8-Bit Back Issues

In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to Sam Stokes, about Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine issue 27 (December 2002). Sam is the host of the Den of Ten and Reel Talk: The Movie Show podcasts, and co-hosts the One Rules Them All: A Lord of the Rings Podcast, all here on the Film Stories Podcast Network.

We chat about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Silent Hill 2, The Getaway, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Knight Rider and much more.

This magazine is not available on Internet Archive, but you can download a copy from PDF Coffee here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest:Sam Stokes

Sam on BlueSky: @samwellpv

Sam's podcasts: Den of Ten, Reel Talk, One Rules Them All.

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Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

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In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to Middle Aged Gamer Guy, aka Magg, about C&VG issue 80 (June 1988). Magg is a Twitch streamer, one of the organisers of Manchester Twitch meets, the host of Tuesday Night Gaming Chat Podcast, and the founder of the Timeless Gaming Convention.

We chat about Road Blasters, Renegade, Super Trolley, movie makeup, the Timeless Gaming Convention and much more.

This magazine is not available on Internet Archive, but you can view this magazine online at World of Spectrum here or download a copy from Retro CDN here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Middle Aged Gamer Guy

Magg on Twitter: @MiddleAgedGame9

Magg on Twitch: middleagedgamerguyuk

Magg's website

Timeless Gaming Convention

Everyone Can

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Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

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In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to fellow podcaster Mark Adams about Total issue 1 (January 1992). Mark is one of the hosts of Shipwrecked and Comatose: A Red Dwarf Podcast, and the host of 'ChuckyVision: A Chucky Podcast'. He is also a humanist celebrant and ring announcer.

They chat about the writing pairing of Steve Jarrett and the late Andy Dyer, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Snake Rattle & Roll, micro-transactions, the magazine's Choose Your Own Adventure-style game and much more.

You can view this magazine online at the Internet Archive here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Mark Adams

Mark on Twitter: @MarkAdamsHC

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8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues

Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

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In this episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to fellow podcaster Ashley Thomas about Odyssey2 Adventure volume 1 issue 1 (Winter 1982). Ashley is a a staff writer at Fangirlish.com and a cohost of Podcast-616, We Are Starfleet, The Video Store Podcast, and Mission Log: Gene-ology.

They chat about early video gaming, The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt, The Quest for the Rings, Ed and Linda Averett and much more.

You can view this magazine online at the Internet Archive here, or at the Odyssey2 Library here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Ashley Thomas

Ashley's links can all be found here. This includes links to all of Ashley's social media accounts, podcasts, and how to support her.

An interview withOdyssey² Artist Ron Bradford

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Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

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In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to fellow podcaster Craig McKenzie about PLAY issue 032 (March 1998). Craig is the head of Kneel Before Blog, and host of 'Kneel Before Pod', and also co-hosts 'We Are Starfleet'.

They chat about Resident Evil 2, Spice World, Gran Turismo, Men in Black, Celebrity-licenced sports games and much more.

You can view this magazine online at the Internet Archive here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Craig McKenzie

Craig's links:

Kneel Before Blog: https://kneelbeforeblog.co.uk/

Kneel Before Pod: https://pod.link/kneelbeforepod/

We Are Starfleet: on Spotify

8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues

Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

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Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines.

In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to YouTube and Twitch content creator Theresa, aka GameMistress about Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 112 (November 1998). They chat about Sonic Adventure, T'ai Fu, Driver, Rogue Trip, VR and much more.

You can view this magazine online at the Internet Archive here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Game Mistress

Game Mistress's links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamemistress

YouTube: https://youtube.com/GameMistress

Discord: https://discord.gg/YVAWfxa

Instagram: https://instagr.am/the_gamemistress

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gamemistress

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/gamemistress

8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues

Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines.

In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to Carl Bryan from Shipwrecked and Comatose: A Red Dwarf Podcast about Sega Power issue 30 (May 1992). They chat about the Manic Street Preachers, Formula 1, the Wondermega, Art Alive! and much more.

You can download this magazine online at the Internet Archive here.

You can also listen to the audio version of the free Road Rash book here

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Carl Bryan

Carl's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/iammistercarl

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Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines.

In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to Chinny Hill from the ChinnyVision YouTube channel and podcast about Amstrad Action issue 60 (September 1990). They chat about the Amstrad GX4000, Amstrad users, the new Plus range of computers, and much more.

You can view this magazine online at the Internet Archive here.

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Chinny Hill

YouTube: chinnyvision

Chinny on Bluesky: chinnyvision

8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues

Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

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Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines.

In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to The Retro Hour's Dan Wood about Amiga Format issue 33 (April 1992). They chat about the Commodore CDTV, Amiga animation, Willy Beamish, Vista (no, not that one), Plan 9 From Outer Space, and much more.

Sadly, this magazine is not available from the Internet Archive but it can be downloaded from here and here

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Dan Wood

Dan is the host of The Retro Hour Podcast

Dan on Twitter/X: @danwood_uk

8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues

Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

Artwork Photographs: Paul Monaghan

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines.

In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to Matt Latham about Amiga Power issue 44 (December 1994). They chat about Sensible World of Soccer, Disney games, Mortal Kombat 2 and Cannon Fodder 2.

Sadly, this magazine is not available from the Internet Archive but it can be downloaded from here and here

Host: Geoff Owen

Guest: Matt Latham

Matt is the host of the podcasts Ask Us About Loom and Pick A Disc

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• Twitter: @8BitBackIssues
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Geoff on Twitter, Instagram, Threads: @ncc_17formula1

Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1.bsky.social

Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com

Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black

A proud part of the Film Stories Network.

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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