This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s PAXtober! PAX Australia is this month and to celebrate Thumb Cramps is dedicating all of October to those involved with panels, games and related activities. To kick the month off, Thumb Cramps are joined by Joel Zammit and Adam Carnevale from D&D is for Nerds to look at The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for the Nintendo Switch, Blood West for the PC and Against the Storm for the Steam Deck. This episode is a real battle for the jet lagged boyfriends and d...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 303
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the final week of No More Guests ‘Til September Ends but yet again your video game boyfriends have TOTALLY blown it by inviting James Clement (AKA Mr Sunday Movies) to join as they look at Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection for the Nintendo Switch, Duolingo for the Phone and Robocop: Rogue City for the PS5. Plus they’re ranking meats and meeting a dangerous character called Mr. Microphone. Recorded live from their hotel room in Birmingham so you know this episod...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 302
This week on Thumb Cramps, we are so sad to report that the rules of No More Guests ‘Til September Ends are broken as Joel and Jackson are joined by their tour mate, friend and huge gamer James Clement (Mr Sunday Movies) to look at Thank Goodness You’re Here for the Nintendo Switch, Mad Max for the PS4 and Deadly Premonition Origins for the Nintendo Switch. This episode was recorded live from a hotel room in Edinburgh so the sound quality isn’t perfect but you can all pretend you’re on tour with...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 301
This week on Thumb Cramps, No More Guests ‘Til September Ends continues with Joel and Jackson alone in the studio on the eve of their UK tour as they look at Astrobot for the PS5 and Chop Goblins for the PC. Plus a lot of listener’s fridges and Donkey Kong talk. They love looking at all these fridges. Normal video game podcast. Plumbing the Death Star and The Weekly Planet UK live shows are here!! Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPo...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 300
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s No More Guests ‘Til September Ends as your two gamer boyfriends go at it alone to review video games and remain normal while looking at Pizza Tower for the Nintendo Switch and Omochapon for the Nintendo Switch. Will this isolation make Thumb Cramps better or worse? Only time will tell. Plumbing the Death Star and The Weekly Planet UK live shows are here!! Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com...
Sep 05, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 299
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the final week of Pile of Shamegust and unfortunately host Joel Duscher has been struck down with an illness so it’s up to co-host Jackson Baly to team up with his good friends/gamers Adam Carnevale and Hayden Bleechmore to look at Penny’s Big Breakaway for the PC, Little Kitty, Big City for the PC and Luigi’s Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch. Also cucking. This goes as well as you’d expect a host-less episode of Thumb Cramps to go. Listen to Shut Up a Second AND...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 298
This week on Thumb Cramps, your video game boyfriends are still digging into their pile of shame to celebrate Pile of Shamegust. Joining them for the ride is Cass Paige to look at The Evil Within for the PS5, Shadows of Doubt for the PC and New York Times Word Games for the phone. If video games aren’t for you, don’t worry, they’re also ranking meats and looking at a fridge. Truly something for everyone! Plumbing the Death Star and The Weekly Planet UK live shows are here!! Buy an official Pikma...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 297
This week on Thumb Cramps, the backlog is getting smaller as the Pile Of Shamegust celebrations continue and this time, former host Joel Zammit is back from the dead to help review games once again as they take a look at Hi-Fi Rush for the PS5, Still Wakes The Deep for the PC and Stardew Valley the Board Game for the real life. It’s 2021 in this podcast again and it was bad to go back. Plumbing the Death Star (Melbourne + UK) and The Weekly Planet (UK) live shows are here!! Buy an official Pikma...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 296
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to work through that pile of shame this Pile of Shamegust as your video game boyfriends (Joel and Ruby) are joined by former movie guy, current video game guy Alexei Toliopoulos to look at Inscryption for the PS5, Ratchet and Clank for the PS4 but also the PS5 and Alan Wake 1 and 2 for the PS5. With every week, we are all closer to finishing our damn games. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gm...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 295
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to finish your damn games and work through your Pile of Shamegust! Joining the Thumb Cramps boys this week is #1 fan of the show, Tom Walker, as they look at Metroid: Zero Mission for the Game Boy Advance, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree for the PC and Grand Theft Auto IV with the Warp Eleven mod for the PC. Together, gamers all over the world can get through their piles of shame. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Ema...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 294
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the final week of SEOuly and the stocks are sky high! To celebrate buying high and selling low, they’re joined by Scaredy Boys host Sean Carney to look at Chained Together for the PC, Nintendo World Championships for the Nintendo Switch and Fortnite for the PS5. Search Engines have never been more Juloptimized and if you’re Manhoon, please reach out. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 293
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to optimize results and celebrate SEOuly (Search Engine Juloptimization) with fan favourite guest and wife of the podcast, Ruby Innes. Together it’s time to take a look at GTA Online for the PS5, Northern Journey for the PC and Jesus Christ Simulator for the PC. Consider these SEOs Juloptimized and blessed. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram; Jackson | Duscher | T...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 292
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to optimize results as they celebrate SEOuly (Search Engine Juloptimization) with Ian Shelton from the band Militarie Gun to look at the video game that has it all, Fortnite. Is it smart to bring in a successful musician who is friends with Post Malone, has had songs featured in multiple video games, played arena shows all around Australia and only talk to them about the video game Fortnite? We think yes. Consider these SEOs Juloptimized. Buy an official Pikm...
Jul 11, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 291
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to optimize results as they celebrate SEOuly (Search Engine Juloptimization) with first time guest Darcy Smith from Studio Folly to look at Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree for the PC, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door for the Nintendo Switch and Blue Prince DEMO for the PC. Are hard games too hard? Listen for easy tips and tricks to defeat even the hardest bosses in Elden Ring! Also controversy! Guest beef! These SEOs are Juloptimized. Download Gubbins on...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 290
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to welcome returning guest Woody from Beethoven & Dinosaur to bid farewell to Junest Like The Movies by looking at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League for the PS5, Aliens vs Predator for the PC, Lord of the Rings Online for the PC, Multiversus for the Xbox Series X and World War Z for the Xbox Series X. Not only that but it’s time to drink a Gonster on air and become obsessed with Jurassic Park Trespasser. This podcast truly was Junest Like The Movies....
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 289
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s Junest Like The Movies and to celebrate the hosts are joined by Hayden Bleechmore to take a look at one of the biggest Nintendo Direct presentations in years! Also we look at Lego Marvel Super Heroes for the Nintendo Switch which is equally important and vital to our search engine optimization ensuring the continued success of Thumb Cramps, a normal video game podcast. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCramp...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 288
This week on Hot Dog Cramps, the three hot dog boys are ranking the meats that they consumed at their favourite Broadford cafe, Pagey’s Cafe. Thank you Pagey’s for having us and we cannot wait to come back to eat more of your world famous hot dogs! Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram; Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | Hayden Find us on X; Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | Hayden Watch us on Twitch; ...
Jun 19, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 287
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s Junest Like The Movies and to celebrate Thumb Cramps are joined by Joel Zammit to look at Mad Max for the PC, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for the PS5 for the PS1 and Hades II for the Steam Deck. Plus, a PAX Aus update and reading the menu from Pagey’s Cafe. Just another normal episode of everyone’s favourite video game podcast, Thumb Cramps. Check out the Jarren’s Outpost Board Game Kickstarter here Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Insta...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 286
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the start of Junest Like The Movies, where the podcast looks at licensed games and adaptations every week! Who better to welcome in such a wonderful month than Thumb Cramps’ good friend Andrew Levins who joins the host this week as they look at Thor: God of Thunder for the Nintendo DS, Animal Well for the PC and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora for the PS5. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com F...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 285
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to end Maytendo Sydney4 by getting in the damn car with Hayden Bleechmore and driving home! That’s right, it’s another car podcast!!! Get ready to hear reviews of Star Wars Episode I: Racer for the Nintendo 64, Excitebike 64 for the Nintendo 64 and Mario Party for the Nintendo 64. The vibes are high and the content quality is even higher, please enjoy this normal episode! Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at Th...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 284
This week on Thumb Cramps, Maytendo Sydney4 continues with two very special guests, Demi Lardner and Cass Paige, as they look at Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64, Fallout: New Vegas for the PC, Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64 and Mario Party for the Nintendo 64. Plus, this episode finally passes the Bechdel Test! Another huge win for gamers and gaming! Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram; Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | Demi | Cass Find us on X; Jackson | Duscher ...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 283
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s Maytendo Sydney4 and your Video Game Boyfriends are joined in the kitchen (literally) by Ruby Innes and Hayden Bleechmore to take a look at Jet Force Gemini for the Nintendo 64, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil for the Nintendo 64, Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64, Banjo-Tooie for the Nintendo 64 and the first ever review of cigarettes on the podcast. Thumb Cramps continue to expand the borders of video games journalism and cannot be slowed down. Watch the Thumb Cramps Back Po...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 282
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s Maytendo Sydney4 and to celebrate they’ve peeled their good friend Hayden Bleechmore off the road and jumped in the car for another CAR PODCAST where they look at Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls for the Nintendo 64, Unknown Tapes DEMO for the PC and The Gundagai Hungry Jacks Video Game Arcade for the real life. Another magical car episode with pristine audio quality. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.co...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 281
This week on Thumb Cramps, your video game boyfriends made good on their repeated threats and did something no one ever expected; recorded the first ever Call Out show. Loaded up with more phone numbers than you could possibly imagine and no plan outside of just dialing numbers at random, another video game podcast world record has been broken and no one can stop Thumb Cramps. Also, reviews for the Stellar Blade DEMO for the PS5 and Summerhouse for the PC! Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://w...
May 02, 2024•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 280
This week on Thumb Cramps it’s the final week of Wiipril as they’re joined by Cass Paige to take a look at Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo Wii, Blasphemous for the Nintendo Switch and Game & Watch Gallery 4 for the Delta Emulator for the iPhone. Plus the Myers Briggs Type Test for Mario. Another week, another normal episode of everyone’s favourite regular video game podcast Thumb Cramps. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@g...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 279
This week on Thumb Cramps it’s still Wiipril as your gamer boyfriends are joined by Hayden Bleechmore to look at Metroid: Other M for the Nintendo Wii, Princess Peach: Showtime for the Nintendo Switch and the NYT Word Games for the Phone. Plus a very special announcement about the Thumb Cramps Call Out Show and a cliffhanger ending. It doesn’t get better than this. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram;...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 278
This week on Thumb Cramps, it's another week of Wiipril as your Gamer Boyfriends are joined by guest, friend and number #1 fan, Tom Walker, as they take a look at Wii Sports for the Nintendo Wii, Pepper Grinder for the PC and Tekken 8 for the PS5. A beautiful episode of gaming and remember to reach out if you want Thumb Cramps to come to your wedding/funeral. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram; Jacks...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 277
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the first episode of Wiipril and to celebrate they’re joined by their best friend Ruby Innes to look at The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii U but also for the Wii, Sonic Heroes for the PS2 but also for the GameCube which will work on the Wii and Super Mario Galaxy for the Switch but also the Wii. It’s another episode of Thumb Cramps so you know they’re ranking meats too. This week’s episode is sponsored by Tower of Fire: The Sword of Unspoken Misc. ...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 276
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the final episode of PC MARCHTER RACE and to farewell such a beautiful month of gaming, they’re joined in the studio by the biggest PC gamer they know; Adam Carnevale. Join Adam and Thumb Cramps as they look at Frog Detective for the PC, Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga for the GBA for the Nintendo Switch or the PC if you’re sneaky and Helldivers 2 for the PC. Don’t cry because PC MARCHTER RACE is over, cry because Thumb Cramps won’t stop ranking meats. This week’s ...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 275
This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the first ever episode of Thumb Cramps and we’re celebrating PC MARCHTER RACE with special guest Joel Zammit as we take a look at Penny’s Big Breakaway for the PC and two deck building games that have ruined our lives, Balatro and Slay The Spire, also for the PC. Everyone is doing well and video games are good. Buy an official Pikman shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150221669 Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram; Jackson | Duscher | Th...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 274
