Tori’s back from vacation and Noah has been slaving away in the video game news mines to keep her abreast of the biggest (sort of) gaming headlines. We talk Mario Kart, cyberbullying and tabletop card games. THINGS MENTIONED: This article about a Fallout TV show This article about the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order. This article about Capcom banning a rapist from their platform. This article about XBOX and the blockchain Sanic Sokpop The podcast Origin Story, specifically this episode featuring a ...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 11
Forget the Game Awards, Tori and Noah reflect on the games that they loved in 2021, the games they weren’t in love with and their predictions for 2022. Slight spoilers for Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (31:35 — 32:28) and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (47:45 — 49:00) Things mentioned: This article Games we recommend checking out: Tori: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Super Mario Odyssey Metroid Dread Super Mario World 3D + Bowser’s Fury Shin Megami...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 10
Tori and Noah return after a holiday hiatus to talk gaming labor news, the Persona series, and, uh, predatory video game economies. Things referenced: This Polygon article about the Vodeo Games union. This tweet. This Kotaku article about Motion Twin. This YouTube video about Roblox. This Garbage Day entry about Axie Infinity Our intro and outro music is Burn Tap by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. You can follow the show on Twitter at twitter.com/press_startpod and ...
Dec 31, 2021•49 min•Ep. 9
Tori and Noah reluctantly watched the Game Awards and have their thoughts about the show, abuses in the industry and, uh, Sonic the Hedgehog. Further reading: https://www.polygon.com/22380535/quantic-dream-lawsuit-toxic-workplace-harassment-racism-sexism-france-court-david-cage https://www.fanbyte.com/news/report-goddamnit-it-looks-like-quantic-dream-is-making-a-star-wars-game/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/9/22826714/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-movie-trailer-the-game-awards https://maximumfun.org/e...
Dec 12, 2021•46 min•Ep. 8
In this episode Tori and Noah break down some of the latest gaming news and speak with Twitch streamer Kipp, a certified Dark Souls aficionado, on why Tori should take the plunge and play a Dark Souls game. There’s also talk about Twitch, gaming communities and Chrono Cross. Discussed: A LOT of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon Souls talk SquillaKilla (guy who does Dark Souls no hit runs) Ecco the Dolphin Special thanks to Kipp for coming on the show to spread the gospel of Dark Souls. Find ...
Dec 04, 2021•56 min•Ep. 7
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexual harassment and assault. [13:30-21:25] Noah and Tori kick off this episode by talking about a game neither of them have played and then talk about some of the video games industry’s worst ails with a repeated refrain: “It sucks.” They talk XBOX, Skyrim, awful working conditions at Activision/Blizzard and… Donkey Kong? Further reading: https://www.polygon.com/22785788/bobby-kotick-resign-activision-blizzard-controversy-allegations https://www.polygon.com/22786...
Nov 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 6
Noah takes Tori down a Smash Bros rabbit hole, exploring the epic highs and lows of Smash Bros speculation, leaks and rumors from 1999 to about a month ago. Tori learns more about the Super Mario RPG character Geno than she has ever wanted to. Things referenced: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokeleaks https://www.ssbwiki.com/List_of_leaks https://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwyzZFOAU3M&list=PL3boxNKcToc1o1FpkHxl_LRC2JXMCIPa9 https://itch.io/b/520...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 5
Tori and Noah come back from a week away from the show to discuss Animal Crossing updates, the sorry state of Nintendo's emulators, some gaming rumors and what we're playing. Things referenced: This tweet about Zelda and this rumor . Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to [email protected]....
Oct 29, 2021•48 min•Ep. 4
Tori and Noah use Sora's addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an excuse to talk about Kingdom Hearts ad nauseum . Things referenced: Triple Click's Metroid episode Polygon's Metroid lore update Waypoint's Lore Reasons exploration of Kingdom Hearts' lore This meme . Slight spoilers for: Kingdom Hearts (just like, as a franchise), The Haunted Island: a Frog Detective Game and Eastward. Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Ta...
Oct 14, 2021•52 min•Ep. 3
Tori and Noah introduce the show with their top three favorite games of all time. *Slight spoilers for Final Fantasy VII (Remake and the original) and Earthbound. Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to [email protected]....
Oct 12, 2021•41 min•Ep. 1
Tori and Noah discuss their favorite (and the most frustrating) announcements from the latest slate of Nintendo commercials. Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to [email protected]....
Oct 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 2
Press START is a brand new gaming podcast brought to you by Tori Dominguez (@tori_as_always on Twitter) and Noah Hertz (@noah_hurts on Twitter), two Gen Z journalists. Press START will feature gaming news, interviews and deep dives into everything from brand new games to our childhood favorites. Our logo was designed by Kai Sorenson at Wisp Graphics. Our music is Burn Tap by GEIST . Want to hit our line? Send questions, comments and concerns to [email protected]....
Oct 11, 2021•2 min
