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The Nextlander Podcast 097: The Famous Island of Los Angeles

We're fresh off our break, and... where'd all these video games come from?? We dive into Dead Island 2, Horizon's Burning Shores DLC, Minecraft Legends, the new Vampire Survivors expansion, Cyberpunk's path tracing mode, the contents of the noble baseball, and a bunch of other stuff!

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Weekly Ramblecast 097: Snowboarding at the Age of Ascension: The Video

We're back from a short break, and... Movies got watched! Snowboarding got snowboarded! Sheds got built! (Or will, maybe!) And more!

(00:00:12) Live to tape? Live to tape.
(00:00:39) Don't go snowboarding in your forties probably.
(00:07:08) The Mario movie!
(00:11:36) Brad watched Underwater
(00:12:44) Brad watched It Follows
(00:14:53) Brad watched Mortal Kombat (the new one)
(00:20:09) Brad watched Annihilation
(00:23:25) Alex watched Weird (the Al Yankovic one)<...

Weekly Ramblecast 097: Snowboarding at the Age of Ascension

We're back from a short break, and... Movies got watched! Snowboarding got snowboarded! Sheds got built! (Or will, maybe!) And more!

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(00:00:12) Live to tape? Live to tape.

(00:00:39) Don't go snowboarding in your forties probably.

(00:07:08) The Mario movie!

(00:11:36) Brad watched Underwater

(00:12:44) Brad watched It Follows

(00:14:53) Brad watched Mortal Kombat (the new one)

(00:20:09) Brad watched Annihilation

The Nextlander Watchcast 041: Mortal Kombat (1995)

Our first couple of video game adaptations this month were pretty dire, but business picks up this week as we check out Paul W.S. Anderson's first foray into games as cinema in Mortal Kombat!

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Schedule for the Week of 4/17/2023

We’re back! This week I’m excited to check out the Horizon DLC, Minecraft Legends, Advance Wars, and Dead Island 2! A couple of those won’t be hitting until the end of the week, so we might not get to talking about them until later. We’ll be continuing our journey to get our shovel in Sons of the Forest on Monday, and then putting together a Grab Bag for Thursday. Friday, we might have a bunch of those new releases hot off the press so it’s possible we have another variety showcase!...

Nextlander x MinnMax in Trivia Tower, Tonight at 6pm Pacific!

Hey folks, Brad here with a heads up that I'll be joining the illustrious Ben Hanson tonight at 6pm Pacific for MinnMax's Trivia Tower, which should be a ton of fun. To play (and maybe win some video games?!?!?), you'll need to follow a temporary invite link to join MinnMax's Discord, which you can find below.

Here are all the details, straight from Mr. Hanson himself:

Compete in game trivia on behalf of Nextlander's community with MinnMax’s Trivia Tower! Brad Shoemaker is cohos...

Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 001: Mechs and Porn

We're mostly away from the mics this week, so here we present the inaugural ep of this patron-exclusive reunion podcast, in which Austin Walker and Dan Ryckert join Vinny and Alex as they talk about what makes a mech a mech, slipping and sliding, and of course porn.

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(00:00:00) We're on vacation!
(00:01:10) Intro
(00:03:34) Bidet all day
(00:04:13) Peanut butter and shag carpeting
(00:05:38) Welcome to the show
(00:06:44) What has everyone b...

Weekly Ramblecast 096: Wesley Crusher-ing It: The Video

We recorded this ramble two weeks ago for the week we're off, so tune in to hear us speculate about all the stuff we'll be doing this week, from car inspections to ant warfare to computer-building!

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(00:00:30) Nothing like a good Clerks reference to start your podcast
(00:02:36) We are not going to spend this podcast talking about the Clerksiverse
(00:04:01) Now we're just doing nerd culture all-stars
(00:05:23) Get your car inspected, people
(...

Weekly Ramblecast 096: Wesley Crusher-ing It

We recorded this ramble two weeks ago for the week we're off, so tune in to hear us speculate about all the stuff we'll be doing this week, from car inspections to ant warfare to computer-building!

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(00:00:30) Nothing like a good Clerks reference to start your podcast
(00:02:36) We are not going to spend this podcast talking about the Clerksiverse
(00:04:01) Now we're just doing nerd culture all-stars
(00:05:23) Get your car inspected, people
(...

The Nextlander Watchcast 040: Street Fighter (1994)

For our second video game movie of the month we take a trip down Shadaloo way to check in on Guile, M. Bison, and the whole World Warrior gang as they shoot, explode, and rarely street fight their way through the incredibly ill-advised adaptation of Street Fighter.

IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VtDBWrTV4A 

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Schedule for the Week of 4/10/2023

We’re on vacation this week, so while there won't be any livestreams we’ve still got some goodies! If you’ve never heard Never Been a Better Podcast you’re in luck! Episode 01 will be hitting the main podcast feed this week for everyone. It’s got Dan and Austin joining us, and is a ton of fun. If you enjoy it, you can check out more over at our Patreon page. We’ve also got new episodes of the Watchcast and Ramblecast going up this week. Hope everyone enjoys the week and we’ll be...

Never Been a Better Podcast 011: The Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

Abby Russell and Dan Ryckert join us to talk about movies and kids, smoking in airplanes, and... of course... pooping.

Here's a picture of Dan's setup as referenced in the podcast!

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00:00:06 Intro

00:00:48 Dan explains the labelling of Johnny Walkers

00:02:43 Hopefully, you can find this shot in the show notes on Patreon

00:04:41 Dan ...

Monthly Planorama 023: April 2023: The Video

Would you believe they're still making video games? We get together to run through the notable releases of April, from Advance Wars and Horizon DLC to new Star Wars, new Minecraft, new-old Advance Wars, Dead Island 2 (?!?), and more.

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(00:00:06) Intro

(00:02:58) Meet Your Maker [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 04, 2023

(00:05:57) Resident Evil 4: The Mercenaries [PlayStation 5, PC (Microso...

Monthly Planorama 023: April 2023

Would you believe they're still making video games? We get together to run through the notable releases of April, from Advance Wars and Horizon DLC to new Star Wars, new Minecraft, new-old Advance Wars, Dead Island 2 (?!?), and more.

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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:02:58) Meet Your Maker [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 04, 2023
(00:05:57) Resident Evil 4: The Mercenaries [PlayStation 5, PC (Micr...

The Nextlander Podcast 096: A Fell Title

Hello and welcome to this video game podcast, in which Brad is deeper into RE4, Vinny has finished his sinister fishing in Dredge, and Alex is reclaiming the land in Terra Nil. Also, Sony's rumored PS5 streaming handheld, Asus' Steam Deck competitor, a new Street Fighter movie, living with Mario and Sonic (and Bonk), and more.

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Weekly Ramblecast 095: Shoulder-Checked by Coolio: The Video

On this ramble, we celebrate an improvisational birthday and mourn a mug-friend before diverting into a whole bunch of E3 talk, including personal and professional show memories, musical acts, and more.

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(00:00:38) Good night, Grover mug

(00:03:52) The improv birthday has come to pass

(00:07:06) E3 is really, truly, maybe, probably dead

(00:21:04) Now we're just having an E3 wake

(00:28:52) Corporate E3 parties were lavish affairs 2023-04-05 00:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Weekly Ramblecast 095: Shoulder-Checked by Coolio

On this ramble, we celebrate an improvisational birthday and mourn a mug-friend before diverting into a whole bunch of E3 talk, including personal and professional show memories, musical acts, and more.

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(00:00:38) Good night, Grover mug
(00:03:52) The improv birthday has come to pass
(00:07:06) E3 is really, truly, maybe, probably dead
(00:21:04) Now we're just having an E3 wake
(00:28:52) Corporate E3 parties were lavish affairs
(00:38:30)...

The Nextlander Watchcast 039: Super Mario Bros. (1993)

For the month of April the Watchcast crew will be digging through the detritus of early video game movies, and we're kicking things off with the mother of all game-to-cinema adaptations in the profoundly weird Super Mario Bros.!

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Schedule for the Week of 4/03/2023

This week we’ve got our Patron’s Choice stream kicking things off on Monday! It looks like Brad is digging into that Zelda and Metroid randomizer business, so don’t miss it! We’ve also got a Planorama and a Never Been a Better Podcast with Abby and Dan Ryckert going up this week. I’ll be out Thursday, but Brad and Alex are looking to get a stream together and we’ll be back again on Friday before we head out for the weekend. Of course, we’ll have the Watchcast, Ramblecast, and Po...

Watchcast Schedule for April 2023: These Ain't No Games!

Greetings, Nextlanders! Hope you all enjoyed Michelle Yeoh March, and are ready for a new slate of films to consume. This month we're "celebrating" the release of the upcoming Mario animated film with a quartet of early cinematic video game adaptations. The first film is the required pick given the theme, but the remaining three were each chosen by one of us. Here's what we chose!

Mond...

2023-04-03 15:09:58 +0000 UTC View Post