It's a Pixel THING

NOTE: This is a re-upload of Episode 49. A small fact/detail was inaccurate and is now corrected. A big "thank you" to my viewers that pointed that one out! ;)


Spanish publisher ERBE Software fought, in late 80s, a huge battle against piracy drastically reducing the prices of original games. At a certain point, in 1985, created their own branch for software development to separate it from the main publishing business. So, TOPO Soft was born.

Let's take a look at how this all happened!


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This video features the following music and/or games (in order of appearance):

• SCIRREAL (module)

• GOODBYE (module)

• GLOBC2XT (module)

• Survivor (ZX Spectrum)

• Stardust (Amstrad CPC)

• Desperado (ZX Spectrum)

• Silent Shadow (ZX Spectru…

This is the entire Second Season of It's a Pixel THING, over 6 hours of content compiled into one single video for your viewing convenience and pleasure!


There's other alternative ways for watching the episodes, like using the series playlists below or go directly to the "videos" tab on my channel. That way you'll also get English subtitles!


The "Pickups" videos and other "special" episodes are not included in this compilation, such as my 1-hour long E3 20-Year Retrospective that you can watch by clicking in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GWeQDqqPEc


Enjoy!


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It's a Pixel THING Season Two Episodes PlayList (newest to oldest): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArECn6rOyzebyOa5JspMr3A8ysEWCmgV


• 0:25 - Stormfinch [2015, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 5:49 - Kung Fury: Street Rage [2015, Windows / iOS / Android] Review

• 10:47 - The Game Over Controversy [1987, Z…

Let's take a "quick" look at the 80 video games that I've recently added to my collection! In this video there's titles for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 1, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Dreamcast, and the Commodore Amiga, most of them still sealed!!

Apart from all that, It's a Pixel THING YouTube channel is celebrating its 2nd anniversary! Happy birthday, also, to all of you guys for making this possible!

Enjoy!


Mike's channel - "Game Chest": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0dkkg3tftMAOW3HG8VU_jQ


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2016 celebrates the 25th birthday of the title that made me proud of owning an Amiga! Turrican 2 - The Final Fight, was the perfect home arcade experience that I was after with stunning graphics and an overwhelming soundtrack!

Let’s take a look!


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I thought that it would be great to compile Pixel THING's Episodes 55 and 56 into one, now that 2016 E3 is just around the corner.

So, if you missed those, here you have my 1-hour-long E3 20 Year Retrospective with some of the greatest announcements ever on the history of video gaming!

Enjoy!


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Are you happy with video games' prices? Do you buy and support this "new" practice for Special and Collectors Editions?

Let's take a look at video games' prices through the years!


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Celebrating the 34th birthday of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, let me share with you my gaming memories from those good old days of pirated games!


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