My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
By Simon Parkin
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Episodes: 70
Jan 10, 2024
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In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning writer for the New Yorker and The Observer newspaper's video game critic invites a well-known guest from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on their very own 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.
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Sarah Keyworth, comedian.
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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John Johanas, creative director Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush).
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Siobhan Reddy, co-deputy chair, BAFTA.
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Correspondence Special #1.
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Wes Fenlon, senior editor, PC Gamer.
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Jack Thompson, Former lawyer, "anti-video-game activist."
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Abhi Swaminathan, gamemaker (Venba).
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Val McDermid, crime writer, Booker Prize judge.
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Patrick House, neuroscientist and writer.
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Yoshinori Kitase, director & producer (Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger).
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Rod Fergusson, SVP Blizzard Entertainment (Gears of War, Bioshock Infinite, Diablo IV).
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Helen Macdonald & Sin Blaché (Writers, H is for Hawk, Prophet).
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Iain Lee (broadcaster, comedian, counsellor).
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Gary Whitta, screenwriter (The Book of Eli, Star Wars: Rogue One).
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Best of 2023 (Part 2).
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Best of 2023 (Part 1).
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Console of the Year Award (2023)
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Nolan Bushnell, co-founder Atari.
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Josh Scherr, narrative director (co-writer Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Part II).
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Iain Stirling, comedian, voice of Love Island.
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Mike Rose, indie game publisher (No More Robots).
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Jason Schreier, investigative journalist, Bloomberg.
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Bryan Lee O'Malley, graphic novelist (Scott Pilgrim).
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Meghna Jayanth, narrative designer (80 Days, Sunless Seas, Thirsty Suitors).
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Lucas Pope, gamemaker (Papers, Please; Return of the Obra Dinn).
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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David Wilson, former Director of Communications, PlayStation. (LIVE @ WASD)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Pierre Novellie, comedian.
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Jennifer Hale, voice actor (Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, Knights of the Old Republic, Cinderella)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Kieron Gillen, comic book author (Star Wars, X-Men, Iron Man, DIE).
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, founder Melanin Gamers.
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Clint Hocking, creative director (Splinter Cell, Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs Legion, Assassin's Creed Infinity)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Peter Molyneux O.B.E., video game designer (Populous, Theme Park, Fable).
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Frank Lantz, founding chair, NYU Game Center.
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Stella Wisdom, digital curator, British Library.
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Sam Barlow, game director (Silent Hill, Her Story, Immortality).
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Joseph Mackertich, editor, Time Out.
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Paul Chowdhry, actor, comedian.
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Dominic Armato, food critic & voice actor (The Curse of Monkey Island, Sea of Thieves)
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Chella Ramanan, narrative designer (Tales of Windrush; Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Dylan Cuthbert, President Q-Games.
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Glenn Moore, comedian.
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Marie Le Conte, political journalist.
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Jörg Tittel, writer & director (The Last Worker, C-Smash VRS)
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Greg Kasavin, creative director, Supergiant Games (Hades, Bastion.)
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Tom Bissell, author & scriptwriter (Gears of War, Star Wars: Andor.)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Sooz Kempner, comedian.
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May 29, 2023 |
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Kelsey Lewin, co-director Video Game History Foundation.
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May 22, 2023 |
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Danny Pudi, actor (Community, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet).
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May 15, 2023 |
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Tetsuya Mizuguchi, gamemaker (Rez, Lumines, Child of Eden).
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May 08, 2023 |
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Iain Cook, musician (Chvrches).
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May 01, 2023 |
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Ellie Gibson, comedian (Scummy Mummies).
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Ronan Farrow, investigative journalist, New Yorker.
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Dan Vecchitto, gamemaker (Trombone Champ).
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Charles Cecil MBE, gamemaker (Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky).
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Grace Curtis, science fiction author.
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Erik Wolpaw, writer Portal 1 & 2.
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Sir Ian Livingstone, co-founder Games Workshop.
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Susan Calman, comic, writer, presenter.
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Henk Rogers, the man who bought Tetris.
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Jake Solomon, game designer (Marvel’s Midnight Suns; XCOM: Enemy Unknown.)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Phil Wang, comedian.
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Shahid Ahmad, former director, Sony PlayStation.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Phil Fish, creator of Fez.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Heather Anne Campbell, comedian, screenwriter (Rick and Morty).
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Tarn Adams, creator of Dwarf Fortress.
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Dara Ó Briain, comedian.
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Ashly Burch, actor (Mythic Quest, The Last of Us, Horizon.)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Josh Wardle, creator of Wordle.
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Trailer
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Jan 16, 2023 |