMARI GAME // Once Upon A Katamari

November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM

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matt

@mattmurray.bsky.social

i got to review Videoverse from @kinmoku.bsky.social. pretty handily one of my favorite narrative games i've ever played, but also a reminder of how fucking cool it is to create and experience art and the relationships that can spring forth from that

So Many Games 🔜 AdventureX @somanygames.co.uk · 12d

Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular.

Learn more on Videoverse in our full review:

somanygames.co.uk/review/video...

@kinmoku.bsky.social

A fictional dual screen game console sits on a desk surrounded by a calendar, drink and other clutter.

The following quote is also included:

"It's an ode to curiosity and figuring things out; finding yourself and your people, not through vitriol and ironic detachment, but pure, joyful expression of the things you love with the people you love."

November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM

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Philip Paulson

@flightsy.bsky.social

I'm glad to have submitted songs for this! And I'm glad to be represented as a menacing Adeleine in the image!

All N Media @alln.media · 24d

It's the season finale of Bit Harmony! 🎶

⭐ Matt & Seth compete in NAME THAT TUNESKI!
🤔 Guessing songs chosen by each other
🎧 Listener submissions to stump the chumps
🏆 Only ONE can win fabulous prizes (there are no fabulous prizes)

🍎: apple.co/3WwKrCL
🟢: bit.ly/4qFemX8

Promotional artwork for the latest episode of Bit Harmony: A Videogame Music Podcast. The show's main artwork is in the center of the image and it divides the larger image into two horizontal halves. The top half features Adeleine with a smug look on her face from Kirby: Star Allies. The bottom half features a screenshot of the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off from Paper Mario.

November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM

All N Media

@alln.media

It's the season finale of Bit Harmony! 🎶

⭐ Matt & Seth compete in NAME THAT TUNESKI!
🤔 Guessing songs chosen by each other
🎧 Listener submissions to stump the chumps
🏆 Only ONE can win fabulous prizes (there are no fabulous prizes)

🍎: apple.co/3WwKrCL
🟢: bit.ly/4qFemX8

November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

I'm checkin out that new Katamari, come hang out!

youtube.com/live/yVvJmLu...

Kirby Air Riders Direct #2 - LIVE REACTION!

October 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

it's kirby time

youtube.com/live/zSb9ZI7...

How is The Cabin Factory on Nintendo Switch?

October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

Checked out the new Switch version of The Cabin Factory! Tbh, it looks pretty rough, but it runs mostly fine. It's that classic "a fine way to play a good game if a Switch is all you have" scenario.

Check out my video if you wanna see for yourself~

🏚️ youtu.be/eX5cYzXVDiw

Morning coffee & Pokémon // Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

A little morning Pokemon, as a treat. Come hang!

youtube.com/live/7PmwzSu...

It's time to BALL, y'all // BALL x PIT

October 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM

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matt

@mattmurray.bsky.social

i reviewed Absolum; a very rare 5/5 from me, a diehard streets of rage 4 dork. some very very very slight issues aside, it's basically perfection of the beat 'em up genre, despite my initial misgivings over its roguelite structure. fantastic netcode too if you require that type of thing

So Many Games 🔜 AdventureX @somanygames.co.uk · Oct 20

Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up!

Learn more in our full review:

somanygames.co.uk/review/absol...

A menacing masked figure with white hair and a long cloak looms over a group of people that is engulfed by a bright yellow sphere.

The following quote from our review is also included:

"Absolum feels like the fulfilled promise of not just SoR4 but this entire genre."

October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM

All N Media

@alln.media

New Bit Harmony! 🎶 Spooky season continues with a true all-timer: Bloodborne! 🩸

🌕 Music punctuating incredible moments
🧠 Diving into Bloodborne lore
🐺 Favorite characters & boss fights
🗡️ For the love of the Moonlight Greatsword

🍎: apple.co/47d46fQ
🟢: bit.ly/4oraNSm

October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

who up ballin right now? (it's me, I'm live)

youtube.com/live/ijtDysS...

POKÉMON LEGENDS: Z-A LAUNCH DAY // Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

October 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

playin that new pokemon

youtube.com/live/vZo64h5...

How is Yooka-Replaylee on Nintendo Switch 2?

October 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM

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matt

@mattmurray.bsky.social

i reviewed ball x pit. as someone that finds vampire survivors-likes to be kinda off-putting, this one has the sauce thanks to feeling far more strategic than other games in the genre without losing the addictive, "just one more go" factor

So Many Games 🔜 AdventureX @somanygames.co.uk · Oct 15

BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.

Learn more in our full review:
somanygames.co.uk/re...

The picture shows a person spitting a ball at an enemy. They are surrounded by other enemies and flash effects.

The following quote is also included:

“I found the amount of input required in Ball x Pit to be just right in terms of the meditative state it induced, without making me functionally dead to the rest of the world”

October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

I’m very involved with this! Any PR friends that want to donate some prizes, please slide into my DMs!

Carpool Gaming @carpoolgaming.com · Oct 14

Extra Life Game Day is only a few weeks away! We already have STELLAR prizes confirmed for y'all this year including an Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller, Game Codes, and more.

We would LOVE to connect with all PR friends to offer even more great prizes for Extra Life. Please connect with us!

October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

Playleeing some Yooka-Replaylee on Switch 2, get on in here if you're cool

youtube.com/live/OcZBeq9...

I'm out here munchin' mushrooms // Hermit and Pig Demo+

October 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM

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Seth Sturgill

@twodollarhero.com

Hermit and Pig is shaping up to be somethin good! Particularly enjoy the combat, which asks you to really study the encounter. It has shades of stuff like Earthbound, but it's very unique and I love it.

Thanks for letting me check it out, @heavylunchco.bsky.social!

🐽🍄 youtu.be/KCtv2sql92o?...