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Since a lot of you seem new/not from bird app (hi) - other places to find me:

Cool game history docs/retrospectives youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Cool podcast with other cool creators @crub.org
Cool pretending to have a schedule twitch.tv/TheGoldenBolt

He only gets the ball if you follow all of these
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This journey to discover "The Greatest Games of All Time" comes to a close with this video! 25 games, 25 guests, and 3 hours of discussion on what makes every one of these games so incredible. Thank you to @jon.gvg.io for joining me for each and every one of these! youtu.be/wmjmvXfDB4c?...
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I rolled credits with 100% items and 96% scans (damn you, missable boss appendages).

It's fine, but I don't think history's gonna be very kind to this one.
Unintentionally the funniest Metroid game of all time.

How many layers of approval did "Samus gets her driver's license with a Mario Kart post-race mission complete screen" have to pass through?
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Unintentionally the funniest Metroid game of all time.

How many layers of approval did "Samus gets her driver's license with a Mario Kart post-race mission complete screen" have to pass through?
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Third regional test for a shadowdropped PlayStation smartphone game in the last 3-4 weeks, in case you were keeping score
MLB The Show is coming to mobile www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctcq...

theshowmobile.com

In limited regional release in the Philippines
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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i'm going to be very normal about super mario 64
The 'BEST GAMES THAT ACTUALLY SUCK' bracket

none of your favorite games are safe

www.twitch.tv/crub_official
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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The 'BEST GAMES THAT ACTUALLY SUCK' bracket

none of your favorite games are safe

www.twitch.tv/crub_official
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
the numbers don't lie
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
yeah I guess that works
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
10 of the most diabolical trivia questions ever crafted, I'm such a nice host
Have you ever made a trivia show to lie to your friends? Have you done that AND made them hate you as much as @thegoldenbolt.net did, to get this reaction?

Play along and understand the pain we felt. Every question is...mostly right, find out what's wrong!

youtu.be/HO55IVeROyQ
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Have you ever made a trivia show to lie to your friends? Have you done that AND made them hate you as much as @thegoldenbolt.net did, to get this reaction?

Play along and understand the pain we felt. Every question is...mostly right, find out what's wrong!

youtu.be/HO55IVeROyQ
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
just bought the last 8 Concord Small Hoodies for $14

I do not fit into a Small
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
why isn't General Scales in Mario Kart
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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GIFTS! FOR! GAMERS!
Tonight, we are going to offer (mostly) sincere gift suggestions for the gamer in your life. Realistically, that's probably you, the girl reading this. But perhaps you know another gamer!

Come give suggestions too. Justin is here.

www.twitch.tv/crub_official
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
the next sly cooper game should involve the gang stealing valor
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
smh everybody knows where the genre started, this is a MEATroidvania 😤
LUCID | The First Celestoidvania 💠

Developed by @matteblackstudio.bsky.social, LUCID is a crystalpunk action-platformer with tight movement, emotional storytelling, and pixel-perfect combat.

💎 Launching Spring 2026 on PC
🌸 Play the free demo now on Steam
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ubisoft's Prince of Persia flowchart strategy:

1. Release Prince of Persia in the consumer hangover that is mid-January
2. Somehow end up shocked when it underperforms your unrealistic expectations
3. ???
4. (Don't) Profit
Insider-Gaming: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake is scheduled to release in mid-January 2026 with an appearance likely at The Game Awards (Dec 11, 2025) insider-gaming.com/prince-of-pe...
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
That's so neat, it comes pre-cheeto dusted
PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller - Ghost of Yotei Gold Limited Edition $64.99 via PlayStation Direct. https://ow.ly/bJwT50XveAH
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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I often catch a lot of flak in the YouTube comments on how few games I've played when Jon and I discuss them. So I counted out of the 502 finalists, how many I've played.

Turns out: 289!

I'd call that pretty good!

But how about you? docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Greatest Games of All Time Finalists
docs.google.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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red guy (pog variant)
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
red guy
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Truly feel we're INCHES away from the wider realization that "indie game" is a vibes-based term, which means Game Discourse is growing (a bit)!

Back when music genres like indie rock went from "independent of major publishers" to "sounds like those indie rock bands," people argued it for years too.
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My therapist: App Store Drake can't hurt you, he's not real
App Store Drake:
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
They'd better keep this scene exactly the same in Kiwami 3
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM