Power Button Podcast
Tip JarPTB Celebrates 5,000 Entries
November 04, 2014
It's taken a little longer to reach another milestone than usual thanks to me spending most of 2014 incapacitated, but here we are again. It's time to take a look back at my personal favorite of the past five hundre articles posted on PTB. There's plenty of podcasts, thoughts on Nintendo's character designs, a look at Mega Man level designs, Wario making a deal with the devil, fun with Amiibos, interviews with developers, flashbacks with mice both Bucket & Danger, bulletproof Game Boy storage, crooked contests designed to hook you, wish lists for pinball & fighting games, a Secret Origins installment, the most depressing Chrono Trigger subplot of all, and so very much more. Five thousand articles in just under ten years. My goodness, where does the time go? Set aside some time to check these out.
- Star Trek Game Misses The Point Of Star Trek (I'm still waiting for that ultimate Star Trek game, but we've come close over the years)
- Nintendo Shakes Up E3, Forgoes Annual Media Briefing (Nintendo ending their usual E3 briefing in 2013 changed everything)
- Handy Boy Augments Nintendo Game Boy To The Max (This poor Game Boy looks like it's in pain)
- Who Are All Of These Mortal Kombat People? (Freddy Kreuger? Why not!)
- Challenger Approaching! Anticipating The Next Super Smash Bros. Sequel (One out of six isn't bad, but there's still time for the DLC!)
- What's The Deal With Nintendo's Limited-Use Demos? (It's still a mystery)
- Power Button - Episode 100: This Game Changed My Life (Some deep introspection in the farewell episode to Joey Davidson and Brad Hilderbrand)
- Plants Vs Zombies 2 Senior Producer Bernie Yee Talks Monetization, Development, And Bonk Choy (A shame that the free-to-play stigma and trappings kept the sequel from reaching the original's heights)
- Power Button - Episode 103: WayForward Director Austin Ivansmith Rewrites History With DuckTales: Remastered and Mini-Review: DuckTales: Remastered (I'm still holding out hope for Darkwing Duck: Remastered)
- Remember When Wario Made A Deal With The Devil? (Someone at the licensing department wasn't paying close attention)
- The Gaming Social Media River Of Slime (With the rise of GamerGate, this seems all the more relevant today)
- Danger Mouse Wins A Free Game Of Space Invaders (Gaming references predate the rise of the home consoles)
- PTB 2013 Video Gaming Holiday Gift Guide (Last year's hits at discounted prices)
- Power Button - Episode 112: Best Of Times, Worst Of Times (Part 1) and Power Button - Episode 113: Best Of Times, Worst Of Times (Part 2) (A farewell to the PS3/X360/Wii era)
- Power Button - Episode 119: The Best That 2013 Had To Offer (Closing out 2013 in style)
- Who Is The Bucket Mouse? (Boy, did you get a wrong number!)
- Nintendo Using Famous Characters To Promote Wii U (Bowser and Kamek fight over the remote control)
- Here's The Overlooked Back To The Future Game (Great Scott!)
- Game Boy Storage For The Ages (A look at my custom-made Game Boy case)
- Power Button - Episode 131: Lights, Camera, Pain! (Why are so many films based on video games so terible?)
- Beyond Beeps: The Top Five Songs Of Super Mario 3D World (This is one of the best Mario soundtracks in years)
- Power Button - Episode 127: How I Met Your MonkeyPaw Games With Ryan Olsen (What does it take to revive obscure games for the retro download market?)
- Assassin's Creed Unity Contest Wants To Hook You (Everybody wins!)
- Power Button - Episode 134: Behind The Lines Of Console Wars With Blake J. Harris (Recapping the Sega vs Nintendo era of the 1990s)
- I Transferred My Wii Content To Wii U And Lived To Tell The Tale (This was an ordeal!)
- Fun With Amiibos (Maybe they'll patch in support later)
- Shy Guy, Toad, And Evil Luigi In The Mario Kart 8 Spotlight (Quick looks at racing action)
- Pump It Up At Castle Rock In Rayman Legends (I love when music and action sync up)
- Happy Birthday, Ryu! (This is how I achieved Twitter immortality)
- Power Button - Episode 138: Digging Into Shovel Knight With Nick Wozniak Of Yacht Club Games (Can you dig it?)
- Top 5 Dream Club Nintendo Elite Rewards (Looking less likely all the time)
- Power Button - Episode 137: The Video Game Cartoon Express Action Zone Adventure Power Hour With David Oxford (We have sequel episodes in the works for this one)
- Mega Man Invades The Skull Castle Utility System (Some fun little analysis)
- Power Button - Episode 141: The Best Gaming Accessories Of All Time and Power Button - Episode 142: The Worst Gaming Accessories Of All Time (Don't miss the story of Blake's encounter with Rez)
- A Peek At The Official 1993 Nintendo Character Guide, Another Peek At The Official 1993 Nintendo Character Guide, and A Peek At Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog Style Guide (The American divisions make up their own character backstories)
- Power Button - Episode 143: Underrated Gaming Mascots Take The Stage (A tribute to Aero, Bubsy, and Plok!)
- Artwork On Parade: New 3DS Promotional Character Art (Nintendo's characters dressed in the dark this morning)
- Zen Pinball's Most Wanted (A pinball wish list)
- Power Button - Episode 150: Regrets (We've Had A Few) (We can't play everything)
- Secret Origins: Nintendo Wii U And Super Mario 3D World (Closing the book on a horrible year)
- Destiny: What The Hell Was That About, Anyway? (Here's my take on Destiny's plot)
- Lost Chrono Trigger Subplot Deemed Too Depressing (Alas, poor Crono)
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