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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

01:09:18

Rand(Nerds); Episode 229 - Portal 2, Darkwood, For...

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2023/11/03

Welcome to episode 229 apologies for the audio in the episode, with our new host joining us we’re having to iron out a few issues In this episode we welcome Zabermoul to the podcast, hes guested as couple of times in the past and now back as a regular host. We kick off with Zaber discussing Portal 2, a game which somehow he amazingly hasn’t ever played before. We talk about the gameplay and humour of the game. Ram talks about a game he should love called Darkwood, but has had a few issues

00:47:20

Rand(Nerds); Episode 228 - 24 hour livestream recap,...

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2023/10/14

Welcome to episode 228 You’ll have noticed that Skazz is not with us for this podcast. Unfortunately life has got in the way and Skazz has had to (hopefully) temporarily step away from the podcast. We still have plan to continual, which will be discuss more at the end In this episode, Ram has a recap of our 24 hour live stream and discusses the games we played including Escape First Alchemist, Gang Beasts, Armello, Fall Guys, Human Fall Flat, Hunt Showdown and Portal 2. With a little overview of

01:22:30

Rand(Nerds); Episode 227 - Kill it with fire

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2023/10/08

Welcome to episode 227 We discuss Google vs Apple with regards to keeping phones up to date and stopping support and security updates. We also discuss why and when we upgrade our devices. We have a brief discussion on how bad we are at Hunt: Showdown and the many missed opportunities due to panic aiming we also discuss our upcoming 24 livestream, ram going mad over game engines graphics, And his bout of madness when fighting spiders in games, and the simple trick to make anything cute. Notes: When

01:11:50

Rand(Nerds); Episode 226 - Meeple Station, Ghostwire:...

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2023/09/24

Welcome to episode 226 Skazz is back on the road with his bike after many years of non-riding, we discuss some old planned road trips and possibly of going on one next year. Ram has been causing space based carnage in meeple stations, A game similar to rimworld but with some big drawbacks, and differently not a version 1 game. We learn how many stations Ram has doomed to a horrific death via mis-managment, including lack of plumbing, sentient poos and misplaced ladders Skazz has also finished

01:05:16

Rand(Nerds); Episode 225 - Call of Cthulhu TTRPG

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2023/09/09

Welcome to episode 225 Sorry for any audio issues in this episode, a mysterious hum from realms unknown upset the recording and Skazz had some fun removing it. Ram is back, and with Skazz having life getting in the way, he save us all by taking the stage to talk about an TTRPG he’s just picked up - Call of Cthulhu. He goes over the rules in depth, comparing it to D&D 5e and the strengths and weaknesses of both systems. Including character creation, combat, skill and how more RP heavy this game

00:38:52

Rand(Nerds); Episode 224 - Quality of ports, AKIBA’S...

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2023/08/18

Welcome to episode 224 Ram has had a family emergency and was unable to attend, so Skazz is flying solo. Skazz talk’s about the porting of games and how techniques are used to make lower res game look better and how they don’t always work. As well as how hardware plays into the situation and the lack of VRAM on PC graphic cards causing issues The first game he uses as an example is AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed, a PSP game that is poorly optimised. As a comparison, AKIBA’S TRIP: undead

01:45:39

Rand(Nerds); Episode 223 - Ghostwire Tokoyo

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2023/08/11

Welcome to episode 223 Ram has been saving spirits in Ghostrie Tokyo, we talk about the mechanics of the game, what makes side quotes interesting. Ram also shows his lack of knowledge of Japan and discusses the game world and Japanese folk law. We also talk about the free update -’The Spiders Thread’ Skazz give an internet update, and talk about the joys of networking, We also discuss Ram finding a mysterious mouse and the origin of church pews Notes: Save ghost and talk to dogs in Ghostwire

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