The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
Two Giant Men React to the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal
Here are our thoughts on the new Nintendo console so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 apr. 2025 - 01 ore 40 min 38 sec
Atomfall and the Best, Worst and Most Iconic Games Set In Britain
After 30 minutes of chatter about Rebellion's new Game Pass survival game Atomfall, we try to pick the 10 games that best represent Britain as a virtual setting. Finally, we cap things off with a low-nutrition awards ceremony of British 'stuff' in computer games past and present. This week's music is from the GoldenEye 007 soundtrack by Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope and Robin Beanland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 mars 2025 - 01 ore 56 min 20 sec
What We've Been Playing (Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Avowed, Pirate Yakuza, Threshold)
Matthew has played 20+ hours of Assassin's Creed for this episode, while Samuel turned it off after three and played Avowed instead. It's another 'what we've been playing' extravaganza! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 mars 2025 - 01 ore 38 min 03 sec
The Nintendo Switch Draft (with Katharine Castle)
Who can pick the best 10 games on the Nintendo Switch? Eurogamer's Katharine Castle joins us to help figure this out, and to celebrate the hybrid console's healthy lifespan in our latest draft episode. Vote for the winner in our Discord's announcement channel . This week's music is from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe soundtrack by Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata and Kenta Nagata. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 mars 2025 - 02 ore 24 min 31 sec
Mailbag
We answer a heap more of your questions, including a really daft one about HP sauce on a pizza. Thanks for sending them in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 mars 2025 - 01 ore 35 min 51 sec
We Play Monster Hunter Wilds – and Dive into the Series' Massive Success (with Joe Skrebels)
Matthew finished Monster Hunter Wilds! Samuel didn't. This week we're joined by returning guest Joe Skrebels to discuss the newest game in Capcom's idiosyncratic series, as well as its meteoric rise in the West over the past decade plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 feb. 2025 - 01 ore 27 min 29 sec
Video Game Guns and the Best Warhammer Games (with Dave Jewitt)
This week's guest is Dave Jewitt, formerly of GameSpot's brilliant Firearms Expert Reacts series, and newly of the channel EXP . He joins us to talk about how this great series of videos came to be...and ends by sharing his favourite 10 Warhammer video games (to the 15 sickos who kept asking for this, please enjoy). Find them at Patreon.com/watchEXP if you'd like to support the work of Dave and his collaborators, Chris and Adam. This week's music is from the Warhammer 40,000: Darktide soundtrack by Jesper Kyd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 feb. 2025 - 01 ore 46 min 41 sec
The Best Games of 2004
We rewind the clock to 2004, and discuss some of the most important and influential games ever made (plus the demo of Mashed) across two top 10 lists. This week's music is from the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack by Michael Hunter, and the Final Fantasy X-2 soundtrack by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 feb. 2025 - 02 ore 41 min 46 sec
From N64 Magazine to Crime Fiction (with Tim Weaver)
Bestselling crime fiction author Tim Weaver is our guest this week. Of course, long-time print readers will know him best for his work on the magazines N64 and NGC! This is a Matthew-only episode, as the pair have known each other for years. Enjoy our deepest dive into '90s games mags yet. This week's music is from the Mario Kart 64 soundtrack by Kenta Nagata. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 feb. 2025 - 02 ore 06 min 38 sec
What We've Been Playing (Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Marvel Rivals)
Our first 'now playing' episode of the year covers Dynasty Warriors: Origins, The Roottrees Are Dead, Neva, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Marvel Rivals and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2. This week's music is from the Dynasty Warriors: Origins soundtrack by Masato Koike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 jan. 2025 - 01 ore 33 min 13 sec