Hosted by Adam Taylor · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 112 episodes
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On The Backlog Files, host Adam Taylor dives into retro classics, cult favorites, and indie standouts—stacking entries franchise by franchise, platform by platform. Every Tuesday at 9 AM EST, we rank, review, and recommit your next must‑play.From Game Boy gems to Switch surprises, Pokémon deep-dives to horror indies, Adam explores what made each game essential, or stray, and why it still matters today. Expect thoughtful takes, nostalgia, and plenty of “game snack” episodes under 20 minutes.New weekly. Always insightful. Occasionally unexpected.
Adam Taylor hosts The Backlog Files, a leisure show with 112 episodes published.
Nintendo has opened a console generation on an Ocarina of Time and a Star Fox 64 remake for the second time, and Adam dug into the new Star Fox on Switch 2 as a series newcomer. Why the remake's tutorials, voice acting,
GTA 6 finally has a price: $80 standard, $100 Ultimate, and a "physical" edition that's just a download code in a box. Adam unpacks why the number matters less than what it signals, why GTA's discount-driven history make
Adam reports live from Pier 57 at the Tribeca Festival, fresh off hands-on time with seven of this year's indie game selections. A modern 3D Zelda in Demi and the Fractured Dream , a gorgeous paper-airplane journey in DR
A Nintendo Direct finally arrived, so join Adam as he breaks down what it actually means. The Ocarina of Time remake is real but shown without a frame of gameplay, Kingdom Hearts IV lands on Switch 2 at launch, and Squar
We covered the console version on the channel, so this week on The Backlog Files I'm taking the Game Boy Advance port of Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure out of the backlog. It's Tony Hawk in a Disney coat of paint, sque
Fifteen years after it launched alongside the Nintendo 3DS, does Pilotwings Resort still hold up? Adam revisits the dormant flight series Nintendo resurrected as a glasses-free-3D showcase, and digs into a launch window
Good-Feel knows how to make a Yoshi game look and feel inviting, but the question has always been whether there's enough underneath. On today's Backlog Files, Adam reviews Yoshi and the Mysterious Book; the Switch 2 excl
Adam discusses the new indie Paper Mario-like: Escape From Ever After.
Pokemon Champions is finally here and Adam discusses the borderline disastrous launch.
Adam discusses probably the worst game that's been discussed on this show, Neopets: Mega Mini Game Collection.
With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie releasing this week, Adam looks back at the Wii game Super Mario Galaxy.
Let's look back at 2002 and Nintendo's kind of risky experimental title Super Mario Sunshine!
Adam discusses what is probably the 30th anniversary Pokemon title - Pokemon: Pokopia!
Well, they're definitely ports of FireRed and LeafGreen.
So Pokemon Wind and Waves will not be arriving in 2026, despite the leaks indicating otherwise. What does this mean for the 30th anniversary of the franchise and a mostly vacant year for releases?
Adam discusses the latest Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic X Shadow Generations.
Adam finally plays Mario Kart World! Join in as he discusses how this changes the franchise going forward.
Adam continues his quest for a fun hockey game to play on PC and also discusses the ad for Pokemon that aired during the Super Bowl.
Adam discusses GameStop's obvious death rattle as it circles the drain.
With the first and only DLC pack for Pokemon Legends: Z-A out, Adam gives his thoughts on The Mega Dimension.
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