Nicolas Ward

Nicolas Ward

Cloud securitician sad about the seemingly inevitable demise of Twitter. @ultranurd@tacobelllabs.net Opinions are my own.

Appears in 50 Episodes

Creak, Last Campfire, Micro-SD Cards, and LAN Parties

If we’re waiting until 2021 for an Apple TV, should Chris build a gaming PC? We talk Nintendo Direct, Tabletop Simulator, Creak, Last Campfire, and Tony Hawk Pro Skate...

A Tale of Crows Going Camping to Play Fortnite

We catch up after a few weeks away to talk camping, Paper Mario, Beyond a Steel Sky, Decoherence, GoT Tale of Crows, Fortnite and Marvel vs Apple, and what’s to come.

The Animal Crossing Line Has Been Crossed - We Are On the Island Now

Bad graphs, cancelled trips, screen time getting enabled, and Apple Arcade contracts getting cancelled. The good news is we talk about Animal Crossing?

Itch.io Bundle, Just Dance, Animal Crossing, and Still No New Apple TV Hardware

We talk about the games offered in the Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, Just Dance and Animal Crossing on the Switch, Apple’s WWDC announcements, and Gr...

25c TV Prime Plus Bonus: A Discussion of Where We Watch TV and Movies

While recording the previous episode, we went on a long enough tangent discussion around Disney+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, and all the ways to watch TV and movies in 2...

Minecraft Dungeons vs Minecraft

We’re talking about Minecraft Dungeons, when should kids start Minecraft, Obduction, Winding Worlds, and Towers of Everland.

Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?

We’ve been playing Star Wars Pinball, Untitled Goose Game, Legend of the Skyfish 2, The Other Side, and Hearthstone. And so we talk about those games - and more!

SimLife, A Fold Apart, Skyfish 2, and Tokaido

Nick tries a whole bunch of Arcade games, Chris has a confession to make.

Conducting Together Resisting Animal Crossing

We’re taking a break from playing one specific game and just talking about the games we’re playing as we isolate in home with kids and family. And definitely not buyin...

Failure to Load While Working From Home

Life is crazy right now but we still have video games. What have we been playing while we’re under quarantine and isolation?

Over the Alps, Treat Yo Self to a Switch

We - well not all of the we - review Over the Alps, and Kids Corner officially gets a Switch added to it.

Our Experience as a Pilgrim in Pilgrims

We review Pilgrims from Amanita Design, publisher of other popular games like Machinarium, & Samorost. Grindstone gets a gore update, Nick’s progress in Enchanted Worl...

Grindstone

We’re reviewing Grindstone - a game that Nick calls a near perfect mobile game.

The Enchanted World

We review Enchanted World, talk about a Mac mini gaming TV, and preview next episode’s game.

Is It Doomsday (Vault) for the Podcast?

Was it doomsday for Doomsday Vault? What are we playing next week? Do we mention Dear Reader… again?

What the Golf Switch?

We return from a holiday break and catch up on What the Golf, a new Switch, city building games, and tracking kids screen time.

Nick and Chris are Ultimate Rivals on The Rink

We’re reviewing Ultimate Rivals: The Rink, Apple announces annual subscription option, Dear Reader updates, and the game we’re playing over the holidays.

Lego Brawling Our Way Into the Lava

We’re reviewing Lego Brawls, a Smash Bros style game set in the Lego universe, talk a bit about genres and styles for kids in Apple Arcade, and preview next episode’s ...

Inmost, Fortnite, and Screen Time

We’re reviewing Inmost, talking family screen time restrictions, Fortnite, and what to do with weirdos playing with your kids.

Hello World - Who Are We? What Have We Played?

Nicolas and Chris talk about the Apple Arcade games they’ve tried, what isn’t working, and what they’re playing next.

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