Penny Arcade Expo
The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is a series of conventions held in Seattle, Boston, Melbourne and San Antonio made exclusively for gaming.
Created by the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic (Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik), the convention began in 2004 in Seattle, Washington. In 2010, PAX held its first event in Boston, Massachusetts, PAX East. The Seattle based event became known as PAX Prime. In 2013, PAX held its first event outside of the United States, PAX Australia in Melbourne. The first PAX South was held in South Antonio, Texas in 2015.
Of those held in the United States, Mindcrack has had representation at all PAX conventions since PAX East 2013. Starting at PAX East 2014, Mindcrack held a panel at every event until PAX Prime 2015, each with varying topics of discussion.
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PAX East 2013[edit]
PAX East 2013 was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 22-24 March 2013.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
BlameTC | generikb | Guude | mcgamer | Nebris | paulsoaresjr | PauseUnpause |
- Notable Others
- AntVenom
- Aureylian
- brentcopeland
- CaptainSparklez
- GreatScottLP
- IAmSp00n
- joehillssays
- JustVan
- KingDaddyDMAC
- ladyonyx
- marc
- PimpingPanda
- Pungence
- sevadus
- skyzm
- TibTuner04
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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22 Mar 2013 |
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Guude, mcgamer, Nebris, PauseUnpause |
22 Mar 2013 | BlameTC, Guude, Nebris, PauseUnpause | ||
23 Mar 2013 |
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Guude, mcgamer, PauseUnpause |
23 Mar 2013 |
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23 Mar 2013 |
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generikb, PauseUnpause | |
23 Mar 2013 |
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BlameTC, Guude, mcgamer, PauseUnpause, PimpingPanda, Pungence, skyzm, TibTuner04 | |
23 Mar 2013 |
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generikb, mcgamer | |
24 Mar 2013 |
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Guude | |
25 Mar 2013 |
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Guude, PauseUnpause | |
25 Mar 2013 | generikb, PauseUnpause | ||
25 Mar 2013 | generikb, PauseUnpause | ||
25 Mar 2013 | Guude, PauseUnpause, TibTuner04 | ||
25 Mar 2013 | Pungence | ||
26 Mar 2013 | skyzm | ||
26 Mar 2013 |
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BlameTC, PauseUnpause | |
26 Mar 2013 | generikb | ||
27 Mar 2013 | |||
27 Mar 2013 | generikb, mcgamer, PauseUnpause | ||
28 Mar 2013 | BlameTC, generikb, mcgamer, PauseUnpause, PimpingPanda, Pungence, skyzm, TibTuner04 | ||
28 Mar 2013 |
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BlameTC, generikb, mcgamer, Nebris, PauseUnpause | |
28 Mar 2013 | generikb, PauseUnpause | ||
30 Mar 2013 |
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skyzm | |
14 Apr 2013 |
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generikb, Guude, PauseUnpause, skyzm |
Images[edit]
PAX Prime 2013[edit]
PAX Prime 2013 was held in Seattle, Washington from 30 August-3 September 2013.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Guude | jsano19 | kurtmac | PauseUnpause |
- Notable Others
- AntVenom
- Aureylian
- brianmcn
- CaptainSparklez
- Coestar
- HiBoy
- Juicetra
- JustVan
- Lexify
- marc
- Phedran
- SethBling
- sevadus
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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1 Sep 2013 |
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JustVan, kurtmac, PauseUnpause, SethBling |
PAX East 2014[edit]
PAX East 2014 was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 11-13 April 2014. Mindcrack hosted a panel on 12 April at 10:30am that was livestreamed to Twitch,[1] and also recorded in the crowd and later uploaded to YouTube. All attending Mindcrackers participated, with WesWilson moderating.[2] Guude says the panel was "pretty well received."[3]
With the exception of Nebris (a Boston resident), all attending Mindcrackers stayed in a rented house, along with Mindcrack's project coordinator WesWilson, and friends OMGchad and sevadus. mcgamer and VintageBeef had intended to attend, but were unable to for various reasons.[3] Episode 69 of the Mindcrack Podcast was recorded live in the house, featuring Guude, jsano19, PauseUnpause, SethBling, W92Baj, Zisteau, WesWilson, OMGchad, and sevadus.
Antics at the convention lead to discussion on how to eat string cheese appropriately. Guude tweeted his "horror" of BTC biting into string cheese, rather than stringing it.[4] After Chad was filmed biting into it, Pause and sevadus also displayed their anger over the eating method.[5] BTC uploaded a video to his channel demonstrating the "proper" way to eat string cheese.[6]
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
BlameTC | Guude | jsano19 | Nebris | PauseUnpause | SethBling | W92Baj | Zisteau |
- Notable Others
- Aureylian
- Bacon_Donut
- BlueBayou
- CaptainSparklez
- GiantWaffle
- IAmSp00n
- KingDaddyDMAC
- marc
- OMGchad
- Phedran
- sevadus
- WesWilson
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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10 Apr 2014 |
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Guude, Zisteau |
10 Apr 2014 |
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BlameTC, Zisteau | |
10 Apr 2014 |
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OMGchad, PauseUnpause |
11 Apr 2014 |
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BlameTC, Guude, OMGchad, sevadus, WesWilson |
11 Apr 2014 |
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11 Apr 2014 |
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11 Apr 2014 |
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Guude, WesWilson, Zisteau |
12 Apr 2014 |
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BlameTC, BlueBayou, CaptainSparklez, Guude, jsano19, Nebris, OMGchad, sevadus, W92Baj, WesWilson, Zisteau |
12 Apr 2014 |
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13 Apr 2014 |
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Guude, jsano19, OMGchad, PauseUnpause, W92Baj | |
13 Apr 2014 |
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Nebris, PauseUnpause |
13 Apr 2014 |
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Bacon_Donut, W92Baj | |
15 Apr 2014 |
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20 Apr 2014 |
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Aureylian, Bacon_Donut, BlameTC, BlueBayou, CaptainSparklez, Guude, jsano19, Nebris, OMGchad, SethBling, sevadus, W92Baj, WesWilson, Zisteau |
PAX Prime 2014[edit]
PAX Prime 2014 was held in Seattle, Washington from 29 August-1 September 2014. Mindcrack hosted a panel on 31 August at 6pm that was livestreamed to Twitch,[7] and also recorded with a fixed camera and later uploaded to YouTube. The topic was "Creating Compelling Group Content",[8] and was initially limited to only 6 panelists,[9][10] but all 9 attending members of Mindcrack participated, with WesWilson again moderating. jsano had lost his voice and said very little during the panel.
The group once again rented a house to stay in, though videos from the location were limited for privacy reasons.[citation needed] This is the first PAX convention (of those held in the US) that marc did not attend since 2009.[11]
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | Coestar | Guude | jsano19 | Nebris | PauseUnpause | SethBling | sevadus | Zisteau |
- Notable Others
- AntVenom
- Bacon_Donut
- brianmcn
- CaptainSparklez
- Dansgaming
- GiantWaffle
- IAmSp00n
- Jessassin
- JustVan
- olmok
- OMGchad
- Phedran
- Sigils
- WesWilson
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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29 Aug 2014 |
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Guude, jsano19, Nebris, OMGchad, SethBling, WesWilson |
29 Aug 2014 |
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Coestar, jsano19, JustVan, Nebris, OMGchad, PauseUnpause, SethBling, sevadus, Zisteau |
31 Aug 2014 |
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Coestar, Guude, JustVan, Nebris, olmok, OMGchad, PauseUnpause, SethBling, sevadus, Zisteau |
31 Aug 2014 |
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Bacon_Donut, brianmcn, Coestar, Guude, JustVan, Nebris, olmok, OMGchad, PauseUnpause, SethBling, sevadus, Sigils, Zisteau |
5 Sep 2014 |
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Aureylian, Bacon_Donut, brianmcn, Coestar, Guude, jsano19, JustVan, Nebris, olmok, PauseUnpause, SethBling, sevadus, Sigils, WesWilson, Zisteau |
6 Sep 2014 |
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Aureylian, CaptainSparklez, Guude, PauseUnpause, SethBling, sevadus, WesWilson, Zisteau |
PAX South 2015[edit]
PAX South 2015 was held in San Antonio, Texas from 23-25 January 2015. Mindcrack held a panel on 23 January at 5pm,[12] which was not livestreamed due to technical difficulties, but was uploaded to YouTube using Twitch's footage.[13] The topic was "Gaming as a Group", and again listed only 6 panelists,[14] but all 9 attending members of Mindcrack participated in the panel, with WesWilson again moderating.
As with previous conventions, the group rented a house to stay in with friends and family. Zisteau[15] and PauseUnpause[16] had intended to attend, but were unable to for various reasons. Chad released the PAX South edition of his quirky and awkward "Chad on the Street" interview show, featuring Guude, Holly and Liz, lolRenaynay, and Paul and Storm.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | BlameTC | Coestar | Guude | jsano19 | kurtmac | OMGchad | sevadus | VintageBeef |
- Notable Others
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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22 Jan 2015 |
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23 Jan 2015 |
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Coestar, Guude, sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson | |
23 Jan 2015 |
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23 Jan 2015 |
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OMGchad | |
24 Jan 2015 |
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24 Jan 2015 |
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Aureylian, Coestar, Guude, jsano19, kurtmac, sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson | |
25 Jan 2015 |
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Aureylian, Coestar, Guude, jsano19, kurtmac, sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson | |
25 Jan 2015 |
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25 Jan 2015 |
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Aureylian, BlameTC, Coestar, jsano19, kurtmac, OMGchad, sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson, zueljin | |
26 Jan 2015 |
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Aureylian, BlameTC, Coestar, Guude, jsano19, kurtmac, sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson | |
28 Jan 2015 |
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Aureylian, Guude, jsano19, OMGchad, sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson |
PAX East 2015[edit]
PAX East 2015 was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 6-8 March 2015. Mindcrack held a panel on 8 March at 1:30pm[17] that was livestreamed to Twitch, and later uploaded to YouTube using Twitch's footage. With the topic and listed panelists identical to that of PAX South a few months prior,[18] all 7 attending members of Mindcrack participated in the panel, with WesWilson again moderating.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | BlameTC | Guude | OMGchad | Sevadus | VintageBeef | Zisteau |
- Notable Others
- AntVenom
- Bacon_Donut
- Dansgaming
- eneija
- GiantWaffle
- IAmSp00n
- jasonthenicest
- Juicetra
- Marc
- Phedran
- Pungence
- skyzm
- SynHD
- WesWilson
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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5 Mar 2015 |
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Bacon_Donut, Dansgaming, GiantWaffle, Guude, Sevadus, WesWilson |
6 Mar 2015 |
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6 Mar 2015 |
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Guude, Sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson | |
6 Mar 2015 |
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9 Mar 2015 |
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10 Mar 2015 |
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Aureylian | |
16 Mar 2015 |
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Aureylian, Bacon_Donut, BlameTC, Dansgaming, GiantWaffle, Guude, Sevadus, VintageBeef, WesWilson, Zisteau |
PAX Prime 2015[edit]
PAX Prime 2015 was held in Seattle, Washington from 28-31 August 2015. Mindcrack held a panel on 30 August at 12pm, which was livestreamed to Twitch, and later uploaded to YouTube using Twitch's footage. The topic was "Creating Group Content", and again listed only 6 panelists,[19] but all 8 attending members of Mindcrack participated in the panel, with Aureylian moderating in WesWilson's absence.
As with previous conventions, the group rented a house to stay in with friends. Episode 120 of the Mindcrack Podcast was recorded live in the house, featuring Guude, kurtmac, OMGchad, PauseUnpause, and Sevadus.
Mindcrack members conducted a number of live interviews with game developers.
- JSano19: "PAX Prime 2015 - Interview with Sierra - Kings Quest" - Lindsey, and Matt Korba of Sierra on King's Quest
- Aureylian: "MINECRAFT STORY MODE! An Interview with TellTale from PAX Prime 2015" - Job Stauffer of Telltale on Minecraft: Story Mode
- OMGchad: "PAX Prime 2015: Steam Controller" - Robin Walker of Valve on the Steam Controller
- OMGchad: "PAX Prime 2015: Eco" - John Krajewski of Strange Loop Games on Eco
- Guude: "TellTale Minecraft Story Mode - PAX Prime Interview with Job Stauffer" - Job Stauffer of Telltale on Minecraft: Story Mode
While at PAX, Pause and Guude were gifted a Tenga masturbatory egg each from Twitch streamer Richard_Hammer.[20][21] They both uploaded identical videos to their channels showing themselves experimenting with the eggs.[22][23]
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | Guude | JSano19 | kurtmac | OMGchad | PauseUnpause | SethBling | Sevadus |
- Notable Others
- AxlRosie
- Bacon_Donut
- Breon
- C418
- CaptainSparklez
- Dansgaming
- GiantWaffle
- IAmSp00n
- jasonthenicest
- Juicetra
- Phedran
- pliSkiNAKE
- wyld
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives | Notable events | Featuring |
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28 Aug 2015 |
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OMGchad, PauseUnpause, SethBling |
29 Aug 2015 |
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JSano19, OMGchad, PauseUnpause, pliSkiNAKE, SethBling, Sevadus |
5 Sep 2015 |
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Aureylian, Bacon_Donut, Dansgaming, Guude, JSano19, kurtmac, OMGchad, pliSkiNAKE, SethBling, Sevadus |
6 Sep 2015 |
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Aureylian, C418, CaptainSparklez, Dansgaming, Guude, JSano19, kurtmac, PauseUnpause, pliSkiNAKE, SethBling, Sevadus |
PAX South 2016[edit]
PAX East 2016 was held in San Antonio, Texas from 29-31 January 2016. Instead of holding a panel like previous conventions, Mindcrack co-hosted a booth with N3RDFUSION.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | Guude | JSano19 | kurtmac | OMGchad | SethBling | Sevadus |
- Notable Others
- Bacon_Donut
- BlameTC
- Dansgaming
- eneija
- GiantWaffle
- IAmSp00n
- Mookake
- pliSkiNAKE
- SynHD
- WalkingDad
- wyld
- zueljin
PAX East 2016[edit]
PAX East 2016 was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 22-24 April 2016. Like PAX South 2016, Mindcrack co-hosted a booth with N3RDFUSION, which also featured guest appearances from Godiva Gaming and the Build Guild.[24] Guude had originally mentioned that Zisteau would be attending.[25]
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | Guude | kurtmac | OMGchad | Sevadus | VintageBeef |
- Notable Others
- Bacon_Donut
- BlueBayou
- Dansgaming
- eneija
- GiantWaffle
- HCJustin
- HonneyPlay
- IAmSp00n
- joehillssays
- KingDaddyDMAC
- Meri
- MKtheWorst
- paulsoaresjr
- pliSkiNAKE
- Pungence
- sl1pg8r
- zueljin
PAX West 2016[edit]
PAX West 2016 was held in Seattle, Washington from 2-5 September 2016.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | kurtmac | PauseUnpause | Sevadus |
Videos[edit]
Date published |
Perspectives |
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2 Sep 2016 |
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3 Sep 2015 |
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11 Sep 2015 |
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PAX South 2017[edit]
PAX South 2017 was held in San Antonio, Texas from 27-29 January 2017.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | kurtmac | OMGchad |
PAX East 2017[edit]
PAX East 2017 was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 10-12 March 2017.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | OMGchad | Sevadus |
PAX West 2017[edit]
PAX West 2017 was held in Seattle, Washington from 1-4 September 2017.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | kurtmac | Sevadus |
PAX South 2018[edit]
PAX South 2018 was held in San Antonio, Texas from 12-14 January 2018.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
kurtmac | OMGchad |
PAX East 2018[edit]
PAX East 2018 was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 5-8 April 2018.
Attendees[edit]
- Mindcrack
Aureylian | Sevadus |
References[edit]
- ↑ GuudeLP (15 February 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/434805591949975552>.
- ↑ "Mindcrack Group". PAX East. <http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/mindcrack-group>. Archive.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 GuudeBoulderfist (17 April 2014). "Minecraft MindCrack - S4E34 - PAX East Recap & UHC Monument Work". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNzn3O5Xn4I&t=9m39s>.
- ↑ GuudeLP (10 April 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/454403301170487296>.
- ↑ PauseUnpause (11 April 2014). "Pax East Vlog | Day 0". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgprQqI27oQ&t=6m5s>.
- ↑ BlameTheController (15 April 2014). "Proper way to eat string cheese". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W4r-nlVgns>.
- ↑ GuudeLP (25 July 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/492766553029738497>.
- ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (25 July 2014). Reddit reply. Reddit. <http://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/2bq1tw/pax_prime_panel_confirmed/cj7yxro?context=1>.
- ↑ "Mindcrack - Creating Group Focused Entertainment". PAX Prime. <http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/mindcrack-creating-group-focused-entertainment>. Archive.
- ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (30 July 2014). "Minecraft MindCrack - S5E6 - Torch Tuesdays #2 - YouTuber Life". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ce-G8_KNJg&t=7m4s>.
- ↑ Marc_IRL (27 August 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/504693212167294976>.
- ↑ GuudeLP (16 January 2015). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/556302306015477760>.
- ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (20 February 2015). "Minecraft Mindcrack - S5E32 - Netherwart". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sat84ol42k4&t=18m49s>.
- ↑ "Mindcrack - Gaming as a Group". PAX South. <http://south.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/mindcrack-gaming-as-a-group>. Archive.
- ↑ GuudeLP (30 December 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/550090456399630336>.
- ↑ PauseUnpauses (21 January 2015). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/PauseUnpauses/status/558159225923203072>.
- ↑ GuudeLP (13 January 2015). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/555158736193736704>.
- ↑ "Mindcrack - Gaming as a Group". PAX East. <http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/mindcrack-gaming-as-a-group>. Archive.
- ↑ "Mindcrack: Creating Group Content". PAX Prime. <http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/mindcrack-creating-group-content>. Archive.
- ↑ PauseUnpause (5 September 2015). "Pax Prime 2015". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtdUm2bXPVI&t=1m43s>.
- ↑ PauseUnpause (5 September 2015). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/3jpci5/my_fucking_egg_tenga/curooge?context=2>.
- ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (4 September 2015). "My Fucking Egg (Tenga)". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuuE0BQX2u8>.
- ↑ PauseUnpause (4 September 2015). "Tenga Egg Unboxing/Instructional Video". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlO8Kya7jM8>.
- ↑ GuudeLP (21 April 2016). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/GuudeLP/status/723362207468146688>.
- ↑ Mindcrack (9 April 2016). "Golf With Friends 24h Marathon". Twitch. <https://www.twitch.tv/mindcrack/v/64932920?t=36m14s>.