My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning author video game critic for The Observer invites well-known guests from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on a fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights."Thoroughly modern and ahea...
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Notable Guests
Episodes (208)
Lorien Testard, composer (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Chris Plante, writer, editor (Polygon, The Verge, Limetown, Post Games).
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Claire L. Evans, musician, writer, artist (YACHT, Blippo+).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Alexander O. Smith, translator (Vagrant Story, Phoenix Wright, Final Fantasy ser...
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Charlie Rosen, bandleader, The 8-bit Big Band.
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Andy Robertson, journalist, entrepreneur (BBC, Ludocene).
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Lizzie Killian, musician (Teens in Trouble).
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Jonathan Jacques-Belletête, creative director, Hell is Us.
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Tonda Ros, gamemaker, Blue Prince.
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Brian Gibson, artist, musician (Lightning Bolt, Guitar Hero, Thumper).
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Correspondence Special #7: Zelda snubs, lost gaming communities, and fake monkey...
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Ralph Panebianco, critic, YouTube creator (Skill Up).
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Greg Jenner, historian.
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Nathan Brown, writer, analyst, former editor Edge.
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Kat Abughazaleh, influencer, politician.
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Jimi Famurewa, food critic.
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Ed Night, comedian.
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Cabel Sasser, co-founder Panic (creators of the Playdate console).
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Peter Whalen, game director (Hearthstone, Teamfight Tactics).
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Ray Chase, voice actor (Final Fantasy XV, Xmen '97, Demon Slayer).
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Robbie Singh, streamer, studio founder (Omeda).
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Listener Console Special #3
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Elena Lobova, Ukrainian entrepreneur, game developer.
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Game Club (with Glenn Moore): Return of the Obra Dinn.
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Bennett Foddy, philosopher, game designer (QWOP, GIRP, Getting Over It).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Tomm Hulett, game designer (Silent Hill series, Contra, Bloodstained, River City...
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Grentperez, musician.
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Alex Kealy, comedian.
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Liam Wong, photographer, director.
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Guillaume Provost, studio director Compulsion Games (South of Midnight, We Happy...
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Correspondence Special #6: WarioWare: Idiom Edition, The Observer's future game...
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Celia Hodent, UX specialist (Ubisoft Montreal, LucasArts, Epic Games).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Joel Morris, comedy writer (Philomena Cunk, Black Mirror, Paddington).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Saraya Bevis, professional wrestler.
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Seamus Blackley, originator of the Xbox.
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Keith Burns, artist.
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Marjolein Robertson, comedian.
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Steffan Powell, BBC's Gaming and Culture Correspondent.
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Dr. Greg Zeschuk, co-founder Bioware.
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Listener Console Special #2
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Basia Bułat, folk musician.
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Adanna Nedd, narrative designer (Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Daniel Pemberton, composer (Slow Horses, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, The...
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Best of 2024 (Part 2).
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Best of 2024 (Part 1).
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Console of the Year Award (2024).
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Game of the Year 2024 (ft. Glenn Moore).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
G. T. Karber, crime writer, Murdle.
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Billy Basso, game-maker, Animal Well.
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Correspondence Special #5: The Best Video Game SFX?
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin