Backlog Gameclub: Recent Episodes
Lucas and Alex Evans
Join us for a weekly 'book club-style' discussion on a game from the past as we hunt for hidden gems and new favorites!
Backlog Gameclub is hosted by two brothers, Lucas and Alex. Come along for the ride as we fight the losing battle against our ever-growing backlog of games from years past.
Get in on the conversation at backlogpod@gmail.com
This week, Lucas and Alex discuss and debate their top five games featuring robots, and talk about what else is eating up their time.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
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New theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
This week, Lucas and Alex discuss their recent time with Into the Breach, as well as a look at some recent news like the closing of Stadia's first party division.
News Links:
- Focusing on Stadia’s future as a platform, and winding down SG&E
- Nintendo Registers New Trademark For The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Members of Parliament to propose UK bill banning console and GPU scalping
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backloggameclub/
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
This week, Lucas and Alex discuss and debate their top five racing games, and talk about what else is eating up their time.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backloggameclub/
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
This week, Lucas and Alex discuss their recent time with Rocket League, as well as a look at some recent news like the newly announced Lucasfilm and Ubisoft partnership.
News Links:
- Ubisoft and Lucasfilm Games Announce New Story-Driven Star Wars Game
- New Pokemon Snap
- Epic Games buys shopping mall to convert into new headquarters
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backloggameclub/
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
This week, Lucas and Alex check-in to discuss their time so far with Axiom Verge and speculate what twists the game may have in store, and we spend a decent amount of time discussing our top video game sound tracks and talking about what we feel makes a good soundtrack.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backloggameclub/
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
This week, Lucas and Alex recap their two weeks with My Friend Pedro giving their final reviews on the game, and we look at all the free/subscription packaged games that are adding to our backlog in June 2020.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backloggameclub/
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Welcome to Season 2!
This week, Lucas and Alex check-in to discuss their time so far with My Friend Pedro, and we go to bat for our Top 5 Sports Games. We also spend some time breaking down the changes for Season 2.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BacklogGameclub
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backloggameclub/
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
This week in our ninth episode, Lucas and Alex wrap up Season 1 with a look back at what we've kept playing from this season and our evolving thoughts on some of the games. We also reminisce about some shared childhood memories as we explore our top 5 Game Boy Advance games.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
*We'll be off for a short break; join us May 20th for the first episode of Season 2 and discuss some games along with us! Stay tuned to this feed for updates on the upcoming games we'll be covering in season 2 and any other important announcements!
This week in our eighth episode, Lucas and Alex set aside some dedicated time to play Rainbow Six Siege, and we hit the books to ind our top 5 games starting with the letter "B".
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
The next 2 Episodes will be us returning to and recapping the games from this season that we've wanted to go back to. Please feel free to send in any commentary about any of the games we've played this season!
Yooka-Laylee
Cuphead
Doom (2016)
Graveyard Keeper
Yoku's Island Express
Child of Light
Celeste
Rainbow Six Siege
This week in our seventh episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Celeste, and we have some disagreements about exactly what qualifies as a puzzle platformer.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
Rainbow Six: Seige — 17th April 2020
The following 2 Episodes will be us returning to and recapping the games from this season that we've wanted to go back to. Please feel free to send in any commentary about any of the games we've played this season!
This week in our sixth episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Child of Light, and we explore a wide array of genres via our Top 5 Sci-Fi games. We also talk about the general layout of the podcast and some of our plans for the future!
Links:
Tom Scott's Video Essay on YouTube's Copyright System
DeepMind's Documentary on AlphaGo
Bill Withers' "Naked & Warm"
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
Celeste — 10th April 2020
Rainbow Six: Seige — 17th April 2020
This week in our fifth episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time bouncing off bumpers and delivering packages in Yoku's Island Express, and we explore the way we connect with games via our Top 5 JRPGs.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
Child of Light — 3rd April 2020
Celeste — 10th April 2020
This week in our fourth episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time interring bodies (and mining, and beekeeping, and lumber-jacking, and... my there's a lot to do in this game!) in Graveyard Keeper, and we find a couple gaps in our gaming repertoire as we cover our Top 5 "Metroidvanias". Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table! Email: backlogpod@gmail.com Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans Upcoming Submission Cutoffs: Yoku's Island Express — 27th March 2020 Child of Light — 3rd April 2020 (Get it on sale now!)
This week in our third episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time slaying demons in Doom 2016, and we touch on some shared childhood memories as we cover our Top 5 games based on movies.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table! Email: backlogpod@gmail.com Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs: Yoku's Island Express — 27th March 2020 Child of Light — 3rd April 2020 (Get it on sale now!)
This week in our second episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Cuphead, and we dig deep in our gaming history to cover our Top 5 games that start with the letter "A".
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
Doom (2016) — 13th March 2020
Graveyard Keeper — 20th March 2020
This week in the inaugural episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Yooka-Laylee, and in the spirit of 'Rare-style' collect-a-thons, compare their Top 5 games with animal player characters.
Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
Email: backlogpod@gmail.com
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
Cuphead — 6th March 2020
Doom (2016) — 13th March 2020