The Golden Bolt

The PS3's Weird Webcam Card Game (Ad-Free Edition!)

I've got my Eye on you

The PSP Games That Talked To Your PS2-3 (Ad-Free Edition)

Apologies for the slight delay, I left a video track muted by mistake, so I had to re-render it once I caught it!

Bonus Vid & Updates!

Hey everybody, some fun updates for you as we kick off summer.

• First, as seen in the link above, a lil bonus video that I'm dropping for all Patrons (free members included!) by way of my podcast Crub: Wonderful TGB and Crub supporter ...

  2025-06-03 20:47:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Ape Escape (Final Cut - Ad-Free!)

As promised yesterday, an ad-free version of Ape's finished cut!

Ape Escape Retrospective (Early Supporter Cut!)

A quick note, since this early/ad-free cut's gonna be a bit different: This is a mostly-finished cut, provided by wonderful editor Chris MykonosFan - most of what it's missing are the bits where I fine-tune the clip selections, add music, and the TGB title card. We were looking to have this out a bit earlier today, but he en...

Discord Voice Chat Hangout - This Friday!

Hello hello! I'm planning on sharing May plans later this week (along with an early vid; two, if the edits go well on the second!), but I wanted to give as much heads-up time as possible for the next Discord voice-chat hangout night. (If you're a free member seeing this - joining at any paid tier gives you access to the TGB D...

God of War 3 (Ad-Free Edition)

If this gets age-restricted like they've been continually cursed with for a month now - my apologies. I'm expecting we'll be in the clear, but knowing this series' luck? You can't be too sure.

STEALING MADDEN: The Corporate Takeover That Built PlayStation (Ad-Free Edition!)

Why There's No Game Like Spyro (Ad-Free Patreon Cut!)

Looking ahead to early 2025 plans

Happy new year to all! Except anybody named Gerald.

First, I wanna quickly express my gratitude to each of you, for helping make 2024 so wonderful despite good ol' content struggles. Whether you're just joining or you've been here a while, I appreciate you putting your trust in me. (Also, come to the Discord! If your...

R&C: The Complete PS2 Saga (Ad-Free Edition!)

FULL 3.5hr Interview with Lead Designer on the cancelled CTR 2010 game, R&C PSP, Jak: Lost Frontier, and more

An ad-free, all-in-one version of an interview with David Goodrich that'll be airing in parts on The Platinum Bolt over the next few weeks. There's a lot of incredible info that comes up in this long chat, from his PS1 days working at Black Ops Entertainment, to True Crime NY's protagonist being completely changed at the las...

Patreon Q&A & State of the Channel Update! (READ BELOW)

A few quick notes to read:

1. Ask your Q&A questions for the next ep below or on Discord!

2. I'll update this further as we get closer, but I'm eyeing 12/14 (Saturday) as a Discord hangout - let me know if you're interested and available (and when in the day you're available).

Okay you can stop reading i...

Which 3D Platformer Has the Best Grandmaster Galaxy Level? (Ad-Free Edition!)

Apologies on the slight delay re: dropping last night vs. now - weather kept flickering my power, so I decided to play it safe and not risk corrupting anything.

The Plucky Squire Review!

Hey folks - little Patreon bonus here, in the form of a script I don't intend to record at this point. Devolver Digital sent review copies out for Plucky Squire about...like six hours before release, with a review embargo that was bizarrely after the separate embargo for the full game. (i.e., I could have uplo...

Patreon Early Access: Interview with Astro Bot's Director, Nicolas Doucet!

God of War II FULL Ad-Free Retrospective

I won, YouTube, eat shit. Here's the full GoW II retrospective, ad free for your enjoyment!

I'm hoping to have the next early preview hitting your feeds imminently still; Astro Bot's leaked reveal ended up having me do a fun ADHD pivot to start working on that, so I have that and Ape Escape both mostly finished at the...

God of War II Retrospective (First 30mins: Early Patreon Preview!)

Week of 5/13 Update!

Hey folks! I'm aiming to start providing these text updates more consistently to give you guys a better idea of what's in store. Why am I starting the second week of May? Shut up.

God of War II & Ape Escape coming to the Patreon feed imminently!

I didn't anticipate I'd ...

Patreon Q&A vid (a bit early!) - ask your questions for May's Q&A below!

I mention it in the video but I misjudged the God of War II early cut date - I forgot to account for the chance that I'd be dumb and go too hard at the gym on Monday, tiring myself out and leading to me doing some easier work instead of finishing up some retakes and editing that are left. As part of that, I recorded the Q&am...

April Patreon Q&A Thread! Drop your questions below!

Also, based on the Discord Hangout availability thingy I ran a while back, I'm tentatively planning for Friday, 4/26! I'll update with that more on the Discord side, but the broad strokes I got was that the most people liked Fridays and sometime closer to the East Coast evenings. Thanks for your patience as I've stumbled my...

God of War Retrospective (Patreon Edition!)

R&C PSP Spinoffs (Early Access!)

Apologies for this early drop not being as early as I was hoping, this was an absolutely snakebitten project. Rendering crashes, having to pinpoint the exact frame that was breaking the editing software, and then somehow it bugged during a successful render and repeated one clip for the entire video. I've never seen that one ...

READ FIRST: Discord Hangouts Scheduling Form!

If you'd like to take part in the monthly TGB Discord hangouts, please fill out this form.  This'll help me figure out which days and time ranges are generally the easiest for the most people, rather than me just picking a day/time that works bes...

What is the most beaten game of all time? (Ad-Free Patreon Edition)

TGB Awards 2023 (Patreon Ad-Free Edition!)

This shouldn't be the final video of the year, Ratchet PSP's on track for an early Patreon preview in the next day or so, before the proper full drop around the weekend.  But I wanted to pivot to finish this one up first!

December Patreon Q&A + Plans for 2024! Put your January Q&A questions below!

(or put them in the Discord Q&A room)

GOLDEN-TIER MERCH DISCOUNT CODES - DEC. 2023

More info below, but the codes first!  https://shop.thegoldenbolt.net (link redirects to Merch Haus, my merch site founded by my good pal and co-Crubcaster Moriarty):

• 10% off ALL products (except the Christmas stocking): C...
  2023-12-02 17:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post

December Patreon Update!

Hey everybody, in case you didn't see the Patreon Q&A vid from a couple days ago, I've got some updates to discuss quickly!

ALL PATRONS: Discord voice chat hangouts coming January!

You guys all indicated you'd like it, so once January hits we'll start doing monthly Discord hangouts or game n...

November Patreon Q&A - Get your questions for December's Q&A below!