A journey into the things we love: D&D / RPGs, tabletop games, wargames, video games, comics and comic books, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, fan films, movies, TV, books, sci-fi, fantasy, more! Hosted by a fellow geek that supports and encourages geeks and our fandoms in all of their various splendor! Come along and get your geek on (or maybe even discover you inner geek)!
Shane Plays Geek Talk
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A journey into the things we love: D&D / RPGs, tabletop games, wargames, video games, comics and comic books, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, fan films, movies, TV, books, sci-fi, fantasy, more! Hosted by a fellow geek that supports and encourages geeks and our fandoms in all of their various splendor! Come along and get your geek on (or maybe even discover you inner geek)!
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Recent Episodes
August 1, 2026
Palace of the Vampire Queen: The First Ever D&D Module with Pacesetter Games - Episode 293 - 7/31/2026
<p dir="ltr">Bill Barsh of Pacesetter Games holds forth on Pacesetter Games updates and the 50th Anniversary of Palace of the Vampire Queen, the first module ever published for Dungeons & Dragons. Palace of the Vampire Queen isn't just the first published D&D module; it's also the first published megadungeon. What are Pacesetter's plans for the 50th anniversary of Palace of the Vampire Queen? (hint: they're cool). Shane's inner 13-year-old asks the obligatory question that a 13-year-old would ask about the Vampire Queen. Bill gives his definitive answer on whether the Vampire Queen would own Strahd. <br /> OTHER COOL STUFF IN THIS EPISODE: Bill's market view is that people are playing a lot of 5E but aren't buying a lot of new 5E product. Bill predicts the timeframe for the new version of D&D to come out. A surprising amount of B/X D&D is being played vs "Red Box" and BECMI at cons. The third edition of the BX RPG from Pacesetter is unleashing. Dungeon X is coming… Dungeon X is taking the best of D&D from the last 50 years and molding it into a new game. Choose-Your-Own-Path Stories are a new choice on the market. Solo adventures (one play only, not a duo between DM and player) definitely have a place in the hobby. Pacesetter runs one of the longest-running consecutive D&D tournament series at cons. There was a time when TSR thought publishing adventure modules was a terrible idea with no market. Let's be real, OD&D is super important to the hobby, but it's not the most organized and readable set of rules. What game does Shane declare as THE "D&D" success story of the past couple of years? </p> <p dir="ltr">Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #293 7/31/2026</p> <p>Like what you hear?<br /> Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon!<br /> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays">https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays</a></p> <p>Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories).</p> <p>Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links!<br /> Humble Bundle<br /> <a href= "https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=shaneplays">https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays</a><br /> DriveThruRPG.com<br /> <a href= "https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512</a></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p> <p>Palace of the Vampire Queen at Wikipedia<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Vampire_Queen">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Vampire_Queen</a> </p> <p>Pacesetter Games<br /> <a href= "https://pacesettergames.com/">https://pacesettergames.com/</a> </p> <p>Kickstarter: Adventures from Farrador Keep: Choose-Your-Own-Path Stories!<br /> <a href= "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pacesettergames/adventures-from-farrador-keep-choose-your-own-path-stories"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pacesettergames/adventures-from-farrador-keep-choose-your-own-path-stories </a></p> <p>Save For Half Podcast: Original Dungeons & Dragons, Edited by Greyharp<br /> <a href= "https://saveforhalf.com/2022/08/29/episode-42-original-dungeons-dragons-edited-by-greyharp/"> https://saveforhalf.com/2022/08/29/episode-42-original-dungeons-dragons-edited-by-greyharp/ </a></p> <p><strong><br /> Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition</strong><br /> Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat<br /> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/"> https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/</a></p> <p> </p>
June 27, 2026
Video Game Dev Johnny Wood-Brooks and No One Left To Die - Episode 292 - 6/27/2026
<p dir="ltr">Video game developer Johnny Wood-Brooks discusses his career and No One Left To Die, his new quirky retro indie video game. An update on his Classic Ultima Online project. An overview of his 20+ year career in video games, including Midway, Turbine, Standing Stone, and ZeniMax. How he got into the industry (and what method he used to "cheat"). What programming language is still surprisingly dominant in video game development? The video game industry can be a tough biz. Johnny has been pleasantly surprised by the Godot game engine's capacity for rapid game development. Multiplayer is still surprisingly hard to implement in games after all of this time. The process and challenges of getting your game on Steam (Johnny says the easy part was making the game!). The 8-bit / chiptune soundtrack for No One Left To Die is by Matthew Lister aka Cobra Commander. Shane compares his podcasting approach to Ed Wood. </p> <p dir="ltr">Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #292 - 6/27/2026</p> <p>Like what you hear?<br /> Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon!<br /> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays">https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays</a></p> <p>Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories).</p> <p>Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links!<br /> Humble Bundle<br /> <a href= "https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=shaneplays">https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays</a><br /> DriveThruRPG.com<br /> <a href= "https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512</a></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p> <p>No One Left To Die on Steam<br /> <a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/4459140/No_One_Left_To_Die/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/4459140/No_One_Left_To_Die/</a> </p> <p>Classic Ultima Online<br /> <a href= "https://shatteredmoon.com/cuo/">https://shatteredmoon.com/cuo/</a> </p> <p>GoDot game engine<br /> <a href= "https://godotengine.org/">https://godotengine.org/</a> </p> <p>Johnny (Jonathon) Wood-Brooks Video Game Developer on LinkedIn<br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnywood-brooks/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnywood-brooks/</a> </p> <p>Matt Lister's "Lunch Break" Chiptunes Album<br /> <a href= "https://commandersupreme.bandcamp.com/album/lunch-break">https://commandersupreme.bandcamp.com/album/lunch-break</a> </p> <p>Chiptunes with Matt Lister aka Cobra Commander – Episode 246 – 9/1/2021<br /> <a href= "https://shaneplays.com/chiptunes-and-retrocomputers-with-matt-lister-cobra-commander/"> https://shaneplays.com/chiptunes-and-retrocomputers-with-matt-lister-cobra-commander/ </a></p> <p>City State of the Immortal Goddesses RPG Campaign Kickstarter<br /> <a href= "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevecrompton/city-state-of-the-immortal-goddesses-rpg-campaign"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevecrompton/city-state-of-the-immortal-goddesses-rpg-campaign</a> </p> <p><strong><br /> Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition</strong><br /> Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat<br /> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/"> https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/</a></p> <p> </p>
May 30, 2026
Frankenstein Movies - Episode 291 - 5/30/2026
<p dir="ltr">Fellow movie buffs Chris Holmes and Stephen Clements join for an electrifying ambulation through the gothic corridors of over 30 Frankenstein movies, past and present. Chris and Shane disagree on the merits and content of the original Frankenstein novel. Shane has thoughts on spoilers and people expecting them to apply forever. There's Iconic, and then there's iconic. What Frankenstein movie was so bad that Stephen wished his heart would have stopped while watching it, and he begs all of humanity never to watch it? For you Mage: The Ascension fans out there, Dr. Frankenstein was a Son of Ether (and so were the Ghostbusters). Do Frankenstein movies play into our fear of being eaten? Stephen manages to invoke the old military urban legend of the Ether Bunny. Chris will sit through every second of a putrid, horrible movie that he despises at least twice. Chris saw a movie in the theater using Smell-O-Vision… in 2025. Stephen has super-strong (like, super-strong) opinions about Poor Things. Did we mention that Stephen has super-strong opinions about Poor Things? </p> <p dir="ltr">Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #290 - 5/30/2026</p> <p>Like what you hear?<br /> Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon!<br /> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays">https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays</a></p> <p>Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories).</p> <p>Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links!<br /> Humble Bundle<br /> <a href= "https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=shaneplays">https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays</a><br /> DriveThruRPG.com<br /> <a href= "https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512</a></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p> <p>Stephen Clements on YouTube<br /> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@stephen.clements">https://www.youtube.com/@stephen.clements</a></p> <p><strong>Frankenstein movies list we went into the podcast with:</strong></p> <p>1910 Frankenstein aka "Easy Bake Frankenstein" (according to Stephen :D )<br /> 1931 Frankenstein<br /> 1935 Bride of Frankenstein<br /> 1939 Son of Frankenstein<br /> 1942 Ghost of Frankenstein<br /> 1944 House of Frankenstein<br /> 1957 I Was a Teenage Frankenstein<br /> 1957 The Curse of Frankenstein<br /> 1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein<br /> 1958 Frankenstein 1970<br /> 1962 The Brain That Wouldn't Die<br /> 1964 The Evil of Frankenstein<br /> 1965 Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter<br /> 1967 Frankenstein Created Woman<br /> 1968 The Astro-Zombies<br /> 1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed<br /> 1969 The Horror of Frankenstein<br /> 1971 Lady Frankenstein<br /> 1972 Flesh for Frankenstein<br /> 1973 Frankenstein: The True Story<br /> 1973 Blackenstein<br /> 1974 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell<br /> 1974 Young Frankenstein<br /> 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show<br /> 1981 Frankenstein Island<br /> 1984 The Bride<br /> 1985 Re-Animator<br /> 1990 Frankenstein Unbound<br /> 1990 Frankenhooker<br /> 1990 Bride of Re-Animator<br /> 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein<br /> 2012 Frankenweenie<br /> 2015 Victor Frankenstein<br /> 2023 Poor Things<br /> 2025 Frankenstein<br /> 2025 Dead Lover</p> <p><strong>Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition</strong><br /> Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat<br /> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/"> https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/</a></p> <p> </p>
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