Episode 92: Astro Bot

About this episode

The episode discusses the game Astro Bot with insights from hosts Nicky and Eric, along with guest Mark Ziemer.

Nicky, Eric, and special guest: Mark Ziemer pilot their Sony theme space craft in an episode all about Astro Bot. Astro Bot is a 2024 platform game developed by Team Asobi and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5 to coincide with PlayStation's 30th anniversary.Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?) BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicky Smith, Eric Luedtke

Guest: Mark Ziemer

Topics covered

• Astro Bot
• video game history
• game review
• gaming challenges
• PlayStation 5

Keywords

• Astro Bot
• PlayStation 5
• Team Asobi
• video game review
• gaming challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Team Asobi

Products: Astro Bot

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