8-Bit Back Issues

Pleasure to have you on Ash. Hope to get you on again, or others from the team in the future.

This was a fun old chat, nice to delve into a magazine without having to worry about how it ties into that months core episode. 😂

-Ash

Mean Machines issue 23

New episode!

This month Geoff is joined by @ashversus.bsky.social from Under ConsoleTation Podcast (@underconsolepod.bsky.social ) to chat about Mean Machines issue 23.
@filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social

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Crash Live! 2026 Tickets on Sale Now Crash Live! Is a UK-based annual event dedicated to celebrating the ZX Spectrum home computer, run by Fusion Retro Books.Last year, we reported on tickets for 2025’s event going on sale, and now, tick...

As listeners will know, I am very much into the ZX Spectrum era of gaming, and so I've booked to go here this year. If anyone else is going, I'll see you there!
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Personally I only found it disappointing back then because I played (and loved) VIII first, and wasn't keen on VII's more cartoony appearance. As a result, I didn't originally play it for longer than about an hour. I plan to correct that at some point.

I promised it would be a bumper episode and I wasn't kidding. After editing it down, this is the episode's final running time.

It's a great chat though and I know you'll enjoy it.

All good here Ash. Really enjoyed chatting and enjoyed editing it too - was fun to go back and listen to the chat again.

Haven’t heard enough of my old toot on UCP? Hear me talk a bunch of toot when someone else has the edit responsibilities! Sorry Geoff! 😅

-Ash

It's all edited and uploaded ready to go. The next episode of 8-Bit Back Issues will be out on 8 February at 8am GMT and will feature my chat with @ashversus.bsky.social from @underconsolepod.bsky.social about Mean Machines issue 23.

Over on my personal Bluesky account I've been posting a game a day for the last 6 days based on gaming systems I've owned (or games I've played through re-release packs on later systems). My game choices are gonna come from the last 42 years so feel free to follow and comment with your memories.

The Ashens Movies

NEW EPISODE!
Back in September I joined @markadamshc.bsky.social for two episodes of @reddwarfpod.bsky.social to chat about the Stuart Ashens movies. Here are both episodes combined for your pleasure.
Magazine chats back next month!
@filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
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Great stuff. Thanks - we are trying to see if we can find either of these issues online to read somewhere.

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Sending a question out to the hive mind. Podmetheus: An Alien Earth Podcast ( @podmetheus.bsky.social ) and 8-Bit Back Issues are planning a crossover episode and want to talk about the Alien video games. So, we're looking for a gaming mag with an Alien cover. Can anyone suggest anything?

I won't lie - it's a big edit job! However it's a great episode and one I thoroughly enjoyed recording.

In January, I'll be sharing two guest appearances I made on the Shipwrecked and Comatose podcast @reddwarfpod.bsky.social where I chatted with @markadamshc.bsky.social about the two Ashens movies.

We will be taking a brief hiatus in January as our next episode is a bumper one with Ash Versus from @underconsolepod.bsky.social which will be released in February...

Crash issue 18

That brings us up to date with this month's guest, @mpkch.bsky.social from @breakspace.bsky.social joined us in December to chat about Crash issue 18.
open.spotify.com/episode/4vtg...

Games-X issue 1

In November, I was joined by gaming journalist and YouTuber Brian Sharp @ukgnzoidberg.bsky.social to talk about Games-X issue 1

open.spotify.com/episode/20iI...

And then in October, @philsouth.bsky.social joined us to chat about Your Spectrum issue 18, the start of his gaming journalism career.

open.spotify.com/episode/2O14...

DJ Slope from @slopesgameroom.bsky.social joined us for the September episode to chat about Sega Magazine issue 11.

open.spotify.com/episode/0fGH...

PC Powerplay issue 27

We welcomed Bill Sunderland from @escapethispodcast.bsky.social onto the August episode to talk about our first Australian magazine, PC Powerplay issue 27.

open.spotify.com/episode/4MAB...

Games World issue 2

In July, we welcomed author and podcaster @bazgreenland.bsky.social to talk Games World issue 2.

open.spotify.com/episode/6DB8...

Your Sinclair issue 6

...and Dave from @rosetintedspectrum.bsky.social joined us for the June episode to talk about Your Sinclair issue 6 open.spotify.com/episode/1TLp...

Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 21

In May, @mrvestek.bsky.social joined us to chat about Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 21, aka the final issue...

open.spotify.com/episode/0FTx...

Retro Gamer issue 191

In April, I was pleased to welcome @gamesguru1.bsky.social to chat about the Bitmap Brothers by way of Retro Gamer issue 191.

open.spotify.com/episode/3VLt...

Zero issue 4

In March, we welcomed writer, podcaster and musician @leechrimes.bsky.social to chat about Zero issue 4.

open.spotify.com/episode/7dMa...

...and then in February, Den of Ten host Sam Stokes @samwellpv.bsky.social joined us to chat about Official PlayStation 2 Magazine issue 27.

open.spotify.com/episode/5Wcl...

C&VG issue 80

Back in January, we welcomed Twitch streamer and @timelessgc.bsky.social organiser Middle Aged Gamer Guy onto the podcast to chat about C&VG issue 80.

open.spotify.com/episode/01mr...

Crash issue 18

Well, we're at the end of 2025 and we have another 12 episodes under our belt. Let's take a look back at the episodes and amazing guests we've had this year.

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Happy Christmas guys. I'll do my best to pop in but I can't guarantee I'll be there.