Two pals, video game topics to chew on. Come get ready for the weekend with us! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com
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A podcast by Daz Smith from remoteviewed.com - a resource for everything remote viewing.This podcast is dedicated to sharing remote viewing related interviews, views, news, resources and much more.
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128: Game Club Spotlight: Metal Gear Solid 3
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Some games are true classics. Some should be left in the past. Some games survive the journey to the modern age completely intact and, in some cases they make that journey look effortless. Which one is Metal Gear Solid 3? Well, you'll have to listen to find out. Next game is Darkest Dungeon 2!!! Play along with us, and let us know your thoughts at …
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We opened the podcast with 5 minutes of Matrix banter, and Daz could not be happier! Another in person ep, so you know the vibes are pristine. We round out the list, so listen in to hear Joe sigh with deep dread and exasperation as he is forced to chose between which animated films (his children) he will sacrifice to the blood god (the number 2 spo…
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Have you ever wondered what one of the pods hosts thinks about a bunch of animated movies? Well, screw videogames!! This week we're talking about movies (and next week too). So furrow your brow and hunch over the desk, it's time to talk about animation/movies! email us: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com…
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Remote Viewing chat with Birdie Jaworski - all things Remote Viewing!
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Birdie (aka Prudence Calabrese) has recently returned to RVland after a 20+ year hiatus and we thank her for coming along and sharing her history and knowledge of remote viewing and other topics. This is a ride into RV's past and hopefully also into its future - enjoy the show!Namaste! Birdie's personal site is https://www.norivets.com Birdie's UFO…
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The eternal question. Philosophers have tried for eons to answer this question. Tried and failed. However, two video game pals have come together, and thought "we know the answers" - And dear listener, let me tell you - THEY DO. That question, is WILL IT BLEND? Skip to 53:00 to head straight to the topic! Email us answers to our many questions aske…
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124: The Lion King: Video Game Adaption
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The tried and tested format is at it again. Strap in for maybe the weirdest episode we've recorded together in recent memory.By Joe and Daz
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123: Game Club Spotlight: Blasphemous 2
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Games club has been, and continues to be freakishly enjoyable. This month we take a peep at Blassy 2 aka Blasphemous 2 aka, A VERY GOOD VIDEO GAME FOR GAMERS. The next games club game is perhaps the biggest most juiciest entry in our catalogue of games club, so get ready to play AND talk about Metal Gear Solid 3. Eat that snake. Joe and his peg. Em…
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122: Mini Game Club for One: Boku no Natsuyasumi 2
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Yeeeaaaahhh Yeeeaaaahhhh!! Email us at itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.comBy Joe and Daz
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The dawn of a new console generation is an exciting time. Especially when no one knows how the space should look, or operate. This MTV xbox 360 announce event was bucko-bonkers-silly-wild... so we talk about it. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.comBy Joe and Daz
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This event signaled the new era of video gaming home entertainment. It was a small event. It was meek, and shallow, and The Rock was there for reasons no one understands to this day. Enjoy my recap of the xbox launch, and some of the titles I remember/don't remember. Email us. You know the email by now. If you don't - you are forever lost in this l…
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119: Game Club Spotlight: Thirsty Suitors with Special Guest Phoebe Redacted
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Coming at you live (not live) Straight from the Garden (not there, just at Darian and Phoebe's apartment) It's the Run The Jewels (actually it's just your favorite video game podcasters, Joe and Daz, plus Phoebe this time!!) This week is games club week, so we dive fully deeply madly into Thirsty Suitors. Next months games club game is: Blasphemous…
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We LOVE guests, and this format MIGHT be a mega winner super big time. Please, for the love games and all that is holy, check out Jinx and all her good good work. https://lapinlunaire-games.itch.io/ https://lapinlunaire-games.neocities.org/ https://neointeractives.tumblr.com/ And maybe if you're interested in being a guest or even just talking to u…
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MIXTAPE TRAILER IS LIVE! And we talk about other stuff.By Joe and Daz
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New song! Yay.By Joe and Daz
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115: Game's Club Spotlight: The Magic Circle
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Hey I've got an idea. It's never been done before. A game about what it's like to make a video game. But instead of being the dev, you're kinda trapped in the game as the main character... oh and for some reason you can edit the code of the creatures?! Man this sounds cool, I wonder what else... ? Guys? Anyone? Where'd everyone go??? Get your games…
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Listener mail bag. Crack open the bag. Dive on in. God I am tired. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbili2tqDkBy Joe and Daz
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Consume. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbili2tqDkBy Joe and Daz
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This time it's Darian's turn!! Another 10 questions of various video game aspects, in order to churn out a new never before thought of video game. There's a HUGE amount of news to cover in this one. So strap in for a pretty long eppy. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.yout…
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Easily one of my favorite episodes. This one is a choose your own adventure style video game creation questionnaire Darian put together in order for me to make my own video game in my mind palace. It was very fun. New show format?! WHO KNOWS!! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https:/…
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110: Game Club Spotlight: Voices of the Void
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Are aliens real? Are there actual little green guys? What about if they were grey, though? What then? Well, Voices of the Void is a video game sort of about aliens, sort of not? Check it out for yourself https://mrdrnose.itch.io/votv Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtu…
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109: You're Too Old To Play Video Games
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This weeks eppy is all hits and no misses. Prepare for one of the best podcast episodes your gamer ears have ever heard. But for real though, this was a fun one. Stick around for Joe's swish poem at the end. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbili2tqDk…
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You ever shot a zombie right in it's head?! Well, you will. If you play enough video games you're bound to end up doing that. It's pretty hard to avoid. This week, we delve into the history of zombies in games, and end up talking about a bunch of other way less related stuff. Enjoy! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViD…
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What makes a quest, good? What ingredients must you tip into the game cauldron, whilst cackling witchedly into the night? How come some quests are trash? And why is it you still remember that one character from that one DLC?? We attempt to reckon with these questions, and more! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOM…
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Crawl in your warmest blanket. Brew your sleepiest tea. Crack open the gamer snacks. And solve some little puzzles with us, in this week game club episode. Cocoon! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbili2tqDk…
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Do YOU know the numbers of all the months!? Enjoy the episode !! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbili2tqDkBy Joe and Daz
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104: Starfield Special AKA We're Sorry Todd
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We're sorry Todd. Your game isn't good. And maybe non of them ever were? That part isn't up for discussion in this episode though. THIS is the Starfield episode. We each played a little bit of this gigantic game, and decided to talk about it extensively. Enjoy. And sorry again, Todd. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by Vi…
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This week, Joe was too lazy/jetlagged/late to come up with a topic, so we just had a big chill news heavy eppy, and he read some writing he did from when he was in Bali. Pretty chill, pretty fun. Have a listen. IF YOU DARE. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/wat…
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I'm uploading this episode from my phone, on my way to my honeymoon because I left it up until the last minute. I'm so good at this. Enjoy this very good episode, about patting/petting dogs in games. Is it patting or petting? Write in. You won't. You coward. How good are dogs?! Anyway, have a great weekend. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail…
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101: Game Club Spotlight: Boomerang X
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Come on down, take a seat. It's time for our second games club eppy of the year. Did you play it? I bet you did. I bet you were REALLY good at it. You're a great gamer, good at games. I liked it!! Tell us your thoughts. Or else. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.co…
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We made it. Episode 100 BABY!!! There's not much to say about this one. We hung out, and did some paintings. Then we gave away those paintings. Winners will receive an email asking about shipping details over the next little while. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube…
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You pull up at a cross roads... Gunfire can be heard behind you. Your pack is heavy with glorious loot. And your leg is bleeding. You have only three bullets left in your gun, and only one minute left to escape. You think the exit is this way, but you can't be sure. Limping you head forwards, into what you can only hope is a way out... EXTRACTION S…
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Give a man a jump button, he'll jump for a while... Give a man a platform! Well, he's gonna try jump up there to get a reward. That's it. That's platformers. Goodnight everyone!! *Crowd applause and fade to black* EMAIL US for a chance to win the episode 100 painting. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videog…
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97: Game Club Spotlight: Rollerdrome
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The first Game Club eppy of 2024 and let me tell you, it's a banger. Strap on your roller skates. Reload your dual pistols. And listen to this pod, as you settle in to the weekend ahead. The Game Club game for February is Boomerang X! Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.yout…
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This episode is probably not what you think it is, unless you happen to know a thing or two about obscure 90's edugame devs? Then yes, it's exactly what you think it is! This week, Joe goes deep on a wiki-hole about a very specific and strange time in video game history. A time when Nintendo was loaning out their characters to weird unheard of stud…
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Games these days. What with their DLC and Patches. Games these days. What with their day one downloads and pre order bonuses... GAMES THESE DAYS... What with their barely complete minimum viable product being sold at full price digitally or on a subscription model... GAMES THESE DAYS Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by Vi…
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Sorry for the late upload. Podbean (the service we host our show on) was down. ANYWAY, here's the eppy. A nice simple one, just answering some listener questions and having a good old chat. Nice and easy to ease you in to the easiest new ease year easy ease wheeze Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez…
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We didn't play the game. Forgive us, it's Christmas. Also, the game was not good... Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbili2tqDkBy Joe and Daz
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You love it, we love it, it's our favorite time of year... top games we played this year the list episode! This is an in person eppy, and the vibes are pretty immaculate if I do say so myself. Not much to say about this one. It's a list of the games we loved this year. Not necessarily games that came out this year, but just games that we played thi…
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91: Practical Uses for AI In Game Dev
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AI. That ol' thing. I think it sucks. It doesn't really do a good job of anything, apart from ripping off artists. But that's a story for another time. This week, we talk about some practical uses from a list of suggestions Joe brought. I'd like to think all these things would be doable in the very near future... but only if we can get over deep fa…
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Remote Viewing chat with Dr Edwin C May 8 Dec 2023
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This community Zoom discussion with Dr Edwin C May. I would like to thank Dr May for taking the time and effort to share his answers, experiences, and knowledge with the community and for answering a raft of questions. Dr Edwin C May: Edwin C. May spent the first part of his research career in his chosen Ph.D. discipline, Low Energy, Experimental N…
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Indie games. Wah. Huh. What are they good for?! Absolutely many things. Say it with me now... INDIE GAMES. WAH.. HUH. What are they goood for... Wait. What is an indie game. Who ARE indie developers. There's a strict definition to this term. And despite the fact this topic was Joe's, Darian has BIG thoughts about it (thank goodness because Joe had …
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How to listen to this podcast: Open Spotify. Use your finger to press the search button. Search for It's Almost The Weekend Podcast. Press our smiling faces with your gamer finger. Select the episode titled "89 - Tutorials". Listen. Enjoy. Share. Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gmail.com Episode Music by ViDEOGOMEZ @videogomez The track is http…
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88: Game Club Spotlight: Return Of The Obra Dinn
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Join us this week, as Darian enjoys what is likely going to be one of his favorite video game experiences ever, and Joe has an emotional breakdown! Hop aboard this rickety vessel of podcasting, as we sail of into the waters of games club. So strap up your finest pirate boots, don whatever hat is best related to your rank aboard this ship with far t…
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87: Story Vs. Storytelling feat. Monday Sandwich
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Coming in at what is easily our long episode, our very special guest Phoebe [REDACTED] joins us to talk Story and Story telling. To be frank, I can hardly remember what we spoke about. There was heaps of news, and the topic was gracefully guided by Darian. At one point I said that 2001 A Space Odyssey was "boring" and called the disc slot on the xb…
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We got a fabulous email from dear listener Alexander. They left a bunch of cool questions for us to go through, and go through those questions we did! We haven't done a list-like eppy in a hot minute, so it was nice to just sit back and read through some answers, get into our usual screaming matches about whatever it is we normally scream about... …
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This week the dynamic duo attempt to pick apart one of the very core aspects to video games; Movement. How does one move. When, and why?! Why even move at all. Isn't it far more comfortable on this tram? It's raining outside... the heater is on. There's barely anyone here. BUT WAIT. The tram is MOVING. It's inescapable. You cannot avoid movement. Y…
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84: Game Club Spotlight: Shadow of The Colossus (Remaster)
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It's that time again. It is time to talk about a game we both played for the month. Did we love this classic? Or did we hate it's stinking guts? I'll never tell... EXCEPT I WILL. I will tell all in this episode (about my opinions of this video game). We miss you. We love you. Have a wonderful weekend ya'll <3 Email us at: itsalmosttheweekendpod@gma…
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This game has a VICE GRIP on such a mind bending number of children across the globe, it is mind melting. Ask ANY child you come across, do they play Roblox, the answer will be inevitably: YES, or GET AWAY FROM ME OLD MAN. So in this eppy, we dive deep, head first, block headedly into the wide sort of gross world of Roblox. Strap in folks, if you l…
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82: Darian’s Big News Corner Special
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We WERE going to talk about Roblox, but Darian show's up and they say "Hey I got so much news. More news than you would believe. I'm gonna make this eppy all about me and my big news updates. Screw your topic you stink". They said it. They really said all of that. What is happening to this marriage!? Nah I am kidding of course. But please do enjoy …
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What if you could simulate every aspect of your life virtually. Showering, simulated. Toast, simulated. Public transport, simulated. YOUR JOB, SIMuLAtED. Your ReLAtiONSHip>>> SIMULATED. DYING??S S)_S_)S0S_S There's a wealth of simulation games out there. And we aim to discuss a number of them on this podcast. Please enjoy. And simulate this episode…
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