Press any Button: A Video Game Podcast

Our battle-hardened hosts Nicky and Eric must rescue captives from the berserk Gain Ground simulation in the distant future of 2348! Gain Ground is an action/strategy arcade game developed and published by Sega in 1988. It was later ported to the Master System, Genesis, and TurboGrafx-CD in 1991.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Nicky and Eric are all washed up in a polarizing episode about PowerWash Simulator. PowerWash Simulator is a simulation game developed by FuturLab and published by Square Enix Collective. Players take control of a power washing business and complete various jobs to earn money. Gameplay primarily revolves around using a power washer to clean dirt off of objects and buildings. The game was first made available in early access through Steam in May of 2021, and was fully released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in July 2022. Further ports for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, were released January of 2023.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Nicky and Eric are both Batman as they celebrate their favorite extra super hero in an episode all about Batman: Arkham Asylum. Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows.  A Mac OS X version was released later in 2011. In the game's main storyline, Batman battles his archenemy, the Joker, who instigates an elaborate plot to seize control of Arkham Asylum, trap Batman inside with many of his incarcerated foes, and threaten Gotham City with hidden bombs.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

This week's episode is full of hidden surprises and wonders as we talk about the new Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a 2023 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the first traditional side-scrolling Super Mario game since New Super Mario Bros. U in 2012. The player controls Mario and friends as they attempt to stop Bowser, who plots to take over a new land known as the Flower Kingdom after using the magical Wonder Flower to fuse himself with the kingdom's castle.

Correction: During the discussion, Nicky and Eric talk about the secret stage, 'The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon'. Eric is under the impression that he has played the stage when he had not yet. It is indeed one of the hardest stages ever. Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Nicky and Eric unpack their emotions and fail at mundane tasks in an episode about Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures is a 1994 side-scrolling point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Namco.  The game was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, but was only released for the Sega Genesis exclusively in the US.  The Player doesn't control Pac-man directly but instead must help guide him by using a slingshot to get him through various quests.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

War. War never changes. And neither does Press any Button in an episode all about Fallout. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is a role-playing game developed and published by Interplay Productions for DOS, Windows, and MacOS in 1997. In a post-apocalyptic and retro-futuristic world, decades after a global nuclear war between the United States and China, the player must scour the wasteland for a computer chip that can fix their Vault's failed water supply system.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Nicky and Eric make strides to improve their pivoting skills in an episode all about Moving Out. Moving Out is a 2020 cooperative moving simulation game developed by Swedish studio DevM Games and Australian developer SMG Studio. In a local cooperative experience, players move objects from houses into a moving van while coping with exaggerated physics.  The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on April 28, 2020, and for Amazon Luna on January 28, 2021.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

In this week's episode of Press any Button, Nicky and Eric learn the importance of stockpiling bone spears in an episode all about A Dark Room. A Dark Room is an open-source text-based role-playing game. It was originally published for web browsers by Canadian indie studio Doublespeak Games on June 10, 2013. Later that year, it was released in the App Store for iOS devices. An Android version was released in 2016 and a Nintendo Switch version was released on April 12, 2019.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

In this week's episode of Press any Button, Nicky and Eric embrace peggle-ing in an episode all about Peggle 2. Peggle 2 is a casual puzzle game developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts.  The goal of Peggle 2 is to clear all 25 orange pegs from the board with 10 balls to shoot from with a cannon at the top of the screen.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Nicky, Eric, and special guest Brittany Keenan get cozy and deliver the latest 'goss' to forest animals in the game, Mail Time. Mail Time is a cottagecore adventure game developed by Appelmoes Games, published by Freedom Games, and released in 2023 for Windows, Mac, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.  You’re a fresh-on-the-job Mail Scout on track to complete your very first mail delivery! Glide, jump and talk your way through the Grumblewood Grove on your way to deliver the letter and become a full-fledged Mail Scout!

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Get your ear-holes ready as we go on a journey back to 198X and explore the history of Mega Man 2 with special guest, Michael Cardinal. Mega Man 2 is an action/platformer game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in 1988 and in North America and PAL regions the following years. Mega Man 2 continues Mega Man's battle against the evil Dr. Wily and his rogue robots.

Get ready to get fabulous in this makeover edition of Press any Button. We talk all about the fascinating fashion-forward game that is Project Runway that even Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum wouldn't approve of. Project Runway was developed by Tornado Studios and Published by Atari in 2010 for Wii and PC.  It is a fashion simulation game based on the TV show. Players compete in fashion challenges—applying make-up, piecing outfits together, and performing a catwalk mini-game.  Players are then given a star rating for each minigame along with an overall rating to find out if they passed the challenge.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

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Credits: Nicky Smith Eric Luedtke Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

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Spooky season is here! What better way to celebrate than with a horrifyingly scary video game? Nicky and Eric get their brains waves pulled into the world of the Evil Within 2 in this spooktacular episode of Press any Button! The Evil Within 2 is a survival horror game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. It was released worldwide in October 2017 and is the sequel to 2014's The Evil Within.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

References:

https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3752417/the-evil-within-director-shinji-mikami-leaving-tango-gameworks/

Press any Button is back for season 5! Eric, Nicky, and special guest Andrew Dowell rock out with the PS1 classic, Twisted Metal 2. Twisted Metal 2 is a vehicular combat game that was released in 1996 for both PlayStation and PC by the game studio SingleTrac.  Players choose a vehicle and engage in battle with opposing drivers incorporating areas from around the world as death courses.  The objective of the game is to be the last player to survive.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Special guest: Andrew Dowell

Music by Eric Luedtke and Mark Spurlock

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Nicky and Eric do their best impression of Magikarp and uselessly flop around while special guest, Jennifer Luedtke, does all the heavy lifting in an episode all about Pokemon Go. Pokémon Go is a 2016 mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. It uses mobile devices with GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player's real-world location. The game is free-to-play; it uses a freemium business model combined with local advertising and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Special guest: Jennifer Luedtke

Music by Eric Luedtke and Mark Spurlock

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In this week's episode, Nicky and Eric enter a dream state where they have to figure their way through perspective based puzzles in the game Superliminal. Superliminal is a 2019 surreal puzzle video game released by Pillow Castle Games. The game, played from a first-person perspective, incorporates gameplay elements around optical illusions and forced perspective; notably, certain objects when picked up can be moved towards or away from the player, but when placed back down, scale to the size as the player had viewed them, enabling the player to solve puzzles to complete the game.  Superliminal was released for macOS and Windows in November 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in July 2020, for Linux in November 2020, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in November 2022.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superliminal

https://superliminal.fandom.com/wiki/Superliminal_Wiki

In this week's episode, Eric and Nicky decide their own fate as they go berserk for the new God of War game. God of War Ragnarök is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It is the ninth installment in the series, the ninth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game is set in ancient Scandinavia and features series protagonist, Kratos, and his now teenage son, Atreus.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Eric Luedtke and Mark Spurlock

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In this week's episode, Nicky, Eric, and special guest Seth Eltz, learn how to make DIY gas masks from tooth paste and a lighter in a conspiracy filled episode of Press any Button. What we played and are reviewing for this episode is specifically the DMZ mode in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.  Warzone 2.0 is the free to play mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 which is a 2022 reboot sequel to the 2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game.  The DMZ mode is described as an "extraction mode" and "sandbox experience" where players battle against both AI-controlled and player-controlled opponents while attempting to exfil with loot they find within the Exclusion Zone. Players start out with a limited inventory, which allows storage of extracted loot from matches; said inventory can be expanded by completing Faction missions, allowing for more guaranteed loadout weapon slots or the opportunity to unlock base weapons and cosmetic rewards, usable in both Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare II.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Special guest: Seth Eltz

Music by Eric Luedtke and Mark Spurlock

References:

Nicky and Eric play our first Zelda game in this week's episode of Press any Button! The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a 1993 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the first installment in The Legend of Zelda series for a handheld game console. the protagonist, Link, begins the game stranded on Koholint Island, a place guarded by a whale-like deity called the Wind Fish. You fight monsters and solve puzzles while searching for eight musical instruments that will awaken the sleeping Wind Fish and allow him to escape from the island.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

References:

On this week's episode, Eric, Nicky, and special guest Bug McBride (owner of the Blue Ghost Arcade in Woodstock, GA) are flying high over every single stage in Super Mario World. Super Mario World is a 2d platformer developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES. It was released in Japan in 1990, North America in 1991 and Europe and Australia in 1992. The player controls Mario on his quest to save Princess Peach and Dinosaur Land from the series' antagonist Bowser.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Special guest: Bug McBride

Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

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On this week's episode, Nicky and Eric dish out the punishment Naughty Bear deserves. Naughty Bear is an action-adventure game released in 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and iOS. Players control a disgruntled teddybear who must vandalize, scare, and murder other teddy bears in order to earn "Naughty Points".  Each mission has specified objectives such as eliminating a specific bear or earning a specific number of naughty points.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

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In this week's episode, Eric and Nicky build their new simulated lives in Disney Dreamlight Valley.  Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life simulation/adventure game developed by Gameloft Montreal and published by Gameloft. The game has players tend to a magical valley populated by various Disney and Pixar characters who previously underwent a curse that caused them to lose their memories of their lives in the valley.  The game was released in early access for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 6, 2022, while the macOS version released in early access on December 6, 2022.

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

References:

In this week's episode, Nicky and Eric discuss the best way to photograph a 2.5 dimensional cartoon in TOEM. TOEM is a photography/puzzle game developed and published by Swedish independent game studio Something We Made. It was released in September 2021 for Windows, Switch, and PS5. You play as a young photographer who must ascend a mountain to witness a phenomenon known as TOEM.  In order to advance to new areas you must receive stamps by doing good deeds for NPC's so you can ride the bus.  Thankfully for you, most of those good deeds involves taking pictures.

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Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime  gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video  game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story,  and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and  future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every  game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the  game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a  video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear  some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast  for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and  New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and  all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery,  first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

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Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

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Eric, Nicky, and special guest Doug Harmes talk about Mortal Kombat in a fatalistic episode of Press Any Button.  Mortal Kombat is the first game in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series by Midway. It was released in arcades in 1992 and was on most consoles by 1994. It centers on the 10th Mortal Kombat tournament and the ultimate defeat of the evil Shang Tsung by the shaolin monk Liu Kang.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Special guest: Doug Harmes

Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

References:

Eric and Nicky are little ladies in this week's episode as they play through Little Misfortune.  Little Misfortune is a 2019 adventure game developed and published by the independent Swedish studio Killmonday Games. The game revolves around the titular character Misfortune, who, guided by a voice in her head, seeks the prize of eternal happiness for her mother.  

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

References:

https://twitter.com/killmondaygames

In this week's episode, Eric and Nicky go balls to the wall as they rampage their way through Brutal Doom.  Brutal Doom is a game mod for the 1993 first-person shooter Doom created by the Brazilian developer Marcos Abenante also known as Sergeant Mark IV. The mod overhauls the gameplay making it much more violent and bloody, adding significant gameplay and graphics changes.  Just for clarity, we only played the mod with the original three episodes of Doom and not all the other games the mod is compatible with for this episode.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutal_Doom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_engine

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Brutal_Doom

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/GZDoom

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/ZDoom

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/ATB_Doom

https://zdoom.org/about

https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Marcos_Abenante_(Sergeant_Mark_IV)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doom_ports

Eric and Nicky discuss the ins-and-outs of being a god and killing other gods in this week's episode about God of War.  God of War is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released in April 2018 for the PlayStation 4, with a Microsoft Windows version released in January 2022. This installment is loosely inspired by Norse mythology, with the majority of it set in ancient Scandinavia in the realm of Midgard.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you.

We try to cover all types of video games including:

Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

References:

On this week's episode we take a Quantic dive into the game Detroit: Become Human.  Detroit: Become Human is a 2018 adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The plot follows three androids: Kara, who escapes her owner to protect a young girl; Connor, whose job is to investigate and hunt down sentient androids; and Markus, who devotes himself to releasing other androids from servitude.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you.

We try to cover all types of video games including:

• Retro and New video games
• Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games
• Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

References:

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/detroit-become-human-quantic-dream-netease-acquisition-report/

https://www.distractify.com/p/quantic-dream-controversy

This week Eric, Nicky, and special guest Shelby Harmes discuss the past, present, and future of Animal Crossing: New Horizons by Nintendo in a Plucky Aficionado episode of Press any Button. Animal Crossing New Horizons is a real time social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo for the Switch.  You control a character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a getaway package from Tom Nook, playing the game in a nonlinear fashion and developing the island as you choose.  You can gather and craft items, customize the island, and develop it into a community of anthropomorphic animals.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime  gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video  game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story,  and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and  future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every  game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the  game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a  video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear  some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast  for you.

We try to cover all types of video games including:

Retro and New video games - Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games - Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming,  mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

Follow us on  Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast/

Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Shelby Harmes

Music by Eric Stetson and Mark Spurlock

References: