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A Bit Drunk: The Bit Pub Podcast

by The Bit Pub

The lads of The Bit Pub broadcast their drinking and gaming habits in audio form. There's craft brews and stills, very astute analysis of console gaming news, topics, and trends, and some damn good interviews.

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Episodes

  1. A Carton Of A Parliaments Of Owls

    The gang's all here again for the first time in a long time to discuss the best games that they played in 2018. Were the actually good? Who knows? But it was certainly the best to them, and we all love a good cop-out answer. Grab some drinks and join the yelling! Cheers! Stuff we're drinking…

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  2. Kirby Starfucker Friends

    Danny and Ian get together to assure you that none of The Bit Pub has died from alcohol poisoning yet. They also drink a bit and discuss some recent games. Drink as many things as you can for our first mini-episode! Cheers! Stuff we're drinking: Saison DuPont...

  3. A Total Danhole!

    The lads try and wrap their alcohol-riddled brains around lootboxes, continuing game fees, and games-as-a-service. Its mostly sad but partially informative! No matter what you're doing, grab an alcoholic beverage and join in. Cheers! Stuff we're drinking: Saison DuPont...

  4. Professor Oak's Got A Big Dick!

    While 2017 was a garbage year for a lot of things, it certainly wasn't for video games! Don't worry, the lads Danny, Phil, James, and Ian will surely find a way to hate on every other game but one of them. Time to catch up on your beer drinking and your terrible podcasts. Come along, get a bit...

  5. Wedding Stew: You Gotta Have It! (Or: A Far Away Phil)

    They might be good, they might be bad. The only guarantee is: they're there. Who made our list of most notable supporting characters? Grab a few too many beers and join Danny, James, Phil, and Ian as they hash it all out. Also due to a recording error, Phil sounds way for away. Also also, this is...

  6. Lost And Aroused

    Did you love Sega? Do you still love Sega? So did we and so DO we! In fact, we wish we could go back in time and fix things. OR, if someone would just let us take the reins, we'd really like to build them back in to the behemoth that they were all those years ago. Grab four or five drinks and…

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  7. We're So Old It Took Us Three Weeks To Publish This

    Most of us got a love for video games when we were young and its carried forward through today but, things start to change as you get older. Time seems to be more elusive and responsibilities increase. What does gaming look like as we get older? How do you maintain your love for the medium? Do…

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  8. Tanookis: They Have Giant Nuts

    With the California Extreme convention around the corner (well, technically already occurred at the time of this release) the lads, James, Danny, Phil, and Ian, discuss their lists of the most important and favorite arcade games AND name a modern console game that SHOULD be an arcade cab. Are you...

  9. Kill Phil Vol. 1

    Whatever! We do what we want! Or do we? Danny, James, Phil, and Ian have a rather frank discussion about free speech and video games. Can things go too far? Are there no limits? Should there be limits? What are they? Rest assured, a lot will be discussed and nothing will be decided. Grab a beer…

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  10. The One Where Danny Spits Beer On James

    Here at the Bit Pub, we don't make E3 predictions like those other chumps... we make Guarantees! Join James, Danny, and Ian as they make all of your E3 dreams come true. Recorded before E3, released sometime during so you know its legit. Grab ten to twelve beers and join in. Cheers! Stuff we're...

  11. I Don't Fist And Tell

    The BitPub is back to it's same old boring three-way with Danny, James, and Ian leading the charge into drunken oblivion. On the way there, they discuss games and game series they think needs a new entry. How great (or super-great) are their picks? Come have a drink and find out! Cheers! Stuff...

  12. Downtown Dong Tongs

    Its The Bit Pub's first five-way! Danny, James, Phil, Ian, and new drinkin' buddy Joanna discuss the ins and the out (and then the ins and outs again) of video game review scores. Expect all the usual thrills, chills, spills, Phils, and quill pens plus more. Also, they somehow made it to...

  13. I WASN'T Making Japanese Mayonnaise

    Its a slow news week and the lads: James, Phil, and Ian, recorded the night before the launch of the switch. Great idea, right? Nevertheless, they found ways to keep you entertained while you drink. Amidst the discussions about cyst removal, pizza glory holes, the strangest thing they'd subscribe...

  14. Did You Show Her Your Yam Sack?

    Its the same old boring and drunk lads: Danny, James, and Ian. This time around, they pick up a series-style conversation that they've been forgetting to continue for a long time: Keeping The Tab Open. This time around its Part 2: The Console. Will it be around forever? Something similar? What...

  15. Progress Is A Slow Machine

    Danny, Ian, and Amazing Tsunami Welterweight Podcasting Champion of the World: Podcast Patrick, sit down and hash out their top five favorite video game antagonists. Villains, enemies, ne'er-do-wells, or even just folks who create conflict in a story to make a compelling plot, Satan bless 'em!…

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  16. Tell Us About Your Poop: The Switch Announcement Spectacular!

    James and Ian are joined by podcast favorites Patrick and Phil to watch the Nintendo Switch Announcement. After drinking and watching the event together, they drink and discuss the event together. Exciting? Boring? Disappointing? Invigorating? Erotic? Listen along to find out! Stuff we're…

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  17. Wade Boggs 'N Edging

    We're back to getting back off the wagon. This time around the old lads (James, Danny, and Ian) muse of their favorite games of 2016, pick their most anticipated releases of 2017, and give their last minute Nintendo Switch Stuff we're drinking: Heathen Brewing Mega Mint Imperial Chocolate Mint...

  18. James Sells His Snatch In Stores

    Its been a while since you've heard from your favorite lovable drunks but they're more than making up for it. The lads, James and Ian, along with returning guest Trevor Dallier and new friend Phil Denton muddle their way through new Switch news and stumble their way to this episode's ultimate...

  19. Shirtless On A Horse

    A similar bunch of non-diverse white dudes, Ian and Danny welcome friend and gamer Trevor Dallier to the drunken reverie. James is somewhere doing something or other, but don't worry he's definitely drunk. While he's away, this new trio predicts what the next big genre fad is going to be. Will it...

  20. I Have Seen A Capybara

    This time around, the lads rank the games that impacted them the most all throughout their lives. Grab some tissues for a cry-fest and/or a gun for a Texas-style shootin' in the air in agreement as they rank their top five most personally meaningful games. Stuff we're drinking: Sierra Nevada…

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  21. A Simulated Facial From A Hedgehog

    In which our heroes discuss the worst games they've ever played: One modern, one classic. Stuff we're drinking: Fort Point Brewing: Park (http://www.fortpointbeer.com) 21st Amendment Brewery Toaster Pastry (http://21st-amendment.com/beers/toaster-pastry/) Cupcakes from Icing On The Cake Bakery!...

  22. Commence The Lemon Party!

    This time around its a full-blown four-way as the lads: Danny, James, Patrick, and Ian discuss their hopes, fears, excitement, and boredom with VR gaming. Fun fact, an alternate title for this episode is AUDIO PROBLEMS INC. There's some fun patches of audio distortion sprinkled throughout the...

  23. Equis Carjeta Juan

    All of the original lads are back together at last to meander their way through rumours of PS4.5/K/Neo and Xbox One.5 or 2 or whatever. Is iterative hardware the way of the times? How do you avoid alienating your customer base? Haven't we seen stuff like this before? (Looking at you, 32X) Stuff...

  24. I'm Friends With Bill Paxton

    The Lads, Ian and Patrick, welcome back Danny Gwinn from the depths of new fatherhood and the absence of sleep. Together, they discuss whether or not the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3) should stick around or if someone should take it out to the pasture and shoot it in the back of the…

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  25. He Had Two Pee Things

    James and Ian welcome back friend and guest Patrick wax eloquent about their absolute most favorite Zelda game. Listen along and yell at your podcast player about how wrong they are. Just make sure you're doing so with a tasty adult beverage in hand. Stuff we're drinking: Speakeasy Scarlett Unity...

  26. A Flagon of Oxen Buttholes

    Danny and Ian welcome friend and guest Patrick as they discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of RPGs. Drunkenly tackling definitions, popular genre types, and their best and worst examples they are sure to find their way to some solid conclusions. Nothing but smooth sailing here, folks. Stuff...

  27. Sausage Festival in the Mushroom Kingdom.

    With just two lads and far too many beers, Ian and James stroke in the direction of 2016 and all the great games that are arriving therein. Additionally, Danny is insulted in his absence in accordance with local laws. Stuff we're drinking: Fort Point Westfalia (http://www.fortpointbeer.com/#beer)...

  28. Screw in the Doodle and Poodle Your Noodle

    Haggard and hammered, the lads belly-flop into the vast ocean of open-world games. In this the first of a new series of "Pros and Cons", Ian, James, and Danny weigh the shine vs. the shit of open-world gaming. Stuff we're drinking: Anchor Winter Wheat...

  29. Dickversify Your Pornfolio

    Its just the lads again this week as they drink their way through the recent Nintendo Direct and then discuss the modern-day video game hype? What's good about it? What's bad? What should small studios do to survive in a world of publishing giants and huge budgets? Stuff we're drinking: Saint...

  30. Not The Episode 7 You've Been Waiting For

    The lads and lass discuss the fate of the handheld console. In light of Shuhei Yoshida's recent comments about the healthiness of the market and the apparent dominance of mobile platforms can the traditional handheld survive? Is it already dead? Will it evolve into something greater and enslave…

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  31. Pokemon Fukushima

    The lads take a stab at a fairly academic and intelligent subject: marketing. In a new, ongoing series, "Keeping The Tab Open" they drunkenly and fumble their way through the what, why, and how of video game mascots and how (or if) they can be used to capture the hearts, minds, and eventually the...

  32. The Book Was Way Better

    This time, the lads go in, around, and up the arse of cinema culture and discuss movies that were made into video games, video games that were made into movies, games that became movies that became games again, and movies that would make for really rad games. Come get just as drunk and confused…

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  33. Snoop Dogg Nintendo

    The lads celebrate James' triumphant return from drunkenness with further drunkenness and a rousing discussion about E3 2015. Sony giving great impressions, Microsoft spending some time looking backwards, and Nintendo... causing a lot of debate. Couple some strong opinions with strong liquor and...

  34. The Sheboygan Fighting Raccoon Home Invaders

    This time around, the lads (minus James because he's probably passed out in a gutter somewhere in Vegas) chat about achievements in gaming. Modern day unlock notifications and trophies vs. the leaderboards and rumors of yesteryear. Where did they come from and what got us to where we are? Are the...

  35. Super Space Fetishes

    This week, the lads discuss just how consistently rad Rockstar is, the pants-filling grandeur of the Star Wars Battlefront trailers, and the awesome myriad of RPGs dropping in 2015. Beers we're drinking: 21st Amendment Brewery - Hell or High Watermelon...

  36. Stumble Beginnings

    In this, the very first BitPub podcast, the lads struggle with recording woes, awkward introductions, a neighbour's "band", and whining huskies. Amidst the chaos is new Virtual Console content discussion, sad Zelda news, and the Power Glove's badass new life in the modern age. Beers we're…

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The lads of The Bit Pub broadcast their drinking and gaming habits in audio form. There's craft brews and stills, very astute analysis of console gaming news, topics, and trends, and some damn good interviews.

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