Joe Sims

Desert Island Disc Drive

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Desert Island Disc Drive is a gaming podcast where guests pick the five games they’d take to a digital island and share the personal stories behind each choice. From childhood classics to modern masterpieces, host Joe Sims explores the games that shaped us, the memories they created, and why they matter. Whether you’re into retro gaming, RPGs, indie titles, or AAA blockbusters, every episode is a nostalgia trip through the games we can’t live without.

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Joe Sims

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Michael Papaeleftheriou (Crossroads Film Journal): Resident Evil, Disco Elysium, and Gaming as Craft 17.12.2025 49:59

Michael, a filmmaker and screenwriter from Australia, joins us to share five games that shaped his creative journey. We discuss conquering childhood nightmares with Resident Evil 2, the meta-narrative brilliance of Disco Elysium, and how Knights of the Old Republic captures pure Star Wars magic. Michael shares his filmmaker's perspective on how technical limitations breed creativity, the moral...

Neil (Ancient History Hound): GoldenEye, Skyrim, and Games as Refuge 03.12.2025 56:04

Neil from the Ancient History Hound podcast joins us to share five games that shaped his life. We discuss discovering the expansive worlds of Tomb Raider 2, evenings playing GoldenEye with university housemates, and the all-consuming nature of Championship Manager. Neil shares how Rome: Total War finally brought together his two passions, ancient history and gaming, and how Skyrim became a vital r...

Trailer: Welcome to Desert Island Disc Drive 12.11.2025 1:13

Welcome to Desert Island Disc Drive - the video game podcast where guests choose the games they'd bring to a desert island. If you could only take a handful of video games with you forever, which would you choose? And more importantly - why? Each episode, we sit down with game developers, content creators, journalists, and gamers to explore the personal stories behind their essential games. Th...