Sinopsis
Video game news, retro gaming and the occasional goof! The Console Crusade Podcast is hosted by EJ Olson and Nick Durheim, uploaded every Wednesday.
Episodios
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118. Lick It Up (ft. Nathaniel Andalis)
21/06/2023 Duración: 02h05minThe guys are joined by Chris’s buddy Nate to chat what they’ve been playing lately (Mega Man, Diablo, Zelda, and more!) plus chat their N64 top 100 honorable mentions. News this week includes Grimace’s Birthday, game preservation sadness, Final Fantasy voice acting and Nintendo movie rumors. Recorded before the announcement of today’s Nintendo Direct, the gang also give their (now outdated) predictions for a few things we may see (or saw!) at the showcase.
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117. Summer Game Fest Recap
14/06/2023 Duración: 01h50minPrince of Persia (0:02:18) Graphics in modern gaming (0:06:32) Mortal Kombat 1 (0:11:39) Smash Bros (0:20:05) Dead by Daylight (0:22:43) Spider-Man 2 (0:25:30) Lies of P (0:28:43) Sandland (0:31:02) Alan Wake 2 (0:31:59) Final Fantasy VII (0:35:48) Palworld (0:48:40) Sonic (0:49:40) Fable (0:54:53) South of Midnight (0:59:10) Star Wars Outlaws (1:01:10) Avowed (1:10:12) Sea of Thieves (1:13:44) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (1:15:01) Like A Dragon (1:18:36) Atlas Rock Block (1:22:35) Starfield (1:31:01)
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116. Three Tiers for Sweet Revenge
07/06/2023 Duración: 02h27minIntro, housekeeping, Dragon Ball Z? (0:00:00) SNES - Top 100 Honorable Mentions (0:06:41) EJ’s backslide into collecting and foray into reselling (0:30:59) Sony handheld (0:52:30) BREAKING NEWS - Nintendo Online update (0:57:14) Spider-Man nontroversy (1:02:19) Sony showcase musings, general industry chat (1:03:45) Aspyr/KOTOR II drama (1:15:21) Tiffany’s Nintendo console tier list objections and why the N64 is actually bad (1:20:45) Console Crusade ranks every Nintendo franchise (1:26:42) The real Nintendo franchise tier list (2:26:31)
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115. Tears for Fears of the Kingdom
31/05/2023 Duración: 02h38minConsole Crusade has been playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom NON-STOP---please enjoy a spoiler filled discussion about one of the best games of 2023.
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114. Tiers of the Kingdom
17/05/2023 Duración: 01h12minEveryone is busy playing the new Zelda game, so this is a little pre-ToTK filler---please enjoy Console Crusade's ranking of every Nintendo console!
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113. The Crusade Clown
10/05/2023 Duración: 01h10minA light week in anticipation of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! New segment discussion (0:01:05) EJ’s Metroid Prime Remastered update (0:07:42) NES game highlight (0:16:13) Megaman X musings (0:36:26) Nintendo fiscal report (kinda) and Switch 2 speculation…again (0:39:13) Zelda: Skyward Sword discussion (0:56:27)
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112. More Like NO-Taku, Amirite??
03/05/2023 Duración: 01h26minCatching up on some gaming news! Redfall (0:01:31) Should game reviews focus on performance? (0:08:00) Kotaku's Luke Plunkett tweets + Chris's RAGE (0:19:24) PointCrow / Zelda DMCA controversy + Nintendo being out of touch with the community (0:35:27) Tears of the Kingdom leaks (0:45:36) Zelda price hike and potential Switch 2 launch games + Metroid slander (0:49:05) Microsoft's current plight (1:00:08) Fantasy Critic league musings (1:14:02)
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111. Metroid Prime Remastered
26/04/2023 Duración: 02h09minA review? A retrospective? JUST RANTS? There's a little bit of everything here as Chris, Nick and EJ discuss their time with Nintendo's recent Metroid Prime Remastered.
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110. Ah, Peace and Quiet...
19/04/2023 Duración: 01h25minNick and Chris chat video game NEWS, including that ripper of a Zelda trailer! EJ was too lazy to generate timestamps for this episode, so this week's topics are a surprise. Enjoy!
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109. Mario Movie Reactions with The Group Chat
12/04/2023 Duración: 02h10minTHE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN BABY. The guys chat the Mario Bros Movie, games they've been playing at the beach together, and then finally share their takes on God of War Ragnarok.
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108. AI Generated Video Game Reviews
06/04/2023 Duración: 01h42minNick, Chris and EJ catch up about what they've been playing the last few weeks. Beware of Robot.
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107. NEWS?? eShop Drama, Zelda Reaction, PS5 Pro & More!
29/03/2023 Duración: 01h51minNintendo eShop Drama (0:00:33) Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Reaction (0:40:19) E3 Abandoned? (1:13:17) PS5 Pro Rumors (1:25:50) RIP Lance Reddick (1:39:59)
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106. The Last of Us Finale (ft. Lindsey Floyd and Tiffany Gilly-Forrer)
15/03/2023 Duración: 01h47minChris and Nick sit down with their partners to discuss episode nine of HBO's The Last of Us while EJ attempts to be on his best behavior for more than 12 minutes at a time!
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105. Fantasy Critic Quarterly + The Last of Us 8
09/03/2023 Duración: 01h47minEJ, Nick and Chris are joined by Brennan Allen to check in at the three month mark of their Fantasy Critic league, as well as recap episode 8 of The Last of Us.
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103. WHAMMY (Plus Last of Us 6)
22/02/2023 Duración: 01h38minLast of Us, Risk of Rain 2, a little Hades, and the Console Crusade Fantasy Critic WHAMMY League 2023. Last of Us 6 Discussion - (0:43:19)
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102. Promises, Promises: The Last of Us 5
16/02/2023 Duración: 01h47minThe guys chat about games they've been playing before recapping episode 5 of HBO's The Last of Us. The Last of Us Recap - (1:02:32)
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101. Nintendo Direct Reactions + The Last of Us 4
08/02/2023 Duración: 02h06minA good Direct! It's about damn time, though this podcast is not without EJ's usual Nintendo rage. Nick and Chris show some love to Metroid before the guys reflect on episode 4 of HBO's The Last of Us. Timestamps below. Metroid Love (0:51:47) Zelda Rage (1:06:45) The Last of Us Episode 4 (1:27:59)
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100. Console Crusade's Top 100 Video Games of All Time
05/02/2023 Duración: 05h44minConsole Crusade's absolutely UNIMPEACHABLE list of their top 100 favorite video games that have ever been made. There are tears, plenty of laughter, and lots of yelling---play a game, revel in their pain, and enjoy. 0:00 - Intro 13:15 - Compiling the list 2:41 - Ranking the list The list: Hollow Knight, Pokemon Crystal, Super Mario World, Mega Man X, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Final Fantasy VI, Super Smash Bros Melee, Skyrim, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Breath of the Wild, The Last of Us, Elden Ring, Fire Emblem Awakening, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 2, Metroid Dread, Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Link's Awakening, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Shovel Knight, Portal, Mega Man X4, Super Mario 3D World, Pokemon Let's Go: Pikachu & Eevee, Bloodborne, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Super Mario RPG, God of War: Ragnarok, Wind Waker HD, Super Mario Maker 2, Super Mario Bros 3, Yoshi’s Island, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, Guitar Hero 2, Final Fantasy XII, Xenoblade Chronicles
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99. The Last of Us Episode 3
01/02/2023 Duración: 54minThe fellas discuss Bill and Frank's love story on episode 3 of HBO's The Last of Us.