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Chrono Trigger is rightly considered one of the absolute best RPGs to ever grace a videogame console. Unfortunately, despite all of the good it has brought into the world (I’m talking about Frog), it did set a standard that is followed by RPGs to this very day: supporting characters get three acts, and that’s it. The pattern is continual: supporting character is introduced with one big dungeon…

I picked up a new microphone/headphone setup (it’s wireless!) and wanted to give it a test before a “real” stream. So here is a random Monday’s worth of Mega Man X2! Everything tested fine without any dropouts or alike, so this is just a showcase of the entirety of Mega Man X2. My new headphones are reliable, but my skills in X2 have atrophied since my last playthrough, so there may be a few bits…

Shovel Knight: King of Cards was released as the final campaign in Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. In addition to the platforming hijinks that we had come to expect over the five years that Shovel Knight had been updating, this campaign contained an extensive card game, Joustus. And this was not just Go Fish with a new skin. This was a whole new game with unique rules, parameters, and “cheats”…

Having completed all four main campaigns, this week’s Shovel Knight stream could be considered “bonus content”. And what is the most “bonus content” thing of all? Your amigo, the Amiibo! Let’s look at the Shovel Knight Amiibos! Shovel Knight Released in January of 2016, Shovel Knight was one of the first non-Nintendo critters to get an Amiibo. Everybody thought this would mean he would be in…

It was the final stream of 2025, and I desperately racked my brain to find something significant for the occasion. I could have featured my game of the year. Or some overlooked gem from 2025. Or… something that wasn’t 30 years old… But! I decided to go with the “ancient game” thing, and showcase Kirby’s Dream Land 2, a game that celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025. It is… kinda relevant?…

Merry Christmas, everybody! I played Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer for our annual Holiday-themed FGC article, but I couldn’t get enough of the dang deer, so I played it again for Even Worse Streams that Christmas week. And now we’re posting it! In April! I manage to make it through the whole game, but you are a lot more likely to pay attention to BEAT, Cassandralyn, Morning Song, fanboymaster,…

BEAT beat Skies of Arcadia! So, to round out the night, he fired up Valfaris, the “Conan in space” game. Now you can enjoy a whole hour or so of this extremely metal adventure with Caithness, Chromes, Morning Song, fanboymaster, and Caliscrub watching, too. Appreciate some not-at-all sober discussion of 1000xRESIST, burritos, and evil dads. Does acid kill you quickly? Can you ride a giant bug?…

This week’s featured character is Galcian. Every ship in the skies gathers to defeat the jerk, but he reveals he commands an armada advanced by the menacing Hydra. Our team of intrepid heroes infiltrates the Hydra, and duels Galcian to a standstill. But he escapes! Kinda! Belleza has decided she has had enough of his nonsense, so she rams him out of the sky. But could he have survived? Maybe… If…