Episode Archive
183 episodes of Tales from the Backlog since the first episode, which aired on October 25th, 2021.
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2nd Birthday Mailbag!
Episode | November 1st, 2023 | Season 1 | 49 mins 11 secs
mailbag
Tales from the Backlog is 2 years old! To celebrate, I am doing the yearly mailbag episode!
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93: Signalis (with Chris Coplien & Shane Koski)
Episode | October 25th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 40 mins
game review, horror games, indie games
Dave is joined by Chris Coplien and Shane Koski from Retro Hangover to discuss rose-engine's dreamlike survival horror throwback, Signalis.
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92: Dead Space (2023) (with Chris aka Vertigo2Hell)
Episode | October 18th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 55 mins
ea, game review, horror games, motive studio
Dave is joined by horror games streamer Chris aka Vertigo2Hell to discuss Motive Studio and EA's 2023 remake of Dead Space.
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91: Iron Lung (with Gary Butterfield & Kole Ross)
Episode | October 11th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 17 mins
game review, horror, indie games
Dave is joined by Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross (Duckfeed.tv - Watch Out For Fireballs!, Bonfireside Chat and many more!) to discuss David Szymanski's first-person submarine horror game, Iron Lung.
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90: Resident Evil (2002) (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Episode | October 4th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 52 mins
capcom, game review, resident evil
Dave is joined by Adelaide Lohkamp to discuss Resident Evil, the 2002 remake of Resident Evil, the 1996 original by Capcom.
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Getting Into Horror Games (with Adam Bucceri - Half Tone Takes, Gerry - Super Ghost Radio, & Dog Faced Gamer)
Episode | September 27th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 50 mins
break from the backlog, horror
Dave is joined by Adam Bucceri (Half Tone Takes pocast), Gerry (Super Ghost Radio) and Dog Faced Gamer to discuss how we all got into horror games.
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89: Kid Icarus: Uprising (with TripleSMoon)
Episode | September 20th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 1 min
3ds, game review, kid icarus, nintendo
Dave is joined by TripleSMoon to discuss Kid Icarus: Uprising- Project Sora and Nintendo's 3rd person action/rail shooter hybrid for the 3DS.
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88: Wario World (with Thrak - The 3DO Experience)
Episode | September 13th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 27 mins
game review, gamecube, nintendo, wario
Dave is joined by Thrak from The 3DO Experience to discuss Treasure and Nintendo's 3D Wario platformer, Wario World.
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87: The Secret of Monkey Island (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
Episode | September 6th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 52 mins
game review, point and click
Dave is joined by Doug Lief (Nostalgium Arcanum podcast) to discuss LucasFilm Games' seminal point-and-click adventure, The Secret of Monkey Island.
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86: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (with Andrew & Dylan - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
Episode | August 30th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 34 mins
cd projekt red, game review, rpg, the witcher
Dave is joined by Andrew Kimball and Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to discuss The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the 2011 RPG by CD Projekt Red.
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85: The Three Versions of Metroid 2 (with Case Aiken, Matt Storm & Geoff Moonen)
Episode | August 23rd, 2023 | Season 1 | 3 hrs 5 mins
game review, metroid, nintendo
Dave is joined by Case Aiken (Men of Steel, Another Pass), Matt Storm ("Fun and Games", Reignite, Screen Snark) and Geoff Moonen ("Fun" and Games) to discuss Metroid 2: Return of Samus and its two remakes- AM2R and Samus Returns.
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Discovering Games Via Super Smash Bros. (with Kolby, Mikey Tabletop & Jim Rodeman)
Episode | August 16th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 32 mins
break from the backlog, nintendo, super smash bros
Dave is joined by Jim Rodeman, Kolby (Switch It Up) and Mikey Tabletop (Big Drink Energy) to discuss how we discovered games and series we came to love via Super Smash Bros.
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84: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (with Jacob McCourt)
Episode | August 9th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 45 mins
game review, konami, metal gear, platinumgames
Dave is joined by Jacob McCourt from Left Behind Game Club to discuss Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, by PlatinumGames.
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83: Redfall (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Episode | August 2nd, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 25 mins
arkane studios, game review
Dave is joined by Nick & Will from Friday Night Gamecast to discuss Arkane Studios Austin's 2023 co-op vampire shooter, Redfall.
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82: Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Episode | July 26th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 42 mins
baldur's gate, bioware, crpg, game review
Dave is joined by Bryan Skursha of Pixelated Playgrounds to discuss BioWare's Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and its expansion, Throne of Bhaal.
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What Makes a Good Remake? (with Dylan & Dave - Offshore Gamecast)
Episode | July 19th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
break from the backlog, remakes, roundtable
Dave is joined by Dave & Dylan from Offshore Gamescast to discuss video game remakes: when they are wanted, why some succeed and what we'd like to see in the future.