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The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastGhostbusters Games and gamesTM Memories (with Dave Scarborough)Matthew is away, lying in a hot tub in Scotland somewhere! So, this week Samuel is paired up with his former gamesTM colleague and draft menace Dave Scarborough. You get 45 minutes of magazine memories, then around 80 minutes on the history of Ghostbusters in games (spoiler alert: many of them are rubbish).Apologies for the slight headphone bleed you'll hear in this episode – our audio engineer, Matthew Castle, is away this week as mentioned (AKA the 'Samuel did his best' excuse).This week's music is from the Ghostbusters for Master System soundtrack by Tohru Na...
2025-08-012h 08The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastThe Art of Video Game Character Customisation (with Jen Simpkins)A delightfully unusual episode with a guest we like a lot. Matthew Castle lore fans are in for a treat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-111h 58The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWhat We've Been Playing (Death Stranding 2, Rematch, Date Everything, MindsEye)Matthew is fetching koalas for Chvrches in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, while Samuel is having year 11 lunchtime PTSD in Sloclap's football game Rematch. It's another WWBP episode!Games discussed: Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Rematch, Date Everything, MindsEye, Pipstrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Helldivers 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-041h 31The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastTwo Giant Men Play Indiana Jones and the Great CircleFinally, after a belated PS5 release, we dive deep into MachineGames' 2024 GOTY contender Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The first half is spoiler-free, then the second half goes deeper into the story with some fun bonus nonsense to boot (wait until you hear Matthew's pitch for The Fugitive tie-in game).This week's music is from the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle soundtrack by Gordy Haab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-272h 02The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastTwo Giant Men Play the Nintendo Switch 2A new Nintendo console is here. Matthew is truly submerged in the Switch 2 experience, while Samuel has merely dipped a toe in the water. Here's how we're finding it so far.This week's music is from the Mario Kart World soundtrack by Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda and Yutaro Takakuwa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-132h 03The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastFrom N64 Magazine to Gamesmaster to Games Publishing (with Geraint Evans)It's Matthew hosting the pod solo this week, and his guest is Geraint Evans, formerly of N64 magazine, NGC and Gamesmaster. These days, he's working at the publisher PQube.This week's music is from the Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 + 2 soundtracks by Hideaki Kobayashi and Fumie Kumatani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-062h 11The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWhat We've Been Playing (Doom: The Dark Ages, Blades of Fire, The Hundred Line, The Siege and the Sandfox)Matthew has almost finished the new Doom game, while Samuel has done about half of it – so that's the focus of this week's episode. Matthew also explains his appreciation of the new MercurySteam game, Blades of Fire, and digs deep into his never-ending playthrough of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy on Switch.This week's music is from The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy soundtrack by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-301h 23The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastThe Xbox 360 Games Mega DraftMuch to the chagrin of Matthew, who had to edit it, the four-person draft is back! This time, Samuel, Matthew, Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough are fighting over the best games on Xbox 360 (note: some of them may not be the best, but that's for you to decide).This week's music is from the Fable 2 soundtrack by Danny Elfman and Russell Shaw, plus the the Bayonetta soundtrack by Helena Noguerra, Bart Howard, as well as Norihiko Hibino, Takahiro Izutani, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, Takayasu Sodeoka, Erina Niwa, Yoshitaka Suzuki and Naoto Tanaka....
2025-04-182h 57The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastNintendo Switch 2 Games – Played!Later than usual, but hopefully worth it: Matthew plays all the Nintendo Switch 2 demos (except some ports no one cares about). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-04-111h 35The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWhat We've Been Playing (Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Avowed, Pirate Yakuza, Threshold)Matthew has played 20+ hours of Assassin's Creed for this episode, while Samuel turned it off after three and played Avowed instead. It's another 'what we've been playing' extravaganza! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-03-211h 38The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWe Play Monster Hunter Wilds – and Dive into the Series' Massive Success (with Joe Skrebels)Matthew finished Monster Hunter Wilds! Samuel didn't. This week we're joined by returning guest Joe Skrebels to discuss the newest game in Capcom's idiosyncratic series, as well as its meteoric rise in the West over the past decade plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-02-281h 27The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastFrom N64 Magazine to Crime Fiction (with Tim Weaver)Bestselling crime fiction author Tim Weaver is our guest this week. Of course, long-time print readers will know him best for his work on the magazines N64 and NGC! This is a Matthew-only episode, as the pair have known each other for years. Enjoy our deepest dive into '90s games mags yet.This week's music is from the Mario Kart 64 soundtrack by Kenta Nagata. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-02-072h 06The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastThe PS2 Games Mega-DraftThe PlayStation 2 is arguably the greatest video games console of all time. Over 44 competing picks for the system's best games, Matthew, Samuel and two other Giant Men – Dave Scarborough and Ashley Day – will prove why. Vote for the winner in the announcements channel of the Back Page Discord. This week's music is from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack by Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshihito Yano and Yuri Misumi, as well as the Gitaroo Man soundtrack by COIL, Tomohiro Harada and YUAN. Find the full list of picks at Patreon.com/back...
2025-01-172h 45The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastGames Court Is Back For 2025!Games Court is back! 23 listeners' pre-owned purchases go on trial in front of Judge Castle. Only the pathetic attorney Samuel Roberts can save them (or help send them to their deaths).This one is strong in the first half, drags for its third quarter, but brings the energy back for the final part. A net gain, for our great podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-01-101h 54The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWhat We've Been Playing (Dragon Age: The Veilguard, COD BLOPS 6, Batman: Arkham Shadow, Mario & Luigi: Brothership)Beefy games chat this week on all of the above – plus The Rise of the Golden Idol, FF7 Rebirth and Apex Legends.Thanks to Matthew 'Big Matty C' Castle for the edits this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-151h 25The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 201: Backlogeddon (with Jay Baylis)We all have too many games to play. One of our favourite guests, Jay Baylis, joins us to discuss how we all gathered massive backlogs – and what can be done to cure it.Matthew had a cold for this one. But he still went through and edited out all his coughs, bless him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-081h 18The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWhat We've Been Playing (Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)Matthew is zagging on the new Atlus RPG, is surprised at how much he's enjoying Silent Hill 2, and is at odds with Samuel on the merits of the newest Zelda game, Echoes of Wisdom.You'll laugh when you get to our predictions of the critical response to Metaphor... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-111h 16The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastThe PS4 DraftReturning guest Dave Scarborough (who?) joins us for our next three-person draft, focused on the PlayStation 4. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet.This week's music is from the Persona 5: Royal soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Thank you to Matthew 'Mr Basil Pesto' Castle for the edits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-042h 21The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastStar Wars Outlaws First Impressions, Gamescom 2024 and an Emergency MailbagIn this oddly lengthy grab bag of an episode, Matthew talks about the first few hours of Star Wars Outlaws (about 25 mins in), Samuel explains what he ate at Gamescom 2024, and both of us answer questions from the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-08-302h 12The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastWhat We've Been Playing (Anger Foot, Ace Attorney Investigations, Thank Goodness You're Here, Nobody Wants To Die)Is Astro Bot out yet? No? What about Star Wars: Outlaws and Space Marine 2? Not right now? Still? Fine.Then here's what we've spent our respective summers playing: an array of indie/double-A games ranging from disappointing to good. These include Anger Foot, Nobody Wants To Die, Another Code: Recollection, Thank Goodness You're Here and Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure. Plus, hear Matthew talk about the HD redo of the Ace Attorney Investigations games and Samuel ramble about Apex Legends nonsense (yet again)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-08-161h 20The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastNintendo Top 50 Part 1: The Art of List Making and ONM's Final Top 100Part one of our three-part effort to create a Nintendo top 50 list is here! This episode explores the process of making list features when you're working on a magazine or website, and the compromises and decisions that lead to the final result.Then, in the second half of the episode, we revisit the top 100 first-party Nintendo games from the final issue of ONM back in 2014, where Matthew explains the choices made. This sets the stage for what comes next...Look out for parts two and three across the next couple of weeks.
2024-07-261h 24The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 185: From The Miller Report to Wrestling (with Simon Miller)Our guest this week is wrestler, video personality, consultant and all-round good guy Simon Miller! Simon discusses his days running NRevolution magazine alone, working on X360 Magazine with Samuel, creating The Miller Report at VideoGamer and watching THQ burn from the inside in the early 2010s. It's quite a career!This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past soundtrack by Koji Kondo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-07-121h 21The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 182: Games Court – Big Sammy European Extreme EditionThe worst format in podcasting is back! For the first time since 2021, Samuel runs his pre-owned purchases past Judge Castle.This week's music is from The World Ends With You soundtrack by Takeharu Ishimoto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-211h 58The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 181: Top 10 Most Anticipated GamesWith a hangover from 90 June livestreams, Matthew and Samuel each deliver their 10 favourites from the hype season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-141h 29The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 180: The PlayStation Portable Draft (with Retro Gamer's Darran Jones)Matthew gets a well-deserved week off! Samuel's former colleague, Retro Gamer editor Darran Jones, steps into the draft dojo to celebrate Sony's first gaming handheld device. You get about 30 minutes of Darran talking about his career, then an hour of background preamble on the PSP, followed by 90 minutes of draft. Apologies in advance for the length, but hopefully it's a good listen! Vote for the winner @backpagepod on Twitter.This week's music is from the LocoRoco soundtrack by Nobuyuki Shimizu and Kemmei Adachi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-073h 00The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 175: From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (with Stuart Turton)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's love of video games, which runs incredibly deep.Samuel is away for this one. Matthew gets the name of the podcast slightly wrong at the start, but don't hold it against him.This week's music is from the Return of the Obra Dinn soundtrack by...
2024-05-031h 51The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 173: Games Court Returns!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. This week's music is 'PIMP' by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, as well as the Games Court theme by listener Adam Saucier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-192h 02The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 172: The Best Games of 2003Two 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. The games chat starts at 1 hour and 27 minutes if you'd just like the lists without the nonsense.This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker soundtrack by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi and Koji Kondo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-123h 01The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 170: The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (with Steven Messner)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. This week's music is from the Harvest Moon 64 soundtrack by Tsuyoshi Tanaka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-291h 52The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 169: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 RebirthMatthew 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.This week's music is from the FF7 Rebirth soundtrack by Mitsuto Suzuki and Masashi Hamauzu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-151h 27The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 167: What We've Been Playing (FF7 Rebirth, FF7 Remake, Balatro, Tomb Raider)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 Helldivers 2 into this episode. This week's music is from the FF7 Rebirth soundtrack by Mitsuto Suzuki and Masashi Hamauzu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-011h 15The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 164: How To Write A Feature About Games (with Jeremy Peel)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. Did we nail this episode? Ack, not *quite*. As Matthew put it after the edit, it's fine. We didn't entirely have the right energy for it this week, nor did we have a tight enough plan to conquer such a big subject in the second half. Always lovely to have Jeremy back on, though. This week's music is from the System Shock remake by...
2024-02-091h 52The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 160: Dubious MailbagAfter 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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-01-121h 02The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 156: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 (Disc 1)It's Matthew's first time through the original Final Fantasy 7. Ahead of the release of Rebirth in 2024, he explains what the hell is going on in disc one of this 26 year-old RPG, right up to the death of Aerith (and to a lesser extent, Cait Sith).This is our last new podcast for three weeks! Thanks for listening all year – we'll be back soon. Free feed listeners can look forward to a couple of Patreon samplers. This week's music is from the Final Fantasy 7 soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
2023-12-012h 07The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 155: The Licensed Games DraftSamuel and Matthew compete to pick the best selection of 10 licensed games, and discuss the wildly inconsistent history of games based on movies, TV shows, books and more. Matthew won this draft.This week's music is from the Blade Runner game soundtrack by Vangelis and Frank Klepacki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-241h 58The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 148: What We've Been Playing (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resi 4: Separate Ways, Cocoon)We've firmly entered silly season, and Matthew has finished Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Does it change his take on the CD Projekt RED FPS/RPG? Find out in this episode, along with his early thoughts on Assassin's Creed Mirage, Samuel's thoughts on Resi 4's Separate Ways DLC, and both our thoughts on indie sensation Cocoon. This week's music is from the Assassin's Creed Mirage soundtrack by Brendan Angelides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-061h 43The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 144: The Nintendo DS DraftMatthew and Samuel compete to pick the 15 best Nintendo DS games – after an extremely long preamble. Vote for the winner in the pinned tweet @backpagepod on Twitter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-082h 49The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 143: What We've Been Playing (Sea of Stars, Armored Core 6, My House, Dredge)Matthew is ill! Forgive us while we delay the DS draft a week and take it easy with a 'what we've been playing' pod. Matthew has played 10 hours of Sea of Stars, so we discuss that, the Doom mod My House, Armored Core 6, Paranormasight and Dredge.This week's music is from the Doom 2 soundtrack by Bobby Prince. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-011h 46The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 141: The Best Games of 2016One of our oldest and most popular episode formats returns as we count down the best games of 2016, a year that brought good news for everyone! Except Microsoft. And Nintendo. Everything from Uncharted 4 to Inside gets discussed in this bumper episode – alongside our (fairly dour) memories of the time working on magazines. Plus, hear all about Matthew's shattered knee at Gamescom yet again. Note that there's a factual error in this episode: Samuel says they should make Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo perpetually available on modern formats including Steam, which it is. Last year's Capcom Fighting Co...
2023-08-182h 41The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 137: The PlayStation 3 DraftMatthew and Samuel compete to pick the best 10 games (and one HD collection) that represent the PS3's somewhat inconsistent library. Voting is closed, but Samuel won this draft by around 62% to 38%.This week's music is from the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-212h 13The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 135: Nintendo in the '00s (with Wes Fenlon)Our guest this week is PC Gamer Senior Editor Wes Fenlon, who talks to us about his career in games media, his newsletter Read Only Memo, and Nintendo during the GameCube/GBA episode. You'll also hear about some of the differences between UK and US games media, and a quick therapy session for Samuel's benefit. A lot of ground is covered in this one – enjoy! This week's music is from Cubivore, probably? Matthew edited this one and didn't say where the music came from – and at the time of writing he's on a train to Belgium, so w...
2023-07-072h 12The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 133: Top 5 Final Fantasy GamesSamuel and Matthew revisit the classic Square Enix/Squaresoft RPG series this week. Well, the bits they know about, anyway. Plus, hear what Matthew thinks of Final Fantasy XVI, which just launched on PS5. This week's music is from the Final Fantasy XV soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura, the Final Fantasy XVI soundtrack by Masayoshi Soken, the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack by Masashi Hamauzu and the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers soundtrack by Hidenori Iwasaki, Ryo Yamazaki and Kumi Tanioka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Credo PodcastWhat was the Reformation debate over the Lord’s Supper really about? Matthew Barrett and Samuel BierigIn episode 4 of this mini-series, Samuel Bierig asks Matthew Barrett, author of newly released book The Reformation as Renewal (Zondervan Academic), about the intense divisions over the Lord’s Supper during… Download Audio
2023-06-0600 minThe Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 130: The Xbox 360 DraftIs the Xbox 360 the greatest console ever made? That's one of the questions we tackle on this episode before competing to pick the 10 best games on this celebrated platform across a variety of categories. Vote for the winner of the draft in our pinned tweet @BackPagePod. And remember, it's just a bit of fun! Except for the bits where we talk shit and take what the other person says very personally.Samuel won this draft in the end, after Matthew initially took a strong lead.This week's music is from the Mirror's Edge...
2023-06-021h 57Credo PodcastWill the real Luther please stand up? Matthew Barrett and Samuel BierigIn episode 3 of this mini-series, Samuel Bierig asks Matthew Barrett, author of the new book The Reformation as Renewal, to introduce us to another side of Martin Luther, that… Download Audio
2023-05-2400 minThe Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 128: Two Giant Men Play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomMatthew has played 40 hours of the new Zelda, Samuel has played 10. How are they getting on? Expect very light spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom in this episode, and expect us to revisit this Nintendo epic in more detail at a later date. This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom soundtrack by Manaka Kataoka, Maasa Miyoshi, Masato Ohashi and Tsukasa Usui. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-191h 37The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 125: The Shinji Mikami Hall of Fame (with Rich Stanton)With Samuel away, Matthew and returning special guest Rich Stanton from PC Gamer build a hall of fame from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's body of work. This week's music is from the Resident Evil: Director's Cut by Makoto Tomozawa, Koichi Hiroki and Masami Ueda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-282h 20The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 124: The Best Games of 2015Our popular series of best of lists returns with the 2015 edition, featuring two top 10s of the year's best games. Hear about Matthew and Samuel's burgeoning friendship during a press trip to Germany, and forgive us as we get tired towards the end of this episode since we recorded it on a Sunday night. This week's music is from the Fallout 4 soundtrack by Inon Zur and the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number soundtrack by The Green Kingdom (aka Mike Cottone). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-213h 06The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 123: The Best Star Wars GamesSamuel assembles a power ranking of the video games based on the Star Wars movies, and Matthew politely humours him. This week's music is from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic soundtrack by Jeremy Soule and The Force Unleashed soundtrack by Mark Griskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-142h 08The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 122: What We've Been Playing (Diablo 4, PSVR2, Tchia)In this week's episode, Samuel suffers from jetlag and Matthew suffers from living as we recount what we've been playing lately – everything except Resident Evil 4 Remake, anyway. Games discussed this week include Celeste, Diablo 4, Tchia, Resident Evil 1 Remake and a slew of PSVR 2 stuff. We'll return with our next regular episode on April 14th, though Patreon folk will get a new XL episode in the meantime on the best Mario moments.This week's music is from the Final Fantasy X soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
2023-03-312h 00The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 119: The Capcom Games DraftThe draft is back! Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the 10 best Capcom games from the developer/publisher's extensive and dazzling library. If you like fighting games, apologies in advance. Samuel won this draft.This week's music is from the Devil May Cry 5 soundtrack by Casey Edwards and Ali Edwards, and the Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny soundtrack by Taro Iwashiro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-101h 54The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 118: Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Games Worth Grabbing Before The eShop ClosesOn this week's shorter episode, Matthew fires through a whole bunch of recommendations to check out on 3DS and Wii U before their respective eShops close on March 27th. The full list can be found on Patreon.com/backpagepod if you miss any of it.This week's music is from the Affordable Space Adventures soundtrack by Harry Damm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-031h 24The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 116: The Last of Us Revisited – and our Verdict on the HBO ShowOn this week's episode, we go deep on The Last of Us. We recall our original thoughts on the game from back in 2013 and give our verdict on the HBO show so far. Plus, Matthew talks us through his thoughts on the PS5 remake of the game. Apologies for the half-remembered bits. We'll explain the spoiler rules in the episode. This week's music is from The Last of Us soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-171h 50The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 110: New Year MailbagEasing ourselves back in to another year of podcasting, we tackle more than 20 listener questions – from our favourite videogame box art to the best games we never finished. Samuel was suffering with Covid during this episode, so it's a slightly gentler one than normal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-062h 04The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 108: The RPG Companions DraftOn this week's episode, we each try to assemble the 'dream' RPG party across 14 categories. Predictably, we each created nightmares instead. Matthew won this draft, if you're coming to this episode late.This week's music is from the Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-162h 00The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 107: Leaving Games Media (with Andy Kelly)Three-time special guest Andy Kelly is back to discuss his exit from games media after 18 years – and to share eight review scores he feels he got slightly wrong from his time working on PSM2/3, PC Gamer and The Gamer. Matthew and Samuel, meanwhile, shed some light on their own decisions to move on in years past.This week's music is from the Disco Elysium soundtrack by British Sea Power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-091h 17The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 106: 2022 Gaming Predictions RevisitedDid someone buy Capcom this year? Did Nightdive remaster the N64 South Park FPS? Did Samuel play FF14? We revisit our 22 predictions from the start of the year to see just how wrong we were – though a couple did pay off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-021h 25The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 105: Two Giant Men Play God of War RagnarokMatthew and Samuel both played God of War Ragnarök. But Matthew actually finished it! Enjoy this almost entirely spoiler-free take on the year's big blockbuster. If you want to know nothing about Ragnarök, consider putting this one on hold – but it doesn't spoil anything more than a review would. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-251h 37The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 104: Cyberpunk 2077 RevisitedSamuel finally played Cyberpunk 2077 properly, and had a (mostly) good time! This episode interrogates CD Projekt RED's RPG/shooter, two years after release and firmly outside the shadow of the marketing campaign that made it such a headache to write about in the first place. This week's music is from the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack by P. T. Adamczyk, Marcin Przybyłowicz and Paul Leonard-Morgan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-181h 44The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 101: Bayonetta 3 and the PlatinumGames Hall of FameThe wonderful 101st episode of The Back Page attempts to build a 5-game hall of fame from the entire PlatinumGames catalogue. Plus, Matthew has been reviewing Bayonetta 3 on Switch – hear his thoughts on the latest (but perhaps not greatest) entry in the hack-and-slash brawler series.This week's music is from the Bayonetta 2 soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino, Takahiro Izutani, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, Naofumi Harada, Satoshi Igarashi, Hitomi Kurokawa and Takayasu Sodeoka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-281h 54The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 99: Best Visual Novels (with Lucy Blundell)Indie developer Lucy Blundell (One Night Stand, the upcoming VIDEOVERSE) joins us to discuss one of Matthew's favourite genres: the (usually) non-horny visual novel.This week's music is from the 428: Shibuya Scramble soundtrack by Naoki Sato and Hideki Sakamoto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-142h 22The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 96: GTA Clones on Trial (with Jeremy Peel)From The Getaway to Sleeping Dogs, this week Judge Matthew Castle puts the open world games that followed in GTA 3's wake on trial. Jeremy Peel returns to help make the cast for Driv3r, among other games.This week's music is from the Driv3r soundtrack by Marc Canham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-09-232h 24The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 94: Splatoon 3 + Nintendo's Newer Series ExplainedMatthew talks us through his many hours agonising over a Splatoon 3 review in this week's episode, which features a detailed breakdown of what's new (or not) in Nintendo's latest online shooter. Plus, we break down key examples of new Nintendo series from the past year and explain what they represent in the overall breadth of its output.This week's music is from Bayonetta 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-09-091h 44The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 90: The '90s Games Mag Quiz and MailbagSamuel and Matthew ask each other to guess the game based on quotes taken from '90s games magazines – then answer a whole suite of listener questions in part two.This week's music is from Final Fantasy VIII, composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-122h 13The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 88: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Verdict and a Series RetrospectiveSlightly later than usual, RockPaperShotgun EIC Katharine Castle rejoins us to discuss the Xenoblade Chronicles series in enormous detail. Hear Matthew's thoughts on Xenoblade Chronicles 3 after 140 hours of playing it, and enjoy a great new quiz known as 'Xenoblade ingredient or '90s drug slang?'.This week's music is from the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack by Kenji Hiramatsu and the Xenoblade Chronicles X soundtrack by Hiroyuki Sawano. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-07-301h 57The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 82: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games (with Jeremy Peel)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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-171h 49The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 81: The '90s PC Games DraftSamuel and Matthew each compete to pick the 10 best PC games released in the years 1990 to 1999 – the poll is closed now but Matthew won this one.This week's music is from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert soundtrack by Frank Klepacki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-102h 14The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 77: Best Star Wars Guilty Pleasure GamesIn 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 that.This week's music is from the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed soundtrack by Mark Griskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-05-131h 50The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 75: Oh No, Another Mailbag (And Matthew Finishes Horizon Forbidden West)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!One factual error in this episode: Sunset Overdrive was released in 2014 rather than 2015.Our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-292h 03The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 69: The PS Vita DraftWho 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.This week's music is from Hotline Miami by Scattle, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-03-182h 03The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 67: Two Giant Men Play Elden RingSamuel and Matthew have played Elden Ring for a combined 37 hours – here's what they think so far. This week's music is from the Elden Ring soundtrack by Yuka Kitamura. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-03-041h 59The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 66: Uncharted Games (and the Mediocre Movie)Matthew's seen the Uncharted movie, which is a nice excuse for a deep dive into one of our favourite PlayStation series. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-02-251h 48The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 64: The Game Pass Competitor DraftMatthew Castle Productions and Big Sammy Holdings are each taking on Game Pass. Who built the best gaming subscription service? Matthew won this one.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 Motoi Sakuraba, Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, Noriyuki Iwadare, Yasunori Mitsuda and Takahiro Nishi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-02-111h 34The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 62: Pokémon Games (with Jay Baylis)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.This week's music is from the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl soundtrack by Shota Kageyama, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato and Morikazu Aoki, the Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby soundtrack by Shota Kageyama, Minako Adachi, Hideaki Kuroda and Hitomi Sato, and the Super Smash Bros Ultimate soundtrack by Shota Kageyama, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Mas...
2022-01-281h 54The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 60: The Nintendo Wii DraftMatthew 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%.This week's music is from the Wii Sports Resort soundtrack by Ryo Nagamatsu, the Super Mario Galaxy 2 soundtrack by Mahito Yokota, Ryo Nagamatsu and Koji Kondo, and The Last Story soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-142h 05The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 59: 22 Bold Gaming Predictions About 2022Samuel 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.This week's music is from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 soundtrack by Frank Klepacki and the Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack by Ace+. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-071h 32The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 54: The Best Halo GamesIn 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.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 Jinnouchi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-12-031h 34The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 53: The Xbox vs GameCube DraftWho 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. Wondering who won this one? It was Matthew, with around 60% of the vote.This week's music is from the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka, the Metroid Prime soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto and Kouichi Kyuma, The Simpsons: Hit and Run soundtrack by Marc Baril, Jeff Tymoschuk and Allan Levy, and the Max Payne 2: The Fall o...
2021-11-262h 08The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 52: The Best Games of 2011 (except Dark Souls)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. This episode's music is from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim soundtrack, the Pullblox soundtrack by Shoh Murakami and the Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-193h 07The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 50: How Games Magazines Get MadeIn 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. This week's music is from the Apex Legends soundtrack by Stephen Barton, the Metroid Dread soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto and the Returnal soundtrack by The Haxan Cloak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-051h 58The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 49: 15 Horror Games We Love (with Louise Blain)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 piece Samuel mentions in this episode: https://www.pcgamer.com/how-a-spooky-game-about-being-alone-on-a-server-launched-an-accidental-arg/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-10-291h 52The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 46: Bad eBay Games Court – Listener EditionJudge 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. This week's music is from The Testament of Sherlock Holmes soundtrack by Alexandre Dudko and the Metroid: Other M soundtrack by Kuniaki Haishima. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-10-081h 36The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 44: The N64 Mini DraftTo 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 episode was recorded before Nintendo confirmed N64 games were coming to the Switch Online service.The winner of this episode was Matthew Castle.This week's music is from the Rogue Squadron soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck, the Super Smash Bros. soundtrack by H...
2021-09-242h 07The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 43: Deathloop and Immersive Sims (with Jeremy Peel)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. This week's music is from the Deathloop soundtrack by Tom Salta and Ross Tregenza, the Deus Ex soundtrack by Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos and Dan Gardopee, and the Deus Ex: Human Revolution soundtrack by Michael McCann. Here's where Warren Spector's definition of the immersive sim comes from: https://ww...
2021-09-171h 59The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 41: Bad eBay Games Court – The RetrialJudge 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. This week's music is from Silent Hill: Shattered Memories by Akira Yamaoka, the No More Heroes 3 soundtrack by Nobuaki Kaneko, Jun Fukuda and Kazuhiro "MEEBEE" Abo, and the Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulation soundtrack by Noriyuki Iwadare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-031h 52The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 38: The PS2 Mini DraftWhat 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!The winner of this episode was Samuel.This week's music comes from the Gitaroo Man soundtrack by COIL, Tomohiro Harada and YUAN, the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino and Cynthia Harrell, the Final Fantasy XII...
2021-08-132h 01The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 36: The Best Ace Attorney GamesTake 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.This week's music: Phoenix Wright ~ Objection! 2013 (Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies), Investigation - The Core (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles), Godot ~ The Fragrance of Black Coffee (Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations) and Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Révolutionnaire (Ace Attorney: Spirit Of Justice) by Noriyuki Iwadare, Yasumasa Kitagawa, Hiromitsu Maeba. Toshihiko Horiyama and Masami Onodera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
2021-07-301h 54The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 35: Steam Deck and Creating the Perfect HandheldWith 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) perfect handheld games console. This week's music is from the Heavy Rain soundtrack by the late Normand Corbeil, the Control soundtrack by Petri Alanko and Martin Stig Andersen, and the Space Harrier soundtrack by Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Yu Suzuki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
2021-07-231h 29The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 34: The Best Zelda GamesMatthew 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 expert.This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack by Koji Kondo, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword soundtrack by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota and Takeshi Hama, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening soundtrack on...
2021-07-162h 17The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 27: The Game Developer DraftMicrosoft 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 was Samuel.This week's music is from the Hades soundtrack by Darren Korb, and the Toy Story on Genesis soundtrack by Andy Blythe an...
2021-05-281h 32The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 26: The Best Detective Games (with Andy Kelly)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 Kenji Yamamoto, the Return of the Obra Dinn soundtrack by Lucas Pope and the Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations soundtrack by Noriyuki Iwadare. Hosted...
2021-05-211h 48The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 24: Resident Evil Village and the best Resi gamesWe've both finished Resident Evil Village, and in this spoiler-free episode we'll talk you through our thoughts on the eighth entry in Capcom's brilliant survival horror series. In the second half, Matthew and Samuel will count down their 5 best Resident Evil games from across the series.This episode's music is from the Resident Evil 4 soundtrack by Misao Senbongi and the Resident Evil 5 soundtrack by Kota Suzuki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-072h 05The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 23: The Best Games of 2008From Dead Space to Grand Theft Auto 4, 2008 was a phenomenal year in gaming. In this episode, hear Samuel and Matthew count down their respective top 10 best games of 2008 lists, and flash back to the big events of this year in the HD generation console wars. This week's music is from the Fable 2 soundtrack by Russell Shaw, the No More Heroes soundtrack by the Genki Rockets, and the GTA 4 soundtrack by Michael Hunter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-302h 53The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 17: The Best Nintendo 3DS Games (with Joe Skrebels)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: Awakening soundtrack by Hiroki Morishita and Rei Kondoh; the Super Mario 3D Land soundtrack by Asuka Hayazaki, Takeshi Hama and Mahito Yokota; the Kid Icarus: Uprising soundtrack by Motoi Sakuraba, Yuzo...
2021-03-192h 43The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 15: Bad eBay Games CourtSamuel Roberts stands accused of crimes against good taste – will the honorable judge Matthew Castle find him innocent or guilty, based on 18 dodgy eBay games purchases made over the past 12 months? We also talk about the idea of collecting games generally in this episode, and reveal how big our Steam libraries are. This week's music is from the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack by Lex Horton and the Phoenix Wright trilogy soundtrack by Masakazu Sugimori and Akemi Kimura. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-051h 42The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 14: The Best Games of 2007From Uncharted: Drake's Fortune to Crackdown, which were the best games of 2007? Matthew and Samuel share their top 10 lists, and delve into their memories of covering the early days of HD console gaming. This week's music is from the God Hand soundtrack by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda, the Halo 3 soundtrack by Marty O'Donnell and the Hotel Dusk: Room 415 soundtrack by Satoshi Okubo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-262h 40The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 13: The big Nintendo Switch games of 2021The long-awaited Nintendo Direct hit this week, and we've picked out 12 highlights for discussion, from No More Heroes 3 to Skyward Sword HD. It's definitely not just an excuse to hear some more of Matthew's great Nintendo thoughts and anecdotes, but hey, it's a nice bonus.This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota and Takeshi Hama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-191h 11The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 8: Games Magazine Covers...From Hell!Matthew and Samuel discuss the art of making covers for games magazines. See the covers discussed in the episode for yourself using this link: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/backpagegames/the-back-page-magazine-covers/If you're having trouble using the link on your podcasting app of choice, you'll also find them on Twitter @BackPagePod.This week's music is from the Pillars of Eternity soundtrack by Justin E Bell, the Mass Effect Andromeda soundtrack by John Paesano and the Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright soundtrack by Tomohito Nishiura and Yasumasa Kitagawa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2021-01-151h 48The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 5: Cyberpunk 2077 and How To Review Big GamesThe 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 the second half, we discuss the ways in which writing about big games has changed over the years. Note that this episode was recorded before Sony pulled Cyberpunk 2077 from sale on the PlayStation Store - the conversation around this game has changed quickly...This week's music is...
2020-12-251h 18The Back Page: A Video Games PodcastEpisode 4: The Best Games of 2006From Twilight Princess to Gears of War, travel back to the dawn of HD gaming in our 2006-themed retrospective podcast. Matthew and Samuel both count down their top 10 games from that year, and recall the biggest news headlines, from Peter Moore's ludicrous GTA 4 tattoo to the PS3's pricing disaster. Get ready for a comfy 2.5 hours of nostalgia (hopefully not in an unbearable way). This week's music comes from the Bully soundtrack by Shawn Lee, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess soundtrack by Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta and Koji Kondo, and the Rhythm Tengoku soundtrack by Tsunku and M...
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