Video Games Are Hard

All games can be as hard as you want it to be

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Race in Review (Season 2 Finale)

2022-06-14
Taking a look back at our FIRST EVER conversation. Pre-podcast, pre-friendship, pre-everything. Reviewing a nice little time-capsule to end the season. It's take 50, thanks for listening, see you in season 3.
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Nostalgic for 20 Shines Ft. JustinDT

2022-06-07
Old-school speedrunner, JustinDT joins the show. We're here to bond over Rock Band, look back on 20 shines fondly, and... are Sid and Trey burnt out? It's take 49, pick-axe guy was a lazy title, we know
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Pickaxe Guy

2022-05-31
Canadian power outages, Trey doesn't like a game finally, and Sid's Inscryption obsession. It's take 48, Lelouch vi Britannia commands you.
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Vibes on the Couch Ft. Funky & Pinkish

2022-05-22
Pinkish returns with new guest Funky to chat about traveling, Subnautica, and new game plus. It's take 46, find that person that can be YOUR vibes on the couch.
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King Boo in Europe

2022-05-15
Sid's ESA run is all but confirmed, Trey beat Metal Gear, and we spoil the sh*t outta Inscryption. It's take 46, present us don't know shit, future us be fire doe.
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Inevitable Rifle

2022-05-08
Trey PB'd in Sunshine, Sid played Mundaun, and the breath of fresh air of co-op speedruns. It's take 45, here I am howling laughing after being crushed by a bee platform.
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Our Top 10 Hardest Games Ft. Plankton & Kao

2022-05-01
Listing our TOP 10 HARDEST games, video games are hard and these are the ones that are our hardest. Joined by returning guest Kao and first time guest Planktonsecretformula. It's take 44, THESE SPECIFIC video games are hard.
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Nopon Deez Nuts

2022-04-24
Skyrim vs. Eldin Ring, who wins? What is a "choke" in a speedrun? And will Trey and Sid meet up in Europe? It's take 43, Nopon deez nuts... across your face..?
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My Artist Heart Ft. Skinner_Koopa

2022-04-17
Spyro 2 runner and controller modder, Skinner_Koopa joins the show. We investigate if Trey and Skinner are the same person, the 3-year generational gap, and how Skinner got into controller piece manufacturing.
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The Curse of Quality

2022-04-10
Youtube talk, Trey's Youtube success vs. Sid made a tutorial. Trey's final thoughts on Elden Ring and the start of Bug Fables. Sid talks his Sims history and his recent Sims 2 obsession.
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Black Boxing Games Ft. Lego6245

2022-04-03
SMS Bingo Organizer & Player, Lego joins us with his ever-present vibe of professionalism. He is one of a handful of dedicated members of the SMS community working to make Season 4 of the Bingo League the best it can be
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On Fun's Doorstep

2022-03-27
Sid saw the Batman and Trey divulges his deepest darkest secret. It's take 39, that's not from anything, that's from God.
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Were Old Speedruns Bad? Ft. Samura1man

2022-03-20
"Not Hit" specialist and speedrun veteran, Samura1man joins the show. Samu steers the ship through the ENTIRETY of his lengthy gaming career. Splatoon to Overwatch to Mario Odyssey, he's done it all.
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The VGAH Difficulty Scale

2022-03-13
Elden Month, Mar10 day, and Sid gets affected too much by game reviews. It's take 37, sure games are hard, but where do they fall on the scale?
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Open World Euphoria Ft. Kwaniza & Rats

2022-03-06
Kwan and Rat return to the show to give their RECOMMENDs. We chat Elden Ring, gacha-games, and most importantly, Pokémon. It's take 36, but we're never sure what take we're on
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Jesus was a Rager?

2022-02-27
Trey is back from Glitch and he and Sid chat about the marathon run of 96 shines. Sid gives a review of Relicta and Trey covers the highs and lows of XCom 2. It's take 35, if Jesus was a gamer... what kind would he be?
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Gateway Drugs to Gaming Ft. Thiradell

2022-02-20
One of the first SMSers and GameFaQs writer, Thiradell joins the show. We chat oldschool Sunshine speedrunning, submitting to SDA, and why Star Fox 64 is great while OOT 3D FUCKING BLOWS. It's take 34, it's time to beat the devil.
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We Forgor Car Kirby

2022-02-15
Fresh off the Nintendo Direct we react SUPER HARD. Then get ready for our MOST GAME FOCUSED podcast ever. Sid tells of Relicta's BEAUTY, Trey HUMORS Bowser's Inside Story, and the 2 come together to discuss Hollow Knight and Sunshine.
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For All the Short Kings Ft. Pinkish

2022-02-06
Sussy Speedster and Twitter Professional, Pinkish joins the show. We chat about the transformation into a toxic online gamer, fitness and bulking, and the necessity to criticize SHIT GAME from bigger game devs.
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2D Takes More Skill

2022-01-30
Hoverless Gelato Beach Skip and do we care? Hollow Knight first takes and what is the best speedrun length. It's take 31, the re-emergence of the "take" meme.
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The Bench Press Never SDs Ft. Ginger & Kao

2022-01-23
Kao and Ginger return for our second "Roundtable". This time we talk duo v. duo about mentality in speedrunning and competitive melee, do some would you rathers, and Ginger reveals his Top 10 games of all time.
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Double Reverse Psychology

2022-01-11
Trey solos Stephen's Sausage, Sid waterslides his way to a 1:15, and the bloody end for Back 4 Blood updates. It's Take 29, the secret is to cook the sausages. SPOILERS!
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How do you define cheese? Ft. smloader

2022-01-04
Fetch-a-Fruit OG and Trey's old college roommate, smloader joins the show. We dive into Loader's voice work, his upcoming move to South Korea, and he and Trey share some college stories.
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Speedrun Life Balance

2021-12-28
Merry Christmas from Sid n' Trey. Sausage, Obductions, and Bloods, oh my! Trey and Sid go through their current casual ventures and how speedruns have affected "re-visits" to games. It's take 27, more spice talk incoming!
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Sunshine IL Royalty Ft. fech8763

2021-12-21
Mario Sunshine IL King Fech8763 joins the show. We chat all things Sunshine speedrunning: ILs, Any% motivation, community perception. You name it, we get into it. It's take tjugosex, are we still twelve?
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Who Wouldn't Save the Dog?

2021-12-14
The Game Awards WORLD PREMIERED, Trey barreled through Resident Evil 4, and our squad beat the first act of Back 4 Blood. It's take 25, coming to you live in the Pre-Cuphead DLC era!
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Wood Outta Wood Ft. rudhira

2021-12-07
Sims 2 content creator, rudhira joins the show! We get to the root of ru, how she started in Sims 2, and the podcast branches into casual gaming talk. Everyone pines for Sid to start making sense as Trey UNCORKS a memory. It's take 24, just like China!
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Le Sandbird is Born

2021-11-30
Trey and Sid updates abound. Trey attempts to give a numbered score to the Dark Swoleses as Sid explains how Swedish and English relate to each other through feet and sock metaphors. It's take 23, and the sand bird been borned.
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Didja See Deez 4-Wides? Ft. modest_tomato

2021-11-23
Tetris commentator and man who's perpetually down, Modest_Tomato joins the show. We chat about cherished memories from gaming with our families, how Dark Link from Ocarina sucks (again), and the optimization of Arthur. It's take 22, speaking of wine...
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Big Arm Barry

2021-11-16
Sid n' Trey FINALLY try Back 4 Blood, YouTube decides to remove dislikes, and we act as hosts for the ENTIRE WORLD of Sunshine speedrunners. Trey finished the Dark Souls trilogy and gives his take, while Sid streamed Duolingo Swedish WOO
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Just Hire a Nerd Ft. SB_runs

2021-11-09
Fresh-faced 120 shines world record holder, SB_runs joins the show. We talk about his goal-setting mentality and the grind. Trey recalls his experience getting lasik surgery
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Just let me talk to my bonfire!

2021-11-02
We chat about the N64 virtual console and the OOT debacle, the upcoming 96 Shines Relay, and the trials and tribulations of streaming casual games. Some say potato, some say perturbed.
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Where's the Frame Data!?

2021-10-26
Top 15 Smash Melee player, Ginger FINALLY joins the show. We ask him beautiful questions and he gives us beautiful answers. Questions about competition versus speedrunning, his gamer prodigy-dom, and his supportive older bro.
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Mario's BEEN Spin Jumping

2021-10-19
Trey's new spin video dropped, what a good excuse to have another 1 on 1 episode. We chat about spinning, public speaking, the art of brainstorming, and Sid's upcoming stream plans.
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SMS Runners: Anonymized and Removed

2021-10-12
Trey and Sid give their takes on the recent evidence document revealed by the moderators of Mario Sunshine speedrunning. Our initial reactions, the fallout, and what we do now. After that we talk about actual HARD games
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SSX Tricky's Bizarre Speedrun History Ft. Kelecat

2021-10-05
Joined by the most talented player of the SSX Series, Kelecat, we recall the troubled speedrun history of SSX: Tricky to the best of our abilities. Tricks = Boost, Boost = Speed, it's Episode 1, Take 15!
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Distressed or Impressed by Celeste? We Confessed, No Guests

2021-09-28
Trey and Sid crest mount Celeste, if you hadn't already guessed. We cover the new Nintendo Direct, Sid talks Rocket League, and Trey cleans up his act. It's Take 14, only a few more checkpoint flags to the summit
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Our Top 10 Favorite Games Ft. Kao & Kwaniza

2021-09-21
Kwaniza and Kao return for our TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES roundtable. A beefy episode filled to the brim with gushing about our most loved games. We remind you to break the targets, shoot the limbs, praise the sun, and find froggy!
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Speedrunning isn't a Charity

2021-09-14
This week we cover the ups and downs of the world record grind, what difficulty we start new games at, and Trey gets a new desk after many years. You think this is a CHARITY!? This is SPEEDRUNNING!
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From Liquid to Moist ft. Chillindude

2021-09-07
Chillindude returns to talk the latest news about Moist eSports, the "games are getting easier" conspiracy, and the new era of competitive Smash. HBox just popped of on me, but let's see if I can keep it together for Ep. 1, Take 11.
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Wendys rants hit your face

2021-08-31
Trey's got a Wendy's rant, Sid has a Spider-Man beef to settle, and the both of them take the time to appreciate Liam's return to SM64. It's take 10, Hello Peter.
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He Skipped 1:16! Ft. Popo & Reed

2021-08-24
The first 1:16 ​skipper, TheRealMrPopo and his tag-along, Paper Mario TTYD Hero Mode modder, Reed_QT join the show. As a Sunshine runner round-table, we chat some Sunsh, Reed gives a motivational speech, and we try to decipher what speedrun means.
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Worst Game Franchises

2021-08-17
Hot new Mario Kart 64 gossip, how long do games ACTUALLY take to beat, and a discussion about the worst handled video game franchises! Welcome to take 8... end of description
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Chasing Novelty Ft. ThaRixer

2021-08-10
Speedrun YouTuber, ThaRixer joins the show as we talk about the hoarding strats in speedrunning buzz and how speedrun streaming has changed over the years. We also take this opportunity to bond over how WE ALL edit YouTube videos.
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Dubyarrs Ahoy! Full Meme Ahead!

2021-08-03
"Dubyarr History" returns with a focus on the Wiggler level (Gelato 3) from Mario Sunshine. We investigate which Mario games are really "Super" Mario games and whether or not Twitter dislikes are a good idea.
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Unite Deez Nuts Ft. Kwaniza

2021-07-27
Kwaniza is back to talk about the new Pokémoba, the Dead Space re-make, and... what makes us cry...? Stick around, Take 5 of the 24-hour Zelda chat is underway.
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Jonathan, Blow it up

2021-07-20
Valve's new Steam Deck and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl both prove that copying off of Nintendo continues to be a popular pastime
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INSIDE The OBS Void Ft. Kao

2021-07-13
Our new friend Kao, Bo Burnham's INSIDE, and the swan song of a gamer's career. All this amongst call-backs to conversations had just before the mics were hot. Welcome to take 3!
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Cork and Store Forks

2021-07-06
From the Doom Guy's chest gun to screen-watching in Goldeneye to Trey's freshly shaved head. Trey and Sid take the time to map out the best battle royale but can't say the words "Star Fox" without having a conniption
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Catching up on Content

2021-06-29
The grand return of the podcast with Season 2! Sid and Trey mainly cover the plethora of content they've consumed during the hiatus.
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The Dream Finale ft. Giradam

2020-09-29
Here for the season finale, Twilight Princess WR holder and smartman, Giradam joins the show. We speculate on how/when Twilight Princess speedrunning will get its "breakthrough," as well as the revival of the SMS hate cycle.
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Will You Run All-Stars? ft. Kwan & Paper

2020-09-22
Now that Mario 3D All-stars is out we've compiled a round table of 4 world record holding Sunshine runners.
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Mario, What's Your Point? ft. Kwaniza

2020-09-15
Speedrunner and (former) Poké Fan, Kwaniza drops by the show. He has news from the underground of the new 3D All Stars and 3D World releases and we give our new, fresh takes.
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SMS Runners on Mario's 35th

2020-09-08
With the news of Mario's 35th anniversary Direct, we get "World Record hug" Kaffelon to return to the show to give his take. A roundtable of former Sunshine World Record speedrunners here to judge the direct as a whole.
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Branching Off of Fall Guys

2020-09-01
Sid buys Fall Guys, Trey streams Outer Wilds and the 2 of them pretend to be friends once again this week. We cover the recent Gamescom Opening Night Live and all the game announcements and trailers therein.
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Baby Steps to World Champ ft. GoombaNL

2020-08-25
Double Dash world champ and competitive twin, GoombaNL joins the show. Goomba talks about his gaming resumé and how being a twin spurred on his competitive edge.
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For the Uninitiated

2020-08-18
Trey helps Sid round out his opinion on Fall Guys and they both work together to fix the new TWITCH HIT Among Us. Also, now that Shroud's back to streaming they have the follow up to "WHO RETURNED TO STREAMING BETTER!?"
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The T-Shot Triple ft. ThunderShot

2020-08-11
Variety streamer and FORMER DBZ Youtuber, Thundershot joins the show. TShot regales us with tales of gaming with Sonic, Pokémon rants and how he and Sid met all those years ago.
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"Scaredy-Cat" Armada

2020-08-04
Speculation online about gaming and those involved: Is it a good thing? A bad thing? Something we're going to have to deal with anyway? Listen in on these verbal online speculations about gaming and those involved!
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Trey's Right-Hand Man ft. adef

2020-07-28
Mega Man pro and Trey's SMS 2p1c partner, Adef joins the show. Since the Games Done Quick online's games list was released we make a game of going through it as Adef chooses his most anticipated for each day.
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The Mayo of Soft Drinks

2020-07-21
Trevor and Sydney start the podcast off  with their spicy hot gamer takes on fast food and soda pop with intermittent recommendations of the Canadian '90s show Reboot
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Hosting GDQ has Evolved ft. YellowKillerBee

2020-07-14
After catching up about what games we've been gamin, YellowKillerBee delves into here history with GDQ and how donation reading has gotten more intense over the years.
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Finding Our Mirth

2020-07-07
After skirting conversation last week about the recent sexual assault allegations in the gaming community, Sid and Trey thought it fitting to spend some time at the start of the show acknowledging the developments for what they are, disgusting.
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No Game is Perfect

2020-06-30
After Trey provides his review on the Rehydrated BfBB remake, they delve into the sudden closure of Mixer, the new rollback netcode for Melee from Fizzy, Sid's 3rd party review of The Last of Us 2, and prospects of Trey's future video project.
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SMS any% is Dying? ft. JJsrl

2020-06-23
Our intention was to talk about the new upcoming SMS bingo tournament that both he and Sid are a part of but we barely get to that. Instead, after a certain point all 3 of us just talk about everything Super Mario Sunshine
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Sandwich Eating Technology

2020-06-16
Sid and Trey share their thoughts on some visualized data for SMS any% as well as the game's very own Dunkview. Furthermore, they speculate on potential future blind races of various games and Trey shares his thoughts on the Xenoblade remaster
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What's a Hall Pass? ft. Paperario

2020-06-09
Alert, Paperario approaches. No longer having the 1231 in his name, he searches for the souls of the innocent to fill the void. He stumbles onto Video Games are Hard and (much to his surprise) spills his own.
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Dark Link = Don't Think

2020-06-02
Zelda Ocarina of Time ends up as the topic of the episode because Sid, having not played OOT for over a decade. In the speedrun news and updates corner, we cover the new Simply 120 star World Record
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Roy's Our Boy... Now ft. chillindude829

2020-05-26
Famed Smash Brother and speedrunner, Chillindude joins the podcast. Being fans of competitive smash, Trey and Sid chat with Chillin about his involvement in every era of smash and his speedrun career.
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$0.14 vs $1.04 Game

2020-05-19
Solo ep time! Sid and Trey, late to record this week, FINALLY get to it and talk for an hour and a half. Speaking of Galaxy, Breaking Bad. (Also Sid plays some cheapazz switch games)
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Cards are like Minecraft ft. HuffleYourPuff

2020-05-12
This week we have weeb in disguise, beef haver and Good People member HuffleYourPuff. We cover the span of his gaming career, from his first memory playing Melee to his recently acquired VALORANT rank.
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Slow? F That!

2020-05-05
We share our thoughts on the first part of Shift's doc for the any% history of epic Spongebob game (Battle for Bikini Bottom). Then much ado about HAIR, SMS stonks, and other mentality related things.
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Goron Spice Fluff

2020-04-28
We finally dive into our thoughts on the POTENTIAL Mario Sunshine remake and settle on talking about the importance of collectibles in video games. GORON SPICE RANT INBOUND!
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Purple Planet Postcard ft. JBuzzyBee

2020-04-21
This week, the ever-buzzing JBuzzyBee is on the podcast. Old boy to speedrunning like Sid and Trey, they chat about the old days. Trey and JBuzz catch up and remember the few events they'd been to together.
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Piantas BEEN in Need

2020-04-14
Sid and Trey go in depth about the new release, their opinions, the reception, and Trey talks his creative process. Trey covers a massive breakthrough in Pac-Man World 2, but otherwise they still find time to go on a few impromptu tangents.
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The Grandfather of Sunshine ft. icedwindowsil

2020-04-07
A record is just a record until the day it's beaten. Someday the speedrun squad you run with will stop running, but the squad you made is the most important part of it all anyways. That's the moral of today's podcast.
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Sid Stocks Rising

2020-03-31
We got some Nintendo news and some Sunshine speedrun community specific updates regarding the 2v2 lockout bingo wrap-up and a new community event running for the next few months.
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Rated M for Mario

2020-03-24
Reed is finally here. It's the episode you've all been waiting for where we talk about Mario and Reed's love for the Italian plumber. Trey covers his first days of Animal Crossing and both Reed and Trey try to convince Sid why he should play Paper Mario.
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Vibe Check RNG

2020-03-17
The meat of the podcast is the trial and tribulations finding a speedgame with a good community now that we're thinking of new speedgames to run - the most important luck factor in all of speedrunning.
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The Art of Giving Up

2020-03-10
Last minute change of guest leads to OptimisticEmo being our first repeat guest on the pod. We chat about the secret talent of knowing when to give up and Dubyarr History returns with Noki 3 after Sid had a chance to get it back.
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Hacked File: An Unstoppable Force

2020-03-03
Trey and Sid sit back and avoid talking about it for a while but eventually get all the way into it. A lot of SMS talk regarding individual level grinding and Trey's voyage into 2 players 1 controller with Adef, and certain idioms piss off Sid to no end.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 91 MB - Duration: 1:26:15m (141 kbps 48000 Hz)

Earning an Ego ft. cheese

2020-02-25
120 Star WR holder and former 3rd best in OoT 100%, cheese(05) joins us this week. Cheese touches on his childhood love of SMS, breaks down his experience at Break the Record Live, and we delve into how much mentality impacts the quality of a speedrun.
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Max vs. Hango

2020-02-18
This week on the Trey and Sid one on one we chat a lot of smash bros melee. Smash Summit 9 just happened so you shouldn't blame us. Melee's in the air. Past that Trey saw the Sonic movie and we give our thoughts on video game movies as a whole.
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Spats in the Past ft. rats

2020-02-11
This week we have Sunshine hacker, Sunshine community contributer, long time pal, and known troll, Rats7 on the show. We go into his gaming history, the friends he's made and lost along the way, and his legendary trolls.
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Sid Hits Rock Bottom

2020-02-04
Trey's back from his Hawaiian cruise and Sid's back from taking a gaming break while Trey was on his Hawaiian cruise. The point is the podcast has returned.
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The Sunshine BinGOAT

2020-01-15
Sunshine bingo prodigy and proficient router, Oatflaker joins the show. We talk about the upcoming bingo tournament and it's seeding. Between Sid saying "for those who don't know" so many times we also perform a short Oat interview.
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AGDQ 2020, How it Be

2020-01-07
Another week, another Ninji speedrun complaint segment and new world records for a dead game. Past that, Trey and Sid take their first look at the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon schedule that's already underway. No sock talk, a shame really.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 95 MB - Duration: 1:26:00m (147 kbps 48000 Hz)

Videogame is One Word... Next Decade

2019-12-31
This week the Summoning Salt Rip-Off Guy makes his triumphant returns with some more Dubya Arr history. Being that it's the end of the decade we chat about speedruns and games that affected us. Have a good decade!
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Find Something? Tell Someone ft. PheonixSpelledCorrectly

2019-12-24
The podcast is graced this week by top Double Dasher, Titanfall 2er and dabbler PheonixSpelledCorrectly. We have an important speedrunning public service announcement for you inspired by Pheonix's dealings. Also, we confirm that Die Hard is an x-mas film.
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The 2019 Speedrun Awards

2019-12-17
In the spirit of the Game Awards, this week the podcast gives out the first annual Sid & Trey Speedrun Awards. Currently thinking of changing the name but I have a year to do that now. MAGIC THE GATHERING. We also answer a couple viewer questions.
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tWeLvE mInUtE iNtRo

2019-12-10
This week Sid successfully rambles long enough about Mario Maker and the new updates. We touch on our foray back into Assassin's Creed speedrunning before having a tangent filled chat about things and stuff.
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You're a Wizard, Ezio

2019-12-03
The Sid and Trey Show is joined this week by Assassin's Creed and Harry Potter speedrunner and fan, Cynaschism. We go into Cyna's gaming history and how he got on our radar through an any% race of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood we did 3 years ago.
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Summoning Salt Rip-Off Guy Returns!

2019-11-26
This week we give our take on the newer Zelda skips found this year and celebrate Trey's achievement of beating Fire Emblem: Three Houses on the hardest difficulty. We also finally try our new segment: Dubya Arr History.
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Just Cogs in the Pokémon Machine ft. Kwaniza

2019-11-19
Joined by Pokémon aficionado and long-time speed-pal, Kwaniza, we celebrate the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield by talking about all of our histories with Pokémon and what we think of the new games.
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E. Gadd Cares Too Much

2019-11-12
Trey and Sid explain how Luigi's Mansion 3 making them want to play the original Luigi's Mansion might be a bad thing. Trey informs the class on how some classic educational games might've scratched a speedrunner itch while Sid complains about Christmas.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 104 MB - Duration: 1:37:55m (141 kbps 48000 Hz)

Why Does Rainbow Road Suck?

2019-11-05
Fabled Mario Kart Double Dash top player, OptimisticEmo joins us on the podcast this week.
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For the Love of the Game Ft. Kaffelon

2019-10-29
Fellow Good People member, Kaffelon joins us as our first guest on the podcast. Legendary SMS player and gamer alike, we talk about his gaming history, mentality and his thoughts on gamerdom.
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Trey Attempts to Erase History

2019-10-22
Trey and Sid speak of the current, hot button (sometimes a week old) speedrun news and Sid talks about his close encounter with a motor vehicle.
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Everyone Has a Little Farmville in Them

2019-10-15
2 speedrunners chat about the upcoming SMS IL (Individual Level) tournament and how we might hate it, the casual grind, and touch on the Play Station 5. We recorded a podcast inbetween this and our first but it has definitively been scrapped...
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 98 MB - Duration: 1:26:43m (151 kbps 48000 Hz)

Speedrunning is Garbage

2019-10-09
Sid and Trey talk about the good and bad aspects of speedrunning. They introduce who they we are, why they're making this podcast a thing and why you should care.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 81 MB - Duration: 1:23:07m (130 kbps 48000 Hz)