We found 10 episodes of Tales from the Backlog with the tag “break from the backlog”.
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PAX East 2024: Reflections & Games Played
Episode | March 27th, 2024 | Season 1 | 43 mins 17 secs
break from the backlog, convention
Dave reflects on the experience of going to and participating in PAX East 2024 and talks about the games he tried.
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Evaluating Retro Games Roundtable
Episode | February 28th, 2024 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 38 mins
break from the backlog, roundtable
Dave is joined by Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover), Rick Firestone (Pixel Project Radio) and Andre (Fine Time) to discuss the challenges and our personal approaches to evaluating retro games.
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2023 In Review
Episode | December 27th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
break from the backlog, year in review
Dave wraps up the year that was and talks through his favorite games that released in 2023.
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"Uncommon" Real-World Settings in Video Games (with Ozzy Garcia & Randall Quiggle)
Episode | November 29th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 42 mins
break from the backlog, roundtable
Dave is joined by Ozzy Garcia and Randall Quiggle to discuss games set in real, yet uncommon locations and what we can learn from them.
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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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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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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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Do Video Games Need to Be Fun? (with Brad Gallaway - So...Videogames!, and Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
Episode | May 17th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 48 mins
break from the backlog, roundtable
Dave is joined by Brad Gallaway (Gamecritics.com, So...Videogames! podcast) and Ryan Batie (Lightning Strikes Thrice podcast) to discuss whether video games need to be fun, and if "negative" experiences have value.
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Emergent Gameplay Roundtable (with Nave - Gaming Together, Alex - Please Don't Cast, and Moonborne -TripleSMoon)
Episode | March 15th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 13 mins
break from the backlog, roundtable
In this Break from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Moonborne, Alex (Please Don't Cast) and Nave (Gaming Together) to discuss emergent gameplay.
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Long Games & Burnout (with Jared Moss - Play Along Podcast, Bill Barber - Gaming & Collecting, Aaron Klaassen - Super Pod Saga)
Episode | January 25th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 42 mins
break from the backlog, roundtable
Dave is joined by Jared Moss (Play Along Podcast), Bill Barber (Gaming & Collecting) and Aaron Klaassen (Super Pod Saga) to discuss long games and why some of them entertain for 100+ hours while others burn us out long before the end.