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Schedule for the Week of 05/13/2024
Hello, hello! I still haven’t jumped into Homeworld 3 yet, and I might actually wait until I’m done with Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth to check it out. It’s not something I want to dip in and out of while I’m making room for another big game. I keep trying to wrap up Harold Halibut as well, but w...
Never Been a Better Podcast 024: Eat, Play, Love
Dan Ryckert and Austin Walker stop by to debate the best Nintendo console, the sexiest controller, and our natural desire to eat everything.Below is a copy of my SNES vs N64 worksheetCHAPTERS(00:00:07) Intro(00:02:31) Dan's beard maintance(00:05:39) There are no new scams(00:06:50) Fun with phon...
Patron Q&A 035: May 2024
On this month's live Discord question session, we discuss the glory of Mountain Dew-themed Final Fantasy monsters, the fate of Vinny's ant parade, the early days of Giant Bomb, what Double Fine should do next, the utility of casting magic with your hands, and a bunch of other stuff!
The Nextlander Podcast 150: Indie-cent Proposal
A ton of interesting indies hit last week, and we picked Animal Well, Cryptmaster, and Crow Country to dig into this week. Also in the news, PlayStation's new leader(s) announced, a multiplatform future for Square Enix, our initial thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a new Doom next mo...
Weekly Ramblecast 153: Not All Moms
Alex enters the weird, exciting world of homebrew rhythm games, Brad fantasizes about the entire Nintendo 64 library being ported to PC, Vinny introduces the kids to a certain Mr. Preston, Esq., and more on this week's ramble.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:57) You just can't supersed...
Weekly Ramblecast 153: Not All Moms
Alex enters the weird, exciting world of homebrew rhythm games, Brad fantasizes about the entire Nintendo 64 library being ported to PC, Vinny introduces the kids to a certain Mr. Preston, Esq., and more on this week's ramble.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:57) You just can't supersed...
The Nextlander Watchcast 091: Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1 & 2
It's been a long road getting to Twin Peaks: The Return, but let's all just be glad we didn't have to wait 25 years like everyone else. Join us as we dive into Twin Peaks' final season to learn what all our favorite residents are up to, what happened to Agent Cooper, and what the hel...
Schedule for the Week of 05/13/2024
It’s May and somehow it’s already the middle of May! I’m looking forward to getting my hands on Homeworld 3 this week, so hopefully we’ll have more of that on the Podcast. On Monday Alex and I are hitting some meaty parts of Phantom Liberty on our Cyberpunk streams. On Thursday, we’ll have...
The Nextlander Podcast 149: Stylish Nun Action
It's been a week in the games industry with both Xbox's closures of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks and the Helldivers 2 account backlash, and we dig into the whole mess. On the upside, Hades 2 came out! Nintendo said the words "Switch successor!" We played Indika, Minishoot' A...
Weekly Ramblecast 152: Play Last War: Total Origins Now!
With Alex back on the clock, we interrogate the question of what happens to your brain after two weeks off, discover a shocking secret about Argentina, dissect Robert Heinlein's politics, ponder the perils of replacing your power supply, go deeper down the rabbit hole of dumping your own cartrid...
Weekly Ramblecast 152: Play Last War: Total Origins Now!
With Alex back on the clock, we interrogate the question of what happens to your brain after two weeks off, discover a shocking secret about Argentina, dissect Robert Heinlein's politics, ponder the perils of replacing your power supply, go deeper down the rabbit hole of dumping your own cartrid...
Schedule for the Week of 05/06/2024
Hello and welcome back! We’ve got the whole crew together again this week. Alex is back from vacation and we’ll be starting Twin Peaks: The Return with the first Watchcast episode going up next week. On Monday, Alex and I will be continuing our story missions in Cyberpunk 2077, especially the DL...
Monthly Planorama 036: May 2024
Games! They are out there but they might not have gotten as much buzz unless you're a Homeworld, Paper Mario, or MultiVersus fan. Personally, I'm excited about that Cyptmaster game! More typing games please!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start(00:00:06) Intro(00:02:21) V Rising [PC (Microsoft Windows)] ...
Monthly Planorama 036: May 2024
Games! They are out there but they might not have gotten as much buzz unless you're a Homeworld, Paper Mario, or MultiVersus fan. Personally, I'm excited about that Cyptmaster game! More typing games please!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start(00:00:06) Intro(00:02:21) V Rising [PC (Microsoft Windows)] ...
The Nextlander Podcast 148: No Mall Katanas
We're thrilled to be joined by Remap Radio's Rob Zacny this week to talk about everything from Shogun: Total War to Qui-Gon Jinn's Force balls, Manor Lords, Another Crab's Treasure, the post-Embracer troika, strategies for truly unplugging, and plenty of other stuff!CHAPTERS(00:00:00...
Weekly Ramblecast 151: Ivan Reitman's Super Off Road
Vinny and Brad ramble in tandem this week with Alex still on vacation, touching on everything from Hawthorne, NJ's finest arcade to the absurdity of AI lapel pins to some of the many, many pieces of video game hardware tucked away in Brad's storage.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:22) ...
Weekly Ramblecast 151: Ivan Reitman's Super Off Road
Vinny and Brad ramble in tandem this week with Alex still on vacation, touching on everything from Hawthorne, NJ's finest arcade to the absurdity of AI lapel pins to some of the many, many pieces of video game hardware tucked away in Brad's storage.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:22) ...
The Nextlander Friday Thank You: April 2024
Vinny and Brad are back on the clock while Alex takes a pause for another week, and it's up to them to come up with some worthy streaming options for you, the loyal patron, to vote on. They've enlisted the help of some friends and otherwise cast a wide net to assemble the following options f...
The Nextlander Watchcast Bonus Episode 001: Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
For all you Twin Peaks superfans out there, enjoy this very special bonus Watchcast where we talk about the various deleted and extended scenes from Fire Walk With Me.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Bonus Episode 001: Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014(00:00:17) - Intro.(00:04:00) -...
The Nextlander Watchcast 090: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Our watch-through of Twin Peaks: The Return is visible on the horizon, but before we can get there, we've got to go back to where it all began. Join us as we learn about the Blue Rose, meet Phillip Jeffries, and witness the final tormented days of Laura Palmer.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlande...
Schedule for the Week of 04/29/2024
We’re back! We’ll, Brad and I are back, but Alex is still on vacation. How did it go, you ask? Great! I got a bunch of stuff done that I had been putting off. I packed and moved the three bookshelves I’d been eyeballing out of my basement and into my garage which [Vinny leans over to look] res...
Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 004: Snakes, Sneaks, and Stew Leonards
We're taking a week off of the regular podcast, so in its place we offer an episode of our monthly reunion show, in which Dan Ryckert and Jeff Bakalar join us to talk about snakes in the basement, Stew Leonards, and cotton candy versus popcorn!CHAPTERS(00:01:03) Intro(00:02:06) Oh, it's mari...
Weekly Ramblecast 150: Gamefan2066 Says "Will Play Games for Clean Water!"
As we ramble about in real life on our break this week, we offer a pre-break ramble we recorded about unexpected Ricky Martin encounters, the ups and downs of being old at Coachella, hoodwinking the kids' video game time, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:01:02) PTO science is being c...
Weekly Ramblecast 150: Gamefan2066 Says "Will Play Games for Clean Water!"
As we ramble about in real life on our break this week, we offer a pre-break ramble we recorded about unexpected Ricky Martin encounters, the ups and downs of being old at Coachella, hoodwinking the kids' video game time, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:01:02) PTO science is being c...
The Nextlander Watchcast 089: Mission: Impossible (1996)
On this week's Watchcast we dive deep into the movie that kicked off Tom Cruise's obsession with crafting exciting near death experiences for himself in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible!CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 89: Mission: Impossible (1996)(00:00:36) - ...
Never Been a Better Podcast 023: Path of Totality
Abby Russell and Jeff Bakalar are here to talk about eclipses, earthquakes, and being eaten by your cat!CHAPTERS(00:00:06) Intro(00:01:09) Abby's new space!(00:04:14) The Legend of Eugene and the CBSi Office(00:07:51) We should have been reviewing TVs(00:19:16) Missing (some of) the office(00:22...
The Nextlander Podcast 147: Ah, Yes, He Is Internet Boy?
Let's talk about such games this week as Harold Halibut, Life Eater (eater of life!), and Laysara: Summit Kingdom, plus news and sundries like the games of the Triple-I initiative, what "PS5 Pro Enhanced" is going to mean, $90,000 copies of Castlevania, awkward dining experiences in Japa...
Weekly Ramblecast 149: Curtis, Take Out the Damn Trash
A variety of hats and dogs and new TVs and CRT mods and trash habits and hip hop artists, all rambled about this week!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:39) Let the hat carousel begin(00:04:12) Hand-me-down clothes sometimes have a... musk(00:06:36) The raccoons will do what they'll do(00:10...
Weekly Ramblecast 149: Curtis, Take Out the Damn Trash
A variety of hats and dogs and new TVs and CRT mods and trash habits and hip hop artists, all rambled about this week!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:39) Let the hat carousel begin(00:04:12) Hand-me-down clothes sometimes have a... musk(00:06:36) The raccoons will do what they'll do(00:10...
The Nextlander Watchcast 088: Dragnet (1987)
On this week's Watchcast we scrutinize the ridiculous 1987 movie version of TV's driest cop show, Dragnet! And in the process Vinny and Alex try their best to figure out why the heck this movie, of all movies, holds so much real estate in their brains.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Wat...
















