Episodes

  • Now That's What I Call Button Boys Bangers!
    Oct 8 2025
    Tune in and drop out to this week's celebration of gaming's greatest soundtracks. The music that seeps into your subconscious, the sweeping scores, the minimalist themes and the hardcore thrash metal that accompany some of our favourite in-game experiences. Before the Button Boys wax lyrical about that, Sarah has a tale of woe and misfortune to tell, Pierre's thinking about throwing in the towel and Glenn is getting (far too) excited about the first game on his new Switch 2. And finally, Glenn gets gripey about Mother Nature. Looks like he really doesn't care for the environment. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Dark Souls Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Blue Prince Hell Let Loose Hades II Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Return of the Obra Dinn Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Fallout: New Vegas The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Baldur's Gate 3 Ori and the Blind Forest Ori and the Will of the Wisps Spiritfarer Uncharted 4: A Thief's End The Last of Us Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Disco Elysium Dragon Quest VIII LittleBigPlanet FIFA 12 Burnout 3: Takedown Tony Hawk's Underground Doom Metal: Hellsinger Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Wipeout 2097 Cyberpunk 2077 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Life is Strange Road 96 Medieval: Total War Celeste Stardew Valley Hotline Miami Bioshock Bioshock Infinite Fallout 3 The Sims The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Death Stranding Shadow of the Tomb Raider Herdling Journey The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Greatest Gaming Hubs: You Don’t Need Plumbing to Have a Toilet
    Oct 1 2025
    This week the Boys are holed up in their favourite gaming hubs. From safe rooms to menu screens and everything in between, they'll be restocking their supplies, chatting with NPCs and working out where they can sell their unsettling quantities of unregistered firearms. Elsewhere, Sarah's got an apology to make about a previous episode, Pierre's been travelling back to the earliest access of them all, the birth of civilisation, and Glenn has an update on their Metacritic Prediction Game. And then there's Pierre's reality-based gripe that I'm sure will light up the depths of our Discord channels. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Codewords God of War Shadow of Rome Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Strange Antiquities Wanderstop Fertile Crescent Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Helldivers 2 Hades Dishonored Dark Souls Elden Ring Demon's Soul Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Mass Effect Mass Effect 2 Red Dead Redemption 2 Horizon Forbidden West Subnautica RuneScape Hollow Knight: Silksong Alan Wake 2 Hollow Knight Overcooked Sackboy Astro Bot LittleBigPlanet Baldur's Gate 3 Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Introduction to Gaming: The Early Years
    Sep 24 2025
    Another week passes, another deluxe episode of Button Boys landing on your doormat. Tear the cardboard box open, peel the cellophane wrapper off and pop it into your console of choice (ears). This week the Boys reach deep into the crannies of their minds as they take a look back to their gaming origins. A time before controller mastery, when games were unfathomably hard and indescribably exciting. We also catch up with what everyone's been playing from Glenn's Sicilian getaway to Pierre's housebound adventures. It's not all sweetness and smiles here at Button Boy HQ though as the three of them get down and gripey with Glenn finding that it's often too little, too late. Sarah's JustGiving Link If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind the scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Blue Prince Hell Let Loose Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Mafia: The Old Country MediEvil Croc: Legend of the Gobbos New Super Mario Bros. Streets of Rage Golden Axe Shinobi Crash Team Racing Killzone Timesplitters 2 GoldenEye 007 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Manhunt Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth Catz Dogz Mario Kart Quake Unreal Tournament Castlevania Final Fantasy VII Super Mario Brothers: Wonder Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Crazy Taxi Rollercoaster Tycoon TOCA 2 Touring Cars Spyro the Dragon Tombraider Crash Bandicoot Baldur's Gate 3 Final Fantasy IX Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Boarding the Hype Train: The Highs and Lows
    Sep 17 2025
    This week's episode is all about the hype so set your expectations astronomically high and strap in. We've all felt it; the excitement coursing through our gaming veins, the buzz barely containable and then... the game comes out. Sarah, Pierre and Glenn are here to console you, to pick up the pieces and let you know you're not alone. Whether the game met those lofty hopes or whether it all came crashing down around you, they know the feeling. The Boys will also be chatting about the games they've played this week. Pierre's getting lost in every sense of the word in Blue Prince, Sarah's getting lost in one specific sense in Zelda and Glenn's losing his mind over one of the most anticipated games of the year. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind the scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Borderlands 4 Blue Prince The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Grand Theft Auto III Hollow Knight: Silksong Grand Theft Auto VI Grand Theft Auto V Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas QWOP Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Demon's Souls Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Age of Empires III Age of Empires II The Sims 4 The Sims 3 The Last of Us Part II Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Cyberpunk 2077 Red Dead Redemption 2 No Man's Sky Mortal Kombat Halo 2 Pippa Funnell Stud Farm Inheritance Pippa Funnell: Take the Reins Horsez Catz Dogz Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Self-Imposed Rules: Love is a Mistake
    Sep 10 2025
    Another week, another jam-packed episode of Button Boys for you and boy have we packed some jam in for you. This time it's all about the arbitrary rules we like to set ourselves, from stalking NPCs to Sims bed etiquette, we share your maddest video game self-restrictions. Meanwhile, Sarah's been on the hunt for a seemingly mythical game about a seemingly mythical Scottish monster, Pierre shares his fears about bouncing enemies and Glenn's finding it hard to shake the latest game he's been playing. And to finish it all off, the gripe this week has all of the Button Boys yelling at their TV 'I Know!', but do they? Tune in to find out. ⁠⁠Lost in Cult⁠⁠⁠⁠ discount code - BUTTONALAN for 5% off site-wide. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind the scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: World of Warcraft Loch Ness Dark Souls Blue Prince Codenames Battlefield 6 Fortnite Marvel Snap Slay the Spire Hades Baldur's Gate 3 Grand Theft Auto V Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Red Dead Redemption Grand Theft Auto VI Call of Duty: Warzone Hell Let Loose Hitman: Blood Money Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Spider-Man 2 (2004) Tony Hawk's Underground Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots The Last of Us Timesplitters 2 Two Point Campus Crazy Taxi Elden Ring Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt Cyberpunk 2077 Kingdom Come: Deliverance LittleBigPlanet Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • The Prediction Game: Autumn Edition
    Sep 3 2025
    Dear Button Boys Listeners, you are cordially invited to the official Button Boys Taste Test Challenge 2025. In this episode Pierre, Sarah and Glenn, will be given a simple task. Choose the three best games coming out before the end of the year. Don't you worry though, they will be judged and judged harshly. Alongside the main event, Sarah discovers a disturbingly idyllic gaming world, Pierre gets frustrated by the Americans and Glenn tries to find a cure for burnout. As the entertainment draws to a close they will, as is tradition, gripe themselves clean. To attend please press play now. Dress code: Business Casual ⁠⁠Lost in Cult⁠⁠⁠ discount code - BUTTONALAN for 5% off site-wide. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind the scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Codewords Lake Ninja Gaiden Rage Bound Shinobi Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Wanderstop Red Dead Redemption 2 Halo: Combat Evolved Astrobot Split Fiction Blue Prince Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Baby Steps Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy QWOP Hollow Knight Silksong Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Battlefield 6 Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Ghost of Yotei Ghost of Tsushima Final Fantasy VII Remake The Last of Us Part 2 Strange Antiquities Strange Horticulture Coffee Talk VA-11 Hall-A Mouse: P.I. for Hire Cuphead Cronos: The New Dawn Beneath Bye Sweet Carole Forgotton Anne Scarlet Deer Inn Mixtape Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Metroid Dread The Eternal Life of Goldman Winter Burrow Kingmakers Age of Empires II Castlevania: Portrait of a Ruin Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Yes Please Moments: Swinging like a Nazgûl
    Aug 27 2025
    You guessed it, it's another episode of Button Boys and what delights we have in store for you this week. Tired of griping around the Boys are solely in search for those 'yes please' gaming moments; the ones that tickle your tassels, reach deep into your brain and scratch that itch and leave you feeling so satisfied. But don't fear, gripes are just around the corner just a short loading screen away. And of course the Boys will be discussing the games that have been keeping them busy from Sarah's new Switch obsessions to Glenn confronting his Millennium party demons. Lost in Cult discount code - BUTTONALAN for 5% off site-wide. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind the scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Stardew Valley Monster Hunter Wilds Elden Ring Nightreign Death Stranding 2 Resident Evil 3 Dredge What Remains of Edith Finch? Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Doom: The Dark Ages Spiderman 2 Horizon Zero Dawn Codenames Resident Evil 2 (2019) Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Dark Souls Hotline Miami Little Big Planet 3 BioShock Infinite Sackboy: A Big Adventure Red Dead Redemption Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater Lord of the Rings: Two Towers Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Character Creators: There Goes Ol’ Smoothballs
    Aug 20 2025
    This week Pierre, Sarah and Glenn are unleashing their inner artistes, tweaking and twiddling the topic of character creators from head to toe and everywhere between. There's also football games from a new perspective, Pierre's acute attention to detail paying off and Sarah getting bogged down in an attritional sleepover. Not to forget, the Button Boys will be bumping up against our gripes this week, and annoyingly everyone seems to be on Glenn's level with it. If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠Patreon⁠ where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode, featuring more gripes, game recommendations and the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind the scenes and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Despelote Rematch Rocket League Worms: Battlegrounds Blue Prince Tony Hawk's Underground The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Pokémon Red/Blue Command & Conquer The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim The Sims Red Dead Redemption 2 Baldur's Gate 3 Cyberpunk 2077 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Stardew Valley Call of Duty: Warzone Black Myth: Wukong Assassin's Creed: Origins Diablo Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins