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The Week That Was: 07/12/21-07/16/21

Hey Everyone!

We're now several weeks into this adventure, and we figured it might be time to start highlighting all the stuff we're making here on a week to week basis. So at the end of each week, we're gonna do a little wrap-up post so everyone has a handy dandy place to check everything out. 

Before that, however, we also want to let you know that we will be doing our first Q&A with our patrons next Friday, July 23rd, at 5pm eastern time. We'll be taking your question...

The Nextlander Podcast 006: Ham to the Home

This week: we're very hot on Boomerang X, Vinny claws his way to the end of FF7 Remake, and we reflect on home meat delivery, the shaky future of the Judgment series, movies we should not have seen as children, the soaring prices of classic games, and the unlikely reappearance of Powdered Toast Man.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:57 Temple of Doom Talk
00:04:07 Keeping up with the Jones Movies
00:06:56 ANOTHER Indiana Jones movie is being made?
00:09:58...

Vinny Draws from Memory: Sonic and Tails

There are so many different Sonics out there. How to decide which one to draw? Join me as we navigate these impossible questions live (or watch the archive).  Is there still room in the world for more bad Sonic art? Let's hope so.

I'll be starting at 11AM Eastern and you can watch the unlisted YouTube stream via this link:
https://youtu.be/6hliqRRcNaU if the embed in this post is giving you tro...

Weekly Ramblecast 005: The Half-Twist McGillicuddy

Somehow a conversation about tying knots (the rope kind, not the marriage kind) turned into a longwinded screed on film restoration, digital preservation, and corporate meddling in copyright law. That's what happens when you ramble: you never know what you're gonna get! Note, we are definitely copyright lawyers. (We are definitely not copyright lawyers.)

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:06 Knots talk
00:02:43 Is tying shoes worth it?
00:03:21 Look at these f...

Character Selection: Vinny Draws from Memory Episode 03

Welcome back art lovers! This week feels like a great week to let the muse flow through us and attempt to capture the love and horror of some beloved characters.

The Nextlander Podcast 005: Shinra Switches Get What They Deserve

Well, that new Switch model sure did get announced. It surrrrrre did. Assassin's Creed is going live-service, Dan Houser might make more video games, we're all giving Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade another shot, the xCloud beta seems pretty good, a three-wheeled car is a questionable purchase, and Vinny's running out of room for Transformers. All this and more, discussed within!

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:36 Weather Report
00:01:55 The struggles of collecting...

Weekly Ramblecast 004: Wacom Wacom Wacom

It's the day after the 4th of July (that's July 5th, if you're counting), and we're here to ramble about our hot dog hangovers and bunless living, backyard etiquette at social gatherings, executive-on-executive violence in the workplace, Vinny and Alex's peculiar first-job experiences, a huge pile of video game t-shirts, and more!

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00:00:00 Vinny's cooler, more mellow Ramble intro
00:01:28 Brad's Hot Dog Hangover
00:02:08 Dressing your dog...

Monthly Planorama 002: July 2021

New month, new planning podcast! We dig into the July release list to map out the next month of video games, along the way discovering that Boomerang X has a cool grappling hook, remembering which hot-looking Devolver game Death's Door is, pondering whether we'll actually play a new Space Jam game (short version: probably), getting way too excited about a Pokemon MOBA, and deciding that Skyward Sword might be the biggest game of the month.

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The Nextlander Podcast 004: Chargin' Chuck and the Boo in the Mornings

With the summer heat setting in, this week we're hunkering down and weighing in on Mario Golf: Super Rush, Scarlet Nexus, Lego Builder's Journey, Mortal Kombat: Fast and Furious, Alex's now-extensive river knowledge, a pair of Control sequels, Sony's Housemarque acquisition, Silent Hill fatigue, the rumored Ghost of Tsushima expansion, our personal dirty-dish thresholds, the current Hall and Oates frequency, and more!

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0:00:00 Intro
0:01:44 Dishwashing ...

Vinny Draws from Memory: Pikachu and Mewtwo

Well, here we are! Back for some more chill times and great art. Well, hopefully, at least the chill times. The art is art and can never be judged. Though, it's all about the fun along the way, right?

I'll be going live at 11AM Eastern time on Thursday 07/01 on a YouTube unlisted stream.

Here's the unlisted YouTube link if you can't see it above:
https://youtu.be/wdQfiwmBFiQ 

That l...

Show Ideas: Your Input Needed!

Hey folks, 

We're finally starting to hammer out what our schedule is going to look like week to week, and a big part of that will be the recurring show-style streams based on specific games and themes that we've always enjoyed doing. A lot of these will likely be older or evergreen games we love or have been meaning to get around to (or back to), rather than focusing on new releases. (Seriously, have you seen the release schedule this year?)

We've got more than a few ideas k...

Patreon tier additions!

Hi everyone!

Got a little announcement for you all. We've had a few folks ask us if we plan on doing anything around emails/Q&A style stuff, and guess what? We do! Today we're announcing a new monthly podcast for all of our patrons. We'll be recording live using Discord's Stage feature, then posting the archive as a podcast after the fact for everyone to enjoy. These will be recorded at the end of each month, so our first one will be coming at the end of July. Stay tuned for a...

Character Voting: Vinny Draws from His Memory Ep. 02

Ok, time to make more fantastic art on this coming Thursday (07/01) at 11AM Eastern. For those that missed the first one, this is where I attempt to draw some beloved characters from memory and see how close I can get. I'll be posting the unlisted YouTube link tomorrow afternoon after this poll ends, so keep an eye out for that. That post will have the live link for Thursday, but the link should work for the archive as well if you miss it. But before we do that, let's pick the characters! Goi...

Weekly Ramblecast 003: A Two-Darryl Town

Alex is back from his week-long river ramble and ready to tell us all about Yampa snowmelt, sleeping in an Ansel Adams painting, the dauntless spirit of Minnesota retirees, the difficulty of engaging with the groover (or not), and plenty of other fun outdoorsy details. Plus, a few updates on how things are going around here and what we're working on. Ramblin'!

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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:53 Alex begins his Rafting Rambling
0:11:24 Tales from the campsite
...

The Nextlander Podcast 003: I Need a Moment!

Our friend and #1 guest Mary Kish joins the podcast to talk about a crash course on the ins and outs of Twitch life, remembering how to socialize in 2021, eating peanuts dangerously on airplanes, the return of PAX West, Griftlands, D&D: Dark Alliance, Bear and Breakfast, the end of Ratchet & Clank, the curious tale of Hideo Kojima and Blue Box Game Studios, chestbursting emotes, and more!

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0:00:00 Intro
0:01:10 Say hello to our guest!
0:04:21...

Vinny Draws from His Memory?

Hi Core Crew and above tiers, Vinny here. I wanted to test some things out (streaming to unlisted channels, NDI for this iPad, making terrible drawings) so I figured I'd try a bonus stream tomorrow. It will be a fairly chill and relaxed session where I attempt to draw two characters from memory (looking like Bubsy and Gex). Should be terrible and fun. Do not come expecting a real rendering of Bubsy or Gex, just some good times.  I think this post will embed the link for the stream tomorr...

Weekly Ramblecast 002: Big Dog vMix

With Alex adrift somewhere in Utah, Vinny and Brad do what they often do when left to their own devices: get technical. First we go down the streaming rabbit hole and talk through some of the video tools we're using to do remote production right now, then we climb out of that rabbit hole only to fall right down another one about--what else?--woodworking.

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0:00:07 Intro
0:03:36 Video Tech Talk
0:21:09 Submerged Computers
0:23:47 Too Much Collecting...

Which Character Should I Draw Live?

Wanted to test some things out with an unlisted live stream tomorrow around 11AM Eastern so I thought it might be fun to have a chill stream where I attempt to (poorly) draw a character from memory. This is will be a bad drawing, but it could be a fun time! Here's where I also get to test out the polls on Patreon. Here's what I was thinking for this one, so have a vote and we'll see how this all goes tomorrow. Keep an eye out for another post that has the link and more information. Make the r...

The Nextlander Podcast 002: Metroid vs. Predator

The first fully virtual E3 has come and gone, so we spend most of this episode running down our favorite games and announcements, touching on Starfield, Breath of the Wild 2, Advance Wars, Stalker 2, WarioWare, Redfall, Replaced, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Forza Horizon 5, Metroid Dread, Metal Slug Tactics, and more. Also, we played a bunch of Ratchet and Clank and Chicory. Also also, Alex saw F9! It's a podcast! About video games! Mostly!

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00:00:00  Intro
00...

Weekly Ramblecast 001: Ghost Hunting for Dummies

Our first weekly chance to shoot the bull arrives, with chatter about ghost hunting in a Hot Topic, a whole bunch of names for Nextlander that didn't make the cut, some ruminating about the nature of generations (of people, not consoles), and more. Lord, this was born a ramblin' podcast.

Welcome to the Future

Well, here we are at the end of the first week of Nextlander, and I think it's fair to say all of us are just plain speechless. Actually, two words do come to mind: thank you. We spent the last month wringing our hands about whether we could even pull this off, supporting ourselves by going directly to the people who enjoy what we do, but every person reading this has helped carry Nextlander way, way beyond every goal we set for it. The outpouring of support has been validating and humbling b...

The Nextlander Podcast 001: Welcome to Bee3

Our first official episode coincides with the beginning of E3, and you know what that means: time to speculate! Are we getting a Starfield release date? Where the heck is Elden Ring? Is that bee in Vinny's basement going to stop this show before it starts? These questions and more, pondered!

The Nextlander Podcast 000: Ready to Launch!

Who is Nextlander? What is Nextlander? Why is Nextlander? These questions and others you haven't even thought of yet are addressed in our very first episode of The Nextlander Podcast!

Monthly Planorama 001: June 2021

Welcome to our very first monthly planning episode!

All the thrill of a montly planning meeting with no work for you! This month's meeting is full of lombaxes, teen witches riding brooms, and Olympic slander.

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