Frantic Nerdcast

In Episode 132, the Frantic Nerdcast crew kick things off with some channel news: nearly 1,000 videos on YouTube, TikTok finally behaving, and the first Vault X packs arriving.

Then it’s straight into tabletop territory. We look at the Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG, including its mob-first combat, simultaneous player actions, hotbars, split health bars and grinding system, plus the frustrations of the Godzilla RPG’s app-only digital rulebook and a first look at the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition starter set.

From there we cover a Pokémon gambling scheme in America, Pokémon cards in McDonald’s Australia Happy Meals, prerelease tournaments, and how much easier modern Pokémon games are to level up in. We also share our thoughts on the Palworld TCG.

In TV and film, we go deep on Vision Quest Episode 7 (spoilers ahead), chat Dragon Ball Super, and recommend the Australian reality show Unskilled Adult and the behind-the-scenes drama Unreal.

We finish with Gundam Assemble, Bandai’s skirmish miniatures game with its clever timeline system, great value starter sets and easy-to-paint minis. We also shout out Wartide, Monsters at War and Vault X (use code FRANTIC).

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In Episode 131 the crew picks their Mount Rushmore of TV sitcoms, and the arguments start fast. Scrubs, Blackadder, Big Bang Theory, Community, South Park, Schitt’s Creek, Frasier and Will & Grace all get a look, plus plenty of honourable mentions. Along the way they work out which classics have aged badly and who gets a face on the mountain.

Before that, they cover the Cancer Council Longest Day golf fundraiser (72 holes in one day) and recommend Miracle Workers, the Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi anthology comedy. Later they dive into the Fourth Wing books, with dragons, obvious plot twists and one very bad audiobook mistake. They also cover the new Black Clover season and League of Legends Worlds, including some sad news from the LoL community.

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Welcome to Frantic Nerdcast episode 130 baby! In today’s episode, we are over our PAX disease and ready to dive into some amazing content. We discuss our final thoughts on the interviews and footage we have up on our channel from our weekend at PAX. We start by discussing our latest video game character Mount Rushmores including Mario, Banjo and Kazooie, Marcus Phoenix and Pac-Man. We give our non-spoiler review of the Amazon Prime series Lanterns. AJ provides us with a spoiler review of the new Street Fighter movie. We have a chat about Super Troopers 3 and give our review of the Matchbox movie starring John Cena. We had fun and lots of laughs on this episode and we hope you do too. Please let us know who your Mount Rushmore video game characters are in the comments. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss our new content that we drop every week.

Brock, Aj and Zac chat all about the awesome things we got to do at pax Australia 2026. Make sure to check out the rest of our interviews from PAX 2026.

Welcome back to Episode 128 of the Frantic Nerdcast! This week, AJ, Zach, and Brock are gearing up for PAX Australia with a packed episode full of tabletop recommendations, gaming news, and movie-to-game pitches

First up, we cover our final preparations for PAX Australia, including booth setups, promo cards, and Nintendo booth expectations. Then, we share our favorite travel-sized board games and card games to keep you entertained on flights and trips. Later, we brainstorm movies that desperately need video game adaptations—from heist thrillers to high-stakes comedies. Finally, we break down our absolute favorite miniature wargames, comparing Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Adeptus Titanicus, Mantic titles, and indie tabletop gems!

With PAX just two weeks away, the crew sits down to talk tabletop games, retro video games, and modern cinema. We kick things off with a recap of our latest TCG Tuesday match in Illustrals, share early thoughts on the top-down turn-based game Canvas City, and preview upcoming matches in DC Deck Builder: Rivals.

Then, the conversation devolves into a full Transformers marathon breakdown—examining Optimus Prime's ruthless kill count, the missed potential of Galvatron, and why the animated Netflix trilogy (War for Cybertron) gets the characters right. Finally, we debate the best movie trilogies from the 2000s to now, covering The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings, The Bourne Series, The Matrix, and Shyamalan’s Unbreakable universe.

It's that time of the week again. This week we chat about the Cyberpunk TCG, We talk all things PAX Australia 26, we talk the series 3 of Silo, We talk the upcoming Australian tv show Gnomes, Blizcon and much more.

Welcome to Episode 125 of the Frantic Nerdcast! On this week's episode, the crew breaks down the latest news around the rumored Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for the Switch 2, including proposed quality-of-life changes like a manual jump button. We also dive into hands-on impressions of Hollow Knight, talk TV with updates on Silo, The Gentlemen Season 2, and Bookish, and catch up on book reading lists including Three-Body Problem and Horus Heresy. Plus, we discuss our upcoming trip to PAX and showcase a custom physical DIY shuffle baseball game!

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro & Sponsor: Monsters at War Card Game

02:00 - Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Remake News & Quality-of-Life Changes

05:07 - Hollow Knight Review & Gameplay Impressions

10:04 - TV Talk: Bette, Silo, The Gentlemen, & Bookish

23:19 - Book Club: Three-Body Problem & Horus Heresy Deep Dive

42:20 - DIY Shuffle Baseball Game Project

48:45 - Nerd News: Anime Releases, Alien/Romulus, Witcher 3 Remaster, & More

57:03 - Cancer Council Longest Day Golf Fundraiser Announcement

59:35 - PAX Trip Prep & Channel Updates

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Welcome back to Episode 124 of the Frantic Nerdcast! In this episode, AJ, Brock, and Zach break down the latest episodes of DC's Lanterns and dive into the recent trailers for the Hogwarts HBO series and the new live-action Street Fighter movie. The guys also talk about Silo Season 3, the Cyberpunk TCG initial thoughts, their upcoming appearance at PAX, and run through a pop culture binge-watch quiz!

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Welcome to episode 120 of the Frantic Nerdcast! In this episode, the guys break down their experience at CollectorCon in Newcastle, discuss trading and completing Pokemon TCG master sets, and talk local card grading with TCG and PCG. Plus, we pay tribute to the legendary Tim Curry, talk about upcoming plans for PAX Australia 2026, dive into board game recommendations (Zombicide: Marvel & DC Deceased), and share our thoughts on the latest Toxic Avenger movie!