Nicco
Nicco is the artist behind AllHailBuckets, his personal music project. He has a TikTok.
Appears in 66 Episodes
#114 Who should revive all of these dead franchises?
In light of the...everything...going on with Microsoft, we wanted to take a more positive spin from it since the negatives have been thoroughly covered by those suited...
#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"? ...
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...
#105 When is it time to let a game go?
How do you decide when to push through a rough spot in a game versus giving it up entirely? Have you fought The Big Guy in Elden Ring? Have your friends followed you i...
#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...
#103 We need to talk about game genre names
This was recorded before "frog-type game" or else that could have sustained an hour on its ownMORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show ea...
#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...
#100 OUR 100th EPISODE
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#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 ...
#94 What happened to fun sports games?
Arcadey sports games are mostly found in the indie space where it's tough to find them. All of the big name simulation sports games are usually the same experience rep...
#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...
#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...
#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 ...
#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...
#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 ...
#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...
#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 ...
#73 Crub's Overrated/Underrated Quiz
Welcome to crub's Overrated/Underrated Quiz! Nicco polled 22 members of YOU, our audience, on a random assortment of topics to see if you felt they were overrated or u...
#71 Which Zelda character could win the election?
It's an election year, and we figured we'd bravely step forward and tackle the REAL questions weighing our minds. Could a scandal tank Groose? Is the falling moon a ho...
#70 Worst game to play at a funeral
What is the worst video game to play at a funeral? And nothing easy, like 'Shower With Your Dad Simulator', what is the actual worst video game to play at a funeral? T...
#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....
#66 Can too much balancing ruin a game?
In a world where we're bombarded by patch notes and minor differences when we go to play an online game, when can it become too much? What's acceptable when adjusting ...
#65 Does 2X playback speed ruin media?
Today we're giving our BLISTERING TAKES on 2X (or 3X) playback speed for watching media. Primarily we're focused on television series and movies in this episode, thoug...
#64 What can the MCU do to win us back?
Robert Downey Jr returning to the MCU raised a lot of eyebrows. Some were hyped, some were deflated...and then there's us. We're fancying ourselves representative of t...
#62 Debating the list of best games ever
Recently over on reddit, IlmeniAVG sourced more than 100 publication's top game lists and aggregated them all into an incredibly interesting list. For funsies, we deci...
#60 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: The Musical, and more
We decided to spin a wheel, a wheel that would add modifiers to existing games. Then we hashed out how these would play out in real life. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: The M...
#59 Games that have too much game
Sometimes a game just has too much game. When it's trying to tell a story it can completely disrupt the flow of the narrative. And even for games that aren't trying to...
#57 What makes trading card games fun?
TCGs have been taking over Crub bit by bit over the last couple of years, especially for Pokemon TCG for Nicco and Justin. This week we wanted to tackle what makes the...