Maximum Power Up

Outstanding collection of interviews that for gamers of a certain vintage, reflect the cultural importance of the early microcomputers that gave birth to not just an industry but to everything we know and understand about computers today. Archiving the gaming industry is a significant task that the original gatekeepers were poor at doing. This is without doubt the single best podcast for games magazines, covering everything from British classics like C&VG to Crash, Your Sinclair, all the way through to US magazines that often looked towards British magazines to guide the way. Paul does an outstanding job, is as professional as any professional radio presenter in archiving the culture of gaming magazines and there is no doubt that digital archeologists of the future will look on this collection of podcasts with gratitude that someone cared enough about the industry to do this. Well done Paul, keep it up and never underestimate what you have and will go on to achieve. For those of us who were about in the days of Crash and Zzap 64, this isn’t just about the memories, this is about a period in history that made computers what they are today. For gamers, this is where it started, and the most culturally important gaming podcast that manages to preserve an incredible era by going straight to the original source. This stuff has to be documented!

Has everything a retro gamer wants to hear. From amazing interviews with game industry veterans to fantastic features on eras long gone. 5*

Excellent in-depth interview with John Davison

Informative, funny and always entertaining. This podcast is a must for retro gamers worldwide.