Press Button Win
@pressbuttonwin.bsky.social
I make fighting game tutorials, essays, and documentaries to help more people enjoy and appreciate the genre.
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pressbuttonwin
Blog: https://www.pressbuttonwin.com/
Personal Account: @madmrbacon.bsky.social
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pressbuttonwin
Blog: https://www.pressbuttonwin.com/
Personal Account: @madmrbacon.bsky.social
Interested how well this post from a year ago will hold up www.pressbuttonwin.com/p/2xkod-skep...
2XKO'd: Skepticism Rising
I still firmly believe in the theoretical potential reach of the traditional fighting game genre, 2XKO is not the game that’s going to realize it.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Interested how well this post from a year ago will hold up www.pressbuttonwin.com/p/2xkod-skep...
New blog post breaking down what we know about Tokon's mechanics so far: open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls Mechanics Breakdown
What We Know So Far
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August 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New blog post breaking down what we know about Tokon's mechanics so far: open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
Was originally going to go in a different direction for the title card for youtu.be/uMJpXX72lWQ
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Was originally going to go in a different direction for the title card for youtu.be/uMJpXX72lWQ
Also did a semi-related blog post about would-be successors to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (focusing on Dragon Ball FighterZ) and how none ever quite hit the mark for me personally
open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
There Has Never Been a True Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Successor
Or: Dragon Ball FighterZ and Marvel 3 Are Wildly Different Games
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July 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Also did a semi-related blog post about would-be successors to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (focusing on Dragon Ball FighterZ) and how none ever quite hit the mark for me personally
open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Deviating a bit from my once-a-year release schedule and have a video less than two months after my previous one! (I'm as surprised as you are)
youtu.be/r_pdGQ-qfRo
youtu.be/r_pdGQ-qfRo
Give Old-Timey Fighting Games a Shot!
YouTube video by Press Button Win
youtu.be
March 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Deviating a bit from my once-a-year release schedule and have a video less than two months after my previous one! (I'm as surprised as you are)
youtu.be/r_pdGQ-qfRo
youtu.be/r_pdGQ-qfRo
Relatively certain I've switched all the links on my channel, video descriptions, and website over to Bluesky. If there are any Twitter remnants anywhere, please let me know
February 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Relatively certain I've switched all the links on my channel, video descriptions, and website over to Bluesky. If there are any Twitter remnants anywhere, please let me know
New blog post about trying to design an arcade stick button layout open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
The Search for a Better Arcade Stick Button Layout
Most of my posts are about fighting games themselves, but this one is about my attempt at building my ideal arcade stick.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
New blog post about trying to design an arcade stick button layout open.substack.com/pub/pressbut...
Short companion blog post for the video here: tinyurl.com/3tvp3w3t
Being a T-Shaped Fighting Game Player
Lessons from the Valve Employee Handbook
tinyurl.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Short companion blog post for the video here: tinyurl.com/3tvp3w3t
New video! I know I'm playing a bit fast/loose with the analogy that's the basis for the whole thing, but I still think it's fun to think about: youtu.be/Y1P493ka1Lc
Being a T-Shaped Fighting Game Player—Lessons from the Valve Employee Handbook
YouTube video by Press Button Win
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New video! I know I'm playing a bit fast/loose with the analogy that's the basis for the whole thing, but I still think it's fun to think about: youtu.be/Y1P493ka1Lc
Going through random bits from old videos for fun on my personal account
I think at a certain point in the video-making journey, I was just looking for excuses to make fun stuff in After Effects (used in youtu.be/q12hhx3OYgE)
November 10, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Going through random bits from old videos for fun on my personal account
The Think, Don't Mash! tutorial series for absolute beginners is how I got started out: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Think, Don't Mash! - YouTube
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2024 at 9:52 PM
The Think, Don't Mash! tutorial series for absolute beginners is how I got started out: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Bluesky seems like a better place to be these days. I make fighting game video essays www.youtube.com/@pressbutton...
Press Button Win
I make fighting game tutorials, essays, and documentaries to help more people enjoy and appreciate the genre.
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Bluesky seems like a better place to be these days. I make fighting game video essays www.youtube.com/@pressbutton...