Its that time of year again! Press Start's Annual Halloween Special - a chance for me to play all of my favorite strange, creepy, and funny songs about this weirdest time of the year! Hour 1 Lavender Town by Trevor Alan Gomes - Piano Collections: Pokémon Green Fritz Was Here (Chrono Trigger) by YoshiBlade - Candy Corn (OC ReMix) In the Darkness Lie…

He's back??? Kind of! A few months ago I said I was putting the show on hiatus for a while, just to figure out what I wanted to do, how to protect my health and do this show that I love so much. Hopefully I've found the answer? I hope you enjoy the more relaxed schedule and shows. I missed ya'll. Enjoy! Hour 1 Hopes and Dreams by Fifth House Ensemb…

The Final press start ep, at least for a few months (If you want to know more about why, check this post). This is also the NINTH ANNIVERSARY of Press Start to Continue! My god I'm old. I just want to say THANK YOU to all my listeners, all the people who I've interviewed and all the artists I've been able to play for so many years. ALSO If you are …

Our second to last show for a while... I wanted to play as much brand new music as i could before the last show where I will just BLAST classics. I hope you enjoy. If you're wondering whats going on, you should read this post: Now Its Time to Say Goodbye to All Our Company… By the way... if you have any thoughts/feelings/comments/memories of listen…

Some sweet music and some important news at the end... The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Kokiri Forest by ian booms - TLoZ: Ocarina of Time - Sunrise & Moonfall Chasing Waterfalls (Cascade Capers GBA) by Blue Magic - Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble! (OC ReMix) Autumn Delights (OC ReMix) by RebeccaETr…

The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Where Hot and Cold Collide (OC ReMix) by Nostalvania (Super Mario Galaxy) Rainfall Rush (OC ReMix) by The Good Ice (Sonic Unleashed) Silent Disruptor (OC ReMix) by Michael Hudak (Perfect Dark) Twisted Soul (OC ReMix) by B-laze (Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2) The Hourglass Ritual (OC…

The first hour of tonight show is all about MetroidVania my absolute favorite game genre! Because of its narrative structure and massive exploration areas, the music HAS to be good. and everyone always delivers! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Dex (OC ReMix) by Redg (Metroid) Human After All (Eshe - Sundered…

Happy New Year!!! 2021 was a trashfire and I'm glad its dead. Let's celebrate with some awesome new music! The playlist is marked as follows: *Title* by *Artist* – *Album* (Game) Hour 1 Snowball Fight by Hyper Potions PICO REMIX (Friday Night Funkin') by Dj CUTMAN Gusty Garden (from "Super Mario Galaxy") by Ben Briggs Freezeezy Peak (from "Banjo-Ka…

Its the holidays once again, and that means the Press Start Holiday Special! I love playing thse random happy songs for you AND we get to hear a brand new release from LadyJay!!! Enjoy and Happy Holidays to everyone. The playlist is marked as follows: *Title* by *Artist* – *Album* (Game) Sparkling Sugar Flakes by Wassup Thunder, Souperion - An Over…

For everyone in the States, Happy Thanksgiving! For everyone else, Happy... Thursday? Some awesome new tracks to play for your visiting relatives! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Mr. Green Hill (OC ReMix) by Ivan Hakštok (Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures) Night Walk (OC ReMix) by Black Ace (Teenage Mutant Nin…

For those of us who love the night time, who love the winter - it's time to celebrate!! The clocks have finally turned back, DST is over, and we can enjoy a nice long dark winter. Let's mark the occasion with some music inspired by the night! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 From Dusk til Dawn (Fragmented Nig…

Its Spooky time! One of my two favoritest shows of the year s the Halloween episode. I get to play all sorts of fun and creepy nerd music. Its a really... nice and fun time. The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 In the Darkness Lies (OC ReMix) by David L. Puga, DragonAvenger (Banjo-Kazooie) Devil's Lament (Doom Sl…

Just some great tunes for a great audience! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Operation: Golem (OC ReMix) by prophetik music (Metroid Prime: Federation Force) A Quest for Identity (OC ReMix) by Astral Tales (Flashback) Coming Home (OC ReMix) by MkVaff (Donkey Kong Country 2) Probe (OC ReMix) by Mak Eightman (M…

MUSIC ONLY VERSION Your man Lock has had a rough couple months, so this ep we are playing some music that is relaxing, fun, and all around nice to help calm the nerves and focus on the good things in life. If you want to listen to the regular version of todays episode, then click here: Press Start to Continue Ep. 267 The playlist is marked as follo…

Your man Lock has had a rough couple months, so this ep we are playing some music that is relaxing, fun, and all around nice to help calm the nerves and focus on the good things in life. If you want to have a music only mix of todays episode, then click here: Music Only The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Temple…

Twitter can be... difficult. But it still can be a place to connect with awesome people, especially the artists featured in our nerdcore hour! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) H…

The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Metroid by Super Guitar Bros - Super Guitar Bros Berinstar (OC ReMix) by 8 Bit Instrumental (Super Metroid) The Last Metroid (OC ReMix) by ymK (Super Metroid) Solitude (OC ReMix) by C-GPO, zircon (Metroid Prime) Metroid Prime: Chozo Savior by Schematist - VG Remix Level 1 Crad…

Press Start is BACK after a week off, with some amazing new music! Like I mentioned in the show, BlueStreak has been a friend of the show for years, and he needs your help! follow this link if you have some extra scratch, anything will go a long way: https://gofund.me/e8901d86 The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1…

The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Domain of Darkness (Mysterious Forest) by DDRKirby(ISQ) - Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed (OC ReMix) Inverting the Tower Temple (OC ReMix) by GSlicer (Zelda: Majora's Mask) Sailing on Lava (OC ReMix) by Sir_NutS (Sonic The Hedgehog) Gotta Go Fast by The Runaway -…

Another great show recorded live on twitch.tv/bytesanbeats! Join us every saturday at 7pm for some great music, and your chance to put in requests AS THE SHOW IS RECORDING! Tonight we've got lots of great music, including a bunch of brand new tracks there were emailed in from creators! If you want to hear your music on the show, just send them to P…

This ep we have a FULL HOUR of Zelda music, chosen by the audience while we recorded this live on twitch.tv/bytesanbeats! Join us every Saturday at 7pm for live recordings! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Hyrule Housing Inc. (OC ReMix) by F4T4L_3RR0R (Zelda II) Domain of Darkness (OC ReMix) by DDRKirby(ISQ) …

The first Press Start Interview in a VERY long time! GR3YS0N joins us for a conversion check him out on his socials: Twitter: @IAMGR3YS0N | BC: gr3ys0n.bandcamp.com | Spotify: sptfy.com/GR3YS0N FB: fb.com/GR3YS0NGNAG The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Giant Alien Spiders (OC ReMix) by 744 (FTL) Serpent's Spiral…

Press Start to Continue is EIGHT YEARS OLD THIS WEEK!!! I never thought that we'd still be going strong after all this time! This episode we're going to be playing some of my personal favorite tracks. But that's not all! This episode was actually for real recorded live! Every Saturday starting May 8th we'll be streaming on the BytesanBeats twitch c…

We've got a slew of new music from OverClocked ReMix, and a special playlist of some of my favorite entries to this year's Vocalist/Producer Challenge! ALSO!!! Press Start is going to be recording LIVE for the next couple months with BytesAnBeats EVERY SATURDAY!! Follow the BytesAnBeats twitch and join me at 7pm starting this Saturday, April 17th! …

my thumb is HEALED (mostly) and i've got some awesome new music including a PRESS START EXCLUSIVE!!! Hell yeah!! ENJOY! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 PICO REMIX (Friday Night Funkin') by Dj CUTMAN (Friday Night Funkin') Foiling Dr. Wily (OC ReMix) DR.WELI (Mega Man 4) Last Lucky Planet (OC ReMix) by CJthem…

WE BACK BABY! Thumb is (mostly) healed, and I'm able to get BACK IN THE SADDLE LETS GOOOOO Some newly downloaded tracks, new music from new artists NEW NEW NEW :D The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Mysterious Invasion (OC ReMix) by jmabate feat. Audio Mocha (Dahna) Prime Theme (MP) by Metroid Metal - Expansion …

(I recently injured my hand, so I wasn't able to put together a new show for you guys, BUT i went back into the archives and pulled up a really great Black History Month show from a couple years ago! I got to talk to EyeQ, a great artist who was just premiering his triple album project Triple L: A tribute to Anita Baker. I hope you enjoy this trip …

The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Hey Mr Honda (OC ReMix) by McVaffe (Street Fighter 2) Egg Death Machine (OC ReMix) by GlacialSpoon (Sonic & Knuckles) Air Man's 9-bit Rock and Roll (OC ReMix) by DDRKirby(ISQ) (Mega Man 2) Robin (feat. Bird Boy) by Dj CUTMAN - Free to Stream Vampire Snap (OC ReMix) by…

New tracks, classic music LETS GOOOOO The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Motion Sickness (OC ReMix) by Eino Keskitalo (Portal 2) Amarant's Night Ride (OC ReMix) by Paper Coelacanth (Final Fantasy 9) Run (OC ReMix) by Michael Hudak (Zelda: Breath of the Wild) Duck Tales Guitar Medley by FamilyJules7x Bullet Hell (OC Re…

Its a new year, and even though last year was a dumpster fire we can still find good things to remember - like all the wonderful music released in 2020! Let's listen to some of the newest tracks I could download as we run head first into the new year! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Xerrox Salad/Mem…

One of my favorite shows of the year! Its the Press Start to Continue Holiday Extravaganza! Every year i get to share some of my favorite nerdy holiday tunes with you all. AND!! This year we have some brand new tracks that we JUST released! Its a xmas miracle! Seriously though, I love this stuff, I hope you love it too, and have a safe socially dis…

The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 CPC Zone (OC ReMix) by Malc Jennings (RoboCop) Network Is Searching (OC ReMix) by Rukunetsu (Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version) Maximum Contra Overdrive (OC ReMix) by Black Ace (Contra: Hard Corps) Past Meets Present (OC ReMix) by Tikaal (Pokémon Gold Version) F…

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 It's Been a Wily (OC ReMix) by Diggi Dis (Mega Man 2) Full Sleeve [InK Me uP] (OC ReMix) by OceansAndrew (Splatoon) Sunbeams by skybox Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 8 Theme of the Celestials (From "Ōkami") by Tremendouz - Heroes Slowpoke Paradis…

Eyes up Guardian!!! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Main Theme Red's Remix by ThoseRedLights (Destiny 2) Mystery of a Planet (OC ReMix) by Jared Hudson (Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear) The Dark Rebirth: 1983 (OC ReMix) by Mike Norvak (Amnesia: The Dark Descent) Spelunking in Space (OC ReMix) by Hylian Lem…

This week we get into some SPOOPY MUZICZ in the first hour! Oct 31st is THIS WEEK so we have our yearly Halloween show! Our second hour is about the upcoming election, and how we need to do our part to vote out authoritarianism. I know its tough, and I know you might not like the Dem's candidate. But we can't have four more years of this. This come…

Its my birthday!! Lets listen to some of my favorite tracks! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Prayer (OC ReMix) by MENBAH! (Final Fantasy 7) You Don't Talk About Flight Club (OC ReMix) by halc (Pilotwings) Awakened Fears of the Gerudo (OC ReMix) by Daniel Baranowsky Zelda: Ocarina of Time Title (The Wind Wake…

The playlist is marked as follows: *Title* by *Artist* – *Album* (Game) Hour 1 In the Beginning (OC ReMix) by YoshiBlade (Final Fantasy 7) Peach's House Party (Inside the Castle Walls) Sir Jordanius - Super Mario 64: Portrait of a Plumber (OC ReMix) Brother (OC ReMix) by Megalixir (Elemental Master) Dearly Beloved by Xnarky - Hearts of Lig…

New show incoming!! The playlist is marked as follows: *Title* by *Artist* – *Album* (Game) Hour 1 Shimmering (OC ReMix) by OA (SaGa Frontier 2) DJ Snivy's Smooth Moves (OC ReMix) by OverClocked University (Pokémon Black Version) Four Little Metroids (OC ReMix) by AmIEviL (Super Metroid) Nightshade Masques (Ancient Dolphin) by Archangel - …

We've got a ton of great music, including a new track from GR3YS0N! Check out my interview on Nerd Music Meltdown! - https://bit.ly/2QIXMpq The playlist is marked as follows: *Title* by *Artist* – *Album* (Game) Hour 1 Groovin' Through the Cosmos (Galactic Groove) by Amphibious - Shuttle Rush: Shuttle Remix (OC ReMix) Bright Moon (OC ReMix…

New music from DJ Taiyouken and Gr3ys0n in the second hour! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Weight of the Other Promise (Overdrive Battle Mix) (OC ReMix) by Key Jay (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix) Burning Shine (OC ReMix) by Mak Eightman (Super Mario Bros. 3) The Masked Man (OC ReMix) by Nutritious (S…

Press Start RETURNS with... well you know music. Enjoy! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Starting a New Chapter (Page One) by Reuben6 feat. Gamer of the Winds - Golden Sun: A World Reignited (OC ReMix) Destined for Greatness (OC ReMix) by Geoffrey Taucer, prophetik (Civilization IV) Inside the Castle…

Its Yoshi night!!! Enjoy the music from Yoshi games! Brrg Ha! BTW, trying a new format for the playlist... let me know if you like it or not!! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Dj CUTMAN - Yoshi's House (feat. James Landino) by Kevin Villeco - Year of the Yoshi Yoshi Story Break Beat Inferno Cloudhopp…

This week a BUNCH of new music for you AND a megamix from the one and only Omega Sparx!! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 The Bubbleologists (OC ReMix) by PsyNES, Elrinth (Mega Man 2) Funk Buster (OC ReMix) by Kamex (Deltarune) Seeing Stars (OC ReMix) by Matt Bounds (Super Mario Land 2) Brave New Wor…

I haven't uploaded a show in a while because... well the world is on fire right now and its hard to handle. It takes a lot of mental energy to process cultural events like this in general, but as a black person it hits HARD and things fall by the wayside. If you're in the same boat, I'm hoping this show helps: First hour is relaxing music, stuff I …

The Nerdcore Music Only version of PStC Ep 237! If you want to do an hour of cardio and love nerdy hip hop, play this during your workout this is for you! The Playlist is below. Keep healthy!! Wake Up! (featuring MC Frontalot) by Mega Ran For Your Entertainment (featuring Shane Hall, Jesse Dangerously and Rift) by Sulfur - Srsface: Volume 2 Do The …

The Video Game Music Only version of PStC Ep 237! If you want to do an hour of cardio and love video game remixes this is for you! The Playlist is below. Keep healthy!! spirit of law (OC ReMix) by Detective Tuesday, melody (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney) Nairobi Hop (OC ReMix) by DCT, Khakolak Boy, LuIzA, Mega Ran, Mr. Jones (Super Dodge Ball) Awake…

This ep is a listener submitted theme idea! I know we're all stuck inside but we still have to exercise! Make sure that we stay healthy! Each hour is a playlist that you can listen to while you're on the elliptical, bike, taking a run, whatever! It'll keep you moving, keep your heart up and get you through an hour of cardio! PLUS we have some BRAND…

The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Tonight we just play some random stuff, including a new track from Video Game Jazz Band Orchestra! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 With Heart and Soul (OC ReMix) by Sir_NutS, Sadorf (Final Fantasy 7) Oh Daisy, Daisy! (OC ReMix) by hal…

Press Start to Continue is SEVEN YEARS OLD!!! This show we have an hour of orchestral music and then an hour of some of my favorite nerdcore tracks. I'd like to thank all of the amazing artists that give us their all to make this wonderful music! Without them there is no Press Start. So enjoy! And thanks for 7 years of nerdy madness! The playlist i…

This episode is all about Final Fantasy 7! With the release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake, I wanted to celebrate the amazing music from Nobuo Uemastu and feature some excellent new tracks! The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) Hour 1 Prelude by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy 7) Hearts Anxiety (OC ReMix) by Cerac…