OK OK yeah we talk about the new Mario movie in this one but what did you expect? Also: stay to the end for some exciting news for the show!THINGS MENTIONED: 0:22 Tori saw the Mario movie13:41 New Switch 2 leaks from NatethehateFurther reading: Nintendo’s Leak Problem Is Bigger Than Ever - Kotaku22:14 Warhorse Studios allegedly working on a Lord of the Rings gameFurther reading: Rumours point to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios working on a big Lord of the Rings game - Eurogamer28:22 Nathaniel’s question for the class38:59 Listener mail!44:19 What we’ve been playing1:16:57 Exciting closing thoughtsTori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbasedNoah's in our DiscordOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Apr 5
1 hr 23 min
Crimson Desert came out and none of us are playing it but don't worry we have takes anyway.THINGS MENTIONED: 00:00 Welcome to our show + AI slop update09:01 Tori and Nathaniel’s things: Crimson Desert talkFurther reading: Crimson Desert is what happens when you try to copy Zelda but don't understand Zelda - PolygonFurtherer reading: Do yourself a favour in Crimson Desert and play the game with a controller - PC Gamer30:48 Noah’s item: New thing from Sunset Visitor??33:29 What Tori’s playing48:08 What Nathaniel’s playingLil Bill's second channel on YouTube01:24:00 What Noah’s playingStop Playing Mainline Pokemon Games. Play These Instead - Pull to Refresh on YouTube01:35:53 Bye bye!!Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbasedNoah's in our DiscordOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Mar 23
1 hr 39 min
Welcome back to your favorite video game-reading-urbanism podcast unless there's another one of those we don't know about.SPOILERS FOR POKEMON Z-A 39:00-43:00THINGS MENTIONED:0:00 Intro + PS5 PC Friendly controllers, RIP Highguard9:20 What are our fave controllers?21:00 Nintendo sues US for illegal tariffsFurther reading: Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs - aftermath28:00 What Nathaniel’s playing Go listen to the new Johnny Blue Skies album38:30 What Tori’s Playing 42:30 What Noah’s Playing57:00 Pro-cycling thoughts + goodbyeTori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel and Noah are in our DiscordOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Mar 9
1 hr 4 min
Mommy, where do Switch 2 games come from?THINGS MENTIONED: 03:22 Pokemon presentsFurther reading: Pokémon Presents February 2026: Everything Announced - IGN09:32 God of War show first stillSee it for yourself: Amazon Reveals First Look At Prime's Live-Action God Of War Series - Game Informer13:37 Balatro Switch 223:09 Segagaga nonsenseFurther reading: Segagaga Fan Translation Is Available Now! - Sega Saturn Shiro39:28 What we’ve been playing56:17 NTBTSTM spoilers start01:00:41 BTBTSTM spoilers endTori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel and Noah are in our DiscordOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Mar 1
1 hr 25 min
I mean, we don't condone piracy for legal reasons, but...THINGS MENTIONED: 00:00 hi welcome to our show02:08 FireRed and LeafGreen coming to Switch12:45 Slay the Spire 2 looks so cool17:07 What Nathaniel's been playing (Resident Evil 2, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Breath of the Wild, etc.)1:06:48 What Noah's been playing (building a Gundam model, watching the Olympics, etc.)\1:30:39 Wrapping things upNirvanna the Band the Show, Update Day (CW for a quick joke about Asian accents that has not aged well)The Tyler Perry Video - F.D. Signifier"I am Jesus Christ" and Other Games About Jews - Jacob GellerOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Feb 23
1 hr 33 min
Hiiiii we're messing with our formula a little bit, tell us what you think!!THINGS MENTIONED: 0:00 Tori’s news item(s) (Belmont’s Curse, Bad Bunny Halftime Show)
12:30 Noah’s item (remakes discourse)29:00 Nathaniel’s item (gamer mad libs??)38:30 What we’re playing42:00 Resident Evil 2 spoilers!!43:20 OK spoilers over82:00- end goodbyes + where to find us online!Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel and Noah are in our Discord (for now, lol)Our show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Feb 17
1 hr 24 min
It's time too get it hot like Papa John and score some dubs in Fortnite while we have philosophical chats about things that aren't Fortnite.THINGS MENTIONED:00:19 We’re gonna play a game08:10 Explaining a new show structure we’re experimenting with13:30 Media that influences you to check out similar stuff26:40 Resident Evil Requiem coming to Switch 233:15 Is Leon thirst-worthy?34:48 If you could make anyone a regular Press START listener and Discord creature, who would you pick and why?42:57 What we’ve been playing (feat. Star Wars, The Sopranos, OJ Simpson)58:26 Spoiler for The Sporanos1:00:16 Exit the spoiler zoneOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Feb 8
1 hr 38 min
We're tackling a hot topic this week: What is slop? What makes something slop? We put our best people (us) on it.THINGS MENTIONED:00:00 The slopscussionFurther reading: 2025 Word of the Year: Slop – Merriam Webster31:08 What we’ve been playing31:51 SPOILERS FOR SILENT HILL F35:16 SPOILERS OVERTori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel and Noah are in our DiscordOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Feb 2
1 hr 34 min
Tori's away, time to do something whacky!!THINGS MENTIONED00:00 Welcome to our show…53:48 What we’ve been playing1:12:57 Spoilers for Bugonia!!1:22:02 OK no more spoilersNathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbasedNoah's on letterboxd: hertz_a_lotOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs, people we should have on the show and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Jan 19
1 hr 31 min
Oh boy, I sure hope the new joy cons add a touch of vibrant color to the Switch 2!THINGS MENTIONED:00:00 Hello00:51 Board the MothershipFurther reading: Mothership Is A New Website About Gender And Games Which Feels Like A Radical Thing To Launch In 2026 But Shouldn’t Be04:13 With an estimated 400 store closures and counting, GameStop's future is in turmoil - Polygon11:56 New Joy-Con 2 colors… kindaSwitch 2 sales slowed over Christmas - Video Games Chronicle20:24 What we’ve been playingThe One Game to Rescue Switch 2 - Delayed Input on YouTubeNathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbasedOur show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!Our intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs, people we should have on the show and other stuff at [email protected]. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Jan 11
1 hr 16 min
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