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We Were Gamers

Andy, JJ, Michael

Old friends reflect on their history with gaming and try to keep up while they grow up - games, movies, shows, and more.

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All Episodes

01:46:40

Carbon Scoring 8: The Jedi, The Tragedy

We Were Gamers ·

2020/12/07

Ken and Andy welcome Loren, roleplay gaming creator and Star Wars aficionado, to talk about the latest two episodes of the Mandalorian.

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01:02:53

236: Maybe Buy an AMD?!

We Were Gamers ·

2020/12/03

In full blown appreciation mode for Tim Rogers and his crazy long videos, we review Cheez It flavors. Also, there’s Thanksgiving food talk too. Component Class returns to fawn over those new Ryzen CPUs and their apparent market domination. Andy tries Call of Duty: Warzone. And, of course, a follow-up on the Mandalorian.

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01:02:31

235: Ichiban's Flaming Lumber

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/25

We throw up our saltiest takes on... pink salt & mini tacos. Also, Halo 4 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

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01:16:34

Subspace 25: Season 2 Short Treks

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/20

A look at the mostly charming and fun Discovery Short Treks before we get lost in the future of the Trek universe.

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01:03:27

Carbon Scoring 7: This is the Day

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/18

Artist Drew E Johnson joins us for a stellar episode of Emergency Carbon Scoring. We had to jump back into the Mandalorian fray and take a Clone Wars and Rebels retrospective to try and grasp the rather large reveals from Season 2 Episode 3. What a ride!

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01:07:42

234: Clone Wars 2 Electric Boogaloo

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/18

Every game wants to be the only one you play. Hearthstone tries to reemerge under the modern philosophy. Will a battle pass make it relevant to us again? Three sparkly new consoles launched. Michael tried new wings. Mass Effect also swings for the comeback. And, ODST betrays us only to leave Andy pleasantly surprised. Oh, yea, hey, what's all the fuss about Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 3? JJ wants to throw down.

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01:02:42

233: Cerberus is a Good Boy

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/11

Coyote Pee? Ok, Ok. But seriously: The Mandalorian Season 2, Hades, Final Fantasy XII, Super Mario Odyssey, and even a review of all our previous episodes!

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01:08:29

232: A Dragonlance Hero

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/04

A wonderful podcast trip back in time to talk about the historic book series Dragonlance (and it sounds like just the first of many discussions!). Andy gets a deep dive lesson on gambits and systems in Final Fantasy 12 in order to try and catch up to the two other over-achievers. Also: Alton Brown, the Blizzard Gear Sale, Starlink, Wizards of the Coast's terrible decisions, and the first episode of the Mandalorian.

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00:59:32

Carbon Scoring 6: Mando Emergency!

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/03

Kit, Ken and Andy were raring to gab about the Mandalorian Season 2 premiere. What an episode! We just nerd out for an hour on all the minutia we loved finding in there and where we think things are going, now that the first 50 minutes are on screen.

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01:56:26

Carbon Scoring 5: The Gatecrasher Pod

We Were Gamers ·

2020/11/03

Ken tries to calm down Statler and Waldorf (Andy & Kit) over the last month of frustration regarding Hasbro's Pulsecon and retailer exclusive troubles. It's a lot of toy talk as we talk about Pulse, the Credit Collection, Target's ridiculous shortages, Vintage Boba Fetts, increasing prices, variable quality. There's a lot of info to be found on different toy lines for Star Wars that are readily available too. We also chat up that Mandalorian trailer. And! Ken and Kit have played Star Wars:

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01:08:23

231: Fried Chicken, Yes

We Were Gamers ·

2020/10/28

Apologies up front for a confounding audio problem this week. It will be corrected. We're inundated with local fires. All of us gave camping a go. Lots of food chat. Back to the Future the Musical? There's a sad thing happening at Blizzard (to Blizzard?). And, we get to a batch of EMAILS!

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01:34:49

Subspace 24: Lower Decks

We Were Gamers ·

2020/10/23

An entire season of Star Trek: Lower Decks has aired and it was wonderful. Boimler and Mariner have found a place in our hearts already. Also, Andy read "Star Trek Picard: The Last Best Hope" and we really need to talk about what it would have meant to the show.

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01:07:06

230: En Banc Pizza

We Were Gamers ·

2020/10/21

Sports. Sports. Sports: Baseball, Football, Blaseball. The Peanut God has fallen. And, we have a pineapple problem. Well, we really have a banana problem... with Pizza. Sega's 60th anniversary is over, with some special games to have played. JJ tried a PS3 emulator. And, Andy discovers some sad byproduct of marketing in this era.

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01:03:41

229: Penta-Slam

We Were Gamers ·

2020/10/14

The Sports Episode: A discussion of real Baseball drama leads to the inevitable, a crazy wild Blaseball season finale. We discuss the insane design of football in Jon Bois's "20020." And even the sport of Karate gets a nod when Andy binges Cobra Kai. JJ makes a sport out of robbing shopkeepers in Spelunky 2.

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01:07:38

228: Dual-Wielding Bananas

We Were Gamers ·

2020/10/07

Join us this week as we work on positivity! Like, Andy positively loves ODST in the new Halo: Master Chief Collection for PC. Michael tries an even older game (like 1989) in Chip's Challenge 1. And we talk about the optional bosses in Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age.

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01:00:49

227: Muh Gentlemens

We Were Gamers ·

2020/09/30

We get so wild on food and cars there's literally no time for games this week. What a weird one. Hear about Andy's new family car and the new worries around modern ownership. What's a soup? Is Gazpacho a condiment? And, we take on the CRIMINAL Burger Topping Rankings put out by Defector (whom we normally respect and admire).

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01:07:45

226: The Snackening

We Were Gamers ·

2020/09/23

A garage door collapses. Another one opens? A huge slew of Microsoft news: Xbox Series X & S, the payment plan, ZeniMax Media & Bethesda purchase, Game Pass and even dropping Halo: ODST - all inside a week. JJ gets Super Mario 64 running natively on his PC. The Snackening has occurred in Blaseball. And, Michael puts on a clinic in Final Fantasy 12.

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02:06:32

Subspace 23: Discovery S2 Finale

We Were Gamers ·

2020/09/21

We discuss the final 3 episodes of season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery, as well as our initial thoughts on the series as a whole. You take the good, you take the bad, and you take the crazy (!) ending and you've got something pretty unique.

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01:20:18

225: Control Your Expectations

We Were Gamers ·

2020/09/16

JJ has a heck of a time just getting Control to run, which ends in a fun game. But, that prompts us to chat about the new RTX 30xx series cards coming from nVidia. There were lots of details dropped about the new Xbox's and we also chat about the controversial Nintendo direct, some of us are more positive than others. And, of course, let's talk LEGO's.

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01:51:07

Carbon Scoring 4: Therm Scissorpunch

We Were Gamers ·

2020/09/15

A discussion on our pilot crews leads down a rabbit hole of old Dark Horse comics. Also, what's the problem with the new Galaxies Edge toy line at Target? Stick around to find out Motor Trends Snowspeeder of the Year.

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