Episodes

  • Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 112

    Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 112
    Sep 8 2024
    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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Sega Power issue 30

    Sega Power issue 30
    Aug 10 2024
    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 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Amstrad Action issue 60

    Amstrad Action issue 60
    Jul 8 2024
    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 Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Amiga Format issue 33

    Amiga Format issue 33
    Jun 8 2024
    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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Amiga Power issue 44

    Amiga Power issue 44
    May 8 2024
    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 8-Bit Back Issues socials Twitter: @8BitBackIssues Instagram / Threads: @8BitBackIssues Bluesky: @8bitbackissues.bsky.social 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Zero issue 15

    Zero issue 15
    Apr 8 2024
    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 Up podcast, edits Pixel Addict Magazine, and writes for Amiga Addict Magazine. You can find their websites here: Addict Media: https://www.addict.media/ Maximum Power Up: https://maximumpowerup.com/ 8-Bit Back Issues socials Twitter: @8BitBackIssues Instagram / Threads: @8BitBackIssues Bluesky: @8bitbackissues.bsky.social 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Nintendo Power issue 7

    Nintendo Power issue 7
    Mar 8 2024
    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 Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out Bonus Super Power Tip Book, Part I Host: Geoff Owen Guest: Devon Rowcliffe Devon on Twitter: @WhoAteTheSquid Devon is the author of Who Ate All the Squid?: Football Adventures in South Korea 8-Bit Back Issues socials Twitter: @8BitBackIssues Instagram / Threads: @8BitBackIssues Bluesky: @8bitbackissues.bsky.social 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Computer Gaming World issue 148

    Computer Gaming World issue 148
    Feb 8 2024
    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 Buckley Ian is the host of Illumination Above All: A Severance Podcast and one of the co-hosts of We Are Starfleet: A Star Trek Strange New Worlds Podcast. 8-Bit Back Issues socials Twitter: @8BitBackIssues Instagram / Threads: @8BitBackIssues Bluesky: @8bitbackissues.bsky.social 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins