Episode 51: Smash Brothers, Oscars & Gods and Robots

Author: Nerds Amalgamated
Published: Mon 28 Jan 2019
Episode Link: https://nerdsamalgamatedpod.captivate.fm

Happy Australia Day/ Invasion day or just plain hi, how are you today; whatever floats your boat these days. Hopefully everyone is taking care of themselves in this extra hot summer and keeping hydrated. Whoever it was that invited Diablo or whoever please send them home. Happy 20th birthday to Super Smash Bros, it seemed like 20 years at the E3 release for the latest installment of fun, but no, the game with the same head developer is 20, well done. We meander down the path of other games that have stood the test of time, either in the same original format of reincarnated into newer and slightly different formats. Then DJ brings us some news about the Oscar nominations, and Black Panther is on it, I know, yay, go Marvel. DJ is happy about that, and congratulations on a super hero movie finally getting a nomination. Hollywood is starting to recognise Nerds are a large market share finally. There are some interesting names on the list, including Green Book, a film worth checking out. Then Buck brings us a book entitled ‘Gods and Robots’ that looks at the historical accounts of robots and automatons throughout civilisation in many different forms. He is like a kid in a candy shop he is so excited. We also have the regular shout outs and events of interest, including a special birthday for Selma and Patty, who? Listen and find out. Thanks as always for your continued listening and support, take care of yourselves and look out for each other, and drink heaps of water.

EPISODE NOTES:

Super Smash brother turns 20

- https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1087140521020088320/

- https://www.videogamer.com/news/super-smash-bros-turns-20-today

Oscar Nominations 2019

- https://variety.com/2019/film/news/oscar-nominations-2019-list-1203112405/

Gods and Robots

- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/our-fascination-robots-goes-all-way-back-antiquity