95: F-Zero X (with Dave Pietrangelo - Remember 64)

Episode  |  November 15th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 38 mins

game review, nintendo, nintendo 64, racing games

Dave is joined by Dave Pietrangelo from Remember 64 and Back in My Day podcasts to discuss F-Zero X, Nintendo's hyperspeed space racer from the Nintendo 64.

94: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (with Mick Arcade)

Episode  |  November 8th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 9 mins

bioware, game review, rpg, star wars

Dave is joined by Mick Arcade to discuss BioWare's Star Wars role-playing game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mini Review- Blasphemous 2

Article  |  August 17th, 2023
By Dave Jackson
blasphemous 2, mini review

To 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.

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.

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.