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Astrobot and Chop Goblins

Season 1, Ep. 300

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.


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