Press any Button: A Video Game Podcast

This week Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Road Rash in an insane cart cum beat-em-up episode of Press any Button. Road Rash is a racing game developed and published by Electronic Arts (EA).  The game is centered around a series of motorcycle races throughout California that the player must win to advance to higher-difficulty races, while engaging in unarmed and armed c...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 by Frontier Developments in a loopy episode of Press any Button. RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series of simulation video games about building and managing an amusement park. Each game in the series challenges players with open-ended amusement park management and development, and allows players to construct and customize their own unique roller c...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss the Odin Sphere in another spherically satisfying episode of Press any Button. Odin Sphere is a 2-d action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2.  Gameplay focuses on a beat 'em up-style fighting system while incorporating role-playing elements. The story follows five characters on the fantasy continent of Erion during a war between...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Katamari Damacy in a perfectly wrapped holiday episode of Press any Button. Katamari Damacy is a third-person puzzle-action ball rolling game developed and published by Namco. The King of the Cosmos has inadvertently destroyed the cosmos in an accident that may or may not have involved drinking and driving. As his son, it is your job to remake the stars by rolling...

This week Eric, Nicky, and special guest Eric Stetson discuss Myst by Cyan in a confounding episode of Press any Button. Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle video game.  In the game, the player travels via a special book to the island of Myst. There, the player solves puzzles, and by doing so, travels to four other worlds, known as Ages , which reveal the backstory of the game's characters. Ab...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Into the Breach by Subset Games in a turn-based episode of Press any Button. Into the Breach is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Subset Games.  In the game you control a squad of Mechs from the future sent to hold off an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge. About us: Press Any Butt...

This week Nicky and Eric have a Dance Party! Just Dance is a dance rhythm game developed by Ubisoft.  Each game includes a collection of classic and modern songs each with its own dance choreographies. During each song, players mirror a dance performed by actors on the screen, following commands that appear on the screen, and are awarded for their accuracy. About us: Press Any Button hosts Ni...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Doki Doki Literature Club in a ‚舐Þ¥¿Þ¥¿????£½▀ráÚÆ 舐Þ¥¿¶????╟舐—????ñâmå•舐©©Â£½óÞ¢áñ»ðsžšåÞя——????½ episode of Press any Button. Doki Doki Literature Club is a freeware visual novel developed by Team Salvato.  Although the game initially appears to be a lighthearted dating simulator, it is in fact a psychological horror game. About us: Press Any Butto...

This week Eric, Nicky and Mallory discuss Sonic Adventure 2 in a fast-at-times-yet-still-somehow-slow episode of Press any Button. Sonic Adventure 2 is a 2001 3d-platformer developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega.   It features two good-vs-evil stories: Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles attempt to save the world, while Shadow, Doctor Eggman, and Rouge attempt to conquer it. The storie...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Words with Friends and how it ties into their own love story in a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious episode of Press any Button. Words with Friends is a multiplayer word game developed by Newtoy. Players take turns playing randomly drawn letter tiles to play words much like scrabble. About us: Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime  g...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Rocket League in a vehicular episode of Press any Button. Rocket league is a vehicle-based soccer game developed by Psyonix. Teams of up to four, use rocket-powered vehicles to hit a ball into their opponent's goal and score points over the course of a match. The game includes single-player and multiplayer modes that can be played both locally and online, including...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Bioshock Infinite in a Steampunk episode of Press any Button. BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter developed by Irrational Games.  It takes place in the steampunk style floating city state of Columbia where you are tasked with rescuing/kidnapping a girl with mysterious powers from a tower to clear your gambling debts. About us: Press Any Button hosts Ni...

This week Eric, Nicky, and special guest Mark Spurlock discuss Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in a tactical box-themed episode of Press any Button. Metal Gear Solid 2 is a stealth action game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Konami.  In this game you take on the role of a one-man army determined to stop a deadly high-tech weapon from falling into the hands of a highly elite re...

Nicky is challenged to figure out which of two similar sounding games came out for either the Commodore 64 or the Nintendo 64 given only the title and a brief description of each game.  Find out how well she did and play along to see if you can do better! Credits: Nicky Smith Eric Luedtke Music by Eric Stetson

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Puzzle Quest in a puzzling episode of Press any Button. Puzzle Quest is a RPG tile-based puzzle game developed by Infinite Interactive.  Taking place in a high fantasy setting, the player moves his or her character around the game's world and encounters monsters and other enemies to fight so as to gain experience and acquire treasure as in a typical role-...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Plants vs Zombies in a horticulture-isk episode of Press any Button. Plants vs Zombies is a RTS tower defense game published by PopCap games.  You must collect sunlight and defend your home against hordes of zombies by tending to your garden.  Your plants can shoot projectiles, generate sunlight, or otherwise detrimentally affect the zombies to prevent th...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss New Pokemon Snap in a photogenic episode of Press any Button. New Pokemon Snap is an on-rails first person photography game developed by Bandai Namco Studios.  You can select from different habitats in the Lental region including jungles, deserts, and beaches.  Your self-driving car allows you to focus on the photography and over the course of the game yo...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss Overwatch in a heroic episode of Press any Button. Overwatch is a team based multiplayer first person shooter.  In the default game, players are assigned to two teams of six and can choose from a list of 32 different playable characters.  Each character has a unique weapon and abilities and are sorted into three different classes: tank, damage, and suppor...

In a special episode Eric, Nicky, and special guest John discuss the past, present, and future of Bubble Bobble. Bubble Bobble is a 1986 platform arcade game developed and published by Taito. It was distributed in the United States by Romstar, and in Europe by Electrocoin. Players control Bub and Bob, two dragons that set out to save their girlfriends from a world known as the Cave of Monsters. In...

Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Home Alone 2 for the Super Nintendo. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 video game based loosely  on the 1992 film of the same name; it was released on the Nintendo  Entertainment System, Genesis, Game Boy, DOS and Super NES platforms. About us: Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime  gamer) are a...

This episode Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Duck Hunt. Duck Hunt is a 1984 light gun shooter video game developed and  published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game  console and the Nintendo Vs. System arcade hardware. The game was first  released in April 1984, in Japan for the Family Computer console and in  North America as a...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Hades. Hades is a roguelike action dungeon crawler video game developed  and published by Supergiant Games. It was released for Microsoft  Windows, macOS, and Nintendo Switch in September 2020, which followed an  early access release in December 2018.   About us: Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eri...

Eric and Nicky discuss a brief history of beer and video games in a special Saint Patrick's Day bonus episode of Press any Button. Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/ Credits: Nicky Smith Eric Luedtke Music by Mark Spurlock References: https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/design-your-dream-beer-brewing-video-game https://www.brewbound.com/news/...

This episode Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse. The Captive Curse is the 24th installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive. The game is available for play on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms. It has an ESRB rating of E10+ for moments of mild violence and peril. About us: Press Any Button hosts Nic...

This week Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Hatoful Boyfriend. Hatoful Boyfriend: A School of Hope and White Wings (Japanese: はーとふる彼氏 〜希望の学園と白い翼〜, Hepburn: Hātofuru kareshi ~kibō no gakuen to shiroi tsubasa~) is a Japanese dōjin soft otome visual novel released in 2011 for Microsoft Windows and OS X, in which all the characters other than the protagonist are...