Episode 264: Writing the Book on Nintendo + the Top 10 Most Underrated Nintendo Games (with Keza MacDonald)
Five years later, The Guardian’s Keza MacDonald returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, Super Nintendo.
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Episode 263: Three Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto IV (with Jeremy Peel)
Joining us to dissect the first HD GTA is beloved third host and freelance writer extraordinaire Jeremy Peel.
Episode 262: What We've Been Playing (Skate Story, TR-49, POPUCOM, Wheel World, The Case of the Worst Day Ever, The Berlin Apartment)
A mop up of some neat games we missed from 2025, plus Matthew’s thoughts on the newest game from Inkle.
Episode 261: 2026 Mailbag
Our first mailbag episode of 2026.
Episode 260: 2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft
24 predictions about 2026, based on nothing whatsoever.
Episode 259: The Best Games of 2025
Two top 10 lists of the best games from 2025.
Episode 258: The Alternative GOTY Awards 2025
Need a video game awards show with dumb categories no company would ever sponsor? We’ve got your back, once again.
Episode 257: The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)
The games that hit players with emotional gut punches. Plus! A fansite exclusive! Some content that was cut from the episode! Worth Seven Pounds!
Episode 256: Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)
Jay Baylis joins us once again! In time for the release of Metroid Prime 4, Matthew and Jay each share their top 5 games in Nintendo’s series.
Episode 255: The Back Page Episode + ARC Raiders (with Phil Savage)
The podcast eats itself! The Back Page finally dedicates a whole episode to its namesake. How do back page jokes go wrong?