My Perfect Console podcast
@myperfectconsole.bsky.social
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One guest. Five video games. A perfect console.
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“A GIFT” - VULTURE.
TIME OUT 50 BEST PODCASTS
One guest. Five video games. A perfect console.
Patreon.com/myperfectconsole
Podcast by @simonparkin.bsky.social
It's the quarter final round of the My Perfect Console of the Year tournament.
8 consoles remain. Will Tonda Ros beat Nathan Brown? Can Cabel Sasser take down Kat Abughazaleh? Ed Night or Basia Bulat? Adanna Nedd or Charlie Rosen?
You decide. Vote now:
forms.gle/wGaEFx1CEARJ...
8 consoles remain. Will Tonda Ros beat Nathan Brown? Can Cabel Sasser take down Kat Abughazaleh? Ed Night or Basia Bulat? Adanna Nedd or Charlie Rosen?
You decide. Vote now:
forms.gle/wGaEFx1CEARJ...
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It's the quarter final round of the My Perfect Console of the Year tournament.
8 consoles remain. Will Tonda Ros beat Nathan Brown? Can Cabel Sasser take down Kat Abughazaleh? Ed Night or Basia Bulat? Adanna Nedd or Charlie Rosen?
You decide. Vote now:
forms.gle/wGaEFx1CEARJ...
8 consoles remain. Will Tonda Ros beat Nathan Brown? Can Cabel Sasser take down Kat Abughazaleh? Ed Night or Basia Bulat? Adanna Nedd or Charlie Rosen?
You decide. Vote now:
forms.gle/wGaEFx1CEARJ...
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This is an absolutely brilliant episode. So much passion and sincerity in the answers. Got a bit teary eyed (though it might be the blistering cold) hearing about the arrival of the Amiga and the difference it made.
Persistence paid off for schoolboy game dev @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social when he landed a publishing deal for his first game, Total Wormage (aka Worms), at a trade show.
Listen to the untold story of how Andy designed a game at school that became a global sensation.
Out now: apple.co/47PAhUk
Listen to the untold story of how Andy designed a game at school that became a global sensation.
Out now: apple.co/47PAhUk
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is an absolutely brilliant episode. So much passion and sincerity in the answers. Got a bit teary eyed (though it might be the blistering cold) hearing about the arrival of the Amiga and the difference it made.
From playing his Nintendo 3DS while under fire in Baghdad to directing The Outer Worlds 2 — Brandon Adler’s journey is one of the most remarkable in game development.
Subscribe to hear how Brandon went from a member of the U.S. Air Force to Game Director at Obsidian: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Subscribe to hear how Brandon went from a member of the U.S. Air Force to Game Director at Obsidian: bit.ly/43RMgx9
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
From playing his Nintendo 3DS while under fire in Baghdad to directing The Outer Worlds 2 — Brandon Adler’s journey is one of the most remarkable in game development.
Subscribe to hear how Brandon went from a member of the U.S. Air Force to Game Director at Obsidian: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Subscribe to hear how Brandon went from a member of the U.S. Air Force to Game Director at Obsidian: bit.ly/43RMgx9
COMPETITION TIME!🏆
We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to The Audience Versus on November 25th.
To enter: Reply and tell us any weird rules you’ve made up when playing video games with friends, either now or as a kid.
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will announce the 2 winners on Friday, November 21st.
We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to The Audience Versus on November 25th.
To enter: Reply and tell us any weird rules you’ve made up when playing video games with friends, either now or as a kid.
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will announce the 2 winners on Friday, November 21st.
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
COMPETITION TIME!🏆
We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to The Audience Versus on November 25th.
To enter: Reply and tell us any weird rules you’ve made up when playing video games with friends, either now or as a kid.
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will announce the 2 winners on Friday, November 21st.
We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to The Audience Versus on November 25th.
To enter: Reply and tell us any weird rules you’ve made up when playing video games with friends, either now or as a kid.
@SimonParkin.bsky.social will announce the 2 winners on Friday, November 21st.
Persistence paid off for schoolboy game dev @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social when he landed a publishing deal for his first game, Total Wormage (aka Worms), at a trade show.
Listen to the untold story of how Andy designed a game at school that became a global sensation.
Out now: apple.co/47PAhUk
Listen to the untold story of how Andy designed a game at school that became a global sensation.
Out now: apple.co/47PAhUk
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Persistence paid off for schoolboy game dev @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social when he landed a publishing deal for his first game, Total Wormage (aka Worms), at a trade show.
Listen to the untold story of how Andy designed a game at school that became a global sensation.
Out now: apple.co/47PAhUk
Listen to the untold story of how Andy designed a game at school that became a global sensation.
Out now: apple.co/47PAhUk
In last week's MPC Console of the Year vote, Rami Ismail just pipped Shuhei Yoshida, with 58.9%; as-yet unannounced Guest 143 beat champion wrestler Saraya with just 52.3% of the vote.
We now progress to stage 3 of the competition. Head here to place your votes: forms.gle/A71pF6U4F2X2...
We now progress to stage 3 of the competition. Head here to place your votes: forms.gle/A71pF6U4F2X2...
My Perfect Console of the Year (2025) -- Stage Three.
Voting to crown the best console created by a guest in the podcast My Perfect Console: Year Two.
forms.gle
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In last week's MPC Console of the Year vote, Rami Ismail just pipped Shuhei Yoshida, with 58.9%; as-yet unannounced Guest 143 beat champion wrestler Saraya with just 52.3% of the vote.
We now progress to stage 3 of the competition. Head here to place your votes: forms.gle/A71pF6U4F2X2...
We now progress to stage 3 of the competition. Head here to place your votes: forms.gle/A71pF6U4F2X2...
Next week's guest is @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social, creator of legendary multiplayer series Worms, the game that pits artillery-wielding soil dwellers in a fight to the death.
This is one you won’t want to miss (with your sheep or banana bomb): bit.ly/43RMgx9
This is one you won’t want to miss (with your sheep or banana bomb): bit.ly/43RMgx9
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Next week's guest is @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social, creator of legendary multiplayer series Worms, the game that pits artillery-wielding soil dwellers in a fight to the death.
This is one you won’t want to miss (with your sheep or banana bomb): bit.ly/43RMgx9
This is one you won’t want to miss (with your sheep or banana bomb): bit.ly/43RMgx9
The second stage of My Perfect Console 2025 voting is here! Choose your favourite episodes using the form link below and help decide who takes home the title. We'll announce the winner in December.
bit.ly/4hPV9Oo
bit.ly/4hPV9Oo
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The second stage of My Perfect Console 2025 voting is here! Choose your favourite episodes using the form link below and help decide who takes home the title. We'll announce the winner in December.
bit.ly/4hPV9Oo
bit.ly/4hPV9Oo
Sometimes, even after investing thousands of hours and $25 million into a game's development, tough decisions must be made.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Sometimes, even after investing thousands of hours and $25 million into a game's development, tough decisions must be made.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social as he chats with former PlayStation President, @yosp-jp.bsky.social, about a career spent working on iconic games.
Available now: bit.ly/4hQXAAd
Thank you to all who voted in last week's opening round of My Perfect Console of the Year 2025. See the results so far here: challonge.com/mpcnsole2025
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
My Perfect Console of the Year (2025) -- Stage Two.
Voting to crown the best console created by a guest in the podcast My Perfect Console: Year Two.
forms.gle
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Thank you to all who voted in last week's opening round of My Perfect Console of the Year 2025. See the results so far here: challonge.com/mpcnsole2025
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
Voting now open for Round 2! Vote here for your favourite consoles in a series of head-to-heads.
Open to all: forms.gle/ZA681Lofc3F4...
Our next guest is one of the most beloved figures in the video games industry. Please welcome, @yosp-jp.bsky.social .
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our next guest is one of the most beloved figures in the video games industry. Please welcome, @yosp-jp.bsky.social .
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.
Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Prepare to join us on a Journey. A @thatgamecompany.com Journey, to be precise.
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Prepare to join us on a Journey. A @thatgamecompany.com Journey, to be precise.
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
For November’s Game Club, @TheNewsAtGlenn.bsky.social and @SimonParkin.bsky.social embark on a pilgrimage across endless deserts and buried ruins to a distant mountain.
Share your thoughts on Patreon: bit.ly/43dN4gy
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🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
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My favourite bit of democracy every year: voting for the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social console of the year. Some absolutely wild match ups in this year's poll (and a couple of all timer selections).
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My favourite bit of democracy every year: voting for the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social console of the year. Some absolutely wild match ups in this year's poll (and a couple of all timer selections).
Will Danny Abbasi’s perfect console be as genre-blurring and dreamy as his band’s music?
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Will Danny Abbasi’s perfect console be as genre-blurring and dreamy as his band’s music?
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
This week, @SimonParkin.bsky.social chats with Miniseries drummer, Danny, about the five titles he would immortalise on his perfect console.
Available now: bit.ly/4hEJ9PE
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It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's the most divisive time of the year: My Perfect Console 2025 voting begins to crown the best console of the year. Head here to place your votes in the first round of match-ups. Winner will be announced in December.: forms.gle/YbZaNqunizs7...
Next week's guest is musician Danny Abassi.
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Next week's guest is musician Danny Abassi.
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Best known as the drummer for Miniseries –– whose debut album, Pilot, is out in November ––Danny brings both precision and playfulness to the band’s unique blend of indie rock and experimental pop.
Don’t miss the next episode, out Tuesday: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Can you guess the most selected game on My Perfect Console?
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Can you guess the most selected game on My Perfect Console?
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
Here’s the runners-up to give you a clue…
Minecraft
Tomb Raider
Grand Theft Auto III
Hades
Think you know? Find out the answer, along with more interesting stats, on our website: bit.ly/49iPePG
After his game, Ridiculous Fishing, became a hit, @ramiismail.com found a touching way to thank his parents for the sacrifices they made to help him achieve his dreams.
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
After his game, Ridiculous Fishing, became a hit, @ramiismail.com found a touching way to thank his parents for the sacrifices they made to help him achieve his dreams.
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
Find out what he did — and how it all began — in this week’s episode: bit.ly/48LMMRB
The Audience Versus is coming to The Pleasance, London on Tuesday evening.
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Audience Versus is coming to The Pleasance, London on Tuesday evening.
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
Comics Ellie Gibson and Ed Night will be competing against audience members in a series of unconventional video game challenges. Participation on stage is voluntary!
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
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This is a great episode. Learning Jonathan is from a working class background unlocked something in my head about the specific perspective of his two (brilliant) Deus Ex games.
Simon’s latest conversation with Jonathan Jacques-Belletete, the French-Canadian creative director behind Hell is Us, is now live.
Discover more about Jonathan’s career as an art director on AAA franchises and his top five picks for a perfect console.
Listen now: apple.co/4mGrk4m
Discover more about Jonathan’s career as an art director on AAA franchises and his top five picks for a perfect console.
Listen now: apple.co/4mGrk4m
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is a great episode. Learning Jonathan is from a working class background unlocked something in my head about the specific perspective of his two (brilliant) Deus Ex games.
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Oh, this is neat. Alexander O. Smith recently drew a direct line between Journey and Ueda’s work on a recent episode of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social.
Another 10,000 words on Shadow of the Colossus?! Today, we're posting two never-before-seen interviews @nsuttner.bsky.social did for his @bossfightbooks.com book on Shadow that came out back in 2015. For the first, he talks to @thatgamecompany.com's Jenova Chen.
Jenova Chen on how Shadow of the Colossus inspired Journey
We dig up a time capsule in the form of a never-before-seen interview conducted a decade ago.
www.designroom.site
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Oh, this is neat. Alexander O. Smith recently drew a direct line between Journey and Ueda’s work on a recent episode of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social.
We’ve been recording live from the University of Chicago!
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We’ve been recording live from the University of Chicago!
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
@SimonParkin.bsky.social had an amazing week immortalising the perfect consoles of Bungie co-founder, Alex Seropian, and comic book author, @evnarc.bsky.social.
Recordings of these live episodes coming soon: bit.ly/43RMgx9
With thousands of games launching each year, who represents the interests of indie developers?
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
With thousands of games launching each year, who represents the interests of indie developers?
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Next week, Simon's joined by @ramiismail.com, co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer and creator of tools like presskit() and distribute().
Subscribe so you never miss an episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9