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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle

Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry "Epoch" Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:40:10

PC Gaming Classics Episode 6: Quake Vs Half-Life

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/09/24

PC Gaming Classics reaches its conclusion (for now) as Jeremy and Phil pit Half-Life against Quake in the longest episode to date. Phil won the Review Wars segment of this one. We hope you enjoyed this miniseries, and we're excited to see what Jeremy and Phil record next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:49:03

PC Gaming Classics Episode 5: Jurassic Park: Trespasser

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2023/09/24

The penultimate episode of Jeremy Peel and Phil Iwaniuk's PC Gaming Classics series finally lands on the free feed, investigating Trespasser: Jurassic Park, an all-timer Back Page draft pick. Thanks to Jeremy and Phil for their hard work on this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:49:30

Episode 146: Two Giant Men Play Starfield

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2023/09/22

We've each played 25 hours of Starfield – here's what we thought. This week's music is from the Starfield soundtrack by Inon Zur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:59:04

Episode 145: eBay Games Court: The Mediocre Return of...

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2023/09/15

Happy, you sickos? It's the latest entry in our bizarre Games Court format. 20 listeners submit their pre-owned game purchases (and lengthy life stories) to Judge Castle. Those found guilty will die...by Pikmin. This week's music is by listener Adam Saucier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:49:34

Episode 144: The Nintendo DS Draft

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2023/09/08

Matthew 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.

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1:46:50

Episode 143: What We've Been Playing (Sea of Stars,...

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2023/09/01

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.

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2:05:08

Episode 142: The Dreaded Mailbag

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2023/08/25

We answer a lot of listener questions in this week's episode. It's fun for the first hour, it sags in the second, but gets it back just at the end. A 6/10 episode. Thank you for your polite tolerance! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:41:29

Episode 141: The Best Games of 2016

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2023/08/18

One 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

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1:54:59

Episode 140: Old RPGs and Baldur's Gate 3 (with...

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2023/08/11

With Baldur's Gate 3 taking over the world, genre expert Jeremy Peel returns to discuss how RPGs have evolved since the days of the Infinity Engine games.This week's music is from the Dragon Age: Origins soundtrack by Inon Zur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:54:45

Episode 139: What We've Been Playing (Exoprimal,...

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2023/08/04

A simple but cheerful 'what we've been playing' joint this week, featuring Exoprimal, Telltale's comeback game The Expanse, 1998's Parasite Eve, Pikmin 4 and Viewfinder.This week's music is from the Pikmin 4 soundtrack by Kenta Nagata, Asuka Hayazaki and Soshi Abe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:35:40

Episode 138: Edge in the '00s (with Margaret Robertson)

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2023/07/28

Former Edge editor Margaret Robertson joins us to discuss working on the magazine from 2003-2007 and her career in game development. It's a good one, but then we always say that.Check out Margaret's game in Fortnite, Fast Feud, at 2057-0506-7371, and follow her @marga_retro on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:27:50

PC Gaming Classics Episode 4: X-Com: UFO Defense

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2023/07/24

Jeremy Peel and Phil Iwaniuk take on the original X-Com: UFO Defense – or UFO: Enemy Unknown – as it was known in Europe. This miniseries was funded by our pals at Patreon.com/backpagepod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:13:37

Episode 137: The PlayStation 3 Draft

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2023/07/21

Matthew 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.

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2:00:05

Episode 136: What We've Been Playing (Final Fantasy...

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2023/07/14

Kick back, take a seat! Pour yourself a tall glass of water. It's a simple update on what we've been playing lately, featuring Final Fantasy 16, Trepang 2, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code and Baldur's Gate 3. Plus: answers to a dozen or so listener questions.This week's music is from the Final Fantasy 16 soundtrack by Masayoshi Soken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:12:27

Episode 135: Nintendo in the '00s (with Wes Fenlon)

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2023/07/07

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

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2:03:57

Episode 134: Two Giant Men Replay Metal Gear Solid 3:...

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2023/06/30

Two large gentlemen replay MGS3 and discuss where the upcoming remake could make improvements. Then, in section 2, we rank the bosses of this all-time classic. Spoilers follow for a game that's nearly 20 years old. This week's music is from the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams and Hibino Norihiko. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:09:29

Episode 133: Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/06/23

Samuel 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

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1:49:44

PC Gaming Classics Episode 3: Fallout

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2023/06/19

On this month's PC Gaming Classics pod, Jeremy and Phil tackle 1997's Fallout, arguably the most important PC RPG of that decade. They delve into its creation, how its DNA filtered down to Bethesda's subsequent entries, and engage in another round of Review Wars (the voting for that one has closed, for those reading this on the free feed). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:52:39

Episode 132: Our 10 Most Anticipated Games From...

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2023/06/16

From Doordash ads to a game that looks 90% like BioShock Infinite, these were our highlights from the past week of game reveals. Forgive some tired podcasting as we melt slightly in British weather.This week's music is from the Persona 3 soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:36:30

Episode 131: The Edge 10 Episode (with Chris Schilling)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/06/09

Edge Deputy Editor Chris Schilling joins us for this week's episode. Hear about his career in games media, as well as the creation of the widely respected magazine. And yes: we talk about what it means when Edge awards a game a 10. Enjoy. This week's music is from the Advance Wars soundtrack by Taishi Senda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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