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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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1:14:41

Writing the Book on Nintendo + the Top 10 Most...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/02/06

Five years later, The Guardian's Keza MacDonald returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, Super Nintendo (UK link here, US link here). We then close out with Keza's quickfire list of the 10 most underrated Nintendo games.This week's music is from the Diddy Kong Racing soundtrack by David Wise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:47:15

Three Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto IV (with Jeremy...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/01/30

Having conquered GTA III (kind of), Vice City and San Andreas (plus Bully, which is sort of a GTA), it's time for the definitive Back Page podcast on 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV. Joining us to dissect the first HD GTA is beloved third host and freelance writer extraordinaire Jeremy Peel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:24:23

What We've Been Playing (Skate Story, TR-49, POPUCOM,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/01/23

A mop up of some neat games we missed from 2025, plus Matthew's thoughts on the newest game from Inkle.Games discussed: TR-49, Skate Story, POPUCOM, Wheel World, Earthion, Routine, The Séance of Blake Manor, Demonschool and The Berlin Apartment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:31:45

Mailbag 2026: Review Scores, the Death of VR Games,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/01/16

What makes a 9/10 game not a 10/10 game? Why do video games end up bad? Which NPC would you least like to be stuck in a lift with? What food do they serve at the hypothetical Matthew Castle-themed cafe in Shibuya? These are some of the questions tackled in our first mailbag episode of 2026.Feel free to submit future mailbag questions in the Discord, or to backpagesgames@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:40:04

2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/01/09

26 (or so) predictions about 2026, based on nothing whatsoever. Plus: our 2025 predictions revisited, and our 5 picks for this year's fantasy draft.This week's music is from the Trauma Center: Second Opinion soundtrack by Kenichi Tsuchiya and Shingo Yasumoto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3:22:10

The Best Games of 2025

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/12/26

Two top 10 lists of the best games from 2025. This week's music is from the Promise Mascot Agency soundtrack by Peter McCaughan and Ryo Koike.Want to play Matthew's number 3? Head here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:59:14

The Alternative GOTY Awards 2025

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/12/19

Need a video game awards show with dumb categories no company would ever sponsor? We've got your back, once again.Thanks to all our returning guests from this year for dropping in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:30:30

The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/12/12

This episode is all about the games that hit players with emotional gut punches. You get 50 minutes of nice preamble with returning guest, indie developer Lucy Blundell, then 1 hour+ of our combined 15 top emotional moments in games.After the 50-minute mark, this episode features spoilers (some light, some heavy) for these games: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy X, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Final Fantasy VII (and the remakes),

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1:59:36

Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/12/05

Cassette Beasts developer and all-round great video game thinker Jay Baylis joins us once again! In time for the release of Metroid Prime 4, Matthew and Jay each share their top 5 games in Nintendo's series.This is the Critical Hit article Jay mentioned on Metroid's possible influences. This week's music is from the Metroid: Zero Mission soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:02:05

The Back Page Episode + ARC Raiders (with Phil Savage)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/11/28

The podcast eats itself! The Back Page finally dedicates a whole episode to its namesake. How do back page jokes go wrong? And what about the less frequent times when they go well? Returning guest Phil Savage, Global Editor-in-Chief of PC Gamer, helps us examine the creation of these gags. There's also a 20-minute bit on ARC Raiders near the start if that's your sort of thing.This week's music is from the Yakuza 0 soundtrack by Hidenori Shoji. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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2:51:18

The 16-bit Games Mega Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/11/21

The drafts return! Four giant men compete to pick the best games on the Mega Drive (or Genesis, if you're American), SNES and Neo Geo across 8 categories – plus a 9th bonus category specifically for the Amiga.This week's music is from the Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro and the Chrono Trigger soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda (not Rick Astley). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:12:49

The Oral Histories of Video Games (with Matt Leone)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/11/14

This week's guest is Matt Leone, former Special Projects Editor at Polygon. Hear all about his new website Design Room, and his work on the oral history of Final Fantasy VII and and Shadow of the Colossus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:01:31

Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/11/07

A deep dive into an all-time classic on Wii. We'll do this again on Monday for Super Mario Galaxy 2, exclusively for Patreon XL Tier members!This week's music is from the Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack by Koji Kondo and Mahito Yokota. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:50:40

What We've Been Playing (Dispatch, Absolum, The...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Games discussed: Dispatch, Absolum, The Séance of Blake Manor, Ninja Gaiden 4, Hell is Us.Then, Samuel butchering a bunch of Zelda quiz questions. It has to be heard to be believed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:58:28

Episode 250: 10 Games We Enjoyed During Steam Next...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/10/24

A deep dive on the demos we tried during Steam Next Fest, hopefully giving you a few things for your wishlist consideration.Samuel's games: Reanimal, Birdcage, Lumines Arise, The Killing Stone, Evil Egg, Skate Story, Ambrosia Sky, Cairn.Matthew's games: CiniCross, No More Work For Ito, Opus: Prism Peak, The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time, The Seance of Blake Manor.We won't list the duds, but one was Bubsy 4D. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:39:36

The 'Games Set in Japan' Hall of Fame (plus Absolum...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Following our moderately good episode about games set in Britain earlier this year, we assemble a list of the 10 key games set in Japan. Did we get it wrong? Probably. Plus: a mini 'What We've Been Playing' episode about two recent download games we've been digging!This week's music is from the Persona 4 soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:41:41

What We've Been Playing (Ghost of Yotei, Silent Hill...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/10/10

Matthew has Covid! Poor chap. At least he got through all six seasons of Justified while recovering. Here are the games discussed this week: Silent Hill f, Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps, No, I am not a human, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and the latest Golden Idol DLC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:01:51

Reassuringly Finite (with Jon Denton)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/10/03

Music podcaster and former games journalist Jon Denton is our guest this week! Hear about Jon's journey from gamesTM to being pals with The Weeknd.This week's music is from the Super Mario World soundtrack by Koji Kondo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:57:28

The Best Games of 2017

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/09/26

A massive year for games, a bleak year for at least one giant man. One of our oldest and most popular podcast formats is back, more than two years after our 2016 episode!This week's music is from the Yakuza 0 soundtrack by Kensuke Inage and Yoshihiro Arai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:31:05

Mailbag

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/09/18

It's another mailbag. Topics discussed: Mr Kipling's Angel Slices, why Tomb Raider keeps needing reboots, Nintendo's struggles on the GameCube, Steve Martin and matching sandwiches to video games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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