The Bit Effect
Casual conversations on random games, no walkthroughs, just banter. Email game suggestions and feedback to [email protected].

Episode 158: Resident Evil 2 (2019) - Part One

The full crew take a non spoilery walk through Raccoon City PD!

This episode we talk mechanics, generalities and anything else that springs to mind in the usual way!

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Episode 157: The Simpsons: Road Rage - Retro Rewind Request

Dave and Craig have some Simpsons fun! Thank you to Jason for requesting!

In a break from our Retro Rewind through the years format we play The Simpsons Road Rage. Light gun games also feature heavily in here for some strange reason!

Any thoughts on Road Rage, or even what we should play next? Hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.

Episode 156: Lemmings - Retro Rewind

OH NO!

Luke, Dave and Craig play the classic Lemmings as part of the years of Retro Rewind series. Released in 1991 Lemmings took the whole (our) world by storm and has been in the everyone's (our) hearts and minds since!

Any thoughts on Lemmings, or even what we should play next? Hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.

Episode 155: Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Part Two

PREPARE TO BE SPOILERED

We continue on the chat from last week as we generally try and figure out just what the story was all about in Ni No Kuni 2. We already know how Dave feels about the game, let's see if we can tame the beast!

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Episode 154: Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Part One

This month's big game is Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom and it's a 2v2 game in the chat.

That's right, nnk2 released on March 23rd 2018 and has been on Mike's todo list ever since. Developed by Level 5 it mixes traditional rpg mechanics with some simple city simulation gameplay to create an interesting gameplay experience. Or so says some of us!

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Episode 153: ActRaiser - Retro Rewind

Dave and Craig get city building and monster slaying in the SNES classic ActRaiser.

That's right, the 1990 (JP) released game ActRaiser is an absoloute must play for anyone who hasnt already. Combining platforming with city building it really does let you play god. And boy howdy do we like playing god!

Any thoughts on Splatterhouse, or even what we should play next? Hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.

Episode 152: Adventures of Lolo - Retro Rewind

Puzzle game, check. HAL, check. Dis gonna be good.

Dave and Craig tackle our 1989 game, Adventures of Lolo. Realeased on the NES by HAL in '89 this absoloute classic puzzler takes Sokoban and improves it greatly! No sense in beating round hte bush here folks, we loved it!

Any thoughts on Lolo, Eggerland, Sokoban, or even what we should play next? Hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.

Episode 151: Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night

Dave, Mike and Luke tackle the SOTN inspired Bloodstained.

That's right, the guys tackle the brilliant, or not brilliant depending on who you are, Bloodstained. Including the now infamous Switch port!

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Episode 150: Super Castlevania IV

Dave Mike and Craig get some whipping done in Super Castlevania IV

So this week's Bit Effect is part one of a two parter, next week we taclke the modern Bloodstained. For now we tackle the ups and downs, AND the diagonals of Super Castlevania IV.

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Episode 149: Splatterhouse - Retro Rewind

For the 1988 Retro Rewind we play some Splatterhouse!

This Namco developed horror based beat em up has Dave excited. Get ready for half an hour of nothing but gushing!

Any thoughts on Splatterhouse, or even what we should play next? Hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.