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8-Bit Back Issues

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A video game podcast looking at classic back issues of computer game magazines, exploring all of the games and consoles of our youth, hosted by Geoff Owen with regular guests. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk

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Amiga Format issue 33 08.06.2024 1:40:14

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 downloa...

Amiga Power issue 44 08.05.2024 1:35:12

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 L...

Zero issue 15 08.04.2024 1:34:03

Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines. In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to Paul Monaghan about Zero issue 15 (January 1991). They chat Viz - The Game, desktop publishers, and pay tribute to the games journalist Duncan MacDonald. Read the magazine here: Zero issue 15 Host: Geoff Owen Guest: Paul Monaghan Twitter: @PdmonPaul Paul is the host of the Maximum Power...

Nintendo Power issue 7 08.03.2024 1:36:04

Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines. In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to Canadian writer Devon Rowcliffe about Nintendo Power issue 7 (July/August 1989). They chat Mega Man II, try to work out how to say Faxanadu, Star Trek character "Lt CJ Worf" and the Super Mario Bros Super Show. Read the magazine here: Nintendo Power issue 7 And the free gift here: Super...

Computer Gaming World issue 148 08.02.2024 1:23:29

Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines. In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to guest Ian Buckley about Computer Gaming World issue 148 (November 1996). Join them as they chat about the best and worst PC games, where gaming will be in the far off year of 2011 and cover disks/tapes. Read the magazine here: Computer Gaming World issue 148 Host: Geoff Owen Guest: Ian...

Your Sinclair Issue 21 08.01.2024 1:40:57

Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines. In this episode, Geoff Owen chats to guest Mark Adams about Your Sinclair issue 21 (September 1987). Join them as they chat about Jack the Nipper 2, wobblers, their top ten fish and pen pals. Read the magazine here: Your Sinclair issues 21 Host: Geoff Owen Guest: Mark Adams Mark on Twitter: @MarkAdamsHC 8-Bit Back Issues s...

Mean Machines Sega: Issue 9 08.12.2023 1:24:33

Welcome to 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, a podcast about retro video gaming magazines. In the first episode, Geoff Owen chats to guest Colin Jackson-Brown about Mean Machines Sega issue 9 (July 1993). Join them as they chat about Fraser Gray, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II, Lemmings and Sonic the Hedgehog. Read the magazine here: Mean Machines Sega issue 9 and the free comic here: Sonic the Hedgehog comic...