Taito’s Rastan (1987) brought sword-and-sorcery fantasy to the arcade with giant monsters, brutal platforming, and a barbarian hero straight out of a Conan paperback. We follow that path through Nastar (1989), released in Japan as Rastan Saga II, and briefly look at Warrior Blade, the rare triple-screen arcade finale that closed out the series in oversized style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'll Take a Triple Millennium with Extra Foam. The Enshittification of All Things. Thickened Liquid Humps. Rack Hell Welch. Shmuper Shmirus. Rhymes with Shmyanide. Maybe She's Born With It, Maybe It's Birthmarks. Reaper Acres Retirement Home. Jurassic Bubble. Avoid the Newman. The Right Side Of The Hump w Brian Dunaway. Billy Pumpkins. 3 Thousand and one and tell me that you love me. The Quantum Supremacy w Tom and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crystal Herpes. TMMMS. Absent Wife Disorder. Encyclopedia Briantannica. Mansplaining Deodorant. 3000 episodes. They Said We Shouldn't Do It. BUT WE DID! This Is The Pre-Orgy. All Friends, No Benefits. I dont like Herpeeeeeees. Alicia saves the day. And I'm Also Into Crystals! Chaos With Purpose. Fortnite Grandma. The Are Three Thousands. Dan and the Holy Grails and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mom gone again and that kinda sucks. Carter aces a Iron Giant quiz. Amazon borked that photo. A load of your questions and lots inbetween. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is About the Mugs of Pee. Oh My God, They Killed Daryl! YOU BASTARDS! Old Man Johnson has a Sex Dungeon for delivery people. Justice Butthole. Party Like It's 2999. Saliva beast horn monster. Read me say that. Horses In The Morning. Slide Rules! Rogan-sized ribbed for your pleasure. Brian's Animal Style Date. I Don't Like Drive-thru Weeeeeeeeeed. 10 Cloverville Lane. 3 Worthless Bits of Trivia with Stephen. The one where the Doctor finds weird shit and solves it in 40 minutes and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On This Week’s Film Sack, 10 Cloverfield Lane. A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable. Goodman is Badman! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Big Stuff:- Nerdtacular All-Stars trivia team, all three hosts ended up on the same team with Scott's sister Wendy- Team name brainstorming (Cerebral Cortex, Obsessive Core Pulsive, Psycore Logical Corefare, etc.)- Trivia seeding test results and strategy- 500 episode milestone / mugs still available- Patreon/Core.show support plugGames Discussed:- Diablo IV's new expansion (record-breaking second expansion, early buzz positive)- Vampire Crawlers- Windrose- Blacksmith Master- Mouse: P.I. for Hire- Lucky Tower Ultimate- Pragmata- The Witcher 3- Syntopia- Slave Spire 2Listener Stuff- Letter from EdOrange correcting Scott on Cockneys being from London, not Manchester, plus Dragon Warrior Monsters on Game Boy ColorSome chaos for you at the end:- Bo sharing weird Amazon product recommendations that escalated into adult toy territory- Ottawa sex shop / the Glebe neighborhood rabbit hole- Tax write-off bit inspired by a Conan podcast segment about buying nerd stuff and expensing it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chocolate Dong Booster. Veiny Snickers. The Weird Baby Mascot Era. Mugging For 3000. Can't See Idahigh. In New Jersey, Annoying Drivers Find you. Be All That You Can Be in the Nerd Army. Thiccers. Attempted Mooooorder. Shiny Angry People. Hey, Y'Got a Hundred Bucks? Chocolate Vein. This is About The Chimpanzee. Brian does simple math. Some Amygdala Work with Wendi and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tobal No. 1 (1996) brought Square into the 3D fighting game arena with fast 60 FPS combat, full arena movement, and character designs by Akira Toriyama. Known both for its innovative Quest Mode and for including the famous Final Fantasy VII demo disc, it became one of PlayStation’s most memorable cult fighters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Windows 11 Can Eat A Turd. Post Apologetic Movies. The Correct Amount of Vermonts. Slappin Larry the Mannequin.The precipice of Linux. You Mad Max, Bro? I Am John Legend. The Boot Loopin Boogy. Ibbot Headroom. Hot Larry and his fourteen wives. I trust Dr. Pepper. Tesla and his pigeon. Terrible Shrimpeater. Foamy soft serve. Lord of a Ring with Tom and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.