Join DG and I as we talk about the BEST OF THE BEST and even some of the WORST that 2025 had to offer in our annual awards show including games, content, and even YOU our viewers!Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro1:32 - Gift Exchange6:41 - Worst Game Played This Year16:20 - Most Disappointing Game Played27:53 - Most Surprising Game Played35:40 - Favorite Stream To Watch42:40 - Favorite Most Watched YouTube Channel48:13 - Most Watched Show55:05 - Most Played Console1:01:55 - Best Ongoing Game1:05:56 - Favorite Most Listened To Podcast1:11:04 - Most Active Follower1:14:09 - Moderator of The Year1:19:39 - Best Retro Game Played1:26:00 - Favorite Game Nobody Wanted To Watch1:27:29 - Most Watched Game Played1:35:03 - Best Game Played This Year1:39:41 - Game of The Year 20251:42:34 - Best Indie Game Played1:43:53 - Game Most Looking Forward To in 2026

This month's episode is ALL about those incredible games that also happen to be the most difficult video games ever! We're talking about mostly retro games from the Castlevania and Contra series, all the way to the more modern Cuphead! We also dive into some of our favorite Christmas movies, and I go into my love for Conker's Bad Fur Day on the Nintendo 64!Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro7:39 - Favorite Christmas Movies24:10 - Great But Difficult Games48:27 - Are These Board Games!?53:35 - Back To Tough, Amazing Games1:17:55 - 3D Platformers on The N641:18:47 - Conker's Bad Fur Day (Greatest N64 Game)

Join us as we revisit the legendary games that left a lasting mark on gaming history: Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy VII, Dragon Quest IV & VIII, Diablo II, and Space Harrier.In this relaxed, retro-filled episode, we share how these iconic titles shaped our love for games — with deep dives, personal stories, and classic nostalgia.If you're into JRPGs, retro gaming, or just love talking classic games, this one's for you!👉 Watch now and relive the games that defined a generation.#RetroGaming #FinalFantasy7 #MetalGearSolid2 #DragonQuest #Diablo2 #SpaceHarrier #GamingPodcast #JRPG #ClassicGames #VideoGameNostalgiaFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03Follow DG on Twitch @ https://twitch.tv/dgonlineJoin the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz

This episode we're talking about our earliest and favorite memories with the Nintendo 3DS!

This episode we're talking ALL ABOUT our early encounters and love for the PlayStation Portable!Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonlineJoin the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz

This episode is ALL about growing up with the Gameboy Advance and all the great games we played on it!Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonlineJoin the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz

It's time to talk about all those weird handhelds you either have or have not heard of!

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This episode we're talking about our childhood memories with the Sega Game Gear as we continue to discuss our favourite handheld gaming devices!Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonlineJoin the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz

Join us as we talk about DG's first experience with Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core, the Switch 2 announcement, and we kick off our Growing Up with handhelds series with the one that REALLY started it all! The Gameboy! Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/join Follow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03
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It's that time of year again where we show our appreciation for community and talk about the best and worst 2024 had to offer!

This episode we talked about how much of an amazing success Spectrefest was thanks to you! As well as growing up with the PlayStation 3 & Nintendo Wii U!

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This episode we're talking about growing up with the Nintendo Wii, our upcoming Spectrefest 24Hr Charity Stream, as well as cool console codenames! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz

DG & Dukey sat down with their best friend Bubz to discuss their old gaming and comedy website as well all what it was like growing up with the Xbox 360!

This episode we talked about growing up with the original Xbox; as well as how there are SOOO many games coming out lately that it's hard to keep up.

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This episode we discussed the current unfortunate status of SquareEnix; before talking about growing up with the PS2, one of the greatest if not THE greatest console of all time!

We're back to talk about our early experiences with the Dreamcast and Gamecube!

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Time to cap off another year by talking about some of the BEST and worst it had to offer! This year we've also done a bit of a Q&A at the end! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2876968905921994

This time we're talking about how the Spectrefest Charity Stream went as well as the joys of growing up with the Sony Playstation!

Some information on our 3rd annual 24hr charity stream, as well as our memories of growing up with the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn! Follow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2876968905921994

As we make our way through each console we grew up playing, it's time to talk about another heavy hitter in the Super NES! Also, with Mike finishing all of the classic Star Trek series' and now onto the newer stuff like Discovery; I figured now was the perfect time to ask him his thoughts on the series up to this point! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2876968905921994