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As Thanksgiving approaches it's only right that we spend an episode of the podcast discussing all of the things that Blake Grundman and I are thankful for as filtered through a gaming lens. Join us as we kick off the holiday season in style with some sentimental thoughts. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes and Google Play, 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...

Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey for the Switch has taken Blake Grundman and I by storm, consuming our gaming time with a vengeance as we collect as many Power Moons as humanly possible. On this week's podcast episode we dive into Mario's globe-trotting adventure and discuss what we love so much about it. Spoiler alert! We discuss the end of the game and beyond. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes and Google Play, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to...

Flashing back to a classic episode of the old Kombo Breaker podcast from the now-defunct Kombo.com, this show focuses on the then-upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3. We were joined by the president of developer Robomodo, Josh Tsui, and we were able to convince him to spill the beans about some of the details regarding the game's new rideable skateboard controller, how the Tony Hawk formula needed to be updated to avoid growing stale, and how a Tyrannosaurus Rex can ride alongside less reptilian players (honestly). The original airdate on this one was...

In times of trouble and strife it's nice to be able to reach for that special video game that is always there for you to help cheer you up and take your mind off of your problems. On this, our two hundred and fiftieth episode of the Power Button podcast, Blake Grundman and I discuss the games that have been there for us when we're down. All of our favorites are here from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening getting me through a prolonged winter storm power outage to Blake and his father competing at Zen Pinball. We have over...

Sometimes, through no fault of their own, rival video game developers independently stumble into the same idea. On this week's episode of Power Button, we look back at games that competed based on similar concepts: Infamous versus Prototype, Split/Second versus Blur, and so on. We also look at smash hit games like Street Fighter II and Super Mario Kart and inspired a glut of also-ran imitations. It's an hour of great minds thinking alike or following the leader. By the way, why not check out Blake's Extra Life charity goal and see if you can help him out? Download this...

Have you had a chance to play Sonic Mania yet? Christian Whitehead and the teams from Sega, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games have created the best Sonic the Hedgehog game in twenty years and on this week's podcast episode, Blake Grundman and I spend the hour talking about how much we enjoyed it. From mythology gags to the stellar soundtrack to the purity of speed, we have lots of good things to say. And speaking of Blake, why not check out his Extra Life charity goal and see if you can help him out? Download this week's episode directly from PTB,...

This week's podcast focuses on some inside baseball as Blake Grundman and I focus on the process of reviewing video games. We talk about memorable reviews, how we go about reviewing games, how reviewing has changed over the years, and so much more. It's a look behind the curtain at how the sausage is made. Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes and Google Play, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining...

Capcom recently sent Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 out into the world for Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox One, and PC, so with the combined efforts of Mega Man 7, Mega Man 8, Mega Man 9, and Mega Man 10 back on our radar, it's the perfect time to discuss how these games have aged and what we learned while revisiting them. All of that nostalgia leads us into our secondary topic for the week in which we discuss franchises that have earned the right to come back in similar legacy collections. From Castlevania to Contra and beyond, we're ready...

We're very excited here at Power Button about the upcoming Pinball FX3 from Zen Studios. The latest (and possibly final) pinball platform for modern hardware, the new title carries over many of our favorite tables from the Zen Pinball 2 / Pinball FX2 era and will launch with new licensed tables from the Universal vault of beloved properties. New original tables from Zen are also due out before the end of the year. It's an exciting time for pinball fans, so it's also a perfect time for us to invite Zen's VP of Publishing, Mel Kirk, back on the show...

For every Call of Duty or Super Mario powerhouse that fills up best-of lists and tops sales charts, there are dozens of other games that have plenty of potential to be all-time greats, but you never hear about them. They fall into the memory hole or are used as target practice by aspiring Internet idiots picking at low fruit based on reputation alone. We say it's not fair that fun games are passed over, so on this week's podcast we're dusting off some of our favorite underrated games of the past thirty years. From Spec-Ops: The Line to Yo Noid!...