Episode 95: David Wilson Interview

26th March 2020 Chris Smith

A guest that has worked on much loved computer game magazines Your Sinclair and Zero could take up a whole episode on their own! However, David Wilson also spent almost 30 years combined at EA and Sony in PR roles and as Head Of Communications.

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Episode 94: 1998 Part 1

15th February 2020 Chris Smith

In this episode we’re back to discuss one of the biggest years in video games, 1998. This was the year that despite Sony’s Playstation growing more popular each year since launch, the rivals of Sega and Nintendo weren’t going down without a fight!

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Episode 93: 2020 New Year Special

16th January 2020 Chris Smith

Join Chris, Chris, Paul and Arron as they recount last year’s gaming, and look ahead to what 2020 has in store for them. As Arron’s suggestion, the team also look to identify a few gaming resolutions for 2020.

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Episode 92: Christmas Special

22nd December 201922nd December 2019 Chris Smith

Chris Smith mark 2 is joined by Paul & the other Chris Smith for a bit of Christmas chatter. Somehow Maximum Power Up hasn’t done this before. Tune in as your hosts compare Christmas memories. Some of them are bleaker than others.

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Episode 91: Jason Brookes Tribute

6th December 20196th December 2019 Philip Hockaday

This episode is a stand alone one after the sad news that previous podcast guest Jason Brookes sadly passed away this month. Appearing on episodes 33 and 86 discussing his time of Edge and Super Play he was a great guest. Jason shared his background on how he got into writing, his love of Japanese gaming and much more.

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Episode 90: Aladdin

22nd November 2019 Philip Hockaday

In this episode we are jumping aboard our flying carpet and entering a Whole New World as we discuss Aladdin.

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Episode 89: Amiga Power With Cam Winstanley

28th August 2019 Philip Hockaday

There were several Commodore Amiga magazines available to buy in the 90’s but Amiga Power was seen as the king. Another great magazine from Future Publishing featured some of the best magazine writers which could easily be seen when you read the magazine.

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Episode 88: Microsoft Xbox

10th June 2019 Philip Hockaday 1 Comment

In November 2001 Microsoft released their first console into a market that was changing. Sega’s Dreamcast had failed so they left the market. However Microsoft knew how to make an entrance! From the off they set out to do things differently.

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Episode 87: Super Mario Brothers The Movie

14th May 2019 Philip Hockaday

In what’s hopefully a first of many movies based on games episodes the crew take a look at 1993’s Super Mario Bros The Movie. We take you through the movie, offer our thoughts and what we want from a future Mario Movie.

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Episode 86: Top Ten Games Magazines Part 2

9th April 20199th April 2019 Philip Hockaday

Welcome back to part 2 of The Top Ten Games Magazine list. Thanks again to everyone that voted for their favourite magazines to make up this top 10. In part 1 we covered some great titles with writers from the mags who shared some great stories with us.

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