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- Episode 198: Manufacturing consent for Star Fox (The Mario Galaxy Movie, Pokopia, Breath of the Wild)
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 movie
13:41 New Switch 2 leaks from Natethehate
Further reading: Nintendo’s Leak Problem Is Bigger Than Ever - Kotaku
22:14 Warhorse Studios allegedly working on a Lord of the Rings game
Further reading: Rumours point to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios working on a big Lord of the Rings game - Eurogamer
28:22 Nathaniel’s question for the class
38:59 Listener mail!
44:19 What we’ve been playing
1:16:57 Exciting closing thoughts
Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98
Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbased
Noah's in our Discord
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.
1 hr 24 min - Episode 197: Just pointing shit out (Pokopia, One Piece Live Action, even more Mutiny After Midnight)
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 update
09:01 Tori and Nathaniel’s things: Crimson Desert talk
Further reading: Crimson Desert is what happens when you try to copy Zelda but don't understand Zelda - Polygon
Furtherer reading: Do yourself a favour in Crimson Desert and play the game with a controller - PC Gamer
30:48 Noah’s item: New thing from Sunset Visitor??
33:29 What Tori’s playing
48:08 What Nathaniel’s playing
Lil Bill's second channel on YouTube
01:24:00 What Noah’s playing
Stop Playing Mainline Pokemon Games. Play These Instead - Pull to Refresh on YouTube
01:35:53 Bye bye!!
Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98
Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbased
Noah's in our Discord
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.
1 hr 40 min - Episode 196: Lumiose got hit by a bazooka?? (Mutiny After Midnight, Pokemon Z-A, riding bikes)
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 39:00-43:00
THINGS MENTIONED:
0:00 Intro + PS5 PC Friendly controllers, RIP Highguard
9:20 What are our fave controllers?
21:00 Nintendo sues US for illegal tariffs
Further reading: Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs - aftermath
28:00 What Nathaniel’s playing
Go listen to the new Johnny Blue Skies album
38:30 What Tori’s Playing
42:30 What Noah’s Playing
57:00 Pro-cycling thoughts + goodbye
Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel and Noah are in our Discord
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.
1 hr 5 min - Episode 195: Saving my virtual game cards for marriage (The Sopranos, NTBTSTM, etc.)
Mommy, where do Switch 2 games come from?
THINGS MENTIONED:
03:22 Pokemon presents
Further reading: Pokémon Presents February 2026: Everything Announced - IGN
09:32 God of War show first still
See it for yourself: Amazon Reveals First Look At Prime's Live-Action God Of War Series - Game Informer
13:37 Balatro Switch 2
23:09 Segagaga nonsense
Further reading: Segagaga Fan Translation Is Available Now! - Sega Saturn Shiro
39:28 What we’ve been playing
56:17 NTBTSTM spoilers start
01:00:41 BTBTSTM spoilers end
Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98
Nathaniel and Noah are in our Discord
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.
1 hr 26 min - Episode 194: Two games that cost about $20 (Breath of the Wild, Resident Evil 2, building Gundam models)
I mean, we don't condone piracy for legal reasons, but...
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 hi welcome to our show
02:08 FireRed and LeafGreen coming to Switch
12:45 Slay the Spire 2 looks so cool
17:07 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 up
Nirvanna 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 Geller
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.
1 hr 34 min - Episode 193: Lord of the Nintendo 3DS (Resident Evil 2, Jedi: Survivor, Mewgenics)
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 playing
42:00 Resident Evil 2 spoilers!!
43:20 OK spoilers over
82:00- 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.
1 hr 25 min - Episode 192: Victory Royale hat trick | Party Chat
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 game
08:10 Explaining a new show structure we’re experimenting with
13:30 Media that influences you to check out similar stuff
26:40 Resident Evil Requiem coming to Switch 2
33:15 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 Sporanos
1:00:16 Exit the spoiler zone
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.
1 hr 39 min - Episode 191: Slop son or gamer daughter?
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 slopscussion
Further reading: 2025 Word of the Year: Slop – Merriam Webster
31:08 What we’ve been playing
31:51 SPOILERS FOR SILENT HILL F
35:16 SPOILERS OVER
Tori's on instagram: v.dominguez.98
Nathaniel and Noah are in our Discord
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.
1 hr 35 min - Episode 190: My Dinner with Gamers
Tori's away, time to do something whacky!!
THINGS MENTIONED
00:00 Welcome to our show…
53:48 What we’ve been playing
1:12:57 Spoilers for Bugonia!!
1:22:02 OK no more spoilers
Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbased
Noah's on letterboxd: hertz_a_lot
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, 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.
1 hr 32 min - Episode 189: Don Quixote Banana (LEGO Party, Silent Hill f, Ms. New Booty)
Oh boy, I sure hope the new joy cons add a touch of vibrant color to the Switch 2!
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Hello
00:51 Board the Mothership
Further reading: Mothership Is A New Website About Gender And Games Which Feels Like A Radical Thing To Launch In 2026 But Shouldn’t Be
04:13 With an estimated 400 store closures and counting, GameStop's future is in turmoil - Polygon
11:56 New Joy-Con 2 colors… kinda
Switch 2 sales slowed over Christmas - Video Games Chronicle
20:24 What we’ve been playing
The One Game to Rescue Switch 2 - Delayed Input on YouTube
Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbased
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, 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.
1 hr 17 min
About Press START
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It's the Gen Z video game podcast. Tori Domínguez Peek, Noah Hertz and Nathaniel Wilson break down the latest in gaming news, talk about what they're playing and do some deep dives into the industry…
and their favorite games.
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