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The timelines are converging!

Presidents Central, another presidents creator, has uploaded a new edition to his Kingdom Hearts series, which often features different presidents creators as guests. And we are featured on this latest episode, boys!

The Obama from my universe has been transported to his universe. Have a watch to see how that goes for him!

Shoutouts to ‪@uspresdientcentral‬ for asking to collaborate with me. It was fun!

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Mark your calendars and man your monocles! Presidents Play Banjo-Kazooie Episode 03 is premiering tonight at 9:15pm EST. See you there for a unique blend of president gaming and detective fiction.

1 week ago | [YT] | 32

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BEHOLD!

Presidents Play Banjo-Kazooie Episode 03 (Clanker's Cavern) will release on Wednesday, September 3rd in the evening, approximately (EST).

Notice: This one is a little different than other episodes. It is setup like a whodunnit—don't worry, no one died—but there will be a mystery central to the plot of this episode. Bush will step in as detective to help solve it. All of what you expect in a normal episode will be there, it's just told between flashbacks and present time discussion. I looooove detective fiction the likes of Agatha Christie or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, so if you do, too, or you just enjoy a good mystery, this is especially for you! There may be a tinge of Death Note and Ace Attorney influence as well. As promised, it is something like 30 to 40 minutes. After all the drama with voices being banned and unbanned, I'm glad to finally be releasing this.

Oh...and one of the three boys did it. For sure. But who? And what did they do? 🔍

See you soon 🌵

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 210

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Update: Voxbox has mysteriously started working again. Production on Episode 03 has resumed. I'll keep the locally hosted AI thingy as a backup in case anything goes awry again.

Thank you for your patience!

1 month ago | [YT] | 162

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Dunno if y'all have heard via other creators in the AI presidents realm:

Our voices got cooked again.

I used ElevenLabs for Episodes 1-12 of the Presidents Play Super Mario 64 series. Later that same day after I uploaded Episode 12, ElevenLabs nuked all presidents voices.

After that, most of us moved to either PlayHT or Voxbox. I moved to Voxbox and have been using it since. I actually like it better than ElevenLabs.

The other day, Voxbox nuked (most) presidents voices. In my case, my Trump still works (go figure) but the rest are toast. And as for PlayHT users, they've recently been informed that their software will be discontinued by the end of the year. So neither of these are viable options for the future, for one reason or another.

We creators are scrambling to find solutions to keep bringing you guys great content. Some are searching for another online solution, but many of us fear that any of those will eventually fall to the same fate as the others.

So, personally, I'm looking into an option that is locally hosted. It involves some insane installation shenanigans and compatibility stuff, but, should it all work out, then I won't have to worry about my voices getting nuked ever again.

Bear with me while I figure this stuff out. I've already gone out and gotten a new graphics card just to be capable of running this AI stuff locally and I'm already running into more compatibility issues with that 😂

I'll keep you updated. Thank you as always for sticking around and making all of this worth it. I can't wait to get Episode 3 out there - I'm seriously excited about it and was bummed when my workflow got unceremoniously interrupted.

It ain't Joever til it's Joever! 💪

-Cactus

1 month ago | [YT] | 181

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Hello, Cactus Fam!

Apologies for the delays on Episode 03 of Banjo-Kazooie. I am trying out a new story idea for this episode. It's taking me a little longer as it requires more editing than usual and more consideration about how to piece it together. As a result, it's turning out to be longer than the average 20-minute episodes this series has had thus far. I estimate 1-2 weeks left before it's ready—and I treasure your continued patience like a trove cove 🏴‍☠️

I am very excited to share it when it's done. We will do a premiere, so look out for my announcement if you would like to join me for the viewing!

And after that, we'll have the first supercut of this series—which should be over an hour long!

Stay tuned 🌵

2 months ago | [YT] | 185

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Join me at 11:00am EST for the premiere of Episode 02 of Presidents Play Banjo-Kazooie! I think you will love it.

Also, a quick note on Biden's cancer diagnosis: I will NOT be referencing that at all in my work as it is a very sensitive topic. Some creators have chosen to weave it into their story line (respectfully, I will say) but I am choosing to leave it out entirely. I wish former president Biden a swift recovery and my thoughts are with him and his family.

With that said, I hope to see you at the premiere! If you don't make it, no sweat, I'll see you in the comments section.

Cheers 🐻🐦🧩🌵

https://youtu.be/_dvyJGYMrl0

3 months ago | [YT] | 26

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Join me today at 9:00am EST for the premiere of US Presidents Play Banjo-Kazooie | Episode 01! The very first episode has arrived and I'm excited for you to see it.

See you there! 👀🌵🐻🐦

https://youtu.be/eq0JtkZoZSo

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 52

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The new merchandise store is now LIVE, baby!

stunning-cactus-shop.fourthwall.com/

I've partnered up with FourthWall to provide merch to you guys. I'm impressed with their layout and business model and they have rave reviews by other users. I have faith that they will provide quality products and quick shipping times, which is exactly what I want for this channel.

Now, I bet you're wondering how the Banjo-Kazooie series is coming along?

Don't worry - Episode 01 is in development. I'm taking my time and giving it lots of love and polish. I'd say it's about 33% done.

In the meantime, check out this alternate style Trick of the Trade beanie we now have access to!

Cheers!
🌵

4 months ago | [YT] | 97

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**PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU HAVE ORDERED MERCHANDISE FROM ME***

I have been using TeeSpring to fulfill merchandise orders for about a year now. They were fine at first - not the greatest quality, shipping kinda took a while, but overall a fine experience and a cool way to support the channel.

HOWEVER - they have not paid me anything that they owe me since January 2025. And it has come to my attention that many users of Teespring from all over the world are not receiving items they've ordered or payouts they are owed from this company since as far back as December 2024. Reaching out to support took a long time and did not resolve the issues I was having with them.

If you have ordered merchandise through my Store since December 2024 and have not received anything yet, here's what you need to do:

1) Make an attempt to ask the company for a refund.

Go to this link: sprisupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Fill out the form. Here is a template you can copy and paste in and simply fill in the necessary details in parentheses:

"Greetings,

This is a help request with Order #(insert order number), which was placed on (insert order date) and went into production (insert production date, if applicable). Per your Refunds and Cancellations "Fulfillment Guarantee" policy, you guarantee to produce all orders and provide a shipping tracking number within 10 business days of the order date. Since it is well past that date, I am formally requesting a refund for this order to my original payment method (NOT store credit).

If I do not hear back within seven (7) business days with confirmation of the refund, I will be forced to escalate further by issuing a charge back with my bank/Paypal and filing a formal complaint with the appropriate channels (TrustPilot, BBB, etc).

Thank you for your understanding and I hope to resolve this amicably.

Regards,
(insert your name)"

If they respond and issue you a refund, then great!
If they respond and promise you a refund but it doesn't show up within a week, or they don't respond at all, it doesn't matter. Step 1 is simply a required step because next we:


2) File a chargeback with your credit card company / or / raise a dispute with Paypal (or whatever you used to pay). These companies often require proof that you attempted to contact the company directly to resolve the dispute. Since we've already done that, this process should go smoothly and you should get your money back.

3) Do file a quick complaint with TrustPilot or BBB! This pressure helps hold the company accountable and could potentially lead to a future Class Action Lawsuit.

www.trustpilot.com/review/www.teespring.com
www.trustpilot.com/review/spri.ng

(Note about the above links - "teespring" and "spri.ng" are the same thing. "teespring" rebranded themselves into "spri.ng" in 2021).

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Finally, I want to apologize for this inconvenience. I wish I had taken more time to find a better supplier for merchandise. The last thing I want is to have you guys deal with all this bullshit when you were only trying to support me and get yourself some sweet merch. I will take some time now to find a company we can trust to fulfill orders on time, with quality products that you will enjoy having, a company that gives me peace of mind to sell my merchandise through. (with that said, if anyone has suggestions for such a company, I am open to them!)

Please let me know if I can help any of you with this process. If you haven't gone through something like this before it can seem a little daunting, but it is YOUR hard-earned money and you absolutely have the right to demand it back or take action when they don't fulfill their end of the bargain. It's a hands-off process that requires an email here, a phone call there, and a little patience.

Hang in there, Cactus Fam, new dope merch is soon to come 🌵

-Cactus

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