Chris Smith is joined by regular host Paul Monaghan and special guest Rob Leane, gaming editor for the Radio Times. We discuss Rob’s career so far, the beloved status of Radio Times and how it came to have a gaming editor, as well as an extended discussion about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and its implications […] The post Episode 120 – Rob Leane Interview first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

You wait weeks for a podcast, then two hours come along at once. Chris is joined by returning host Paul to look at their highlights from the games that have been announced for the year ahead. With a brief diversion to discuss The A500 Mini, because there was no chance of them staying on topic. […] The post Episode 118 – Gaming in 2023 first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

Chris Smith the Newer is joined by Tom Charnock and Jake Smith to discuss the last 12 months in both life and gaming. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, or wherever else you choose to listen to your podcasts. If you want to […] The post Episode 117 – 2022 End of Year Show first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

Chris Smith mk 2 is joined by returning host Tom Charnock to share fond memories of Atari’s much maligned console. They cover their own introductions to the console, and discuss their favourite games on the platform. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, or […] The post Episode 116 – Atari Jaguar first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

This episode features two interviews discussing two new print productions. First up is Daryl Baxter who has written the Making Of Tomb Raider book. This book covers the stories behind the making of the first two games from Core Design. The book features over 20 interviews with people who worked on the game and Daryl […] The post Episode 115 – Double Interview: Making of Tomb Raider & SEGA Powered first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

This episode we speak to Ashley Day about his career in the games industry. Like Paul, Ashley is a massive fan of games magazines so there’s some looking back at the magazines he read as a kid before jumping into a very varied career. Starting out writing for GamesTM focusing on the retro section he […] The post Episode 114 – Ashley Day: From GamesTM to Team 17 first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

Paul is joined by another podcast this episode. Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle from The Back Page Podcast were happy to discuss their careers on videogaming magazines. Both starting out in the mid ’00’s we cover time on PC Gamer, GamesTM, Play, Official Nintendo Magazine and lots more. Matthew discussed the challenges of magazines ending […] The post Episode 113 – Maximum Power Up Meets The Back Page Podcast first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

In this latest episode Paul speaks with Tim Ponting. Tim has had a fantastic career in the games industry starting out on much loved magazine Zero. Tim shares his memories of working as editor and the challenges he faced in keeping Zero as one of the best games mags- it even won awards. He then […] The post Episode 112 – Tim Ponting Interview first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

Author and journalist Keith Stuart is the latest guest to join us on the show. Keith started writing about games at Big Red Software in the early 90’s helping write manuals. However his big break came in 1995 when Jason Brookes at Edge took him on as a writer for the magazine. Over the years […] The post Episode 111 – Keith Stuart Interview first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more

Returning to the topic of “shmups” covered in Episode 65, Chris Smith mk2 is joined by returning guest Shaun Holley of the Ten Pence Arcade podcast to talk more “shooting things right in t’face”. This time our hosts will be covering the subset of shoot em ups, those played with twin joysticks. Starting in the […] The post Episode 110 – Twin Stick Shooters first appeared on Maximum Power Up ..read more