Moriarty

Moriarty

Moriarty is the owner of MRIXRT on YouTube, it's @reallycool.

Appears in 55 Episodes

#119 CRUB'S SUPERMAN (2025) SPOILERCAST

That new Superman came out, so we wanted to get the world's biggest Superman fan's take on it. Thankfully, Nicco was available. So, he was joined by far smaller Superm...

#116 A serious talk about payment processors and Itch

On today's episode we wanted to talk about what's going on with Visa, Mastercard, Itch.io, and potentially more and more storefronts in all mediums in the near future....

#115 Revisiting IGN's 2010 Top 100 Video Game Villains List

There is a notorious IGN top 100 list from the year 2010, going over the top video game villains. Some of it is expected. The aliens from Space Invaders. Bowser. Ganon...

#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...

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...

#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...

#106 MRIXRT, Trav, and The Golden Bolt discuss their YouTube careers

Trav, Moriarty, and Kevin sit down and interview each other about their content creation journeys, insights, struggles, and the advice they'd give to anyone looking to...

#102 Why more gamers are flocking to indies lately

Not to hate on AAA, AA, A, or even AAAA games, but sometimes indie games just do it better. In a time where everything wants our time, experiences that convey an actua...

#101 Bad games we can't help but like

Sometimes you just like a game that no one else likes, but you also can't really explain why. Today we're baring all, and bullying Sean for existing. MORE PLACES TO FI...

#99 How to improve at video games

Our resident New Gamer+ approached some of our resident expert gamers with a simple query...how does one improve at video games? What do good gamers think and examine ...

#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...

#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'...

#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...

#83 Games that need YOU to make them fun

It sounds obvious to say that some games aren't fun without a player, but some are designed to be a sandbox that almost require a player to bring their own imagination...

#79 Judging 2024's The Game Awards nominees

Gaming's only* awards show™ is finally back! This week, Moriarty and Nicco sat down to review and predict this year's winners in every category. They got best eSports ...

#76 Judging YOUR hottest takes

is the Switch holding back gaming? Are Pokemon Black & White awful? Should Hyrule Warriors even exist? Today we're diving into YOUR hottest takes and seeing if they pa...

#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 ...

#69 Is early access to a game worth extra money?

This ep was recorded right after Gamescom, but we swear it's still timely. For years, publishers have offered buyers a way to play a game early by spending more money....

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