Backwardz Compatible: 2018
Season 3 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 2.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
RE7 - End of Zoe
Jan 5, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles step into the shoes of their new best friend Joe Baker and quickly find out that he has now weapons to speak of, nothing but his fists. After they discover this our
RE7 - DO U KNOW DA WAE?
Jan 12, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles are back with "Brick House" Baker and a simple question, DO U KNOW DA WAE?
Doki Doki Literature Club
Jan 19, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles join a literature club full of adorable waifus. Should just be your typical harem anime type visual novel right? ......Right?
DDLC - Embrace the Sploosh
Jan 26, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles are deeply invested in this game if only to become deeply invested in waifu Yuri but our boys slowly realize that showing one girl affection might affect their other
No Longer Okie Doki
Feb 2, 2018 · 60 min
% Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head
The Cream of the Crop
Feb 9, 2018 · 60 min
After last week our boys are anything but ready for what the rest off this game has in store for them but you know who is ready? SHES THE CREAM OF THE CROP, OH YEAH, SHE HAS THE BA
Just Monika
Feb 17, 2018 · 60 min
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Fatal Frame II
Feb 23, 2018 · 60 min
Imagine this, it's just another day like any other. You're out in the forest, cavorting with your sister. All of a sudden the village from Hell decides it really wants you in it ri
Doc Brown
Mar 2, 2018 · 60 min
You know if I was in a haunted house and a door I was walking towards slammed shut, seemingly on it's own, I wouldn't go in. Not Kyle and Miles. Oh no, these guys are just gonna ba
Garbage Food
Mar 9, 2018 · 60 min
All Miles wants is a bed to sleep on but instead the cruel, cruel, UPS guy has denied him sound sleep so now he must eat his feelings of rage and exhaustion while he helps Kyle fin
*Sigh
Mar 16, 2018 · 60 min
Oh classic games of an era gone by, you did so many things right that brought the gaming industry to where it is today. You also did a lot of things wrong like janky camera angles
Madame LaLaurie
Mar 23, 2018 · 60 min
Miles recounts his trip to New Orleans over the weekend while Kyle tries to remember how to warm someone's icy heart with a cool island song. Yeah, you read that right.
Like a Bitch...
Mar 30, 2018 · 60 min
Our intrepid duo start off this week talking about Sea of Thieves but apparently Fatal Frame 2 does NOT like it when Kyle and Miles start talking about other games because it decid
Bonkers
Apr 6, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys or should I say our Big Brave Dogs are running around this ghost town and making a lot of progress but unfortunately Kyle and Miles get so excited that they loose their ca
Stretch Those Cheeks
Apr 13, 2018 · 60 min
Come hell or high water Kyle and Miles are making progress this episode. Miles has doubled down with double dogs on his head while Kyle searches high and low for the girl in the cr
Joe Rybicki
Apr 20, 2018 · 60 min
What do the Ex-Presidents do? Does anyone really know? You'd think it would be all speeches and checking in on their respective libraries but you'd be wrong. There is a heist that
Smash That Record Button!
Apr 27, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys are so close to the end they can smell it, they can taste it, they can almost touch it BUT they have to do one last circuit around everyone's favorite house.
DOC BROWN!
May 4, 2018 · 60 min
Murder victims, falling ghosts, a possessed doll, pedophile priests, evil twins, and one dead weight of a sister named Mayu. All stood in the way of our boys and all have fallen. N
BzC with Special Guests: Drawfee
May 11, 2018 · 60 min
Miles is out and Josh is in and our boys are joined by our special guests from Drawfee, Nathan and Julia! They're going to crash some castles while talking about art and how Drawfe
God of War
May 19, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys have a new dad but this one is a little less dreamy and a lot more angry.
Brok
May 26, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles continue their journey towards the mountain and along the way they make a friend, a surly little friend who knows a thing or two about weapons and armor. While brows
BOY!
Jun 2, 2018 · 60 min
Boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boi,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy,boy.
Indeed
Jun 8, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles continue towards the Mountain only to find their path blocked but as luck would have it everyone's favorite woodland Witch shows up to help. Unfortunately her versio
Bad Dad
Jun 15, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles have a whole lotta elf killin' to do and not a whole lotta time to do it but Bad Dad Kratos is taking his sweet, sweet, time getting into the mystical light beam of
The Nut Kicker
Jun 22, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles are living in a post E3 2018 world and have some thoughts to share like, "is Hideo Kojima just a George Lucas waiting to happen?", and "Did you get a weird murder bo
Bad Kitty
Jun 29, 2018 · 60 min
You know, owning a cat is hard; you gotta feed it, play with it, and cut it's claws, but when it's Kratos' cat all of those things are just little more intense, and by a little I m
The Witch's Pearl
Jul 6, 2018 · 60 min
Kratos must venture into the Witch's cave and find her pearl. The pearl isn't THAT hard to find, it's more near the cave and not actually inside it and Kratos knows that if he find
Bad Dad Breakfast Bash
Jul 13, 2018 · 60 min
It's early, far too early to record a let's play but our tough and tired boys are here because they love making these episodes for all of you. Let's just hope Kratos is also ok wit
Buried Past
Jul 21, 2018 · 60 min
It's no secret Bad Dad has a bad past, a past he would like to leave under the floorboards of his house but, much to his chagrin, Kratos needs a couple of the smoldering embers fro
Nelly Hates Helheim
Jul 27, 2018 · 60 min
When Kratos hid the Blades of Chaos under his house I bet he thought to himself "I'll use those again when Hell freezes over." then he laughed to himself, shut the door, and ripped
The Black Rune
Aug 3, 2018 · 60 min
IT'S RTX! I mean it was. I mean it is when this was released but if you are watching this later it might not be RTX anymore...ANYWAYS, Kyle and Miles are plundering Tyr's vault loo
So Much Angst
Aug 10, 2018 · 60 min
Atreus is getting a little big for his britches and Kratos is going to have to have a talk about it with him soon but hopefully they both can stay calm, mature, and UN-distracted w
On a Boat (ft. Kratos)
Aug 17, 2018 · 60 min
He's on a boat annnnd it's going slow annnnd he's got a Nordic themed frozen axe annnnnnd I'm going to stop before I get an email from Matt.
Catch Ya on the Flip Side
Aug 24, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys are back from RTX and Miles has a fresh new look. Makes me wonder what Kratos would look like with a makeover. Probably the same but he'd be holding the severed hand of th
Mother's Ashes
Aug 31, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys have made it. They've battled with trolls, dragons, and demi-gods. They have conquered deadly puzzles, and faced down their inner demons. Now there is only one thing stand
Vermintide 2
Sep 7, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys are playing Vermintide 2 a.k.a. medieval Left 4 Dead but it's not just Kyle and Miles this week, Sam and Josh party up with our boys to take on unending legions of rat men
Eatin' Ass
Sep 14, 2018 · 60 min
The boys are in Shrek's swamp now and their only concern is to get out of there with their asses intact and uneaten. Since we're talking about asses, what's up with Donkey and the
Red Dead Revolver
Sep 21, 2018 · 60 min
The wind blows across a desert landscape, the cry of a hawk can be heard in the distance, a lone tumbleweed passes between two, racially stereotyped, figures.* That's right our boy
Jet Lagged as Fuck
Sep 28, 2018 · 60 min
Aww yeah another week of Red Dead but what's this? We get to play as other characters? That's right Kyle and Miles get to fill the shoes of Jack Swift and Annie Stokes. Meanwhile M
Outlast 2
Sep 28, 2018 · 60 min
It's 2 Spooky October! That's right Kyle and Miles are bringing you a new scary game each week in October and they are kicking it off with Outlast 2.
The Evil Within 2
Oct 12, 2018 · 60 min
2Spooky October continues on a brand new set! Oh what's that? You thought the spooks were only in the game? Wrong! Kyle and Miles have brought out the big guns with the scariest th
P.T.
Oct 15, 2018 · 60 min
P.T. a.k.a. Playable Teaser a.k.a. The Silent Hills demo. It set the new standard for what a horror game should be. If you want a scary game that will mess you up, this is it. Unfo
Little Nightmares
Oct 18, 2018 · 60 min
I know what you're thinking, "Woah, wait what?" "The boys are on?" "But it's Thursday?!" Don't freak out, you're just getting that good, good, hit of Kyle and Miles a whole day ear
Until Dawn
Oct 23, 2018 · 60 min
Teen slasher movies are usually full of sex, blood, and bad decisions; Until Dawn has all of that in spades. However Kyle, Sam, and Cole soon discover this game is also full of ter
Visage
Oct 25, 2018 · 60 min
Visage has been described as the unholy child of P.T. and Amnesia so our favorite big brave dogs are going to do their best to get through it. I sure do hope their courage is Big E
Hitting Those QTE's
Oct 29, 2018 · 60 min
Everyone in the comments were saying this game gets better and in the spirit of 2Spooky the boys are giving it another shot. Now I don't wanna give anything away but things do ramp
Vintage Kyle
Nov 1, 2018 · 60 min
Howdy Y'all! After a month of 2Spooky October your two favorite buckaroos are back in Red Dead Revolver. This week Kyle and Miles have to survive the most ridiculous bar fight I've
Bear Trap Out of Nowhere
Nov 5, 2018 · 60 min
If you saw a severed hand with a note on it, what would you do? Would you leave it alone? Would you try to examine the note? Or would you do the correct thing and try to high five
Red vs. TED!
Nov 8, 2018 · 60 min
What would you do for your best friend? Would you fight for them? Die for them? Bring them back to life when they die because they would do the same for you all so you can kill thi
How Big is this House?!
Nov 12, 2018 · 60 min
Until Dawn is getting good and Kyle, Cole, and Sam are really getting into it. Maybe it has something to do with the plot ramping up or maybe, just maybe it has something to do wit
It's Not Thanksgiving Yet
Nov 15, 2018 · 60 min
Do you believe in destiny? Have you ever felt like something was supposed to happen or more likely something was just not meant to happen? Well there was an episode Kyle and Miles
Technical Difficultiez
Nov 19, 2018 · 60 min
Surely this was an omen for the tragedy that befell the recording Kyle and Miles had during R.D.R but at least our boys only lost a few minutes during this play session. Let me tel
Now it's Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2018 · 60 min
It's Thanksgiving! Gather the family around as you eat all that good, good, food and watch our boys assault The Governor's mansion. Oh I hope you like Turkey because our boys broug
Shawshank
Nov 26, 2018 · 60 min
*Morgan Freeman Voice Our boys first met Andy Dufresne the night Beth and Hannah met their untimely end. It's a hard life fighting Gollums up on the mountain but it seems to me th
A Showdown Finale
Nov 30, 2018 · 60 min
Red is finally face to face with the man who sold out his family, all for a mountain's worth of gold. Huh, when you put it like that I can see why he did it. I know, I know, he's s
Release the Winnebago!
Dec 3, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle, Sam, and Cole have figured out what the Wendigo are, now they just need to find Josh and survive Until Dawn. Can they do it? Will they make it to the end with everyone alive?
Playing with the Monkey
Dec 6, 2018 · 60 min
Our boys return to the eerie world of Little Nightmares to take on long armed Gary. Everything seems fine and dandy up until they find Gary "playing with the monkey". I mean really
Dead Space
Dec 10, 2018 · 60 min
How far would you go for a significant other? Would you hold their hair while they threw up? Would you comfort them while they cried, deeply, about the death of an anime character?
Super Smash Bro. Ultimate
Dec 13, 2018 · 60 min
Kyle and Miles take on the horde of 74 characters Nintendo stuffed into this game. Are you ready for our boys to smash all night? I'm ready for our boys to smash all night.
Fish Out of Water
Dec 17, 2018 · 60 min
This PC version of Dead Space is the gift that keeps on giving but while these quirky glitches may cut the tension a little bit the USG Ishimura still has some terrifying surprises
The Smash Brothers
Dec 20, 2018 · 60 min
One brother is a megalomaniac bent on total destruction and the other is a reformed sage who must put his brother's tyranny to an end. Who will emerge victorious? I don't know but
X's and O's
Dec 24, 2018 · 60 min
Our crew's on a broken ship full of a thousand dead things and Maggie ain't having none of it. With no more glitches to cut the tension things go from zero to terrifying real quick
Stay Thirsty
Dec 27, 2018 · 60 min
Did you have a good Christmas? Did you get all the presents? You know what's better than getting all the presents? Getting even more presents that's what. This episode of Backwardz
Hold Your Breath
Jan 1, 2019 · 60 min
Have you guys been holding your breath each time Kyle, Maggie, and Sam venture into the vacuum of space? I hope so because if you haven't then this episode is going to be a challen