Press START

In this episode Tori and Noah break down some of the latest gaming news and speak with Twitch streamer Kipp, a certified Dark Souls aficionado, on why Tori should take the plunge and play a Dark Souls game. There’s also talk about Twitch, gaming communities and Chrono Cross. Discussed: A LOT of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon Souls talk SquillaKilla (guy who does Dark Souls no hit runs) Ecco...

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexual harassment and assault. [13:30-21:25] Noah and Tori kick off this episode by talking about a game neither of them have played and then talk about some of the video games industry’s worst ails with a repeated refrain: “It sucks.” They talk XBOX, Skyrim, awful working conditions at Activision/Blizzard and… Donkey Kong? Further reading: https://www.polygon.com/22...

Noah takes Tori down a Smash Bros rabbit hole, exploring the epic highs and  lows of Smash Bros speculation, leaks and rumors from 1999 to about a month ago. Tori learns more about the Super Mario RPG character Geno than she has ever wanted to. Things referenced: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokeleaks https://www.ssbwiki.com/List_of_leaks https://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ https://w...

Tori and Noah come back from a week away from the show to discuss Animal Crossing updates, the sorry state of Nintendo's emulators, some gaming rumors and what we're playing.  Things referenced:  This tweet about Zelda and this rumor . Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to He...

Tori and Noah use Sora's addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an excuse to talk about Kingdom Hearts ad nauseum .  Things referenced:  Triple Click's Metroid episode Polygon's Metroid lore update   Waypoint's Lore Reasons exploration of Kingdom Hearts' lore   This meme .  Slight spoilers for: Kingdom Hearts (just like, as a franchise), The Haunted Island: a Frog Detec...

Tori and Noah introduce the show with their top three favorite games of all time.  *Slight spoilers for Final Fantasy VII (Remake and the original) and Earthbound.  Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to HeyPressStart@gmail.com.

Tori and Noah discuss their favorite (and the most frustrating) announcements from the latest slate of Nintendo commercials.  Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to HeyPressStart@gmail.com.

Press START is a brand new gaming podcast brought to you by Tori Dominguez (@tori_as_always on Twitter) and Noah Hertz (@noah_hurts on Twitter), two Gen Z journalists. Press START will feature gaming news, interviews and deep dives into everything from brand new games to our childhood favorites.  Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to...