Crazy Train of Thought

ALL ABOARD the Crazy Train of Thought Podcast...or rather our train wreck. The Supreme Host Ryan Wolf is joined by VR Expert Collin Freaking Giffy (#backonthepod), and Pokemaster Troy Osborn (no relation to Ozzy). Today's subjects include: (17:53) What not to do in VR Poker (40:57) Taji: An Ancient Epic (54:12) The Ascent --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

ALL ABOARD the Crazy Train of Thought Podcast as Conductor Ryan Wolf tries to prevent the conversations from derailing. Joining Ryan today we have PokéMaster Troy Osborn, along with VR Expert Colin Freaking Giffy!! Back on the pod and as usual a total train wreck for your entertainment. Today's Episode features: (05:00) Colin almost stabbed a guy (11:18) Ryan was bullied (26:08) Colin's middle school story (33:42) Ryan plays more Biomutant (42:25) Ryan discusses The Ascent --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

Episode 157 ALL ABOARD for another leisurely episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by a very tanned-looking Sam the Babbi and Podcast Producer Malcolm Wilson. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment! (00:03:32) Gamer music (00:05:46) Bootlegged movies (00:13:30) Storytime with Sam (00:18:14) Chicago sucks (00:25:02) Cowboy hats in Arizona (00:31:11) Sedona (00:43:02) Halo Infinite Beta (01:01:27) A conversation about the Steam Deck Mentions: Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons https://open.spotify.com/track/4KM77RUl2IKdXGhtOBbKIS?si=a64cb95e021e40a0 Halo Multiplayer Voice Actor Jeff Steitzer - Wikipedia tanis

Episode 156 ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Join us for a very special episode as host Ryan Wolf is joined for the first time in studio by Hogey and Shan from the I Can Marvel All Day podcast! Co-host and Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Marvel Expert Madalyn, and Colin Freakin' Giffy also make appearances. This week's topic is LOKI. We're breaking down the ins, the outs, and everything in between from Marvel's newest TV release. Full spoiler warnings are in effect! Thank you so much for listening and/or watching! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don't say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Check out the I Can MARVEL All Day podcast Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

Episode 155 ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Podcast host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by cohost Pokèmaster Troy Osborn and newcomer Automatic Austin. We're bringing you a fresh take on some of our new favorite games. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment! (00:03:27) Troy haz bby (agin) (00:08:44) Austin and Troy play more Hades (00:14:17) Ryan and Troy play Biomutant (00:35:23) Austin's favorite games (00:43:38) Ryan plays Narita Boy (00:50:01) Ryan has an announcement Thank you so much for listening and/or watching! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don't say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Podcast host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Pokémaster Troy Osborn and intrepid co-host Colin Freakin' Griffy. We're bringing you SPOILERS and discussion of Mortal Kombat! A little late but whatevs. The very best Pokémaster Troy Osborn breaks down Pokémon Snap. Colin gives us the inside scoop on Population One. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news. (00:03:11) Mortal Kombat (00:28:35) Pokémon Snap (00:42:41) Population One (00:59:23) Toolkit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Podcast host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by MCU correspondent Madalyn and intrepid co-host Colin Freakin’ Giffy. We’re bringing you FULL SPOILERS and discussion of Wandavision! Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment! (00:07:42) Wandavision conversation begins (00:16:30) Colin not surprised by Agatha (00:21:08) We hate Fietro (fake Pietro) (00:27:20) Where did Wanda get her powers? (00:33:16) Darcy is still boring, according to Ryan (00:37:06) Do the people in the world of the MCU know about the events of the MCU? (00:39:37) Problems with New Vision (00:51:59) Monica Rambeau and the future of the MCU Thank you so much for listening and/or watching! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

Episode 152 ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Colin Freakin’ Giffy, and Sam the Babbi, aka “Samsafrass.” We’re bringing you the best video game rants on the internet live from Twitch on Tuesday at 7 PM Eastern. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment! (00:04:02) Naps, being late for work, and cruel jokes (00:10:08) Kicked in the nuts (00:16:11) Sam’s Covid story (00:24:31) Ryan plays Zombies (00:49:33) Sam plays Sea of Thieves with role-players (01:08:53) A short review of Godzilla vs King Kong Thank you so much for listening and/or watching! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

Episode 151 ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Colin Freakin’ Giffy, and Sam the Babbi, aka “Samsafrass.” We’re bringing you the best video game rants on the internet live from Twitch on Tuesday at 7 PM Eastern. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment! (00:04:24) Coffee, Coke, and popcorn (00:11:46) PSA for the audience (00:14:39) Troy plays Island Saver (00:27:00) Colin plays VR ping pong (00:49:02) VR Chat has a grapple map (00:54:28) Pavlov zombies mod is super cool Thank you so much for listening and/or watching! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Joining host Ryan Wolf this week are Pokèmaster Troy Osborn co-cohost Colin Freakin’ Giffy. We’re bringing you the best video game rants on the internet live from Twitch on Tuesday at 7 PM Eastern. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment! (00:02:20) Colin checks in with Valheim (00:15:18) Hunting shit in Valheim (00:28:29) Ryan and Troy play the Outriders demo (full game coming to Game Pass at launch) (00:40:16) Class abilities in Outriders (00:47:04) Question from the chat: What games should you be playing on Switch? (00:48:44) Troy has a new addiction Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

Episode 149 ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Joining host Ryan Wolf this week are Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Philbo Swagginns, Philthy Phil, and Colin freakin’ Giffy. This is our very first episode filmed live on Twitch and you check out the video version in the show notes below. Due to listener feedback, we have decided to essentially split our show into two podcasts. So, for those of you interested in our curated selection of the best video game news normally found in the second half of the show should checkalook at the Game Hype podcast. Link to that below. (00:04:11) Troy plays Hades (00:10:00) Ryan plays Ni No Kuni (00:13:31) Horizon: Zero Dawn PS5 impressions (00:18:23) Phasmophobia: the kind of broken co-op psychological horror game you should be playing (00:41:51) A short conversation about indie games (00:44:42) Colin checks in with Minecraft Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Link to Game Hype: https://anchor.fm/ghype Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainofthought/message

Episode 148 ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We amass a full Savant crew to bring you impassioned arguments about the games that have most recently plunged into yesteryear. Using daggers, disputes, and displeasure, we cut the wheat from the chaff, trim the fat from the meat, slenderize and cauterize all in an effort to boil-down an official Savantworthy Game of the Year in Part 2 of Idiot Royale 2020! Welcome listeners!(00:02:36) Idiot Royale 2020 Part 1 recap (00:03:39) Top Games of the Year (00:05:14) Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2  (00:22:59) Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (or CODBOCW) (00:33:14) Spider-Man: Miles Morales  (00:40:14) Star Wars Squadrons  (00:47:26) Pod Promo: Imperial Scrolls of Honor (00:48:54) Tetris Effect: Connected  (00:57:58) Among Us (01:06:00) Call of Duty Warzone (01:12:33) Doom Eternal (01:23:18) Saints Row 3 Remaster (01:27:52) Top 10 list reveal (01:28:57) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (01:39:23) Super Mario 35 (01:45:33) Twitch.tv/Kosmic provides Super Mario 35 footage (01:46:19) The Complex (01:54:59) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (02:10:14) Demon’s Souls (02:14:38) Top 5 list reveal (02:16:12) Ghost of Tsushima (02:34:51) Cyberpunk 2077 (03:03:41) Nexomon: Extinction (03:25:05) Top 2 games comparison (03:49:23) Top 5 ordered list and winner reveal Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY  

Episode 147 As all four seasons of 2020 have passed, so too does another year of video games fall into yesteryear. Join the whole Idiot Savant crew for a masterful episode that is part commemoration for last year’s games and part debate about the ones that were Savantworthy and the biggest Trainwrecks. Welcome to Idiot Royale. (00:02:49) Idiot Royale 2020 begins(00:06:34) Category: Best Visuals(00:07:38) Tell Me Why (00:15:25) Neon Abyss(00:18:39) Nexomon: Extinction(00:24:27) Doom: Eternal(00:25:06) Demon’s Souls(00:37:17) Moons of Madness(00:40:46) Last of Us 2(00:56:32) Promo Pod: The Imperial Scrolls of Honor(00:57:24) Category: Best Story(00:59:31) Assassin's Creed: Valhalla(01:11:33) Avengers: The Game(01:16:00) Moons of Madness(01:24:50) Cyberpunk 2077(01:52:50) Nexomon: Extinction(02:18:07) Christmas-master Troy brings gifts (02:27:43) Recap and rundown for Part 2 Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Promo Pod: https://nyehentertainment.com/isohpod/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3ExEqnFXFGzhjnAb2BvxDa Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY  

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Our latest episode features thoughts that are soo 2020… because that’s when we recorded it. Podcast host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Trashman Austyn Torres, and Philbo Swagginns for some reflections on… well, just check a look at our topics: (00:02:07) The Game Awards happened, we complain about it (00:04:43) Perfect Dark revealed by Microsoft (00:10:15) Master Chief in Fortnite (00:15:12) The Callisto Protocol, much excite (00:25:18) Dragon Age got a new trailer, color Austyn intrigued (00:34:32) So did Mass Effect (00:40:19) Will Mass Effect and Dragon Age get Anthemed? (00:46:13) Hyperdot gets some recognition (00:49:03) Back 4 Blood doesn’t impress Ryan (00:55:09) Cyberpunk doesn’t suck THAT bad… (01:02:12) Last gen assessment (01:06:04) Troy teaches Ryan how load times work (01:10:34) Philbo starts Cyberpunk (01:34:45) Glitches bitches (01:44:02) Cyberpunk controversy Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm  

Episode 145 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! This is a week for solemn reflection and deep thought about the future of America… But dick jokes are way funnier. So join host Ryan Wolf along with Nexomaster Troy Osborn, Sony Superfan Derek Meyers, Sam The Babbi, and Philbo Swagginns for an episode that put us squarely in the top 100 best podcasts of all time. #CHECKALOOK (00:02:44) Sam buys an Oculus, impresses family (00:20:25) Steam sales (00:22:32) Sam doesn’t hate Jump Force, Philip does (00:28:30) Troy plays Nexomon (00:42:35) Colin is streaming. Good job Colin (00:47:52) Initial reactions to Cyberpunk 2077 (01:14:41) News: Avengers game isn’t profitable (01:23:21) Twitch prodigy banned (01:45:10) Microsoft wants to change how people preorder consoles Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - Get yours today by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review! Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY  

Episode 144 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Rabble rousers rejoice as we unveil our thoughts about Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War; a game with a title so long, even its initials are longer than the titles of some other games. Join podcast host Ryan Wolf along with Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, CODBOCW fan Rachel, and Twitchmaster Colin Freakin’ Giffy for an hour and a half full of rants and the heartwarming feeling you get when watching someone else rage. #CHECKALOOK (00:01:52) Colin has words about Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (00:06:56) Troy finds a CODBOCW cheat on TikTok (00:12:34) Colin talks about sightlines and lag (00:17:18) CODBOCW is back to basics for Rachel (00:32:15) The loadout system gets improved? (00:42:41) Gun attachments make all the difference (00:49:30) Zombies chat primer (00:54:12) Should Call of Duty be released as a yearly update instead of a new game? (01:01:28) We go in depth on Zombies strategy, guns, and how to best survive the horde (01:21:57) What’s next for Zombies? Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 143 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only podcast on the internet to filmed in a shoebox. Join podcast host Ryan Wolf this week along with his cadre of comrades including Pokèmaster Troy "I'm-gonna-go-hackin'" Osborn, Marvel-lass Madalyn, and Twitchmaster Colin Freakin’ Giffy for all the rants you will ever need. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: 00:02:34 Colin doesn’t regret buying an Xbox Series X 00:05:00 Why Ryan hates HDMI 00:06:18 Colin and Ryan have issues with music games on Series X 00:15:48 Is Marvel’s Avengers Savantworthy? 01:07:10 News: Xbox shortages will continue into 2021 01:10:22 News update: Will Bethesda be exclusive? 01:14:37 The end Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 142 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Providing up-to-the-month news and hot takes, one very late episode at a time. Podcast host Ryan Wolf is joined by Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, the illustrious Philbo Swaggins and Twitchmaster Colin Freakin’ Giffy for all the rants you will ever need. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Call of Duty Warzone Halloween update (00:03:08) A short Cold War chat (00:19:32) Cyberpunk delay (late news, we know) (00:32:34) Control comes to Switch (00:34:31) Xbox Game Streaming update (00:39:46) Philbo plays Hades (00:44:15) News: Farcry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine delayed (00:54:54) Sony sells like A LOT of PS5s (01:02:22) Judge decides on FIFA card pack and gambling (01:11:03) Snoop Dogg gets something special from Xbox (01:14:06) Microsoft extends warranty for Elite controllers (01:15:45) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 141 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only podcast on the internet to take place in the world’s dankest basement. Podcast host Ryan Wolf is joined by Pokèmaster Troy Osborn and Samwise Babbi for all the rants you will ever need. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Sam buys a gaming PC (00:02:50) Camping for Xbox: The Troy and Ryan Diaries (00:08:18) Troy plays Tetris Effect Connected (00:34:44) Ryan plays Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (00:38:50) Why the Xbox Series X is not the homerun Microsoft needs (00:44:44) Should Microsoft bring back Xbox 360-style themes? (00:56:47) Xbox Series X nifty easter egg (01:00:06) Xbox VS Vape Smoke (01:06:14) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 All social links: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 140 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The best place on the internet to get breaking news, a month after it happens. This week the worst podcast host in the world Ryan Wolf is joined by World of Warcraft pro player Rachel and Indiana’s own Philbo Swaggins! #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Philip tries Dark Souls on Switch (00:11:00) Ryan should hate Elder Scrolls Blades, but doesn’t (00:16:50) Rachel plays Among Us (0034:28) News: PS5 preorders were a shit show (00:47:14) The crew seems excited for Hogwarts Legacy (00:54:12) Philip gushes for Demon’s Souls (01:08:16) God of War gets a teaser video (01:17:38) The PS Plus Collection is a good idea (01:23:51) More in depth on PS5 pre-order disaster (01:30:47) PS5 exclusives vs Xbox Game Pass (01:37:53) Sony walks back “we believe in generations” statement (01:48:31) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 Find The Idiot Savants here: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 139: Microsoft Proves Money Wins All Arguments ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The best place on the internet to get breaking news, a month after it happens. Ryan Wolf sits down with a cadre of comrades including Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Martin Freeman wannabe Samwise Romero, and Call of Duty’s own Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Sam tests out Prince of Persia: Sands on Time on Steam. Does it hold up? (00:03:05) Not all who wander are lost on Hobbit Day (00:11:39) We try to preorder Xboxes (00:21:03) News: Microsoft buys Bethesda/Zenimax (00:38:42) Xbox One X sales on Amazon (01:07:21) Xbox Design Lab temporarily closed for retooling (01:11:41) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 Find The Idiot Savants here: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 138: Xbox WinsALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Pumpkin Spice Boyz! The only podcast on the internet filmed in front a live invisible audience and the best place to get breaking news, a month after it happens. Join host Ryan Wolf this week along with his cadre of comrades including Spookèmaster Troy Osborn, professional fiddler Philbo Swaggins, and the Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonator Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics:What is Netflix’s High Score? Colin tells all (00:03:39)Modders get Doom 1994 running on a pregnancy test (00:23:27)Is the Super Mario Switch bundle a good deal or a ripoff? (00:26:11)Is Tony Hawk worth 40 bucks? Ryan has the answer (00:37:47)Phil steals Far Cry 6 (01:00:19)Crazy Train of News:Xbox preorders released and sold out (01:04:17)Xbox addon NVME drive is a pricey-boi (01:05:59)EA Play (formerly EA Access) comes to Game Pass (01:07:56)Xbox Game Streaming (xCloud) update (01:32:50)Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War multiplayer reveal (01:35:08)Will Nintendo make a 4k Switch? (01:47:06)Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this.Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241Find The Idiot Savants here: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/socialReview us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4pIntro Music: “Departure” by Dan Furhttps://twitter.com/DanFurmusichttps://spoti.fi/2lPPCzmPromo Pod: Grief Burritohttps://linktr.ee/GriefburritoCrazy Train of Thought Featured Music:https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only place on the internet where you can hear all the latest news, 2 weeks after it comes out! Join host Ryan Wolf this week with his excellent co-hosts including Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, the man that inspired Demon’s Souls Philbo Swaggins, and back on the pod with a fresh haircut is Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Troy’s wife takes a trip to New York City for an almost unbelievable reason (00:05:00) Ryan tells us why Rage 2 is the game you should be playing on Game Pass (00:21:48) Online Warriors shout out! (00:49:48) Troy and Philip played the Avenger’s beta (00:50:21) News: Apple/Epic Games very publicly feud (01:17:55) Colin is very excited for WB Games announcements (01:27:30) Gotham Knights (01:34:00) Suicide Squad (01:41:42) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 Find The Idiot Savants here: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo Pod: Online Warriors https://twitter.com/OnlineWarriors1 Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/

Episode 136: Valve VR and Ninjas in Feudal ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The boys are back on the pod this week to ask one question: Are you not entertained? Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Malacom “Wilson” Wilson, Philbo Swaggins, Samwise Gunjeans, and co-host Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Sam has a very Japanese birthday (00:03:52) Sam talks about Love Languages like they are real (00:05:41) Colin gets a Valve Index (00:09:21) Philip can’t play the Avengers game beta (00:30:01) But does play Graveyard Keeper (00:37:10) And Ghost of Tsushima (00:45:09) Malacom tells us how Gears Tactics is different (01:00:33) News: Xbox Series X confirmed for November (01:15:17) Kid spends parents’ life saving on Twitch, hilarity ensues (01:17:13) Nintendo profits skyrocket (01:24:24) Spiderman exclusivity is bad for gamers (01:34:12) Playstation 5 games require PS5 controllers (01:41:24) Halo delayed and 343’s 10-year plan (01:46:25) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 Find The Idiot Savants here: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/social Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 135 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are back on the pod this week to bring you latest and semi-greatest video-game-related content with some stupid mixed in for good measure. Join host Ryan Wolf as he embarks with Pokèmaster Troy Osborn, Far Cry fanboy Philbo Swaggins, and Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Troy gets Rogue Company FO’ FREE (00:03:33) Should you try Neon Abyss on Game Pass? (00:26:42) Troy’s Xbox One X is toast (00:34:07) A discussion in defense of Game Pass (00:36:54) Phil teases Ghost of Tsushima (00:56:30) Metacritic changes review policy (01:00:34) News: PS5 preorders limited to one per household? (01:09:10) With Epic’s help, Rocket League goes free-to-play (01:17:49) Man from UK sells Pokèmon card collection for stupid money (01:23:13) Real Life Stories with Troy Osborn Part II (01:31:21) Samurai Jack gets a release date (01:35:03) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Website: https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ Really Cool Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 Find The Idiot Savants here: https://linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE: https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Hear the Crazy Train of Thought Official Trailer 2.0 brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We have been doing work in the background to deliver the best video-game-related podcast possible including revamping our whole website from the ground up and creating an entirely new merch store! Checkalook! https://www.theidiotsavants.co/ https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theidiotsavants?ref_id=13241 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCCHlDC5t729YajNdYggdg https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1271648941 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jdG90LnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ZlZWQueG1s https://open.spotify.com/show/0UglKe56wK9BIYfAiERftz?si=8HMBTK9GRpaLIs2YFM4mrw    

This is a trailer for Crazy Train of Thought featuring some of our best lines throughout our podcasting years. 

Episode 134: Devolver and Ubisoft, Not E3 2020 Continues ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Video versions of the pod can now be found on Youtube! The guys are back bringing you the best (and funniest) video game related news! Join host Ryan Wolf this week along with potential virus carrier Pokemaster Troy Osborn, former Jedi Padawan Philbo Swaggins, and the one and only Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Ubisoft Forward 2020 (00:02:59) Ryan complains about Hyper Scape (00:05:48) The boys get pumped for Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (00:09:23) Phil hates Watch Dogs: Legion (00:22:54) A discussion of Far Cry (00:36:45) How Devolver Digital helped inspire Crazy Train of Thought (00:52:05) Carrion, Fall Guys, and Olija (01:05:33) Ryan plays the Devolverland Expo (01:15:09) Shadow Warrior 3 and Serious Sam 4 look like Doom, but in a good way (01:19:41) News: Modder uses Kinect and trampoline to mod Mario 64 (01:30:51) New Sony patent could change game demos forever (01:34:03) Sony and Epic Games cuddle up, monetarily speaking (01:37:08) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Video Podcasts: https://youtube.theidiotsavants.net/1 Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 133: Is The Last of Us 2 Worth Your Time? ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are back on the pod this week to bring you the best (and funniest) video game related news and content. Host Ryan Wolf is joined in the week’s episode by Mrs. Philbo Swaggins Amy, straight from The Shire Philip, and hobo-without-a-shotgun Austyn Torres! #CHECKALOOK at our topics: In remembrance of A Goofy Movie (00:02:30) Austyn is back on the pod (00:04:00) News: WB Games is for sale? (00:07:00) Epic Games makes free game assets for Unreal Engine (00:16:50) Cost of next gen games likely to increase (00:21:00) And so it begins… The Last of Us 2 (00:38:57) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Find The Idiot Savants here: the linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo pod: Super Media Bros https://twitter.com/SuperMediaBros_ Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 132: Russian Bull Sleds ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only podcast on the internet to feature jokes about Pokemon phalluses. We get back to business this week as we try to bring you the best (and funniest) video game related news and content. Host Ryan Wolf is joined by Pokemaster Troy Osborn, Russian bull sled team captain Philip, Lass Kennedy, and cohost Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #CHECKALOOK at our topics: Colin talks more Warzone (00:04:46) Kennedy and Troy enjoy Pokemon’s Isle of Armor (00:10:35) Pokemon Unite, the Pokemoba (00:45:36) Phil teases Last of Us 2 (00:54:26) Collector’s editions of games (00:57:45) Biomutant showed off on IGN’s pretend E3 (01:13:08) News: Amazon’s Crucible gets unreleased (01:18:38) Mixer stops mixing (01:26:25) Colin laments Dr. Disrespect and Twitch (01:36:02) A chat regarding gaming, riots, sexual harassment, and the internet in 2020 Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 131: Video Game News Event 2020 Part 2 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The boys reconvene to give you part 2 of our best (and funniest) video game news coverage. Ride along this week with host Ryan Wolf, Pokemaster Troy Osborn, lead vocalist Philip, and Colin Freakin’ Giffy. #checkalook at our topics: Colin talks Call of Duty (00:02:31) Pokemon Snap and other news (00:04:57) EA Play 2020 (00:22:34) Lost in Random, a playable Tim Burton film (00:25:05) EA announces SPORTS GAMEZ (00:35:20) Star Wars Squadrons gameplay and info (00:40:47) Troy is pumped for Crash Bandicoot 4 (00:47:47) Ryan and Colin flip out for Ghostrunner (00:54:48) Foregone brings a new generation of pixel art (01:03:57) Crosscode is out now! (01:11:13) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 130: Video Game News Event 2020 ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We pulled out all the stops this week to bring you the absolute best (and funniest) video game news coverage possible. Join host Ryan Wolf along with a cadre of compadres including: Pokemaster Troy Osborn, Julian, paid voice actor Philip Hepler, sunburnt ginger Justin Campbell, and Colin Freakin’ Giffy. Ride along with us and #checkalook at our topics: Resident Evil Village (00:03:25) PS5 Future of Gaming Event (00:15:04) Spider-Man: Miles Morales (00:18:33) Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (00:22:18) Hitman 3 (00:25:09) Horizon Forbidden West (00:30:41) Oddworld: Soulstorm (00:35:26) Bugsnax (00:39:07) Godfall (00:45:32) Demon’s Souls remaster and comparison (00:52:17) Promo Pod: Ghosts of the Stratosphere (01:06:06) Sackboy: A Big Adventure (01:07:28) Deathloop (01:11:25) PS5 console reveal (01:18:54) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Ghosts of the Stratosphere https://twitter.com/gotstratosphere https://open.spotify.com/show/5cVfnhAeNfj1tSD1ix1VFv?si=poLrEEd5TD2wBdPRaIDQMw Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The internet’s only podcast to bring you news about spiders and Republicans (unrelated). Host Ryan Wolf is joined by Pokemaster Troy Osborn and Sam The Babbi comes out of podcast retirement to have one of the greatest debates ever on #CTOT. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Troy plays Minecraft Dungeons (00:03:38) Free sticker offer! (00:17:01) Diablo mobile game still hasn’t released (00:18:15) Sam thinks about his life choices (00:23:10) Sam plays Warzone and Jackbox (00:39:32) Debate: Harry Potter vs Lord of the Rings (00:47:45) News: Spider-kids! (01:23:05) Minecraft Dungeons SSD glitch (01:26:21) Conspiracy theories (01:29:02) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Free Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nZ3IQJNKE/ Episode References: https://ctot.podbean.com/e/episode-18-every-ship-needs-a-good-anchor/ Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: 90’s Court https://twitter.com/90sCourt https://open.spotify.com/show/7fRWtxrtjXcPbVABc6pCei Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 128: Nuke or Napalm? ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only podcast on this side of the planet to make you laugh and cry. It’s a whirlwind of emotions. Host Ryan Wolf is joined by a a two-fer of savants this week: Voice Acting Coach Colin Freakin’ Giffy and Pokemaster Troy Osborn. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin plays Hyperdot on PC (00:03:58) Ryan plays Saints Row 3: Remastered (00:14:59) Lack of new open world IP (00:30:59) A look back at favorite new IP for this generation (00:36:51) Predictions for the next 10 years of games (00:50:51) News: Apex Legends player-made Code of Conduct (01:08:41) John Wick writer has exciting new projects (01:18:41) Fan-made OG Xbox Live in the works (01:23:09) Dino Crisis fan-mod (01:31:28) Valorant launches (01:35:30) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Hyperdot Interview Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZVwSJv9yWs OG Xbox Live Emulator Link https://www.gamespot.com/articles/insignia-fan-project-looks-to-bring-back-firstgen-/1100-6477650/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Grief Burrito https://twitter.com/GriefBurrito https://linktr.ee/Griefburrito Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 127: Shredded Thumbs ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Now officially a video podcast found on YouTube (until we get banned, of course). This week’s episode finds host Ryan Wolf joined by a do-duo of cohosts: the seditious and salacious Colin Friggin’ Giffy and Pokemaster Troy Osborn. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin sets up his streaming rig and PC (00:05:19) Ryan and Troy test new controllers (00:13:19) Colin plays Modern Warfare on his new PC (00:23:12) Ryan and Colin argue about how eyes work (00:29:11) Troy talks Modern Warfare with Power A Fusion Pro controller (00:35:22) Ryan participates in Forza Horizon 4’s Wheelspin-Gate debacle (00:38:42) News: Respawn forms new Vancouver studio (00:57:48) GTA V free on Epic Games Store, cheaters ruin it (01:06:29) Mordern Warfare Warzone’s bunkers are opening (01:12:52) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Podaskew https://twitter.com/podaskew Outro Music: Freesound.org User: Frankum https://freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/273300/ Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 126: Did You See What Happened in the Basement? ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We now have a semi-professional video version of our pod! Join host Ryan Wolf this week along with a trio of bearded wonders including sandal-wearer Philip, Soupman Justin Campbell and the always entertaining Pokemaster Troy Osborn. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Troy plays Streets of Rage 4 (00:03:59) Philip builds his own PC (00:15:45) Ryan plays Away Journey to the Unexpected (00:32:47) Justin tells a soundboard story (00:50:53) Justin plays Total War: Shogun (00:53:26) Is Xbox Game Pass on PC worth it? (01:03:17) News: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is making a comeback (01:10:33) Star Wars cosplayer arrested (01:22:58) Tom Cruise and Elon Musk are going to do a space movie (01:29:07) National Treasure TV series and 3rd movie (01:34:21) Tom Felton sorted into the wrong house (01:39:32) Unreal Engine 5 demo (01:42:27) Nextgen discussion (01:48:22) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Grief Burrito https://linktr.ee/Griefburrito Outro Music: “Beach Drive” by M.K. Khan https://twitter.com/khansynth https://khansynth.com/ https://spoti.fi/3dSTpl9 Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! A podcast for fans of video games and borderline-inappropriate jokes about fictional characters. Almost everyone joins host Ryan Wolf this week as he welcomes Last of Us 2 hater Philip, Pokemaster Troy Osborn, Austyn “Homeless Man” Torres, and co-host extraordinaire Colin Giffy. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin quits his Pavlov team (00:03:04) Troy and Phil play Warzone with Sam (00:06:24) Austyn talks Battlefront 2’s final update (00:12:24) Should you play Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord? Austyn weighs in (00:20:43) Justin says you should play Civilization 5 instead (00:30:26) News: Gamespot announces E3 alternative event (00:55:55) Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla revealed, Justin freaks (01:05:14) Cyberpunk gets rated and Animal Crossing gets a talk show (01:13:05) AMC Theaters announce something stupid (01:20:30) Microsoft finds poor sources for Bleeding Edge trailer quotes (01:29:13) Fallout 76 is still a trashfire (01:33:43) Snake species named after Harry Potter character (01:38:37) SPOILER ALERT! Phil talks Last of Us 2 leaks (01:43:48) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Cooking with Grief https://twitter.com/CookinWithGrief Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

Episode 124: Silicone Valley ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The internet-famous podcast that is mostly about video games. In what is quickly becoming a Pavlovian habit, host Ryan Wolf is joined for another episode by co-co-host and PlayStation apologist Philip as well as regular co-host and former professional wrestler Colin Giffy. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin and Philip talk Call of Duty Warzone (00:06:53) Ryan helps build a PC (00:20:37) Philip plays Disney Classic Games: Aladdin/The Lion King (00:35:38) Ryan plays FMV game The Complex (00:42:32) News: Surprise! Call of Duty Warzone has cheaters on PC (00:59:02) Gears of War dev makes a nice donation (01:04:43) Who is to blame for the Nintendo Switch shortage? (01:09:00) Will Ryan buy the Cyberpunk Xbox One X? (01:13:17) Animal Crossing gets an update (01:19:54) RIP several voice actors (01:24:57) Rumors about PS5 potential shortage continue (01:29:41) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: TV Tuners https://twitter.com/tvtuners Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are LIVE from Savant Studios for the only podcast to be hosted by former members of the Might Ducks. Host Ryan Wolf is joined for another jam-packed episode by amateur voice actor and professional streamer Philip and perennial co-host and Pavlov chosen one Colin Giffy. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Ryan plays Call of Duty Warzone Plunder mode (00:09:40) The guys talk Call of Duty 2020 (00:25:23) Gears Pop is not good (00:31:43) Colin gets a new teammate in Pavlov (00:36:27) Philip updates us on Dragon Quest 11 (00:45:13) Philip doesn’t buy Final Fantasy 7 Remake (00:56:10) News: 5G towers in UK are vandalized (01:02:04) Deep Silver claims new Saint’s Row in the works (01:09:25) Nintendo Switch gets unnecessary update (01:14:58) ESRB/PEGI start putting lootbox warnings on games (01:25:36) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promos: Bore Meets World https://twitter.com/boremeetsworld Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The second-best podcast recorded LIVE from Savant Studios. Joining host Ryan Wolf for this jam-packed episode is vocal harmonizer Philip and seditious co-host Colin freaking Giffy. Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin hates his Pavlov team (00:04:06) Ryan plays a little more Modern Warfare (00:16:52) Philip goes deep into Dragon Quest 11 (00:25:44) News – Surprise! Video game sales are up (00:59:58) Xbox All Access for nextgen (01:02:20) Sony shows off PS5 controller (01:07:30) PS5 architecture is better according to dev (01:20:52) Playstation exclusives delayed (01:24:13) IGN steps in for cancelled E3 (01:32:15) Cops play The Purge siren during quarantine (01:40:21) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promos: In A City Like Yours https://twitter.com/IACLYsPodcast Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only podcast on the internet discussing all things video game related with professional voice actors and we are LIVE, as always, from Savant Studios. Host Ryan Wolf is joined in studio by not-a-huge-Final-Fantasy-fan Philip, first-time podcaster Sharon Ramone, and the man Destiny’s Child wrote the song “Survivor” about, Colin Giffy! Also, for the first time ever, Troy Osborn joins us remotely from under his daughters’ bed for some odd reason… Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin has a stupid reason for ditching the pod last week (00:03:15) Troy and Philip delve into more Animal Crossing and multiplayer (00:12:38) Ryan complains about Doom Eternal (00:26:52) Sharon plays Rise of the Tomb Raider (01:00:02) News: Why Valve never made Half-Life 3 and other things (01:05:53) Steam and Xbox Game Pass see record numbers (01:19:16) Final Fantasy 7 Remake details (01:23:19) Epic Games jumps into game publishing (01:26:57) Konami/Sony rumor may not have weight (01:31:46) Troy can still get movie theater popcorn (01:37:55) John Krasinski continues to be a real life superhero (01:41:26) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promos: How Will I Die? https://twitter.com/HWIDiePod Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The best podcast on the internet about the future’s future of video games and we are LIVE, as always, from Savant Studios. Host Ryan Wolf is joined by Just Dance aficionado and Ke$ha superfan Philip as well as Pokemaster Troy Osborn! Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Philip plays Animal Crossing: New Horizons (00:03:07) Philip buys a Switch (00:28:34) PSA regarding Crazy Train of Thought (00:38:37) Ryan talks initial thoughts on Doom Eternal (00:39:34) News: Gamestop vs Coronavirus vs The Internet (01:01:00) 343 Industries talks about potential Halo Infinite delay (01:16:29) We talk PS5 vs Xbox Series X specs (01:22:06) IGN interviews Valve’s Gabe Newell, insanity follows (01:37:49) Thank you so much for listening! Please let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promos: Super Media Bros https://twitter.com/SuperMediaBros_ Grandrapidians Play Video Games https://twitter.com/grand_video Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! The only podcast on the internet delivered to you entirely by tarot cards and as always, LIVE from Savant Studios. Host Ryan Wolf is joined by professional roofer and Lego expert Malcolm Wilson, gaming marathoner Philip, and back on the pod is perpetual co-host Colin Giffy! Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Ryan preorders Doom Eternal (00:06:08) Ryan likes Doom 2016. Like, a lot. (00:20:20) Philip checks in with Diablo 3 (00:34:12) Philip checks out Frostpunk (00:39:53) Malcolm breaks Lego Star Wars 3 (00:47:58) News: HBO to make The Last of Us TV Series (00:56:37) E3 gets canceled, discussion ensues (01:06:00) Will next-gen consoles get delayed? (01:21:38) Gamestop cancels midnight releases (01:29:39) Phoenix Suns just wanna ball (01:34:35) Sam’s favorite board game Wingspan makes the news (01:37:44) Sony/Konami rumors are a-swirling (01:41:02) Outbreak at the box office (01:49:41) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Voices of Misery https://twitter.com/VoicesofMisery Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We bring you the biggest gathering of idiots the world has ever seen and we are LIVE as always from Savant Studios! Host Ryan Wolf is joined by Pokemaster Troy Osborn, beard-wearer Philip, co-host and VR Master Number 2 Colin Giffy, and back again is professional human being impersonator Sam The Babbi! Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Philip tries Wendy’s breakfast so we don’t have to (00:03:52) Colin plays competitive Pavlov and more VR (00:12:04) Ryan plays Rock Band (00:27:44) Sam plays board game Wingspan (00:51:01) News: Pokemon Go event canceled (01:10:26) Would you get paid to get Coronavirus? (01:13:50) 2K and NFL make deal for football game (01:17:35) Horizon Zero Dawn comes to PC (01:30:23) How Reggie Fils-Aime can save Gamestop (01:47:33) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Podaskew https://twitter.com/PodAskew Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are gathered here today, dear listeners, to again bring you all the greatest video game chat LIVE from Savant Studios! Host Ryan Wolf is joined by streaker streamer and voice actor Phillip as well as perennial co-host Colin Giffy! Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Colin plays Pavlov on Oculus (00:07:26) Ryan talks Spotify and Taylor Swift (00:16:51) Ryan plays more Beatsaber Phillip plays Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo (00:47:19) News: Obsidian’s next game in early access in 2020 (01:05:00) Colin gets excited for Samurai Jack (01:10:41) EA canceled another Star Wars game (01:17:19) Plague Inc/Coronavirus update (01:25:12) Facebook and Android games (01:28:38) Control gets more content (01:31:49) Quarter Pounder Candles (01:38:46) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: We’re Watching Here https://twitter.com/WatchingCast Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Hear ye listeners, we are bringing you all the greatest video game chat LIVE again from Savant Studios! Host Ryan Wolf is joined by Pokemaster Troy Osborn, his cousin and Borderlands fan Austin, and Borderlands biggest hater/fan Phillip! Ride along with us and #checkalook below at our topics: Ryan and Phillip talk Resident Evil 2 Phillip and Austin vent about Borderlands 3 What is the future of Borderlands? News: Xbox Game Streaming running on Nintendo Switch https://www.onmsft.com/news/popular-youtuber-shows-project-xcloud-running-on-nintendo-switch-thanks-to-lineageos Xbox Series X specs/details Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Cooking with Grief https://twitter.com/CookinWithGrief Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! All the greatest video game chat LIVE again from Savant Studios! Host Ryan Wolf is joined by intrepid explorer Colin Giffy, newcomer and Borderlands aficionado Phillip, Pokemaster/COD fiend Troy Osborn, and back for one more round is Sam The Babbi. Ride along with us and #Checkalook below at our topics: Colin moves out (00:03:33) Sam plays Shadow of War (00:07:53) Troy goes to church camp and watches COD League (00:27:50) A conversation about eSports (00:38:56) News: Drake partners with Caffeine for rap show (00:57:08) Pokemon Sword/Shield hacks (01:10:32) Sony buys Insomniac Games (01:20:08) Microsoft/Samsung partnership (01:23:33) Xbox/Jordan news (01:28:47) Outriders delayed/Next gen chat (01:34:20) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: TV Tuners https://twitter.com/tvtuners Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are bringing you all the greatest video game chat LIVE again from Savant Studios! Host Ryan Wolf is one part of a duo for this episode as he is joined by the gamer every gamer wishes they could be Austyn GameMaster Torres. Ride along with us and check a look below at our topics: Ryan plays more of The Outer Worlds (00:03:29) Disney+ and The Mandalorian (00:10:21) Austyn talks Battlefront 2 (00:19:22) Ryan talks Disney+ Jeff Goldblum show (00:24:33) Austyn talks The Dark Pictures (00:37:14) News: Warcraft 3: Reforged is a dumpster fire (00:56:11) EA vs EU (01:11:05) Xbox Series X mystery port (01:17:54) Playstation 5 price depends on next Xbox (01:27:11) Playstation Remote Play on Xbox/Switch? (01:39:48) Rainway on Xbox (01:45:32) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: Bore Meets World https://twitter.com/boremeetsworld Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are LIVE again from Savant Studios! Host Ryan Wolf is joined by Colin Giffy, Pokemaster Troy Osborn, and the heel of our crew, Justin Campbell. Ride along with us one more time and check a look below at our topics: Troy plays more Call of Duty Swearing in front of parents Dragon Ball FighterZ Colin and Ryan play VR (00:26:27) News: Nintendo mobile games earnings report (01:00:30) Coronavirus and Plague Inc (01:06:14) Space Force logo reveal (01:11:06) Deadpool 3 rating confirmed (01:15:34) Pokemon Home details revealed (01:17:34) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We loved recording this debate and hope you enjoyed listening. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: In A City Like Yours https://twitter.com/IACLYsPodcast Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY

ALL ABOARD for another ‘sclusie game developer interview brought to you by The Idiot Savants! A trio of Savants (Ryan, Colin, and Troy) sit down with developer Tribe Games’ sole representative Charles McGregor to talk about his new game HYPERDOT. Come along for the ride and check a look at our topics:Art style influences for Hyperdot (01:28)Charles’ favorite game (06:27)Gameplay influences (08:18)Gameplay, enemies, and modifiers (13:28) Hyperdot at E3 2019 (18:55)Hyperdot launch date and platforms (24:47)Level editor details (26:56)Campaign levels and inputs (30:25)Multiplayer details (32:49)Potential post-release content (35:28)Thank you so much for listening and a HUGE thanks to Charles for taking time out of his day to talk to us about the game!Find The Idiot Savants here:linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE!https://apple.co/2nXHD4pTribe Games/Hyperdothttps://twitter.com/TribeGameshttp://www.tribe-games.com/https://hyperdotgame.com/https://store.steampowered.com/app/876500/HyperDot/Hyperdot on Xbox: https://bit.ly/2uOnjpE

ALL ABOARD for Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! We are LIVE from Savant Studios for a back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-programming style episode. Host Ryan Wolf is joined today by cohost Colin Giffy, friend of Marcus Fenix Malcolm Wilson, Pokemaster Troy “Padawan” Osborn. Ride along with us one more time and check a look below at our topics: Colin talks VR Ryan beats Control Malcolm plays more Gears 5 News: Sony skipping E3 again (52:38) Alienware makes a Switch (1:06:59) GOTY Control to get a movie? (1:12:32) Price for Baby Yoda (1:17:29) Taika Waititi and the future of Star Wars (1:20:16) Lucasfilm wants KOTOR movie (1:23:02) Father helps daughter game using Xbox Adaptive Controller (1:31:03) Airport monitor gets hijacked (1:31:34) Thank you so much for listening, let us know if you enjoyed this. We loved recording this debate and hope you enjoyed listening. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this. Find The Idiot Savants here: linktr.ee/theidiotsavants Review us HERE! https://apple.co/2nXHD4p Intro Music: “Departure” by Dan Fur https://twitter.com/DanFurmusic https://spoti.fi/2lPPCzm Promo: How Will I Die? https://twitter.com/HWIDiePod https://spoti.fi/30TojET Crazy Train of Thought Featured Music: https://spoti.fi/32rEYhY