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Console Crusade

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Video game news, reviews, retro gaming, and too many opinions! The Console Crusade Podcast is hosted by EJ Olson, Nick Durheim, and Chris Gilly-Forrer, released Wednesdays.

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  1. 183. GOTY Predictions

    The fellas go through and select their favorites for the many nominees at The Game Awards 2025.

  2. 182. Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Nick and Chris are joined by the brothers Forrer to review Hollow Knight: Silksong!

  3. 181. Split Fiction

    A belated review of Hazelight's newest co-op adventure, Split Fiction. Andy Bickerton makes his triumphant return!

  4. 180. Fantasy Critic Quarterly

    Slow and steady wins the race!

  5. 179. Justice for Diddy Kong

    Timely as ever.

  6. 178. Switch 2 Reactions + Pokemon ROM Hacks

    Better late than never!

  7. 177. Fantasy Critic Q1 2025 + Split Fiction Impressions

    THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM

  8. 176. Falling Upon Deaf Ears

    An hour of absolutely nothing

  9. 175. Sea of Staryus

    Pokemon Presents impressions, Balatro stuff, and a review of Sea of Stars. Bon apetit!

  10. 174. PROVE IT

    CRT's, Xenogears, Fantasy Critic, Sony State of Play and more!

  11. 173. Nintendo Switch 2

    (0:02:08) - Nintendo Switch 2 trailer (0:1:02:09) - Silksong (0:1:09:18) - Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection (0:1:20:19) - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - The Sith Lords

  12. 172. So What We Smoke Flushes??

    (0:04:38) - CRT sickness (0:15:53) - Gameboy kinda? (0:19:28) - Mario and Luigi Brothership (0:1:04:23) - Balatro

  13. 171. Fantasy Critic 2025 Draft

    Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, LET THE GAMES BEGIN

  14. 170. Double Dragon (1994) + Game Award Predictions

    We continue to suffer

  15. 169. BACKLOGGED

    LOG IT

  16. 168. Banjo Kazooie Retrospective

    The guys are joined by Tiffany Gilly-Forrer to look back on a Console Crusade Top 100 game!

  17. 167. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review

    GOOBRICKED UP

  18. 166. Fantasy Critic Quarterly

    Time sure flies, huh?

  19. 165. The Scapelli’s Are At It Again!!

    The boys talk Playstation's State of Play and then review the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie. WAHOO

  20. 164. Astro Bot Review

    Is Astro Bot GOTY material? Let's talk about that.

  21. 163. Big Breakfast’s Lies

    THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE

  22. 162. Borderlands (2024) Review

    We suffer in your stead.

  23. 161. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

    Chris is joined by special guests Will DeBiccari and Andy Bickerton to deep dive on GOTY contender Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

  24. 160. Broforce

    Meandering as usual. (0:14:52) - What we’ve been playing (0:19:06) - Sea of Stars (0:39:10) - Infini (0:47:24) - How Right, How Wrong, How Long?

  25. 159. Three Hopes

    Hello and goodbye. 0:03:45) - Fire Emblem Three Houses 5 year anniversary (0:54:31) - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdree (1:11:15) - A classic Console Crusade tangent

  26. 158. Boiling Point

    WHAT'S IN THE BOX?? (0:00:00) - Nintendo Direct reactions (finally!) (0:56:18 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree impressions (1:02:35) - Assassin’s Creed Origins (1:28:05 - Pikmin 3 (1:37:20) - Metal Gear Solid

  27. 157. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

    The crew reviews Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door with special guests Tiffany Gilly-Forrer and Nathaniel Andalis. Wahoo!

  28. 156. Pro Bowlers

    (0:05:51) - Paper Mario impressions (0:23:19) - Sea of Thieves (0:28:13) - PSN trophies on PC (0:34:18) - Sports games (0:50:19) - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1:00:51) - Sony State of Play (1:09:42) - Fantasy Critic

  29. 155. Big Sigma Energy

    (0:00:00) - Vacation catch up (0:08:18) - Animal Well (0:24:09) - EJ attempts Hollow Knight (0:43:12) - 1000 X Resist impressions (0:50:18) - Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic (1:01:39) - Ghost of Tsushima (1:13:19) - Sea of Thieves (1:20:31) - Megaman X speedrun

  30. 154. WE RELIED ON IT

    Changes were made. (0:01:25) - Fantasy Critic update (0:18:05) - Chris breaks a bone (0:25:04) - Limited Run Games CD-R drama (0:35:17) - Helldivers II PSN requirements (0:41:35) - #freestellarblade (0:54:36) - Third party studios we’d most want to make a Nintendo game

  31. 153. Meandering Men

    Take a journey with us. (0:05:12) - More Dark Souls (0:15:31) - EJ’s Skyrim playthrough (0:31:33) - Nintendo Switch Demo Derby

  32. 152. Suffering Souls

    Nick and Chris spend 2 hours waxing about games they've been playing lately, but mostly Dark Souls.

  33. 151. Fantasy Critic Quarterly (Q1 2024)

    The year is flying by and MAN has there been some action! The boys Bren and Brandon join us this week to chat the first quarter of a very busy Fantasy Critic season.

  34. 150. Top 100 Video Games of ALL TIME (v2)

    Join us as we further refine our list of top 100 video games ever---now twice as unimpeachable! Solo.to/consolecrusade

  35. 149. Top Ten Games of All Time (Kind Of!)

    A supersized edition of the Console Crusade podcast where we go over three distinct top ten lists: Chris’s top ten games of all time, Nick’s top ten most important games ever, and EJ’s top ten favorite games since 2016. The criteria is loose and the boys are juiced! LET’S GO Top 100 Honorable...

  36. 148. Fantasy Critic Deep Dive with Creator Steve Fallon

    This week we're joined by Steve Fallon, software developer and creator of fantasycritic.games, for a peek behind the curtain of one of our favorite pastimes! (0:02:50) - What we’ve been playing (Elden Ring, Celeste, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) (0:48:20) - A Fantasy Critic deep dive with site…

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  37. 147. Copium

    The poopsmith has taken a vow of silence... (0:08:26) - Top 100 Honorable Mentions (Nintendo 3DS) (0:30:59) - Industry layoffs (0:37:26) - Developers and publishers going independent (0:43:00) - Nintendo sues Yuzu (0:54:09) - Pokemon Presents reaction (1:16:59) - Final Fantasy VII Remake thoughts...

  38. 146. Direct to DVD

    Hollywood video forever. (0:00:00) - Candy tier list rant (0:11:05) - Intro (0:12:36) - Top 100 honorable mentions (Nintendo DS) (0:36:41) - Chris directs a a stage show (1:06:30) - Nick’s been playing games (1:58:11) - Chris plays Resident Evil 4 (2:09:59) - Nintendo’s Partner Direct + Xbox…

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  39. 145. Mamma Mia!

    MARIO IS MISSING (0:02:39) - Final Fantasy VII (0:17:48) - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo (0:36:44) - Warzone Ranked (0:41:41) - Top 100 Honorable Mentions (Gameboy Advance) (1:14:00) - Pokemon musings

  40. 144. The Lost Crown

    Brandon’s not the only one who’s lost his crown. (0:06:06) - Sony State of Play reaction (0:39:25) - Fantasy Critic Week 4 (1:09:40) - Top 100 Honorable Mentions - Gameboy Edition (1:32:44) - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review

  41. 143. A 2023 Bee-wind (And 2024 Buzz)

    This one's for the boys back home. (0:00:38) - Nick looks back on 2023 (0:17:05) - Chris’s 2023 (0:34:46) - Bee Simulator review (0:48:51) - 2023 from EJ’s eyes (0:58:46) - Looking ahead to 2024

  42. 142. Trade Bait

    It's only week 4?? (0:08:09) - Fantasy Critic trade drama (1:20:32) - What we’ve been playing (Prince of Persia, Atelier, Palworld) (1:37:12) - AI art in video games

  43. 141. Critical Hits: Whammy Week

    A little catch up, a little trivia, a little Fantasy Critic. (0:00:00) - Holiday catch up + what we’ve been playing (0:48:05) - Fantasy Critic update (1:09:40) - Critical Hits: Whammy Week

  44. 140. Fantasy Critic Draft 2024

    The fellas look forward to year 4 in their Fantasy Critic league, drafting a total of 30 games to kick off the competition.

  45. 139. Fantasy Critic 2023 Wrap Up

    CROWN THE CHAMPION

  46. 138. The Game Awards 2023

    (0:02:05) - Breaking down the awards at The Game Awards (0:30:56) - The Game Awards announcements (1:10:37) - What we’ve been playing (1:25:06) - WE’RE BACK - A Warzone Story

  47. 137. Consensus Crusade Podcast

    Backstreet’s back baby (0:09:54) - What we’ve been playing (including a Pokemon rant) (1:00:51) - CC Top 100 honorable mentions - Wii U (1:16:54) - Ranking (almost) every video game controller ever made

  48. 136. Super Mario RPG Revew

    The boys are joined by friends of the pod Brandon and Tiffany to discuss a remake of their childhood favorite Super Mario RPG!

  49. 135. Super Mario Wonder Review

    UH OH (0:06:42) - The Legend of Zelda movie + fan-casting (0:53:43) - Super Mario Wonder review

  50. 134. Covid Crusade Podcast

    The boys make some predictions about The Game Awards 2023. We're on to you, Keighley!

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Video game news, reviews, retro gaming, and too many opinions! The Console Crusade Podcast is hosted by EJ Olson, Nick Durheim, and Chris Gilly-Forrer, released Wednesdays.

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