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Welcome to Episode 81 Apologies in advance for the quality of the Audio, something was making an annoying background hum that we could not figure out. We kick off with TheSuffolkRam discussing his experiences with the  Steam Link and Steam Controller, setting it up and trying games with it.  He also talks about problems with different resolutions and firewalls. Ram has also been playing Life is Strange: Before the Storm, the  prequel to the first game (there will be SPOILER for the first game). he  discusses the development of the main character Chloe Price and the  “Backchat” system replacing the previous games time manipulation powers. We look at the recent announcement of the Nintendo Labo cardboard  accessories for the switch. We talk about the target market and our  thoughts on its value for money. We discuss Skazz streaming trials and his “problem” with PC’s. We  talk about problems with threat progression in

Welcome to Episode 80 and a Happy new year! TheSufoflkRam kicks off with some spoilers for the previous  dishonoured game by talking about Dishonoured: Death of the Outsider, We  talk about the special power of the main character including stealing  peoples faces and talking to rats. as well the joyful loss of the chaos  system. Skazz has been playing previously discussed game The Long Dark, he’s  not found it quite as challenging as when Ram played it but is looking  forward to trying it at a hard difficulty. We compare our hauls from the recent steam sale, Skazz has been  reserved this time by only buying 80 games compared to Ram’s pathetic  haul of 24. We then talk about the big news of the recent Intel hardware hack  that been found with Spector and Meltdown. We badly describe how the  attack works and what this means for the average user. Plus how people  should be concerned about the Internet of Things. We then look at our game o

Welcome to a festive episode 79 Ram kicks us off talking about Her Story, trying to find out the  story of a murdered man by watching interview tapes and searching  databases. Skazz talk about his latest toy, the Sen-Pi. a retro gaming emulation  box based on Lakka Linux. He tell us about how he broke it in just a  few minutes and problems he has setting up hardware. Ram then talk about another communist dystopian world with Beholder,  like paper please it involves deciding people fates and enforcing  Draconian government rules and regulations. Plus you can send your  children to a gulag. Ram then talks about the return of The Grand Tour, how the series has  improved and the changes from the last series. We then move into a talk  about streaming services and weird editing in iTunes. Plus we find out the ‘result’ of Skazz’s Splatfest! And we get Ram’s Rant on sports on TV. Notes: Find the truth about a missing man in Her Story Want a retro console, but scared of the

Welcome to episode 78 We start with Skazz talking about the latest (i.e. ongoing during the  broadcast) talking about the latest splatfest, this time with the  question of Book or Movies. This leads onto a discussion of the merits  of books over films and into a big discussion of the hobbit and Lord of  Rings adaptions of Terry Pratchett book. Ram has been feeling the pressure with underwater java based survival  sim with Farsky. He tell story of drilling for iron, fighting sharks,  looting his own corpse, magic food, losing submarines and turning into  Andrew Ryan. Skazz returns back to Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds Overdrive which  has just been released on the Switch. A side scrolling beat the up game  where you can drop time machines on people. This leads into a discussion  on the bad design of the Nintendo Pro Pad We then move onto the news that Valve are going to be dropping  Bitcoin as a form of payment on Steam. We talk about the future of the &n

Welcome to episode 77 Straight from the streets of Lowestoft, Middlemeiseter has returned! Skazz kicks us off talking about  Skyrim on the Nintendo switch, and we can revel it is still broken! We  talk about the ports and improvements in the quality since the technical  problems of the original release, We discuss archers and our tactics in  Oblivion/Skyrim, scaling cliffs, creepy child adoption practises,   determined NPC’s  and dealing with vampirisim. He then moves onto Mario Odyssey and  its problematic motion controls, hes talks about the game design issues  and the new hat mechanic. We also talk about the Splatfests and how we  deal with the decisions of which side to take via science TheSuffolkRam has been make good use  of his hand by playing Hacknet, another hacking simulation game. He talk  about how the game nicely simulates using a terminal and creating the  feel of being an actual hacker and why consistency in simulations are  

Welcome to episode 76 Ram kicks off with playing city skylines, he tell us about his  various city hes fromed, and how they ended in variouse form of  diasters. once again hes hit by power abd rubbish issues Skazz has been playing Doom on the switch, we taslk aboiut comparing  game versions between dioffrent systems, and the incrdiable power now  aviable in small systems we also discuss it lack of goats Ram been watching Stranger Things, a Sci-Fi/Supernatural series set  in the eighty’s. We discuss child actors, and some of the… disturbing  responses from the media. We also talk about fallout games, and spending time getting into  games Notes: Follow us on twitter Like us on facebook Subscribe to our YouTube channel Join us on google+ Join our Steam Group Why not come join us on our next livesteam? See our YouTube channels for details Cheers TheSuffolkRam and Skazz

Welcome to episode 75 We kick off with our plans for next year for a 24 hour livestream hopefully for charity. We then get onto the main  game talk with Skazz kicking us off by  talking about command block in Minecraft, leads to his child destroying  the world. We also talk about various story from the servers we’ve  playing, including Skazz bad neighbours and Ram wish for destroying the  world. TheSuffolkRam has been playing a couple of games, first a previously  mention VR sickness inducing game Emily Wants to Play. IT’s a first  person free roaming Five Night at Freddie’s inspired game, very cheap  but very basic. Hes also been playing a text based game based round  hacking with Code 7. We also talk more Hacking games and game with  limited interfaces. Ram has also been watching season 2 of The Expanse, a hard sci-fi  series about a possible alien incursion into our galaxy and the politics  between the three main factions. Finally we talk about th

Welcome to episode 74 Skazz kicks us off with his report on Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star  on the switch. A warrior style game featuring lots’ of enemy and a  confusing story line. TheSuffolkRam has returned to Borderlands 2 due to the purchase of  glasses (it make sense in context). He talks about strange guns and some  of the strange humour. Skazz talks about the recent splatoon splatfest fest including a in  depth discussion on which way toilet roll should be put on the holder  and the quickest way to empty the roll. We also talk about the next  splatfest decision of Vampire or Werewolves and discuss the benefits of  each. And it implementations in various games. TheSuffolkRam talks about the newest version of Warhammer 40k (8th  edition), talks about the changes to how the game works for the both the  good and the bad. As well as discussing other game workshop products. We talk about IGN’s take over of Humble Bundle, and what the implications might be. Fin

Welcome to episode 73 Middlemeister has briefly returned to us once again to discuss the  story of his purchase of his new SNES mini, including missed buses and  after hours openings. He also talks about the games on it as well. We  look at the difference between the NES mini and some strangely missing  games. TheSuffolkRam has been playing another FPS puzzle game  with Infinifactory. Building complex assembly lines making box based  object for his alien overlords and getting random items as rewards. We then begin discussing the new Star Trek series, Star Trek:  Discovery. Big spoiler warning for this one. Ram wasn’t impressed,  Middlemeiester preferred it more. We talk about the opening two  episodes, the character development in it, the futuristic space ships  and revamped Klingon’s. We briefly talk about Wolfenstein 2 and the lack of automatically  health recovery and why were glad quick saves don’t exist in real life. We talk about the upcoming s

Welcome to episode 72 We kick off with discussing Black Mesa, the remake of the original  Half Life. Both TheSuffolkRam and Skazz has been playing this following  on from last episode discussion, Rams been getting nostalgia, Skazz less  so.  We discuss our opinions on it, as well as Half Life in general and  an alternative theory on Gordon Freeman. We then move onto talking about Ram’s latest purchase, an Oculus  Rift, he talks about the joy of setting it up, the magic that is VR and  both good and bad game experiences. We also discuss the various pictures appearing on Skazz’s Linux  computer, writing on animals, Ethernet’s, boilers, health apps, and  Skazz experience playing laser tag. Notes: Old school nostalgia, or overrated remake? Black Mesa Enter the world of VR with the Oculus Rift Follow us on twitter Like us on facebook Subscribe to our YouTube channel Join us on google+ Join our Steam Group Why not come join us on our next livesteam? S

Welcome to our bumper long episode 71 birthday podcast. We kick off talking about the next splatfest and the relative pros and cons of the superpowers flying or invisibility. We then move onto the most important news of the month, it’s our  birthday! join by making sure you have cake and beer available while  listing to this podcast. TheSuffolkRam kicks off with talking about space capitalism sim  Offworld Trading Company, He discuss cornering the market on water,  pirates and dealing with stocks. Skazz has been playing GTA5 over the last few weeks. He talk about  his experience trying to playing the game online, and we discuss our  preferred GTA games. Ram talks about re watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, this lead  onto talk about Star Wars and other series such as a large talk about  Breaking Bad, the last season of it and out favourite characters from  it. We also talk about Better Call Saul, and what other spin off we  would like to see. We talk abo

Welcome to episode 70 Once again middlemeister has abandoned us in favour of a BBQ. Skazz has somehow managed to find time to play games despite it being the summer holidays. He’s become addicted to Rocket League. a physics game that combines football, cars and rockets. he talks about getting pwned in his first game and how he drive a Delorean TheSuffolkRam has been hunting for signals in Bad Robot’s new game The Signal From Tolva. Exploring an Alien plant, taking control of robots and tough combat all in search for a mysterious signal. Skazz talks about the recent Splatoon 2 splat fest that took part in after last podcast. His once again talks about his dislike of the character Pearl, the new maps for the event and overall dislike of them. he also talks about which he prefers more, Splatoon 1 or 2? We talk about the recent hacking of HBO and the stolen episode, we have a rant about big companies lack of security and why their not learning. We also discuss our pitch for a possible reboot of a computer themed

Welcome to episode 69 In this episode Skazz has not been playing anything due to the summer holiday. So it left to Middlemeister and TheSuffolkRam to pull it all together. We kick off with Middlemeister, who’s been playing the heavily patched Mass Effect: Andromeda, searching out into the galaxy to find and terraform golden planets. We discuss improved game play, semi fixed facial animations, exploring planets and the new Nomad vehicle. Ram has been playing a simple, funny first person adventure puzzle game with Maize, he talks about Russian stuff bears and trying too hard at humour. Midddlemeister talks about the upcoming release of the Snes mini, the dangers of game and console pre-orders and once again how much we hate scalpers Skazz talk about the next splatfest, how ice cream was fighting ice cream and the future choice of mayo vs ketchup and his dislike of Perl. He also looking forward to the new Steinsgate game Chaos;Child We celebrate the future passing of Adobe Flash. We look at its past and als

Welcome to episode 68, still no middlemeister, but were assures he will reappear soon. We been playing anumber of gam,e this episode, kicking off with a game TheSuffolkRam’s was asked to play by Skazz, Stardew Valley. A re-imaging of the harvest moon series, with the player taking on the deed of a farm. Ram find himself getting tire by half seven the morning, and in the game as well. He talk about his frustrations with the game, dungeon diving, and non required housing for sheep plus discussion about minecraft. Skazz has been playing Spaltoon two, delivered on time with no issues (well one…). Hes been painting ground, firing new weapons and putting up with people complaining about voice chat. He also tells us his answer to one of life most important questions – Ice Cream or Cake. Ram has also been playing The Long Dark, a survival game set in the winery mountains of Canada, He give us a tale of his life in the wilderness, involving train tracks, sprained ankles, wolves, fishing and dysentery. We then move ont

Welcome to episode 67, First of all and apology’s for the background and 4G noise, we messed up with the mic placement bit We start off by briefly talking about a game Skazz has not been playing, Tokyo Twilight Session FE (Post podcast we find out he had the name wrong), but leads us nicely into talking about the Nintendo Switch. We discuss build quality, some of it neat features and the exuberant cost of it accessory and games. Speaking of which, we go through a smattering of game available on it including Mario Cart 8 Deluxe and Lego’s city undercover. Skazz then moves onto the upcoming splatfest for Splatoon 2 and eating shellfish. TheSuffolkRam has been having flashbacks to the late nineties with Doorkickers, a top down real time strategy, but with the neat twist of being able to pause at any moment and enter a planning phase similar to Rainbow Six Ram then move onto talking about a political drama hes been watching with Designated Survivor. He talk about president Marty Sue, Convoluted plot lasting too l

Welcome to episode 66 We kick off with an amazing event, Skazz has been playing a game! We’ve mentioned it before, and rouge like FPS starting wizard called Ziggurat. Carrying on with the previously discuss games, TheSuffolkRam has been playing the Sims 3. He talks about designing himself in game, issues with fire, the correct priorities of households purchases. Him and Skazz triad stories of trapping and killing sims and slapping clowns. Middlemeister has also been playing a rouge like with Steam world Heist, raiding ships and shooting robots. We then move onto discussing the recent E3 show (with Skazz abstaining), talking about corporate EA, Long winded Microsoft conferences. A cartoon like Bethesda and a slightly weird Ubisoft. Skazz and Middlemestier then lead us with the Sony and Nitendo conferences and we pick our games of E3. We have a brief look and the start of the Steam sale Notes: A game from the past episode with Skazz playing Ziggurat Design your own sim and set fire to things with The Sims 3 Rou

Welcome to episode 65 After a slightly wobbly start we start again more organised and back with using paper show notes. We kick off with TheSuffolkRam have been trying to prove he not a machine in The Turing Test by being lead through a series of test chambers with an AI talking to him. Middlemeister has been catching up with some older game with The Witcher 3 and Metal Gear 5, Playing card games and sneaking around bases. We talk about our preferred Metal Gear Games and the relevant pros and cons of Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 including game play and some crazy boss battles. We also talk about stealth games, including one of Ram most liked game with Thief. Ram’s been watching a bizarre Urban Fantasy with the 1990s TV series Neverwhere. A Neil Gaiman series made originally for Comic Relief, and featuring people who can open doors and eating rats, it is also incredibly hard to find. We briefly mention the death of Peter Sallis and the passing of Roger Moore We find out what Skazz does to homeless people and

Welcome to episode 64 Meddlemeister kicks us off this week with Resident Evil 7, looking for his girlfriend at an old plantation mansion featuring a scary family who like to kill or cut off each others limbs. TheSuffolkRam has been playing the game that had a strange history in Prey, hes been having flashbacks to the polymorph from Red Dwarf and explains how he links games to alcohol. TheSuffolkRam has amazingly been watching an Anime, along with Skazz called Blame!. Based on manga of the same name, set in a future with a city that decided to kill all its inhabitants. Middlemeister has been watching a very violent show set in a wild west style town of Banshee, with a ex-con taking on the role of a sheriff and trying to reunite his ex girlfriend Middlemesiter talks about the upcoming Farcry 5, one of Ram Favorited series which he managed to miss the announcement, this time set in america and featuring cows and tractors We briefly discuss Alan Wake disappearing from Stem due to its music license running out. an

Welcome to episode 63, A surprisingly long episode despite our lack of stuff to talk about Middlemeister kicks us off by talking about Nier Automata, hes been battling robots from the moon, and switching between a number of games modes TheSuffolkRam has not been playing games due to windows update, not graphic card, no sound, and not getting old games to play. He did manage to trey playing Alan Wake and the proceed to hate it. He did also try and play Pippa Funnells the stud farm inheritance, but could only get the poster maker working Middlemesiter has been watching the TV adaption of Neil Gaiman American Gods series which includes people getting eaten by lady parts. We also talk about the upcoming E3, the necessity of VPN’s in modern days and the advantages and disadvantages of them. and also the hack of the NHS and other systems by the WannaCry program We also go off on one of our biggest tangent ever, thanks to out live stream viewers where we discuss and even give praise for windows, achievemen

Welcome to episode 62, this month coming through the miracle of restream In this episode Middlemeister has unfortunately gone ill so its back down to Skazz and TheSuffolkRam to keep things in order. Ram has been chatting to a lonely 1980s AI in Event[0] in order to get home to earth. A enjoyable but very short expensive game so hes not got alot to say. Skazz has been playing a game with school kids who turn into weapons on a deserted island (yes it is Japanese) in its got lot s of story, hit lot of people and good looking graphics but lot of typos in Valkyrie drive. Skazz has been watching ‘The Finder’ a spin off from the highly scientific and realistic forensics series Bones. it features a man who find ‘things’. In other news we reveal that getting middlemeister onto the podcast and getting rid of weird news has causes us to be kicked off our network, but don’t fear, we setting something else up for the futrue. Also how you can come speak to us on Discord. We discuss the Humble Bundle monthly subscription, t