Welcome to the Backlog Busters, Season 7 - Episode 22. It's another episode of herding cats as a rare Grrouchie sighting attempts to derail Mathman, BlazeKnight, and Hootz. It seems that everyone (well, almost everyone) has a birthday in September. We also take shots (of water or peanut butter whiskey) every time Mike mentions Baldur's Gate 3.

• BlazeKnight - Baldur's Gate 3
• Hootz - SteamWorld Quest and preordering games
• Grrouchie - Solitaire, Far Cry 5
• Mathman - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, BG3, and Darkest Dungeon

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BlazeKnight and special guest talk about Mario Odyssey.

Mathman visits with Skinny Matt and the Mrs. to discuss Niagara Falls and the Strong National Museum of Play. We also talked about several tabletop games, had a quick marriage counseling session, and laughed a lot.

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-Big, Yellow Spiders

-Days and Knights

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The Backlog Busters are back and Serge, Mike, and Ryan debate the what would make the best new mini-console in this month's Mini-Console March Madness!! What's your pick?!

You can also keep an eye on the Backlog Busters twitter account (@backlog_busters), and vote on our March Madness polls to get your two cents in!!

While Hungrypup can’t wrap up February fast enough, he feels much less excited to close out Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. In logging his first backlog bingo square (game started in 2020 but did not beat), Hungrypup is off to a strong start in 2021.

Music by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org  “Weird Puzzle Builders”

On this episode of The Backlog Busters Ryan, Serge, and Jeremy discuss the top games that they played in 2020.  

Happy New Year! Hope you enjoy Hungrypup’s thorough review of his Video Gaming in 2020. Tonight, he unveils his Hungrypup Platinum Award for (his) Game of the Year!

Thank you all for being so awesome.  Happy gaming in 2021 and cheers to kicking off Backlog Bingo!

Mike and Dom dig into the the lauded Play Station classic "The Last of Us" for PS3/PS4.  

Ryan Challenges his fellow Backlog Busters to guess the name of the game his Haiku's are about again.

Season’s Greetings! Hungrypup could not get a PS5, but he did get a couple of online memberships. Anyone up for Splatoon 2 & Rocket League this Holiday Season? While Hungrypup kicks off his Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, several free games that came with Playstation Plus and Switch online now wait in the backlog!

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The Backlog Busters are back and Jeremy, Serge, Ryan, Mike and Patrick are cooking up a fantastical meal made from their favorite last gen games! Oh and they'll be talking about all that backlog bustin' they've been doing as well. So, sit back, bring your appetite, and prepare your ears for episode 10 of season 2 of The Backlog Busters!

Intro theme by Zack DiPersio and featuring music from the No More Heroes Soundtrack!

On this inaugural episode of "The Busted Backlog" Mike and Dom explore the fabric of space time in the Action Adventure game Quantum Break.

It is election day and Hungrypup has casted his vote for Jason Brody in the election for most crazy protagonist.  After wrapping up Far Cry 3, Hungrypup has completed Backlog Bingo.  Onward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the road to PS5!! Music by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org  “Packing”

Mathman1024 hangs out with BlazeKnight and family to discuss all things Iowa, corn, and falling down.

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The Backlog Busters are back and as the stars and moon align, each and every one of the crew is present and accounted for! Join Patrick (@BacklogOdyssey), Mike (@BlazeKnight0923), Jeremy (@TrashTurkey), Serge (@grrouchie) and Ryan (@mathman1024) as they ponder over what video game collections they would love to see!   Intro music and opening remix by Zack DiPersio! Also featuring the title music from the Inazuna Eleven 2: Blizzard OST!

Hungrypup has completed two games!  This month’s show reviews “Windbound” and “Ghost of Tsushima.”  Join your favorite young dog with an appetite, as he pines for a PS5 and discusses his ideas to finish Backlog Bingo this fall.   Music by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org  “Fun Times”

The Backlog Busters are back and Jeremy, Ryan and Mike whisk us away to an extravagant Turkey Island getaway where they're challenged to set themselves up for a lifetime of gaming, with only $300!   Intro Music - Crafting Love (Forager)Outro Music - Title Theme (Battletoads)Sound Effects from Zapsplat.com

One hundred sixty-five hours later (and counting), Hungrypup finally crosses Disgaea V off his backlog! With three games complete, Hungrypup needs two more games to wrap up Backlog Bingo by Halloween!  Only problem is it will probably take him that long to choose his next game.    Music by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org  “Bot Builders”   Link to my Backlog Buster buddies: https://backlogbusters.podbean.com/feed.xml

The Backlog Busters are back with another Retro Game Talk! This time around Patrick and special guest ScaredyMat ponder the meaning of appropriate video content in their chat about Conker's Bad Fur Day on the Nintendo 64!!    Featured songs from the official Conker's Bad Fur Day soundtrack!

It brings me great pleasure to bring you all another chat I had with HungryPup.   Feel free to follow him on twitter at j1mbo15 and see what 100 plus hour opus he'll be attempting to conquer next.   And listen to those sweet sweet sounds in this episode - Provided by PurpleMonkey Ent. @pmejib on twitter.  If anyone is looking for some great music this is the man to contact.

Welcome back Backloggers! This month Patrick, Ryan and Mike pull all the stops to bring you the hot takes from E3 2021! It may not have happened yet, but that's why you come to us right? For juicy speculative gaming news! Featured Music: Overture - Dragon Quest XI Soundtrack Credits Theme - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Soundtrack

Join the gang as we embark on a conversational journey that involves a Mathman trying to stump the fellows in a new segment we call "Ryan, stop giving other people the answers."   We apologize about Mike trying to turn into Mr Roboto - but his transformation is almost complete and next episode he will probably sound more like the robot in that one Beastie Boy song.   Keep Backlogging Backloggers - We Love you and we want you to stay safe

The Backlog Busters are back with another Retro Game Talk! This time around Patrick and Mike hit the ragiest of streets and talk shop about the latest addition to the Streets of Rage franchise, Streets of Rage 4!!  Featured songs from the official Streets of Rage soundtrack!

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Mathman made it to the great corn and pork state of Iowa where he met up with community member, Hootz. We discussed the Play Nintendo Tour and a ton of off topic items. Please enjoy!

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Fireside chat with superfan Hungry Pup!!

another great chat with good buddy Ryan. thank you all for listening and if you ever want to talk reach out. I am here for you.

a nice little chat with another Backlog Buster

Sorry for the delay. We there is some Robotic voices in this episode. There is a little bit of Echo in some parts as well. There is less editing that I would have liked to do because the first time I did it, the file ended up corrupted and I had to start over.   So, this is here left mostly as we recorded it.  Hope it suits you all well.   In this episode the guys and I talk about a lot of things and we also introduce a strange and mythical Beast named GOM

The Backlog Busters are back with another Retro Game Talk! This time around Patrick and Jeremy reminisce about the odd and wonderful Katamari Damacy from Namco on the PlayStation 2!! Featured songs from the official Katamari Damacy soundtrack. Also, a special thanks goes out to The OneUps for letting us use their rendition of Katamaritiano! Go check them out here and listen to their music dang it! http://theoneups.com/

Ryan Craig joins me again for another quick chat in my car to help keep my sanity!!

Pandemic Fireside Chat with Sean Capri. thank you Sean

EggShen joined the grrouch in a chat that included 80s movies, children and video games

Chat from 4/09 with Backlog Buster Ryan Craig. this time we actually talk about gaming.

pandemic Fireside Chats, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Fatman in Vegas

Mathman had a safe and successful journey to see TrashTurkey in his metal can by the curb. They got to play several classic arcade games and set some records. The meals were great, and the company was even better.

Two of the guys sit down for a series chat that is not about video games.

On this amazing episode of the Backlog Busters Turkey, Grrouchie, Mathman and BlazeKnight welcome Skinny Matt into the fold as Patrick takes time off to trim his beard during the apocolpyse.   Also, at the end we have a message from HungryPup.   Thank you for your continued support. Rate us 7 stars on iTunes and donate to our Patreon for Exclusive Podcasts that haven't been recorded yet.

How bored are you? Are you tired of paying attention to your family? Well listen to another short bonus episode from the guys to tide you over until the next Full Episode Drops

Stuck in the house and bored? How about some bonus episodes to tide you over until the new Backlog Busters drop!

Stuck in your house and have nothing better to do? How about some Bonus Clips from the Backlog Busters to tide you over until the new episode drops?

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Welcome HungryPup into the Backlog Busters as we bring his series, There's Always Time for Video Games

In what will go down in a super marvel of editing the guys got together and shot the snot for over 3 hours to bring to you this Masterpiece (theater).   We hope you enjoy our witty banter, gaming knowledge and all around good nature shenanigans!   What have we been playing? Where can you find us? Who gets goofy first? Does Jacob make an appearance? All of this and more in the 3rd episode of 2020. Go search Twitter for the guys grrouchie trashturkey mathman1024 BacklogOdyssey BlazeKnight0923 Thank you all for Supporting us and keep an ear out because there should be a bunch of bonus content coming your way over the next few weeks.

This is just some of the excitement that you'll hear on the next episode.  Out within 24 hours

Backlog Bingo Brunch - Season 2 Episode 14

Hootz is at it again by completing and playing all kinds of games. Our good things include a new AC and surviving a hurricane.

• Hootz - Another Crab's Treasure, Dave the Diver, Okami HD, Human Resource Machine, Golden Sun, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

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Patrick (The Backlog Odyssey) and Mike (BlazeKnight0923) wax poetic about one of the most cherished action platformers from the 16-bit era, Mega Man X! They share the series history, their personal experiences with the franchise and compare the original to it's direct sequel X2! Have you played Mega Man X or X2? Which game in the X series is your favorite?   Music Mega Man X Original Sound Track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzp4W_oe0M0&list=PLB0CE907E2971001B Sound Effects Courtesy of The Sounds Resource https://www.sounds-resource.com/pc_computer/megamanx/sound/1229/

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