Press B To Cancel

Press B To Cancel

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With over 174 years of gaming experience at our table, our rotating hosts will take you back to your favorite retro games and culture! From the distant 80's to a far flung 65 billion years in the future, come level up, and listen to the Press B to Cancel podcast. Visit us at https://pressbtocancel.com or say hi on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pressbtocancel.pressb.org

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Jul 6, 2026

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Press B 130: Is Guacamelee a fiesta? 07.11.2022

Sure Dia de los Muertos is over, but never put it past the Press B crew to celebrate late! Today we talk about Guacamelee. Sure, you might think you need to grab chips to enjoy, but no, a controller will do just fine for this Metroidvania Brawler! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel...

Press B 129: Race to the Top - Chardmonk's Top 5 Games 31.10.2022

Love it or hate it, here is Chard's favorites! Come hear him justify his personal top 5 games and why they are his G.O.A.T. Oh and hear our very best Michael Caine impressions. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel and Instagram @pressbtocancel . Special thanks to The Last Ancient on S...

Press B 128: We really like Scorn, it has the juice 24.10.2022

For me, I really like Scorn What do you like about Scorn? It's Scorn! A big lump with flesh It has the juice (and the blood) I can't imagine a more terrifying thing (Ew) It's Scorn! Press B can tell you all about it I mean look at this game When I tried it with your mother, everything changed! This week, the guys really bite into the meat of recent release, Scorn. Inspired by the art of HR Giger,...

Press B 127: Is this the scariest video game ever? 17.10.2022

Visage is an indie horror title. Jake hasn't played it, but since he's writing the episode summary he'll just say he's heard many on the Press B team love it, also it's October so screw it; it's on brand. Someone please write a better episode summary, otherwise we're sorry YouTube, so sorry. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel...

Press B 126: Whose Sky is it Anyway? 10.10.2022

Six years later and No Man's Sky is better than it's ever been. A turbulent start couldn't stop this game from shooting for the stars and succeeding. The crew talk about how the game has changed, earned a second wind, and even just launched on the Nintendo Switch. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter...

Press B 125: Funny Moments in Gaming 03.10.2022

This week the crew sits down to stories of funny moments in gaming, from laugh out loud to guilty dark humor. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel and Instagram @pressbtocancel . Special thanks to The Last Ancient on SoundCloud for our podcast theme.

Press B 124: Gamestember 2022 26.09.2022

The future is neigh! We sit down and chat about the coming titles that we are most excited about. From Horror third-person views, too elder Fathers of War, the team gets in to what they are excited about and why! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel and Instagram @pressbtocancel . Spe...

Press B 123: Don't wanna judge but... Silver Surfer (NES) 19.09.2022

On Press B we've spoken about "NES Hard" and what games fall into that tier, but this week we dive into the black abyss and discuss one of THE hardest games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1990, Silver Surfer may make questionable use of this comic heroes powers, but is it fun? Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtoca...

Press B 122: The Internet Made Me Play It! 12.09.2022

So you've beaten a game that really had you. You've done all the things and are otherwise out of game. What do you do? Reach out to the internet and ask it to suggest what you should play next, of course! In this episode, we take a look at what https://apps.quanticfoundry.com recommends we play, and the results are enlightening! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes pleas...

Press B 121: The Original Super Mario Bros. 05.09.2022

The grandfather of an entire genre that sealed the legacy of the NES. The original classic adored the world over. We've discussed the sequels, the rip offs, and the clones, but this week Press B dives into the original platforming LSD trip. Super Mario Bros. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter @pres...

Press B 120: The Underated Atari Lynx 28.08.2022

While the Gameboy was slinging spinach and mustard screens to top the charts, the Atari Lynx brought full color to the handheld market. With a small, but surprisingly quality library you don't want to miss out on. This week Press B looks at a bit of the history of the Atari Lynx and games Wulff grew up with. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website w...

Press B 119: Tunic and the Rabbit Hole 22.08.2022

Don't let one of the greatest games of the year pass you by! Tunic is an indie darling years in the making. At first glance it's easy to dismiss this Zelda inspired adventure, but beneath the Soulslike combat there is a meta puzzle so good, you'll regret missing out. This week Press B goes down the Tunic rabbit hole, and man does it ever go deep! For the video stream of this week's episode check o...

Press B 118: Box Art Blues 15.08.2022

Never a judge a book by it's cover, but a video game? Often retro box art comes with questionable interpretations of the gameplay within. This week Press B shares some box art blues stories with games that were disappointingly not what the box lead you to believe. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on Twitter...

Press B 117: MiSTer FPGA Overview 2022 08.08.2022

One of the most exciting releases in the retro gaming scene in years has been the MiSTer FPGA. An open source project that allows cycle accurate hardware emulation of numerous consoles, computers, arcade machines, and more. A testament to the game preservation community, an educational snap shot of gaming history, and really just a fun device to play classic games. This week Press B is joined by J...

Press B 116: Black Box Blitz 01.08.2022

The original NES classics, the first 30 titles released in North America are well known by collectors as NES "Black Box", for their distinctive pixel art and well... black boxes. Whether it's sports, shooting, or platforming the early Nintendo had something for everyone. This week Press B does a blitz thru all 30 titles and determines if you should press 'b' to play, or press 'b' to... well you kn...

Press B 115: Prince of Persia 25.07.2022

Rotoscoping? Disney magic? Karate? Videotaping your brother? Yes, on this episode we talk about Prince of Persia. A game released originally on a dying system, and saved via a large number of ports. In late 1989 Jordan Mechner released his spiritual successor to Karateka, on a system already losing the battle to newer computers. Is it a platform puzzler? A fighting game? A game about your nemesis?...

Press B 114: Interfering Interfaces 18.07.2022

What are the games you love, despite their terrible UI? From clunky unecessary tutorial pop-ups, inventory management hell, to simply not being able to quit to desktop. This week Press B To Cancel visits games with UI interfaces that interfere with otherwise great games. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or find us on...

Press B 113: OMG Moments & Spoilers 11.07.2022

We live for the moments where a game truly gives a jaw dropping scene that leaves you speechless, except for the words OMG. We try to avoid spoilers on Press B, but this week the gloves are off as the crew dive into some of their favorite moments in gaming. Time stamps for games discussed are below, we cover unexpected twists and endings for many of these games, spoilers abound. Timestamps 0:00 -...

Press B 112: Do video games make good movies? 04.07.2022

Uwe Boll ended his career with them. Chris Pratt hopes to bolster his with them. Do video game IP's make good movies? From cult classics like Mortal Kombat, to more modern flicks like Sonic The Hedgehog there is a venn diagram of those that like games, and those movies. This week the Press B team chat about some of their favorite video game adaptions to the big screen. Press B To Cancel now on You...

Press B 111: Final Fantasy Showdown! 27.06.2022

Is the Final Fantasy 7 Remake even in the same league as the original? Do the pixel remasters improve the originals or spit in the face of nostalgia? Really which was the better game, Final Fantasy 4 or 6? Wait, Final Fantasy 4 on the DS was actually amazing? In another bracket showdown Press B tries to answer these questions in an all out brawl of which Final Fantasy is truly the best. Press B To...

Press B 110: Arcade Games - The Good, the Bad, the Ports 20.06.2022

The dream of playing your favorite arcade classics at home! From Crazy Taxi and Soulcalibur to Pac-Man and the Avengers; the Press B crew take an excursion and visit some of the good and the bad of home arcade ports. View the video of this podcast on the Press B Youtube Channel! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com , or fin...

Press B 109: Mega Man Showdown 13.06.2022

In what should be an officially sanctioned Olympic event, Press B ranks the very best classic Mega Man games. Who will take home the gold? Is Wily Wars as great as they say? Does Mega Man 2 have the hottest jams? Only three games will medal, the rest will Rush Jet away in tears. It's a Mega Man Showdown in this episode of the Press B to Cancel podcast. Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates...

Press B 108: Should've put an Elden Ring on it 06.06.2022

Ya can't be sad for me Cause if you tarnished it, then you should have put an Elden Ring on it Press B looks at Elden Ring, it's massive impact on the 2022 gaming scene. An easy bet for Game of the Year, we explore the realm of the lands between and try to explain what's up with two fingers, and how the open world design impacts this souls game. Check out the Elden Ring GB demake created by Shin o...

Press B 107: Linear vs Open World Games 30.05.2022

Press B discusses the differences between open and linear world games. Is it a hard line, or are the boundaries abit fuzzy. Breath of the Wild may be one of the purest examples, but what about Blaster Master and Megaman? Or are we completely off the mark? Watch this week's episode on our Youtube channel! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.p...

Press B 106: Games we should have beaten 23.05.2022

Sisyphean - adjective "Denoting or relating to a task that can never be completed." The Press B team explores games we should have beaten, yet somehow we keep pushing that boulder up a hill. Are we doomed for eternity or can we commit to conquering these classic games? Episode also available on the Press B YouTube channel! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visi...

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