A Play On Nerds - Episode 224 - How to Train Your Dragonworld

The new live-action How to Train Your Dragon is out in theaters! To celebrate we're reviewing the film that obviously inspired it, 1994's Dragonworld! Plus: Fashionista killer monkeys, fake dragon movies, D&D maps that rock, the trailer for 2025's Frankenstein!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:37

Nerdy News: 10:46

Film Review: Dragonworld: 14:18

Game: Binge, Bin, or BS?: 35:31

Radical Recommends: 42:20

Trailer Review: Frankenstein (2025): 45:29

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 223 - 3 Karate Kid Ninjas! - Rule of Three

Karate Kid Legends is praying mantis-kicking into theaters, so we're honoring another old man teaching kids martial arts with 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up! Plus: Glowing rats, Tom Holland's beer, and Now You See Me Now You Don't trailer!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:54

Nerdy News: 9:19

Film Review: 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up: 13:22

Game: Cage Match: 38:31

Radical Recommends: 46:11

Trailer Review: Now You See Me Now You Don't: 48:26

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 222 - Final Destination - Rule of Three

Final Destination: Bloodlines is out in theaters, so we're breaking out our ongoing segment, The Rule of Three and reviewing Final Destination 3! Plus: Killer flamingos and the new Superman Trailer!

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Host Banter: 1:45

Nerdy News: 7:10

Movie Review: Final Destination 3: 9:20

Game: Final Dumb-stination: 24:25

Radical Recommends: 31:55

Trailer Review: Superman: 36:09

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 221 - Megforcing Thunderbolts!

In honor of the massive success of Marvel's Thunderbolts*, we are reviewing it's inspiration: A team of off the grid misfits must band together to save the world in 1982's Megaforce! Plus, the trailer for Tron: Ares!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:21

Nerdy News: 5:33

Movie Review: Megaforce: 9:03

Game: Megaforce Together: 27:52

Radical Recommends: 35:02

Trailer Review: Tron: Ares: 36:47

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 220 - Kubrick, DCU, The Sims and More!

We chat about Kubrick films, recast the DCU, laugh at The Sims, and gush over stop-motion animation on Nerd Roll of Fortune! Plus: Talking sharks in the news, and the trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:26

Nerdy News: 8:42

Nerd Roll of Fortune: 11:45

Radical Recommends: 32:24

Trailer Review: Fantastic 4: First Steps: Rebirth: 35:08

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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