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Backwardz Compatible: 2017

50 episodes Premiered Jan 21, 2017 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on Backwardz Compatible

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Backwardz Compatible Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

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S2·E1 Mytharc

Resident Evil 7: Episode 0

Jan 21, 2017 · 60 min

We're back and with a brand new game that's not out yet so that's why we are playing the demo! Watch Miles lose his shit as Kyle guides him through a dilapidated old house while be

S2·E2 Core

RE7 #1: Welcome to the Family

Jan 27, 2017 · 60 min

Resident Evil 7 is finally out! Kyle and Miles are in a search for Ethan's missing wife. Along the way they break into private property, watch someone else's home movies, order a p

S2·E3 Core

RE7 #2: Daddy Ain't Happy

Feb 4, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles sit down to a nice, quiet, cannibalistic family dinner but when they try to leave early without helping with the dishes well... Daddy gets a little pissed off.

S2·E4 Core

RE7 #3: Poor Deputy

Feb 10, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles head into the basement and meet up with their old friend Larry...and his friend...and his several other friends. It's ok though because Larry got Kyle and Miles fron

S2·E5 Core

RE7 #4 - Mama's Babies

Feb 17, 2017 · 60 min

Gray Haddock joins Kyle and Miles as they try to fumigate the old house of Marguerite's "babies". Things go sideways almost immediately when the guys realize they just brought a kn

S2·E6 Core

RE7 #5 - The Spider Lady

Feb 24, 2017 · 60 min

The miracle of child birth, some say it's beautiful. They're wrong. It's an awful, disgusting, terrible, nauseating, gag inducing event and that's just for normal human birth. Oh a

S2·E7 Core

RE7 #6 - Happy Birthday!

Mar 4, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have cut down Jack and killed Marguerite so now it's Lucas' turn. Before that can happen the duo must find two key cards, navigate a house full of new booby traps an

S2·E8 Core

RE7 #7 - Brawl in the Bayou

Mar 10, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles find themselves stuck in Lucas' puzzle room but this time as Ethan. Luckily the duo have read Clancy's Pro Strategy Guide and know all the tips and tricks to help ge

S2·E9 Core

RE7 #8 - I'm on a boat and it's 107 proof

Mar 17, 2017 · 60 min

What was supposed to be a V.R. fueled scream fest has turned into a drunken rage as Kyle and Miles fight, shoot, and peg their way through the wreckage that brought Mia and Eveline

S2·E10 Core

RE7 #9 - What Are? What is?

Mar 24, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles make their way through the derelict ship that brought Mia and Eveline to the Baker's back door. What secrets will they find? How many Larry's will they peg? What's i

S2·E11 Core

RE7 #10 - E-001

Mar 31, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have fought their way through the ship and now stand at the entrance to the salt mines. The secrets to Eveline, Mia, and the Baker's are hidden somewhere down there

S2·E12 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #1 - Gotta Go Fast!

Apr 7, 2017 · 60 min

Could it be? Has it finally happened? Are Miles and Kyle going to play THE greatest Sonic game ever made? That's right Backwardz Compatible will be bringing you the blistering spee

S2·E13 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #2 - Parenting 101

Apr 14, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles ponder one of life's great mysteries. "Is that Knuckles hand or is it a glove?" and "If it's a glove, what does his hand look like?!" They then show why Knuckles sho

S2·E14 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #3 - #Eyebrows4Cheng

Apr 21, 2017 · 60 min

3D Animator Melanie Stern joins Kyle in berating and ridiculing Miles parenting methods. Will she be able to enlighten Miles and change his ways or will he forever be just a monste

S2·E15 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #4 - Rage So Hard

Apr 26, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles start this week off right with a big ol' boss battle. They're getting close to the end of the Hero story and the pressure is high. Sometimes when the pressure is tha

S2·E16 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #5 - The Dark Side

May 5, 2015 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have one Final Rush before they can play the Dark Story but standing between them and glory is the Edge Lord himself Shadow. Can Kyle and Miles defeat the embodiment

S2·E18 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #7 - No One Between Us

May 19, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles are tearing through the Dark Story, gush about the big news from Sonic Forces, and find the Wal Mart of military bases but when it looks like everything is going so

S2·E19 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #8 - Word Association

May 26, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles are finally, FINALLY reaching the end of the Dark Story. Hopefully Miles gets his spine popped back in place so they can finish this one right.

S2·E20 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #9 - All the Upgrades

Jun 2, 2017 · 60 min

As many of you have pointed out the boys are missing some upgrades. So Kyle and Miles have made the decision to get all the upgrades that matter.

S2·E21 Core

Sonic Adventure 2, #10 - Last Story

Jun 9, 2017 · 60 min

It's all been leading to this. What was the warning Dr. Eggman got at the end of the Dark Story? What's going to happen if Sonic Already destroyed the Eclipse Cannon? What happened

S2·E22 Core

One Off: Battlesloths 2025

Jun 16, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles are still deciding on a new game series so why not play a fun one off while they make a decision? Gray Haddock and Josh Ornelas join our intrepid duo for a fun and c

S2·E23 Core

DMC3, #1 - A Crazy Party

Jun 23, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have been invited to one crazy party filled with half demons, full demons, a sibling rivalry, a sky whale, a crazy lady on a motorcycle, and a world destroying tower

S2·E24 Core

DMC3, #2 - A Soul of Steel

Jun 30, 2017 · 60 min

While Kyle and Miles run around on their demon massacre they talk about the oft forgotten brother to Dante and Vergil.

S2·E25 Core

DMC3, #3 - Role Play

Jul 10, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles continue their ascent to the top of Temen-ni-gru and along their way they discuss how best to role play a Batman villain...in the bedroom.

S2·E26 Core

DMC3, #4 - Attic Metal

Jul 15, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles are joined by Editor and Producer, Cole Gallian. Whille Cole entertains Miles with stories about his new house, Kyle runs into some trouble with a voluptuous Vampire

S2·E27 Core

Dream Daddy

Jul 22, 2017 · 60 min

Athletic Dad, Coffee Shop Dad, Rich Dad, Dad Dad. So many Dads and so little time but Kyle and Miles want to meet them all in the hopes of finding the perfect Dad.

S2·E28 Core

DMC3, #5 - Dante Daddy

Jul 28, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles pickup right where they left off with DMC3. This episode is full of bosses, post RTX stories, a special appearance by "Michael Caine", and that good old wise crackin

S2·E29 Core

DMC3, #6 - The Dick That Fucks The World

Aug 4, 2017 · 60 min

They started from the bottom, then went to the top, and now they're at the bottom again. Kyle and Miles don't know what Temen-ni-gru has in store for them...but the Jester does.

S2·E30 Core

DMC3, #7 - Bedroom Eyes

Aug 12, 2017 · 60 min

While Arkham is busy opening the portal to the demon world, Kyle tells Miles about the other Star Wars smuggler, Dash Rendar.

S2·E31 Core

DMC3, #8 - Demonic Chess

Aug 18, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles finally reach the top of Temen-ni-gru and enter the portal to the demon world. What would you expect to greet them? Demons? Tortured souls? Lucifer himself? What awa

S2·E32 Core

DMC3, #9 - Boss Rush

Aug 27, 2017 · 60 min

Like any classic game, when you get close to the end, sometimes you have to face off with each boss you've defeated up to that point one more time. As if there hands weren't full e

S2·E33 Core

DMC3, #10 - Two Brothers

Sep 1, 2017 · 60 min

This is it, the last two missions for DMC3! Everything has been building to this moment, the sky whale, the fight with the Jester, driving a motorcycle up the side of a building, t

S2·E34 Core

DreadOut #1 - Definitely Not Fatal Frame

Sep 8, 2017 · 60 min

It's under 90 degrees outside and in Texas that means it's fall and fall means it's time for some scary games. Indonesian horror game DreadOut made waves when it was first released

S2·E35 Core

DreadOut #2 - Get Schwifty

Sep 15, 2017 · 60 min

It's Friday, you're done for the day, it's time to sit down, relax, and enjoy some videos right? That may be true for everyone else in the world but Kyle and Miles got after school

S2·E36 Filler

DreadOut #3 - Lenny G

Sep 22, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have obtained the scissors, the ONLY thing that can cut rope apparently. Now nothing is stopping them from going to the front of the school and using the keys to ope

S2·E37 Core

DreadOut #4 - Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

Sep 29, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have fought ghosts, and they have run from ghosts, but did they ever consider trying to sit down and talk to a ghost? Maybe these ghosts are just misunderstood, mayb

S2·E38 Core

Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion

Oct 6, 2017 · 60 min

It's October and things are getting a little spooky around the office, some might say 2Spooky. Our boys are playing a different spooky game every week in October. This week it's Sp

S2·E39 Core

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Oct 13, 2017 · 60 min

2Spooky October continues with Bendy and the Ink Machine! What horrors will Kyle and Miles find in the inky black heart of this once beloved animation studio? Monsters? Ghouls? Or

S2·E40 Core

Alien Isolation: Last Survivor

Oct 20, 2017 · 60 min

2Spooky October brings Kyle and Miles back to the Nostromo, back to the stress, the fear, the crushing anxiety. It brings them back to their lovely and deadly Xenomorph named Scoop

S2·E41 Core

Layers of Fear

Oct 27, 2017 · 60 min

2Spooky October has to come to an end. So why not do it with a nice exploration game right? That's what Kyle and Miles thought anyway, but they got more than they bargained for. Wh

S2·E42 Core

Layers of Fear #2

Nov 3, 2017 · 60 min

I know, I know, it's November and the card at the beginning says 2Spooky October but listen, our boys filmed this on Halloween and insisted it still counts. After everything they h

S2·E43 Core

Layers of Fear - Inheritance DLC

Nov 10, 2017 · 60 min

Our boys thought they were done but oh how they were wrong. Years after the main game finished the painter's daughter returns to her childhood home in search of answers but unfortu

S2·E44 Core

Shovel Knight

Nov 18, 2017 · 60 min

Huzzah and greetings eager viewers. Join our intrepid young adventurers as they take up their shovels and journey to defeat the evil Enchantress. Bandits, monsters, rats on propell

S2·E46 Core

Shovel Knight #3 - The Cream of the Crop

Dec 1, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles come across the unrivaled Baz, trade blows with the sub-aquatic Treasure Knight, and cross shovels with the cold hearted Polar Knight.

S2·E47 Core

Shovel Knight #4 - This Armor was a Mistake

Dec 8, 2017 · 60 min

Single screen co-op games can be a lot of fun. They can also be the most infuriating test of friendship two people can experience. This is one of those times.....the latter not the

S2·E48 Core

Shovel Knight #5 - Gold Boi

Dec 15, 2017 · 60 min

The time has come, our boys have faced off with every Knight in the Order of No Quarter and now the only thing that stands in their way is The Enchantress and her Tower. Will Kyle

S2·E49 Mytharc

RE7 - Not a Hero

Dec 22, 2017 · 60 min

It has almost been a year since Kyle and Miles put on the shoes of Ethan Winters and took on the foul creatures that inhabited the Baker Estate. At the end of their journey they we

S2·E50 Mytharc

RE7 - I.C.P.

Dec 19, 2017 · 60 min

Kyle and Miles have a bomb strapped to their wrist, an I.C.P. loving mad man on the loose, and mold, so much mold growing everywhere in this mine. Our boys better grab some bleach

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