As per tradition! We have the @backpagepod.bsky.social Discords annual Christmas quiz on the 19th December! Beforehand, we'll have the Secret Santa exchange to truly get you in the festive spirit!
Event starts at 8:30pm!
12.12.2025 16:01 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Thanks for having me back on the podcast, lads! This episode may have convinced me to finally play Xenoblade Chronicles and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order! ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ
12.12.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Episode 257: The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)
New episode! The top emotional moments in games, with returning guest @kinmoku.bsky.social. We picked 15 in total, from Final Fantasy to Yakuza. You also get a nice story about Matthew being moved by Goodnight Mr. Tom.
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/7tk1...
12.12.2025 09:57 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
Presented by Barack Obama, too!
11.12.2025 23:08 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The verdict is in, here's my top 5 podcasts of 2025:
1. @backpagepod.bsky.social
2. @theycreateworlds.bsky.social
3. @syskpodcast.bsky.social
4. @caneandrinse.com
5. @thefourthcurtain.bsky.social
09.12.2025 07:01 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Awful train journey but I'm living the dream. (cc @backpagepod.bsky.social)
07.12.2025 16:44 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Google's obsession with killing off links betrays what made the internet great
The best version of the internet put links first, but Google no longer wants you to leave its own search pages.
The worse Google gets, the more I find myself longing for a more primal internet experience: and the joy of clicking a link when you didn't know what awaited on the other side.
05.12.2025 19:09 โ ๐ 94 ๐ 36 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 3
And finally, shout out to our massive contingent of Taylor Swift fans. ๐ค ๐คทโโ๏ธ
05.12.2025 19:02 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Also, shout out to all the Irish listeners we offended on multiple occasions by accident.
05.12.2025 18:54 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I am absolutely done with this podcast. Do you think I'm made of time? I can't keep listening to a show which makes me want to go and play entire series of games. Not just one game, decades worth of games, as if I don't have enough on my pile.
Have some decency and start absolutely slating games.
05.12.2025 18:23 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Thanks once again to the Back Page Boys for having me on their podcast to talk about Metroid, a series dear to my heart!
05.12.2025 09:53 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)
New episode! As Metroid Prime 4 finally arrives, Matthew and returning guest @jaybaylis.bsky.social fire through their respective lists of the top 5 Metroid games.
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/4S6y...
05.12.2025 08:57 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 3
Tomorrow! The top 5 Metroid games, featuring returning guest @jaybaylis.bsky.social! Matthew replayed the entire series for this one โ validate his Other M replay by tuning in.
Here's a preview:
04.12.2025 23:09 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Great gym/car listening this year lads :D @backpagepod.bsky.social
03.12.2025 20:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Yep. I donโt think Iโve spoken aloud for that long this year.
03.12.2025 18:19 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
12,254 minutes of the back page podcast
Listen. I didn't leave my laptop playing while I went on holiday for a year. @backpagepod.bsky.social is just very very good
03.12.2025 17:08 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Another year of @backpagepod.bsky.social dominance
03.12.2025 16:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Fucked it by having two feeds, didn't we?
03.12.2025 15:28 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0
Gift a membership for The Back Page on Patreon
Bring the world of The Back Page to your friends and family.
Did you know you can buy The Back Page Patreon subscriptions as a gift? Give Games Court to your worst enemy today. ๐ซก
www.patreon.com/backpagepod/...
02.12.2025 18:05 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Not all heroes wear capes.
02.12.2025 11:28 โ ๐ 30 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
December podcast schedule ๐
01.12.2025 10:50 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
A clear mandate from the people. Iโll be taking charge of Castle Island immediately and ruling Games Court as a benevolent dictator.
28.11.2025 15:41 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
23 votes! Absolute horseshit. Pearls before swine. Etc.
28.11.2025 16:05 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
For the first time ever, a guest won a draft episode! Congrats @gamesblackhole.bsky.social.
A tough night at the Castle camp.
28.11.2025 15:31 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
The Back Page Episode + ARC Raiders (with Phil Savage)
New episode! The podcast eats itself. An episode of The Back Page, all about the back pages of games magazines. Our guest is @octaeder.bsky.social!
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/59QW...
28.11.2025 14:49 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Thanks for all your support, friend!
27.11.2025 23:06 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Back Page gets the VIDEOVERSE treatment! Thanks for 5 years of the podcast, giant men!
27.11.2025 20:22 โ ๐ 52 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
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