Eddie Akiba

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast

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Greetings, fellow voyeurs from the electronic void, my name is Eddie Akiba, and I’m the host of the Backlog Gaming Broadcast Company's Impostor Syndrome Podcast, aka the Best Games or Bust-Cast. Broadcasting directly from J.U.N.K.E.R. HQ2 and the Backlog Gaming Broadcast Company's home studio audience of my two dogs and adopted cat, each month I will be covering a different one of my favorite games of all time and talking about it on my podcast. Follow me on Twitch @ Twitch.tv/edde_akiba and on YouTube @ImpostorSyndromePodcast for weekly gaming live streams and more gaming goodness!

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Eddie Akiba

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The Impostor Syndrome Podcast Ep. 4: Snatcher 06.06.2026 1:55:41

In this episode, I talk about the 1995 cult classic Sega CD release of Snatcher, the Blade Runner-meets-Terminator-meets-Invasion of the Body Snatchers graphic adventure game that first introduced me to famed Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima and made me a fan for life. Other games discussed in this episode: Nobody Wants to Die, Blade Runner Enhanced Edition, Observer, and Rise of the Dragon.

Best of The Rest Bonus-Cast Ep. 3 10.05.2026 1:10:45

On this episode of The Impostor Syndrome's Bonus Podcast, the Best of the Rest Bonus-cast, I talk about Season: A Letter to the Future and Metaphor ReFantazio.

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast Ep. 3: Final Fantasy 26.04.2026 1:12:45

In this episode of The Impostor Syndrome Podcast's Best Games or Bust-Cast, I talk about how the original Final Fantasy for the NES became one of my favorite games of all time.

The Best of the Rest Bonus-Cast Ep. 2 04.04.2026 59:07

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast's bonus podcast, featuring my thoughts on Romeo is a Dead Man, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, and Chrono Trigger.

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast Ep. 2: No More Heroes 19.03.2026 58:26

In this episode of The Impostor Syndrome Podcast's Best Games or Bust-Cast, I share my thoughts on 2007's No More Heroes, the 2007 Suda51 jam about American Otaku assassin Travis Touchdown developed by Grasshopper Manufacture.

Best of The Rest Bonus-Cast Ep. 1 05.03.2026 1:01:15

Check out The Impostor Syndrome Podcast's Best of the Rest Bonus-Cast, the bonus podcast I put out every month, discussing the rest of the games I've been playing each month. In this episode, I talk about the rest of the games I played in February. Games discussed include Road 96, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Gris, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Chrono Trigger.

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast Ep. 1: Atlantis (Atari 2600) 19.02.2026 52:07

I'm going to take you back, way back, all the way back to 1982, as I talk about Imagic's Atlantis for the Atari 2600 on this debut episode of the Impostor Syndrome Podcast's Best Games or Bust-Cast. This is the show where I talk about my favorite video games of all time, so join me in jumping in the legally distinct hot tub time machine, because the water is warm and the takes are hot!

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast & Backlog Gaming Broadcast Co. [BGBC] Official Launch Trailer 19.02.2026 1:23

The Impostor Syndrome Podcast & Backlog Gaming Broadcast Co.'s official launch trailer. Premiering every month on the BGBC live on Twitch and YouTube, the Impostor Syndrome Podcast, aka The Impostor Syndrome Podcast's Best Games or Bust-Cast, aka the BGBC on the BGBC covers only the best games of all time as decided by me, your host, Eddie Akiba!