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The Big Playback

The Big Playback is a show that explores the kinship between video games and pop music.

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    Episode 2: Dragon Age: Inquisition

    In this episode, we talk about how good the post game stinger can be in a video game, and get together with Kenneth Spepard of Kotaku and Normandy.fm to talk about elves, wizards, and why the hell they picked this Florence + The Machine song and not any of the other ones for these end credits.Just what is this stinger for this nerdy game? I'm glad you asked.Wait, so just what is this nerdy game? Also glad you asked.

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    Episode 1: Batman: The Video Game

    In this innaugural episode of the show, we discuss 1989's Batman for the NES as the ultimate side one/ track one. For better or worse, some games just hit their peak right in the beginning.My special guest for this episode is writer, podcaster and Creative Director over at MoonrockNeed to bone up on Batman? Here's a link to a longplay..

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    Episode 3: Legend of Zelda

    In this episode, we go heavy into the both the origin of this show and how spooky that title screen music was to my very young ears. Old pal and special guest Nadia Oxford of Axe of the Blood God and Retronauts helps me get into the weeds of how to enjoy this particularly obtuse game now 40 years removed, and our time writing for just about everywhere on the internet that would pay us (or not).Here's a handy run through of the game in case you don't want to slam your head against the wall this afternoon (but cool if you do).

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Big Playback is a show that explores the kinship between video games and pop music.

HOSTED BY

John Learned

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The Big Playback is a show that explores the kinship between video games and pop music.

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The Big Playback is created and hosted by John Learned.
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