The Videos We're Showing
Recently (as of early 2023, Crystal Phoenix Hobbies has begun streaming and recording video games, and posting them to YouTube. On this page we have the links and descriptions for each video and/or video series.
(Due to the number of videos, Retro Games has been given its own page)
The Minecraft Series
The game that got us started, Minecraft is still wildly popular for everyone from casual gamers to long-time streamers.
Zooville
Located on PoPo The Popsicle's (@popothepopsicle6558) realm of Eggtopia is the city of Zooville. This series of videos showcases just that one city (although the realm has 5-6 player-made cities, most of which can be found on PoPo's YouTube channel).
Eggtopia Exploration
Minecraft Hardcore Attempt #1
Gren's ill-fated first attempt at a hardcore Minecraft world. Set on the seed of "Crystal Phoenix Hobbies" in homage to us, it looked like he had the perfect setup. Until he didn't...
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Minecraft Hardcore Attempt #2
Gren's second attempt at a hardcore Minecraft world. Which should tell you everything you need to know about the first attempt...
The Spore Series
An old EA classic, Spore involves creating a species of creatures, and then helping it grow from a single-celled organism to a space-exploring (or in some cases conquering) civilization.
The Impossible Creatures Series
A 2003 steampunk RTS (real time strategy) game by Relic Entertainment and Microsoft Studios which allows each player to create their own army units by combining two real creatures together. Despite this huge variety in units (which allows for multiple different strategies), a sequel was never made.