Bucket List Gamers

Get ready for a showdown of epic proportions as Jay and Eddie dive into two of Nintendo’s most electrifying brawlers — Pokkén Tournament and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!

From Pokémon-powered duels to chaotic all-star battles, the guys break down what makes each game unique, how they shaped the crossover landscape, and which delivers the ultimate multiplayer experience.

Plus Aaron stops in to discuss what he's been playing, including some downright scary games... but not always scary for the right reasons!

Whether you’re a die-hard fighting game fan or just here for the...

We’re back — and this time, we’re speedrunning through the multiverse! ⚙️💥

Join Eddie & Jay as they blast into Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart... the early PS5 (and now PC) exclusive that showed off everything next-gen gaming could be. 

From instant dimension-hopping to some of the wildest weapons ever built, this one’s pure Insomniac magic.

We’re talking mascots, mayhem, and memorable moments, plus Aaron drops in to chat about what we’ve been playing, and how he's been managing a Waterpark amongst other things!

💫 Grab your wrench, charge your Rift Tether, and let’s...

🎙️ We’ve got a bonus episode for you!

This one was first recorded for our sister podcast The Bucket List Board Gamers—but it quickly became clear the conversation was heading deep into video game territory too. In the end, it turned into the perfect hybrid episode across both shows… so we just had to release it here as well!

YouTube legend Dan “DJ Slope” Ibbertson (of Slope’s Game Room) joins Jay for a wide-ranging chat covering board games, video games, collectibles, and plenty more.

Expect stories from his hit Kickscammers series, candid insights i...

🎙️ Yes, we’re back to Mario again! 🍄✨

But this time… we’re not talking about one Mario game. Not two. Nope. We’re talking about SIX of the bloody things!

In our quest to blitz the backlog (and because we’ve already ranted, raved, and reminisced about most of these before), we’re diving into...

⭐ Super Mario Wonder
🍄 Super Mario Bros. 3
🐱 Super Mario 3D World
🏰 Super Mario 64
🌌 Super Mario Galaxy
🌍 Super Mario Odyssey

And that’s not all! We’re joined by Aaron for a round of “What We’ve Been Playing” 🎧—plus...

What links Mario Party Superstars, Pikmin 4 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2? This episode, obviously!

Yes, they have next to no link, but with the Switch 2 out recently, a new Mario Party update due soon and THPS 3 & 4 releasing in just a few days, we took the opportunity to get 3 games off the list!

Plus we discuss what we've been playing with Aaron, plenty of Milking It (including what might be the worst case of ALL TIME) and more!

Enjoy!

Yes the Bucket List Gamers podcast is BACK after a month-long hiatus, and we're returning with a 4-Game bonanza centred around Creation!

All the games we are looking at have an element of creation in there, from Little Big Planet to The Sims 4!

We also talk a little bit about the price of games, The Switch 2, and Aaron & Jay tell us what they've been playing!

Don't forget you can join us for LIVE streaming every Thursday at 8pm @ www.theblg.tv!

Enjoy!

Us, jumping on a bandwagon? Never! 

We'd ALWAYS planned to take a look at Minecraft this week... honest!

Yes, Minecraft, if you don't know what it is then I'm amazed you're even reading this at the moment to be honest. The game needs no explanation, but does it deserve to be on the Bucket List? We'll decide!

Plus we discuss the movie that coincidentally came out earlier this month, and the Switch 2 release date and price announcement.

Oh, and we also have the terribly named 'What we've Been Playing' segment too!

This episode we're looking at one of the best and one of the worst from two separate franchises, as we cast our gaze over Rayman Legends and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze!

Plus we talk about 'Thank Goodness You're Here', what's (relatively) new on Gamepass and PS Plus, and in an as-yet-unnamed feature we discuss what we've been playing this week!

Enjoy!

P.S. We still haven't found out what the Encyclopedia game was... but Jay is going to dig it out and take a picture so we'll update here when he does!<...

We're back with a bang as this episode we look at arguably one of the greatest games ever made in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!

But we're not alone! To look at a game of such epic magnitude (and to provide an alternative opinion to 'weapon degradation is bad') we've brought in a Guest! Trevor from Birdworks, creator of Governor of the West, joined us for this one and we had a good old chat.

Enjoy!

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Why did the chicken cross the road? To listen to this awesome episode of the Bucket List Gamers Podcast, of course.

Sorry, we immediately feel bad for writing that... but this IS a decent episode, if we do say so ourselves.

We're looking at FOUR different mobile games this time, of varying degrees of quality, plus we talk a bit about the Switch 2 Announcement, Flappy Bird, EA shutting down a load of servers and the Until Dawn movie.

Enjoy!

Happy New Year Bucket List-ners, and welcome to the 2nd Annual Bucket List Gamers Awards!

We've taken the same categories from last year's Christmas extravaganza and made our Awards show a New Year special!

It's bigger, it's better, it's not QUITE as long, and unlike last year both Jay and Eddie recorded using decent quality microphones, so even though they might be talking absolute nonsense, it doesn't sound too bad either.

We also talk about Funko Fusion, which we were provided a free Switch Key to try out by 1010 Games, so thank you...

Merry Christmas everyone!

'Tis the season to be merry and treat yourselves, so this week we've given ourselves a week away from the list and instead we're talking about games with a Christmas theme, or a Christmas element... it's all quite vague but I think it's become apparent over the past year and a half that we wouldn't have it any other way!

We've got our Naughty and Nice lists to go through, so grab a tub of Roses (not Quality Street), a big lump of cheese (not a mince pie) a generous glass full...

It might be our most 'EXPLOSIVE' episode yet as we take a look at Super Bomberman R!

Does it set off Jay's already short fuse, or do we think it's 'the bomb'? One thing's for sure, it can't be as bad as Bomberman: Act Zero.

We also discuss some of the nominees for this years Game Awards and accidentally reveal how we completely missed the mark with last year's surprise indie hit!

Enjoy!

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In this episode we discussed the Couch Console, which Couch Console were kind enough to s...

We're crashing back into a regular schedule by taking a look at two stone-cold Playstation classics, remastered for a new generation!

Yes, in this episode we're revisiting Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, but specifically their respective Trilogy remasters!

Do you prefer the slightly unhinged bandicoot, or the plucky young purple dragon? We discuss our favourites, and whether the remasters help or hinder their franchises.

We also have some 'Milking It' news, and we discuss the thorny subject of Bioware allowing players to select their pronouns in the latest Dragon Age Game. There have actually...

We're back to Pokemon again as we look at a selection of games from the famous Nintendo franchise!

Is Pokemon Yellow just a shameless cash in? Does it differ from Red and Blue? Is Pokemon Go worse than having a job? Why did people walk into a lake en-masse?

Find out the answers to all these questions and more. Plus we have Milking It, and some updates about what is next for the Podcast!

Please bare in mind we recorded this episode over a month ago, so some of the news is a...

oOOOOoooOOoo! It's our second Halloween and that means another spooky-scary-special!

Yes, we're fashionably late this year thanks to some technical issues when putting the episode together, but hopefully you're all still in the mood for a creepy video game or two!

No games from the list this time, just discussions about horrifying Remakes, overpriced beat-em-ups, games that really need not exist and a couple of gems that are now more easily accessible than ever!

Oh and Jay plays and reviews The Quiet Place game... a stealth based horror... it doesn't take a mad...

Because we know you love a good rant, this episode we're looking at the worst games we've ever paid cold, hard cash for.

The beeping machine went into overdrive on this one, with a whopping 44 beeps! However if you want to hear it in it's (almost) completely uncensored form, you can head to www.patreon.com/bucketlistgamers and subscribe to any tier Bucket Kicker and above!

We did have to censor one bit right at the end, but if you knew what was said... you'd understand why!

Warning for headphone users too, there...

That's right, this bumper episode sees us look at FIVE games! Why? Because we didn't think we had much to say about them.

As it transpires, we did... and that's why this episode is almost an hour and a half long! BUT even though the games might be fodder, the episode isn't!

Whether it's churning out the same thing every year, making something more complicated than it needed to be, failing to live up to potential, having no potential in the first place or ruining people's lives through the medium of song... we discuss the...

On this episode of the Bucket List Gamers we're once again addressing childhood trauma, as we discuss 1996's PS1 'classic' PaRappa the Rapper.

Touted as the first true rhythm game, PaRappa the Rapper sees a paper thin dog rap his way through five gruelling levels in order to impress a sentient Sunflower called Sunny Funny.

Believe us when we tell you this BARELY scrapes the surface of just how weird this game truly is... but is it any good?

We also talk about the latest big announcement from Sony, and whether the Quiddich...

Damn you to Hades!

Prior to September of 2020 that would have been a worrying phrase to hear,  but now I don't think we'd mind it!

Yes, this episode we are talking about SuperGiant Games Hades (and also Hades 2 quite a lot, actually!)

Described on Steam as 'a god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler' (so that settles the lite/like debate) players take on the role of Zagreus, son of the titular Hades, a teenager hell-bent on escaping the underworld and making it to the surface to talk to his mother.

Does it deserve a...

Cowabunga Dudes!

This episode we've grabbed our Bo Staffs, Sai's and Nunchakus, donned our favourite colour masks and dived head-first into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Shredder's Revenge!

Is Shredder's Revenge the perfect homage to the TMNT arcade games of old, or is it a shameless, cheap cash-in looking to rake in money based purely on nostalgia? You'll have to listen to find out.

Plus we talk a little about Gamescom, and you can find out which game Eddie likens to a Creme Egg wrapped in damp tissue paper...

Who's for a...

That's right, in this episode we'll teach you how to do... precisely none of those things!

We will discuss the 2023 smash hit Hogwarts Legacy though, as well as more 'Milking It', and review of a film we haven't even seen (and have no intention of doing so.)

Plus a few of the usual tangents and technical difficulties thrown in for good measure... it wouldn't be the Bucket List Gamers podcast without them!

This episode we bring back memories of the Paris Olympic Games by discussing Mario & Sonic's various adventures at the world's most prestigious sporting event! Oh, and the gaming phenomenon that is Wii Sports.

THE two most iconic gaming mascots of all time finally brought together in a single title... and it's a button mashing Olympic crossover? Was it a waste, or did it do something truly special?

Wii Sports took the world by storm when it launched as a pack-in title for the Nintendo Wii, and legend has it grannies up and down the country...

Grab your shovels and your watering cans!

This episode we are discussing two life simulators that approach the genre from very different angles, in Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley!

Animal Crossing is the quintessential cutesy Nintendo time-sink, where you wile away the hours catching bugs, fishing, gardening, decorating and paying off crippling amounts of debt to a shifty looking racoon... but is it actually any fun, or more of an obligation?

Stardew Valley is lauded for its laid back gameplay style, freedom of choice and gorgeous soundtrack, but what is it that keeps...

This episode we dig into the history of The Last Guardian! First announced in 2009, with work having started in 2007,  it took NINE whole years and a whole change in console generation for Trico and The Boy's story to come to fruition.

Did the delay make for a much-improved experience, or did Team ICO end up with a case of the 'Duke Nukems'?

Listen in and find out!

We also talk about the Odyssey Gaming Festival that recently took place in Harrogate, how it went down, and the awesome people we met there!

This episode we take a look at not one, not two... but THREE Sonic games from the new list, in the form of Sonic 1, Sonic Generations and Sonic Forces!

Is Sonic Forces as BAD as everyone says it is? Is Sonic Generations as GOOD as people claim? There's only one way to find out... well, there's probably quite a few ways to find out, but you can just listen to this episode seeing as you're already here.

We also discuss some recent announcements in the gaming world, discuss Microsoft's upcoming 'modular controller', and ponder the...

It's the first DLC Episode of the new series!

Teased in the previous episode, and inspired by our love for Dave the Diver, we discuss Roguelikes and Roguelites... although we're still not 100% on the difference.

A new list episode is coming soon, but for now treat yourself to some of Bancho's primest Sushi and enjoy!

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We're back with episode 2 (NOT Episode 1) of the new Season of Bucket List Gamers.

This time we're talking about Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door for Nintendo Gamecube, and it's recent remaster on the Nintendo Switch. Battle your way through the eponymous Thousand Year Door in this RPG-Lite classic starring everyone's favourite chubby Italian plumber.

We also discuss the potential for adverts in video games, and what constitutes a good Special Edition. Plus find out how Jay ended up £250 out of pocket thanks to Nordic Germans.

Addressing the elephant in the room... yes, t...

That's right, we're back with Season 2!

After a short hiatus to recharge the batteries (and focus a little on our sister podcast The Bucket List Board Gamers) we have returned with a NEW book, a new focus... some might say a new purpose in life!

This time we are looking at The Best. The Greatest. The Most Awesome, and we've kicked off with one that probably doesn't fit into any of those three categories; Among Us.

Trust us, it wasn't our first choice (as evidenced by the fact this is actually the THIRD...

It's the end of an Era. The end of a Book. The end of... Season 1 of the Bucket List Gamers!

Yes, after 54 long episodes we have finally discussed ALL 100 Games to Play Before You Die (according to Retro Gamer Magazine), and we're rounding it off with Super Mario World (1).

I mean, it had to be, didn't it?

Do you know the enemies from Super Mario World? How about the Bosses? No? Well, it's evident after recording this episode that we don't either, but we're here to give our relatively uneducated opinion anyway!

We're so close to the end of the Retro Gamers '100 Games to Play Before You Die' list we can almost taste it!

This episode we're discussing the penultimate game in the list, which is 2013's The Last of Us (26).

Perhaps more cinematic experience than fully fledged game, Jay and Eddie discuss Naughty Dog's zombie-esque magnum opus... and they've actually both played it for a change!

Sooo... tape up a few shivs, throw some nails in an old tin can, pour yourself a glass of vodka then stuff a rag in the neck...

That's right, much like a long-past-it's-best sitcom or gaming franchise, we're dragging out Series 1 of the Bucket List Gamers Podcast just a little bit longer while we work on the final two episodes!

So this time we're hoping to get a little bit of that Fallout TV Show rub by talking about Bethesda games, and the show itself!

We also discuss the importance of Indiana Jones's whip, why Argonians are the master race and the future of the podcast itself!

Enjoy!

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We've said it before and we'll say...

That's right, for our 51st (NOT 50th!) episode we're taking a look back through the list and discussing all the games that we have covered so far.

We promise that we DO have a good reason for stalling, and it will hopefully make the penultimate list episode far better than it would have been if we had rushed it out.

Will that penultimate episode be next week? We wouldn't count on it... but for now you can listen to us talking about stuff we've already talked about.

It's not as bad as it...

This Episode Jay and Eddie are talking about a game they probably should have covered off as part of a previous episode; Turrican 2 (81) from 1991.

The game that would eventually become a licensed Universal Soldier tie in, Turrican 2 takes side scrolling difficulty to a whole new level... and not in a good way!

But Turrican takes a backseat in this episode, as the boys turn their attention to the gaming behemoth that is... Bluey!

Why have two grown men played a game designed for toddlers? How could they possibly spend over 40 minutes reviewing it...

It's time for Episode 6 of the DLC series!

This time Jay and Eddie are answering YOUR questions to celebrate the podcast's 1 year anniversary!

Biggest disappointment, favourite games console, HOYA's and more!

Enjoy!

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Well, according to Retro Gamer Magazine, no.

That's right, this episode we're looking at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2) and for the first time in a while we've found a game we can be truly positive about!

Don't worry though rant-fans, we still find time to have a little moan about a few things along the way!

So whip out your Ocarina, pour a nice cool glass of Lon Lon Milk and settle in for over an hour of nostalgic guff!

Yes we know all the modern day lingo like 'Epic Fail', and we aren't afraid to use it!

This episode Jay and Eddie are looking at two RPG games (or at least games with an RPG element) in Dungeon Master (56) and Deus Ex (49) as they continue their quest to complete the 100 Games to Play Before You Die list!

As ever, the pair struggle to stay entirely on topic, with talk drifting off to the likes of Syphon Filter, Perfect Dark and Nightmare the TV Show.

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It's a triple header this time on the BLG Podcast as we limp ever closer to that 100th game on the list! We're looking three titles that really have no connection other than us not having much to say about them. They are Elite (21), Rez (84) and Advance Wars (93).

We also talk about the two biggest bombshells to drop in the gaming world over the past week (hint: one of them is Pokemon related, and the other one is FAR bigger...)

You may be curious why at one point in the podcast Eddie randomly starts laughing...

This episode we're letting our inner sadist out and looking at From Software's Dark Souls (54)!

Grab your buckler, fill up your Estus Flask and allow us to be your escort through the terrifying kingdom of Lordran, where all number of horrible abominations are just waiting to sap your health in a matter of seconds.

We also talk about other sadistic From Software titles, a few pretenders to the throne that fall into the Soulslike category, and where is the best (and absolute worst) place to start if you want to play these punishing titles.

It's our birthday and we'll talk about turn-based strategy games if we want to!

That's right, this episode Eddie and Jay take a look at two games from Sid Meier's Civilization series, namely Civilization 1 (62) and Civilization 4 (98).

Aside from the fact it should obviously be called Civilisation and not Civilization, will we find fault with the seminal turn based strategy franchise?

As promised, we also delve into PalWorld, discussing whether we think it will be the 'one' that finally topples the Pokemon empire (spoilers: it won't.)

Enjoy!

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