Thumbstick Athletes
547 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsA do-it-yourself podcast out of Binghamton, New York, Thumbstick Athletes approaches video games from the perspective of consumers, not journalists. Host Dan is joined by his brothers, Corey and Will, and lifetime friend, Eric.
Together, they navigate the world of games, the gamers, the makers and the culture surrounding them, including all-nighters and playing hooky.
Join the Athletes weekly for spirited conversation piped across the world, all from the comfort of Dan's basement.
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Episodes
Episode 217: Super Mario Maker
September 18, 2015 02:37 - 2 hours - 69.1 MBNintendo's strange controller/tablet hybrid control scheme finally makes sense. It was put there all along to create Mario levels.
Episode 216: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
September 11, 2015 02:28 - 2 hours - 72.7 MBKojima's swan song Metal Gear game, and also the best yet?
Episode 215: Disney Infinity 3.0
September 04, 2015 01:41 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWe cover the Disney Infinity games for the first time, with Eric talking about 3.0.
Episode 214: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
August 27, 2015 03:26 - 2 hours - 96.9 MBWe cover the very un-Final Fantasy-like FF Type-0 HD for this weeks episode. Find out what makes it so different, but also a very difficult game to describe.
Episode 213: A
August 20, 2015 18:21 - 2 hours - 69.9 MBA new type of episode where we cover everything in gaming with a letter of the alphabet, allowing us to touch on topics we wouldn't be able to get to otherwise.
Episode 212: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
August 14, 2015 23:08 - 2 hours - 80 MBAnother title in the line of interactive story games, find out what Everbody's Gone to the Rapture has to offer.
Episode 211: Windows 10
August 07, 2015 03:12 - 2 hours - 101 MBA few of us upgraded to Windows 10 last week, so we relate our upgrade experiences and how the new OS has treated us so far.
Episode 210: Trove First Impresssions
July 31, 2015 03:32 - 2 hours - 71 MBWe scratch the surface of the Minecraft-esque MMORPG Trove, covering our first few hours and early impressions of combat and exploration.
Episode 209: Rocket League
July 23, 2015 04:35 - 2 hours - 87.3 MBOne of the first games in awhile all 4 us have played, and an all around excellent competitive multiplayer game, Rocket Leauge is way more fun than it has any business being.
Episode 208: The Best Games of 2015 (so far)
July 17, 2015 04:08 - 2 hours - 78.2 MBThe title says it all, we discuss 5 of our favorite games of the first half of 2015 in no particular order.
Episode 207: Batman Arkham Knight
July 09, 2015 03:48 - 2 hours - 74.5 MBEric is back and we can talk about Batman! However, in attempt to not spoil any of the juicy story details we talk mostly about the Batmobile.
Episode 206: Nintendo NX Speculation
July 02, 2015 01:58 - 2 hours - 73 MBThe Wii U had a pretty poor showing at this year's E3, leading some to believe Nintendo's focus is shifting towards it's next console codenamed the NX. It gave us a good opportunity to speculate what we think the console could be.
Episode 205: E3 2015 Wrap Up
June 26, 2015 03:21 - 2 hours - 56.3 MBJust some final thougts on some things we saw at E3, some Nintendo stuff as well as thoughts on some of the VR that was shown.
Episode 204: E3 Press Conferences Recap
June 18, 2015 04:04 - 3 hours - 135 MBOur lengthy recap of all the major press conferences from E3 2015, starting with Bethesda and ending with the first ever PC Gaming conference.
Episode 203: 2015 E3 Preview/Predictions
June 12, 2015 04:28 - 3 hours - 107 MBTime again for gamer Christmas starting next week, so we cover the main presenters and some of their expected announcements. We also throw in a few of our own predictions for the heck of it.
Episode 202: Heroes of the Storm
June 05, 2015 04:38 - 2 hours - 98 MBWe know...we've been talking about it for months now, but HotS is finally out for everyone. At the very least you can be sure it's the last time we'll talk about it at length!
Episode 201: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
May 29, 2015 03:56 - 2 hours - 102 MBThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was just released and SPOILER ALERT...it's amazing!! We discuss the usual likes and dislikes, and after the outro do a little more on early game spoilers and plot recap.
Episode 200: Top 10 Games Revisited...Revisited
May 22, 2015 05:17 - 2 hours - 97.4 MB200 episodes since we started and 100 since we last talked about our top 10 games, we decided to revisit our top 10 lists.
Episode 199: The Witcher Series Recap
May 15, 2015 04:08 - 2 hours - 85.3 MBIn anticipation for the launch of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we cover the first two games in the Witcher series.
Episode 198: Listener Q&A
May 08, 2015 03:58 - 2 hours - 96.6 MBWe took an episode to anwser any and all questions posed to us by our listeners, some gaming related and some not.
Episode 197: New Mario Kart 8 DLC
May 01, 2015 01:08 - 2 hours - 95.7 MBSince Nintendo once again came through with excellent DLC for Mario Kart 8, we decided to cover with a full episode.
Episode 196: Just the News
April 23, 2015 04:09 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBWe cover some of this week's gaming news in this episode, which was shortened due to playoff hockey.
Episode 195: Mortal Kombat X / Titan Souls
April 17, 2015 05:03 - 2 hours - 89.1 MBA two game episode this week, with Eric covering Mortal Kombat X and Dan and Corey briefly covering Titan Souls.
Episode 194: Pillars of Eternity
April 10, 2015 02:21 - 2 hours - 86.5 MBDan and Corey cover the throwback isometric RPG Pillars of Eternity for this week's episode.
Episode 193: Bloodborne
April 04, 2015 02:25 - 2 hours - 88.4 MBThis week Dan and Eric cover From Software's Dark Souls-esque PS4 exclusive Bloodborne in all of its bloody, and brutally difficult glory.
Episode 192: Battlefield Hardline
March 27, 2015 12:56 - 2 hours - 80.3 MBThis week, the new direction from the Battlefield series with cops and robbers battling one another. Find out if Hardline differentiates itself enough from past Battlefield games or if the differences are even for the better.
Episode 191: Code Name STEAM
March 20, 2015 02:38 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBWe cover the new 3DS strategy game this week in Code Name: STEAM.
Episode 190: Hotline Miami 2 / Ori and the Blind Forest
March 13, 2015 03:35 - 2 hours - 91.1 MBWe cover two new indies in depth this week, as well as do an overview of some of the upcoming indies to look forward to this year.
Episode 189: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
March 06, 2015 04:58 - 2 hours - 86.5 MBNearly a month after it's release, we can finally do a review episode on Monster Hunter 4. It's a game with lots of different facets, so we wanted to give it plenty of time.
Episode 188: The Order: 1886
February 26, 2015 03:12 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBFor this week's episode we evaluate The Order: 1886 in all it's cinematic glory.
Episode 187: Evolve
February 19, 2015 05:30 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWill takes the lead for this week's main segment, covering the newest iteration of the multiplayer FPS in Evolve.
Episode 186: New 3DS XL
February 14, 2015 04:56 - 3 hours - 106 MBWe give our first impressions along with a list of the new features on the aptly and uncreatively named New 3DS XL.
Episode 185: Dying Light
February 06, 2015 05:37 - 2 hours - 96.2 MBWe cover the year's first AAA release in Dying Light. Just another zombie killing simulator or is there something more to it?
Episode 184: 4 in February Draft
January 31, 2015 04:49 - 2 hours - 80.4 MBWith all 4 of us in studio this week, we pick each other's games to beat in February as well as the 3 games for fans to vote on.
Episode 183: 2015 Games Preview Part 2
January 23, 2015 05:01 - 3 hours - 123 MBFor this week we all picked a handful of games coming out later in the year to cover. These are of course the unscheduled releases which may or may not come out in 2015.
Episode 182: 2015 Games Preview Part 1
January 14, 2015 03:43 - 2 hours - 95.3 MBOur yearly coverage of the upcoming game releases. Part 1 too, which covers the scheduled releases from January-March and a few later than that.
Episode 181: 2015 Bold Predictions
January 07, 2015 03:14 - 2 hours - 83.4 MBWe decided to kick off 2015 with our Bold Predictions episode first, again, with some predictions being more bold than others. Hopefully we can listen back at the end of the year and have many of them be true...to make us look smart of course.
Episode 180: 2014 Thumbies
December 30, 2014 17:59 - 4 hours - 115 MBThe annual Thumbie awards for the calendar year 2014, a legnthy and booze-fueled ode to this year in gaming.
Episode 179: Top 5 2014 Games We Missed
December 23, 2014 04:20 - 2 hours - 65.3 MBFor this week's episode we cover some of the games we wish we had played this year. Usually a Thumbies category, we decided to cover it a week early.
Episode 178: 2014 "Highlights"
December 18, 2014 04:57 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBWhile it's not necessarily a highlights episode, I do play some clips from episodes where we covered some of the year's biggest releases.
Episode 177: Dragon Age: Inquisition
December 12, 2014 05:20 - 2 hours - 94.6 MBFinally we get to cover the highly rated third enrty in the Dragon Age series.
Episode 176: 2014 Predictions Recap
December 05, 2014 04:36 - 2 hours - 84.2 MBWe go back and revisit our predictions from earlier in the year to see which are wrong and which are correct...and argue about Steam Machines...again!
Episode 175: Far Cry 4/Smash Bros. Wii U
November 26, 2014 15:45 - 2 hours - 101 MBAnother dual release episode, but this time much higher praise from the Athletes than last week. Tune in to hear Eric's thoughts on the new Smash Bros, as has hated previous entries in the series.
Episode 174: Assassin's Creed: Unity/Halo: Master Chief Collection
November 20, 2014 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.9 MBTwo piss poor games to review this week. Usually we're not that negative, but damn...try harder next time.
Episode 173: Why we didn't buy CoD: Advanced Warfare
November 13, 2014 04:41 - 2 hours - 82.6 MBA little change of pace this week, talking about why we didn't purchase this year's Call of Duty. Particularly Will and Eric, who usually make the Duty plunge, express their thoughts on why they didn't get it.
Episode 172: Sunset Overdrive
November 06, 2014 04:46 - 2 hours - 87.6 MBAn XBox One exclusive for this week's episode in Sunset Overdrive. It was described as a mix of Saint's Row, inFamous, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater....sounds like fun!
Episode 171: Civilization: Beyond Earth
October 30, 2014 03:13 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBIt's Civ, but all Sci-Fi! Find out how different, if at atll, Beyond Earth is from previous entries.
Episode 170: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
October 23, 2014 02:56 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBMore Borderlands abound in The Pre-Sequel, good news if you're a fan of the series and bad news if you're not.
Episode 169: Skylanders Trap Team
October 16, 2014 04:55 - 2 hours - 96.9 MBThe newest entry in the multi-billion dollar Skylanders franchise involves trapping baddies escaped from prison...as well as the usual emptying of your wallet!
Episode 168: Shadow of Mordor
October 11, 2014 03:36 - 2 hours - 98.1 MBShadow of Mordor is finally out and we get to experience what an Assassin's Creed, Batman Arkham, LOTR mash up would be like. Hint: pretty sweet!