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29 January 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: As a buffer between episodes about the The Karate Kid movies and talking about Cobra Kai, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about what other nerdy stuff has been occupying their attentions. Andrew talks about the early access release of the Subnautica sequel with Subnautica: Below Zero while D. Bethel is pretty sure he’s playing Rebel Galaxy Outlaw incorrectly as he delivers goods across different solar systems.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Hernandez, Patricia. “The Fallout From GameStop’s Wild Wednesday Has Been Ugly.” Polygon. Vox Media, 28 January 2021.
A quick––but comprehensive––explanation of the Gamestop stock debacle:

If you’re dumb like I am, here’s a quick 5 minute explanation of what’s happening with GameStop and Wall Street $GME. The Robinhood Reddit bros are making millions and essentially took out an entire hedge fund. David vs Goliath. POWER OF THE INTERNET pic.twitter.com/G2iJVeBRsl
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) January 26, 2021

D. Bethel’s tweet of his drawing of “Frog” from Chrono Trigger:

Frog from the classic SNES JRPG, Chrono Trigger. pic.twitter.com/B2pV842esP
— D. Bethel (@DBethel) January 27, 2021

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“It’s Always a Game” (08 February 2019): Where Andrew first discusses his time playing the original Subnautica.
“Math That Works” (25 October 2019): Where Andrew dials in the gumption to finish Subnautica.
“Tile Pile” (22 November 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses his time playing Outer Wilds.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Something About Werewolves

4 September 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the recent Netflix-made video game documentary series, High Score, and gets inspired to finally check out the very strange––and controversial?––game, Night Trap. D. Bethel finds serenity as the ferryman of the dead while playing Thunder Lotus Games’ Spiritfarer, a game that is a far cry from their previous games.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Gillespie, Daniel. “New Mutants Weekend Box Office Is Biggest Since U.S. Theaters Reopened.” ScreenRant. 31 August 2020.
Ponder, Stacie. “25 Years Later, ‘Disgusting’ Night Trap Is Incredibly Tame.” Kotaku. G/O Media, 15 August 2017.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 107 – Spock’s Screams” (23 September 2016): Where D. Bethel discusses playing Thunder Lotus Games’ first game, Jøtun.
“Shortcast 28 – Linguistic Bravado” (11 August 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his time with Thunder Lotus Games’ second game (to which he contributed through Kickstarter), Sundered.
In two of the “Dan & Rusty Video Game Power Hour” shows, D. Bethel plays a bit of Jøtun:

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Feed the Fish God

24 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV’s revival of Leverage, Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games‘ delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 31 – “Post-Op Dan” (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of John Rogers’ post-Leverage show, The Librarians.
Episode 36 – “Dan & Andy’s Quality Audio” (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the pilot episode for Leverage.
“Dicksisms” (06 Sept. 2019): Where Andrew reflects on his time looking at indie video games at the Seattle Indie Expo.
“Starting By Starting” (03 Jan. 2020): Where Andrew talks about his initial impressions of Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher.
“Playing the Menu” (20 Mar. 2020): Where Andrew, inspired by the Netflix series, picks up The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt and gives it another shot.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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08 February 2019 – It’s Always a Game

8 February 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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Image Sources: Unknown Worlds Entertainment (top)/Team Cherry (bottom)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. finally return to video games for their Weeks in Geek. Andrew gets lost (in a good way) playing Subnautica by Unknown Worlds Entertainment while D. Bethel explores the mysterious labyrinthine world found in Team Cherry‘s Hollow Knight.

Andrew’s accidental screenshot while trying to escape the maw of a Reaper Leviathan in *Subnautica*.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Part 1 of D. Bethel’s playthrough of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 75 – A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament: Where Andrew shares how a mission from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain also triggered a strong response in him as a former Navy officer.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 72 – Little Paper People

2 November 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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Image Sources: @profounddark (top)/Boss Fight Books (bottom)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew starts things off by falling in love with the crafty goodness of using paper mini-figures for tabletop gaming. D. Bethel dives back into consuming the written word (about video games) with Boss Fight Books’ Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock. Andrew wraps back around to dish a little about Stardew Valley on iOS and how its able to manage saves between platforms.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 27 – Super Sleep Mode: Where D. Bethel mentioned starting to read the book, Console Wars (originally posted in 2014).
Episode 117 – Five Minutes to Funny: Where D. Bethel discussed reading his first Boss Fight Books book, Metal Gear Solid by Ashly and Anthony Burch.
Episode 120 – Where the Hands Touch: Where D. Bethel talks about the mission statement of YouTube video game documentary producer, NoClip.
Shortcast 21 – Love the Stank: Where Andrew first talks about playing Stardew Valley.
Shortcast 58 – Quite Easily Done: Where Andrew and D. talk about NoClip’s documentary about the history of Bethesda Game Studios.
Shortcast 63 – Editing is Magic: Where Andrew and D. talk about another Boss Fight Books entry, Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Paper Forge – one of the paper mini creators Andrew recommends.
Printable Heroes – another paper mini creator Andrew recommends.
Trash Mob Minis – a third paper mini creator Andrew recommends.
Boss Fight Books
“Week in Geek: Metal Gear Solid by Ashly & Anthony Burch” – D. Bethel’s deeper look into the Metal Gear Solid book where he posts his thoughts about video game criticism.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Episode 136 – Make It So

2 June 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 5 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew starts a Starbound server and learns about the administrative side of online multiplayer gaming while D. helps to make a game better by playing the PS4 beta release of Marvel Heroes Omega.

FAR CRYING: The trailer and promotional artwork for Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5 has inflamed a certain demographic of gamers, or has it? Our humble hosts investigate this conundrum.

WORKS CITED:

Hayes, Matthew. “Petition Calls for Ubisoft to Change Far Cry 5 Villains to Muslims or Change Setting to Canada.” ComicBook.com. 30 May 2017.
Tassi, Paul. “There’s No Way This ‘Cancel Far Cry 5’ Petition is Actually Real.” Forbes. Forbes Media, 30 May 2017.
Walker, Austin. “‘Far Cry 5’ Is About Living Under Fear in America.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 26 May 2017.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Bangor Mash” by The Devil Makes Three

Episode 131 – A Magical Failure

21 April 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays super sentai producer in Chroma Squad while D. Bethel gets introspective while drawing old high school characters for his “Sketch Fridays” series at LongJohnComic.com.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END: The final Doctor Who series to feature current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and current showrunner, Steven Moffat, began last weekend with “The Pilot,” which also introduced the new companion, Bill Potts. Dan and Andrew discuss their reactions to the episode.

NERD LAW – YOUTUBE EDITION: Andrew dusts off his non-advisory expertise to talk about a recent situation that occurred during Dan’s livestream of God of War III. They talk copyright, YouTube’s priorities, and Chinese variety shows.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel