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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out now! Eisner and GLAAD award-winning artist @hamishsteele.bsky.social returns on our 64th episode to talk about Super Mario 64 and the impact it made on their life! Listen now! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/94a7...

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What do you think of Super Mario Sunshine? Reply with your thoughts and we might read them on an upcoming episode of Select and Start!

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Cartoonist @jpegolden.bsky.social joins the show to talk about LIVE A LIVE and how it changed the way he Lives His Live. We also talk about the Dragon Quest series, monster-tamer games, fan translations, and more! Listen now: pnc.st/s/select-and...

cover art for my podcast Select and Start

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! @janeyshivers.bsky.social of @unwisegirls.bsky.social joins me to talk about Spec Ops: The Line and its impact on her life! We also talk about the horrors of US foreign policy, war crimes, Harry Belafonte, and more! Listen now: pnc.st/s/select-and...

Gameplay screenshot of Spec Ops: The Line, showing a sand-covered Dubai

The leads of Spec Ops: The Line, exhausted by the horrors they’ve been party to

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! @poorquentyn.bsky.social of @notacast.bsky.social drops in to talk about Sly 2: Band of Thieves & the impact it made on his life! Listen to us talk Sly, Sucker Punch, and the rise & fall of 3D platformers! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/b1fc...

cover art for the PS2 game Sly 2 Band of Thieves

from left to right: murray, sly, and bentley from Sly 2

screenshot of Sly 2 in the depicting Sly standing on a roof, looking at a palace across the bridge

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Looking for podcasts covering spooky games this Halloween? Check out these episodes of Select and Start! -Deadly Premonition -Dead Rising -Night in the Woods -Phantasmagoria -Inscryption -Resident Evil 4 You can listen to the show wherever you cast your pods: pinecast.com/feed/select-...

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

With the release of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, there's never been a better time to go back and listen to the very first episode of Select and Start, where @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and I talked about the legacy of the original Snake Eater. select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/3dbd...

Screenshot from the 2004 version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Snake stands in the foreground of a garden of white flowers that rise up to his waist. Facing him in the background is his mentor, The Boss.

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

What do you think of Spec Ops: The Line? Reply with your thoughts and we might read them on an upcoming episode of Select and Start!

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Microsoft aiding the genocide in Gaza. The BDS movement has called for a boycott of Xbox. @theautumnwright.bsky.social joins me to talk about what a boycott means and why we need solidarity. Listen now: select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/f457...

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

What do you think of Sly 2: Band of Thieves? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on an upcoming episode of Select and Start!

official image of Sly 2: Band of Thieves depicting the main 3 playable characters. From left to right: Bentley, Sly, and Murray

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

What do you think of Super Mario 64? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on an upcoming episode of Select and Start!

Cover art for Super Mario 64 depicting Mario flying in the sky with wings on his red cap

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Writer, editor, and filmmaker Shannon Strucci (@strucci.bsky.social) comes on to talk about the Twin Peaks-inspired open world horror game Deadly Premonition and the impact it made on their life! Listen now select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/5d8b...

Screenshot of Deadly Premonition: Francis “York” Morgan sitting in a car and holding up red seeds in a plastic bag while saying “These puppies are making me go to another town in the boondocks again.”

Screenshot of Deadly Premonition. Francis “York” Morgan saying “‘F K’ … In the coffee!”

Deadly Premontion screenshot. Francis “York” Morgan gawking at a computer screen illuminating his face while Deputy Sheriff Emily and Sheriff George stand behind him

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

What do you think of Deadly Premonition? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

screenshot from the video game Deadly Premonition

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Award-winning podcaster, game designer, and author Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online comes on to talk about how Marvel vs. Capcom 2 changed his life! Listen now wherever you like to cast your pods: select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/7b68...

cover art for Marvel vs Capcom 2 depicting Spider-Man, Ryu and Zangief from Street Fighter, and Hulk

the character select menu for Marvel vs Capcom 2

gameplay of MVC2 depicting Strider Hiryu and Spider-Man fighting on the Swamp stage

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

What do you think of Marvel vs. Capcom 2? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

Cover art for Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Writer and YouTuber @idolismj.yase.world stops by to talk about Guilty Gear Xrd and how it changed his life! We also talk about the unique genius of Daisuke Ishiwatari, the fighting game community, & more! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/c220...

gameplay from Guilty Gear Xrd depicting Sol and Ky fighting in a 2D arena

cover art for the Select and Start podcast

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

How do you feel about Guilty Gear Xrd? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Artist Anthony Barbara (@anthonybarbara.bsky.social) stops by to talk about Half-Life 2 and how it changed his life and the world. Listen now wherever you like to cast your pods: select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/cd13...

Half Life 2 art depicting Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance

screenshot of Half Life 2 with Freeman wielding a gravity gun

screenshot of Half Life 2 with combine overwatch guarding a fenced checkpoint

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

How do you feel about Half-Life 2? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

Promotional image of Half-Life 2 depicting Gordon Freeman in the foreground wielding a crowbar while Alyx Vance stands behind him with a lug wrench. A thick white fog is in the background

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Petra (@theedgeofmypete.bsky.social), co-host of the Hello Hyrule podcast, comes on to talk about the Zelda series, Randomizers, and how they change our relationships with the games we love! Hey! Listen now! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/1be5...

in-game screenshot of an Ocarina of Time randomizer, Malon, a red-headed farmer child tells Link “You are a FOOL!”

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

HEY! Listen to the new episode of Select and Start! Artist and animator @momopatchi.bsky.social comes on to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and the monumental impact it had on their life! Available wherever you like to cast your pods: select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/d1af...

Box art for the Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Official Zelda art by Yusuke Nakano depicting a young Link drawing the Master Sword from its pedestal in the Temple of Time as a blue aura surrounds him

in-game screenshot of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time depicting an adult Link playing the titular Ocarina of Time as Lake Hylia is in the background

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

What do you think of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

Cover art for the 1998 Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Select and Start is a podcast where I talk to guests about the video games that mean the most to them! You can stream and download wherever you like to listen to podcasts! RSS feed: pinecast.com/feed/select-... Website: select-and-start.pinecast.co Patreon: www.patreon.com/KeifersCorner

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This is a reminder that there is nothing stopping you from adding Mr. New Vegas voice lines to your playlists

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

A NEW, SPOOKY episode of Select and Start is out NOW! We talk about Dead Rising & what makes it an incredible & unique zombie game! We also talk about disempowerment in game design, horror games, our favorite horror films, & George Romero’s legacy! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/db4b...

Screenshot of Frank West in the video game Dead Rising

Dead Rising screenshot: Frank West saying “I’ve covered wars, you know”

In game screenshot of Dead Rising depicting Frank West wearing a servbot helmet and wielding a frying pan against zombies in a shopping mall

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

In the meantime, please enjoy the 4 spooky episodes of Select and Start already out! Resident Evil 4 with Eric Peacock from Soundtracker Inscryption with Andrew Sherman Phantasmagoria with Lauren Milici and Night in the Woods with Alex James Kane select-and-start.pinecast.co

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

What do you think of Dead Rising? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on a very spooky episode of Select and Start!

cover art for the video game Dead Rising

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Game developer @npurkeypile.bsky.social stops by to talk Shadow of the Colossus! We also talk about his career at Bethesda & what inspired him to go solo & develop & publish his own game: The Axis Unseen! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/14be...

Screenshot from the video game shadow of the colossus

screenshot of the video game shadow of the colossus

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

What do you think of Shadow of the Colossus? Reply with your thoughts and we might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

PS2 cover art for the 2005 video game Shadow of the Colossus: depicting a giant, ancient creature covered in hair and holding a club the size of a building. The human protagonist, Wander, stands underneath him on his black horse, Argo, wielding a sword. He is greatly outsized by the skyscraper sized beast. the picture has a bloom filter applied to it

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! @elmore.zone, video game composer and visual designer, drops in to talk about why Rez is his favorite work of art! We also talk about his experience being laid off by Bungie, his artistic influences, and more! Listen now! pnc.st/s/select-and...

The first three pictures are all screenshots of the video game Rez: a trance-y musical rail shooter with abstract visuals

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

What do you think of Rez? Reply with your thoughts and we might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

screenshot of the video game Rez: a musical rail shooter with trippy digital visuals

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

The 50th episode of Select and Start is out NOW! @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me from the Fine Time podcast returns to the show to talk about Super Mario Galaxy and how it impacted his universe! Listen now wherever you like to cast your pods: select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/f5de...

Promo art of Super Mario Galaxy depicting Mario floating in space with Lumas: bulbous star-shaped creatures with black eyes

Screenshot from Mario Galaxy: Mario floating in space with a power star in his hand

Screenshot from Mario Galaxy depicting Mario flying away from a volcanic eruption on a magma planet

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Happy birthday to Final Fantasy VIII, released 25 years ago today on 9/9/99! Listen to our episode on it! Originally released in April of 2023: select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/fe4a...

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! @avryrobinott.bsky.social returns to the show to talk about Raven Software’s hyper-violent adaptation of X-Men Origins: Wolverine We also talk about our favorite X-Men media & pitch our own X-Men games! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/f346...

Wolverine with his adamantium claws out, standing over a pile of dead soldiers in a snowy forest

Wolverine, shirtless, lunging at a helicopter with his bone claws out

Wolverine, wearing his classic blue and yellow costume, slashing at a sentinel with his adamantium claws. the giant robot is holding him in his hands and is preparing to fire a red laser through his eyes

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Will King Boom Boo appear in Sonic The Hedgehog 3?

screenshot of Sonic Adventure 2 depicting Knuckles running away from King Boom Boo, giant ghost with a rainbow colored tongue and two arms with three claws extending out from the bottom of his ghostly form

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 26/08/2024

How do you feel about Super Mario Galaxy? Reply with your thoughts and we might read them on an upcoming episode of Select and Start!

screenshot of Super Mario Galaxy depicting Mario flying away from an erupting volcano on a lava planet

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

What do you think of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game? Reply with your thoughts and we might read them on the next episode of Select and Start, bub

In game screenshot of X-Men Origins Wolverine depicting Wolverine lunging at a military helicopter with his bone claws extended

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Emma Shannon, writer and @moonshotpods.bsky.social creator, drops in to talk about why Octodad: Dadliest Catch means so much to them! We also talk about mystery games, book-to-game adaptations, and more! Listen now! select-and-start.pinecast.co

Cover art of Octodad: Dadliest Catch depicting a family portrait of an orange octopus in a blue three piece suit and red tie with his family. On the right is his human, red-haired wife. Between them is a brown haired human child. Octodad has his arm (tentacle) around his shoulder. He is holding is youngest, a black haired human daughter in his other arm (tentacle).

screenshot of Octodad (appearance described in previous photo) shrugging

In game screenshot of Octodad falling over furniture, making a mess in a red living room. Books and wood shelving are scattered all over the hardwood floor

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! Jacqueline Swampert from Unwise Girls rolls in to talk about Tony Hawk’s Underground & how it changed her life! We also talk about our favorite GameCube games, the visual-novel-to-lesbian pipeline, & more! select-and-start.pinecast.co/episode/e108...

Tony Hawk’s Underground antagonist Eric Sparrow

Player character from Tony Hawk’s underground performing a Primo Handstand trick

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

What do you think of Tony Hawk’s Underground? Reply with your thoughts and I might read them on the next episode of Select and Start!

cover art for the 2003 video game Tony Hawk’s Underground

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! @jessefuchs.bsky.social, a game designer and developer as well as a teacher at the NYU Game Center, comes on to talk about Jordan Mechner’s Prince of Persia! We also talk about 80s computer games, tabletop, and more! select-and-start.pinecast.co

Cover art for Jordan Mechner’s 1989 video game Prince of Persia, depicting the Sultan Jafarr grabbing the princess by her wrist. in the bottom right corner, an unnamed guard is engaging in a sword fight with the titular prince

screenshot from the DOS version of Prince of Persia. It is the cutscene in which Jafarr tells the princess she has one hour to agree to marry him or die

Screenshot of the DOS version of Prince of Persia. The player character is engaging in a sword fight with an enemy guard.

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Select and Start @selectandstart.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

A NEW episode of Select and Start is out NOW! The hosts of @flashback64.bsky.social come on the show to talk about the inaugural Pokémon Red and Blue, and how the impact they made on their lives! We also talk about the Nintendo 64, The Zelda series, and more! select-and-start.pinecast.co

original Ken Sugimori art depicting the player character Red and his rival Blue looking at each other. A Charizard towers over them in the background. A Pikachu, standing behind Red, is smiling up at him

screenshot from Pokemon Red and Blue depicting the player character standing in the center of Pallet Town. The game has a monochromatic color pallet

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