We're fresh off our break, and... where'd all these video games come from?? We dive into Dead Island 2, Horizon's Burning Shores DLC, Minecraft Legends, the new Vampire Survivors expansion, Cyberpunk's path tracing mode, the contents of the noble baseball, and a bunch of other stuff!
We're back from a short break, and... Movies got watched! Snowboarding got snowboarded! Sheds got built! (Or will, maybe!) And more!
(00:00:12) Live to tape? Live to tape.
(00:00:39) Don't go snowboarding in your forties probably.
(00:07:08) The Mario movie!
(00:11:36) Brad watched...
We're back from a short break, and... Movies got watched! Snowboarding got snowboarded! Sheds got built! (Or will, maybe!) And more!
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(00:00:12) Live to tape? Live to tape.
(00:00:39) Don't go snowboarding in your forties probably.
(00:07:08) The M...
2023-04-19 01:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Our first couple of video game adaptations this month were pretty dire, but business picks up this week as we check out Paul W.S. Anderson's first foray into games as cinema in Mortal Kombat!
We’re back! This week I’m excited to check out the Horizon DLC, Minecraft Legends, Advance Wars, and Dead Island 2! A couple of those won’t be hitting until the end of the week, so we might not get to talking about them until later. We’ll be continuing our journey to get our shovel in Son...
2023-04-17 18:40:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, Brad here with a heads up that I'll be joining the illustrious Ben Hanson tonight at 6pm Pacific for MinnMax's Trivia Tower, which should be a ton of fun. To play (and maybe win some video games?!?!?), you'll need to follow a temporary invite link to join MinnMax's Discord, which you c...
2023-04-17 16:08:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We're mostly away from the mics this week, so here we present the inaugural ep of this patron-exclusive reunion podcast, in which Austin Walker and Dan Ryckert join Vinny and Alex as they talk about what makes a mech a mech, slipping and sliding, and of course porn.
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We recorded this ramble two weeks ago for the week we're off, so tune in to hear us speculate about all the stuff we'll be doing this week, from car inspections to ant warfare to computer-building!
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(00:00:30) Nothing like a good Clerks reference to start your...
2023-04-11 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We recorded this ramble two weeks ago for the week we're off, so tune in to hear us speculate about all the stuff we'll be doing this week, from car inspections to ant warfare to computer-building!
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(00:00:30) Nothing like a good Clerks reference to start your...
2023-04-11 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For our second video game movie of the month we take a trip down Shadaloo way to check in on Guile, M. Bison, and the whole World Warrior gang as they shoot, explode, and rarely street fight their way through the incredibly ill-advised adaptation of Street Fighter.
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2023-04-10 17:29:36 +0000 UTC View PostWe’re on vacation this week, so while there won't be any livestreams we’ve still got some goodies! If you’ve never heard Never Been a Better Podcast you’re in luck! Episode 01 will be hitting the main podcast feed this week for everyone. It’s got Dan and Austin joining us, and is a ton ...
2023-04-10 14:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Abby Russell and Dan Ryckert join us to talk about movies and kids, smoking in airplanes, and... of course... pooping.
Here's a picture of Dan's setup as referenced in the podcast!
Would you believe they're still making video games? We get together to run through the notable releases of April, from Advance Wars and Horizon DLC to new Star Wars, new Minecraft, new-old Advance Wars, Dead Island 2 (?!?), and more.
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(00:00:06) Intro
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2023-04-06 16:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Would you believe they're still making video games? We get together to run through the notable releases of April, from Advance Wars and Horizon DLC to new Star Wars, new Minecraft, new-old Advance Wars, Dead Island 2 (?!?), and more.
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(00:00:06) Intro...
2023-04-06 16:10:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and welcome to this video game podcast, in which Brad is deeper into RE4, Vinny has finished his sinister fishing in Dredge, and Alex is reclaiming the land in Terra Nil. Also, Sony's rumored PS5 streaming handheld, Asus' Steam Deck competitor, a new Street Fighter movie, living with Mario ...
2023-04-05 23:10:26 +0000 UTC View Post
On this ramble, we celebrate an improvisational birthday and mourn a mug-friend before diverting into a whole bunch of E3 talk, including personal and professional show memories, musical acts, and more.
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(00:00:38) Good night, Grover mug
(00:03:52) The i...
2023-04-05 00:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post
On this ramble, we celebrate an improvisational birthday and mourn a mug-friend before diverting into a whole bunch of E3 talk, including personal and professional show memories, musical acts, and more.
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(00:00:38) Good night, Grover mug
(00:03:52) The impr...
For the month of April the Watchcast crew will be digging through the detritus of early video game movies, and we're kicking things off with the mother of all game-to-cinema adaptations in the profoundly weird Super Mario Bros.!
2023-04-03 22:29:17 +0000 UTC
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This week we’ve got our Patron’s Choice stream kicking things off on Monday! It looks like Brad is digging into that Zelda and Metroid randomizer business, so don’t miss it! We’ve also got a Planorama and a Never Been a Better Podcast with Abby and Dan Ryckert going up this week. I’ll b...
2023-04-03 18:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings, Nextlanders! Hope you all enjoyed Michelle Yeoh March, and are ready for a new slate of films to consume. This month we're "celebrating" the release of the upcoming Mario animated film with a quartet of early cinematic video game adaptations. The first film is the required pick given t...
2023-04-03 15:09:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe monthly patrons' choice stream is here again, and this time you've got a whole weekend to weigh in on what it is we'll be playing this coming Monday. (We don't actually think elections should be held on weekends, but until election day becomes a national holiday, we'll make an except...
2023-03-31 20:48:25 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we defy the laws of spacetime and causality to bring you discussion of games such as the Resident Evil 4 remake, Lunark, Crime Boss: Rockay City, and Hellgineer, plus impressions from the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay walkthrough, a live!! reaction to the cancellation of E3, and ...
2023-03-31 00:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's ramble is sponsored by the filmography of Tom Hanks, with special guest appearances Alex's knuckle injury, Brad's ancient Steam Link, Vinny's five-figure graphics card license (just kidding), and more!
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(00:00:16) Mike Patton seems like a cool guy<...
2023-03-29 00:46:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's ramble is sponsored by the filmography of Tom Hanks, with special guest appearances Alex's knuckle injury, Brad's ancient Steam Link, Vinny's five-figure graphics card license (just kidding), and more!
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(00:00:16) Mike Patton seems like a cool guy<...
2023-03-29 00:44:30 +0000 UTC View Post
We close out Michelle Yeoh March by celebrating the film that won her the Oscar in 2022's madcap multiverse action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once. So bust out your butt plugs and chomp down on some chapstick, because it's time to rescue Raccacoonie (and also save the universe).
I don’t think I’ve ever had a job (as an adult) where taking a chunk of time off didn’t seem stressful. I always feel that I have to get twice as much done beforehand, or that I’m leaving a team shorthanded, or something similar. I wonder if most people feel that way or if maybe I just ma...
2023-03-27 18:53:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Spring has sprung a bunch of your burning questions on us, and we respond with answers about landlord gaslighting, the '70s McDonald's aesthetic at home, good and bad Watchcast ideas, and extremely questionable uses for a Holodeck.
2023-03-24 01:45:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we spent a bunch of time time on islands, both vampire (Brad played Redfall) and tropical (we all played Tchia), Alex seems to genuinely like the new WWE game, we pay respects to Lance Reddick, Counter-Strike 2 is actually a real thing, Ubisoft dabbles in AI development tools, and more....
2023-03-22 23:24:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We delve into many things from our past this week, including old motion graphics, old charts and graphs, old music files and players, and other old stuff. Also, have you SEEN the prices on these baseball mitts?
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(00:00:31) Spring may in fact have sprung
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We delve into many things from our past this week, including old motion graphics, old charts and graphs, old music files and players, and other old stuff. Also, have you SEEN the prices on these baseball mitts?
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(00:00:31) Spring may in fact have sprung
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