Season 4 Episode 6 :: New Dimensions in Gaming
When we debuted our minisode format in October, our first coverage centered around the Mass Effect 2 DLC, Lair of the Shadow Broker. It’s only appropriate that as we absorb minisodes into the regular Nerdy Show numbering, it is again with Mass Effect DLC. Arrival is the sci-fi epic’s latest installment, possibly the last before this Fall’s Mass Effect 3. Our resident Bioware expert, Colin, has all the details on the expansion.
But this episode’s main event is our discussion of Nintendo’s latest hardware mind-blower, the 3DS. We discuss the system, its games both current and forthcoming, all the stuff preloaded on the hardware, and how it’s bringing augmented reality into your home. One thing leads to another and we also get into a discussion about Nintendo as a whole with Brandon dealing some harsh criticism for The Big N. All that, plus a visit to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games with Luke McDuffee, a smattering of recent video game news, oh yeah… and lots of cognac. Whoosh!
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Tracks:
- Roll Out (Street Fighter 2) :: Team Teamwork/ Ludacris
- Juese Belmont :: Shael Riley & The Double Ice Backfire
- Us and Them :: Videogame Orchestra
- Team Gato 2.0 :: Dale North & Mustin
- Bright as the Stars (Earthbound) :: Team Teamwork/ Talib Kweli & Mos Def
- Air Shooter :: Joshua Morse
- Burrito Night Zone :: Team Fasto
- 8-Bituary :: hojjoshMC
Links:
- Brandon’s “Do Nintendo Games Currently Suck?” thread
- Best DS games of all time Nerdy Show Forum thread
- Watch Nerdy Show witness the 3DS for the first time (at 9 minutes)
- List of forthcoming 3DS games
- Read the Portal comic
- Check out the Unreal 3 engine
- Sonic – 20th Anniversary Trailer Teaser
- Swat Kats season 1 opener
- Swat kats season 2 opener
- International Center for the History of Electronic Games website
Mass Effect Links:
- Nerdy Show’s first Mass Effect episode on Lair of the Shadow Broker
- Mass Effect 3 Trailer
- The Mass Effect prequel novel, Mass Effect: Revelation
The 2nd Mass Effect novel, Mass Effect: Ascension
- The 3rd Mass Effect novel, Mass Effect: Retribution
- Download Mass Effect Galaxy for the iPhone
- Mass Effect: Redemption issue 1
- Mass Effect: Redemption issue 2
- Mass Effect: Redemption issue 3
- Mass Effect: Redemption issue 4
- The Mass Effect: Redemption Graphic Novel
- Check out more cool Mass Effect stuff here
