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Tales from the Backlog Fifth Birthday Mailbag! (with Matt aka Stormageddon)
Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog Five whole years of Tales from the Backlog! Here's a mailbag episode to celebrate, and I really appreciate everyone who wrote in questions on Discord and Patreon! Guest info: Matt aka Stormageddon (they/them) Check out all of Matt's work https://djstormageddon.com/ Follow on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.com TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Podcast Start 0:21 Introductions 2:51 Recapping Five Years 9:53 Balancing Playing for "Work" vs "Fun" 13:17 Dropping Games I Don't Enjoy? 19:01 Organizing and Juggling Podcast Work 24:40 Working Through Self-Doubt 28:50 Has My Relationship With Gaming Changed? 31:48 Games I Want on the Show But "Can't" 34:00 Most Memorable Games on the Show 36:20 Episodes I'd Approach Differently 38:00 Pleasant or Unpleasant Surprises 40:58 How Do I Pick Guests? 43:42 I'm Not Sick of This or Burnt Out Yet? 46:20 Things I've Learned 49:16 Books that Influenced Our Approach 53:14 Keeping Track of Progress in Multiple Games 54:41 What Have I Learned from Guests? 56:50 Have I Gained an Appreciation for a Genre? 1:00:45 What Year Have I Covered Most? 1:02:46 Games I Love That Wouldn't Make Good Episodes? 1:05:29 Advice for Our Past Podcasting Selves 1:09:40 Patron Thank-You Break 1:11:31 Keaton's Alien Zoo Question 1:15:06 Reigniting Passion for Gaming 1:21:12 Easiest or Hardest Difficulty Curse 1:23:11 Backlog Games We'll Never Play 1:25:50 Non-Gaming Lightning Round 1:52:12 Matt's Work on "Fun" and Games & Reignite Music used in the episode: Dance Party! (Bayonetta 3 OST- Masahiro Aoki) The Hideout (808 Mix) (Hi-Fi RUSH OST- Shuichi Kobori) Goal (Astro Bot OST - Kenneth C. M. Young) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures
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