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- 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
- 20:41, 9 May 2024 Episode 160 - Dubious Mailbag (hist | edit) [421 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 12, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/dubious-mailbag listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''After several solid episodes in a row, The Back Page crashes down to Earth with a mailbag crammed with irrelevant questions about food. But you do get to hear about the famous person Matthew went to school with…''</blockquote> Category:Episode Category:Mail bag") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:09, 9 May 2024 Episode 159 - 24 Games Predictions About 2024 (hist | edit) [3,704 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released January 5, 2024 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/24-gaming-predictions-about-2024 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''After last week’s belting return with the GOTY episode, it’s time for something with far less meat on the bones as we roll out some bullshit gaming predictions for 2024.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Persona 3 soundtrack by Shoji Meguro and the Nier: Automata soundtrack by K...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:13, 9 May 2024 Episode 054 - The Best Halo Games (hist | edit) [696 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released December 3, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a4 listen]''<blockquote>''In this episode, Samuel ranks the seven mainline Halo games to date, and both Samuel and Matthew weigh in on the wonders of Halo Infinite multiplayer.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Halo: Reach soundtrack by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori and the Halo 5: Guardians soundtrack by Kazuma Jinn...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:33, 9 May 2024 Episode 053 - The Xbox vs GameCube Draft (hist | edit) [2,502 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released November 26, 2021 Show notes:<blockquote>''Who can build the best hypothetical mini console, Matthew, representing GameCube, or Samuel, representing the original Xbox? As both consoles have turned 20 years old, in this episode we’ll revisit the libraries of each in a competitive format.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka, the Metroid Prime soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:03, 9 May 2024 Episode 052 - The Best Games of 2011 (except Dark Souls) (hist | edit) [1,793 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released November 19, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a6 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''The latest in our series of flashback episodes focuses on a year that brought us Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Matthew and Samuel each pick their 10 favourite games from 2011, and throw in a whole host of honourable mentions.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This episode’s music...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:27, 9 May 2024 Episode 051 - Metal Gear Solid 2 Turns 20 (hist | edit) [560 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released November 12, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a7 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty released 20 years ago this week. In this episode, PC Gamer’s Rich Stanton joins us to discuss the game’s themes and legacy as a PS2 classic.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:25, 9 May 2024 Episode 050 - How Games Magazines Get Made (hist | edit) [652 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released November 5, 2021 - ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a8 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''In our episode 50 special, Matthew and Samuel talk through the entire process of making a games magazine from start to finish, including 15 things that can go wrong. Plus: our thoughts on the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, early GOTY chatter and much more.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:23, 9 May 2024 Episode 049 - 15 Horror Games We Love (hist | edit) [998 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released 10/29/2021 - ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9a9 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''It’s Halloween! Horror expert and presenter Louise Blain joins us to pick out 15 cool spooky games, from Eternal Darkness to Silent Hill 4: The Room. This week’s music is from the Silent Hill 4: The Room soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka and the Stories Untold soundtrack by Omar Khan. Here’s a'' link to the PC Gamer pi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:17, 9 May 2024 Steve Burns (hist | edit) [266 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Former games journalist. ''"Writer, producer: BBC, Resident Evil 2 live action trailer, ESB in Concert promos, many more. Co-founder, SpecialGun Productions"''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter bio |url=https://twitter.com/thesteveburnio? |access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:13, 3 May 2024 Tamoor Hussain (hist | edit) [405 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<blockquote>''Tamoor Hussain is the Managing Editor of GameSpot. He has been covering the video game industry for a really long time, having worked in news, features, reviews, video, and more. He loves Bloodborne and other From Software titles, is partial to the stealth genre, and can hold his own in fighting games too. Fear the Old Blood.''<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/profile/tamz/</ref></blockquote>") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:14, 3 May 2024 Simon Parkin (hist | edit) [394 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<blockquote>''Simon Parkin is a British author and journalist for magazines, newspapers and websites. He is contributing writer for the New Yorker, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS). His most recent book, The Island of Extraordinary Captives, is a New Yorker Book of the Year, and winner of The Wingate Literary Prize.''<ref>https://www.simonparkin.com/about</ref></blockquote>") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:54, 3 May 2024 Jeremy Peel (hist | edit) [474 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<blockquote>''Jeremy is a writer and editor with a decade’s experience across publications like Edge, Rock Paper Shotgun and PC Gamer. He’s been nominated for two games media awards, specialises in features and interviews, and gets a kick out of meeting the word count exactly. He was once told off by the director of Dishonored 2 for not having played Dishonored 2, an error he has since corrected.''<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/authors/jeremy-peel</ref></blockquote>") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:39, 2 May 2024 Jay Baylis (hist | edit) [67 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Art & Game director at Bytten Studio, developer of Cassette Beasts.") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:21, 2 May 2024 Episode 048 - Grand Theft Auto 3 Turns 20 (hist | edit) [602 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released October 22, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9aa listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Steve Burns, formerly of Videogamer.com, joins us to discuss Grand Theft Auto III as Rockstar North’s groundbreaking open world game turns 20 years old. Hear about its impact on games at the time, its best moments and how GTA would evolve in subsequent entries.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is f...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:16, 2 May 2024 Episode 047 - What Would Batman Do? (hist | edit) [1,004 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released October 15, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9ab listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''GameSpot’s Tamoor Hussain kindly joins us to discuss his career from CVG to working in the US, and to help us rank the Batman: Arkham games to mark the tenth anniversary of Arkham City.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Batman: Arkham Knight soundtrack by Nick Arundel and David Buckl...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:08, 2 May 2024 Episode 046 - Bad eBay Games Court - Listener Edition (hist | edit) [664 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released October 8, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9ac listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Judge Matthew Castle puts 16 of our listeners on trial for bad secondhand games purchases, and public defence attorney Samuel Roberts has been assigned to defend them. Who will live and who will die? Plus, hear about our favourite arcade games in this week’s episode.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music...") Tag: Visual edit