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A podcast about all of gaming, past, present, and future, and related media! Part of the Four Wards Podcast Network!

Episodes

  1. JAN 8

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 10: Surviving Ram-Mageddon!

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet try to convince Jax to play Skyrim, then the boys discuss ways to keep your gaming going when hardware prices are skyrocketing. Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Intro music: Riot Games - Bit Rush Courtesy of Riot Games Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames

    56 min

  2. 12/18/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 9: The Clair Obscur Awards

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about The Game Awards! Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Intro music: Riot Games - Bit Rush Courtesy of Riot Games Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:10) - Four Wards(00:01:14) - Babylon 5 Review(00:06:10) - Nudity in Old TV Shows(00:09:31) - Ashes of Creation(00:12:00) - Metroid Prime 4: A DISASTER(00:16:26) - The Dialogue in '(00:18:20) - Black Mirror 2.0 Review(00:18:48) - Metroid Prime 4 Review(00:23:56) - Pilgrim's Foot Review: Path of Exile 2(00:26:46) - Poe 2: Path of Exile 2(00:30:41) - Path of Exile 2: An Incomplete Game(00:37:32) - The Long Dark(00:38:22) - Tales of Berseria (2018) Review(00:41:38) - Claire Obscure(00:44:41) - Claire Obscure Wins(00:46:24) - Hades 2 Got Robbed Of Best Score Music(00:49:49) - Battlefield 6: Best Audio Design(00:51:54) - The Best Performance(00:52:33) - Charlie Cox on Best Performance(00:55:17) - Indie Film Awards 2017: Best Debut Indie Game(00:58:13) - No Man's Sky Wins Best Ongoing Game(01:00:29) - The 89th Academy Awards(01:01:57) - The Best Fighting Game Awards(01:03:29) - Game Awards 2017 Best Family Game(01:06:30) - Best Simulation Strategy Game(01:08:42) - Arcane Raiders(01:10:17) - Doom The Dark Ages: Innovation in Accessibility(01:11:02) - Blind Person Playing The Last of Us 2(01:13:12) - Game Awards 2017 Best Adaptation(01:16:31) - The Most Anticipated Game of 2021(01:18:33) - Wuthering Waves Lost(01:20:52) - Best Esports Awards 2017(01:22:54) - The Game Awards 2021 Best Horror Game(01:25:03) - The Game Awards(01:25:47) - Larian Games Announces New Divinity Game(01:28:10) - Control Resident: The Sequel(01:30:23) - Total War 2 and Warhammer 40K(01:31:35) - Warlock in Dungeons & Dragons(01:32:30) - Force 3 and The Old Republic(01:37:12) - Pod Racing: Harder Than F0(01:37:56) - 2017 Game Awards Gush(01:38:37) - 8 Bit to 4K

    1h 39m

  3. 12/04/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 8: The Game Awards Nominated WHAT?

    Twitch links: twitch.tv/jaxomen; twitch.tv/pillohpet ; twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about the Game Awards nominees, then they discuss some upcoming games they're excited for! Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Intro music: Riot Games - Bit Rush Courtesy of Riot Games Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:10) - 4 Words(00:01:24) - WOW Anniversary Classic and Legion Remix(00:04:35) - Path of Exile: Grinding For Experience(00:11:45) - Dredge on Hollow Knight(00:13:06) - Hollow Knight 1.8(00:14:29) - The Game Awards(00:15:07) - Kingdom Come Deliverance(00:18:53) - Rpg Awards 2013(00:20:42) - The Game Awards 2017(00:22:58) - Best Lead and Supporting(00:25:49) - Best Independent Games 2017(00:27:52) - No Man's Sky vs Helldivers 2(00:32:02) - No Man's Sky vs Fortnite: Best Community Support(00:35:18) - Battlefield 1 Art Direction(00:37:02) - Best Score in Music(00:38:49) - The Best Music In The Year(00:40:53) - Battlefield 6 vs Hades 2(00:45:22) - Game of the Year Nominations(00:48:10) - The Best Metroidvania Ever Made(00:49:11) - Hades 2 vs Silksong vs Dark Souls(00:53:16) - Claire Obscure: Indie Game of the Year(00:56:31) - Oh, and the Game of the Year Awards(00:57:37) - Elder Scrolls 6 & Metroid: Prime 4(00:59:05) - The Witcher 3: A MUST PLAY!(01:02:36) - Ys' X: Proud Nordics(01:04:06) - Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader(01:06:06) - Hitman vs James Bond in Double Oh7(01:08:14) - Dragon Quest 7 Remimagined(01:13:30) - Dragon Quest 8, Blood of the Dawn Walker(01:14:56) - Voting for the Game Awards(01:15:44) - Pillow Pet

    1h 16m

  4. 11/19/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 7: Remaking The Classics with Kaylare

    Special guest: twitch.tv/dragonmomantics  Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, Pillohpet, and special guest Kaylare talk about games they wish would get remakes, then they talk about VR games. Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Intro music: Riot Games - Bit Rush Courtesy of Riot Games Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:10) - From 8bit to 4k(00:01:18) - Gamer First(00:02:28) - Duet Night Abyss(00:04:13) - Furry Battlefield(00:07:57) - Huniepop: A Dating Sim and Puzzle Game(00:12:02) - Cyberpunk 2077 & Jurassic World Evolution 3(00:15:53) - Vampire The Masquerade: On PC(00:19:25) - The Simpsons: Hit & Run Remake(00:21:09) - Heroes of Might & Magic 5(00:25:31) - White Knight Chronicles(00:28:44) - Xenogears: Why It Deserves a Remake(00:31:10) - V8 vs Twisted Metal(00:35:13) - Star Wars Battlefront 2 Remake...(00:37:09) - What Star Wars Battlefront 2 Needs To Be(00:38:11) - What I Would Like To See Remade(00:43:27) - How Much Is Chrono Trigger on Steam?(00:45:35) - Everything On The N64 Deserves A Remake(00:49:40) - VIRGIN GAMES(00:54:33) - MR: Why are there not more mech games in VR?(00:55:14) - What's the Problem with VR Gaming?(01:00:16) - DragonMomantics

    1h 1m

  5. 11/06/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 6: Our Disappointment is Immeasurable

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about overused game mechanics, then they talk about game franchises that were ruined by a change in studio!   Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Intro music: Riot Games - Bit Rush Courtesy of Riot Games Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:00) - From 8bit To 4K(00:01:42) - What Have You Been Doing?(00:03:25) - Mixed emotions in gaming(00:05:16) - Continues... Pokemon Madness(00:06:04) - Vampire The Masquerade: The Story of Love and Sex(00:11:08) - Honeypop is a good game(00:12:01) - Ke$ha playing Pokemon Go(00:13:10) - Lost continues to drag on(00:14:37) - Favorite One-Off Episodes of All Time(00:16:29) - The New Season of The Witcher(00:17:07) - The Witcher Season 4(00:19:44) - Overused Game Genres(00:25:39) - What is the Open World?(00:28:12) - Let's Have Our Own Battle Royale(00:29:09) - Metroid Prime 4: Should It Have An Open World?(00:30:58) - Pandas on the Open World(00:34:11) - Ocarina of Time: Open World Zelda(00:37:25) - Mixed feelings about the Metroid Franchise(00:41:57) - The Real Story of Metroid(00:45:13) - Halo 2 Remake...(00:48:50) - Halo: New Year's(00:50:15) - Blizzard Entertainment Was RUINED By Activision(00:52:31) - 5 Reasons Activision's Leadership Is Evil(00:53:14) - Rare Studios: A Shame(00:58:41) - Rare Replay: A Shame on Microsoft(01:00:58) - Banjo Kazooie: ROM Hacks(01:01:38) - Mario Kart 64: A Better Kart Racer Than Mario Kart(01:03:07) - Pillow Pet

    1h 4m

  6. 10/23/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 5: Rogue Pokes

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about Hades 2 and Pokerogue! And make some recommendations for anime, games, and TV shows to watch! Then they talk a bit about spooky moments in non-horror media!   Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ Play Pokerogue: https://pokerogue.net/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Intro music: Riot Games - Bit Rush Courtesy of Riot Games Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:10) - From 8bit To 4k(00:01:27) - Hades 2 For Nintendo Switch(00:04:19) - Hades 2: A Complete Roguelike(00:07:13) - Hollow Knight vs Silksong Review(00:09:29) - Final Fantasy Tactics and Advance Wars: Legends of the Dark Ages(00:11:33) - The New Pokemon: Battle System(00:14:13) - Pokemon Go: Legends Review(00:18:16) - The Legend of Zelda: How Does It Run?(00:21:28) - Poke Rogue : The Pokemon Roguelike Game(00:23:55) - Free 'Pokemon Go' Mobile Game Review(00:26:54) - Where Should People Play Poke Rogue?(00:28:53) - 3 Non-Anime Recommendations For You(00:33:08) - Binge Watcher Recommendations(00:37:32) - Black Box: Blue Eye Samurai(00:39:52) - Chernobyl(00:41:44) - Subnautica(00:44:50) - 5 Horror Games You Will Never Forget(00:50:33) - Halo 2 Remaster Review(00:55:05) - Halo vs Jurassic Park: The Horror Franchise(01:00:51) - Talking About Horror in Non-Horror Games(01:01:39) - 15+ Games That You Can Play One Hand(01:03:44) - Baba Is Yous: A Puzzle Game for One Hand(01:08:48) - One handed video games(01:10:48) - Unintentionally, Horror Not Being Horror Podcast

    1h 12m

  7. 10/03/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 4: Coming Up With Podcast Titles is the Dark Souls of Podcasting

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about difficulty in games.   Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:00) - From 8bit To 4k(00:01:02) - Sneaky Sasquatch: A Mobile Game(00:04:02) - Silksong: 48 Hours In(00:06:59) - The Secret To Silksong's Boss(00:10:15) - None Shall Intrude(00:14:21) - Intellectual Difficulty in Video Games(00:22:25) - How Hard Should Silksong Be?(00:24:45) - The Hardest Video Game You've Ever Played(00:29:52) - Conker's Bad Fur Day and Video Game God(00:31:01) - Mario's 'Easy Mode'(00:34:15) - Discussing Game Difficulty(00:36:40) - Blizzard Made Dark Souls Easier(00:40:45) - Dark Souls 2(00:46:20) - Oh yeah, and difficulty(00:47:13) - Long Dark(00:48:22) - Phasmophobia in Stardew Valley(00:53:13) - Stardew Valley: If This Is Near A Genre,(00:55:51) - Misjudged Games

    56 min

  8. 09/19/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K 003: Singing the Silksong of our People

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about Silksong and other indie games that stuck with them!   Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Play Cave Story! https://www.cavestory.org/download/cave-story.php Our Website: https://from-8-bit-to-4k.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:00) - 8bit to 4K(00:01:04) - Hollow Knight Silksong(00:03:17) - Hollow Knight: Silksong 2(00:05:45) - How Dark Souls & Hollow Knight Work(00:10:08) - Hollow Knight vs Silksong(00:14:54) - Silksong vs Hollow Knight(00:19:48) - Backlog Challenge(00:20:56) - Kingdom Hearts 2 Review(00:22:55) - Kingdom Hearts: The Story so far(00:25:32) - Hollow Knight & Bastion(00:31:18) - 3 Indie Games Worth Watching(00:37:24) - Stardew Valley(00:41:44) - Stardew Valley: Voice Acting(00:44:47) - The Beautiful Art of Niiva and Gris(00:49:22) - Ni Va: The Blind Forest Review(00:50:57) - Celeste is one of the most important indie games ever made(00:57:03) - No Man's Sky: The Boring Space Drama(01:00:21) - No Man's Sky: Sony's Defections(01:04:56) - Thomas Was Alone: An Independent Game(01:08:32) - Cave Story: The Making of An Elysian Tale(01:14:15) - Universe vs. Unity(01:16:16) - Hollow Knight and Silksong

    1h 18m

  9. 09/05/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K 2: Finding Good Video Game Movies - Harder than Backlog Challenge?

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about how their backlog challenge went! Then they talk about video game movies and movie video games.   Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! Chapters (00:00:00) - 4 Words To 4k(00:02:03) - Backlog Challenge(00:04:09) - Fallout New Vegas: Borderless Full-Screen Mode(00:10:11) - Ghost of Tsushima Review(00:12:48) - Battlefield 6 Beta Access(00:17:23) - Battlefield 6's Single-Player(00:18:36) - The Legend of Ocarina of Time Controller(00:20:49) - Nintendo Switch Online's Nintendo 64 Emulation Is Horrible(00:22:41) - Ocarina of Time: The Time Waste(00:25:56) - Ocarina of Time(00:31:35) - Ocarina's dungeons(00:33:06) - Elden Ring: Night Rain(00:38:58) - How To Play Dark Souls 2 Again(00:42:23) - Game Adaptations(00:43:07) - Little Nemo: The Dream Master Based On A Movie(00:47:33) - The Video Game Crash of 1983(00:50:43) - Reacting To Star Wars(00:54:13) - Star Wars Battlefront 2 Remaster Review(00:58:24) - GoldenEye(01:05:15) - GoldenEye 2 vs Perfect Dark(01:09:39) - The Lord of the Rings Movie Adaptations(01:13:29) - Bad Movie Adaptations on Game Boy(01:16:04) - The Live-Action Detective Pikachu(01:18:44) - Pokemon: The Movie Review(01:21:26) - Halo: Into the World of Legends(01:25:01) - The World of Warcraft Movie Review(01:27:44) - Super Mario Brothers: Defend the Movie(01:28:16) - Mario World (1993)(01:30:45) - Super Mario Brothers: The Movie Review(01:34:30) - Film Review

    1h 36m

  10. 08/21/2025

    From 8-Bit to 4K Episode 1: The Pilot Episode

    Join the Four Wards Podcast Network Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA It's the first episode of our new general gaming show! Jax Omen, Mikeofmanynames, and Pillohpet of the Four Wards podcast get together and talk about some important, influencial, or nostalgic games! Then they challenge themselves to actually play a game on their backlog!   Sponsors: We don't have any right now! If you represent a brand and want to sponsor the podcast, send us an email, we'll get you talking to the right people. ---- Please continue to support the podcast by reviewing us on iTunes! We will have more information about patreon/etc in the near future! Links Referenced Join the Four Wards Discord! https://discord.gg/2BAXd8VStA Our Website: https://the-four-wards-podcast.castos.com/ The Four Wards Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFourWardsPodcast  Hope you love the episode and please, subscribe on iTunes, leave us reviews, email us, Tweet at us and help us to move this show fourward! Contact information: Email: thefourwardspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/jaxomen, twitch.tv/pillohpet, twitch.tv/mikeofmanynames Chapters (00:00:00) - From 8 Bit To 4K Podcast(00:05:51) - Dragon Quest: Monsters vs. Pokemon(00:12:48) - Dragon Quest 2, 3(00:15:37) - How I Beat Dragon Quest 1 ((00:19:33) - Renting The Legend Of Ocarina Of Time(00:25:25) - Super Metroid(00:31:09) - Super Metroid: The Best Randomizer(00:36:38) - Elden Ring(00:43:52) - Elden Ring(00:46:48) - The Outer Wilds(00:53:03) - Outer Wilds Review(00:54:12) - Why You Should Play Cyberpunk 2077(00:59:14) - Deus Ex: Cyberpunk in 2025 Review(01:03:42) - Cyberpunk 2077: Voice Acting(01:06:28) - The Most Influential Video Game Of All Time... Doom(01:11:35) - Doom 2016: The Soundtrack Is Amazing(01:15:38) - Doom 3: Survival in VR(01:19:28) - The Origins of First-Person Shooters(01:24:54) - If Doom Had Copped a Patent, Half Life 2 Wouldn't(01:30:22) - Backlogs + New Vegas(01:38:10) - A Metroidvania Game That We Should Play

    1h 39m
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A podcast about all of gaming, past, present, and future, and related media! Part of the Four Wards Podcast Network!

Information

  • Creator
    The Four Wards Podcast Network
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    From 8-Bit to 4K

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