<![CDATA[Hard Gamers]]>https://patreon.com/PixelBendersRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 28 May 2026 05:41:53 GMTSat, 11 Apr 2026 13:46:42 GMT60PixelBendersDammitKriss and Noise (and sometimes Rizer) take on retro gaming's hardest and weirdest games to prove who is the World's Worst and World's Best Gamer. Email at: fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com Leave a Voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠(209) 791-0995⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitch.tv/ContraG1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Discord Server! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: https://patreon.com/PixelBenders Website: https://pixelbendersgg.odoo.com/episodicPixelBendersnoiseone714@gmail.comyes<![CDATA[Claw (PC)]]>Sail the seven seas with the satisfaction of being a pirate cat, fighting the land-loving canine of the empire? Wait, why do dogs love land, and the cats love the water. I'm confused...

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]]>3222d746-e837-49b7-aa48-f04165ff267eWed, 13 May 2026 14:15:00 GMT<p>Sail the seven seas with the satisfaction of being a pirate cat, fighting the land-loving canine of the empire? Wait, why do dogs love land, and the cats love the water. I'm confused...</p><p></p><p>Best way to play the game: Claw (PC)</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/captainclaw/comments/195nxxt/what_is_the_best_wayplatform_to_play_this_game/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/captainclaw/comments/195nxxt/what_is_the_best_wayplatform_to_play_this_game/</a></p><p></p><p>Email at: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com" target="_blank">fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com</a></p><p></p><p>Leave a Voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠(209) 791-0995⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p></p><p>Twitch:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twitch.tv/ContraG1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/ContraG1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV</a></p><p></p><p>Join the Discord Server! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p></p><p>Patreon: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://patreon.com/PixelBenders" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/PixelBenders</a></p><p>Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixelbenders.net" target="_blank">https://pixelbenders.net</a></p>yes01:12:0419Claw (PC)full<![CDATA[Dual Heroes (N64)]]>Kriss exposes the boys to the greatest fighting game of all time. But does it have enough content to keep German’s attention?

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]]>1b0eb402-8bba-4cf2-b9af-12ee98bf16d6Wed, 06 May 2026 03:21:35 GMT<p>Kriss exposes the boys to the greatest fighting game of all time. But does it have enough content to keep German’s attention?</p><p></p><p>Next Game: Claw (PC)</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/captainclaw/comments/195nxxt/what_is_the_best_wayplatform_to_play_this_game/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/captainclaw/comments/195nxxt/what_is_the_best_wayplatform_to_play_this_game/</a></p><p></p><p>Email at: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com" target="_blank">fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com</a></p><p></p><p>Leave a Voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠(209) 791-0995⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p></p><p>Twitch:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twitch.tv/ContraG1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/ContraG1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV</a></p><p></p><p>Join the Discord Server! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p></p><p>Patreon:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://patreon.com/PixelBenders" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/PixelBenders</a></p><p></p><p>Website:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixelbenders.net" target="_blank">https://pixelbenders.net</a></p>yes01:09:3518Dual Heroes (N64)full<![CDATA[Duck Tales 2 (NES)]]>German exposes the boys to a childhood memory, but were the guys able to get the full experience? Well, one of them did...


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]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hard-gamers/episodes/Duck-Tales-2-NES-e3fos5dd09bc98b-dd3e-4371-9d1a-8f495f29a023Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:15:00 GMT<p>German exposes the boys to a childhood memory, but were the guys able to get the full experience? Well, one of them did...</p><p><br /></p><p>Email at: <a href="mailto:fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Leave a Voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠(209) 791-0995⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br /></p><p>Twitch:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠</p><p><a href="http://twitch.tv/ContraG1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/ContraG1</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><a href="http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/DammitKriss</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><a href="http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitch.tv/NoiseOneTTV</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Join the Discord Server! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br /></p><p>Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/PixelBenders" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/PixelBenders</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites</p><p><a href="https://pixelbendersgg.odoo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://pixelbendersgg.odoo.com</a></p> yes00:59:2317Duck Tales 2 (NES)full<![CDATA[Cabal (NES)]]>Rizer finds himself disappointed in his cohorts, Kriss and Noise. But the boys learn a valuable lesson in reading the instruction manual.


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]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hard-gamers/episodes/Cabal-NES-e3e86is3104bbc0-0838-4373-bd10-9c0108fb6d9fWed, 28 Jan 2026 15:15:00 GMT<p>Rizer finds himself disappointed in his cohorts, Kriss and Noise. But the boys learn a valuable lesson in reading the instruction manual.</p><p><br /></p><p>Twitch:</p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/contrag1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/contrag1</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠https://twitch.tv/dammitkriss⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠https://twitch.tv/noiseonettv⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Leave a Voicemail or Text: <a href="tel:2097910995" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">(209) 791-0995</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Join the Discord Server!</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders%E2%81%A0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders⁠</a></p> yes01:03:0514Cabal (NES)full<![CDATA[Metroid (NES)]]>Kriss explains his history with Metroid. Rizer reveals all the secrets of the game, and Noise laments about his mental stability.


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]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hard-gamers/episodes/Metroid-NES-e3ek64p0e965be7-90c6-4974-bb98-bf4de7b05b58Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:15:00 GMT<p>Kriss explains his history with Metroid. Rizer reveals all the secrets of the game, and Noise laments about his mental stability.</p><p><br /></p><p>Email at: <a href="mailto:fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Twitch:</p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/contrag1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠https://twitch.tv/contrag1⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/dammitkriss⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/noiseonettv⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Leave a Voicemail or Text: <a href="tel:2097910995" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠(209) 791-0995⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Join the Discord Server!</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders%E2%81%A0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders⁠" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders⁠</a></p> yes01:16:4815Metroid (NES)full<![CDATA[Wolfenstein 3D (DOS)]]>The boys talk about the grand-daddy of all FPS games.


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]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hard-gamers/episodes/Wolfenstein-3D-DOS-e3fa76k84107b9e-9c71-47b3-983e-1a7f2bfb7c27Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:15:00 GMT<p>The boys talk about the grand-daddy of all FPS games.</p><p><br /></p><p>Email at: <a href="mailto:fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠fans.pixelbenders@gmail.com⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Twitch:</p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/contrag1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/contrag1⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/dammitkriss⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/noiseonettv⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Leave a Voicemail or Text: <a href="tel:2097910995" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠(209) 791-0995⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Join the Discord Server!</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/q9J9AJyFEZ⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders%E2%81%A0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders⁠" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders⁠" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/PixelBenders⁠</a></p> yes01:06:1816Wolfenstein 3D (DOS)full