Power Button - Episode 390: The Second Time Around
Some video games are better the second time around when you know the plot twists and most effective strategies. On this week's episode we're discussing games so nice, we played them twice (or three times, or four, or ten...). Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button...
12 Aug 2024
Power Button - Episode 389: Even More Grab Bag Goodies
We're back after an extended medical hiatus! Join us as we discuss what we've played during our time away such as Little Kitty, Big City, the re-released Aero the Acro-bat, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, and much more. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button hotline...
12 Jun 2024
Power Button - Episode 388: Red And Black Virtual Boy Attack (Part 2)
We wrap up our Virtual Boy discussion with the games you can't play and a few finished games that have leaked out over the years. Join us! Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button hotline by calling (720) 722-2781, and you can even follow us social...
4 Jun 2024
Power Button - Episode 387: Red And Black Virtual Boy Attack (Part 1)
When Blake Grundman visited me in April he finally had the chance to play a real live Nintendo Virtual Boy from 1995 and my collection of sixteen games, so on this week's episode of the podcast we go game by game to get Blake's takes on the experience. Did Galactic Pinball live up to expectations? How bare bones is Mario Clash really? Does he want to flog Golf? And is Nester's bowling really so funky? Join us and find out! Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and toss...
20 May 2024
Power Button - Episode 386: Emulation Nation
Thanks to some new legal requirements from the European Union, Apple is now required to allow emulators in its walled garden of an App Store worldwide. This opened the door for retro console emulation to the masses spanning the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 through Nintendo's iconic hardware and beyond up to the Sony PlayStation Portable. On this week's podcast we're discussing what this means, what your options are, and why it'll be a long time before you can fire up a PlayStation 3 game natively on your iPad. Please emulate responsibly! Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen...
6 May 2024
Power Button - Episode 385: May The Fourth Be With You On The Sixth
Held over for one more weekend, it's Blake Grundman live and in person with me at the microphone, and this episode we have some more shopping purchases to share before we tear into a topic near and dear to Blake's heart: Star Wars. Kick back with us for a while and let's have some fun. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember...
30 Apr 2024
Power Button - Episode 384: Super Shopping Spree
We have an extra special episode this week! Usually Blake Grundman and I record the show from our respective secretive lairs at opposite ends of the United States, but we're celebrating the end of my twelve long chemotherapy treatments for cancer, so the time was beyond right for Blake to jump in his car and come speeding across the nation to hang out at the Press The Buttons Compound for a few days. For years I've told Blake about the amazing retro indie toy, video game, and comic shops in Florida, so I took him on a series of day...
24 Apr 2024
Power Button - Episode 383: All New For 2024! More Updated Re-Releases! (Part 2)
Following on from last week, back in 2018 we did a two-part look (Episodes 269 and 270) at video games remade with new or changed features such as The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening gaining a color expansion as Link's Awakening DX. I don't know if you've noticed, but video game publishers are still doing this sort of thing six years later, so it's time to take another look at the topic. This one is so large that we're breaking it into pieces; Part 1 was released last week and this is Part 2. Download this week's episode directly from...
18 Apr 2024
Power Button - Episode 382: All New For 2024! More Updated Re-Releases! (Part 1)
Back in 2018 we did a two-part look (Episodes 269 and 270) at video games remade with new or changed features such as The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening gaining a color expansion as Link's Awakening DX. I don't know if you've noticed, but video game publishers are still doing this sort of thing six years later, so it's time to take another look at the topic. This one is so large that we're breaking it into pieces; Part 1 is available right now with Part 2 coming next week. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the...
12 Apr 2024
Power Button - Episode 381: Dangerous Blake In "Copyright Infringement"
I sent my international buyer, Blake Grundman, overseas to acquire some rare gaming antiquities for me. That is, he picked up some fairly priced amiibo and games that are hard to find and not so fairly priced here. This leads into a discussion on how else to play retro games whose corporate ownership has turned to dust over the decades, and that's how we get into hacking devices to run emulators. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of...
18 Mar 2024
Power Button - Episode 380: Yakking About Llamasoft
We were fortunate enough to get advance access to the new Digital Eclipse Gold Master series of documentary releases, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, so for this week's episode of the podcast we discuss the title, its interactive exhibits, and the 42 games and light synthesizers included. From Attack of the Mutant Camels to Hover Bovver to Tempest 2000, there's quite a collection of history here. Join us and find out what all the fuss is about. Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is available now on all major platforms. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player...
4 Mar 2024
Power Button - Episode 379: Hack Pack
We're strolling on the shady side of the tracks this week as we focus on some favorite retro ROM hacks and the baked-in achievements that go with them. All of this talk of emulation inevitably leads us to touch on the Nintendo/Yuzu Switch emulator lawsuit, too. Join us and bring your ROM patching tools for some new takes on old fun. ROM Hacks Mentioned In This Episode The Real Ghostbusters Remastered Sonic 3D Blast Director's Cut Mega Man X3 - Zero Project Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Color Edition Mega Man World 5 DX Smash Remix Ghostbusters - Special...
26 Feb 2024
Power Button - Episode 378: More Grab Bag Goodies
We have a hodge podge of smaller topics for you on this week's podcast as we touch on the recent Nintendo Direct, Microsoft taking select Xbox games to other platforms, retrogaming emulation made easy, the Borderlands movie trailer, and much more. Join us for another reach into the grab bag! Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can...
5 Feb 2024
Power Button - Episode 377: The Best That 2023 Had To Offer
Another year done, so it's time for us to look back for our annual Game Of The Year episode. There are some surprises on this year's list as we each have a Top 6 that we're counting down, plus there's honorable mentions and a separate list for best remastered releases of the year. Join us for a supersized show! Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes...
29 Jan 2024
Power Button - Episode 376: 2023's Biggest News Revisited
Now that the dust has settled and 2023 is in the books, it's time for our annual look back at the video gaming industry's biggest news of the year, and folks, I hate to say it, but it's pretty dire. Lots of bad news came out of last year including layoffs, leveraged buyouts, and lesser quality games at higher prices. We're going to revisit it all over nearly ninety minutes, so get comfortable and settle in. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, subscribe via iTunes, Amazon Music...
22 Jan 2024
Power Button - Episode 375: The Future Of Law Enforcement
Listen to this week's podcast or there will be... trouble. We're focusing on RoboCop: Rogue City for the Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox X|S, and PC this week, discussing all of the ways that it honors the original films and how much of an asset Peter Weller is to the RoboCop characterization. Minimal spoilers for this one, so if you're planning on playing it, it's a safe listen. If you're on the fence about it, hopefully I can persuade you. I recommend a making-of documentary about the original film, too, called RoboDoc. Also, at the end things spin into a...
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