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- 15:40, 12 June 2024 Episode 084 - Games Court 4: A Few Pre-Owned Games More (hist | edit) [570 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released July 1, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-84-games-court-4-a-few-good-pre-owned-games-more listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''More listeners go on trial for bad pre-owned games purchases – this time with Judge Big Sammy making the verdicts. As ever, games court delivers zero nutritional value, but we have some laughs along the way.''</blockquote><blockquote>''Our theme tune comes from the brilliant Barry Top...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:34, 12 June 2024 Episode 179 - From EGM To BitSummit (hist | edit) [561 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 31, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-179-from-egm-to-bitsummit-with-james-mielke listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''US games media royalty James Mielke (EGM, 1Up, GMR) is our guest this week. Hear about James’ journey from comic book artist during Marvel’s bankruptcy to becoming a key editor on a host of important media outlets throughout the ’00s. Bonus: this episode contains another excellent H...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:32, 12 June 2024 Episode 178 - The '00s Games Magazine Quiz and Mailbag (hist | edit) [508 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 24, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-178-the-00s-games-magazine-quiz-and-mailbag listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''We each try and guess five mystery games based on snippets from their reviews in ’00s games magazines. Feel free to play along! After that, enjoy our considered answers to a whole heap of questions, from the Nintendo Switch 2 to the ideal game based on Thunderbirds.''</blockquote> Categor...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:54, 11 June 2024 Episode 177 - The Game Soundtracks Draft (hist | edit) [2,922 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 17, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-177-the-game-soundtracks-draft listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Two Giant Men, 20 categories, dubious rules! Time for another draft episode, this time on the subject of video game soundtracks. Vote for the winner in the announcements channel of the'' Discord''.''</blockquote><blockquote>''Most of the music used in the episode is credited in real-time, but the track in...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:23, 11 June 2024 Episode 176 - What We've Been Playing (hist | edit) [358 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 9, 2024 [https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/what-weve-been-playing-stellar-blade-animal-well-pepper-grin ''listen''] Show notes:<blockquote>''Here’s what we’ve been playing lately: Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Octopath Traveler 2, Dark Forces Remaster and Pepper Grinder.''</blockquote> Category:Episode") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:56, 11 June 2024 Episode 083 - Why Destiny Is Good (hist | edit) [985 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released June 24, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-83-why-destiny-is-good-with-phil-savage listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''PC Gamer’s Phil Savage rejoins Samuel for an episode all about Bungie’s Destiny. Hate Destiny? Fair enough! You may still enjoy the first 24 minutes of this podcast for general games chatter. For Destiny players, prepare for two hours of chatter from a genuine expert that goes deep into...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:44, 11 June 2024 Episode 082 - Top 10 Most Anticipated Games (hist | edit) [1,088 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released June 17, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-82-top-10-most-anticipated-games-with-jeremy-peel listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew is away this week! Returning guest Jeremy Peel kindly steps in to replace him, as we count down our 10 personal most anticipated games, based on whatever E3 was this year – from Redfall to Final Fantasy 16.''</blockquote> {| class="wikitable" |+Most Anticipated Games ! !S...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:37, 11 June 2024 Episode 081 - The '90s PC Games Draft (hist | edit) [1,768 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released June 10, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-81-the-90s-pc-games-draft listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Samuel and Matthew each compete to pick the 10 best PC games released in the years 1990 to 1999 – and you can vote for the winner @backpagepod on Twitter in our pinned tweet.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert soundtrack by Frank Klepacki.''</blockquote>...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:20, 11 June 2024 Episode 080 - Top 5 Dreamcast Games (hist | edit) [909 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released June 2, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-80-top-5-dreamcast-games-with-andy-kelly listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Returning guest Andy Kelly joins us to discuss his love of Sega’s Dreamcast, and his new Alien: Isolation book, Perfect Organism, which you can back on'' [https://unbound.com/books/perfect-organism Unbound here]''.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Shenmue soundtr...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:18, 11 June 2024 Episode 079 - What We've Been Playing (May 2022) (hist | edit) [470 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 27, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-79-what-weve-been-playing-may-2022 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''The Centennial Case, Tunic, Gears Tactics, Eternal Threads and Little Cities are among the games we discuss in this week’s episode, which was painfully recorded across three evenings. This week’s music is from The Centennial Case soundtrack by Yuki Hayashi.''</blockquote> Category:Episode") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:15, 11 June 2024 Episode 078 - From OPSM2 to PC Gamer (hist | edit) [576 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 20, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-78-from-opsm2-to-pc-gamer-with-tim-clark listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''This week’s guest is Tim Clark, brand director of PC Gamer with a long history of working on the official PlayStation magazines. Get ready for another top-drawer story about Hideo Kojima, among many other tales from games media history.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is f...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:12, 11 June 2024 Episode 077 - Best Star Wars Guilty Pleasure Games (hist | edit) [1,956 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 13, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-77-best-star-wars-guilty-pleasure-games listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''In this week’s episode, Samuel catalogues the Star Wars games that exist between simple notions like light and dark – these are the 6 and 7/10 Star Wars games that are nonetheless interesting in a bunch of ways. A full best Star Wars games episode is coming later this year, so look forward to...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:44, 6 June 2024 Episode 076 - From Edge to Media Molecule (hist | edit) [810 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 6, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-76-from-edge-to-media-molecule-with-jen-simpkins listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Former Edge editor Jen Simpkins joins us to discuss some highlights of her years working in games media, and how she ended up working with the bright minds of the Dreams community at Media Molecule.''</blockquote><blockquote>''Looksley’s Line-Up is the DSi game mentioned early in th...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:38, 6 June 2024 Episode 075 - Oh No, Another Mailbag (And Matthew Finishes Horizon Forbidden West) (hist | edit) [715 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 29, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-75-oh-no-another-mailbag-and-matthew-finishes-horizo listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''It’s another mailbag episode, with about 20 minutes of what we’ve been playing at the start as a chaser. It’s probably too long, yet again, but it covers everything from our favourite TV genres to trends in games that we miss. Enjoy!''</blockquote><blockquote>''One factual er...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:36, 6 June 2024 Episode 074 - Max Payne 1-3 Revisited (hist | edit) [744 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 22, 2022 [https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-74-max-payne-1-3-revisited listen] Show notes:<blockquote>''On this week’s episode, we revisit all three Max Payne games. Section 1 is about Remedy’s creation of the third-person shooter series that popularised bullet time, while section 2 covers Rockstar’s effort to contemporise the character in Max Payne 3. Hopefully you’ll agree we do Max justice.''</blockquo...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:22, 6 June 2024 Episode 073 - The Indie Games Hall of Fame Vol. 2 (hist | edit) [1,135 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 15, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-73-the-indie-games-hall-of-fame-vol-2-with-joe-skreb listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''IGN’s Joe Skrebels joins us for another round of indie game recommendations – and 20 minutes of very welcome Dragon’s Dogma chat. 15 more games enter our hall of fame in this episode. Hopefully you’ll hear about something you’ve never played before.''</blockquote><bl...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:17, 6 June 2024 Episode 072 - The Best Games of 2012 (hist | edit) [1,600 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 8, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-72-the-best-games-of-2012 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''Two top 10 lists of the best games of 2012, in our usual style. Enjoy! Let us know what you think, and thanks for an amazing week of Patreon support.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Catherine soundtrack by Shoji Meguro, and the Kid Icarus: Uprising soundtrack by Motoi Sakuraba, Yu...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:09, 6 June 2024 Episode 071 - The Best Kirby Games (hist | edit) [1,038 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released on April 1, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e993 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''The top 5 Kirby games, and detailed thoughts on Kirby and the Forgotten Land for Nintendo Switch. Enjoy!''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Kirby and the Forgotten Land soundtrack by Yuuta Ogasawara, Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa and Yuki Shimooka, and the Kirby’s Epic Yarn soundtrack by T...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:46, 31 May 2024 Episode 070 - Ghostwire: Tokyo, New Kirby, Tunic, and More Games We've Been Playing (hist | edit) [798 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 25, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e994 listen]''<blockquote>''It’s a simple ‘what we’ve been playing’ episode, featuring Ghostwire: Tokyo, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Tunic, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Monster Train – not to mention a ton of listener questions about random nonsense.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Tunic soundtrack by Terenc...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:42, 31 May 2024 Episode 069 - The PS Vita Draft (hist | edit) [1,906 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 18, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e995 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Who can pick the 10 best PS Vita games in our latest draft episode? And who will pick the best PSone and PSP games to supplement their selections? Matthew and Samuel compete to build the best library for Sony’s fan-favourite handheld device.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from Hotline Miami by S...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:24, 31 May 2024 Episode 068 - Bad eBay Games Court 2022 (hist | edit) [554 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 11, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e996 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Judge Castle returns to decide whether 18 or so listeners must die as a result of dodgy secondhand eBay purchases. This episode is slightly too long, but hopefully you’ll be amused.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music comes from Barry Topping, composer on the brilliant Paradise Killer — it’s our bra...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:22, 31 May 2024 Episode 067 - Two Giant Men Play Elden Ring (hist | edit) [394 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 4, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e997 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Samuel and Matthew have played Elden Ring for a combined 37 hours – here’s what they think so far.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Elden Ring soundtrack by Yuka Kitamura.''</blockquote> Category:Episode") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:21, 31 May 2024 Episode 066 - Uncharted Games (and the Mediocre Movie) (hist | edit) [488 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 25, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e998 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew’s seen the Uncharted movie, which is a nice excuse for a deep dive into one of our favourite PlayStation series.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End soundtrack by Henry Jackman, and the Uncharted 1-3 soundtracks by Greg Edmonson.''</blockquote> Categ...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:19, 31 May 2024 Episode 065 - Xbox Through the Years (hist | edit) [460 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 18, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e999 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Jon Hicks, formerly of Official Xbox Magazine, joins us to revisit the 360 era through his experiences of the time.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Halo: Reach soundtrack by Michael Salvatori and Marty O’Donnell.''</blockquote> Category:Episode Category:Guest") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:13, 31 May 2024 Episode 064 - The Game Pass Competitor Draft (hist | edit) [1,372 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 11, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e99a listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''Matthew Castle Productions and Big Sammy Holdings are each taking on Game Pass. Who built the best gaming subscription service?''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Snatcher soundtrack by Konami Kukeiha Club, The Sims 4 soundtrack by Ilan Eshkeri and the Kid Icarus: Uprising soundtrack by M...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:37, 30 May 2024 Episode 063 - What We've Been Playing (February 2022) (hist | edit) [1,194 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 4, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e99b listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Dying Light 2, Windjammers 2, Resident Evil 4 VR, NEO: The World Ends With You and more are discussed in this episode about what we’ve been playing in 2022 so far.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Unpacking soundtrack by Jeff van Dyck and the Windjammers 2 soundtrack by Seiichi Hamada,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:30, 30 May 2024 Episode 062 - Pokémon Games (hist | edit) [1,585 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 28, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e99c listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Cassette Beasts co-developer Jay Baylis joins us to discuss the long history of Pokémon games, subjecting Matthew to his idea of torture. Hear about the best games in the series across different categories from a genuine expert.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:18, 30 May 2024 Episode 061 - 2022 Mailbag (hist | edit) [516 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 21, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e99d listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Another overly long mailbag episode is here! 25 of your questions about gaming (yes, and Bath restaurants) answered.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the TimeSplitters 2 soundtrack by Graeme Norgate and The Secret of Monkey Island soundtrack by Michael Land and Patrick Mundy.''</blockquote> [...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:17, 30 May 2024 Episode 060 - The Nintendo Wii Draft (hist | edit) [1,971 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 14, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e99e listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the 10 best Wii games – the same game cannot be picked more than once. Samuel won this draft, by 67% to 33%.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Wii Sports Resort soundtrack by Ryo Nagamatsu, the Super Mario Galaxy 2 soundtrack by Mahito Yokota, Ryo Nagam...") Tag: Visual edit
- 02:00, 30 May 2024 Episode 059 - 22 Bold Gaming Predictions About 2022 (hist | edit) [1,913 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 7, 2022 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e99f listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Samuel and Matthew each pick 11 predictions for the year ahead in gaming, all based on absolutely no information whatsoever. It’s a light episode, and Samuel’s audio is a bit crap. Sorry about that.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 soundtrack by Frank Kle...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:14, 16 May 2024 Louise Blain (hist | edit) [125 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Blumhouse Games creative lead. Former games journalist, presented several shows for BBC and BBC Scotland. Category:Guest") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:51, 16 May 2024 Episode 175 - From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (hist | edit) [1,167 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 3, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-175-from-mysteries-to-metroidvanias-with-stuart-turt listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew speaks to one of his favourite authors, Stuart Turton. Hear about his exhausting creative process (seriously, you won’t believe it), and what it takes to write a novel – including his latest, The Last Murder at the End of the World. Then, in part two, hear more about Stu...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:46, 16 May 2024 Episode 058 - The Best Games of 2021 (hist | edit) [1,927 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released December 31, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a0 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Our GOTY episode is here! Two top 10 lists of the best games released in 2021, with almost no crossover between the selections. Enjoy.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Bowser’s Fury soundtrack by Daisuke Matsuoka and James Phillipsen, the Rhythm Doctor soundtrack by fizzd, Winston Lee...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:59, 14 May 2024 Episode 174 - From OPN to Rolling Stone to IGN (hist | edit) [844 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 26, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-174-from-opm-to-rolling-stone-to-ign-with-rachel-web listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''This week’s guest is IGN Managing Editor Rachel Weber, who probably has the most varied and fascinating career in games media of anyone who’s appeared on the podcast so far. Hear about her transatlantic journey from OPM during the PS3 launch days to GamesIndustry.biz, Rolli...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:52, 14 May 2024 Episode 173 - Games Court 2024 (hist | edit) [595 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 19, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/games-court-returns listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''27 listeners’ game purchases go on trial before the morally dubious Judge Castle. Can the defendants’ even more compromised lawyer, Samuel Roberts, get them off (not in that way)? The worst format in British podcasting returns.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is ‘PIMP’ by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:42, 14 May 2024 Episode 172 - The Best Games of 2003 (hist | edit) [1,499 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 12, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-172-the-best-games-of-2003 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''As a one-off, we’re letting our wonderful Patreon supporters have our latest 3-hour epic a day early! Two top 10 lists of the best games of 2003, and loads of bullshit about Matthew’s mini-fridge and Samuel’s week of work experience in the fire brigade.''</blockquote><blockquote>''The games chat start...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:39, 14 May 2024 Episode 171 - What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2) (hist | edit) [494 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 5, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/what-weve-been-playing-dragons-dogma-2-rise-of-the-ronin-hel listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''What we’ve been playing lately, including Dragon’s Dogma 2, Helldivers 2, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade and some old Command & Conquer nonsense.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This music is from the Helldivers 2 soundtrack by Wilbert Roget II.''</blockquote> Category:Episode...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:32, 14 May 2024 Episode 170 - The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (hist | edit) [755 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 29, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/the-time-samuel-wronged-a-freelancer-with-steven-messner listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Former PC Gamer Senior Reporter Steven Messner is our guest this week! Hear about his epic reports of goings on in EVE Online and other MMOs – and that time the bastard Samuel Roberts betrayed him.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Harvest Moon 64 soundtrack...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:28, 14 May 2024 Episode 169 - Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (hist | edit) [610 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 15, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-169-two-giant-men-play-final-fantasy-7-rebirth listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew played 70 hours of FF7 Rebirth, while Samuel played a measly 14 hours. How’s it going so far? Expect mostly spoiler-free chat in this episode – we explain how we approached spoilers right at the start to put your mind at ease.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music i...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:26, 14 May 2024 Episode 168 - We Collected Another Edge Editor (hist | edit) [518 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 8 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/we-collected-another-edge-editor-with-alex-wiltshire listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>This week’s guest is former Edge editor Alex Wiltshire. Hear about his era of the magazine, as well as his time working at Hello Games and Mojang.</blockquote><blockquote>This week’s music is from the New Super Mario Bros soundtrack by Asuka Hayazaki, Hajime Wakai and Koji Kondo.</blockquo...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:51, 10 May 2024 Episode 167 - What We've Been Playing (FF7 Rebirth, FF7 Remake, Balatro) (hist | edit) [799 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 1, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/what-weve-been-playing-ff7-rebirth-ff7-remake-balatro-tomb-r listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew has finally become a big FF7 head, ploughing through Remake in January and now being 50 hours deep into Rebirth. Hear his (spoiler-free) thoughts on the newer game in this episode. Plus! Samuel plays Balatro and the Tomb Raider remaster, while Matthew also squeezes some Hell...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:47, 10 May 2024 Episode 166 - The PlayStation Draft (hist | edit) [2,596 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 23, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/the-playstation-draft listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Time for our first draft episode of 2024! It’s the turn of the PlayStation, one of the most important consoles in history. Listen to the episode, then vote on who picked the best 10 games in the pinned tweet @BackPagePod on Twitter.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the R4: Ridge Racer Type 4...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:29, 10 May 2024 Episode 165 - The Cursed February Mailbag (hist | edit) [498 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 16, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/the-cursed-february-mailbag listen]'' Show note:<blockquote>''After some dense episodes, allow us this brief respite to answer a slew of listener questions. Who should play Link in the Zelda movie? Which song would we sing for Hideo Kojima during karaoke? What happened to the mythical ‘boys across the river’? Learn all this, and more.''</blockquote> [[Category:Episode]...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:26, 10 May 2024 Episode 164 - How To Write A Feature About Games (hist | edit) [966 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 9, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/how-to-write-a-feature-about-games-with-jeremy-peel listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Beloved guest Jeremy Peel drops by to discuss his new Patreon project, The Peel Perspective, as well as the art of writing a magazine or website feature about video games.''</blockquote><blockquote>''Did we nail this episode? Ack, not quite. As Matthew put it after the edit, it’s fine....") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:04, 10 May 2024 Episode 163 - The Best Games of 2002 (hist | edit) [1,657 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released February 2, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/the-best-games-of-2002 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''Two top 10 lists of our favourite games from 2002 (based on UK releases)…and a slew of ridiculous anecdotes about working in Homebase and studying GCSE Drama.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka, and the Ico soundtrack by Mich...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:53, 10 May 2024 Episode 056 - 2021 Gaming Predictions Revisited (hist | edit) [618 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released December 17, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a2 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Back in episode 7, we made 21 gaming predictions about 2021. How right or wrong were we? In this episode, we put ourselves on trial, discussing everything from N64 games on Switch to PS5 haptics. It’s a silly episode, like all of them. Enjoy.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Binary Dom...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:52, 10 May 2024 Episode 057 - LOTR Games Revisited As Fellowship Turns 20 (hist | edit) [1,600 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released December 24, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a1 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''As The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie turns 20 years old, we revisit every game based on the films from Peter Jackson. From The Two Towers to The Third Age, there are some real gems in among the 7/10 tie-ins.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from The Lord of the Rings: The Tw...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:45, 10 May 2024 Episode 055 - Games We've Been Playing In 2021 (From Previous Years) (hist | edit) [1,023 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released December 10, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a3 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''What else we’ve been playing in 2021, including Luigi’s Mansion 3, Resident Evil 3 Remake and more.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the 428: Shibuya Scramble soundtrack by Naoki Sato, Hideki Sakamoto and Shingo Yasumoto and the Deus Ex soundtrack by Alexander Brandon, Dan Gardopée and...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:52, 9 May 2024 Episode 162 - Top 10 Sega Games (hist | edit) [1,401 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 26, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/top-10-sega-games-with-ashley-day listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Returning guest Ashley Day tells us about his love of the Sega Saturn, then gives us his ten favourite Sega developed (or published) games of all time. Spoiler alert: Football Manager 2009 doesn’t make the cut.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Shining Force 3 soundtrack by Moto...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:43, 9 May 2024 Episode 161 - What We've Been Playing (Suicide Squad, TLOU2 Remastered, Marvel's Midnight Suns) (hist | edit) [665 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 19, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/episode-161-what-weve-been-playing-suicide-squad-tlou2-remas listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''We’ve been playing The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (just the demo, mind), Assassin’s Creed Nexus and Foamstars in this far-reaching episode. Some nutritious games waffle to ca...") Tag: Visual edit