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: backpagegames@gmail.com, Discord: http://discord.gg/nEdhNnZxXg.
@samuelwroberts. New episode every Friday.
Patreon.com/backpagepod if you'd like to support us. Email: backpagegames@gmail.com, Discord: http://discord.gg/nEdhNnZxXg.
Coming Friday: another monster.
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Coming Friday: another monster.
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:
Coming tomorrow! Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy. A comprehensive episode on an all-time classic.
But can Matthew and Samuel's friendship survive the comparisons to Astro Bot? Here's a preview:
But can Matthew and Samuel's friendship survive the comparisons to Astro Bot? Here's a preview:
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Coming tomorrow! Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy. A comprehensive episode on an all-time classic.
But can Matthew and Samuel's friendship survive the comparisons to Astro Bot? Here's a preview:
But can Matthew and Samuel's friendship survive the comparisons to Astro Bot? Here's a preview:
Well, there's a new record holder for 'longest episode plan of The Back Page ever' – this Friday's Super Mario Galaxy episode. 👀
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well, there's a new record holder for 'longest episode plan of The Back Page ever' – this Friday's Super Mario Galaxy episode. 👀
November pods!
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
November pods!
Coming Friday! 10 (or so) demos we enjoyed from Steam Next Fest. Games like Cairn, The Séance of Blake Manor and Birdcage are discussed.
Then, there are some duds. These include Bubsy. Here's a preview:
Then, there are some duds. These include Bubsy. Here's a preview:
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Coming Friday! 10 (or so) demos we enjoyed from Steam Next Fest. Games like Cairn, The Séance of Blake Manor and Birdcage are discussed.
Then, there are some duds. These include Bubsy. Here's a preview:
Then, there are some duds. These include Bubsy. Here's a preview:
Coming tomorrow! A 10-game Hall of Fame made up exclusively of games set in Japan. Plus! Absolum and Ball X Pit chatter.
Plus! Some nonsense awards at the end. Here's a preview of those:
Plus! Some nonsense awards at the end. Here's a preview of those:
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Coming tomorrow! A 10-game Hall of Fame made up exclusively of games set in Japan. Plus! Absolum and Ball X Pit chatter.
Plus! Some nonsense awards at the end. Here's a preview of those:
Plus! Some nonsense awards at the end. Here's a preview of those:
Coming tomorrow! What we've been playing, featuring: Silent Hill f, Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 revisited. Plus others!
We're impressions guys now. Here's a preview:
We're impressions guys now. Here's a preview:
October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Coming tomorrow! What we've been playing, featuring: Silent Hill f, Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 revisited. Plus others!
We're impressions guys now. Here's a preview:
We're impressions guys now. Here's a preview:
Via Alex in the Discord:
October 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Via Alex in the Discord:
Here's the photo of Matthew mentioned in this episode:
September 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Here's the photo of Matthew mentioned in this episode:
Coming Friday! The Best Games of 2017. One of our oldest and most popular podcast formats returns, more than two years after our 2016 episode. Two top 10 lists from an amazing time for games.
Here's a preview about some print media nonsense:
Here's a preview about some print media nonsense:
September 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Coming Friday! The Best Games of 2017. One of our oldest and most popular podcast formats returns, more than two years after our 2016 episode. Two top 10 lists from an amazing time for games.
Here's a preview about some print media nonsense:
Here's a preview about some print media nonsense:
A Blideo Blames Blodcast
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A Blideo Blames Blodcast
And that's just page 1!
September 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
And that's just page 1!
Recording tonight! The best games of 2017. Making a top 10: how hard could it be? 😰
September 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Recording tonight! The best games of 2017. Making a top 10: how hard could it be? 😰
Coming tomorrow! 90 minutes of mailbag questions. It's about as nutritious as a McNugget.
Here's a preview:
Here's a preview:
September 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Coming tomorrow! 90 minutes of mailbag questions. It's about as nutritious as a McNugget.
Here's a preview:
Here's a preview:
Out now on Patreon! Two Giant Men play some old Atari games. Some we enjoyed...many we did not. But it was a lot of fun to unpick where things went wrong for the original industry giant.
Here's a preview:
Here's a preview:
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Out now on Patreon! Two Giant Men play some old Atari games. Some we enjoyed...many we did not. But it was a lot of fun to unpick where things went wrong for the original industry giant.
Here's a preview:
Here's a preview:
We just hit 900 paid subscribers for the first time. Thanks for supporting our great work, and also Games Court!
September 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We just hit 900 paid subscribers for the first time. Thanks for supporting our great work, and also Games Court!
The cosmic ballet goes on. (Via Bjorn in the Discord)
September 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The cosmic ballet goes on. (Via Bjorn in the Discord)
Just two votes apart...
September 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just two votes apart...
With just under two days of voting left to go, here are the results of the latest draft as they stand...
September 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
With just under two days of voting left to go, here are the results of the latest draft as they stand...
Coming Friday! The all-star Japanese game developer draft, with returning guests @scarbs.bsky.social and @gamesblackhole.bsky.social. 44 picks across 11 categories – with a couple of twists...
Here's a preview:
Here's a preview:
August 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Coming Friday! The all-star Japanese game developer draft, with returning guests @scarbs.bsky.social and @gamesblackhole.bsky.social. 44 picks across 11 categories – with a couple of twists...
Here's a preview:
Here's a preview:
Coming Friday! The road to GTA 6 continues as we revisit Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in rather a lot of detail.
Here's a preview where we discuss the tonal gulf between CJ's life in Grove Street versus his life of stealing jets and other GTA nonsense:
Here's a preview where we discuss the tonal gulf between CJ's life in Grove Street versus his life of stealing jets and other GTA nonsense:
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Coming Friday! The road to GTA 6 continues as we revisit Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in rather a lot of detail.
Here's a preview where we discuss the tonal gulf between CJ's life in Grove Street versus his life of stealing jets and other GTA nonsense:
Here's a preview where we discuss the tonal gulf between CJ's life in Grove Street versus his life of stealing jets and other GTA nonsense:
Discord gold:
August 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Discord gold:
Matthew after four hours in his sweaty booth:
August 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Matthew after four hours in his sweaty booth: