Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Convention”

PAX East 2025 Wrap-Up

Dave Jackson — Mon, 19 May 2025 03:15:00 -0400

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PAX East 2025 show floor was dominated by indie games, and here are all 17 of the indie games that I had a chance to play! Thank you to the folks at PAX for allowing me to cover the convention!

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:47 Tanuki: Pon's Summer https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218570/TANUKI_Pons_Summer/
2:39 Airframe Ultra https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/Airframe_Ultra/
4:18 Ultimate Sheep Raccoon https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923350/Ultimate_Sheep_Raccoon/
6:04 Mycopunk https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/Mycopunk/
7:39 BOTSU https://store.steampowered.com/app/885160/BOTSU/
9:20 GIGASWORD https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885930/GIGASWORD/
11:07 Altered Alma https://store.steampowered.com/app/2190700/Altered_Alma/
12:41 Constance https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313700/Constance/
13:54 The Berlin Apartment https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/The_Berlin_Apartment/
15:47 Compensation Not Guaranteed https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795590/Compensation_Not_Guaranteed/
18:10 Undusted: Letters from the Past https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891020/Undusted_Letters_from_the_Past/
19:49 Fresh Tracks https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202950/Fresh_Tracks/
22:17 Nocturne https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374860/Nocturne/
24:13 Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429050/FretlessThe_Wrath_of_Riffson/
25:45 The Lacerator https://store.steampowered.com/app/2339330/The_Lacerator/
27:30 Demonschool https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/
29:39 Love Eternal https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVE_ETERNAL/
31:13 Video Game Trivia, Six One Indie Showcase and Thank You**

Check out Jacob Mccourt https://www.youtube.com/@JacobMcCourt for the Video Game Trivia show I was in, and follow Six One Indie https://www.youtube.com/@SixOneIndie for more indie game announcements on May 22nd!

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Games I Played at GDEX 2024

Dave Jackson — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Here are the games I played at GDEX 2024 gaming convention in Columbus, Ohio! Games mentioned in the episode:
Skate Fish
Tales of Thisrea
Zakumba: Astraia
Dark Sky
Derelict
Mole Maiden
Quiet On Set
RA RA BOOM

Intro/Outro music composed by Bert Cole- check them out at bitbybitsound.com

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PAX East 2024: Reflections & Games Played

Dave Jackson — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This is the PAX East 2024 retrospective and run-through of all of the games I played! Woooo!

Games featured:
Animal Well:
The Art of Flight
Duck Paradox
Enter the Chronosphere
Fallen Aces
Fretless
Lucid
So to Speak
Sorry, We're Closed
Tape to Tape
Throne of Bone

YouTube VoD of the Nintendo DS panel I participated in!

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