Nicco

Nicco

Nicco is the artist behind AllHailBuckets, his personal music project. He has a TikTok.

Appears in 107 Episodes

There's too many games...and we're ready for more

What started out as a short "what we've been playing" episode...accidentally turned into a full-on Crubcast. There's simply too much gaming. We are feasting. MORE PLAC...

Pokémon TCG prices need to go down, and why Warner Bros. Kingdom Hearts should exist

Shiny cardboard is too damn expensive. Sports arcade games need to come back. Cass is eerily good at Muppets impressions. Nicco had to go to Disney once. It's a 5 pers...

Marvel Tokon finally made fighting games click for us

Our resident fighting game expert Justin sits down with Cass and Nicco to talk about how Tokon finally made fighting games make sense to them. At least, a little more....

NINTENDO SWITCH 2 HIDDEN GEMS!? (and why we need to listen to each other more)

NINTENDO SWITCH 2 HIDDEN GEMS??? Is the hook, but we also wanted to talk about effectively recommending games and actually listening when games are recommended to us. ...

Tackling our gaming phobias

We're grown adults, and podcasts are basically therapy, so we wanted to talk about things in games that used to scare us...and the things that still scare us. MORE PLA...

Mythmatch, Teeto, and the 15 year-old multiplayer game we revived

We wanted to shout out some cool games we've been playing lately, like Mythmatch and Teeto. Plus, Brody played Donkey Kong Bananza! And we're among 0.001% of the popul...

What to do when gaming implodes

Every day, every week, gaming headlines seem to hit us with yet another gut punch of terrible news. So...what should we do instead of spending our energy angry and sad...

Why do people leak video games?

In enthusiast spaces, video game leaks are as common as water. Why do people leak things? When is it okay, when is it not? Why do people follow it so fervently and get...

The case for an Austin Powers video game (and Austin Powers 4)

With 007 First Light releasing to rave reviews, and with us not having played it...we decided to weather the Summer Game Fest storm and do what we do best. Show up wit...

2026's remaining games we're hyped for

For some reason we decided to talk about 2026's remaining games that we're excited for...a month before Summer Games Fest season. Also, Cass can't get past the Deku Tr...

Kevin played Mina the Hollower early, here's what he thought

Thanks to Yacht Club Games for the early review code! Kevin got to play all of Mina the Hollower, and is able to give an early preview of his thoughts before his final...

The 'Pick 3' Situation is Crazy

Much like how everything is crab, everything in games seems to increasingly be 'Pick 3'...well, not EVERYTHING, but it sure is becoming prevalent. You level up, 3 opti...

Vampire Crawlers, Saros, Nine Sols, and more we've been playing

An enemy having a surprise second health bar IS like being gifted a plant...right? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and g...

Mouse PI, Voidling Bound, Tomodachi Life, and more we've been playing

Have a little bonus "what we've been playing" from the other week, since you've been such good crub listeners lately.  MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit....

Slay the Spire 2, Nine Sols, Pokopia, and more we've been playing

Our sexy Crubbers are back to talk about the hottest new releases, Slay the Spire 2, Nine Sols, Pokopia, and...Nintendogs + Cats. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► h...

Making the worst hypothetical movie adaptations of games

Some of us finally watched The Minecraft Movie recently, and it had us thinking. If there were still bad video game tie-ins for movies and shows, what are the worst on...

When does lore actually matter in a game?

Some games have hours of lore for you to sift and read through. Some choose to offload it to other materials, like books, short films, or websites. An ARG isn't out of...

#146 How we'd fix game trailers

We're sick of game trailers that don't tell us anything about the game. We can fix your game trailers. Hire us to fix them. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https:/...

Highguard, Cassette Beasts, Blake Manor, and more we've been playing

MORIARTY AND TRAV ARE BACK!!! And they've both been playing plenty to tell you about. Plus, the legend of Nicco has been spreading... MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe...

#141 Metal band or Soulslike?

Sean came to us with a simple torture routine. Metal band, or Soulslike? Can one musician and two people who have never heard music in their life get any of these righ...

Sean the Marriage Fairy, Big Hops, Date Everything, and more we've been playing

Nicco has been playing some Blake Manor...however, Sean has also been a marriage fairy. Meanwhile, Brody has some deep dive impressions on Big Hops and Date Everything...

#140 Guessing games based on Steam reviews (Round 3)

If you can believe it, it's been nearly 2 years since the last time we did this! Sean has brought another slew of Steam reviews for us to parse and guess at, the winne...

Scientifically predicting the year 2026

Finally, in our trilogy of yearly predictions, we gather to tell you exactly what to expect this year. Accept no subtitutes.  MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https...

#139 Reacting to YOUR 2026 predictions

You all sent in dozens of predictions for 2026...we're here to give our scientific stamp of approval to some and push back on others. Please enjoy being able to buy te...

Reacting to our 2025 predictions (we were right)

We pretty much nailed 2025. You're welcome for the advance warning we gave you. Soon we'll predict 2026, as well as review YOUR 2026 predictions in future episodes! MO...

#138 NINTENDO RAGEBAIT

Is Nintendo DOOMED? Um, guys? Has anyone else noticed that Nintendo has been KIND OF OFF lately??? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the ...

#136 Our worst episode yet

We really had good intentions for this episode. We promise. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at...

#135 We miss being dumb kids who played games

Do you remember not knowing every single game that was coming out years in advance? Or the first time you connected a game console to the internet? Are you...even old ...

Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is our game of the year (spoilercast)

Listen in expecting to get spoiled! We don't have much of a preamble on this one before getting right into it, so make sure you're familiar with the game already befor...

#133 We need clearer terms in gaming

Inspired by Silent Hill f's "optional" ending that requires 4 playthroughs, we decided to dig in on what "optional" really even means. To the point that, actually, we'...

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