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Welcome to the Rand(Nerds); Podcast episode 55

Skazz had been playing one of Ram’s favorite games, Deus Ex. Hes having a hard time getting into it so Ram tries to sell it to using a weird cake analogy and tales on how to abuse the game.

Skazz has also been playing on private Vanilla World Of Warcraft servers,we talk about how nice the first version was ad Blizzard business practices. We also discuss other MMO’s out there including what Ram wants from an MMO

We have a brief discussion into the TV series of Westworld, with some minor spoilers

Ram has been experiencing the life of a American teenager girl with time travel powers in Life is Strange, He concluded that high school is horrible and talks about the weird way he plays these games.

We discuss the end of the WiiU, the new Nintendo switch and where it will sit in the market and its cost, the loss of LAN gaming and how gaming is now more unsocial.

Notes:

The original and in our view the best of the series: Deus Ex: Game of the Year edition

Facing return to Vanilla World of Warcraft? You can support a group trying to bring back the server

Various superheros MMO one now defunct City of Heroes and two still active: Champion Online and DC Universe Online

Live like an American Teenager with Life is Strange

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TheSuffolkRam and Skazz.

Welcome to the Rand(Nerds); Podcast episode 54

Skazz has been playing a 2d side scrolling beat em up Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds, that features dropping time machines on people and characters from other tv series. TheSuffolkRam has been channeling his inner bureaucrat by stamping passports and detaining people for money with Papers, Please.

Skazz has been watching James May build lawnmowers and telephone with his last BBC series The Reassembler, we also discuss TV series presented by the other Top Gear presenters as well. Ram just finished watching the final series of Continuum,and small budget production featuring form fitting suite.

Skazz has been looking forward to a new graphics card, the GTX 1050ti and discusses his hatred of scalpers

We talk about the death of Carrie Fisher and the current morale implications of using CGI actors in films.

We look back at the recently finished steam sales, the bargains we got, and how one of us spent a little bit more then the other. We also talk about what will happen when Gabe Newel merges with steam.

Notes:

A classic 2d side scrolling beat the up Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds

Do you like stamping documents with no care for customer service? either get a job at the post office or play Papers, please

James May at his best, in a shed tinkering with old machines in The Reassembler

Jeremy Clarkson doing history and Richard Hammond doing science

Like the idea of  a Time Traveling woman in a tight leotard from the future? watch Continuum

Join Skazz in lusting over the new GTX 1050ti low profile

The sad news of the death of Carrie Fisher

Anything you think we should talk about? Weird news to blow Luke and Bard’s mind with? Or just want to ask us a question? You can email us here.

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Cheers

TheSuffolkRam and Skazz

Sorry for the sound quality, we had heavy rain on the roof of our studio.

Welcome to the Rand(Nerds); Podcast episode 53, our 2016 Christmas special! now with added jingle bells!

Ram has been playing in a monochrome world of Betrayer, featuring maidens in red and wind masking footsteps, while battling corrupted conquistadors and skeletons. Skazz talks about the physical release of Armello, the developers League of Geeks, and the stuff that was promised and not delivered. We also discuss the evilness of steam bundle deals and upcoming sales.

Bard had been watching Lupin the third, the modern day series of a 1960s manga set in Italy, featuring a gentlemen thief.

Finally we give out our annual game of the year awards.

Notes:

Monochrome worlds and evil conquistadors with Betrayer

One of our favorite games from 2015 Armello, choose wisely where you buy it from

A new series of a log ruining manga/anime with Lupin the Third

Our games of the year: Skazz has been shooting girls, Bard has been investigating and Ram has been scared of robots

What graphic card does TheSuffolkRam own? this video tells all

TheSuffolkRam’s game of the year has some great live action videos

Anything you think we should talk about? Weird news to blow Luke and Bard’s mind with? Or just want to ask us a question? You can email us here.

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Sorry for the sound quality in this episode, we had heavy rain on roof of the studio.

Welcome to episode 52, In this episode Bard a has returned from the grave, but is still his happy cheery politically correct self.

TheSuffolkRam had been playing dishonored 2, a game where you don’t play as a 10 year old girl but can punch a lot of people,  it also causes Ram to lose the ability to form words. We discuss why we would buy Garrett from Thief 1-3 and Corvo a drink and the great voice artist Stephen Russell. Skazz has been messing around with the modern world of emulators, and discusses how far they’ve come in the intervening years.

Ram is looking forward to the new Walking Dead game from telltale, and bard tries to explain JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

We also discuss how much we hate thief 4, robot dogs with shotguns opening doors, ‘accidentally’ killing kids in video games and anime theme hard drive analysis tools.

Notes:

Play the better thief game with Dishonored 2

Marvel like Skazz at the modern world of emulation with Launch Box

The new Walking Dead game from telltale

One of the best hackers/80s films Wargames

Bard favorite Anime series: JoJo Bizzare Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable

Dishonored as a text adventure

Journalist Christ Thurston and his dishonored ‘no trace’ run

Want an Anime themed hard drive analysis tool? These guys have got you covered

Plus:A bonus picture of an Evil goat

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Welcome to the Rand(Nerds); Podcast episode 51

In this episode, after his visit to our studio last podcast, Kim has left us after drinking all the tea. TheSuffolkRam has been blocking roads for hours, trying to tip cars and suffering a patriotism overdose with Farming Simulator 17, which does not feature flying hay bales, but does have pigs who breed very quickly. We also reminisce about our antics in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and why its good that sims don’t have in game insurance.

Rams also been watching a couple of TV series. First up is Westworld, a modern version of a film Skazz has never heard of, but feature two characters that could have been based on us. Next up is Top Gear…. I mean The Grand Tour, a back to form series for Clarkson, Hammond and May, bankrolled by Amazon. Which TheSuffolkRam almost had tickets for.

We discuss the news that EVE has gone Free to Play, and other MMO’s that have not changed business model. We also do our best to avoid upsetting the EVE community

Notes:

Attack indestructible pig fencing with Farming Simulator 17

Not a plane, but there is a crop dusting helicopter

A tv series about a real life MMO, Westworld

Top Gear as it should be: The Grand Tour

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Welcome to Episode 50 of the Rand(Nerds); podcast. TheSuffolkRam has been playing a game involving visual programming with SpaceChem. Skazz meanwhile has been reliving the glory days while hunched over due to short cables with the new NES Classic.

We discuss how Lycos went crazy and started making wearable technology and how there site trolls people and Kim Jung Un makes a guest appearance

Notes:

Visualize programming and combine atoms with Spacechem

If you’re lucky you may get one for Christmas, relive the good old days with the NES Classic

Its amazing how few printers you would need to print Wikipedia, let XKCD explain

Anything you think we should talk about? Weird news to blow Skazz’s mind with? Or just want to ask us a question? You can email us here.

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Cheers

TheSuffolkRam and Skazz