A PAX East 2020 Retrospective

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03/10/20 • 45 min

On this solo episode of the podcast Ryan looks back at PAX East 2020 and discusses some of his favorite and least favorite parts. Nintendo's detailed Animal Crossing Booth, a relaxing retro room, weird breakfast experience, failed Apex Legends Tournament, and finally getting his hands on some much wanted games... it was a memorable event to say the least.

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