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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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1:20:36

What We've Been Playing: Astro Bot, Space Marine 2,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/09/13

So many good games to discuss this week! Astro Bot, Space Marine 2, Star Wars: Outlaws and the new Famicom Detective Club game. An array of treats, right up until the last few minutes of the episode... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:38:38

Why Japanese Games Have Thrived Since the Xbox 360...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/09/06

Cassette Beasts dev Jay Baylis returns to discuss how Japanese games have been perceived and discussed in the West since the 360 era.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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2:12:31

Star Wars Outlaws First Impressions, Gamescom 2024...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/08/30

In 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.

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1:03:41

Episode 191: Writing the Book on Alien: Isolation...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/08/23

With Andy Kelly's book on Alien: Isolation out this month, we grilled him on the game and his hottest Alien movie takes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:20:22

What We've Been Playing (Anger Foot, Ace Attorney...

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2024/08/16

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

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1:53:54

Nintendo Top 50 Part 3 – The Final Countdown

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/08/09

Here's the final part of our Nintendo top 50 list. Find the full list to read at your leisure on Patreon.com/backpagepod!This week's music is once again the Wii Shop Channel theme by Kazumi Totaka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:07:13

Nintendo Top 50 Part 2: Assembling the Longlist

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/08/02

The Godfather Part II of podcasts is here! In this episode, we fire through every major Nintendo series and compile a longlist of games to populate our top 50 first-party list.Tune in next week for the third and final part – The Godfather Part III of podcasts, perhaps, where we'll arrange the top 50 on air. Does this mean that Sofia Coppola is Wario? Possibly.This week's music is from the Last Window: The Secret of Cape West soundtrack by Satoshi Okubo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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1:24:39

Nintendo Top 50 Part 1: The Art of List Making and...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/07/26

Part 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

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1:24:37

Mailbag (Best Metroidvanias, Square Enix Dinner...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/07/19

From great Metroidvanias to an impromptu Cheese Draft, it's time for another mailbag episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:21:44

Episode 185: From The Miller Report to Wrestling...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/07/12

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.

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1:22:43

The Back Page Election – Whoever Wins, You Lose!

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/07/05

Whoever wins, you lose! Vote for the winner in the Back Page Announcements channel.This week's music is from the Bayonetta soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino, Takahiro Izutani, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, Takayasu Sodeoka, Erina Niwa, Yoshitaka Suzuki and Naoto Tanaka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:19:50

What We've Been Playing (Paper Mario: The Thousand...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/06/28

Here's what we've been playing lately, featuring Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Still Wakes The Deep, Mullet Madjack, a little on Crow Country, and a bit on Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:58:08

Episode 182: Games Court – Big Sammy European Extreme...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/06/21

The 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.

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1:29:03

Episode 181: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/06/14

With 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.

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3:00:11

Episode 180: The PlayStation Portable Draft (with...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/06/07

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

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1:46:52

Episode 179: From EGM to BitSummit (with James Mielke)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/05/31

US games media royalty James Mielke (EGM, 1Up, GMR) is our guest this week. Hear about James' journey from comic book artist during Marvel's bankruptcy to becoming a key editor on a host of important media outlets throughout the '00s. Bonus: this episode contains another excellent Hideo Kojima interview anecdote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:25:01

Episode 178: The '00s Games Magazine Quiz and Mailbag

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/05/24

We each try and guess five mystery games based on snippets from their reviews in '00s games magazines. Feel free to play along! After that, enjoy our considered answers to a whole heap of questions, from the Nintendo Switch 2 to the ideal game based on Thunderbirds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:38:17

Episode 177: The Game Soundtracks Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/05/17

Two Giant Men, 20 categories, dubious rules! Time for another draft episode, this time on the subject of video game soundtracks. Vote for the winner in the announcements channel of the Discord.Most of the music used in the episode is credited in real-time, but the track in the break is an orchestral Phoenix Wright arrangement by Noriyuki Iwadare.Here are the categories we select from:Album Categories1. RPG2. Indie game3. Shooter (FPS or otherwise)4. Platformer5. Game soundtrack where music plays a

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1:27:29

What We've Been Playing (Stellar Blade, Animal Well,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/05/10

Here's what we've been playing lately: Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Octopath Traveler 2, Dark Forces Remaster and Pepper Grinder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:51:18

Episode 175: From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (with...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/05/03

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

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