Life Begins at 8-Bit
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Video game history explored weekly on Twitch! It's time go back.
No idea who needs to hear this, but if your Twitch stream consistently disconnects after two hours and four minutes and you have a nighthawk router, it's time for a new router.
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
No idea who needs to hear this, but if your Twitch stream consistently disconnects after two hours and four minutes and you have a nighthawk router, it's time for a new router.
A new episode of A Life Well Wasted is on the way! Incredible! Can't wait!
September 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A new episode of A Life Well Wasted is on the way! Incredible! Can't wait!
Though there are many developers who have left their mark on the history of video games, few stand shoulder to shoulder with @rare.co.uk. 2025 marks 40 years of Rare games starting with more titles than you can shake a battle toad at on the NES through the company’s current work at Microsoft.
September 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Though there are many developers who have left their mark on the history of video games, few stand shoulder to shoulder with @rare.co.uk. 2025 marks 40 years of Rare games starting with more titles than you can shake a battle toad at on the NES through the company’s current work at Microsoft.
While the number of games about crabs may be few, the number of games in which crabs appear is as vast as the seas themselves. Take @gearboxofficial.bsky.social's “Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands” (2022) for example.
July 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
While the number of games about crabs may be few, the number of games in which crabs appear is as vast as the seas themselves. Take @gearboxofficial.bsky.social's “Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands” (2022) for example.
We can’t wait to get our claws on “Another Crab’s Treasure,” the 2024 Soulslike from developer @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social. Forget souls and blood, this game uses microplastics to upgrade your gear which consists of a fork and trash which serves as armor for our pro-crab-onist.
July 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We can’t wait to get our claws on “Another Crab’s Treasure,” the 2024 Soulslike from developer @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social. Forget souls and blood, this game uses microplastics to upgrade your gear which consists of a fork and trash which serves as armor for our pro-crab-onist.
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I am SO amped for this. Come hang and support trans lives.
Hard Drive Presents: A Woke And Gay Charity Stream
Donations go to @translifeline.org
7/25-7/26 8PM ET-8PM ET
Guests include:
@mikedrucker.bsky.social
@giantbomb.bsky.social
@katmabu.bsky.social
@airbagged.bsky.social
@leovader.com, and more!
🏳⚧More details to follow🏳⚧
Donations go to @translifeline.org
7/25-7/26 8PM ET-8PM ET
Guests include:
@mikedrucker.bsky.social
@giantbomb.bsky.social
@katmabu.bsky.social
@airbagged.bsky.social
@leovader.com, and more!
🏳⚧More details to follow🏳⚧
June 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I am SO amped for this. Come hang and support trans lives.
ToeJam & Earl concept art? Yes, please!
If you enjoyed the new collection we added yesterday, we've got even more for you!
We've also added a collection of original artwork by Kirk Henderson from ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
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We've also added a collection of original artwork by Kirk Henderson from ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
archive.gamehistory.org/folder/38a31...
June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ToeJam & Earl concept art? Yes, please!
Happy Pride from Life Begins at 8-Bit! We're playing Pride-inspired games all month. Tonight, it's "Sayonara Wild Hearts" (2019) the pop album video game from Swedish developers @simogo.com who later released "Lorelei and the Laser Eyes" (2024).
June 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy Pride from Life Begins at 8-Bit! We're playing Pride-inspired games all month. Tonight, it's "Sayonara Wild Hearts" (2019) the pop album video game from Swedish developers @simogo.com who later released "Lorelei and the Laser Eyes" (2024).
On Sunday, Life Begins at 8-Bit raised $3,370 for @thetrevorproject.bsky.social, the world’s largest LGBTQ youth suicide prevention and mental health organization.
May 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
On Sunday, Life Begins at 8-Bit raised $3,370 for @thetrevorproject.bsky.social, the world’s largest LGBTQ youth suicide prevention and mental health organization.
THIS SUNDAY! We're raising money for @thetrevorproject.bsky.social during the Musou May Charity Gameathon. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central at twitch.tv/lifebeginsat8bit.
Win some prizes. Support a great nonprofit. And watch my brain melt due to 12 hours of Dynasty Warriors action.
Win some prizes. Support a great nonprofit. And watch my brain melt due to 12 hours of Dynasty Warriors action.
May 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
THIS SUNDAY! We're raising money for @thetrevorproject.bsky.social during the Musou May Charity Gameathon. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central at twitch.tv/lifebeginsat8bit.
Win some prizes. Support a great nonprofit. And watch my brain melt due to 12 hours of Dynasty Warriors action.
Win some prizes. Support a great nonprofit. And watch my brain melt due to 12 hours of Dynasty Warriors action.
We had quite the time exploring several of the killer games on UFO 50 by @mossmouth.bsky.social last night!
Big thanks to @stillloadingpodcast.com for the raid!
www.twitch.tv/videos/24649...
Big thanks to @stillloadingpodcast.com for the raid!
www.twitch.tv/videos/24649...
Declaration of Indie-pendence | UFO 50T | 2024 - lifebeginsat8bit on Twitch
lifebeginsat8bit went live on Twitch. Catch up on their UFO 50 VOD now.
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May 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We had quite the time exploring several of the killer games on UFO 50 by @mossmouth.bsky.social last night!
Big thanks to @stillloadingpodcast.com for the raid!
www.twitch.tv/videos/24649...
Big thanks to @stillloadingpodcast.com for the raid!
www.twitch.tv/videos/24649...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In 1986, Square carried out an experiment to determine what happens when you apply a distinctly fantasy vibe to a vertically-scrolling shooter. The result was "King's Knight" which asked us to not only shoot everything on screen, but search for power ups and secrets.
May 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In 1986, Square carried out an experiment to determine what happens when you apply a distinctly fantasy vibe to a vertically-scrolling shooter. The result was "King's Knight" which asked us to not only shoot everything on screen, but search for power ups and secrets.
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So, we were donated HALF A TON of video game magazines. We have no idea what's in these boxes.
Next week, we're going to open them live on stream.
Save the date for MAILBAG MOUNTAIN -- May 20, 1pm PDT! youtube.com/live/T7DFDrQ...
Next week, we're going to open them live on stream.
Save the date for MAILBAG MOUNTAIN -- May 20, 1pm PDT! youtube.com/live/T7DFDrQ...
May 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
So, we were donated HALF A TON of video game magazines. We have no idea what's in these boxes.
Next week, we're going to open them live on stream.
Save the date for MAILBAG MOUNTAIN -- May 20, 1pm PDT! youtube.com/live/T7DFDrQ...
Next week, we're going to open them live on stream.
Save the date for MAILBAG MOUNTAIN -- May 20, 1pm PDT! youtube.com/live/T7DFDrQ...
INCOMING CHARITY STREAM BENEFITTING @thetrevorproject.bsky.social!
Tune in from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central on May 25 for prizes, a good cause, and more Musou action than you can handle.
twitch.tv/lifebeginsat8bit
Tune in from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central on May 25 for prizes, a good cause, and more Musou action than you can handle.
twitch.tv/lifebeginsat8bit
May 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
INCOMING CHARITY STREAM BENEFITTING @thetrevorproject.bsky.social!
Tune in from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central on May 25 for prizes, a good cause, and more Musou action than you can handle.
twitch.tv/lifebeginsat8bit
Tune in from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central on May 25 for prizes, a good cause, and more Musou action than you can handle.
twitch.tv/lifebeginsat8bit
Some folks say you naturally start shying away from new experiences as you get older. Now, there’s nothing wrong with going old school. Hell, that’s pretty much our thing. But from time to time, you’ve got to put a little effort into venturing out of the old comfort zone.
May 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Some folks say you naturally start shying away from new experiences as you get older. Now, there’s nothing wrong with going old school. Hell, that’s pretty much our thing. But from time to time, you’ve got to put a little effort into venturing out of the old comfort zone.
Are dinosaurs scarier than zombies? “Dino Crisis” (1999) director Shinji Mikami certainly seems to think so. With this PS1 successor to “Resident Evil” (1996) Mikami and team traded out “survival horror” for “panic horror” marked by dinosaurs being able to move fast and chase you from room to room.
April 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Are dinosaurs scarier than zombies? “Dino Crisis” (1999) director Shinji Mikami certainly seems to think so. With this PS1 successor to “Resident Evil” (1996) Mikami and team traded out “survival horror” for “panic horror” marked by dinosaurs being able to move fast and chase you from room to room.
A staggering 43 years after the character’s comics debut in 1954, “Turok: Dinosaur Hunter” (1997) brought the native american dino dispatcher to the television screen in the form of a first-person shooter from now defunct Iguana Entertainment.
April 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A staggering 43 years after the character’s comics debut in 1954, “Turok: Dinosaur Hunter” (1997) brought the native american dino dispatcher to the television screen in the form of a first-person shooter from now defunct Iguana Entertainment.
What’s got us back-tracking through our favorite metroidvanias all month long? A clever theme: Marchtroid-Vania. Please clap.
Tonight at 7:30 Central, we’re taking on “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” (2024).
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Tonight at 7:30 Central, we’re taking on “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” (2024).
twitch.tv./lifebeginsat8bit
March 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What’s got us back-tracking through our favorite metroidvanias all month long? A clever theme: Marchtroid-Vania. Please clap.
Tonight at 7:30 Central, we’re taking on “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” (2024).
twitch.tv./lifebeginsat8bit
Tonight at 7:30 Central, we’re taking on “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” (2024).
twitch.tv./lifebeginsat8bit
Happy Valentine's from the boy one, the girl one, and your one true love: video games.
February 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Happy Valentine's from the boy one, the girl one, and your one true love: video games.
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They got me. Be careful out there!
January 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
They got me. Be careful out there!
"God of War Ascension" is a prequel entry in Kratos’ greek storyline explaining what drove him to attempt to break his bond with Ares and the terrible price he paid as a result.
January 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"God of War Ascension" is a prequel entry in Kratos’ greek storyline explaining what drove him to attempt to break his bond with Ares and the terrible price he paid as a result.