Bit Parade

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BIT PARADE: a new podcast from the music team from “Co-op” and “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch.” Each episode, we talk about an old video game, and then write a very stupid song about it.

Mike Pettry & Eli Bolin


    • Mar 3, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Ep. 16: Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 65:00


    Hope you're hungry, cuz in this episode Mike and Eli get swallowed whole and sing epic love ballads after talking about GBA classic Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land!

    Ep. 15: StarTropics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 75:48


    In this episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli dive into semi-obscure NES classic Startropics, all while managing to write a song and save our uncles from aliens!

    Ep. 14: Mega Man X

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 85:35


    In this Mega Man X episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli absorb the powers of robot animals and sing about black market boomer kuwangers!

    Bit Bite #4: Monster Party LIVE with Alex Brightman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 6:44


    In this mini episode of Bit Parade (Bit Bite!), Mike shares the live performance of Monster Party, sung by Broadway star Alex Brightman!

    Ep. 13: Prince of Persia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 69:46


    In this episode, Mike and Eli crash through tiles and swordfight wizard viziers with Prince of Persia for the SNES! Come for the magic potions, stay for the song about Midnight Woman and Mirror Man.

    Ep. 12: Little Nemo: The Dream Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 68:51


    Grab your PJs and melatonin gummies, because this week Mike and Eli take a crash course through their dreams with the Capcom NES game Little Nemo: The Dream Master! Relax as they sing about mushroom landscapes, frogs suits, and very boring nightmares!

    relax pjs dream master little nemo little nemo the dream master
    Bit Parade Radio #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 30:37


    Welcome to Bit Parade Radio! As we take extra time to prepare the next episode, here are the songs from the first 8 episodes back to back! 1. Mario Is Missing 2. Marble Madness 3. Out Of This World/Another World 4. Pitfall!/Super Pitfall 5. Toejam & Earl 6. Maniac Mansion 7. Monster Party 8. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

    Ep. 11: Super Metroid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 69:33


    In this episode, Mike and Eli go to planet Zebes for a vacation, only to learn that their AirBnB was a front for space pirates. Luckily, they also got to play SNES classic Super Metroid, where Samus Aran teaches them that space is stupid and space is great!

    Ep. 10: Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 65:06


    In this episode, Mike and Eli save the president from an army of ninjas and dogs. Afterwards, they write a country ballad/rock musical fantasia about Blade and Striker, the baddest dudes to ever eat hamburgers.

    Bit Bite #3: Jigglypuff My Love (with Allison Posner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 4:10


    In this mini episode of Bit Parade (Bit Bite!), we share our song about Jigglypuff written for the 24 Hour Plays: Viral Musicals, sung by the illustrious Allison Posner!

    Ep. 9: Pokémon Red & Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 69:25


    In this episode, Mike and Eli catch 'em all in the OG Pokemon experience with Pokémon Red and Blue. Then they meet a bug-catching girl in the woods, fall in love, and write a synthwave electro-pop song about it.

    Bit Bite #2: How Many Balls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 2:24


    In this mini episode of Bit Parade (Bit Bite!), Eli sings a song about all the different kinds of Pokéballs from the games Pokémon Red and Blue! (spoiler alert: there are 5)

    Ep. 8: The Minish Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 72:15


    In this episode, Mike and Eli get 'lil. They explore the GBA hit classic The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and write a song about being small, and help the spooky lady from Resident Evil 8 enter into a relationship with 2016 election superstar Ken Bone.

    Bit Bite #1: What The Duckhat Made Me Do

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 5:09


    In this mini episode of Bit Parade (Bit Bite!), Mike tells you why the full episode is running late, then shares a highlight from the Minish Cap jam session!

    Ep. 7: Monster Party

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 64:00


    In this episode, Mike and Eli go to a very spooky Monster Party (NES), ooOOOOoo! The party itself is kinda meh, but the political ideals of the guests turn out to be the scariest thing of all!

    Ep. 6: Maniac Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 84:32


    In this episode, Mike and Eli dive into Ron Gilbert and Lucasfilm Games classic Maniac Mansion, and help Green Tentacle write a promotional song for the spooky mansion!

    Ep.5: Toejam & Earl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 71:51


    In this episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli dive into Genesis classic Toejam & Earl and write a funky tune with a guest appearance from Law & Order: SVU star Christopher Meloni*! * Christopher Meloni does not actually appear in this episode

    Ep. 4: Pitfall! / Super Pitfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 68:35


    In this double header episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli dive into Atari hit Pitfall! and NES flop Super Pitfall. With special guest Pitfall Harry, learn the true meaning of love

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    Ep. 3: Another World / Out Of This World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 66:41


    In this episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli dive into Éric Chahi's  seminal classic, Another World (AKA Out Of This World)  and write a ELO-ish space opera about it!

    Ep. 2: Marble Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 63:46


    In this episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli dive into the NES port of arcade classic Marble Madness. Things go d-d-down-d-down when they write a song about it!

    Ep. 1: Mario Is Missing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 45:32


    In the first episode of Bit Parade, Mike and Eli dive into the NES classic (?) Mario Is Missing and write a song about it!

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