Are You Sick? (feat. Nubby's Number Factory, A Game About Digging A Hole, Metal Garden, Megaman Battle Network, Rogue Galaxy)

Are You Sick? (feat. Nubby's Number Factory, A Game About Digging A Hole, Metal Garden, Megaman Battle Network, Rogue Galaxy)

Author: Stephen Hilger + Brendon Bigley May 7, 2025 Duration: 1:39:55

If you use Cacio e Pere to upload Megaman to the Snot Fridge that'll maximize your Schwarzenegger for early Holes.

Discussed: Cacio e pere, ⁠The Silver Spoon⁠, True Lies, ⁠Batman & Robin (1997)⁠ by Eye of the Duck, Nubby's Number Factory, ⁠Poop Butt⁠, ⁠A Video About Digging A Hole⁠ by Jacob Geller on YouTube, A Game About Digging A Hole, Metal Garden, ISLANDS: Non-Places, Backloggd, Switch 2, Megaman Battle Network, One Step from Eden, Starvaders, Level-5, Rogue Galaxy, Dark Cloud 2, Final Fantasy XIII
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Timecodes:

  • (00:14) - Intro
  • (00:39) - Into the Frying Pan
  • (05:27) - Time for video games!
  • (05:36) - Oh wait, nevermind
  • (08:03) - The Brendon Olympics
  • (08:20) - Nubby's Number Factory | The Brendon Olympics
  • (24:54) - A Game About Digging A Hole | The Brendon Olympics
  • (44:07) - Metal Garden | The Brendon Olympics
  • (51:33) - More like "Switch 2" trying to buy something else
  • (55:31) - Break
  • (55:33) - Megaman Battle Network | The Forever of Second Chances
  • (01:09:44) - Break
  • (01:09:47) - Rogue Galaxy | It's finally time
  • (01:28:56) - Dark Cloud 2 | A quick Dark Cloud 2 segment
  • (01:36:40) - Wrapping up

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