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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2025 · 56 MIN

#94 What happened to fun sports games?

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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 repackaged each year, with a focus on microtransactions. What happened to all of the sports games that were just...fun?MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.orgPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESWe couldn't find Kevin's Skeet that Nicco references around 16 minutes in. But if you scrolled down here to find it, we figured you should be acknowledged. Hello.At 41 minutes Justin and Nicco mention Rhythm Doctor as a co-op game they played, we wanted to shout it out:https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgSean: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfkaosaunCHAPTERS00:00 Let's get ready to rumble06:26 The two kinds of sports games18:53 Upcoming Sports Games ?32:52 It all comes back to the packs, baby35:18 The Shaq Chronicles43:17 Tabreez's Crubscriber Question of the Week ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 repackaged each year, with a focus on microtransactions. What happened to all of the sports games that were just...fun?MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.orgPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESWe couldn't find Kevin's Skeet that Nicco references around 16 minutes in. But if you scrolled down here to find it, we figured you should be acknowledged. Hello.At 41 minutes Justin and Nicco mention Rhythm Doctor as a co-op game they played, we wanted to shout it out:https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgSean: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfkaosaunCHAPTERS00:00 Let's get ready to rumble06:26 The two kinds of sports games18:53 Upcoming Sports Games ?32:52 It all comes back to the packs, baby35:18 The Shaq Chronicles43:17 Tabreez's Crubscriber Question of the Week ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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