The chunky beginnings to the 3D environments we know and love today is now officially on the backlog chopping block!!! Will the game be able to overcome its aged mechanics and graphics to make it into the hall? Does its legacy hold true to this day? Is Jared's lack of old-school tolerance going to sink this otherwise legendary ship? Is this game even fun to play?! We answer all these and more in the latest episode of the Hall of Games, and I think you'll be surprised at our final verdict! Plus--cartoons, Spider-Man, and Bidenflation.

TIMESTAMPS:
01:04 - Inflation woes
06:08 - Housekeeping
8:42 - Q: our favorite childhood cartoons?
14:13 - Tha Games We Playin'
38:14 - {DEFAULT}: Do games have a place in academics?
54:29 - THE PICK - Super Mario 64

#40 - Super Mario 64 | Hall of Games

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This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Casual Jared discuss Breath of the Wild, one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary games ever made. Will it be entered into the Hall of Games? Listen and see!

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Email askvgb@gmail.com to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game review & deep dive show. Hosted by Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, though that happens after the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment.

This week, Josh and Jared gush over quite possibly the best rogue-like of all time (and perhaps the actual GOTY for 2020?). An obvious pick for the Hall of Games, check out our dissection of Hades and its appeal. Listen and find out why it's such a shoe-in for the Hall!

Timestamps:
06:52 - Housekeeping
10:49 - Should we be a confederacy?
17:44 - Tha Games We Playin'
31:12 - {DEFAULT} - Our video game origins
39:25 - THE PICK: Hades

#16 - Hades | Bard's Backlog

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This is The Hall of Games, a topical video games deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode recaps the biggest news in gaming for the week before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. In addition, each episode highlights another "favorite video game"--that might just become your next.

#40 - Super Mario 64 | Hall of Games

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