Did you miss us, D-Pads? Well we missed you! We couldn't wait to turn the mics back on and start shootin' the poop. It's been months since we were able to sit across a small room from one another and have our favourite para-social listeners voyeuristically consume everything we had to say. We're well on our way to planning the next step of our cont…

The Leafs are back in the win column which is refreshing. What’s extra refreshing is scoring 7 unanswered goals against Montreal IN Montreal. What’s INSANELY refreshing is washing that win down with a Smoky Quarter Papi - maybe, we haven’t tried it yet. We talk a fun bounce back week for the Leafs against old friends and old foes. That plus God of …

Well it's happened again. Mitch Marner said something to the media that everyone is pissed about. We know he means well, but come on Mitchy, just take a breath sometimes. The Leafs had a rough week and now seems like the perfect time to lay into some rough stuff aka the powerplay. Keefe's back in town this week, which is kind of like seeing your ex…

A 4 game win streak has the buds rolling, baby. 1st place in the Atlantic AND they've begun padding their lead. This is new territory for this core. That AND AM34 actually looks back this time. Are we still nervous about it? A little. We get into the captain's return, plus a Knies explosion, McCabe on the shelf with another head injury, and more. E…

2025 is around the corner and although we sit atop the Atlantic divison, it's looking like the Leafs are going to have to hold on for dear life until both Auston Matthews and Anthony Stolarz get healthy. The info is dire, so who knows what's ACTUALLY going on, but we talk about the ridiculous idea of shutting down AM34 for the year just for the LTI…

Happy New Year, D-Pads! We're back with one of our most highly demanded episodes ever: New Years Eve Power Hour! Whether you're looking to drink along with us (one shot of beer per minute for 60 minutes leading up to Midnight) or just listen along as we recount some of our 2024 predictions, gaming's best moments of the year, and rattle off some new…

No it's not John Tavares turning back the clock, he's just always this damn consistent. Another hatty for 91 as the Leafs comeback to stun the floundering Sabres. We talk about a new look third line that has the monkey off Max Domi's back, Stolarz on IR, and do you own any Leafs holiday merchandise?? Plus God of the Week, This is Egregious, Numbers…

The Leafs continue to roll atop the Atlantic and to add to it they're getting healthier. Auston's back, yes. Knies is back, yes. We talk all about their most recent win against Nashville and get into some rumours. Does the Kadri tire-kicking even make sense??? Is Crosby to Toronto just another edition of Leaf fans being Leaf fans. Regardless, we ta…

Did you miss us, D-Pads? Well, we missed you. And we missed each other! We decided to check in JUST as we promised to give everyone a quick update on what we've been up to since changing from our old weekly schedule. We discuss: Silent Hill 2, Return of the Golden Idol, Star Wars: Outlaws, Overwatch, Mario Party 8, and more! Plus: Find out how the …

The Leafs continue their November magic with an injury ravaged lineup - the NHL just doesn't make sense sometimes. We talk being at the game against Vegas on Wednesday and how a controversial hit can spark even the quietest of suits. Andrew's God of the Week (Steven Lorentz) shows off his passion levels with an insane reference only true Leafs fans…

Something about November makes the Leafs get hot. Like, really hot. Like, John Tavares in the Lulu Lemon ads hot. We talk about the annual November streak, plus breakdown the recent games. We give OEL his flowers in God of the Week, plus This is Egregious - aka the NHL situation room - not sure what's a goal these days - and we finish off the episo…

The Leafs get their first regular season win against Boston in 2 years, and the special teams are special again. We talk about the Matthews injury, an impending Knies contract, Lane Lambert's insanely perfect hair, and the calm that Anthony Stolarz brings to our hearts. Plus we've got our God of the Week, This is Egregious, and Numbers Game 2.0. En…

The Leafs get back in the win column after snapping the Jets perfect streak. We talk about the week in Leaf Land including the McCabe extension and not so special teams. Plus God of the Week, This is Egregious, Numbers Game 2.0, and news around the league. Enjoy!By Joey Belfiore and Andrew Bascom

After a thrilling Monday night win over the Lightning where we were in attendance, we decide to record after Tuesday's mega-dud against Columbus. Highs and lows. We talk playing down to your opponents, the Toronto crowd, DOPS conspiracy, and try to make sense of the Joe Woll injury mystery. Plus we've got our God of the Week, This is Egregious, and…

On this episode Joey and Andrew discuss the defensive transformation, big goals from big boys, Bobby McMann solidifying his spot, Stolarz' hotttt start, and news around the league. Plus God of the Week, This is Egregious, and Numbers Game 2.0By Joey Belfiore and Andrew Bascom

On this episode of The Good Buds, Joey and Andrew discuss: Leafs kick off the season on the road Special Teams, more of the same Goalie Drama Our new segment: God of the Week This Is Egregious Returns! Numbers Game 2.0 New Fanatics Jersey prices, how long can Joey hold out Go Leafs Go!By Joey Belfiore and Andrew Bascom

It's time to turn a new page, D-Pads! This is the week we usher in a new change to The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast! It's been an unbelievable 6 (plus) years, but we've decided to make a change to our regular weekly main feed episodes. You'll still get all the Retrograde content you love, but at non-regular intervals, and in slightly different …

Time to Climb, D-Pads! This week we made the awful decision to try to claw, jump, (and drive?) our way out of hell in Chained Together! It's a game that's been taking the streaming world by storm, so we figured it'd be a great way to test our "friendship" (read: six year podcasting relationship). We tackled the first 45 minutes of the game over on …

This is a big one, D-Pads! We've finally decided to tackle the list to end all lists! We've danced around it since the beginning of our podcast, but now that we're 6 years deep and just around the corner from a massive change to our release schedules, we decided to give the people what they want: our lists of the top 10 games of all time! Is it sub…

Hey! Listen, D-Pads! This week we tackle one of the most celebrated video games of all time. It's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past! The Super Nintendo didn't know what hit it when this game launched way back in the early 90's, and to be honest: neither did we! Somehow neither of us played this video game back when it came out, so in spite of…

Listen up, D-Pads! We're going heavy on the audio this week as we sit down to iron out our lists of top 5 Gaming Soundtracks of all time! There's a hefty helping of subjectivity in this episode, so bear with us as we try to justify our picks with a single song off of each soundtrack to justify our love. Plus: we explain how ghosts are real, and Mik…

Earmuffs, D-Pads! This week you might not want to hear some of what we have to say. Back by popular demand, we decided to sit down and rattle off some of our biggest gripes and hottest takes from the world of gaming. Which game franchise fumbled the ball the worst? Does we need achievements in games? What game mechanics need to GO? Plus, we give so…

On this episode of The Good Buds Podcast: Auston Matthews is the Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs! John Tavares is good with it, supposedly? What does that mean for Tavares' future? and finally, does Marner keep his A? Find The Good Buds wherever you enjoy podcasts and as always... GO LEAFS GOBy Joey Belfiore and Andrew Bascom

Bring in the behemoths, D-Pads! This week we're digging into some of the greatest franchises in gaming! But it wouldn't be enough for us to praise them endlessly, would it? Instead we've challenged ourselves to crown the Best, Worst, and Most Underrated of each franchise. We all love Metal Gear, but even in a franchise full of bangers one of them h…

Skip this one, D-Pads! Sorry to be the bearers of bad news, but this week we played through all that this year's Olympics video game had to offer, and we regret to inform you it MIGHT NOT be worth playing. Olympics Go! Paris 2024 may sound like a confusing title (and that's because it is) but that's not where the pain ends. Join us this week as we …

Games Wide Open, D-Pads! (That's the motto for this year's Olympics, for some reason!) This week we get into the Olympic Spirit to celebrate everyone's favourite "once every four years" event! While the world's greatest athletes descent upon Paris to test themselves against one another, we descend upon our podcast studio and sit on our butts to dis…

Y2K is real, D-Pads! This week we celebrate surviving the turn of the new millennium with a look back at what many consider to be one of the greatest years in video game history: 2000! Every time we do a deep dive on one of the great years in gaming it feels like we further complicate the debate as to which year was the best, and this time it's no …

Time to make some decisions, D-Pads! This week we decided to have a little fun by posing some of the most difficult, quirky, and downright nonsensical Would You Rather questions we could think of. Would you rather always be star powered, or always be mini? Would you rather spend your life in a Poke Ball, or inside Kirby's body? Would you rather cur…

Order up, D-Pads! This week we decided to take some advice from the prolific game designer Jonathan Blow and try out what he described as one of the greatest puzzle games of all time: Stephen's Sausage Roll! Back in 2016 it was more of a critical darling, but should this game have had more mass appeal? Or is it too hard to hold the attention of a c…

On this episode of the Good Buds podcast, Joey and Andrew discuss: The new signings! Tanev, OEL, Hakanpaa and Stolarz The Nick Robertson trade request THIS IS EGREGIOUS: ft taking the C away from Tavares!? The Leafs draft Ben Sanford The schedule is out, which games are you excited for? Plus signings from around the league and where former Leafs we…

Look here, D-Pads! Whether you got your start with old PC games like Duke Nukem 3D, or huddled around a CRT screen with 3 of your buddies playing Goldeneye, First Person Shooters make up some of the most iconic and highly appreciated games of all time. As games began the shift from 2D to 3D, icons of the industry like Doom and Wolfenstein appeared …

Let's go back in time, D-Pads! But this time, it's not JUST to look at a retro game. It's to look at a now-sixteen-year-old game with rewind mechanics at its core. Braid first hit the scene in 2008 as a darling of the Indie Game community, and set Xbox Live Arcade up for a run which would change console gaming forever. However, we didn't ALL get a …

On this episode of the Good Buds, Joey and Andrew discuss: BREAKING Joe Woll signs an extension Marc Savard rounds out the coaching staff to work the PP What do we think about these Marner extension rumours? The draft is Friday, what do the Leafs do? What signings do we want the Leafs to make on Free Agency Monday And of course, This is Egregious F…