Jay
Coming from a writing background, having spent over a decade running WWEBlog, Jay decided it was time to go in a different direction. That direction was gaming and thus the Bucket List Gamers (and Bucket List Board Gamers) were born!
Appears in 78 Episodes
Was Metroid Past it's Prime on the Gamecube?
Grab your favourite hydration drinks and join us as we discuss Metroid Prime (74), a Gamecube classic and complete reinvention of the archetypal Metroid style.Samus fa...
Not So Mega Man and The Tale of the Butchered Blockbuster
As we close in on almost a year of Bucket List Gamer goodness the list dwindles ever lower! We had planned on being more upbeat this episode, but we're taking a look a...
Yes it's Time... It's Bloody Shenmue
We've put it off for almost a year, but unfortunately we couldn't postpone it any longer... We're starting 2024 with a bang by looking at Shenmue (3) and Shenmue 2 (16...
The 1st Annual Bucket List Gamers Awards - 2023
Ho Ho Ho and a very Happy Holidays to all our listeners! We hope you're currently sitting with your feet up, a nice beverage on the go, watching some festive telly and...
As Arcade Titles Go... This is R-Type of Game!
It's almost Christmas, but it's still business as usual here at Bucket List Gamers, and this episode we're looking at R-Type (41) from 1987.Join us as we discuss the n...
Trying to Outrun Terrible Games! We are Your Defender Against Load Times!
This episode we are begrudgingly looking at SEGA's arcade classic Outrun (22) and Williams Electronics equally classic arcade game Defender (99). Not the most easily d...
FML! It's Half Life 1 & 2 With Everyone's Third Favourite Freeman*
This week we're taking the train to Black Mesa to talk about Half Life 1 (39) and Half Life 2 (20), the first two instalments of Valve's wildly successful FPS.Half Lif...
Back to the 80's for Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands and More from the C64!
This week we take a trip down memory lane as Jay and Eddie take a look at Bubble Bobble (34) and Rainbow Islands (66), two arcade classics ported to home consoles in t...
The Lost 'Upcoming Releases' Episode - Eddie's Not Well Edition
Hello Bucket Listeners!As you've probably figured out from the title, Eddie wasn't well last week and we were unable to record anything.Fortunately we had an episode r...
DLC - N64 Cavalcade!
It's Episode 4 of Bucket List Gamers DLC, and this time we're discussing N64 games completely at random! Why? Because we couldn't think of anything else to do.Hopefull...
Join Us in Silent Hill for Some Spooky Scary Video Games!
Muahahaha! It's the Bucket List Gamers Halloween Special!Hello all our bucket kicking ghosts and ghouls, and welcome to our very special Halloween episode! Our obligat...
Sonic Superstars Vs. Super Mario Brothers Wonder... Oh and Speedball 2 Deluxe!
This week we're getting Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe (45) out of the way quickly so we can talk about more pressing matters!For the first time in… well, probably forever ...
May The Force Be With Us! Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars Arcade!
This episode we're jumping in our X-Wings and taking to the skies to look at Star Wars The Arcade Game (63) and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (52)!Does an arca...
We're Pulling the Chrono Trigger on Secret of Mana... But It's Not Our Final Fantasy!
Sharpen your unfeasibly large swords and get the cement mixer going so you can style your hair, because we're looking at an unprecedented SIX games on this week's show...
Zelda Goes a Bit Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey... It's a Link to the Past!
A week later than planned the Bucket List Gamers are back and looking at an absolute SNES classic; The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (6)!Join us as we venture in...
DLC - Remember Facebook Gaming? We talk Mousehunt with Our First DLC Guest!
It's DLC time again! This episode we're joined by one of the HitGrab Inc team to talk about gaming on Facebook, and specifically Mousehunt, which has been going strong...
We're Breaking All the Rules! Nintendo Direct Reactions!
That's right, for our 30th Episode we've decided to SMASH the format of our show to celebrate a couple of big milestones!Instead of talking about a game on this list, ...
Snake? SNAKE! Time to Take Down Metal Gear Solid!
This week we're donning our stupidly long red bandannas, pulling out our silenced pistols and plugging our controllers into port 2, as we look at two games in the Meta...
In Skyrim We Only Pickpocket Bards... After All They Have the Best Lute!
Fus Roh Dah! This week we're dragon shouting about number 17 in the list, Bethesda's perennially released Elder Scrolls entry; Skyrim!Is it full of bugs? Yes. Is it wo...
Command, Conquer, Micro-Manage, Don't Jump off a Cliff... It's Real Time Strategy Week!
Take your armies out of your sleevies because we're back (a little later than usual!) and we're looking at 3 Real Time Strategy games... kind of.This week we put Comma...
Blue Shells All Round! It's Time for Mario Kart!
It's time to fuel up your Kart, grab your Banana Skins and drift into Pole Position! This episode we're looking at Super Mario Kart (12), Mario Kart 64 (72) and Sega R...
We're in Uncharted Territory with Tomb Raider!
It's Bucket List Gamers 25th Episode, and we're discussing two action-adventure classics in the original Tomb Raider (38) and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves(77)!Join us as...
Hadouken! I Mean... What Else Did You Expect Us to Call the Street Fighter 2 Episode?
In Episode 24 Jay & Eddie go 1 on 1 to discuss arcade classic Street Fighter 2 (13) and its many variations, ports, re-skins and so on!We also discover Jay's inner swe...
World of Warcraft: We Had to Call in Reinforcements!
It's episode 23 and the Bucket List Gamers are looking at The World of Warcraft (90)!And for the first time in the main series we've invited a guest along to BLG HQ, p...
DLC - Wii Didn't Think U Would Mind Us Switch-ing Things Up
It's time for another DLC episode! This time we talk about the three latest Nintendo consoles, and how they spanned from generation-traversing success, to abject comme...
Potentially The Whole Reason the BLG Podcast Exists... Oh, and Alex Kidd.
In episode 22 of the Bucket List Gamers we return to the Mushroom Kingdom to take a look at 1985's Super Mario Brothers (40) and Super Mario Brothers 3 (11), before ju...
We’ll Take a GTA V, a GTA San Andreas Large, a Vice City With Extra Dip and a Red Dead Redemption on the Side
Episode 21 sees Jay and Eddie dip their toes into the nefarious underworld of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series, by taking a look at three of the biggest hits... and ...
Why Are Jay and Eddie Sailing to Monkey Island? Because We Arrrrrr!
Grab your tricorn hat and your pieces of eight, strap on your eyepatch and wooden leg, and make sure your wit is as sharp as your cutlass, because for episode 20 of th...
Sit Back, Relax and Grab Yourself a Jill Sandwich... It's Resident Evil Time!
In Episode 19 we take a trip to Raccoon City and it's horrifying outskirts to look at Resident Evil (43), Resident Evil Remake (83) and Resident Evil 2 (32).Umbrella h...
It’s Not Just the Streets That Are Full of Rage
In episode 18 the Bucket List Gamers punch, kick and piledrive their way through three side scrolling Beat-em-ups! Final Fight (86), Streets of Rage (89) and Streets o...
