Show Notes
Say bye-bye April and hi-hi to this week's episode of Button Boys, not to be confused with the global smash-hit podcast Bunting Boys, who claim to "put the bants in bunts".
Back from the far reaches of the globe the Boys have been set the task of pitching their dream games. Each host takes it in turns to talk you through their vision and win your hearts. Head over to Discord to vote on what you think could be the Button Boys' first billion-dollar franchise.
But before they go all Jordan Belfort on you, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing over the last few weeks. Sarah's found themself straddling the old and new, Pierre's got his hands on an early access code for one of his favourite franchises and Glenn's been hanging out with an underage android. Press play to find out why that's not problematic.
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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Pokémon Red
Pokémon Scarlet
Stardew Valley
Pokémon: Let’s Go
A Short Hike
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
Vampire Crawlers
Vampire Survivors
Blue Prince
Pragmata
The Last of Us
Dead Space
Mass Effect
Alan Wake
Pipe Dream
Crusader Kings III
Age of Empires
The Sims
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Sims: Spooky Stuff
Discounty
Dave the Diver
Coffee Talk
Tavern Talk
This War of Mine
Commandos 3
Until Dawn
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