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Justin decided to torture us with another set of top 100 lists. In case you missed this the last time we did it, our objective is to try to guess entry #100 on top 100 lists. If we do, we get 100 points. Anything higher than #100 gets us less points. So guessing entry #37 gets a contestant 37 points. We recorded two episodes back-to-back and combined them into one regular length Crubcast for your enjoyment. Please excuse us as we re-introduce things 25 minutes in. We promise that by the end of the Pokémon segment you will find us to be saints in comparison to whoever made the list we looked at.

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Here's our first episode like this:
Crubcast | #110 Trying to guess entry #100 on top 100 lists

Highest rated PS4 game list (current as of the time of upload):
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/ps4/

Polygon's insane Pokémon list:
https://www.polygon.com/best-pokemon-ranked/

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CHAPTERS
00:00 #100 on the top 100 first timestamp list
03:39 The game begins
22:52 The results! Spoilers, someone wins
24:21 Polygon's Top 100 Pokemon ranked
27:12 We establish a new rule (we will misunderstand this horribly later)
56:09 The Pokeresults
57:41 The bottom 10 and ensuing agony

What started out as a short "what we've been playing" episode...accidentally turned into a full-on Crubcast. There's simply too much gaming. We are feasting.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 We hopped on Splatoon Raiders
13:14 We successfully got Nicco into a Sonic game
21:14 Then he breaks Chris' heart
27:10 Kevin has been entering the Onimusha hole (nsfw)
34:14 On Denshattack and being overwhelming (good and bad)
42:44 Hop on friendslop...or become friendslop
48:27 Justin reminds us that Rhythm Heaven came out
52:11 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in 2026, more likely than you think
1:02:52 What games do we want to see get the decompiled treatment?

Shiny cardboard is too damn expensive. Sports arcade games need to come back. Cass is eerily good at Muppets impressions. Nicco had to go to Disney once. It's a 5 person Crubcast baby!!!

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SHOW NOTES
What Chris was alluding to about so many cards being printed. He was very wrong about "most cards were printed in the last year", it was just 10%. He is also typing this in 3rd person:
https://kotaku.com/10-billion-pokemon-cards-were-printed-last-year-and-it-still-wasnt-enough-2000699977

Kabuto King:
https://www.si.com/collectibles/kabuto-king-amassing-pokemon-cards-in-bulk

RIP The Jeremy Renner app

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Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy
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Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9
Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun

CHAPTERS
00:00 We definitely didn't record this 2 months ago
06:52 If Nicco were god (Nicco In Boots: The Last Wish)
11:19 Arven is illegal...?
13:25 Is getting "Meta" cards difficult?
18:20 On everything demanding your time and focus
24:25 With special guest, Bob Ross!
26:21 Talking about the "incoming" layoffs that happened shortly after this
28:09 They call me high triglyceride Rematch (we didn't spell check that)
35:57 Cass explodes things with her mind
39:00 Everything Is Cross Over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
43:43 On therapists who ghost
47:55 Nicco had to go to Disney (upsetting)
54:45 What should Warner Bros. Kingdom Hearts be like?  (AutieOddyssey)
1:00:19 Cass' strangely good Muppets impressions

Our resident fighting game expert Justin sits down with Cass and Nicco to talk about how Tokon finally made fighting games make sense to them. At least, a little more.

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NINTENDO SWITCH 2 HIDDEN GEMS??? Is the hook, but we also wanted to talk about effectively recommending games and actually listening when games are recommended to us.

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SHOW NOTES
Blue Fire:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1220150/Blue_Fire/
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/blue-fire-switch/

Nine Sols:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1809540/Nine_Sols/
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nine-sols-switch/

Demon Turf:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325900/Demon_Turf_Queens_Edition/
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/demon-turf-switch/

Pseudoregalia:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2365810/Pseudoregalia/
https://rittzler.itch.io/pseudoregalia

Presto!:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4312200/Presto/

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Brody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX
Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg

CHAPTERS
00:00 Have you heard of Bloodborne?
05:44 On how we should try to talk about things we like
12:04 How Brody got infected by Demon Turf
24:26 The Blue Prince dilemma
31:56 The origin of Nicco's gamer journey (Majora's Mask)
34:44 On seeing recs through other's perspective
42:32 Two sides of Tunic, and getting stuck in games
51:30 Bad things can be a good thing
1:00:16 The Pick 3 situation is still crazy
1:03:13 Presto! (Old TV)
1:11:54 How much character customization is too much? (Atraske)

It's a potpourri episode this week, as we combined our "what we've been playing" session with some casual chat we had on air during last stream's recording. So, it's a good mix of game impressions, movie talk, and answering a great question about what we want to see developers of beloved series try to do next. 

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SHOW NOTES
Cat Mail Co.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4380490/Cat_Mail_Co/

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (game provided by the publisher)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/

Desktop Explorer (code provided by the publisher)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527160/Desktop_Explorer/

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Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool

CHAPTERS
00:00 Time warped...
01:00 Covering the new Doom DLC is very weird
15:22 Anyway, Cat Mail Co.! It's cute!
20:06 Tainted Grail is basically nuOblivion
27:09 Nicco and Moriarty at the festival
30:00 Cass played Symphony of the Night!
35:22 Chris' early impression of Desktop Explorers
41:14 What is going on with Mission Impossible movies...?
52:13 IMAX sounds like hell to shoot on
59:55 We talk about Marvel and Doomsday (sorry)
1:15:06 Regretfully, we've been touching grass lately
1:19:45 Which developers do we want to see do new things? (TKHubworld)
1:25:31 How pedigree is breaking down for us lately

We're grown adults, and podcasts are basically therapy, so we wanted to talk about things in games that used to scare us...and the things that still scare us.

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SHOW NOTES
Shoutout to MelodyNosurname:
https://www.youtube.com/MelodyNosurname

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Viewer beware, you're in for a scare
04:34 77 paintballs (insect talk)
13:19 What is Cass afraid of?
19:22 Finding out about 9/11 years later
26:37 Deep water, no thank you!!!
33:15 When you were 5, fears hit different
40:40 The Buckets Challenge, and our cynicism of gaming corpos 
49:30 Returning back to childhood comforts
55:26 How we'd fish at the next Crubchella (TheCrazyEven)
59:07 Sean was a licensed minister, here's how

We wanted to shout out some cool games we've been playing lately, like Mythmatch and Teeto. Plus, Brody played Donkey Kong Bananza! And we're among 0.001% of the population who has thought about Monday Night Combat in 2026. And now you have too!

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SHOW NOTES
Mythmatch:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/Mythmatch/

Teeto:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783370/Teeto/

Monday Night Combat:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/63200/Monday_Night_Combat/

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Brody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX
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Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool

CHAPTERS
00:00 Mythmatch review
08:28 Brody just wrapped Donkey Kong Bananza
21:35 Kevin's time with Teeto (the first Platinum trophy earner)
23:31 We saved Monday Night Combat (clickbait) (but not)

Every day, every week, gaming headlines seem to hit us with yet another gut punch of terrible news. So...what should we do instead of spending our energy angry and sad while constantly taking in those headlines?

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SHOW NOTES
Ethan Kairos
https://timehollow.fandom.com/wiki/Ethan_Kairos

Chris finally released a new video, talking about Yakuza and Kamurocho as a location. Go watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9OTTzTaEzA

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Come in, the water is fine
08:15 The water is also...fine with TCGs! Probably!
11:04 If you haven't been playing indies...what the heck!
21:29 So many games already exist, so many
27:13 On the walled garden console experience
32:51 Don't hate us, but other hobbies also exist
41:00 Don't forget to actively pursue some creativity too
51:23 In short, you don't gotta be a doomer
58:51 We're sorry for bullying you Xbox, but,
1:03:30 How far does Watto get in our last played game? (Urkman1)

In enthusiast spaces, video game leaks are as common as water. Why do people leak things? When is it okay, when is it not? Why do people follow it so fervently and get so emotionally invested in how they pan out?

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SHOW NOTES
Here's us playing The Spell Brigade, as mentioned at the end of the episode:
https://www.patreon.com/crub/posts/checking-out-157909409

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Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun

CHAPTERS
00:00 Scoop, new episode starts now
08:20 On the lack of transparency in the industry
12:00 Preservation (and accessibility of content) within gaming
18:18 Why IS there so much secrecy in gaming?
25:02 How companies react to leaks
32:56 Does the leak inform a consumer decision?
37:19 The culture of overly invested audiences
51:55 What is our favorite genre of game? (PaigeingCy)