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In Chronological Order:
Sweeney - Intro/Tagline, Maniac’s Favorite, Outro
Hall - Intro/Tagline, hisPanicAttak’s Favorite, Gasmask’s Favorite, Lunatic’s Favorite
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Do you ever find yourself sending that inevitable "my bad" text after a gaming session? You know the one—where you have to apologize for losing your cool because your friends were playing like absolute NPCs? It’s a specialized kind of gamer guilt, and honestly, there is no way we’re the only ones screaming into our headsets at 2:00 AM.
Despite the occasional broken keyboard or controller and the "friendly" trash talk that gets a little too personal, there is nothing we love more than diving into a digital world together. But in a sea of titles that test our patience and our bonds, which ones actually stand above the rest? Which games are worth the high blood pressure and the inevitable apologies?
Keep reading, because we’re breaking down our absolute favorite titles—and you might just find your next obsession (or your next argument) among them.
Back in 1999, while the rest of the world was worrying about Y2K, Nintendo decided to give our handheld pixels a 3D glow-up. Enter Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64—the definitive strategy title for anyone who thought their Game Boy screen was just a bit too small and unlit.
Forget walking through tall grass or dealing with Team Rocket’s workplace safety violations. This game cut the fluff and went straight to the violence. It offered a turn-based 3D battling system featuring the original 151 monsters.
It is also officially cicmaniac’s favorite game to wreck people in. We aren't saying cicmaniac is old, but they reportedly played the original Japan-only 1998 release, he also knew the cousin of the guy who invented fire. Being the oldest member of the team has its perks, though; while we’re struggling with modern touchscreens, cicmaniac still has the muscle memory for a clunky N64 controller.
The game wasn't just about staring at a 3D Charizard; it was a logistical powerhouse thanks to the Transfer Pak. This chunky accessory allowed you to plug your Game Boy cartridges directly into the controller, let you organize your digital pets, and finally see them in all their polygonal glory.
Key Features Include:
The Four Cups: A grueling series of three-on-three battles that tested your patience and your Pokémon’s movesets.
Gym Leader Castle: A gauntlet where you could bully the Kanto Gym Leaders and the Elite Four in high definition (for the year 2000, anyway).
The Announcer: A man whose sole purpose in life was to shout, "Taken down by Hurricane!" or "What's the matter, Trainer?" until you played on mute.
Mini-Games: Because sometimes you just wanted to watch a Magikarp splash or a Lickitung eat sushi.
Despite critics grumbling about "repetitive gameplay" (clearly they didn't appreciate the art of the grind) and questionable audio, the game sold over a million copies faster than a Jolteon using Agility. It eventually spawned a sequel and was resurrected on the Nintendo Switch Online service in 2023, allowing a whole new generation to experience the frustration of a missed "High Jump Kick."
Pro Tip: If you manage to beat the entire game, you get to fight a 6-on-1 battle against Mewtwo. If you win that, the game doubles the difficulty. It’s Nintendo’s way of saying, "Go outside, Ya Fucking Loser."
In the year of 2017 the world's largest most successful Battle Royal would grip the gaming industry by the balls. Fortnite started out as a base builder in an over saturated market and was redeveloped as a Battle Royal. The gameplay is a fast paced 3rd person shooter with base building and limited looting elements in the mix. It has a mix of playable skins from Darth Vader, Peter Griffin, Claire Redfield, Izuku Midoriya, The Flash, a Demogorgon, Bigfoot, Michonne, Lebron James, Arianna Grande, and even mainstream Youtuber’s/Streamers such as Ninja and Loserfruit,
That is all collectively killing each other for a crown worth as much as the gum on your shoe, so of course this became hisPanicAttak’s Favorite Game to shoot people in.
The game has had Thirty Seasons and Six Chapters. Chapter One (2017-2019), Chapter Two (2019-2021), Chapter Three (2021-2022), Chapter Four (2023), Chapter Five (2023-2025), and Chapter Six (2025-present). Let me get this straight Fortnite has had Thirty FUCKING SEASONS. As of writing this EPIC has made more than $26 million off of the Fortnite sales. There are currently 508,123 players on the servers in March of 2026. A healthy player count would be a massive understatement.
This will be one game we do not recommend to children under the age of 16 unless you want a surprise $600 charge for V-Bucks on your credit card. With that being said you can find this game on Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, IOS, MacOS, and Amazon Luna.
A Month after Fortnite’s Launch, against all odds publisher EA and Developer DICE released the absolute god sent banger Star Wars Battlefront 2. Who are we kidding? The game was absolute trash on release from latency issues to not being able to connect to online servers. And one more thing whose big idea was to include loot boxes into the game on launch. Despite ALL of this, Gasmask LOVES this game.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 as stated above was released in 2017 by Developers at Dice. It is a sequel to the reboot Star Wars Battlefront (2015). It is also the fourth installment to the Star Wars Battlefront franchise. The single player story follows Inferno Squad, a special operation squad aligned with the Empire. However two of the members later defect to the Rebel forces. Enough about the story though we really only play the multiplayer.
After 3 years of updates and fixes in 2020 Dice halted all support on the game. Leaving the game in a playable for the most part stable state.
The multiplayer stretches across three distinct eras: The Clone Wars, The Galactic Civil War, and The First Order-Resistance War. My favorite being The Clone Wars.
As of writing this blog in 2026 there is a player count of 2,000+ on steam charts. From a failed start to a flawed masterpiece. I would highly recommend you pick up the game again in 2026. You can find the game on Playstation, Xbox, PC. We may even cross paths on the battlefield so may the force be with you.
The Finals released in the amazing year of 2023 to a rough start. The player experience was rough due to high difficulty, intense competition, long queue times, and plenty of technical issues. Once you get past the steep learning curve the game could provide endless hours of fun, and endlessly Lunatic played this game like she would die if she didn’t.
The Final has three core classes Light, Medium, and Heavy. These classes have a distinct style of gameplay; the Light classes offer the fastest movement in the game, while Medium classes can heal their fellow teammates, the Heavy class was built for ball crushing pain. The maps offer a variety of combat engagements from open roof tops to claustrophobic hallways. If you believe you can hide in a house the walls can and will come crashing down around you. It is also very heavy on team work and focusing on the objectives.
In March of 2026 the player count was sitting at just over 6,000 players. On March 18th, 2026 Embark will be shutting down older platform support for The Finals (ex. Playstation 4) quoting they want the developers to focus all resources on the current generation of hardware. The Finals grossed a total of $23.5 million as of 2025. They are expecting a trend of continued growth in North America and Europe.
This will be one of those games you pick up and get addicted to the gameplay. We cannot recommend this game enough. From the first win of the night to the last loss in a 9x losing streak this game will consume you in ways you wouldn’t believe. Give it a try and let us know in the comments what are your thoughts on The Finals.
And there you have it—a roadmap of the digital landscapes that have nearly cost us our friendships, our dignity, and in some cases, one of our own’s hearing (thanks to that Pokémon Stadium announcer). Whether we’re hurling polygonal monsters at each other, praying the Battlefront 2 servers hold steady for one more match, or watching our entire cover get leveled by a Heavy in The Finals, one thing remains true: gaming is always better with a squad. Even if that squad is currently muted because someone "forgot" to revive you for the third time this hour.
Sure, Fortnite might be trying to drain your bank account $20 at a time and Nintendo essentially called us losers back in 2000, but we wouldn’t trade those 2:00 AM "one more game" sessions for anything. Well, maybe for a teammate who actually plays the objective, but we're trying to be realistic here.
We’ve bared our souls (and our gaming trauma), but we want to know what keeps you active on your PC or Console until the sun comes up.
