About the show
A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.
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Episodes and Blog Entries
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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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Mini Review- Blasphemous 2
Article | August 17th, 2023
By Dave Jackson
blasphemous 2, mini reviewTo tide you over while a full Tales from the Backlog episode is scheduled, recorded and edited, here is a written review of The Game Kitchen's Blasphemous 2.
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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.
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81: Final Fantasy VI (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
Episode | July 12th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 22 mins
final fantasy, game review, jrpg, retro games, snes, square enix
Dave is joined by one of his co-hosts on A Top 3 Podcast, Aaron Angle, to discuss Square's landmark ensemble JRPG, Final Fantasy VI.
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80: Ico (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)
Episode | July 5th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 6 mins
game review, ps2, retro games, sony, team ico
Dave is joined by Josh Covel from Still Loading podcast to discuss Japan Studio and Team Ico's influential 2001 release....Ico!
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79: Baldur's Gate (with Phil Morgan - Deleted Saves)
Episode | June 28th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 9 mins
baldur's gate, bioware, crpg, game review
Dave is joined by Phil Morgan from Deleted Saves to discuss Baldur's Gate, BioWare's first entry into the influential role-playing series.
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78: The Last of Us Part II (with Flora Merigold - Epilogue Gaming, Left Behind Game Club)
Episode | June 21st, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 50 mins
game review, naughty dog, ps4, the last of us
Dave is joined by Flora Merigold from Epilogue Gaming and Left Behind Game Club to discuss Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II.
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77: Hi-Fi RUSH (with Kevin Ainsworth - Save the Game Media)
Episode | June 14th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 13 mins
action games, game review, tango gameworks
Dave is joined by Kevin Ainsworth from Save the Game Media to discuss Tango Gameworks' 2023 surprise action-rhythm hit, Hi-Fi RUSH.
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76: Resident Evil 4 Remake (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level and Adam Bucceri - Enter the Survival Horror, Half Tone Takes)
Episode | June 7th, 2023 | Season 1 | 3 hrs 20 mins
3rd person shooters, capcom, game review, resident evil, resident evil 4
Dave is joined by Jala Prendes (Jala-chan's Place, The Level) and Adam Bucceri (Enter the Survival Horror, Half Tone Takes) to discuss Capcom's 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4.