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A video games podcast by @mrbasil_pesto and @samuelwroberts . Patreon now live! New episode every Friday. backpagegames @gmail .com, .

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Joined November 2020
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We're letting Patreon XL Tier subscribers choose the subject of our next 'Two Giant Men play...' episode. The choices: - Silent Hill 2 🪦 - Super Metroid 👱‍♀️ - Beyond Good & Evil 🐷 - Earthbound 🛸 - Shenmue 👊 - Snatcher 🤖 Find the poll here:
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Doesn't sound like a lot, but to us it might as well be a million. This is the first time we've ever passed 30,000 downloads in a month – thanks so much for listening!
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It is November 27th. The Back Page started three years ago today! Think of all the drafts, GOTY episodes, great guest interviews, Games Courts and cursed mailbags we've fired out since then. On it goes. Thanks for listening.
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One year ago today we released our first episode, PS5 vs Xbox Series X. 130,000 downloads across 53 episodes later, we're still having a great time making this pod. Thanks for your support!
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There will be no pod this week as we need a short break for personal reasons. Sorry about that! We know we still owe you a Games Court. We'll circle back to that another time. Thanks for understanding!
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Via Alex on the Discord:
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We did it in one day. The £600 stretch goal is unlocked. *Everyone* at the XL Tier will have access to another monthly podcast series from us. We will also offer our contributors a flat fee for their participation. This is what we're making for you in The Back Page XXL series!
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We started out with a vision: what if two men made a podcast about computer games? Now, we've passed 100,000 downloads. Thanks for your support!
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FUCK! Outrageously flattering. This podcast is so silly.
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10 Best Video Game Podcasts Of 2023 #retrogaming
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The Back Page creative summit is over (we went to the pub)! Here are the episodes coming up from us in 2022, all going well:
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Gotta say, that was the best Matthew Castle Direct yet.
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Two years ago today, we released our first ever episode. Our podcast is now a 4-foot tall toddler.
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In case you're wondering if getting a bunch of exposure on Reddit has an effect...
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Via Ryanplugs:
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Our listenership is up 20% this month for some reason. Cheers for tuning in.
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Imagine you bought Haze on PS3, for a single podcast episode, for £1 from CEX. Three days later...you discover the box is empty apart from the manual. No disc. Your name is...Samuel Roberts.
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SUMMER IS HERE LADS
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Wow. We did about 10 times better than we expected! Thanks for your support, friends.
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You know, maybe we'll do an episode on all the games Edge gave a 10.
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Two years since we passed this pod milestone. Today, the total stands at 664,000+ downloads! Sadly, quite a lot of it is Games Court. Cheers for listening.
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WHY ARE YOU IN BATH AGAIN YOU ARE MEANT TO BE IN TROWBRIDGE PICK ONE THE NEW TESTAMENT BEGINS
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So: Patreon. Full launch coming Friday. . If you love what we do, you can now support us! £1 monthly tier – just to say thank you for our work. £4.50 monthly tier – a new, exclusive series of monthly podcasts called The Back Page XL. Here's year one.
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New episode! For our 100th episode, enjoy a selection of highlights from our first two years. Chances are, one of your favourites made the cut. Thanks for your support in getting us this far!
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Via the legendary NaesLyn on Discord:
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Samuel bought a Saturn after this week's episode on Facebook Marketplace. Here's how it went:
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Well, shit! We hit the Patreon stretch goal of £2,000. Thanks so much for your support. The monthly miniseries PC Gaming Classics has been unlocked. Give us a few weeks to figure out the particulars, and we'll have more info soon.
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We had a little creative summit about the podcast this year (read: we went for a pizza). Here's what's on the slate this year from us so far:
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Via Naeslyn:
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Four hours of Gamescom and absolutely nothing has gone wrong. *instantly sits in giant custard pie*
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Via Bob Bob on Discord.
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As mentioned on this week's episode, we're launching a Patreon next month. Two tiers: around £1 and £5. One bonus episode a month for the latter tier, more if we hit a stretch goal. And that's it! Thanks for listening up until this point.
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We're considering starting a Discord server for the podcast, where you can discuss episodes, games, JC's Kitchen and leave us questions. Any interest in such a thing?
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Well, 'release a podcast when no one else does' turned out to be a solid strategy.
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Thanks for listening to the podcast in 2022!
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Next Friday: the PS3 draft. Fancy an early look at the categories? 😏
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Doesn't sound like a lot, but this is the first time we've hit 3000 downloads with a new episode in 7 days! Cheers. In fairness, how could you not download an episode with this title?
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How the magic happens:
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We're 'hot' enough now that we've been sent a God of War: Ragnarök code by Sony. What a time to be alive.
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We know what we're about.
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Coming soon from your friends at The Back Page (all going to plan):
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Fuckin' Games Court.
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And of course...shout out to Jane Perry.
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And so begins the Best Games of 2014 episode research...
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Remember that cool secret thing we kept teasing Matthew did earlier this year? Here it is:
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Mathew Castle sits down with Shu Takumi, to pull back the curtain on a career spent surprising and delighting players through the puzzling narratives of series like Ace Attorney. The section of the mag is presented as a newspaper and is even printed on a different paper stock.
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Just recorded our best games of 2012 episode. Hope you like 3-hour pods.
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Upsettingly, Games Court is doing quite well.
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Coming next Friday: the best games of 2015. Now: research.
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Judge Castle when you submit a very long Games Court entry:
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Here's what our next month of episodes looks like: - 20 years of GTA 3 (22 Oct) - Horror games hall of fame (29 Oct) - The back page episode (5 Nov) - 20 years of MGS2 (12 Nov) - GameCube vs Xbox draft (19 Nov) - Best games of 2011 (26 Nov) - Best Halo games (3 Dec)
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But his work on Matthew Castle Island will continue.
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Film Updates
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Michael Caine announces that he has retired from acting.
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Knew we should've done more research on the name.
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Yesterday was the first time a new episode hit 1,000 downloads on release day, which feels like a small milestone. Thanks for your support! People like Zelda, it turns out, and the reaction to this one has been lovely to see.
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500 Patrons. It's fair to say we never ever thought we'd do this well on Patreon – thanks so much for your support in making it happen, and we hope you're enjoying the extra episodes we make on there.
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It happened. #SteelBattalion
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Tonight, after mentioning him on probably 30 episodes, we finally record a podcast with @RichJStanton .
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For Back Page deep lore heads: Matthew has now added Samuel to his Switch Online family plan.
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Matthew has once again been driven home for Christmas, so it's once again time to tweet this (via naeslyn):
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Our GOTY episode is here! Two very different top 10 lists of 2021's best games. 3 hours of pod. Thanks for supporting us this year. Listen anywhere you get podcasts:
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Here's a rough schedule of episodes we've got planned leading into the rest of the year. As ever, excuse our lack of design skills...
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It's here! The best games of 2023. Two top 10 lists, our longest episode of the year. Thanks for supporting us this year! We try not to fuck about with GOTY. Enjoy:
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The PS3 subreddit is quite the thing these days.
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Hey, if you were one of these (and even if you weren't), thanks for listening to our bullshit this year!
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Hard no, dawg.
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Coming Friday! The best games of 2015. Our most popular series returns with a 3-hour 6-minute monster, with a host of generation-defining games discussed. Here's a preview:
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Enjoy this niche Games Court meme from @NaesCyn
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The DS game gacha machine is the final boss of Games Court.
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£99 away from our stretch goal – this is the closest we've ever been. Thanks for your support!
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We've got a lot of these to get through so let's get started. Via @ggabronco :
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Just recorded our PS Vita draft. Only one host got Persona 4, but the real winner is you, for getting to hear 2 hours+ of large gentlemen bickering about old handheld games.
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There is now a physical backup of every single pod episode. Long after the world around you turns to ash, future generations will hear about 'Games Court'.
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It is once again a good day to be on the Castle family Nintendo Switch Online account.
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RIP.
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Via Discord Bjorn:
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Some great content in the erotica section of Audible these days.
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If we can sell just one copy of a magazine we didn't make, it was worth the 100+ hours of pod content.
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Bad news: we're slightly behind on recording so this month's XXL pod on Mission: Impossible movies is gonna be a week later than planned – July 31st. Sorry! Good news: whatever this is by Naeslyn in the Discord.
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Upsetting: iOS added a transcript feature. Nothing we say on this podcast was ever supposed to be written down (via Alex on Discord).
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Coming next week! The PlayStation draft (or PSone, you decide). Here's a cheeky glance at the categories.
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That's the best games of 2002 pod in the bag. No kidding, there's an hour of Matthew talking about Homebase and Samuel talking about GCSE drama (and eventually, two top 10 lists of cracking games).
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Thanks for all the lovely words about the podcast this year, and the support in general. Happy holidays!
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A tale of two Discord messages, featuring @jeremy_peel .
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After 7 months away, we've recorded another Games Court! Mood:
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*Michael Caine readies the tank*
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*rubs hands together at potential pointless purchase*
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Our next mini season of episodes: Mar 5: The Trial of Samuel Roberts Mar 12: Game Developer Interviews...From Hell! Mar 19: Best 3DS Games Mar 26: The Big Capcom Chat Apr 2: Games Magazine Covers...From Heaven Apr 9: The hidden gems of Xbox Game Pass (Cont...)
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Happy holidays to everyone except Chris Doherty, who sent us this Games Court-themed image overnight:
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No doubt it was the 35 minutes of sex minigame chat on last week's episode that did it.
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Thanks for your kind words on episode 100. Here's what we did: - We had the idea for a fake clip show two months ago - We intended to make it over the course of a month - Then Matthew caught Covid - So we recorded the entire thing last Monday - Bon Appetit
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New episode! For our 100th episode, enjoy a selection of highlights from our first two years. Chances are, one of your favourites made the cut. Thanks for your support in getting us this far!
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RECORDING TONIGHT! Dads *will* be disappointed!
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What THE FUCK
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Gex Trilogy announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC
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Do you think our podcast is...good? Well, if so, and you can spare a minute, the British Podcast Awards has a Listeners' Choice category. You can pick us (if you want)!
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"What a sad little life, Samuel!" Chris Doherty: back in our inbox with another cursed jpeg about the results of the Wii draft.
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Both Castles are awake before 10AM. TIME TO RECORD A ZELDA EPISODE!
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. @mrbasil_pesto 's mum backed the Patreon. The stakes have never been higher.
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There is nothing worse than looking at your podcast stats and seeing that Games Court is the most popular episode of the month by a respectable distance💀
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From the 'pod-lore' channel:
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All prepped to record our Pokémon episode today.
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We've had quite the spike of new Patrons lately. Bewildering but flattering. We say this too much, but thanks for the support, yeah?
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The Back Page top 10 games for 2022: 10. Sonic Adventure 2 9. Jak 2: Renegade 8. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal 7. Croc 2 6. Croc 2 (GBC version) 5. Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko 4. Elden Ring 3. Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) 2. Wordle 1. Minesweeper
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