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This week on Thumb Cramps, it's an official live recording of the first ever fifth ever podcast recorded live from the floor of PAX where Joel Duscher and his two co-hosts Chloe Appleby and Steph Panecasio take a look at the best things they've seen during PAX Aus 2026. Thank you to our guests Jackson, Sam, Chris, Josh, Aether, Jack, Jordan, Cody, Sam, Kate, Lawson and Ethan. This one goes...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Demonstrober continues as the podcast celebrates beautiful demos and this time they’re joined by Darcy Smith to look at Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse DEMO for the Nintendo Switch 2, Apocalypter DEMO for the PC and World of Warcraft: Forever BETA for the PC. Plus a long and tasteful tribute to real man John Barbuto, founder of JB Hi-Fi, who died 3 years ago. See you at PAX...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the first week of Demonstrober, a month dedicated to trying out demos all month long! Jackson has returned and the hosts are joined by fan favourite Adam Carnevale to look at Final Fantasy Resonance DEMO for the Nintendo Switch 2, Terrible Lizards DEMO for the PC and Seven Kingdoms DEMO for the PC. Plus an upsetting Steam reveal, a classic episode of Adam’s Deal Cor...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Jackson is in a plane and to fill his spot Joel is joined by co-hosts Steph Panecasio and Violet Wilkin from Good Games Morley to take a look at Marvel’s Wolverine for the PS5, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for the PS5 and Free Online Poker for the PC. The tables are turned as Joel is no longer the mean one of the podcast and we think he deserved everything cruel said to...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Jackson is still overseas but Joel has returned home and is joined by co-hosts Ruby Innes and Chloe Appleby to look at Splatoon Raiders for the Nintendo Switch 2, Shroom and Gloom for the PC and Digimon Story Time Stranger for the Nintendo Switch. All three hosts are fighting through various afflictions so early reviews are saying “scattered but normal and good podcast”...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Joel and Jackson might be overseas but they haven’t forgotten about the gamers of the world so please enjoy this episode where they’re joined by Adam Carnevale and Ricky Pitzalis to look at Resident Evil Requiem for the PC, Vampire Crawlers for the Steam Deck, Baldur’s Gate 3 with Too Many Mods for the PC and Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse for the Steam Deck. A beautifu...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Joel and Jackson are in the UK and it was this or nothing so please enjoy Thumb Cramps Presents: Thumb Cramps & Friends: Sydnaypril (Live in Sydney, April 2026) Present: The M.A.R.G.E 2026: Live (Ft. Joel Zammit, Andrew Levins, Ruby Innes, Steph Panecasio and Chloe Appleby). We know that parts of this show don’t work without video and we’re so sorry but the show was...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to wave goodbye to Remugust. Joining them for the beautiful farewell is returning host Ruby Innes as they look at The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance for the PC and Bugdom 2 for the PC. Plus a pitch to Double Fine, a dive into the Donald Duck family tree and the reveal that a listener ha...

This week on Thumb Cramps, they’ve officially launched Thumb Cramps Airlines. Thanks to the first investor, Henry, they’re joined in studio by Chloe Appleby to look at The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for the Nintendo Switch 2, Digimon Original New Wave for the Real Life and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for Literally Everything. Thank you again to Henry for getting the airline off the grou...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s Remugust and to celebrate remakes and remasters they’re joined by Pete Burns to look at Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut for the Nintendo Switch 2, Black Mesa for the PC and Halo: Campaign Evolved for the Xbox Series X. Plus some good reels talk, really good jokes and some really really good educational advice. Thumb Cramps should be played in schools. Check out Back Pocket...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the first week of Remugust. What’s Remugust? Well it’s an entire month dedicated to looking at remasters and remakes. What if an old game was new but not a new new game? To celebrate such a beautiful theme they’re joined by first time guest Gemma Driscoll to look at Halo: Campaign Evolved for the PS5, Outlaws + A Handful of Missions: Remaster for the PC and Mass Eff...

This week on Thumb Cramps it’s the final week of Discountuly Juames and they’re joined by Darcy Smith to say goodbye to a beautiful month while looking at Zack and Wiki: Quest of Barbaros’ Treasure for the Wii, Chained Beasts DEMO for the PC and Öoo for the PC. Plus plenty of Pokemon card talk and unreasonable yelling. Joel Duscher does not come off looking good here and that’s okay. Sometimes you...

This week on Thumb Cramps it’s Discountuly Juames and to celebrate such a beautiful month they’re joined by their beautiful friend and serial gamer Cass Paige to look at Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch, Signalis for the PC and Her Trees: First Puzzle for the PC on Itch io. A big week for gaming and an even bigger week in podcast advertising as Marge Ads is fighting for her career against an ons...

This week on Thumb Cramps it’s Discountuly Juames and joining them this week is long time friend, first time guest Zoe Bee to look at Terminator 2D: No Fate for the Steam Deck, Washington Prime (DEMO) for the PC and WordSalad for the phone. Plus the introduction to the Thumb Cramps Gaming HQ Social Media Team and the listeners have feedback for Marge Ads. Normal video game podcast. Get Thumb Cramp...

This week on Thumb Cramps it’s Discountuly Juames and to celebrate cheap games this July they’re joined by the original host of the podcast, Ruby Innes. Check it out for reviews of Forbidden Solitaire for the Steam Deck, Star Wars Outlaws for the PC and Schrodinger's Cat Burglar for the PC. Plus some car accidents, some minionese and a reminder that the Thumb Cramps Airline service exists. Get Thu...

This week on Thumb Cramps, to help combat everything that’s happening all of the time, it’s Discountuly Juames; cheap games this July. To help them welcome in a new month, they’re joined by Adam Carnevale who teaches them there are multiple ways to get cheap games while looking at Slay the Spire 2 for the Steam Deck, Let’s Build A Zoo for the Nintendo Switch and 007: First Light for the PC. Everyo...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s time to say goodbye to 92ne and to celebrate such a beautiful month they’re joined by Steph Panecasio to take a look at Devil May Cry 3 for the Nintendo Switch, Clive Barker’s Undying for the PC and Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal for the PC. Remember when games used to be bad? 92ne does. Don’t forget to follow Steph on socials and keep Thumb Cramps in your hearts and m...

This week on Thumb Cramps, 92ne continues and this time they’re joined by former host who tragically died and current guest Joel Zammit to look at Half-Life 2 for the Steam Deck, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams for the Game Boy Advance for the Nintendo Switch, Chef Knight for the Steam Deck and IncreKnight for the Steam Deck. This is one of those episodes that got away from them or there was some kind of...

This week on Thumb Cramps, 150,000 video games have just been announced AND it’s another episode of 92ne. Hmmmm. To celebrate, they’re joined by Chloe Appleby to check out all their favourite announcements from the Directs, State of Plays, Showcases and Festivals then they review Castlevania: Aria of Sorrows for the Game Boy Advance, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion for the PC and Shadows of the Coloss...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s 92ne. Hmmmm. 92ne is the month where Thumb Cramps looks at 2000s video games and to help them celebrate such an important moment in gaming they’re joined by 9une co-creator Darcy Smith to look at Manhunt 2 for the Nintendo Wii, Mr. Driller 2 for the Game Boy Advance and Collecting Pokemon Cards for Real Life. Plus actual video game journalism discussing sequel-itis...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Mayscot Madness comes to an end with the biggest episode yet; the launch of Bubsy 4D. To join Thumb Cramps for such a momentous occasion, they’ve reunited with the third host of the podcast Ruby Innes to look at Bubsy 4D for the Nintendo Switch 2, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Switch 2. Plus uncover some...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Mayscot Madness continues and to celebrate they’re joined by S Bend Games’ very own Oscar and Dan to look at Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for the PC, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee for the PS Vita, Earthworm Jim 2 for the PC and Cool Spot for the SNES. Oh also they’re all eating hot sauce before reviewing their games, extreme podcasting style. Thank you S Bend Games...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Mayscot Madness continues and this time they’re joined by their good friend and the producer of Mixtape, Woody, to look at Mixtape for the PS5 and PC, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita for the PS Vita, Super Kiwi 64 for the PC and Astro’s Playroom for the PS5. Plus the ethical disposal of fruit, living with bugs and tasting some truly freaky drinks. The Weekly Planet if you’re rea...

This week on Thumb Cramps, Mayscot Madness continues and this time they’re joined by their good friend and gamer Tom Reed to look at Mr. Sleepy Man for the Steam Deck, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger for the PC and Borderlands 4 DLC for the PS5. Plus a deep dive into the life that Brick Heck now lives, the exploration of being 10 again and some of the worst emails you’ll ever hear. Good, normal, video game...

This week on Thumb Cramps, it’s the first week of Mayscott Madness, a month dedicated to all the beautiful mascot games out there to celebrate the upcoming release of Bubsy 4D and joining them for the first week is their good friend Andrew Levins to look at Yooka-Replaylee for the Nintendo Switch 2, Kao the Kangaroo for the PC, Demon Tides for the Steam Deck and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcar...