We Were Gamers

With Andy out this week, Michael and JJ talk about current events! Currently that means E3! We recorded before Nintendo so we made some predictions, we were probably wrong! But there is tons of discussion of new games coming out from Microsoft (Halo Infinite, Gamepass everything, Starfield), Square Enix (Guardians of the Galaxy, Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters), Ubisoft and others!

Talking about Controllers is just too fun, so here is Part One: Talking about first party and aftermarket controllers, layouts, preferences, light history, and integration. Component Class makes its triumphant return. Also, The WWG crew and families finally had the fated Wing Challenge cook-o-thon get together. Hear all the wonderful flavors... and the not-so-wonderful spicy chip.

Re-loving the Deep Space Nine Season 7 classic "Take Me Out to the Holosuite." Who are the lessons really for?

Emails! (Monitors, Super Switch Pro, VPNs, & Password Managers) Andy drools over a new TV. JJ and Michael have a Trails summit.

JJ washes his car to sit in traffic. Michael braves a variant of the Luther at Knott's. And, Andy tries to uncramp his thumbs. On this riveting We Were Gamers, we give a good amount of time to Horizon Zero Dawn as well.

Andy revisits the darkest corner of the MCU (Hulk) and a very bright one too (Captain Marvel), while JJ reviews the reimagined Four-Hour Justice League. Michael and JJ chat Horizon Zero Dawn after having completed Yakuza 5. We ponder the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. There's a good amount of Trails series updates. And, thanks to a provoking article on Nintendo News, we debate the true meaning of...

Kit, Ken and Andy sit back for a few hours to discuss The Bad Batch’s overall feel so far in the young new Disney+ show. Also, we commiserate at the sad state of the collector market and if toy collections are even still for the fans.

Comics Expert Ken joins us for an episode solely focused on the shows: Invincible and Falcon & Winter Soldier. Other than our normal tangent shenanigans, that's seriously it. Spoilers.

Some busy weekends of fun and work get us deep into the BBQ prep for summer. And when you're talking BBQ, it's time to talk about Flavor Town, yes, the actual one. JJ gets a brand new set of wheels. Michael explores the Moon Doors. And, Apple and Epic are duking it out "in" court.

And now our watch has ended, not with a bang but with a whimper. Mash-ups aside, JJ and I share in our disappointment in Discovery's slapdash ending. Listen in and we'd love to get some opposing opinions to debate.

In This One: Nvidia Filters, Call of Duty Warzone, Mad Max, Homeowners Minutes, Horizon Zero Dawn, Collection of Mana (Final Fantasy Adventure), Yakuza Dance Battles, Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky the Third, Mortal Kombat, and Invincible!

Miniature Component Class about the usefulness of a PCI-E port vs USB-C for computer expansions. We had a heck of a time buying limited items like Beer and Analogue NT Mini & Super NT. Michael gets his DLC on in Horizon and Andy keeps diving into Smash. And, we get to chat about the Wonderful first five episodes of Invincible on Amazon Prime.

Not Blaseball, actual real life Baseball talk about hilarious plays occurring as the season begins. Michael explores Taste of Disney. Andy pre-lives First Contact Day. And plenty o' games too: Disco Elysium, Smash Ultimate, Fantasian, and Horizon Zero Dawn. Also, tank printers?

Discovery Season 3 Episode 9, 10, & 11.

Michael and JJ love Loop Hero, listen for some more advanced strats. Also, a few admissions of defeat from Andy lead-in a podcast of dour news: EVO, PS3 and Vita Stores, Blaseball and even Mario can't escape. Did you want to know what Apple Arcade is like or how to use a controller on your phone?

Visualizer Improvements to be made, but enjoy the updated look! Michael loads up on gourmet adventures during the Knott's Boysenberry Festival and a trip to Carthay Circle. JJ expands our minds with a look a Loop Hero. We discuss the Raya and the Last Dragon release. And, Andy boots up a functional Sega Saturn; was it a good game system?

Two Hundred and FIFTY main pods. Wow! We come with all the hits: Food Crimes, Blaseball, Wandavision, Tetris, Search Engines, The New Switch, and Raw Clothing.

A busy episode about: Murlocs, Mars, Pliny the Younger, Sony’s game slate, Oddworld, Wandavision, Call of Duty, and even the return of Blaseball.

Kit lets his Miyagi flag fly as we all fawn over the wonderful reinvigoration of the Karate Kid franchise. Part 1.

PSA: Clean your dusty PC! Andy got some unsolicited advice about his SCUF controller. "Blizzconline" happened this past weekend; revealing Diablo 2 Resurrected and more. Nintendo had a Direct. And, we're all caught up to episode seven of Wandavision.

Saru becomes something new... Burnham too? Episodes 6, 7, & 8 of Discovery Season 3.

Andy joins the standing crowd and tests out a high end controller - The SCUF Vantage 2. Michael gets into the future with Horizon Zero Dawn. And, JJ brings us tale of two new board games: Splendor and Tiny Towns.

Jam packed with fun news stories this week: Graphics Card scalping (not by us), Goldeneye's HD remake, and more. Michael tries Balan Wonderworld Demo. JJ got Future Connected in Xenoblade Chronicles DE. And, we have a *lively* debate about Donkey Kong 64. Donuts.