Chris
Chris is the owner of the MykonosFan channel on YouTube. He hasn't been to Mykonos.
Appears in 68 Episodes
#113 What happened to EA, Kojima hot takes, and Sean's horrifying question...
This week we decided to be more like a normal gaming podcast and talk about different topics. EA sure is releasing just mostly sports games and Sims packs lately, huh?...
#112 How should an in-game economy be balanced?
How do you make an in-game economy "just right"? How do you balance it to fit the needs of the most players possible? How do you tune a game to prepare for "a Nicco"? ...
#111 What grinds our gears about Mario Kart World
Kevin's been putting some time into Mario Kart World and while he's been enjoying himself, he just can't stop asking why this game has 90% of the design decisions it d...
#110 Trying to guess entry #100 on top 100 lists
Justin approached us with a devious game. We're all familiar with top 100 lists, but we never focus on the bottom end of them. So what if we tried to guess as close as...
Two Pokévirgins Watch The First Pokémon Movie
BONUS: Since we had two main Crubcast episodes last week we're skipping one this week to keep our backlog up. Still, we didn't want to not release anything for you tod...
#109 We watched EVERY Summer Game Fest conference
Hundreds of games were shown off this past weekend at Summer Game Fest. So we brought Geoff Keighley over to introduce our own event, Crubber Games Fest, where we talk...
#108 How Japanese games are regaining global influence
In the last few years, we've seen Japanese games regain popularity after a fall starting in the 2000's. We talk through what lead to that fall and recent resurgence in...
#107 On console warriors and fans not knowing what they want
We begin this episode by asking ourselves if we were ever console warriors. We totally never were. That question sent us down a path of examining video game fandom in ...
Reacting to YOUR Switch 2 Hot Takes!
We polled you in our Discord and our BlueSky for YOUR hottest Switch 2 takes, then brought them home to discuss. Let us know how wrong or right we are. Just, if we're ...
#104 We're in the era of distracted gaming
This is an episode about games we play while focusing on something else, or having something on in the background while we game. Scientifically this is probably our mo...
#98 Buy a Switch 2 or buy groceries?
The Switch 2, a powerful 120 FPS screen system with HDR, monkeys, and cows driving go karts. 2025 is truly a new era of gaming. But it doesn't have F-Zero GX ReGeared ...
#97 Do console exclusives matter anymore?
As the PS5 and Xbox Series march on, and with the Switch 2 imminent, we wanted to take a moment to stop and ask...do console exclusives actually matter anymore? Becaus...
#96 Burying the Wii U once and for all
With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition on Switch this week, every* Wii U game that counts has been ported to another platform. So, we convened t...
#95 Hot take: Stop worrying about your backlog
So many people feel beholden to their backlogs and continually submit themselves to cycles of self-shaming just for having media they haven't gotten around to yet. We'...
#93 The great Pokemon language quiz from hell
What is a Snorlax called in Germany? What is a Psyduck in France? What is a Pikachu in India? Instead of asking culturally aware people, Kevin got three white guys tog...
#92 What happens if you drink Olaf?
When Olaf melts and reconstitutes, is it the same Olaf? When you drink Olaf and he reforms later, is THAT the same Olaf? Does he remember that experience, or is he bor...
#91 Pokémon TCG Pocket 3 months later
Pokémon TCG Pocket's been out for a few months now, and we may have reached the point where we're wondering why we're still opening this app. We're not sure if our tak...
#89 We talk about the Switch 2 and Brody's house
Honestly, we did not plan for this week's episode. That will show. We concluded that it was simply more fun to bully Brody for existing than speculate on the Switch 2....
#88 We put Justin on trial for his crimes
Jtart9 has gotten away with too much for too long. He plays gacha games, has rendezvous with Bernie Sanders, and skips court when he's on trial. We need your help to d...
#87 We Predicted the Year 2025 (Scientifically)
Due to leveling up our crubconsciousness, we have peeked into the far-flung future of December 2025 and looked backward. Combined with rigorous pseudoscientific analys...
#86 Crub's Big Fat Quiz Show of 2024
2024 was a year with 12 entire months, so we decided to do a quiz that accidentally focused mostly on just 5 of those. If you've ever wanted to see 3 entirely ill-equi...
#85 Scientifically determining GameCube's BEST game (Part 2)
Last week we scientifically whittled down some of the GameCube's not-best games. This week we're back to finish the job. 2 entire hours of science-backed reasoning, fo...
#84 Scientifically determining GameCube's BEST game (Part 1)
For many millennia, the GameCube hasn't had anyone question what its best game is. As the years rolled by, all of its games went to get better versions on other platfo...
#82 Sean's video game trivia quiz from hell
We bully our friend Sean about every single thing he ever does. He drafted a bit of payback for us by way of devious gaming trivia questions. We've truly paid for our ...
#81 Our holiday gaming memories (gone wrong)
We intended for this to be a nice, holiday spirit type of episode. The universe had other plans in store. We are sorry. Please tell us your best and coziest holiday ga...
#80 Which games would make the worst theme parks?
With Super Nintendo World existing, and gaming companies looking to take their properties beyond the screen, it feels like a matter of time before more video game them...
#78 Guessing the prices of sold games on eBay again
Justin needed an excuse to taunt Chris over the death of Concord again. So now this episode of our podcast exists. Can you guess how much a Guns and Roses t-shirt sell...
#77 Worst Mario Party minigames to get transported to
It's bad enough to play a Mario Party, but what if you were transported INTO a Mario Party? Jumping fire ropes, cooking steaks, mowing lawns, pumping Bowser...honestly...
#75 Is the Yakuza show really that bad?
With Like A Dragon: Yakuza hitting Amazon Prime yesterday, Chris and Kevin sat down to give their thoughts on the half season that's been released so far. What did two...
#74 We leaked the Switch 2's first year
Every gamer wants to know. When is the Switch 2 coming out? What games will there be for it? Is it going to be worth getting one? We understand, which is why we asked ...