The Week That Was: 09/20 - 09/24/2021

Happy Sunday, everyone! Hope you're all having a relaxing/exciting/fulfilling weekend. Once again it is time to recap all the fun stuff we made last week! As a quick aside before I launch into that, just want to let folks know that we've got another patron Q&A coming up next week, so if you haven't had the chance to post a question into the Q&A discord yet, now's the time!

Nextlander Attempts to Defeat the Trials of Scrap Mechanic! 

Not only do we basically build the world's most perfect rail-based vehicle in this one--take THAT Elon Musk--we also indulge in the simple joy of launching potatoes at stuff. 

Weekly Ramblecast 015: The People vs. Steven Spielberg 

On this week's ramblin' cast, we discuss Steven Spielberg's current level of cultural cachet, the merits of still owning a clock radio, the joys of FLAC, and just how old candy can get before it is no longer edible.

Alex and Vinny Play Life Is Strange: True Colors -- Part 02 

Vinny's got his PC issues sorted, so it's time for us to really dig into this latest Life Is Strange to discover all the ways the psychic power of empathy can help those around us. Unfortunately, we discover one key thing such a power won't defend us against: the dreaded DMCA.

The Nextlander Podcast 016: A Gun That Shoots Yagamis 

On this week's fabulous episode of The Nextlander Podcast, I spend some time whooping unruly high school students in Lost Judgment, the gang all takes some time to dabble in TOEM and Skatebird, and Brad and Vinny chat for a bit with Outer Wilds creative director Alex Beachum!

Vinny Draws from Memory: Wrex and Big Daddy 

You all voted, and you wanted to see Vinny attempt to recreate everyone's favorite grumpy Krogan, and also the big boys from BioShock. I'll be honest, I have no idea how he did with the Big Daddy, because I'm too hung up on him making Wrex look like Baron Von Greenback in a purple egg.

Full Motion Vinny: Ripper -- Part 04 

Gonna be real with you, this week's episode is chock full of deeply upsetting things. From the world's most annoying slide puzzle, to a hastily traced over still of young Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter. And don't even get us started on that nightmarish talking monkey.

Witness the Fall of Mother Brain 

In the annals of video game history, some achievements remain elusive. In 35 years, no one has EVER beaten the original Metroid--it's true, look it up. That is, until NOW! Also, if you happened to click on this archive when it first went up, and were confused to see the Ripper archive instead, don't worry! It's now the correct video, so go witness Brad's ultimate triumph!

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And that was the week! Keep an eye out for this upcoming week's schedule posting tomorrow, as we've got some new things in the hopper for ya. Thank you as always for your continued support, and we'll see you on Monday!

--A