The Nerdstravaganza Podcast

Ep51 - Next Generation Recalculation

While looking forward to the upcoming video game consoles, the Nerds discuss an interesting article on gaming site www.gamingbolt.com. What are some modern day conventions that need to go the way of the dodo? Listen and find out! Geekly Weekly Round Up - Star Wars: The Long Arm of the Hutt Terraria Leviathans Ni No Kuni Star Trek TNG: The Best of Both Worlds Show Notes - Gaming Bolt 10 Game Design Choices That Need To Change For The PS4/Xbox 720 Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!

Ep50 - Nerdy Needs!

This week the guys discuss how to be a better nerd! Or at least, in their opinion, some of the stuff every nerd should have and hold dear. Geekly Weekly Round Up - Drake: The Dragon Wargame Robotech RPG Tactics Bionic Commando: Rearmed Terraria X-Wing Starfield Game Tiles Live Green at Innoventions IBM Think Show Notes - Neato Robotic Vaccum House of M Urusei Yatsura! Cosmic Cycler 6 Dollar Shirts Red Dwarf on Netflix Arduino Uno ElectroDroid X-Men Vs. Street Fighter on the Sega Saturn Free Comic Book Day May Fourth at Tate's Gaming Satellite Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!

Ep49 - The Artisanerd

Fascinated by the recent explosion of crowdfunding sites, the Ganzoids discuss how technology, which once spelled doom for the artisan, is now breathing new life into the world of goods hand crafted (or manufactured) to order. Geekly Weekly Round Up - Chuck Wendig at The Historic Stranahan House Miami Hurricon Bombshell Miniatures MakerBot Leviathan Fluff Edge of the Empire Beginner Game Crunchyroll Store The World's Favorite strawberry Octopus Reaper Bones Kickstarter Show Notes - Kickstarter Indiegogo Etsy Red Bubble Kingdom Death: Monster Larry Elmore: The Complete Elmore Artbook Echo Recoil: Cyberpunk Art by Echo Chernik I Make Neat Stuff! Mary & Mary's Handmade Improbable Objects The 3Doodler Relic Knights I Dream of Wires Robotech RPG Tactics Pink Gorilla's LEVEL UP: Pixel Pub & Gaming Lounge Nomeus Photography FLURBEX Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!

Ep48 - Time circuits on, flux capacitor... fluxing

Last episode's trip through memory lane with special guest star Brian Dalrymple has the guys wishing there was just some way of re-living their childhoods! Since there's not, they do the next best thing and wax poetic about all the amazing time travel possibilities they can imagine. From exploring time dilation in science fiction, to giggling like school children over their favorite 80s movies, to dreaming about the possible benefits perfecting time travel could provide all mankind, if it involves a clock running backwards or hurtling forwards, this episode has it all! Geekly Weekly Round Up - Tate's 20th Anniversary Tent Sale Leviathans Dread Fleet Malifaux Adventure Game Store Star Wars RPG Ni No Kuni Show Notes - Back to the Future The Final Countdown Brian's forgotten classic - My Science Project! The Doctor's Time Machine Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?! -- DO IT!

Ep47 - Into the Dragon's Lair!

The Nerdstravaganza Podcast is proud to present Brian Dalrymple, lifelong gamer and owner of one of South Florida's oldest gaming stores. Brian shares his experiences as a player from the earliest days of Dungeons & Dragons, tells tales of working for and owning an iconic local gaming store, and then prognosticates what our gaming futures will hold as an attendee of The Game Manufacturers Association trade show! The cast sits in awed silence (...possibly for the first time ever...) and learns from a master. Geekly Weekly Round Up - X-Wing Miniatures Game Bass Pro Shops - Friend to miniature gamers everywhere! Brian's Custom Star Wars Case International TableTop Day Show Notes - The Adventure Game Store GAMA Trade Show Origins Game Fair Tom Vasel's The Dice Tower Tunnels & Trolls Dwarven Forge's Game Tiles Kickstarter Robotech Battles Shadowrun Universe Star Trek Attack Wing Relic Game Studio Zombicide! Osprey Publishing - The Destination for Military History Kenneth Hite's Alternate Histories Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!

Ep46 - Fixing EPCOT: The Near Future Showcase

Inspired by their recent trip to the Disney theme parks in Orlando, the guys discuss Walt's original vision and where things went wrong. Geekly Weekly Round Up - Scarlet Blade MMO Tonberry Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Check out all the cool stuff going on in south florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!?! -- DO IT!

Ep45 - Pause Celeb

Long lines to see celebrities at the recent MegaCon prompt a discussion of just how much the Ganzoids are willing to endure to see their favorite stars, or under what conditions they'd rather meet them. Geekly Weekly Round Up - Acacia by David Anthony Durham Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow Peggle on XBLA Show Notes - Gary Gygax Memorial in DDO Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!?! -- DO IT!

Ep44 - King of the Nerds Wrap Up - Vive Le Roi!

The Three Geekateers are pledged to defend their king with their lives, but are they happy about it? Tune in and find out what the cast thinks of the newly crowned King of the Nerds. Geekly Weekly Round Up - The Lies of Locke Lamora Age of Ultron Trailer MooNiE and Broon Lights Cool Stuff Games of South Florida AGS is ready for their grand re-opening! Show Notes - King of the Nerds on TBS Apply to be on season two! Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!?! -- DO IT!

Ep43 - Cons: WTF do Sailor Moon and The WWE have in common?

With convention season rapidly gearing up, the Ganza crew ruminate about what they like most, and least, from their con going experiences. Reminisce with the guys as they relive favorite cons from the past, then stick around as they try to conceive their idea of the perfect con for the future. Geekly Weekly Round Up - 3Doodler: The World's First 3D Printing Pen on Kickstarter Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures expansion ships Game of Thrones television series Show Notes - Metrocon Amano's World Cosplay BTL Collectibles Toy Show MegaCon Larry Elmore Dragon*Con PAX Gen Con ReCon The Adventure Game Store Check out all the cool stuff going on in South Florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!?! -- DO IT!

Ep42 - Could PlayStation 4 be the answer?

That's the question the Nerdstravaganza staff are asking themselves this week. Join the gang as they discuss the news out of the latest Sony PlayStation 4 press conference. Will the latest PlayStation system forever bridge the gap between casual and hardcore? Will it become the "set top box" of legend? Will it lead the robots to victory over the human resistance?! Who knows! But join us and hear our thoughts anyway. We've been right before! Geekly Weekly Round Up - X-Wing Miniatures Case Florida Arcade & Pinball Exposition 2013 Florida A.P.E. as seen by the Ganzoids The Limeybirds Show Notes - Check out all the cool stuff going on in south florida @ Florida Geek Scene! Did you know you can join us on Facebook?!?! -- DO IT!