DECK PICS: Andrew got his hands on the new Steam Deck and shares his initial thoughts––and experiences––with it.

UNIFICATION: With D. Bethel on the Paramount+ bandwagon––because he missed Star Trek: The Next Generation so much––he and Andrew discuss the return of Spock in Season 5's "Unification I" and "Unification II."

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Brought to You by Convalescence" (20 November 2015): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the interesting video game board game, Armello.
• "Love the Stank" (30 December 2016): Where Andrew first discusses playing Stardew Valley.
• "Disco McCoy" (08 April 2022): Where our hosts cover all things Star Trek with this year's "First Contact Day" celebrations.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Kroll, Justin. "Chris Pine Q&A: The Barry Linen Co-Founder On Ramping Up His Banner’s Slate, His Directing Debut On ‘Poolman’, Potential Captain Kirk Return & 'Following The Giggle'." Deadline, Penske Media, 01 Apr. 2022.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the first season of HBO's pirate rom-com, Our Flag Means Death, while D. Bethel has a lot of fun with Acid Nerve's charming game about being a grim reaper, Death's Door.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Baguettevania" (24 August 2018): Where Andrew discusses his time playing Moonlighter.
• "Sad News Theme" (28 February 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses his time playing Moonlighter.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The teaser for Thor: Love & Thunder.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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NFTs BREAK BIG: Andrew brings new NFT disaster stories to the show, from Star Trek to Dungeons & Dragons to Batman to $277, it's all a garbage fire and it doesn't seem to be going away.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Codega, Linda. "NFTs Are Here to Ruin Dungeons & Dragons." Gizmodo, G/O Media, 08 April 2022.
• Handagama, Sandali. "'Jack Dorsey's First Tweet' NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280." CoinDesk, Digital Currency Group, 13 April 2022.
• Spangler, Todd. "DC to Sell 200,000 Batman Cowl NFT Digital Collectibles, Eyeing $60 Million Haul." Variety, Penske Media, 29 March 2022.

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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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FIRST CONTACT DAY: April 5 is celebrated by Star Trek fans as "First Contact Day." While the day is fictional, the celebration is real as Paramount releases a bunch of Star Trek news, sneak peeks, and trailers. Our hosts dive into all the news that's fit to beam up.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The cast announcement video for Picard, season 3.
• D. Bethel will be at the return of Sacramento's CrockerCon next week, on Thursday, April 14!

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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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A MISERABLE PILE OF SECRETS: Our hosts spend a bit of time reminiscing on the 25th anniversary of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night––the video game that put the "-vania" in "Metroidvania."

WEEK IN GEEK: After a week off, our hosts have been busy being nerdy! Andrew finally caught up with all the Spider-Man movies while D. Bethel dipped another toe into deck-building video games with the very popular Slay the Spire, developed by MegaCrit.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Nerd Business" (31 July 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first discuss Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as a game that matters.
• "Trusty Rusty" (10 August 2018): Where Andrew talks about the video deck-building game adapted from a physical one, One Deck Dungeon.
• "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): On the show's fifth anniversary, our hosts discuss the prevalence of "RPG elements" throughout, basically, all video games at this point.
• "Good Gamefeel" (28 June 2019): Where our hosts discuss the first non-Castlevania Metroidvania game developed by the adopted father of the series––Koji "Iga" Igarashi––Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
• "Reliable Virtual Helmets" (27 September 2019): Where D. Bethel plays his first real roguelike deck-building game, Meteorfall: Journey.
• "Smell the Duke" (04 February 2022): Where D. Bethel plays a bit of the clever deck-building game, Griftlands.
• "Bigger Than the Batman" (11 March 2022): Where D. Bethel talks about the indie game currently on his docket, A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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