The ability to play the Nintendo Switch in both handheld mode and docked means it’s my go-to console to bring when traveling, visiting friends, or when I’m called in for last-minute entertainment at a work function. But while it’s super portable, the folks at Human Things decided to see if they could make Switch could be even more portable by shrinking the dock down to less than 10% of its original size. The result? The Genki Covert Dock!
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Your favorite podcasting pals are back for another juicy episode! Anne finally finished her Room No. 9 review, while Marcus has already moved on to yet another game review (Tell Me Why), and the pair have a mini celebration in honor of Anne’s first console game translation credit (Giraffe and Annika)! Then, they get mad about some news, happy about others, and discuss the next world expo logo?!
17:00 – Media Minutes: GPD Win Max, The Love Witch, Prom Night 2, Dorohedoro
40:00 – Notable News: Super exclusive PlayStation 5 preorder registrations, Monster Hunter: World Iceborne final update, anime news roundup, E3 Twitter’s bad RT, Osaka Expo 2025 logo
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
2020 has been a great year for boys’ love (BL) game localizations so far. First, we had Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~ from JAST Blue, and now MangaGamer is following with Room No. 9. Room No. 9 is significant as developer parade’s latest BL title, following No, Thank You!!!, which, when MangaGamer released the English version five years ago, it was the first major BL game localization since Enzai: Falsely Accused back in 2006. Seeing as No, Thank You!!! was a very enjoyable title, I’ve been very interested to see what parade’s next game would be like.
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Marcus and Anne have both played MangaGamer’s latest English BL game release, Room No. 9, so you know what that means… It’s time for a special spoiler-filled episode chock-full of our impressions! If you haven’t played the game yet, join us for the first half where we do a general overview and share our spoiler-free thoughts. For full spoilers of this intense psychological thriller, keep listening after the break!
08:45 – Start of spoiler impressions
After some technical difficulties causing a slight delay, we’re back for episode 45! Marcus has already played and reviewed Room No. 9, plus he got his hands on the Genki Covert Dock, a super-compact dock for the Nintendo Switch, while Anne hasn’t really gotten anything done. She did manage to watch a whole Rule of Rose playthrough, though! Then, in Notable News, the pair get fired up about some of their “favorite” topics…
09:00 – Media Minutes: Rule of Rose, Ocean Waves, Fall Guys, Knives Out, Passions
24:00 – Notable News: No Game, No Life light novels banned in Australia, Bokuten back on Steam, Lovestruck writers strike, frustrations with Aksys Games
Marcus’ Room No. 9 review and Genki Covert Dock review
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
Anne and Marcus read… books?! In this episode of Pixel x Pixel, Anne laments a sudden loss of internet, Marcus checks out Aniplex.EXE’s new visual novel release Adabana Odd Tales, and both suddenly realize actual books were read since the last episode was recorded. Plus, get ready for an extra rowdy news segment!
09:00 – Media Minutes: Monster Hunter World, BL Metamorphosis, Fright Night, Carrion
32:00 – Notable News: Upcoming media releases, Kinokuniya Sydney pulls manga, Marcus gets steamed at Patreon and Valve
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
It’s episode 43 of Pixel x Pixel, and Marcus and Anne have been enjoying online events in lieu of physical ones – including Fujocon and Otomate Party 2020! After sharing their impressions of the events, the pair discuss the games they’ve been playing and all the most interesting news from the past two weeks!
20:00 – Media Minutes: Monster Hunter World, Collar X Malice, We Love Master
29:00 – Notable News: Flowers -Le volume sur automne- out June 30, JAST titles going out of print, Amazon removes light novels from Kindle, Fruitbat Factory game re-reviewed by Valve, masturbating game listed on Nintendo Switch “by accident”
Anne’s Eternal Hope: Prologue first impressions
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta