Button Boys

It's Button Boys time again and this week the topic is demos. The evocative sounds of CDs being peeled off magazine covers, the joy of exploiting every last bit of the free level included and the overall disappointment when the full game doesn't live up to the promise of its teaser. This episode has...

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Back once again by semi-popular demand, it's Button Boys, one of the top alliterative gaming shows of 2026. This week it's all about cheats and cheeses. Ever been stuck on a level and typed in a quick console command? Taken advantage of a game glitch to take out a hard boss? Ever felt bad, even once? In this episode, the Boys discuss the ins and outs of cheating and cheesing their way through games, work out whether it can ever be justified and hark back to the good old days of cheat codes.

We also catch up with the gang's latest gaming fancies, with Glenn stuck in culinary purgatory, Pierre turning his troops into popsicles and Sarah getting physical this week as they step away from the screen.

If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more:

Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here

Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore

Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS

Sarah's Melbourne Show

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Welcome back to another episode of Button Boys, voted UK's most likely podcast to be misheard as Mutton Toys. This week the Boys cast their minds back to the sweltering summer months and the second ever episode, where they revealed the most shameful gaps in their gaming history. What progress have they made and what are they going to attempt this year? Press play to find out.

As per, the Boys discuss the games they've been playing this week. Pierre finds himself on a low-res battlefield, Sarah gains a new appreciation for an old friend and Glenn becomes the 'Toilet Trump' of Blomkest.

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Welcome back and Happy New Year to all the Buttons out there. The Boys are back with a vengeance after their Christmas break. And what better way to kick things off than by looking back at how their Metacritic predictions went last year and looking ahead to pick their three most anticipated games (and backup) of 2026. From massive movie franchise tie-ins to indie arm-based adventures, we've got you covered.

But before that, of course, we start with what the Boys have been playing over the festive season. Sarah eats humble bum with an apology, Pierre attempts to teach his nephews automotive physics and Glenn self-inflicts stress during the most relaxed time of the year.

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As we're away this week we'd thought we'd put out a normally Patreon-exclusive episode of Hidden Cache. We'll be back next week with brand-new, box-fresh content.

After the excessive blowout of the main awards show, it’s time for the Boys to kick back and relax in a Patreon-exclusive VIP area of the Hidden Cache nightclub.

If you thought the awards were done, think again, as Pierre, Sarah and Glenn keep dishing them out left, right and centre. Sarah reveals their true feelings about Split Fiction, Glenn fesses up to his addiction and Pierre tries to get to the bottom of Glenn’s RNG aflussy.

And that’s not it: the results are in from our Stud Farm substitute playthrough poll, so make sure to tune in to find out which game the Boys will be taking on next!y

Remember, the conversation continues over on our Discord! You can find the video of each week's main podcast on ⁠YouTube⁠.

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If you have any suggestions of topics to cover please let us know either here on Patreon, via our social media above or by emailing [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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Ho, ho, holy moly it's Christmas and it's time to unwrap this week's episode of Button Boys. And boy, what a trip down memory lane it is, with tales of Christmas consoles, Pokémon peccadillos and grand theft gifts to delight one and all.

It wouldn't be truly festive without a meltdown and Glenn, of course, provides. We'll also be checking in to find out what the Boys will be entertaining themselves with during the taint of 2025.

This is our last episode of the year and we want to say a huge thank you to all of our listeners and viewers who have been with us on the journey through our first six months. The support and encouragement we've received has been overwhelming and we're incredibly grateful. We'll be back in the New Year, but until then, enjoy your time off and TNTC!

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Welcome to the inaugural Button Boys’ End of the Year Awards Ceremony, or Butties for short. Glenn, Sarah and Pierre have their glad rags on and vocal cords warmed to present one of the finest awards shows on the planet.

With categories ranging from best ‘Oh Yeah’ Moment to Most Disappointing Game, the Button Boys have all the bases covered as they traverse the vast landscape of great games released this year. We’ve also got award nominations straight from you, the listener, so stay tuned to hear your words coming out of their mouths.

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We gather here today to pay respect to the game series of yore, that thrilled, entertained and moved us, and to shout at the top of our lungs, "I WANT MORE."

That's right, Button Boys is back, and this week it's all about the series we want to see return, from cult-classic cartoons to mega movie tie-ins, the Boys lament the games that never were.

And that's unsurprisingly not all! Sarah's dredging up old recommendations, Pierre's reached a stage of acceptance and Glenn's been left bitterly disappointed with an old friend in their weekly gaming recap.

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It's time to get all hot under the collar, red in the face, heart a-fluttering and delve into the sauciest episode of Button Boys to date. This week it's all about the video game characters the Boys crush hardest for. From Pokémon to The Sims to a giant alien turtle, the content of this episode would leave Freud foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog.

Speaking of the psychology, Pierre's been locked into the heads of battle-hardened veterans this week as he's struggled his way through the latest Call of Duty offering; Glenn's been doing his best for the Japanese mascot industry; and Sarah's stumbled across a game that couldn't be more out of their comfort zone.

And we get our first letter to the show from none other than Simon Podcast with a genuinely fascinating fact from way back in 2011.

Apologies this week to our video audience, as we're having quite major technical difficulties with Pierre's camera. We hope the fix is not too distracting...

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Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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After revealing their deepest gaming insecurities last week, the Boys are back and they're here to convert. This week they'll be discussing the games they use to get the uninitiated through the door, and what not to do when it comes to recruiting non-gamers.

But before they get into it, the Boys have been busy playing new games this week with Sarah stuck in the brain of a teenager, Glenn caught in a loop and Pierre lost in a Lovecraftian world, there's a lot to dissect.

Download, press play and leave any cousin energy at the door.

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Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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