The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
@backpagepod.bsky.social
A video games podcast by @mrbasil_pesto and
@samuelwroberts. New episode every Friday.
Patreon.com/backpagepod if you'd like to support us. Email: [email protected], Discord: http://discord.gg/nEdhNnZxXg.
@samuelwroberts. New episode every Friday.
Patreon.com/backpagepod if you'd like to support us. Email: [email protected], Discord: http://discord.gg/nEdhNnZxXg.
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The Xbox 360 Games Mega Draft
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We just got a load of new followers! Did old media die? Anyway, if you're new to the podcast, we discuss games and games media – people seem to quite like it. We like making it.
Here are a few episodes you might enjoy. This Xbox 360 competitive draft: open.spotify.com/episode/2cw9...
Here are a few episodes you might enjoy. This Xbox 360 competitive draft: open.spotify.com/episode/2cw9...
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The Back Page gets the VIDEOVERSE treatment! Thanks for 5 years of the podcast, giant men!
For our 5th anniversary, @kinmoku.bsky.social created a new version of our logo featuring our giant heads! Thanks so much to loyal discord moderator @betamaxbandit.bsky.social for a very thoughtful gesture.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Back Page gets the VIDEOVERSE treatment! Thanks for 5 years of the podcast, giant men!
For our 5th anniversary, @kinmoku.bsky.social created a new version of our logo featuring our giant heads! Thanks so much to loyal discord moderator @betamaxbandit.bsky.social for a very thoughtful gesture.
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
For our 5th anniversary, @kinmoku.bsky.social created a new version of our logo featuring our giant heads! Thanks so much to loyal discord moderator @betamaxbandit.bsky.social for a very thoughtful gesture.
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One of the best podcasts around 😍
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
One of the best podcasts around 😍
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Best podcast around
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Best podcast around
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Huge thanks to anyone who has ever tried an episode of the podcast, and extra special thanks to anyone who came back for more. We do work really hard on making it a worthwhile listen (and evergreen if you fancy dipping into the back catalogue). Hope it's still going in another five years.
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Huge thanks to anyone who has ever tried an episode of the podcast, and extra special thanks to anyone who came back for more. We do work really hard on making it a worthwhile listen (and evergreen if you fancy dipping into the back catalogue). Hope it's still going in another five years.
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
Friday's podcast: the back page episode of The Back Page! The podcast eats itself.
How does this sort of nonsense get made? Hear all about it, with PC Gamer's Phil Savage.
How does this sort of nonsense get made? Hear all about it, with PC Gamer's Phil Savage.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Friday's podcast: the back page episode of The Back Page! The podcast eats itself.
How does this sort of nonsense get made? Hear all about it, with PC Gamer's Phil Savage.
How does this sort of nonsense get made? Hear all about it, with PC Gamer's Phil Savage.
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Issue 100 of ONM predicted what would have been on the cover of issue 200.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Issue 100 of ONM predicted what would have been on the cover of issue 200.
Out now on Patreon! 50 truths about games journalism. It's less up its own arse than it sounds.
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
XL Episode 45: 50 Truths About Games Journalism | The Back Page
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Out now on Patreon! 50 truths about games journalism. It's less up its own arse than it sounds.
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
Big table time! Here's who picked what in the 16-bit games mega draft.
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Big table time! Here's who picked what in the 16-bit games mega draft.
Gold.
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Gold.
Coming tomorrow! 50 truths* about games journalism. A 2-hour episode for our Patreon supporters.
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Coming tomorrow! 50 truths* about games journalism. A 2-hour episode for our Patreon supporters.
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
A console so good we did two draft episodes on it...
- June 2023: open.spotify.com/episode/2wCd...
- April 2025: open.spotify.com/episode/2cw9...
- June 2023: open.spotify.com/episode/2wCd...
- April 2025: open.spotify.com/episode/2cw9...
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A console so good we did two draft episodes on it...
- June 2023: open.spotify.com/episode/2wCd...
- April 2025: open.spotify.com/episode/2cw9...
- June 2023: open.spotify.com/episode/2wCd...
- April 2025: open.spotify.com/episode/2cw9...
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Hat tip to @samuelwroberts.bsky.social for being so enthusiastic about Chrono Trigger on the latest (excellent) episode of the @backpagepod.bsky.social. It was the nudge I needed to finally start the game.
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hat tip to @samuelwroberts.bsky.social for being so enthusiastic about Chrono Trigger on the latest (excellent) episode of the @backpagepod.bsky.social. It was the nudge I needed to finally start the game.
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Cans of Rio and packets of Rennies strategically placed on the podium as the nominees for the 'Got The Sauce' award are read out by Dave wearing a Ghostbusters t-shirt under a blazer.
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Cans of Rio and packets of Rennies strategically placed on the podium as the nominees for the 'Got The Sauce' award are read out by Dave wearing a Ghostbusters t-shirt under a blazer.
Today in wild WhatsApp pod chatter: "what if we did our own proper awards?"
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today in wild WhatsApp pod chatter: "what if we did our own proper awards?"
New episode! The 16-bit mega draft, featuring @gamesblackhole.bsky.social and @scarbs.bsky.social. Who can pick the best games across the SNES, Mega Drive, Neo Geo and Amiga?
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/3G23...
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/3G23...
The 16-bit Games Mega Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)
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November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
New episode! The 16-bit mega draft, featuring @gamesblackhole.bsky.social and @scarbs.bsky.social. Who can pick the best games across the SNES, Mega Drive, Neo Geo and Amiga?
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/3G23...
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/3G23...
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I am on this one. For better or worse.
Coming tomorrow! The 16-bit games draft. 36 picks across Mega Drive, SNES, Neo Geo and the Amiga. Kills and steals return!
Someone picked Turtles in Time, then Dave Scarborough shared this cursed anecdote:
Someone picked Turtles in Time, then Dave Scarborough shared this cursed anecdote:
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I am on this one. For better or worse.
Coming tomorrow! The 16-bit games draft. 36 picks across Mega Drive, SNES, Neo Geo and the Amiga. Kills and steals return!
Someone picked Turtles in Time, then Dave Scarborough shared this cursed anecdote:
Someone picked Turtles in Time, then Dave Scarborough shared this cursed anecdote:
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Coming tomorrow! The 16-bit games draft. 36 picks across Mega Drive, SNES, Neo Geo and the Amiga. Kills and steals return!
Someone picked Turtles in Time, then Dave Scarborough shared this cursed anecdote:
Someone picked Turtles in Time, then Dave Scarborough shared this cursed anecdote:
Friday 🙏
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Friday 🙏
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Electroplankton is a quiet part of my entire personality.
I’ve been refreshing @designroom.bsky.social roughly every 30 seconds since @mattleone.bsky.social mentioned on @backpagepod.bsky.social that there was going to be a feature on the game.
Brb.
www.designroom.site/toshio-iwai-...
I’ve been refreshing @designroom.bsky.social roughly every 30 seconds since @mattleone.bsky.social mentioned on @backpagepod.bsky.social that there was going to be a feature on the game.
Brb.
www.designroom.site/toshio-iwai-...
Toshio Iwai's journey from Sound Fantasy to Electroplankton
We profile the artist behind two of Nintendo's attempts at making experimental music games in the '90s and early 2000s -- one a canceled Super Famicom game based on musical insects, and the other a Ni...
www.designroom.site
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Electroplankton is a quiet part of my entire personality.
I’ve been refreshing @designroom.bsky.social roughly every 30 seconds since @mattleone.bsky.social mentioned on @backpagepod.bsky.social that there was going to be a feature on the game.
Brb.
www.designroom.site/toshio-iwai-...
I’ve been refreshing @designroom.bsky.social roughly every 30 seconds since @mattleone.bsky.social mentioned on @backpagepod.bsky.social that there was going to be a feature on the game.
Brb.
www.designroom.site/toshio-iwai-...
The question isn't 'will we do an episode about 007 First Light next year?' The question is: 'how *many* increasingly cursed James Bond episodes do we make around 007 First Light next year?'
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The question isn't 'will we do an episode about 007 First Light next year?' The question is: 'how *many* increasingly cursed James Bond episodes do we make around 007 First Light next year?'
Coming Friday: another monster.
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Coming Friday: another monster.
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As it's arbitrary deals season, I've knocked 50% off the digital edition of my Ridge Racer Type 4 zine for a week. 💸
📄 High res PDF, download instantly
🖊️ 40 pages, 7 original essays
🎮 Deep dives into the game's visual design, soundtrack, storytelling, and more
📄 High res PDF, download instantly
🖊️ 40 pages, 7 original essays
🎮 Deep dives into the game's visual design, soundtrack, storytelling, and more
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
As it's arbitrary deals season, I've knocked 50% off the digital edition of my Ridge Racer Type 4 zine for a week. 💸
📄 High res PDF, download instantly
🖊️ 40 pages, 7 original essays
🎮 Deep dives into the game's visual design, soundtrack, storytelling, and more
📄 High res PDF, download instantly
🖊️ 40 pages, 7 original essays
🎮 Deep dives into the game's visual design, soundtrack, storytelling, and more
Recording tonight! The 16-bit games draft. Samuel, Matthew, Dave and Ash will each pick from the libraries of the SNES, Mega Drive and Neo Geo.
Kill and steal rules return! Maximum four picks per platform. Here are the categories:
Kill and steal rules return! Maximum four picks per platform. Here are the categories:
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Recording tonight! The 16-bit games draft. Samuel, Matthew, Dave and Ash will each pick from the libraries of the SNES, Mega Drive and Neo Geo.
Kill and steal rules return! Maximum four picks per platform. Here are the categories:
Kill and steal rules return! Maximum four picks per platform. Here are the categories: