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Rand(Nerds); Episode 249 - PlayStation Vita woes,...

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2024/08/24

Welcome to Episode 249Skazz talks about the technical issues he's been having getting trying to get the PlayStation Vita to work, issues with dying memory cars, whitelisting of games and an internet killing power adapter all stand in his way to replay the Ys games Ram has been playing a game that was seemingly downloaded from creative depths of his brain and made real by a team with a lot more skill than him in Empyrion - Galactic Survival. This epic Voxel based game has you surviving on alien

01:16:56

Rand(Nerds); Episode 248 - Playstation Portal, Blood...

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2024/08/16

Welcome to Episode 248 For some reason we start this episode discussing world records, getting into the Guiness book of records, and various tv programs based around it. Not having access to his PC at the moment, Skazz has returned to Console gaming with the PS5 and trying out in-home game streaming with the Playstation Portal. He talks about his experience with using remote play and the issues using it over Wifi, this leads into a discussion as to why Google Stadia got a bad reputation. We also

01:04:13

Rand(Nerds); Episode 247 - Backbone controller,...

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2024/07/28

Welcome to Episode 247Skazz has been hitting mobile gaming on his iPhone with an varitory of emulators that are now available, joined up with the Backbone, a device that attached to your phone and give you controller interface. It does have an and app and subscription services with some bullshit features tied behind it Ram has been playing early 2000s first person shooter Command and Conquer Renegade, an attempt to take the red alert universe down to ground level. It also had a pretty unique

01:34:41

Rand(Nerds); Episode 246 - Killzone Shadow Fall, Xcom...

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2024/07/01

Welcome to Episode 246 Skazz kicks us off briefly discussing the emulators that are now available on apple allowing mobile gaming, as well as trying in-home streaming of the playstation 5. He decided to try an old PS4 launch title with Killzone: Shadow Fall. Discussing the changes to the gameplay, adding a less then successful stealth feature to the game. As well as annoying tutorials, psychic enemies and eternal combat music. We also talk about stealth implementation in games and why it does and

01:48:42

Rand(Nerds); Episode 245 - Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of...

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2024/06/26

Welcome to episode 245We kick off this episode with Skazz telling us about his sea exploits by going to see a visiting Spanish Galleon, which has turned up a bit late for the armada We have some disturbing conversations with chat gpt, and discover the truth about sheep military prowess We discuss a game we had issues actually playing, Dawn of War: Soulstorm, we discuss when we played it in the past and how field of view is such an issue. We also talk about some other early 2000s classic

01:29:30

Rand(Nerds); Episode 244 - Hi-Fi Rush, XCOM 2

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2024/06/01

Welcome to Episode 244We start off discussing Ram re-wiring techniques after Skazz's wife has an accident with a hedge trimmer. Ram also talks about his visit to the Pig and Poultry fair to see all the pig related sex equipment and tractors. Moving swiftly on, Skazz has been playing Hi-Fi Rush, developed by recently killed off studio Tango Gameworks, a third person platformer with a rhythm style combat mechanic. Skazz talks about how it avoided it at the time. Following on from the above, we

01:18:30

Rand(Nerds); Podcast Episode 243 - s l o w r o a d s,...

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2024/05/26

We kick off this week with Ram telling us about his rebellious file server and his networking woes, plus window missing up his audio. Skazz talks about infinity generating road driving game s l o w r o a d s and how enjoyable chill games can be. We discuss other chill games such as flight simulator, Everything and Jalopy. Ram talks about the recently released netflix version of The Three Body Problem. He's also listened to the audiobook so he discusses the difference between it and the series

01:25:43

Rand(Nerds); Episode 242 - Scarlet Nexus, Two Point...

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2024/05/06

We kick off with a bit of a discussion of the history of iPhones models and the ups and downs of the Apple products, and how we feel phone technology has stagnated and the need to upgrade is less required. We also discuss other modern devices. Skazz has been playing Scarlet Nexus an action rpg with psychic power fighting the strange ‘others’, you play two characters with separate stories with an interwoven plot Ram has moved on from being a hospital administrator to being in charge of a university

01:18:44

Episode 241 - Filming, Beer, Jedi Survivor,...

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2024/04/21

Welcome to Episode 241We kick off by reveling in the changing weather and talk about our favourite time of year, Zaber has been continuing his play through of Jedi Survivor, we talk about the mechanics and the slight backlash against the game compared to it predecessor. Ram has been watching some TV shows, continuing taking advantage of his free AppleTV subscription by watching Foundation, very loosely based on the series of Issic Asimov. Ram give a overview of the series and its interesting

01:07:18

Rand(Nerds); Episode 240 - Crime Dramas, Rocket...

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2024/04/06

Welcome to Episode 240We talk about our favorite criminal shows including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino. Zaber also recommends Sons of Anarchy Zaber talks about Rocket League, a football like game featuring cars and rockets, Also featuring a not often seen split screen mode, It was a favorite in the Zabermoul house, but an update require each player to have a profile and no guest accounts has caused some consternation. Zaber has also been playing Star Wars Jedi Survivor, last years

01:32:06

Rand(Nerds); Episode 239 – Akira Toriyama, Dragon...

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2024/03/23

Welcome to Episode 239Zaber is unfortunately away today, so we once again welcome back Skazz After our normal rambling, we kick off talking about the sad news of the death of Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball and character designer of Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest. Skazz gives a brief talk about the various Dragon Ball series and his opinions on it. Related to above Skazz has also been playing Dragon Ball Z: Kakarov. A RPG that follows the Dragon Ball Z series story line with an

01:33:47

Rand(Nerds); Episode 238 - Tiny Tina Wonderlands,...

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2024/03/10

Welcome to episode 238We have problems saying the name of our first game, Tiny Tina’s Wounderlands. A spin off of Borderlands themed around a tabletop RPG board game. It has great voice acting and humour. Still with the Borderland staples of randomised weapons and being very silly, but now featuring an overworld. We also talk about the main Borderlands series, the back story and its up and downs of the series. Ram revisits a previous discussed game, Kerbal Space Program, a fantastic space sim about

01:36:35

Rand(Nerds); Episode 237 - Mr Prepper, Little...

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2024/02/24

Welcome to episode 237We kick off with discussing Valentine's Day, traditionally a day for spoiling the ladies, and we find out Denmark has a special day to follow up for the guys. it doesn’t quite have the same romantic name, we also find out Zaber would not skip games night for love. Ram gives us a little bit of background on the concept of prepper’s, people getting prepared for the worst case scenarios but stocking up on supplies and building bunkers. This brings onto what he’s been playing

01:23:16

Rand(Nerds); Podcast Episode 236 - Builder Simulator,...

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2024/02/10

Welcome to episode 236Zabermoul has been rocking out to some concerts going to see US band Periphery with support from Crooked Royals. He followed it up with a trip to see a band he missed at Copenhagen, Architects, with support from Loathe and Spirit Box. Not only talking about the band, but Zaber give some thoughts on the sound design. Ram has been giving out quotes and then ghosting people, as well as drinking lots of tea in Builder Simulator, a game where you get to design, construct and

01:31:51

Rand(Nerds); Episode 235 - Golf It!, The Forgotten City

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2024/01/27

Welcome to episode 235, broadcast from a chilly UK and Denmark. We discuss Zaber musical talents and his playing history. And we get a share of music theory from him and his band role preferences. We also learn how modern technology is helping band performance. Zaber has been walking the virtual greens in both Golf It! We discuss trying out the VR mode as well as another VR golf game Walkabout Mini Golf. We then talk about IRL golfing and clubs in both the UK and Denmark. Ram has been playing formal

01:28:28

Rand(Nerds); Episode 234 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The...

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2024/01/13

Welcome to episode 234 In our first episode of 2024, TheSuffolkRam and Zabermoul welcome in the new year by discussing the differences between how the Brits and Danes celebrate Christmas and New Year, as well as some other celebrations involving fireworks. Zaber has been playing the latest game in the Yakuza series, Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man who Erased his name. The plot is set side by side with Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and involves Kazuma Kiryu who supposedly 'died' in a previous game

01:26:10

Rand(Nerds); Episode 233 - Christmas Special 2023:...

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2023/12/23

Welcome to episode 233 Skazz joins once again for our Christmas podcast, to discuss a couple of games as well as our game of the year. Skazz has been playing the original half-life, recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, Valve has patched the game to now have support for the steam deck. Skazz has never been a massive fan, but has gone back and really enjoyed the game on Steam Deck. Ram has been watching people as an AI in Observation. Set on a space station he as an AI has to help his human crew

01:29:59

Rand(Nerds); Episode 232 - Thief: Deadly Shadows,...

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2023/12/16

Welcome to episode 232 Zaber is unwell with ‘The Rona’, so we have a special guest: Skazz is back! Skazz talks about what he’s been up to whilst he's been away, discussing his exploit with FGPA’s (Field Gate Programmable Array) emulation. A hardware device that can be used to emulate games instead of software for a more realistic feel. He talks about a couple of devices using it, specifically looking at; the analog pocket and Mister FGPA. Ram has been playing one of his favourite games from the

01:25:10

Rand(Nerds); Episode 231 - Control

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2023/12/02

Welcome to episode 231 We kick off in Rand(Nerds); tradition of going off on a tangent with Ram having a rant about metric vs imperial measuring systems and how the UK half-arsed it. Ram also talks about the joys of a full fibre connection. We get to hear a more sexy sounding danish man as Zaber has purchased a new mic, a shure SM7B with will make you ears enjoy this podcast even more. Ram then talks about throwing concrete in peoples faces and dealing with strange objects in the game Control from

01:17:05

Rand(Nerds); Episode 230 - Penumbra Overture, Five...

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2023/11/18

Welcome to episode 230 In this episode we welcome Zabermoul talks about his time at Copenhell, a metal music festival held annually in Denmark, He talks about the bands he saw, getting pissed, and the problems of being an early riser.As well as the costs He also recently took his daughter to see the Five Nights at Freddy's film. After a brief talk about the film and its (lacking) gory content, We discuss what things scare us in both film and games, and the types of horror we like/dislike. This

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