We kick off with a bit of a discussion of the history of iPhones models and the ups and downs of the Apple products, and how we feel phone technology has stagnated and the need to upgrade is less required. We also discuss other modern devices. Skazz has been playing Scarlet Nexus an action rpg with psychic power fighting the strange ‘others’, you play two characters with separate stories with an interwoven plot Ram has moved on from being a hospital administrator to being in charge of a universi...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 12Ep. 242
Welcome to Episode 241 We kick off by reveling in the changing weather and talk about our favourite time of year, Zaber has been continuing his play through of Jedi Survivor, we talk about the mechanics and the slight backlash against the game compared to it predecessor. Ram has been watching some TV shows, continuing taking advantage of his free AppleTV subscription by watching Foundation, very loosely based on the series of Issic Asimov. Ram give a overview of the series and its interesting co...
Apr 21, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 12Ep. 238
Welcome to Episode 240 We talk about our favorite criminal shows including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino. Zaber also recommends Sons of Anarchy Zaber talks about Rocket League, a football like game featuring cars and rockets, Also featuring a not often seen split screen mode, It was a favorite in the Zabermoul house, but an update require each player to have a profile and no guest accounts has caused some consternation. Zaber has also been playing Star Wars Jedi Survivor, last yea...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 14Ep. 240
Welcome to Episode 239 Zaber is unfortunately away today, so we once again welcome back Skazz After our normal rambling, we kick off talking about the sad news of the death of Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball and character designer of Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest. Skazz gives a brief talk about the various Dragon Ball series and his opinions on it. Related to above Skazz has also been playing Dragon Ball Z: Kakarov. A RPG that follows the Dragon Ball Z series story line with an interest...
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 32 min
Welcome to episode 238 We have problems saying the name of our first game, Tiny Tina’s Wounderlands. A spin off of Borderlands themed around a tabletop RPG board game. It has great voice acting and humour. Still with the Borderland staples of randomised weapons and being very silly, but now featuring an overworld. We also talk about the main Borderlands series, the back story and its up and downs of the series. Ram revisits a previous discussed game, Kerbal Space Program, a fantastic space sim a...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 12Ep. 238
Welcome to episode 237 We kick off with discussing Valentine's Day, traditionally a day for spoiling the ladies, and we find out Denmark has a special day to follow up for the guys. it doesn’t quite have the same romantic name, we also find out Zaber would not skip games night for love. Ram gives us a little bit of background on the concept of prepper’s, people getting prepared for the worst case scenarios but stocking up on supplies and building bunkers. This brings onto what he’s been playing ...
Feb 24, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Welcome to episode 236 Zabermoul has been rocking out to some concerts going to see US band Periphery with support from Crooked Royals. He followed it up with a trip to see a band he missed at Copenhagen, Architects, with support from Loathe and Spirit Box. Not only talking about the band, but Zaber give some thoughts on the sound design. Ram has been giving out quotes and then ghosting people, as well as drinking lots of tea in Builder Simulator, a game where you get to design, construct and de...
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 14Ep. 236
Welcome to episode 235, broadcast from a chilly UK and Denmark. We discuss Zaber musical talents and his playing history. And we get a share of music theory from him and his band role preferences. We also learn how modern technology is helping band performance. Zaber has been walking the virtual greens in both Golf It! We discuss trying out the VR mode as well as another VR golf game Walkabout Mini Golf. We then talk about IRL golfing and clubs in both the UK and Denmark. Ram has been playing fo...
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 12Ep. 235
Welcome to episode 234 In our first episode of 2024, TheSuffolkRam and Zabermoul welcome in the new year by discussing the differences between how the Brits and Danes celebrate Christmas and New Year, as well as some other celebrations involving fireworks. Zaber has been playing the latest game in the Yakuza series, Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man who Erased his name. The plot is set side by side with Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and involves Kazuma Kiryu who supposedly 'died' in a previous game. Zaber ...
Jan 13, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 12Ep. 234
Welcome to episode 233 Skazz joins once again for our Christmas podcast, to discuss a couple of games as well as our game of the year. Skazz has been playing the original half-life, recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, Valve has patched the game to now have support for the steam deck. Skazz has never been a massive fan, but has gone back and really enjoyed the game on Steam Deck. Ram has been watching people as an AI in Observation. Set on a space station he as an AI has to help his human ...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 233Ep. 11
Welcome to episode 232 Zaber is unwell with ‘The Rona’, so we have a special guest: Skazz is back! Skazz talks about what he’s been up to whilst he's been away, discussing his exploit with FGPA’s (Field Gate Programmable Array) emulation. A hardware device that can be used to emulate games instead of software for a more realistic feel. He talks about a couple of devices using it, specifically looking at; the analog pocket and Mister FGPA. Ram has been playing one of his favourite games from the ...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 232Ep. 11
Welcome to episode 231 We kick off in Rand(Nerds); tradition of going off on a tangent with Ram having a rant about metric vs imperial measuring systems and how the UK half-arsed it. Ram also talks about the joys of a full fibre connection. We get to hear a more sexy sounding danish man as Zaber has purchased a new mic, a shure SM7B with will make you ears enjoy this podcast even more. Ram then talks about throwing concrete in peoples faces and dealing with strange objects in the game Control fr...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 11Ep. 231
Welcome to episode 230 In this episode we welcome Zabermoul talks about his time at Copenhell, a metal music festival held annually in Denmark, He talks about the bands he saw, getting pissed, and the problems of being an early riser.As well as the costs He also recently took his daughter to see the Five Nights at Freddy's film. After a brief talk about the film and its (lacking) gory content, We discuss what things scare us in both film and games, and the types of horror we like/dislike. This l...
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 11Ep. 230
Welcome to episode 229 apologies for the audio in the episode, with our new host joining us we’re having to iron out a few issues In this episode we welcome Zabermoul to the podcast, hes guested as couple of times in the past and now back as a regular host. We kick off with Zaber discussing Portal 2, a game which somehow he amazingly hasn’t ever played before. We talk about the gameplay and humour of the game. Ram talks about a game he should love called Darkwood, but has had a few issues bounci...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 11Ep. 229
Welcome to episode 228 You’ll have noticed that Skazz is not with us for this podcast. Unfortunately life has got in the way and Skazz has had to (hopefully) temporarily step away from the podcast. We still have plan to continual, which will be discuss more at the end In this episode, Ram has a recap of our 24 hour live stream and discusses the games we played including Escape First Alchemist, Gang Beasts, Armello, Fall Guys, Human Fall Flat, Hunt Showdown and Portal 2. With a little overview of...
Oct 14, 2023•47 min•Season 11Ep. 228
Welcome to episode 227 We discuss Google vs Apple with regards to keeping phones up to date and stopping support and security updates. We also discuss why and when we upgrade our devices. We have a brief discussion on how bad we are at Hunt: Showdown and the many missed opportunities due to panic aiming we also discuss our upcoming 24 livestream, ram going mad over game engines graphics, And his bout of madness when fighting spiders in games, and the simple trick to make anything cute. Notes: Wh...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 11Ep. 227
Welcome to episode 226 Skazz is back on the road with his bike after many years of non-riding, we discuss some old planned road trips and possibly of going on one next year. Ram has been causing space based carnage in meeple stations, A game similar to rimworld but with some big drawbacks, and differently not a version 1 game. We learn how many stations Ram has doomed to a horrific death via mis-managment, including lack of plumbing, sentient poos and misplaced ladders Skazz has also finished Gh...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 11Ep. 226
Welcome to episode 225 Sorry for any audio issues in this episode, a mysterious hum from realms unknown upset the recording and Skazz had some fun removing it. Ram is back, and with Skazz having life getting in the way, he save us all by taking the stage to talk about an TTRPG he’s just picked up - Call of Cthulhu. He goes over the rules in depth, comparing it to D&D 5e and the strengths and weaknesses of both systems. Including character creation, combat, skill and how more RP heavy this ga...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 11Ep. 225
Welcome to episode 224 Ram has had a family emergency and was unable to attend, so Skazz is flying solo. Skazz talk’s about the porting of games and how techniques are used to make lower res game look better and how they don’t always work. As well as how hardware plays into the situation and the lack of VRAM on PC graphic cards causing issues The first game he uses as an example is AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed, a PSP game that is poorly optimised. As a comparison, AKIBA’S TRIP: undead...
Aug 18, 2023•39 min•Season 11Ep. 224
Welcome to episode 223 Ram has been saving spirits in Ghostrie Tokyo, we talk about the mechanics of the game, what makes side quotes interesting. Ram also shows his lack of knowledge of Japan and discusses the game world and Japanese folk law. We also talk about the free update -’The Spiders Thread’ Skazz give an internet update, and talk about the joys of networking, We also discuss Ram finding a mysterious mouse and the origin of church pews Notes: Save ghost and talk to dogs in Ghostwire Tok...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 11Ep. 223
Welcome to episode 222 We talk about our university days and some of the horrible testing systems they used and poor experiences we had while there. Plus our legacy spreadsheets We talk about how much modern web design is crap and is all about style of substance. We also talk about the changes to Reddit API We also discuss TukTuk repair and how pilot know when they have fat passengers on board, Japan cyber security minister Eventually we get to discussing games, with Skazz talking about Alan Wak...
Jul 22, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Season 11Ep. 222
Welcome to episode 221 We update our internet woes, Skazz is still suffering but Ram internet is back up and running after a visit from internet royalty. A discussion of warhammer leads to a look at the new US laser weapons systems. We discuss the recent submarine issue and apply our “expert knowledge” to the event and talk about other incidents around it. We finally get talking about games. Ram has been playing factory sim ‘Shapez’ like other factory games. It involves mining and making ‘shapes...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 11Ep. 221
Welcome to episode 218 We’ve been suffering from internet issues, but poor Skazz has been had it really bad and its been limiting his gaming potential Ram talks about the 10th edition of Warhammer 40k that's coming out, he talks about how games workshop learnt from the problematic launch of the 9th edition and the new limited edition box Leviathan. He also looks at how some of the community is reacting and the problem with Warhammer fans. Ram has also been playing a simple 2d puzzle game with Ol...
Jul 01, 2023•58 min•Season 11Ep. 220
Welcome to episode 219 We check in with Skazz Hogwarts adventure and the odd endings of the games, this lead onto a discussion on modern PC hardware. Skazz talks about the recently released Street Fighter 6 game and it demanding VRAM issues with its new open world mode, multiplayer world and massive graphical upgrades. Ram has played a couple of games with a classic game from his childhood with Sleepwalker that proves rather annoying, and then RISK: Global Domination based on the classic board g...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Welcome to episode 218 Skazz has been playing the controversial game Hogwarts Legacy, we discuss J K Rowling as an author and her books. Skazz also talks about the love for the world the developers have for the game, the character creator and the looks of the game, gameplay and some of the content and some of it neat online tie ins Ram has been saving a spys life by re-arranging comic book panels in puzzler Framed Collection. A neat puzzle game with a few annoying points. We also discuss the ani...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 44 min
Welcome to episode 217 We start with a brief talk about our exploits in Euro Truck 2, we've all been convoying and flipping over. We also talk about some of our fun expenses in left 4 dead 2 and how ram isn’t a US marine and will leave his friends behind. We also talk about why world war two shooters can be funner then more modern shooters and some complaints we have with them and as a link how we dislike modern film heros. Ram has been playing in VR space combat in Star wars squadrons. Feeling ...
May 15, 2023•2 hr 4 min
Welcome to episode 216 As per the norm for us, after talking a load of rubbish, we eventually talk about games. Ram talks more about the game he started last week, Call of Cthulhu, Release 2018 it is a survival horror but with an engaging story tired to it. Ram talks about the story, his knowledge on HP Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos, the stealth mechanics and skill system. This leads into a discussion on how to make a well designed survival horror including Ram's favorite example: SOMA, and also a ga...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Welcome to episode 215 A brief podcast this week, Skazz has a rant about control schemes for wheels, and Ram gives a brief talk about the 2018 Call of Cthulhu game Notes: Look like a promising RPG http://www.cyanide-studio.com/callofcthulhu You can Join us for our next Livesteam on Saturday 22nd April 2023 21:30 GMT+1 On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/randnerds Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/randnerds Also check out our next game night on Wednesday 12th April at approx 20:30 GMT on Twitch: Sk4z...
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Welcome to episode 214 We've both been playing a fantastic game that has no right to be as fun as it is, Euro Truck Simulator 2. We discuss our exploits and Ram's 'enthusiastic' driving style. We try and get an idea why its so much fun and engaging. We also talk about why VR works so well and how it make driving an enjoyable experience. Which moves into a conversation into issues with VR immersion. Notes The greatest driving game - Euro Truck Simulator 2 You can Join us for our next Livesteam on...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 11Ep. 214
Welcome to episode 213 A slightly short podcast this week with Skazz having tech issues and Ram being busy. But he did get some time to briefly play Hotel Renovator. Skazz also talks about exploring some custom worlds on VR Chat Notes: Two teenage baffled by old tech Kyle Hill explains ' Impossible Colours ' You can Join us for our next Livesteam on Saturday 25th March 2023 21:30 GMT On YouTube Twitch Also check out our next game night on Wednesday 29th March at approx 20:30 GMT on Twitch: Sk4zz...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 11 min
