We Were Gamers

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.

Michael lands on the worst pun of all time. Wing chat returns on Jolene's Wings + Beer. Andy caught up with Saitama in One Punch Man Season 2. JJ explains Stocks. And, we all bag on Google (and kind of the Australian government too).

Episodes 3, 4 & 5 discussion from Star Trek: Discovery Season 3.

CES shows us the future is here, with homemade soft serve. Andy tests the limits of a lox and bagel. And we've been busy with a bunch of games: Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles DE, Total War: Three Kingdoms, and even Call of Duty: Warzone.

Leveling up our homes with new projects in the new year, so we took a stab at emails! Also, Disney has opening up the door to new Star Wars games and even Indiana Jones with the creation of Lucasfilm Games. JJ and Michael fawn (deservedly) over Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Wonder Woman 1984 Major Spoilers Warning.

Andy's cancelled vacation plans lead to a deafening purchase. AGDQ runs happened and we loved seeing Celeste, Sonic Mania, Pokemon, Sekiro and more. JJ proves that the Total War series may not be everything we remember. We take a deep dive into Tim Roger's Tokimeki Memorial video. It brings us to Koji Igarashi and Michael's playthrough of Alwa's Legacy (twice).

The Winter Break gave us a little time to partake of Media: Soul, The Lord of the Rings, Wonder Woman 1984 and Ready Player 2. Andy does a car mod. JJ wonders about exploring the Total War Franchise. And, is who is Michael Keaton going to be in the DCEU? Happy New Year!

The end of the year looms large, it's time for all of us to take a little break. Come in from the weather; hang out.

We watch and have NUMEROUS comments on the 900+ year time jump to the future of our universe. Discovery Season 3 Episodes 1 + 2.

After a brief tangent on some food and holiday lights, we get straight to our annual "Things of the Year" list. JJ, Andy and Michael all pick an experience that will stick with them when thinking of 2020... it'll have to be pretty special this year. Also, yes, yes, we're also going to explore some further thoughts on the ending of The Mandalorian Season 2.

This season of Mandalorian was certainly more divisive than the first, but here we loved the narrative structure and character development. This is an ode to the final episode of Mandalorian season 2, as it ends one chapter and begins another. "If I saw a tank full of Snokes I'd Bib right out of there with maximum initiative."

Kit Returns! We discuss the wonderful "The Believer" Episode of The Mandalorian. Also, we review and throw wild conjecture around regarding the new Disney+ Lucasfilm announcements.