Press YYZ

Few things are as nostalgic in gaming as Nintendo games - and few things are as nostalgic about Nintendo games as their music. That's why on episode 66 of Press YYZ, the crew (sans Alex Balant) decided to rank the main Nintendo franchises by their soundtracks using Tier Maker. Surprise, surprise: things get testy!

On this action-packed episode of Press YYZ, Alex O'Neill of Irrational Passions joins us to craft the ultimate video game theme park - which somehow involves a live stage show based on Emily is Away, and a closing ceremony based on the Euro Truck Simulator franchise. Be sure to listen until the very end!

Games get canceled all the time in the video game industry - but it's rare that footage of these ephemeral projects gets shown, and rarer still that people like us - the Press YYZ crew - find ourselves frothing at the mouth at what could have been. On our 64th episode spectacular, we delve into the canceled games that left us frothing the most (and attempt to wrap our heads around how much money Kozi is planning to spend on Vita games).

We're ranked Mario's best and worst jobs. We've helped Mitch build a PC. We're even debated how to best rehabilitate Google Stadia. But on this extra-girthy episode of Press YYZ, we're joined by special guest Mario Rivera to host the FIRST EVER GIRTHYMANIA! Wait, what the heck is GirthyMania? Only one way, dear podcast description reader, to find out!

On this bananas episode of Press YYZ, Kozi, Nathan, and AJ are joined by Patrick "TheLawMorris" to exhaustively discuss the Donkey Kong Country series. Wait, Mitch is absent again? Trust us, there's no monkey business at play (but if he's still missing next episode, we might go ape).

With Zack Snyder's Justice League now in the periphery, the Press YYZ crew decided to discuss which games are most deserving of a "Snyder Cut". Also: has anyone seen Mitch? Somebody call a milk carton factory, because we might just have a lost podcaster on our hands.

We all have guilty pleasures when it comes to video games - but you haven't heard ours yet. That's why on this laid-back episode of the Press YYZ, we decided to lay bare our love for Hunipop, Qbasic Gorillas, Cookie Clicker, and many more embarrassing games from yesteryear so that you won't ever ask us to do so again. Also: hear Kozi express his unexpected love for Re:Zero: The Prophecy of the Throne, and find out about Mitch's budding Pokemon card unboxing addiction!

Did you know that in addition to being a plumber, Mario used to be a soldier, a marine biologist, and a cement factory worker? On this week's episode of Press YYZ, the crew ranks all of the odd jobs that Nintendo's mustachioed plumbed has occupied over the years, and we try not to lose their sanity along the way.

What do McDonaldland, Metal Gear Solid, and Duck Hunt all have in common? They're all set in worlds that we think would make for fantastic VR experiences. Also on this week's episode: Kozi determines what game he's going to stream next, Wandavision is (still) a pretty cool show, and Valheim is one Hel of game.

With the Pokemon franchise's 25 anniversary imminent, the Press YYZ crew decided to share how they would improve Game Freak's beloved monster-collecting series. Along the way, AJ shares his forays in the original Legend of Zelda, Alex pushes frames to the max in Control: Ultimate Edition and everyone else debates whether "So I'm a Spider, So What?" is better than the "To All the Boys" films.