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- 20:04, 2 May 2024 Episode 045 - From GBA Reviews to The New Yorker (hist | edit) [684 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released October 1, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9ad listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''Our guest this week is journalist and author Simon Parkin. Hear how Simon broke the news of Hideo Kojima’s departure from Konami, among many other fascinating industry stories, and learn how he turned reviewing GBA games into a career writing for The New Yorker.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:00, 2 May 2024 Episode 044 - The N64 Mini Draft (hist | edit) [2,315 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released September 24, 2021 [https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9ae ''listen''] Show notes:<blockquote>''To mark the 25th anniversary of the N64’s release in North America, Matthew and Samuel each compete to pick the 10 best games on the system for a hypothetical N64 Mini console. After you’ve heard our selections, you can vote for the winner @BackPagePod on Twitter until the end of September. Note that this epi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:39, 2 May 2024 Episode 043 - Deathloop and Immersive Sims (hist | edit) [1,066 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released September 17, 2021 [https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9af listen] Show notes: <blockquote>''We’ve finished Deathloop! Enjoy spoiler-free impressions of Arkane’s latest game from Samuel, Matthew and our guest, the brilliant freelance writer Jeremy Peel. In hour two, hear about the history of the immersive sim, with chatter about Deus Ex, Thief and more games that defined Deathloop’s lineage.''</bl...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:57, 1 May 2024 Episode 042 - The Best Games of 2010 (hist | edit) [2,081 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released September 10, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b0 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Two very different top 10 lists from 2010, one of the best years of gaming in modern memory. The usual mix of magazine memories and news from the time. That’s it! Enjoy.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music is from the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack by Bill Elm & Woody Jackson, the Halo Reach soundtr...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:18, 1 May 2024 Episode 041 - Bad eBay Games Court - The Retrial (hist | edit) [765 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released September 3, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b1 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Judge Matthew Castle will decide if defendant Samuel Roberts lives or dies over a series of dodgy games purchases! Enjoy this sequel to our 15th episode from back in March, and hear our thoughts on Deathloop (after 7 hours with a preview build) and No More Heroes 3.''</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:16, 1 May 2024 Episode 040 - The Indie Games Hall of Fame Vol. 1 (hist | edit) [816 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released August 27, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b2 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Katharine Castle of Rock Paper Shotgun returns to the podcast this week, as we each recommend five indie games we like. That’s 15 recommendations in total! Plus: another baffling listener question about Yuji Naka.''</blockquote> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Katharine's Picks |- |''SteamWorld Heist'' |- |''Holedown...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:53, 1 May 2024 Episode 039 - Games Magazine Rivalries (hist | edit) [908 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released August 20, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b3 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>Dan Dawkins, former editor of PSM2 and current Content Director of Games and Film at Future, joins us to discuss his long history in games media. You’ll hear some of the best games magazine stories on this podcast yet, including encounters with Hideo Kojima and how PSM2 (and later PSM3) popularised the Let’s P...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:48, 1 May 2024 Episode 038 - The PS2 Mini Draft (hist | edit) [1,750 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released August 13, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b4 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''What if Sony released a PS2 Mini? And what if it was good? In this week’s episode, Matthew and Samuel each pick 10 games to be released with a hypothetical PS2 Mini. Head to the poll on our pinned tweet @BackPagePod to vote on who picked the best games, and we’ll announce the winner on a future episode!''</block...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:36, 1 May 2024 Episode 037 - Games We've Been Playing in 2021 (hist | edit) [1,058 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released August 6, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b5 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''It’s a simple podcast about the games we’ve been playing in 2021 so far – both old and new. From The Last of Us Part 2 to Neo: The World Ends With You and Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, we cover plenty of ground in this episode, and answer your questions about open world games and video game theme parks.'...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:34, 1 May 2024 Episode 036 - The Best Ace Attorney Games (hist | edit) [1,838 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released July 30, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b6 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>Take a spoiler-free dive into the Phoenix Wright series and its various spin-offs, as Matthew gives his verdict on the long-awaited The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and reels off the 10 best entries in this immortal Capcom visual novel series.</blockquote><blockquote>''This week’s music: Phoenix Wright ~ Objection!...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:24, 1 May 2024 Episode 035 - Steam Deck and Creating the Perfect Handheld (hist | edit) [780 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released July 23, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b7 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>With Valve moving into the handheld market, we reflect on whether there’s a place for a Switch-style PC in this episode. Plus! In a sequel of sorts to our Bad eBay Games Court episode, Big Sammy Holdings and Matthew Castle Productions are moving into the hardware market – hear us conceptualise the (fictional) perfe...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:23, 1 May 2024 Episode 034 - The Best Zelda Games (hist | edit) [1,456 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released July 16, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9b8 listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''Matthew has played The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, which is out now. Does he still think it’s worth an Edge 10 a decade later? Find out in this episode, and discover where it ranks in Matthew’s list of the top 10 Zelda games to date. Expect lots of deep dissection of Nintendo’s series from a genuine exper...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:18, 1 May 2024 Episode 033 - The Best Games of 2009 (hist | edit) [1,876 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:09, 1 May 2024 Episode 032 - Games Previews... From Hell! (hist | edit) [831 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released July 2, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9ba listen]'' Show notes:<blockquote>''How do you write about a game that’s not actually finished yet? In this episode, we dig into the art of writing games magazine cover features, covering weird demos and dealing with the hype cycle in general. Hear about our experiences visiting the studios behind Pokémon and Assassin’s Creed, and more embarrassing...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:14, 29 April 2024 Episode 031 - The Best Sonic Games (feat. Jay Baylis) (hist | edit) [1,391 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:37, 29 April 2024 Episode 030 - Let's Turn E3 2021 into a Games Magazine (hist | edit) [565 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:35, 29 April 2024 Episode 029 - Does E3 Still Matter? (hist | edit) [648 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:29, 29 April 2024 Episode 028 - Mailbag Vol. 2 (hist | edit) [653 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:14, 29 April 2024 Episode 022 - Game Review Scores We Got Right (hist | edit) [629 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released April 22, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9c4 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>In this sequel episode to ‘Games Review Scores We Got Wrong’, hear more about our process of assigning scores to classic games as we pick out the times we got it right. It’s two men, getting defensive about old review scores. What makes a better podcast than that? This week’s music is from the Resident Evil 6...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:13, 29 April 2024 Episode 020 - Games Magazine Covers... From Heaven! (hist | edit) [1,813 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:57, 29 April 2024 Episode 018 - Mailbag (hist | edit) [689 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released March 26, 2021 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9c8 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''You sent in 31 questions about gaming, ranging from demo discs to how games are reviewed, and we answered them! This week, we pause for breath, and just enjoy a Q&A with our listeners. Regular service resumes next week.'' ''It’s a very straightforward episode, but it covers a wide range of subjects, even if it’...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:35, 29 April 2024 Episode 016 - Game Developer Interviews... From Hell! (hist | edit) [714 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:22, 26 April 2024 Episode 013 - The big Nintendo Switch games of 2021 (hist | edit) [609 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:50, 24 April 2024 Katharine Castle (hist | edit) [925 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Current managing editor of Eurogamer. Formerly editor of Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Married to Matthew Castle. <blockquote>''Katharine is Eurogamer's Managing Editor and primary spreadsheet organiser. Since 2012, she's been a specialist in PC games and PC hardware, writing for Computer Shopper, Expert Reviews, MCV and most recently Rock Paper Shotgun, where she was Editor-In-Chief from 2021 to 2024. She's always loved video games, growing up on a steady diet of Nintendo and F...") Tag: Visual edit originally created as "Katherine Castle"
- 18:22, 24 April 2024 Episode 012 - Super Mario 3D World - the Best 3D Mario Game? (hist | edit) [598 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:19, 24 April 2024 Episode 009 - Hitman 3 and the 10 best Hitman levels (hist | edit) [1,557 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:10, 24 April 2024 Episode 007 - 21 wild gaming predictions about 2021 (hist | edit) [1,725 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 17:20, 23 April 2024 Episode 005: Cyberpunk 2077 and How To Review Big Games (hist | edit) [969 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released December 25, 2020 ''[https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9d5 listen]'' Show notes: <blockquote>''The story of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is now much bigger than the game itself. Still, in this episode, Matthew discusses his 70 hours playing the glitchy but nonetheless fascinating game, while Samuel throws questions at him about the game’s best quests and why it’s not a very good immersive sim. In...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:14, 23 April 2024 Episode 003: James Bond games, from Goldeneye to IO Interactive (hist | edit) [1,402 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 17:08, 23 April 2024 Episode 002: Game Review Scores We Got Wrong (hist | edit) [566 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 16:55, 23 April 2024 Episode 001: PS5 vs. Xbox Series X (hist | edit) [807 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:44, 22 April 2024 Episode 015 - Bad eBay Games Court (hist | edit) [1,206 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The first episode to feature Games Court. Matthew decides which of Samuel's eBay purchases while under lockdown are reasonable, and which are not. [https://shows.acast.com/the-back-page-a-video-games-podcast/episodes/6249ec71be92a6001320e9cb listen] Category:Episode Category:Games Court") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:34, 19 April 2024 Episode 027 - The Game Developer Draft (hist | edit) [1,545 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 28, 2021 Show notes: <blockquote>''Microsoft has been on a spending spree in acquiring developers over the past few years, from Obsidian to buying the entirety of Bethesda. In this episode, Matthew and Samuel can each pick 6 game developers to build a new publisher – but it’s competitive, and they can’t pick any of the same choices. After you listen, head on over to @BackPagePod on Twitter to cast your vote on who won!'' ''The winner of this episode...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:03, 19 April 2024 Episode 026 - The Best Detective Games (feat. Andy Kelly) (hist | edit) [997 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 21, 2021 Show notes:<blockquote>Andy Kelly from PC Gamer joins us to talk through what makes a great detective game, whether it’s a compelling mystery, a certain type of setting or something else. Get a deep dive into the genre, then a heap of recommendations as Andy and Matthew each count down their 5 favourite detective games. This week’s music is from the LA Noire soundtrack by Andrew Hale, the Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir soundtrack by...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:25, 17 April 2024 Episode 025 - The Mass Effect Trilogy and the Best Companions (hist | edit) [819 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Released May 14, 2021 Show notes:<blockquote>With Mass Effect: Legendary Edition now available, we’re revisiting the original Mass Effect trilogy in this episode, a defining HD-era series of games. What impact did it have on the RPG genre, for better or worse? What happened to BioWare in the years afterwards? And what future does the series have, if any? This week’s music is from the Mass Effect 2 soundtrack by Jack Wall and the Mass Effect 3 soundtrack by Clint Ma...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:11, 17 April 2024 A Back Page fansite (hist | edit) [357 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A fansite for The Back Page located at https://www.backpagepod.co.uk/. Most of the data here came from there, and its existence essentially renders this wiki redundant. However, the joke is Samuel saying "Add that to the wiki," not "Add that to the fansite," so it seemed a worthwhile, or at least nominally humourous, endeavor to pursue.") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:07, 17 April 2024 Episode 024 - Resident Evil Village and the best Resi games (hist | edit) [1,077 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page added data) Tag: Visual edit
- 20:00, 17 April 2024 Episode 023 - The Best Games of 2008 (hist | edit) [1,460 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page added data) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:48, 17 April 2024 Episode 021 - The Best Yakuza Games (feat. Phil Savage) (hist | edit) [623 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created, added data) Tag: Visual edit
- 17:55, 17 April 2024 Episode 019 - PS3 and PS Vita Games Worth Saving From Oblivion (hist | edit) [1,263 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page, added data) Tag: Visual edit
- 17:47, 17 April 2024 Episode 014 - The Best Games of 2007 (hist | edit) [1,249 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page, added top ten lists) Tag: Visual edit
- 15:59, 17 April 2024 Episodes 010 & 011 - Best Games of the Console Generation (hist | edit) [3,074 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Release Date January 29, 2021<blockquote>''Two top 30 lists of the best games on PS4, Xbox One and Wii U from the past 7 or 8 years – this episode covers games 30-16 on both our lists. Part 2 is coming next Friday. Enjoy.'' ''This week’s music is from the Prey soundtrack by Mick Gordon, the Danganronpa V3 soundtrack by Masafumi Takada and the Final Fantasy XV soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura.''</blockquote> {| class="wikitable" |+ ! !Matthew's Ranking !Samuel's Ranking...")
- 20:32, 16 April 2024 Episode 008 - Games Magazine Covers... From Hell! (hist | edit) [2,148 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page, started adding images.) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:41, 16 April 2024 Episode 017 - The Best Nintendo 3DS Games (hist | edit) [1,775 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Release Date of March 19, 2021 Show Notes:<blockquote>''The Nintendo 3DS turns 10 years old this month in the US and Europe, and in this episode, we’re counting down the system’s best games. We’re joined by a special guest (and former employee of Matthew’s) to supercharge our Nintendo expertise: IGN’s Joe Skrebels! Hear about the history of this system, and learn about the many highlights of its library.'' ''This week’s music is from the Fire Emblem: Awaken...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:53, 16 April 2024 Episode 006: The Best Games of 2020 (hist | edit) [1,501 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page, started putting in the episode results) Tag: Visual edit
- 17:18, 16 April 2024 Episode 004: The Best Games of 2006 (hist | edit) [1,262 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Samuel: Gears of War Kingdom Hearts 2 Loco Roco Tetris DS Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition Animal Crossing: Wild World Canis Canem Edit Shadow of the Colossus Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Matthew: Guitar Hero 2 Tomb Raider Legend Psychonauts Wii Sports Trauma Centre: Second Opinion Canis Canem Edit Hitman: Blood Money Rhythm Tengoku The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney")
- 22:59, 5 April 2024 List of Episodes (hist | edit) [32,009 bytes] Backpagewiki (talk | contribs) (Created page, added 2020 episodes) Tag: Visual edit
- 20:57, 5 April 2024 The Backpage Podcast Drinking Game (hist | edit) [401 bytes] 73.12.111.81 (talk) (Created) Tag: Visual edit
- 20:57, 5 April 2024 Samuel Roberts (hist | edit) [458 bytes] 73.12.111.81 (talk) (Created page with "Samuel Roberts is one half of The Back Page podcast. He has extensive experience covering video games, primarily for magazines on the other imprint that I can't remember the name of. Sam regularly jokes about adding random facts to the podcast's wiki, inadvertently inspiring the creation of this site.") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:56, 5 April 2024 Matthew Castle (hist | edit) [589 bytes] 73.12.111.81 (talk) (Created) Tag: Visual edit