Podcasts by ::the selectbutton.net podcast::

Episode #41: Fear of an Alien Planet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The SBDNPC peers over the edge and takes a long and ponderous look at the Metroid series.

Episode #40: Cavia - loveletter/endnote from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After a decade of making games, Cavia has ceased to exist, and are now virtually seconds away from being forgotten forever by everyone. That sure didn't stop us from dedicating an episode to the...

Episode #91: Holiday Deathcast IX: Holiday Lifecast from 2021-01-06T13:32

To Sir, With Crank.

Episode #91: Holiday Deathcast IX: Holiday Lifecast from 2021-01-06T13:32

To Sir, With Crank.

Episode #90: Montage from 2020-12-23T12:06:17

What can we say? Temporal friction used to our advantage, and we'll survive. Is there something strange going on? Best not to worry about it!

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Episode #89: Holiday Deathcast VIII: Den of Corruption from 2020-01-22T08:57:58

The gang goes to record a podcast, but finds out their rich uncle has just died and the will has gone missing! Will they make it to the paper mill in time, or will they spend all day drinking in...

Episode #88: A More Mario 64-like Mario for The Selectbutton Podcast from 2019-06-05T08:24:56

Why not more Mario 64-like Mario for Selectbutton Podcast?  Only Charles knows.  Enjoy the Super Mario 64 episode!

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Episode #87: Holiday Deathcast VII: End of the Road from 2019-01-08T11:34:13

Werewolves, creamed corn, sorted shrimp. The death of 2018...the cast of our lives.

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Episode #86: Chef’s Special Platter (High Rank) from 2018-04-01T08:00:17

select button dot net is proud to present a two-part Monster Hunter extravaganza.

In the High Rank episode, we stay focused a bit more and cover the larger omissions from the earlier epis...

Episode #85: Chef’s Special Platter (Low Rank) from 2018-04-01T07:49:02

select button dot net is proud to present a two-part Monster Hunter extravaganza.

In the Low Rank episode, our panel rambles on about a variety of topics such as: mountain bosses, gripes ...

Episode #84: Holiday Deathcast VI: Burn the Negatives from 2018-01-03T10:03:44

Join us for our sixth Holiday Deathcast, where we endeavor to learn the true meaning of Deathcast. Thanks for joining us on the F2P Mobile Game Report!

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Episode #83: Select Button After Dark: Live from SBCON2017 from 2017-11-18T11:20:43

We discuss first and last video game memories in 60 minutes of endearing chaos, right at the start of our 2017 meet.  Join us for the first leg of our compelling ARG, in which we discover the so...

Episode #82: Have You Seen My Audio Log? from 2017-06-13T10:21:20

To hell with E3, the podcast arrives a month late to talk about an article that's already been completely forgotten.  Better yet, everyone shares their favorite storytelling techniques for inter...

Episode #81: Labyrinthine Hellscape from 2017-04-25T07:18:31

This episode: a desperate re-attempt to talk about videogame dungeons...

Episode # 80: Game Paradigm from 2017-04-01T09:21:24

Your host Dwight Rortugal leads you throug...

Episode #79: Sing Swan Song (Wii U) from 2017-03-14T07:18:15

Wii Eulogy.

Episode #78: Holiday Deathcast V: A Very Nuclear Winter from 2017-01-03T11:38:29

A Very Nuclear Winter, with the Select Button Dot Net Panel of Judges.

Episode #77: If I Had a Rocket Launcher from 2016-11-14T09:24:03

The Bungie Episode.

Podcast Episode #76: Select Button Podcast 64 from 2016-10-28T04:14:59

The Select Button Panel of Judges talks ALL Nintendo 64, almost ALL of the time.

Podcast Episode #75: The Super Select Button Podcast from 2016-09-08T08:07:09

The SNES episode.

Podcast Episode #74: Open-World Wonderland from 2016-08-26T05:48:47

We discuss games that have theme park styles designs -- whether done overtly (Super Mario Sunshine) or through a lack of cohesion in setting (many 16-bit era platformers).  Cool Spot 4 lyfe/Avoi...

Podcast Episode #72: Rural Games from 2016-08-09T23:28:51

This episode we talk about games that are either set primarily in rural locations or employ rural locations in their narratives.  Also shrug goes "hog wild". 

Podcast Episode 72: THE 2016 BUTTON PUSHERS GAME AWARDS from 2016-04-01T11:56:26

NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE 2016 BUTTON PUSHERS GAME AWARDS.

Episode #71: Holiday Deathcast IV; Dust Eater from 2016-01-01T00:23:58

There was a podcast here. Strange, now there's just a note that says "tell my family and friends that I loved them"?

Episode #70: Licensed Nightmare from 2015-08-20T02:24:45

With the podcast back in full effect, we talk about the perception of licensed games and how that perception has changed over time.  

Episode #69: Nontraditional Holds from 2014-11-03T03:19:04

This episode we delve into all manners of input devices, talking about ways they have (and haven't) changed over the decades.

Episode 68: Shoot, Date, Hack, Save the Galaxy (Mass Effect) from 2014-06-12T04:59:58

The Mass Effect Podcast.  We take a look back at BioWare's space-opera superman date sim killstravaganza for some memories, some laughs, and a very timely review of Bethesda's Daggerfall. Get on...

Episode #67: Now and Then from 2014-03-11T03:58:43

This episode: a selectbutton.net retrospective.  We reflect on the inception of our own website, do a bit of introspection on where we were as a community circa December 6, 2006, and where we've...

Episode #66: Countryside Romp&Stomp from 2014-02-15T09:17:27

A bit different from our last mech-related podcast, here.  This episode we talk about games that nail the...

Episode #65: Rear Shield Adjustment from 2013-12-01T03:39

Actual flying in space is pretty flippin' complicated, it turns out, so in our space sim episode we talk about which games draw the line between fun and outright simulation.  We also talk about ...

Episode #64: 9.9.99 from 2013-11-05T03:02:53

Slightly overdue selectbutton.net podcast returns in a hilarious special episode where Sonic has a misunderstanding at the office, Ryo gets in trouble with the principle, and Uncle Sega bets it ...

Episode #63: What Goes Up from 2013-07-19T15:21

Before we got accustomed to pressing a button to duck behind things in dang near everything, jumping was the most common verb in gaming. We explore it in depth this...

Episode #62: I Can't Use That Here from 2013-06-07T07:47:59

Did adventure games go into a coma with the downward slide of Sierra and Lucasarts, or did they never really go away?  

Find the hidden pixel in this podcast to find out!

Episode # 61: DOS Amigos from 2013-05-08T06:39:30

Our DOS gaming podcast.  We talk about discovery through local BBS, shareware, figuring out X-COM sans manual, wardialing and the infleunce of ZZ...

Episode #60: Gotta Go Fast from 2013-03-01T23:49:18

The assembled gang talks about speedrunning community, this years Awesome Games Done Quick, and get to the bottom of why anyone would want to speedrun an RPG.

Episode #59: Holiday Deathcast III: SNOWED IN from 2013-01-31T03:24

A wonderful (and tardy) SB tradition.  Learn about Ubisoft's pro-life agenda, shrug's date-life agenda, copyright law, and enjoy hour and a half segment about infants in gaming.

Episode #58: Arcade Story from 2013-01-16T04:28

Forum members Renfrew, Schwere Viper and Glitch swap stories about their arcade experiences over the years.

Episode #57: Barkley X Kawazu from 2012-12-19T12:18:49

Developer Interview with Tales of Games about Barkley 2, plus an in-depth discussion about SaGa series creator Akitoshi Kawazu's body of work.

Episode #56: Unsung Heroes from 2012-12-13T03:09:07

This episode is about that one game you like that no one else seems to like.  

...oh, you really don't like it?

FINE.

Episode #55: Speechless from 2012-11-24T13:11

This episode we explore the whimsical world of video game voice acting.

Episode #54: Disappointments, etc. from 2012-10-15T11:26:23

The SBDNPC returns after a long hiatus with its most disappointing episode yet.

Episode #53: Salmon Orange from 2012-08-10T09:34:33

The Salmon Orange Edition of our Pokémon episode.  Protips for getting three Butterfries perfectly framed in ONE SHOT.

Episode #52: Spring Green from 2012-08-10T09:17:36

The Spring Green version of our Pokémon episode.  Join us as we attempt to reconstruct the tattered remains of a doomed cast.

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Episode #51: Metal Gear GONEline from 2012-07-18T01:30

No bullets in your rifle? Use your handgun. 

Empty handgun? Lob a grenade. No grenade? 

Salute and take your place in the universe. 

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Episode #50: Future from 2012-07-11T09:04

AGAINST ALL ODDS the Select Button Podcast makes it to episode fifty, so we're celebrating by putting the brakes on the cynicism long enough to talk about the experiences we'd like to...

Episode #49: Materia Witness from 2012-06-27T06:03