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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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1:19:50

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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1:21:51

Episode 174: From OPM to Rolling Stone to IGN (with...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/04/26

This week's guest is IGN Managing Editor Rachel Weber, who probably has the most varied and fascinating career in games media of anyone who's appeared on the podcast so far. Hear about her transatlantic journey from OPM during the PS3 launch days to GamesIndustry.biz, Rolling Stone's Glixel channel and GamesRadar, before she landed at IGN.This week's music is from the Lost: Via Domus soundtrack by Michael Giacchino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:02:14

Games Court Returns!

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/04/19

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.

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3:01:31

Episode 172: The Best Games of 2003

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/04/12

Two top 10 lists of the best games of 2003, and loads of bullshit about Matthew's mini-fridge and Samuel's week of work experience in the fire brigade. 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.

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2:05:15

What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/04/05

What we've been playing lately, featuring Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin and Helldivers 2, as well as some old Command and Conquer nonsense and listener questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:52:05

The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (with Steven...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/03/29

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.

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2:27:09

The Best 7/10 Games

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/03/22

We needed a sudden week off! Enjoy this 2022 episode on the best 7/10 games, the result of our amazing Patreon support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:27:44

Episode 169: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/03/15

Matthew played 70 hours of FF7 Rebirth, while Samuel played a measly 14 hours. How's it going so far? Expect mostly spoiler-free chat in this episode – we explain how we approached spoilers right at the start to put your mind at ease.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.

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1:39:34

We Collected Another Edge Editor (with Alex Wiltshire)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/03/08

This week's guest is former Edge editor Alex Wiltshire. Hear about his era of the magazine, as well as his time working at Hello Games and Mojang.This week's music is from the New Super Mario Bros soundtrack by Asuka Hayazaki, Hajime Wakai and Koji Kondo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:16:10

What We've Been Playing (FF7 Rebirth, FF7 Remake,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/03/01

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.

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2:28:15

The PlayStation Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/02/23

Time for our first draft episode of 2024! It's the turn of the PlayStation, one of the most important consoles in history. Listen to the episode, then vote on who picked the best 10 games in the pinned tweet @BackPagePod on Twitter.This week's music is from the R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 soundtrack by Kohta Takahashi, Hiroshi Okubo and Asuka Sakai, plus the Tekken 3 soundtrack by Nobuyoshi Sano and Keiichi Okabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:18

The Cursed February Mailbag

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/02/16

After some dense episodes, allow us this brief respite to answer a slew of listener questions. Who should play Link in the Zelda movie? Which song would we sing for Hideo Kojima during karaoke? What happened to the mythical 'boys across the river'? Learn all this, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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