The Backlog Busters

Mathman, BlazeKnight, and SkinnyMatt meet up to discuss our #10-6 games of all time. Where will your favorite game land in our personal countdowns?

• BlazeKnight - Elden Ring
• Mathman - Infinite Wealth, Brotato
• SkinnyMatt - Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 7

On this episode, Mathman and BlazeKnight are joined by Blaze's offspring, 96, Hootz, and Nate. We learn what their #10-6 favorite games are and what they are currently playing.

• Hootz - Balatro, Splatoon 3 DLC, Gunman Clive, Dragon's Dogma
• Nate - Civilization VI, Hitman World of Assassination, Princess Peach Showtime
• 96 - Hat in Time, Stardew Valley, Elden Ring, Dreamlight Valley, Rayman Legends, A Little to the Left, Omori

As always, thanks for listening!

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It's a full house with 4/5 of the Backlog Busters in action for this episode. Since we missed having Trash Turkey and SkinnyMatt on all of the previous GOAT episodes, they catch up with us. Now we have all revealed our #20-11 top games.

Oh, if you didn't already know, we have a Patreon. The entry level support is $1/month, and that gets you uncut episodes. This means you get to hear all the chatter before and after the main part of the show, including special games like the one we played before the start of this episode.

• BlazeKnight - Elden Ring
• Mathman - Infinite Wealth, Brotato
• SkinnyMatt - Her Story, Mario Party Super Stars, MK8D, Gloomhaven, FF XIV, Dice Folk, and Sea of Stars

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Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 6

On this episode, Mathman and Hootz sit down for a nice, quiet chat. We discuss plumbing and taxes.

• Hootz - Metroid: Other M, Bastion, Splatoon 3 DLC, Balatro, Punch-Out (Wii), and Mario Maker levels

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Mathman and BlazeKnight gather to discuss our #15-11 games of all time. We've been playing some games as well, but BlazeKnight seems to be stuck on just one game.

• BlazeKnight - Elden Ring
• Mathman - Little to the Left, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Brotato, Octopath Traveler II

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Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 5

On this episode, Mathman and BlazeKnight chat it up with Nate and Hootz from the Discord community. We discuss solar panels, Only Fans (? Blame our guests), daredevil children, and a ton of games. The alternate name for this episode is "What the Wife Doesn't Know."

• Nate - Far Cry 6, Link to the Past, Hogwarts Legacy, Persona 4, Yoshi's Island
• Hootz - Golfinite, Doom (2016), Metroid: Other M, Bastion

As always, thanks for listening!

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Another wild and crazy episode with Mathman, BlazeKnight, and TrashTurkey. We gather to discuss our top games of all time, starting with #20 and ending with #16 for this episode.

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Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 4

On this episode, Mathman and BlazeKnight chat it up with Nate and Hootz from the Discord community. For some reason in the pre-show, Blaze asked if Mathman had ever received any (he used airquotes) "apples" from any of his students. What does that even mean?

• Nate - Far Cry 6, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Tomb Raider Remasters
• Hootz - Chronotrigger, Pandora's Tower, Mario Maker, Metroid: Other M

As always, thanks for listening!

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Mathman almost had to do a solo show until a wild BlazeKnight appeared. We came together to talk about games we've been playing and to discuss a special homework assignment: coming up with our top-20 games of all time. I hope the listeners will forgive Blaze for only accepting N64 games onto his list.

• BlazeKnight - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, DBD, Left 4 Dead, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Bayonetta 2
• Mathman - Like a Dragon: Gaiden and Infinite Wealth

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Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 3

On this episode, Mathman sits down with Nate (t4ked4) to discuss life, sports, the '90s, and children counting to 300. Nate has been playing Cocoon, Bzzzt, and Gunstar Heroes. The games that are up next are Far Cry 6, Star Ocean 2nd Story, and Persona 4.

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The band is almost back together. We are basically 80% of a boy band just without the cool hair, dance moves, and sultry singing voices.

On this episode, mathman, BlazeKnight, TrashTurkey, and SkinnyMatt gather to discuss what's good. Some people have been completing games while others are dutifully adding to their backlog. We'll let the listener decide who's who.

• BlazeKnight - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster and DBD
• Trash Turkey - playing Star Ocean First Departure and buying everything else
• SkinnyMatt - Sea of Stars, Bluey, and prepping for D&D
• Mathman - Like a Dragon: Gaiden

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Backlog Bingo Brunch (Late Night Snack) - Season 2 Episode 2

On this episode, Mathman and BlazeKnight are joined by Hootz and Mrs. Blaze. Listen to Mrs. Blaze proclaim her amazing skills at Dr. Mario while bemoaning the lack of competition from her household.

Hootz regales us with his prolific backlog busting as he has knocked off Undertale (genocide run), Titan Souls, The Messenger (his game of the month?), Star Fox Guard (with a little help from a friend), Chronotrigger (Ayla is best girl), Pandora's Tower, and many more.

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A wild turkey has been sighted!!!

Trash Turkey crashes the party with Mathman and BlazeKnight. We discuss the Turkey's bear-like strength, Switch 2 rumors (and wants and desires), and even answer your burning questions.

• BlazeKnight - Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster
• Trash Turkey - Rogue Galaxy, Dark Cloud 2
• Mathman - Dordogne, Figment, Super Mega Baseball 4

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Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 1

A new year and new you! The Backlog Busters begin the year with a brunch with some of our community members, Michael (KaidanXain) and Nate (T4ked4).

• Michael - AM2R, Ben 10, Jackie Chan Adventures
• Nate - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Bzzzt, Persona 4

We discuss our resolutions and goals for the new year and have a reckoning with our 2023 Dirty Dozen lists.

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We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

On this episode, Mathman, BlazeKnight, and SkinnyMatt discuss our Games of the Year along with our biggest surprises and disappointments.

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It's a new year, but we had some housekeeping to attend to. Before the Backlog Busters publish their list of their Games of the Year, we reached out to the community to get their feedback.

On this episode of the Backlog Bingo Brunch, mathman1024 is joined by EMOesque, Hootz, and T4ked4 to discuss their top three games of the year along with their biggest surprises and disappointments.

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We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

It's been way too long, but the Backlog Bingo Brunch gang is back in business. This is the second part of the return. We recorded this part at 9 PM.

Mathman and BlazeKnight were joined by Hootz to discuss how their gaming has been going this year since we last talked back in March.

• Hootz - Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Fire Emblem: Engage, and Neon White

We also frequently got off the rails to talk about

• "Newer is always better."
• Top 10 of all time and recency bias
• Mega Man
• Football
• Pikmin 4 vs Pikmin 3
• Our Zelda background and weapon degradation
• Forza Horizon 5
• Catholic Game Reviews
• Dogs vs. toddlers
• Marriage, money, and math
• Dante's Inferno and other old books
• 1-bit games

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It's been way too long, but the Backlog Bingo Brunch gang is back in business. This is the first part of the return that we recorded at 8 AM (which evidently is too early for some people).

Mathman and BlazeKnight were joined by Michael Hughes to discuss how their gaming has been going this year since we last talked back in March.

• Michael - Spider-Man 2, Backpack Hero, Neon Abyss, Alan Wake 2, Dordogne
• Mike - Thirsty Suitors
• Ryan - Forza Horizon 5, Like a Dragon: Gaiden

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We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

On this episode, Mathman and BlazeKnight are joined by the one of the co-founders, Grrouchie, to discuss what's been good in life and what we've been playing.

• BlazeKnight - Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Super Mario Land 2, Valkyrie Chronicles
• Grrouchie - three rounds of Fortnite
• Mathman - Forza Horizon 5, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Slay the Spire, and Sea of Starts

We also discuss our list of "Mount Rushmore" games for the NES and Gameboy systems. More lists are bound to follow.

We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

On this episode, Mathman and BlazeKnight are joined by the ever elusive Trash Turkey to discuss what's been good in life and what we've been playing.

• BlazeKnight - ZombieU, Gloomhaven, Cuphead and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (DBD is dead...)
• Trash Turkey - Mario 3 on 3 Hoops DS and Grindstone
• Mathman - Gloomhaven, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Cities Skylines II

We answer questions from the community related to our origins with the podcast and a slight preview of our GOTYs.

We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

On this episode, Mathman, SkinnyMatt, and BlazeKnight gather to discuss what's been good in life and what we've been playing.

• BlazeKnight - New Super Mario/Luigi U, ZombieU, and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (DBD is dead...)
• SkinnyMatt - Power Wash Simulator, Gloomhaven
• Mathman - Gloomhaven, Forza Motorsport, and Slay the Spire

We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

We are the Backlog Busters. We bust backlogs of video games, or at least that's what we tell our friends and loved ones. Sometimes we complete games that have been sitting in our backlogs for ages, but sometimes we just can't resist getting our hands on the latest games.

Join us as we talk about life, games, dreams, and all the rest.

On this episode, mathman1024 and blazeknight0923 discuss what's been going on since the last time they recorded. The talk about games they've been playing as well.

If you would like to have more of the Backlog Busters in your life, head on over to Twitter (no, we will not call it by any other name) and follow these fine folks:

Welcome back to the Backlog Bingo Brunch, or BBB for short.  Ryan, Mike, and Grrouchie chat in the wee hours of the morning with members of our community about the games we're playing and knocking off our backlogs.  Nate and Michael join us once again along with Valerie (PeridotMage) and the spawn of BlazeKnight.

• Grrouchie - Star Link: Battle for Atlas
• Nate - Wario Land 4 and Tomb Raider
• Michael - Persona 5
• Mike - Dead by Daylight, Scarlet Nexus, Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, Blossom Tales
• Mike's spawn - Omori and Octodad
• PeridotMage (Valerie) - Take Me or Leaf Me
• Ryan - Hi-Fi Rush

Welcome to the newly renamed Backlog Bingo Brunch, or BBB for short.  Ryan and Mike chat in the wee hours of the morning with members of our community about the games we're playing and knocking off our backlogs.  Nate and Michael join us once again, and Grrouchie just couldn't stand to miss any of the excitement so he was there as well.

• Grrouchie - Shaq Fu, Freedom Finger, High on Life, Gradius III, and Brotato
• Nate - Mega Man X2 and Wario Land 4
• Michael - Crusader of Centy, Metal Slug Anthology, and Pokemon Arceus
• Mike - Sonic 2, Redo!, Mega Man X3, Mega Man, Castlevania, and Hue
• Ryan - Guardians of the Galaxy, Katamari Damacy, and Super Mario World

The Backlog Busters are back to break down the best (and sometimes worst) games we played in 2022.  We discuss our top 3 games along with our surprises and disappointments.  We then answer some community questions from our lovely listeners.

Ryan and Mike chat with some of the Backlog Busters Discord community members to discuss Backlog Bingo and the games we are planning to take down.  Special thanks to Michael and Nate for hopping on.  We hope to have more lovely listeners when we record in the coming months.

Ryan, Patrick, Jeremy, and Mike are sneaking in with an extra special Halloween treat, with some goofy and spooky mad libs!

Patrick, Mike, Ryan, and Jeremy put their ghoulish minds together to come up with the creepiest and spookiest video game mashups! 

Games covered include: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon,  The Warp Coin Catastrophe, Trials of Mana, and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga