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

  1. 8 Jul

    C&VG issue 100

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff welcomes back Middle Aged Gamer Guy back to the podcast chat about C&VG (Computer and Video Games) issue 193, as well as the upcoming Timeless Gaming Convention. Use code '8bit26' to get 15% off ticket prices for Timeless Gaming Convention 2026. You can read this issue of C&VG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:Middle Aged Gamer Guy 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 8 May

    Your Sinclair issue 36

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff is joined by Ryan Lambie to chat about Your sinclair issue 36. Ryan is a writer and editor of Film Stories Magazine, and former editor of Wireframe Magazine, as well as a general retro gaming enthusiast. You can read this issue of Your Sinclair ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts: Geoff Owen Guest:Ryan Lambie 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 8 Apr

    Nintendo Magazine System issue 1

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff and Paul are joined by Andy Smith to chat about Nintendo Magazine System issue 1. Andy is a gaming fan and Nintendo historian whose social media accounts are dedicated to preserving some of Nintendo's more unusual history. You can read this issue of Nintendo Magazine System ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts: Geoff Owen and Paul Monaghan Guest:Andy Smith 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 8 Mar

    Sega Master Force issue 6

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff and Paul are joined by returning guest Colin Jackson-Brown. Colin joined us for episode 1 and we're happy to bring him back to chat about SEGA MASTER FORCE issue 6 from December 1993. Colin is also the host of We Dig Music and Free With This Month's Issue, and one of the hosts of Shipwrecked and Comatose: A Red Dwarf Podcast. You can read this issue of Sega Master Force ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts: Geoff Owen and Paul Monaghan Guest:Colin Jackson-Brown 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 8 Feb

    Mean Machines issue 23

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff is joined by Ash Versus. Ash is one of the hosts of Under ConsoleTation: The Videogame Television Podcast. Ash joins Geoff to chat about MEAN MACHINES issue 23 from August 1992. You can read Mean Machines issue 23 ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find out more about Under ConsoleTation here. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:Ash Versus 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠epidemicsound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black Artwork Photograph: Paul Monaghan A proud part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 08/12/2025

    Crash issue 18

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to Mpk about Crash issue 18 (July 1985). Mpk is the editor of BreakSpace Magazine, a free online magazine dedicated to reviewing new games on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. You can read Crash issue 18 ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. You can download all issues of BreakSpace Magazine here. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:Mpk 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠epidemicsound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black Artwork Photograph: Paul Monaghan A proud part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 08/11/2025

    Games-X issue 1

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to Brian Sharp about Games-X issue 1 (May 3rd 1991). Brian Sharp worked on Games-X for the entirety of its run and is now the owner and presenter of the UK Gaming Network channel on YouTube. You can read the magazine ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. The UK Gaming Network YouTube channel can be found here. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:Brian Sharp 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠epidemicsound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black Artwork Photograph: Paul Monaghan A proud part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 08/10/2025

    Your Spectrum issue 18

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to gaming journalist Phil South about Your Spectrum issue 18 (September 1985). This issue started the career of Phil South who went on to have a long career in games journalism. You can read the magazine ⁠here⁠, and visit Phil South's Linktree here. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:Phil South 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠epidemicsound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black Artwork Photograph: Paul Monaghan A proud part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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  • Creator
    Film Stories
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
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