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