Nerding Under The Influence

Telson moved into his new place, which means he’s stuck with shoddy internet again. We push through the technical difficulties to reminisce about a time when tech was difficult. Rotor controls, mixtapes, demonic Teddy Ruxpin, and more. We also take a brief look toward the future of video gaming, and recap our weekend one-shot. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Old Everyday Technology (6:51),...

What makes a good raid leader? Why do re-releases of retro games suck so much? And how much damage should lava really do? Join us for another tangent filled episode. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Retro Replay (29:12), Tabletalk (41:51), Podbag (1:21:22), Parting Gifts (1:57:28)

Join us in the ‘Super Rough’, as we try our best to revisit Fallout and Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Retro Replay (19:56), Tabletalk (1:03:38), Podbag (1:14:35), Parting Gifts (1:42:36)

We’re all over the place with this one. This episode’s tangents include video game selectile dysfunction, cringe fantasy from back in the day, bad JRPG localizations, planning tabletop one shots, and what we’d do with five million bucks (Canadian). Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Weird Video Game Selection Issues (7:40), Tabletalk (50:45), Podbag (1:37:52)

We bow down and welcome our AI overlords in this Podbag episode, featuring nerdy questions submitted by friend of the show, ChatGPT. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Podbag (7:14), Tabletalk (1:43:43)

What makes a game good or bad? Shane flies too close to the sun with taboo tabletop topics and pays the price. Tacos are the greatest food ever, plus more from the Podbag. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), What Makes A Game Good? (22:28), Tabletalk (1:00:36), Podbag (1:34:21)

We venture back to the stone age of gaming (1999-2006) to talk LAN parties and our favourite LAN party games and stories. Also, we're working on our own tabletop gaming systems, Shane's building a robot that makes art, and pineapple absolutely belongs on pizza. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), LAN Party Stories (12:47), Nerdy Side Projects (55:41), Tabletalk (1:18:18), Podbag (1:48:42)

We take a time machine back to our childhoods to explore what made us the nerds we are today. We also take a look at Canada's Online Streaming Act, and gush about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Canada's Online Streaming Act / Bill C-11 (3:34), Our Nerding Childhoods (35:08), Tabletalk (1:08:11), Podbag (1:51:13)

After almost 10 years talking about it, we are finally doing it! Topics & Timestamps: Into (00:00), Why do we feel the need to name everything? (11:03), Let's bring back Firefly (35:00), Tabletalk (58:02), Podbag (Podbag).