This is the "pilot" episode of the podcast. We recorded it to test how well the format would work and discover any technical issues. Future episodes will have improved video and audio quality. In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it would go on their leaderboard.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it would go on their leaderboard.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it would go on their leaderboard.
In this Christmas special of the bonus points podcast, Oli and Joe's gaming knowledge is tested in a quiz hosted by Jack.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games. This weeks episode covers Halo: Infinite.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games. In this episode, the boys and special guest Kye (might be known to you as Sqaishey) discuss Ooblets.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen game in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Mr Driller: Drill Land in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Prey (2017) in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Ty the Tasmanian Tiger in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games, with special guest Tom Spencer!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Undertale in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss The Last of Us in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST. This weeks episode features special guest star Alice Boyd-Leslie from the Drunken Horror podcast.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss ZeroRanger in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss a chosen Driver: San Francisco in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast, Joe, Oli and special guest SolidarityGaming (AKA Jimmy) discuss World of Warcraft in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Killer7 in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Enslaved in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss The Last of Us Part II in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST. This weeks episode features special guest star Sam Rookes PLUS we get played out by CityFolk66 with a beautiful rendition of TLOU's theme.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss The Beginner's Guide in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In this Bonus Points Podcast bonus episode Joe and Oli discuss their most anticipated games!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Death Stranding in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Stacy discuss Yoshi's Island in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In this new series, we go through our personal TOP 20 OF ALL TIME. You asked for it WE DELIVERED IT. This series will be taking the place of Best of Three for the next 8 weeks. Also available in audio format where you normally get the pod. Thanks Everyone!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Resident Evil Remake (2002) in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
Episode 2 of our new series, we go through our personal TOP 20 OF ALL TIME. You asked for it WE DELIVERED IT. This series will be taking the place of Best of Three for the next 8 weeks. Also available in audio format where you normally get the pod. Thanks Everyone!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Beyond Good & Evil in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
Episode 3 of our Top 20 series, we go through our personal TOP 20 OF ALL TIME. You asked for it WE DELIVERED IT. This series will be taking the place of Best of Three until it's over. Also available in audio format where you normally get the pod. Thanks Everyone!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Heather discuss Skyrim in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
The final episode of our Top 20 series, we go through our personal TOP 20 OF ALL TIME. You asked for it WE DELIVERED IT. This series will be taking the place of Best of Three until it's over. Also available in audio format where you normally get the pod. Thanks Everyone!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Kero Blaster in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
Our boy, our man, our king Jack Marshall returns to quiz Oli and Joe in this years Christmas (or New Years) special. Play along at home!
The lads make their picks for the best games of 2022, this is part one of two!
The lads make their picks for the best games of 2022, this is part two of two!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Ellen discuss Half-Life Alyx in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Rogue (1980) and Roguelikes in-depth then debate where Rogue should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Craig discuss Sonic 3 & Knuckles in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Bioshock 2 in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss The Walking Dead Season One in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Eric Stirpē discuss The Dig in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Sub Terra in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Hollow Knight in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Ben Guy discuss Super Metroid in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Humanity in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In this very special video, the boys (and some guests) run through the awards you have all been voting for!
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss What Remains of Edith Finch in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In this extra special episode, we had the chance to speak to CJ and Mark from Enhance about their latest release (and TBP favourite) Humanity.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Liam discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Frank discuss League of Legends then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Earthbound in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
This time we had the wonderful Martyn Littlewood on to talk all things JSRF! This game rules! woohoo!
In this special edition of The Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss their personal Top 10's from the LIST.
In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Pikmin 4 in-depth then debate where it should go on their list of top games.
Take a trip with the bonus boys down to Bright Falls in this weeks podcast episode. Also good timing for getting ready for Alan Wake 2!
This episode features special guest Josh Brown, who has a penchant for management/strategy games. He is very much the expert in this episode while the bonus boys are just dipping their toes in!
A slightly shorter than usual episode (the game basically has no story), this one is all killer no filler. There are also some list wobbles near the end. I've said wobbles but I mean potentially earth shattering revelations.
A fun episode this week with a guest from our high school friend group. Back in the day it wasn't JUST us, we used to have a little crew of about 6 boys that did everything together in and out of school hours. Joe James was in to filmmaking first out of all us and is a certified cinephile as well as being a professional script writer/editor. This guy continues to be one of our very best friends to this day! It's important to stay in contact with people who influence and inspire you!
We had Chris van der Kuyl from 4J Studios as a guest this week, it's a super interesting episode. Chris was in the midst of the BBC Micros (and Elites) heyday, and it's great to hear first hand what gaming was like then.
In this episode Joe and Oli look back on 2 years of TBP with your help. We read out comments of our audiences favourite moments and some of our own. Thanks for 2 years everyone!
Prepare for the list to get truly rocked. In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Alan Wake II in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Survival Kids in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
Our boy, our man, our king Jack Marshall returns to quiz Oli and Joe in this years Christmas special. Play along at home!
We discuss our personal top 10 games of 2023 (and WHAT A YEAR) plus decide on a combined top 3 for The Bonus Points!
This episode we have the wonderful Haley from the Minnmax show AND Haley is also professional video game lawyer. This 2 hour episode has 30 minutes at the end where we learn about video game laws, agreements and patents first hand. Haley was an absolute pro and we appreciate her giving us her time! We also talk about Baldurs Gate 3 (of course), the game is an absolute blinder if you didn't already know that.
Outer Wilds is a 2019 adventure game where you go in to deep space (and time). In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli Outer Wilds in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST.
Fun sized episode this week as we cover an incredibly simple game, Kuru Kuru Kururin on the Game Boy Advance. This is a NINTENDO series which they've since thrown to the wayside.
This MONSTROUS RPG is 60 hours in length, but we gave it a bloody good go in the two weeks we had to play.
This episode came out great with a lot of late 90s/early 00s nostalgia as RRT4 really encapsulates that time period like no other game we've done (or any other game I can think of at all). Set during the run up to the year 2000, this racer surprised us both with it's heart and technical prowess.
Join us as we spend an hour sending LA Noire to the slammer! Ooooweeee
We talk the biggest entertainment product of all time, Grand Theft Auto V. With special guest, friend of the show, game developer extraordinaire and sweet sweet soul Jack Marshall, the boys wade in to GTAV and the murky waters of GTA Online to see where it ranks on the list.
Our first episode with our shiny new camera is DREDGE, a 'horror' fishing game from Black Salt Games. Get your fish puns ready and DIVE in to the murky waters of the archipelagos with the lads, and see if it can save itself from the depths of the LIST.
This week we cover Portal 2 with games journalist for The Guardian, Keith Stuart! Keith was a fantastic guest who has been on the scene covering games for 30 years. He is very knowledgable in the field and on top of all this, Keith is an established author too (for all you bookworms). This episode was a lot of fun, so join us in the lab as we take a deep dive on Portal 2.
Goodboy Galaxy is a NEW gameboy advance game made in the UK! It takes modern design sensibilities and puts them on old hardware pushing that hardware to its limit. See just how good the boy is in this weeks episode!
Harold Halibut is sort of like Bioshock mixed with a warm hug. Just a heads up, we spoil the entire game in this episode, so if you have an intention of playing it, go do it! It's 7 hours long and its on Gamepass
This weeks episode we take a deep dive in to the world of BAHRAMs, Aumanns, and Nohmans in Zone of the Enders with leading man Dingo Egret. Yep, it's a Kojima Productions game!
This episode covers lots of Pokémon stuff, as well as these games in particular. Get ready for the nostalgia wave!
This week we talk Skate from 2007 with special guest Oli Brotherhood, who you may know as Mumbo Jumbo. This game is DEEPLY rooted in late-noughties skate culture and it's fun to look back as people who had their formative years during this time.
This episode is a fun one, and if you've not blasted through Titanfall 2, we recommend you should! It's about 4 hours long and £3 on LOTS of platforms. A real rollercoaster of a game. We go in depth on each stage of the game which is an unusual format for us but the game is so short its possible here.
Indika is a strange third person narrative adventure game from Russian development team Odd Meter. The game is story driven, so if you're interested in the title please play it first as we spoil the entire thing!
This episode we talk Splinter Cell Blacklist and have a giggle and all the silly fake military stuff and "tacti-cool" vibe of the whole game. Also some big moves on THE LIST
This game is an absolute BANGER and somewhat forgotten by Nintendo themselves. The first game where Mario is truly 'acrobatic', it twists after the 4th (and normally final) stage of the game to reveal a whopping 97 more stages to complete. Made for a fun episode, it's always an easy going one when the game is good!
This might be the most obscure game we've done (despite it selling 1.5 million copies). Maybe more of an audio/visual art piece than a game, we dive in to the short and experimental world of Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP and see what was 'cutting edge' in 2011.
This week we are talking about The Plucky Squire, a game we were both super excited about the release of. The games main hook is that you can jump in and out of a story book, exploring the room the book is in. Maybe we were a little bit too excited for this one however...
Dead Rising is 2006s divisive open world game set in a zombie infested shopping mall, starring the strange, troll-like man Frank West. Armed with a camera (and anything else you can get your hands on) players must survive 72 hours against the zombie horde and even worse… other survivors. This episode we are talking about the Deluxe Remaster, but its very close to the original.
In my restless dreams, I hear that podcast... We take a little holiday to Silent Hill to help leading man James find his missing/dead (???) wife Mary, following the delivery of a mysterious letter. This episode is pretty full-on so those with a sensitive disposition should probably skip!
Metal Gear Rising is a 2013 slash-em-up with a pretty cool feature in "blade mode". Blade mode allows enemies and objects in the world to be carved in real time, and the tech is still impressive today, 11 years on. I guess you could say it was... cutting edge. It's a very "Bonus Points" thing to have one of the biggest franchises in gaming (Metal Gear Solid) represented on the list by its spin-off, but thats how we be.
Take a trip to the glorious (maybe?) country of Arstotzka with the boys in this weeks episode covering 2013's check-em-up Papers, please. Papers, please puts you in the role of a border control officer checking passports, documents and other things before choosing wether or not to let these poor souls in to the fictional country of Arstotzka. Expect your heart strings to be pulled and your red REJECTED stamp to be pushed liberally.
Jack is back to quiz the boys in our fourth annual Christmas quiz! Huge thanks to Jack for helping out again this year, and our community for submitting questions!
We run down our top games of the year, a TBP 'official' Game of the Year and our community picks! Thanks for all your support in 2024 and for watching along, we will see you in the new year!
This week we spread managed democracy as rookie shock troopers in Helldivers II! This game was our Community voted Game of the Year for 2024 so we figured we should probably find out what that mucky lot have been up to, and get familiar with Super Earth. Helldivers II is a cooperative third person shooter that took the gaming world by storm last year, selling 12 million copies in 3 months.
1000xResist is a narrative adventure game set in a future where humanity has been wiped out and replaced with a small society of clones, these clones are all strands of a single teenage girl but over 100s of years built their own religious beliefs, systems and governments, while under the constant threat of a larger entity.
In Alpha Protocol, players take on the role of Micheal Thorton, a weird geezer who can't have a regular conversation. Or aim his gun straight. Or move quietly. Or do anything his job requires of him with any degree of consistency or success... Come on this globe trotting mis-adventure with us in a classic "we played it so you don't have to" episode!
In Alpha Protocol, players take on the role of Micheal Thorton, a weird geezer who can't have a regular conversation. Or aim his gun straight. Or move quietly. Or do anything his job requires of him with any degree of consistency or success... Come on this globe trotting mis-adventure with us in a classic "we played it so you don't have to" episode!
We have recently crossed paths with Andy Robertson, a games journalist writing for Forbes, the BBC and previously the Guardian and Wired. Andy is on his way to creating a new app called Ludocene, which has its foundations built on the Family Gaming Database. Ludocene is a video game discoverability app that hopes to cut through the thousands of games made available each day using human tags and recommendations, not with AI.
This week we are talking about Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime on the Nintendo DS. This game has charm, fun and great ideas in buckets and was a great first DS game for the show. A very different vibe to the previous couple of episodes for sure!
F.E.A.R. is a 2005 first person shooter from the unfortunately recently shuttered studio Monolith Productions. The game blends horror and fps gameplay to create a 'playable action movie'. A lot of attention was paid to the AI in game using a system known as GOAP, Goal Oriented Action Planning, and this system is still used today. With dynamic lighting and real-time physics, the game was no slouch in its presentation either.
Natsu-mon is a vacation simulator that puts you in the shoes of 10 year old Satoru, as he ventures to the countryside as part of a travelling circus with his family. From your basecamp at the holiday home, Satoru goes out each day and finds something new to do, gamifying things a kid might do in August, 1999. A very sweet idea with a fantastic art style too!
After surviving a plane crash during an escape from a zombie ridden LA (known as Hell-A) you are left to fend for yourself alone, or with 2 friends in co-op. The journey takes you through famous LA locations and you team up with lots of characters who are there for a good time, not a long time. This game surprised us with its witty writing and up-beat attitude, as well as being a technical showcase. Good stuff!
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action adventure game where you play as the Dark Knight on what the developers describe as "the worst night of his life". Trapped on an island with literally all the villains, Batman must survive the night as well as putting a stop to Jokers evil scheme to poison Gotham. Between kicking and punching, climbing, gadget-ing and detectiving, it's safe to say Bats is a busy boy.
The lads take a trip to hell with the Doom Slayer himself @revios219 . Harry is a bit of an FPS aficionado and a modern Doom super fan so who could be better to shepherd us through the gates of hell? Doom The Dark Ages is a 2025 first person shooter in the long running Doom franchise (and the second Doom game on the show), developed by id software and Bethesda.
This week the lads take a deep dive in to Joe's hobby, Pinball! We focus on real pinball but also touch on virtual pinball, covering how to play, how they are built, what the industry and the community is like and more. Then we deep dive in to Medieval Madness as the focus for the episode and the list addition.
The boys don their backpacks once again to walk the walk with Death Stranding 2. Death Stranding 2: On the beach sees brooding blue-collar worker Sam Porter Bridges deliver packages to stop the extinction of humanity (again). Although this time, he has a serious chip on his shoulder... and a ladder, a pair of boots, a silenced assault rifle, a bridge, 10 grenades, 5 health packs, 400 units of metal, a pizza, some vials etc etc.
This time the boys jump in to the world of Alba: A Wildlife Adventure with Andy Robertson. Alba is a 'chillectathon' on a fictional Spanish island where you are tasked with cataloging the local wildlife as well as fixing up the nature reserve, and other attractions, to their former glory. The game started life on iOS and was developed in the UK, but has since been ported to pretty much every single modern platform.
The lads venture in to the Gungeon with community hero Neil Watts (aka Muppet). Neil is our discord moderator, the gatekeeper of our website but most of all a dear friend and a sweet soul. Enter the Gungeon is a topdown roguelike where everything is based around guns. Guns and puns. Imagine the structure of pretty much any roguelike, then PERFECT IT, and you'd be well on your way to envisioning what the Gungeon has to offer. Also its hard as hell.
In part 1 of our trip, we head to Kyoto for our traditional Japanese accommodation, see some shrines, pet deer and go to the new TeamLabs installation! Thanks to our Patreon members for making this once in a lifetime trip happen.
In part 2 of our trip, we head to Tokyo to look for retro games, go to arcades and spend some time with our friends at Enhance! Thanks to our Patreon members for making this once in a lifetime trip happen.
The boys take a look at the list and how its warped and grown out of shape over the last 4 years to try to right some wrongs, with big rises and huge falls. Also includes listener comments and questions!
Jack is back to quiz the boys in our final annual Christmas quiz! Huge thanks to Jack for helping out again this year, and our community for submitting questions!
The big finale. Game of the Year 2025. We discuss our personal top 10s, then figure out the joint pick for our Game of the Year before wrapping this thing up!