Desert Island Gamer: Recent Episodes
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Desert Island Gamer is the interview podcast challenging guests to choose three games they love, one they hate, and one gaming character companion. It could be weird, it could be unhinged, but at least it will be short. To the island! When it's not interviewing guests it's babbling away long into the night about video games and the other cool stuff that keeps nerd hearts beating like a Dave Grohl bass drum.
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Don't give up on those older games just yet. There be magic in them hills.
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As a former Sega kid, this one was painful. But honest.
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Xmas eh? A time where every other form of media gets a tinsel heavy makeover. Well Santa, what about us video game fans? What about us!
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Retro gaming, what's it all about? Why does it leave me cold when it used to fire my heart. Let me dig in and seek some answers.
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Couples, what are you doing? Get out there...no, in here, and play some video games together. You know it makes sense. Tune in, I'll tell you why.
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Ever been in a gaming clan? No? Like arguing on forums and rapidly rising toxic atmospheres? Tune in, we have you covered.
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Remember that time I tried to beat Bloodborne unarmed? No! Well, strap in for a ride about utter stupidity and relentless death.
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Video game foundations eh? Ain't always as safe as they think are they, the overconfident buggers. Here's five that are either long gone or dwindling into the ether.
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In this episode, the talk is of how we can save Animal Crossing: New Horizons from a future of beige-walled boredom, before moving on to state how old gamers will never hang up the controller, or joypad, or if you're really old, joystick. To the campfire!
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On this night of 1000 haunts, join Rachel, Courtney, Dylan, Holly, Harrison and your host Neil as each guest chooses one wonderful scary Halloween game for the island and one awful or too scary game to burn for heat, plus that one character that has always given them chills to chase them wild-eyed around the haunted desert island of, uh, scariness! Just another Halloween on the island!
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We welcome Rory Greenfield to the island and he brings games spanning generations! The good includes a shooter from the golden age, a huge PS2 adventure and a storytelling masterpiece. A little garden creature is destined for the fire and we have a companion well equipped for island survival. To the island!
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In this episode, the mastermind behind Twitch's most wholesome stream joins me. Tom Henrich created Henhouse Gaming as an antidote to 2020 and managed to capture something very special. Here he chooses a retro game that broke his heart, a game about dwarves that stole his life, a game that changed him, and a game set in the deepest strategic realms of space. To the island!
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In this episode, we welcome TV and film star, Atticus Shaffer. You may know Atticus as Brick Heck in The Middle or perhaps as Edgar in Frankenweenie, but do you yet know Atticus the rising star of Twitch streaming? We talk Twitch, wintery survival games, overlooked PS4 titles and a very controversial choice is made about which game is being burnt for heat...and I mean very controversial! To the island!
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Rachel lands upon the sands of the desert island to choose some film goodness and a little of the badness. In this episode, we talk a Tarantino bloodbath, we sing with Mr. Jackman, we show Leo DiCaprio some love, and a controversial British comedy classic is tossed to the flames. Hey, she has to stay warm. To the Drive-In!
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Voice actor extraordinaire, Gavin Hammon is only on the blinkin' island! You may know Gavin from such spellbinding roles as Kenny in Telltale's Walking Dead, Jonas in Oxenfree, Ninja Turtling it all over the place as Donatello or one of the other vast and incredible amount of characters out there carrying his DNA in one way or another. On the island, we talk Telltale, whether voice actors all secretly hate one another and make a tough decision about which game is going on the fire. To the island!
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YouTube's Kiwi in Japan, joins us on the island to talk about life in Japan, his eight-legged viral video and how he got his Mum to play the scary bits of Zelda. He also finds time to pick three wonderful games to take with him on his desert island adventure, one to burn for heat and a...giant talking chicken companion! Just another day on the island!
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The second arrival at the Drive-In is former Desert Island Gamer victim, Holly. If you thought her gaming choices were strange, you ain't seen nothing yet! To the Drive-In!
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We welcome Harrison to the island, our youngest ever visitor at a mere ten years old. Unsurprisingly talk turns to Pokemon and Fortnite as we discover three games he loves, one game he hates and a curious choice as a companion on the golden sands. Just another day on the island!
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We are joined on the island by Jorge Gopcevic, developer of the awesome retro-fuelled space shooter, Astrozombies, direct from Buenos Aires! Behold the power of Zoom! On the show we talk games old and new, some genuine classics are taken to the island and an absolute shocker featuring an iconic character is burnt for heat. We also discuss the journey Jorge has taken in seeing his game blossom from idea to reality. Just another day on the island!
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The first visit to the drive-in and we are joined by Chloe. She chooses three great films for the desert island, one bad bad bad film to be burnt for heat and a big-screen character as companion. Episode one delivers scrapping, dancing, screaming and vamping. Just another evening at the drive-in!
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In the inaugural episode, Holly & Harrison have Stranger Things on their minds. Over the course of the show, they discuss characters, rate hair, score for annoying levels and even debate who has the skills to save young Wills! There will be spoilers so be careful.
Two kids, one microphone and a universe full of magic!
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Episode two is all about the games. Holly & Harrison secretly answer fifteen pixel-filled questions then compare notes and, as is often the case, disagree with one another almost entirely! There will be spoilers so be careful.
Two kids, one microphone and a universe full of magic!
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Dylan has arrived on the island and with him comes some love for retro titles and a massive franchise, some hate for an equally big sci-fi epic and the usual shenanigans we like to call Desert Island Gamer. To the island!
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Join us around the island campfire for our new monthly outing. Two tales with feet firmly in the video game realm are spun into the night sky. In episode one, we hear about a midnight launch to forget and what sits at the root of the console wars. Hear the crackle of flame, the rumble of thunder and the tumbling rain as we watch wisps of campfire tales carry on the breeze. Or something like that. Just another evening on the island.
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Robot Atomico has a baby called Astrozombies that wants to whisk you back to a time of intense 2D platforming and shoot-em-up goodness! But, is it any good? Just another review on the island!
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In this episode, our guest Courtney talks how a reimagined character needs to recapture her heart, how a reimagined game has left her spellbound and how a certain kickabout title needs to be cast to the flames. Just another day on the island.
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Launching in September, Desert Island Drive-In is our bi-weekly spin-off show that does almost exactly the same as its big brother - Desert Island Gamer, just, like, with films and stuff you know. To the drive-in!
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Episode two brings Holly to the island for some chatter about big open world magic, the art of storytelling and how one battle royale goliath needs to get in the bin and take its sharks with it! Just another day on the island.
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The inaugural episode and we are joined by a female gaming force of nature, RackyB.
One Island. Three games they adore. One game they hate to be burned for heat and a gaming character with which to spend eternity. In this episode, we talk platformers, we talk virtual life games, we talk crazy choices, we have a laugh and a host gets punched. To the Island!
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Do you want a rough idea of what Desert Island Gamer is all about? No, of course you don't, why the hell would you! But here's a little trailer anyway, you know, to whet the appetite and make you thirsty for more. Maybe. To the Island!
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