Episode 8: "Go Away, Come Back, Become Something Else"

Join TheAltohollic, TessOnHoliday, Xenosmothership and special guest host Chris as we discuss:SHOULD GAMES BE ALLOWED TO DIE?IS NOSTALGIA RUINING GAMING OR IS IT SAVING IT?ARE SEQUELS ACTUALLY BETTER THAN NEW IP?BELOVED COMPANIES THAT TOOK A QUESTIONABLE PATHWHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO REVIVE A “DEAD” IP?

Join TheAltohollic, TessOnHoliday, and special guest host ItsBethany as we discuss:• Most pay-to-win game ever?• Mods: better or worse?• Inspiration vs. plagiarism?• Do review scores still matter?

Join ⁠⁠⁠@thealtohollic⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠@tessonholiday⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and special guest ⁠@yourfrienddespiro⁠ as we discuss:Games Everyone Should Try OnceOne Change That Would Fix GamingYour Gaming Time CapsuleDigital vs Physical — What Are We Losing ForConvenience?

Join ⁠⁠@thealtohollic⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@tessonholiday⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@xenoscantina⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and special guest @yourfrienddespiro as we discuss:Spiritual Successors: Do They Ever Live Up To The OriginalFranchises That Should Take A Decade OffGames You Love… But Can’t RecommendWhat Gaming Rules Do You Ignore?Greatest Gaming Returns: IPs That Sat Too Long

Join ⁠@thealtohollic⁠, ⁠@tessonholiday⁠, ⁠@xenoscantina⁠⁠ as we discuss: Subscription Services: Saving Money or Spending More?Games You Almost Quit… But Ended Up Loving (Or Hating) Gaming’s Biggest “What If?”Games That Would Never Survive Launching TodayGames you wish could get a sequel

Join @thealtohollic, @tessonholiday, @xenoscantina and his month's special guest is @ballinwiththesauce as we discuss“Is Gaming Getting Too Expensive?”“Are Open Worlds Still Special?”“Confession Time”“The First Hour Problem”

Join ⁠TheAltohollic⁠ with our special guests ⁠DespiroTV⁠ and GiftedFaker⁠ as we discuss:"Hardware Cycles""The Backlog Isn’t the Problem""AI in Games""Remakes, Remasters, Re-releases","What Makes You Drop a Game?"TessOnHoliday⁠ was unavailable and XenosMothership had technical difficulties. They will return next episode.⁠⁠

Join TessOnHoliday, XenosMothership, and TheAltohollic with our special guests DespiroTV and Slaminum as we discuss:Difficulty Sliders & AccessibilityStory vs GameplayHow Streaming Changed How We PlayPaid Early AccessLaunch Memories

Welcome to Press Start Together, the podcast where we have gathered to celebrate the stories, chaos, and community that make gaming special. Each month, we’ll share things such as the games that shaped us, the trends that excite us, and the moments that make us love — and occasionally hate — this wild hobby.With your hosts The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, & XenosMothership

This episode may contain some "unnatural" cuts, which we apologize for. We have edited the podcast to remove a former collaborator. Welcome to Press Start Together, the podcast where we have gathered to celebrate the stories, chaos, and community that make gaming special. Each month, we’ll share things such as the games that shaped us, the trends that excite us, and the moments that make us love — and occasionally hate — this wild hobby.With your hosts The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, & XenosMothership