8-Bit Back Issues Podcast -> Swansea Video Games Expo 2026

New episode! This month, Geoff chats to @lewisjfc.bsky.social from @thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk to chat about DC-UK issue 20 and mourn the non-release of Agartha and DC-UK issue 21. @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7xiq...

Had such a fun chat earlier today with Haz Dulull from Beyond the Pixels about 'Astro Burn' and Super Play. That episode will be out in December!

Time to start the edit for November's episode. My guest for this episode is the awesome @ashens.bsky.social , here to talk about Crash! This is also the first episode to feature new artwork since the demise of Microsoft Publisher. Hope you like the new look!

You couldn't move without bumping into someone from Gremlin, Ocean, Automata, Incentive or Sinclair. I definitely want to go again next year! Well done @crashmicro.bsky.social

Well it's been a couple of days since I went to CRASH Live in Coventry, and I have to say it was CRAP - in a funky skillo way... oh wait, wrong Speccy mag. Thanks to everyone who I said hi to and who said hi back! Met some amazing people who created some of my favourite games and characters.

Anyone else doing Crash Live next weekend?

Our very own Lewis featured on @8bitbackissues.bsky.social! Check it out 😃

The next episode is uploaded and ready for release tomorrow morning (October 8 at 8am). Join Geoff as he chats to Lewis Cox from The Dreamcast Junkyard about DC-UK issue 20.

Last year I got to chat about Stuart Ashen. Today I got to chat to Stuart Ashen. Coming in November...

Prepping the next episode recording of the podcast with an amazing guest (which will be out in November) and I find this comic strip in the pages of Crash issue 35. Wait... do you see what I see? Is that THE Charlie Brooker? I know he worked for OINK! Is this an early appearance?

In case you missed it - the new episode of 8-Bit Back Issues is out, with guest Steve McNeil from Wifi Wars and Go 8-Bit. It's a fun chat! Hope you enjoy it.

New episode! This month I'm joined by @wifiwars.bsky.social and Go 8-Bit's Steve McNeil to chat about ST Format issue 17. The episode was recorded live at last month's @timelessgc.bsky.social in Liverpool. @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1rAE...

Psssst... it's fully edited and uploaded. It'll be out on September 8!

Just happened to notice that the @gameolderpodcast.bsky.social Discord has disappeared. I know the podcast was winding up but wasn't expecting that to vanish too. Does anyone know what's happening?

Happy to see a gaming event in South Wales. I will be there.

Starting the edit for the September episode. I really can't wait for you to all hear this episode as we have Steve McNeil from the TV show Go 8-Bit and @wifiwars.bsky.social as our special guest this month reliving his days of being an Atari ST gamer. Recorded live at @timelessgc.bsky.social 2026.

Timeless Gaming Convention photos @timelessgc.bsky.social

I will be there this Wednesday, along with my partner manning the Crefftau Hendy Crafts and Gifts table (just inside the front door of Punch Tarmey's). You can still get tickets online and don't forget to use the code '8bit26' for 15% discount. timelessgaming.co.uk/collections/...

New episode! Geoff chats to @robbotron.bsky.social about Australian magazine SEGA MegaZone issue 44. We chat about The Dark Room, his current tour, including at Edinburgh Fringe, and that amazing Sonic cover! @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/69ny...

It's edited. It's uploaded. It's ready for release at 8am, 8/8/26. @robbotron.bsky.social

Just a reminder of our 15% discount code - '8bit26' - for tickets at Timeless Gaming Convention, Liverpool.

Coming up in the next episode of 8-Bit Back Issues... Why is @robbotron.bsky.social pulling this face? And WTF is he holding??? All of these questions answered in August's episode of 8-Bit Back Issues. (Available from 8 August)

Come Alive! I join @andi94.bsky.social on the new episode of The Worldstage Theatre Podcast to talk about The Greatest Showman. We talk about the songs, the actors, the show and the differences between the real and fictional Barnum. open.spotify.com/episode/1lql...

NEW EPISODE! Middle Aged Gamer Guy returns to 8-Bit Back Issues as Geoff chats to him about the upcoming @timelessgc.bsky.social and C&VG's landmark 100th issue from back in 1990. @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3ot2...

The next episode is uploaded and ready for release on 8 July! Geoff chats with MAGG from @timelessgc.bsky.social about C&VG issue 100 and the next Timeless event in August. Use our code 8bit26 for 15% off!

Just a reminder of our 15% discount code - '8bit26' - for tickets at Timeless Gaming Convention, Liverpool.

Looking forward to chatting to @robbotron.bsky.social this Wednesday for an upcoming episode of 8-Bit Back Issues. We'll be talking about this beauty from Australia back in October 1994.

Just completed the recording of our July episode with MAGG. We chatted about C&VG issue 100, the upcoming Timeless Gaming Convention @timelessgc.bsky.social and many others. Don't forget to use code 8bit26 to book tickets for 15% discount!

As I'll be there with my partner's company Crefftau Hendy Crafts and Gifts, we've been allowed to offer this discount to our customers too.

If you are headed to @timelessgc.bsky.social in August and still haven't bought your tickets yet, then this may sweeten the deal for you. 15% discount off your tickets by using this code. Hope to see you there!

FORMAT WAR! What is your preferred medium of owning a game? CD? DVD/Bluray? Cartridge? Cassette? Floppy disc? ...digital download? (booooooo!) Comment your favourite.

The next episode is edited and uploaded ready for release on Monday 8th June. Geoff and Paul are joined by @mattjlatham.bsky.social to talk about PaRappa the Rappa and Louise in C&VG issue 193. open.spotify.com/show/3xLNDvA...

Looking forward to chatting to @andi94.bsky.social on the Worldstage Theatre Podcast tomorrow about a classic TV musical episode. What is it? I'll Never Tell... #OnceMoreWithFeeling #BuffytheVampireSlayer

It me! We talk about the first issue of Your Sinclair I ever bought, fave Speccy games, and cook up a conspiracy theory involving Sarah Ferguson...

New episode! This month Geoff is joined by @ryanlambie.bsky.social from @filmstories.bsky.social Magazine to chat about Your Sinclair issue 36. @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4miv...

We've had to postpone this recording a week, so if you have any comments about Commodore Format issue 1 or the Commodore 64 Games System, it's not too late to send them in.

Sounds like this could be your street here, @commodoreformat.bsky.social ?

A new episode will be recorded this week with @bitmapbooks.com's Sam Dyer. We'll be chatting about Commodore Format issue 1. We'll no doubt be talking about the long forgotten Commodore 64 Games System. Did you buy it? Did you want it? Share your comments and we'll read them out on the show.

Well my list has brought me to Martech Games and I have the address of Martech House, Bay Terrace, Pevensey listed for them. Well I've found Bay Terrace but in all honesty I have no clue which building was #Martech 's. If anyone lived in #Pevensey at the time, please can you let me know.

Hoping everyone is having a great time at the @debugmag.com event. Hope to get there at some point in the future.

Recorded a fun episode of 8-Bit Back Issues last night with @filmstories.bsky.social Magazine editor @ryanlambie.bsky.social. We got to geek out about Your Sinclair issue 36. That should be out on 8 May for your enjoyment.

I wasn't just into video game mags, I bought other mags too, including the Red Dwarf Smegazine. In my defence it was over 30 years ago and I had a different sense of humour back then. It was crap ... in a funky skillo sort of way.