Samuel Roberts
@samuelwroberts.bsky.social
Northern Europe PR for Bethesda (contract), co-host of The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast, large man who lives in Bath. Previously: Frontier, PC Gamer, GI.biz
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Walking around DreamHack's various odd promo booths, wondering, 'what would happen if I signed up to the Swedish army this afternoon?'
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Walking around DreamHack's various odd promo booths, wondering, 'what would happen if I signed up to the Swedish army this afternoon?'
"This train looks a bit fancy, are you sure we're not sitting in first class?"
"Oh no, this is just Sweden, not the UK. So the train isn't a rickety piece of shit."
"Oh no, this is just Sweden, not the UK. So the train isn't a rickety piece of shit."
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"This train looks a bit fancy, are you sure we're not sitting in first class?"
"Oh no, this is just Sweden, not the UK. So the train isn't a rickety piece of shit."
"Oh no, this is just Sweden, not the UK. So the train isn't a rickety piece of shit."
Sweden doesn't have Mad Men. They've taken everything from me.
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Sweden doesn't have Mad Men. They've taken everything from me.
Can't quite believe this – a very sweet gesture. The Samuel/Matthew shippers are going to have a field day.
For our 5th anniversary, @kinmoku.bsky.social created a new version of our logo featuring our giant heads! Thanks so much to loyal discord moderator @betamaxbandit.bsky.social for a very thoughtful gesture.
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can't quite believe this – a very sweet gesture. The Samuel/Matthew shippers are going to have a field day.
Reposted by Samuel Roberts
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
5 whole years since we uploaded our first (mediocre) episode. Fortunately, some of the later ones were quite good.
Thank you for supporting us!
Thank you for supporting us!
Can't believe how old Stranger Things is. For context, the day season 1 came out, I was at Star Wars Celebration in London as they unveiled this hot new movie called Rogue One.
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Can't believe how old Stranger Things is. For context, the day season 1 came out, I was at Star Wars Celebration in London as they unveiled this hot new movie called Rogue One.
Back in Sweden. Won't leave until I've hoarded bags of these:
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Back in Sweden. Won't leave until I've hoarded bags of these:
So many people on this plane to Sweden have colds and are hiding it badly. Just cough in my face and get it over with, you fucks.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So many people on this plane to Sweden have colds and are hiding it badly. Just cough in my face and get it over with, you fucks.
In a Premier Inn and the only watchable television is Life On Mars, which is still filed in my head as 'modern TV' but looks UK Gold as shit in 2025.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
In a Premier Inn and the only watchable television is Life On Mars, which is still filed in my head as 'modern TV' but looks UK Gold as shit in 2025.
Pension changes in the budget are kind of annoying, but since they don't kick in until 2029 when the Labour government will be wiped off the face of the earth, why worry about it?
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Pension changes in the budget are kind of annoying, but since they don't kick in until 2029 when the Labour government will be wiped off the face of the earth, why worry about it?
A man of excellent taste.
"Ultimate Perfection" - Dragon Quest Creator Reveals His Favourite Final Fantasy Game.
"Ultimate Perfection" - Dragon Quest Creator Reveals His Favourite Final Fantasy Game
"I didn't necessarily see them as a rival back then"
www.timeextension.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A man of excellent taste.
Will it be perceived as too much of a 'bit' if I wear my incredibly warm MindsEye-branded hoodie to DreamHack?
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Will it be perceived as too much of a 'bit' if I wear my incredibly warm MindsEye-branded hoodie to DreamHack?
ARC Raiders has you asking questions like, 'should I hold on to this luxury wristwatch in case my chicken later demands it for an upgrade?'
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
ARC Raiders has you asking questions like, 'should I hold on to this luxury wristwatch in case my chicken later demands it for an upgrade?'
Me to my 26 year-old brother: "Would you like Astro Bot for Christmas?"
Brother: "No, looks like a game for kids."
Me: "But...you *are* a kid..."
Brother: "No, looks like a game for kids."
Me: "But...you *are* a kid..."
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Me to my 26 year-old brother: "Would you like Astro Bot for Christmas?"
Brother: "No, looks like a game for kids."
Me: "But...you *are* a kid..."
Brother: "No, looks like a game for kids."
Me: "But...you *are* a kid..."
"Dan Houser was on Sunday Brunch" is a sequence of words that my brain has marked as 'surely incorrect'.
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Dan Houser was on Sunday Brunch" is a sequence of words that my brain has marked as 'surely incorrect'.
'I insist on finishing Lumines Arise on normal' is possibly the least sensible call I've made this year. Got the game on mute while I meticulously try and Matrix code my way through the final levels.
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
'I insist on finishing Lumines Arise on normal' is possibly the least sensible call I've made this year. Got the game on mute while I meticulously try and Matrix code my way through the final levels.
Ate too much dinner right before a podcast recording and forgot to mute my mic when I started spluttering. Peak 'giant man in his 30s' problem.
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Ate too much dinner right before a podcast recording and forgot to mute my mic when I started spluttering. Peak 'giant man in his 30s' problem.
Can't believe Simpsons Fortnite is ending after just one month, which is the average time it takes a millennial friend group to organise a night of playing computer games.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Can't believe Simpsons Fortnite is ending after just one month, which is the average time it takes a millennial friend group to organise a night of playing computer games.
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Raijin in FF8 considers himself an honourable ladies' man, & so every time you fight him if there's only women alive in the party, he won't attack & will just stand & take a beating. UNLESS he's been blinded by a spell... & then, because he can't see who he's hitting, he'll attack the girls.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Raijin in FF8 considers himself an honourable ladies' man, & so every time you fight him if there's only women alive in the party, he won't attack & will just stand & take a beating. UNLESS he's been blinded by a spell... & then, because he can't see who he's hitting, he'll attack the girls.
Based on the selection order, my plan was to get Super Metroid in Free Pick then Sonic CD in Platformer (because Sonic 2 and Mario World were already gone). Also had Chrono Trigger as RPG until Matthew killed it.
Everything else was a first choice pick!
Everything else was a first choice pick!
Big table time! Here's who picked what in the 16-bit games mega draft.
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Based on the selection order, my plan was to get Super Metroid in Free Pick then Sonic CD in Platformer (because Sonic 2 and Mario World were already gone). Also had Chrono Trigger as RPG until Matthew killed it.
Everything else was a first choice pick!
Everything else was a first choice pick!
Looking back at emails I sent with my Golden Joysticks hangover on Friday with no memory of sending them. It's like discovering someone stole my identity.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Looking back at emails I sent with my Golden Joysticks hangover on Friday with no memory of sending them. It's like discovering someone stole my identity.
Delighted by the response to this episode (and my draft picks, despite Matthew obliterating Chrono Trigger from my list).
I know people are cool on Eternal Champions, but this is just brutal.
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Delighted by the response to this episode (and my draft picks, despite Matthew obliterating Chrono Trigger from my list).
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Coming tomorrow! 50 truths* about games journalism. A 2-hour episode for our Patreon supporters.
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Coming tomorrow! 50 truths* about games journalism. A 2-hour episode for our Patreon supporters.
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
Here's a preview, where it dawns on us that we've recorded a whole episode for no one:
Watchmen is about old games journalists, change my mind.
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watchmen is about old games journalists, change my mind.
I might lack the temperament for this game. I'm only ever one step away from the tantrum of a lifetime.
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I might lack the temperament for this game. I'm only ever one step away from the tantrum of a lifetime.