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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. Aug 8

    SEGA MegaZone issue 44

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff welcomes The Dark Room's John Robertson to the podcast chat about SEGA MegaZone issue 44. We look at John's gaming history and talk about his upcoming tours including his current Edinburgh Fringe gigs. Use code '8bit26' to get 15% off ticket prices for ⁠Timeless Gaming Convention 2026⁠. You can read this issue of SEGA MegaZone here. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:John Robertson 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. Jul 8

    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

  3. Jun 8

    C&VG 193

    In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff and Paul are joined by Matt Latham from the 'Ask Us About Loom' Podcast to chat about C&VG (Computer and Video Games) issue 193. You can read this issue of C&VG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts: Geoff Owen and Paul Monaghan Guest:Matt Latham 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. May 8

    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

  5. Apr 8

    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

  6. Mar 8

    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

  7. Feb 8

    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

  8. Jan 8 ·  Bonus

    The Ashens Movies

    In this BONUS episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, we share two episodes of sister podcast 'SHIPWRECKED AND COMATOSE: A Red Dwarf Podcast' where Geoff guested to chat about the two Stuart Ashens movies, 'Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild' and 'Ashens and the Polybius Heist'. Host: Mark Adams Guest:Geoff Owen 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Geoff on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ncc17formula1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shipwrecked and Comatose on BlueSky/Insta: @RedDwarfPod Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠epidemicsound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shipwrecked and Comatose theme: Colin Jackson-Brown 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
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
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