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Family Friends
E49: Sydney Rowhausen
Tina is seeing Paul Simon's fingernails LIVE! So, this week, Rooster figures out if he's really friends with run down chilly girl, family friend, and Corrections Officer, Sydney Rowhausen.
2026-01-06
27 min
Two-Minute Drill With Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman
Baseball Hot Stove Talk With Former MLB Pitcher CJ Nitkowski
With the MLB Winter Meetings underway in Orlando, former MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski joins Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman this week on the Two-Minute Drill Podcast.And there's lots to talk about, too!New Hall-of-Famer Jeff KentThe Kent-Barry Bonds DynamicDon MattinglyEdwin Diaz and what his signing with the Dodgers means for the MetsThe Dodgers as the new "Evil Empire"Pete Alonso's futureTarik Skubal and Paul SkenesCheck out CJ on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, as well as his work with the Atlanta Braves TV crew. Follow us on Social Media for more c...
2025-12-10
27 min
Grow Places
GP 53: Architecture for Real Life: Over 35 Years of Stories with Paul Monaghan of AHMM
How do you actually deliver a school, an office, or a housing block and turn it into something extraordinary?In this episode, Tom Larsson speaks with Paul Monaghan, co-founder of AHMM, about a career spent designing buildings that shape everyday life and the people behind them. With warmth, honesty, and a quiet determination, Paul reflects on the evolution of architecture, the joy of delivering real projects, and why staying grounded matters in an ever-changing industry.💬 From building loyalty inside his firm to earning the trust of clients and planners, Paul shares stories of lessons learned, cha...
2025-11-25
38 min
World Cement Podcast
Mannok's decarbonisation mission
In this episode of the World Cement Podcast, Paul Monaghan, Head of Sustainability at Mannok, joins Senior Editor, David Bizley, to explore Mannok’s acquisition by Çimsa, the company’s approach to sustainability and decarbonisation, and the unique challenges and opportunities posed by operating on the island of Ireland. Topics covered in this episode include:The acquisition by Çimsa and the direction of the company todayMannok's approach to sustainability and decarbonisationThe role of geography on decarbonisation decisionsThe advantages of operating on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic If you enjoy thi...
2025-11-20
38 min
The Gospel Underground Podcast
Accountable
Scriptures ReferencedMatthew 7:121 Timothy 4:15-161 John 1:8-101 Corinthians 15:10Books ReferencedDallas Willard, The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings on Discipleship, HarperOne. 2006CS Lewis, The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses. Links ReferencedPaul Tripp, 4 Carnival Mirrors of Ministry, https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/4-carnival-mirrors-of-ministry/
2025-09-24
42 min
Two-Minute Drill With Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman
Special Guest - Former Columbia Records Exec Paul Rappaport
Paul Rappaport spent more than 30 years as a promotions executive for Columbia Records.In that capacity, he worked with an amazing lineup of artists - Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Men At Work, the Bangles...and that's just a fraction of the total!Over the years, Paul has compiled some AMAZING stories and he has just published his first book "Gliders Over Hollywood - Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion."As music director and air personality at New York City's legendary WNEW-FM, Jim Monaghan dealt with...
2025-08-20
32 min
Console Shock, Retro and Modern Gaming Chat.
Console Shock Podcast 150: Paul Monaghan is back! Video Game Magazines
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We’ve hit a milestone — episode 150! And to celebrate, we’re welcoming back retro magazine collecting (and now magazine writing) legend Paul Monaghan for his long-awaited return! What’s he been up to over the last few years? How did he become a contributor to two of the UK’s top retro mags? And yes… what does he think of 90s boy band Let Loose? Strap in for a nostalgic deep dive into magazines, music, and memories from the golden era of gaming and pop culture.
2025-08-01
1h 30
Console Shock Podcast
Console Shock Podcast 150: Paul Monaghan is back! Video Game Magazines
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We’ve hit a milestone — episode 150! And to celebrate, we’re welcoming back retro magazine collecting (and now magazine writing) legend Paul Monaghan for his long-awaited return! What’s he been up to over the last few years? How did he become a contributor to two of the UK’s top retro mags? And yes… what does he think of 90s boy band Let Loose? Strap in for a nostalgic deep dive into magazines, music, and memories from the golden era of gaming and pop culture.
2025-08-01
1h 30
Console Shock, Retro and Modern Gaming Chat.
Console Shock Podcast 150: Paul Monaghan is back! Video Game Magazines
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We’ve hit a milestone — episode 150! And to celebrate, we’re welcoming back retro magazine collecting (and now magazine writing) legend Paul Monaghan for his long-awaited return! What’s he been up to over the last few years? How did he become a contributor to two of the UK’s top retro mags? And yes… what does he think of 90s boy band Let Loose? Strap in for a nostalgic deep dive into magazines, music, and memories from the golden era of gaming and pop culture.
2025-08-01
1h 30
Console Shock Podcast
Console Shock Podcast 150: Paul Monaghan is back! Video Game Magazines
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We’ve hit a milestone — episode 150! And to celebrate, we’re welcoming back retro magazine collecting (and now magazine writing) legend Paul Monaghan for his long-awaited return! What’s he been up to over the last few years? How did he become a contributor to two of the UK’s top retro mags? And yes… what does he think of 90s boy band Let Loose? Strap in for a nostalgic deep dive into magazines, music, and memories from the golden era of gaming and pop culture.
2025-08-01
1h 30
Two-Minute Drill With Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman
Why Yankees Fans Should Not Panic Over All These Injuries - At Least Not Yet
It seems as if every day there is another Yankee going down with one injury or another. Over the weekend, pitcher Clark Schmidt was scratched from a start with shoulder soreness.Today, Paul Goldschmidt left the game after two at bats with a back issue. While Goldschmidt doesn't expect this to affect him being ready for Opening Day, at his age (37) there is at least some cause for concern.That said, on this week's Two-Minute Drill podcast, Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman look at the American League East and have some words of op...
2025-03-18
08 min
Brief Exchange
Jennifer Shaw and Paul Monaghan
Jennifer Shaw, partner at Bartier Perry, and Paul Monaghan, senior ethics solicitor for the Law Society of NSW, delve into the captivating world of space law. Discover the unique legal challenges of this final frontier and the exciting opportunities that await aspiring space lawyers.
2024-12-16
56 min
Tax Chats
Certifying Fairness? A Chat with Fair Tax Foundation's CEO Paul Monaghan
Send us a textJeff and Scott chat with Paul Monaghan, the CEO of the Fair Tax Foundation. The Fair Tax Foundation certifies companies for paying a "good" amount of tax, focusing on the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law, certifying companies from small to publicly traded large corporations. How can you tell if a company is paying a fair amount in tax? Listen to the episode to find out!Get CPE for listening to Tax Chats! Free CPE courses are available approximately one week after episodes are published. Visit...
2024-10-24
39 min
The Wire in Bondi
The Wire in Bondi (Michael Monaghan)
This week, Former Warrington Wolves and 3 time Challenge Cup Winner Michael Monaghan joins us to discuss his career and time at the Wire. Michael chats about his time in the NRL and playing in a grand final for Manly before moving to Warrington. He tells us about the tough start he had to his Warrington career and how he and the team was able to turn it around to win the Challenge Cup in 2009 and going back2back by winning it again against Leeds in 2010. We chat about what went wrong in the 2011 play offs and why we couldn't...
2024-10-07
1h 28
Under Consoletation: The Video Game Television Podcast
Focus Extra: Paul Monaghan Interview (Pixel Addict Magazine)
A five week month brings us another Focus Extra as Ash sits down for a chat with a man who is a podcaster, a writer, an editor, a gamer, in fact someone who's probably more qualified to host the podcast than he is: Paul Monaghan, Co-Founder of The Maximum Power Up Podcast and most importantly for todays episode: Editor of Pixel Addict MagazineFind Paul on TwitterFind Pixel Addict on TwitterFind Addict Magazines on InstagramFind all current, back issues and side projects on their Website
2024-08-15
1h 29
The Wire in Bondi
The Wire in Bondi (Joel Monaghan)
This week I chat to former Nrl and Super League star Joel Monaghan. Joel chats to us about his time in the NRL, that mad monday and how it nearly cost him his career. His time at the Warrington Wolves and winning the Challenge Cup with his brother. Joel also recalls his favourite away games and how close he was to joining Catalans before turning up at the wire. His time playing for New South Wales, Australia and the world cup. It was great to chat to Joel and hear how much he loved his time at Warrington, even...
2024-07-29
47 min
F1 Beyond The Grid
Paul Monaghan: Red Bull's race for more records
Paul Monaghan, Red Bull Racing’s chief engineer, has been with the team from the very beginning of their Formula 1 venture in 2005.He’s experienced the highs and lows of the team’s evolution from racing rookies into serial winners. How does the their first era of dominance with Sebastian Vettel compare to their current success with Max Verstappen? What’s the secret to the Dutchman’s speed? And, with the competition getting closer, Adrian Newey leaving and Red Bull making their own engines for 2026, what does their future hold? Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Paul shares...
2024-07-17
54 min
The Gospel Underground Podcast
Life and Legacy
Show NotesScripture ReferencedJoshua 1:9 1 Kings 2:1-4Psalm 23; Psalm 34:18; Psalm 46Zephaniah 3:172 Corinthians 4:16-182 Corinthians 4:7-12Books ReferencedA Praying Life by Paul MillerWhere is God when it Hurts by Philip Yancey
2024-06-28
48 min
Hearing Architecture
Paul Monaghan - Building Better Housing
In this episode, Daniel Moore speaks with one of the guest keynote speakers at this year's Australian Architecture Conference, Executive Director, Head of Design Studio, and a founder of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Paul Monaghan. Paul is a registered architect in the UK, internationally acclaimed with a focus on redefining the built environment. His key projects in workplace design, arts, education, residential and masterplanning sectors have all been recognised with numerous UK and international awards, including the 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize for Burntwood School. As a strong advocate for better cities, Paul is a member of the UK...
2024-05-07
48 min
The Gospel Underground Podcast
The Trustworthy Word - Part 2
Reviewish - Dune Part 2IMDB - Dune Part 2 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/ The Gospel Coalition - Dune Part 2 - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/dune-two-spectacle-skeptical/ Scripture ReferencesFulfillment of Messianic Prophecies 1. Human Race – Born of Woman, Genesis 3:15 2. Ethnic Group – Abraham, Genesis 12:3 3. Tribe – Judah, Genesis 49:10 4. Dynasty – David, 2 Samuel 7:12 5. Manner of Birth – Virgin, Isaiah 7:14 6. Birthplace – Bethlehem, Micah 5:2 7. When he would die – Approx AD 33, Daniel 9:24 8. Way he would die – Isaiah 53Psalm 19:7–11[7] The law of the LORD...
2024-03-13
00 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 120 - Rob Leane Interview
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 for modern games jouralism. It's worth a listen to enjoy Paul forgetting that he is a host on this podcast, and instead take the opportunity to be interviewed for his work on Amiga Addict and Pixel Addict.
2024-01-04
1h 47
Paul K
Paul K-Obsessive Podcast 130
Tracklista 1 Armin van Buuren - Together (In A State Of Trance) (Original Mix) [ASOT Festival Anthem] 2 Mark Sixma - Character (Original Mix) 3 ILYIN & Ozo Effy - Contemplation (Extended Mix) [SUANDA TRUE] 4 Darren Porter, BiXX & Natalie Gioia - Cry For Peace (Extended Mix) [OUTBURST RECORDS] 5 James Dymond & Stine Grove - Purely Beautiful [Amsterdam Trance] Extended 6 XiJaro & Pitch - Unite Again (Extended Mix) 7 GOLDEN TRACK- BT - Wildfire (Sean Tyas Extended Remix) [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 8 BiXX - After The Sting (Extended Mix) [REASON II RISE MUSIC] 9 High 5 - As Long As It Takes (Paul Skelton Extended Remix) [AMON VISION] 10 Ben Gold feat...
2023-11-11
1h 02
The Gospel Underground Podcast
Answers:GOD
Scripture ReferencesGenesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:3; Romans 1-3Books ReferencedDarwin Devolves by Michael BeheMere Christianity by CS LewisNo Exit by Jean Paul SartreThe God Hypothesis by Stephen C. MeyerReasonable Faith, Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane CraigReasonable Faith Animated Videos https://www.reasonablefaith.org/animated-videos The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
2023-11-08
46 min
Design Your Life with Vince Frost
Designing diversity in Architecture with Paul Monaghan
Architects are often drawn to designing buildings that are iconic because they’re incredibly sculptural or different. But it’s designing what he calls ‘Everyday Buildings’, and making them better, that makes this one tick. His firm believes it’s these background buildings that often make cities special. Paul Monaghan, who co-founded the incredibly successful architecture practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in 1989, is an internationally acclaimed architect whose work is focused on redefining the built environment. He’s the Liverpool City Region’s first Design Champion, advises government on how to promote high-quality design for cities and is a generous e...
2023-08-14
1h 08
The Cyber Go-To-Market Talk podcast for cybersecurity sales and marketing teams
201: Varun Badhwar - securing the software supply chain with Endor Labs
Send me a text (I will personally respond)Varun Badhwar is the CEO of Endor Labs, his third startup. He previously founded CipherCloud and RedLock, which were acquired by Lookout and Palo Alto Networks respectively.After the SolarWinds attack, Varun recognized the vulnerability of open-source software and set out to find a solution. He founded Endor Labs to help developers understand the risks of using open-source software, enabling them to make informed decisions. In this episode, you will learn the following:1. Why Varun sets expectations of his new hire sales...
2023-03-28
48 min
The Developer podcast
Paul Monaghan and the Office for Place: Beauty is not shorthand for 'traditional'
Paul Monaghan, architect and co-founder of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, talks about his role on the advisory board for The Office for Place, a government body helping to shape design codes and neighbourhood plans in England. Announced in July 2021, having emerged out of the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission, the purpose of the Office for Place is “to make it easier for all neighbourhood communities, wherever they might be, to require what they find beautiful and refuse what they find ugly.” Monaghan explains why he's pleased the government is passionate about design quality, even if he's not entirely comfortable with its...
2023-03-24
47 min
Saint Bride's Parish Podcasts
Marianne Monaghan Memorial Service 3rd February 2023
Marianne Monaghan Memorial Service 3rd February 2023
2023-02-26
25 min
The Cyber Go-To-Market Talk podcast for cybersecurity sales and marketing teams
189: Unlocking Data Protection with Paul Lewis, CEO of Calamu
Send me a text (I will personally respond)Paul Lewis is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and founder dedicated to creating solutions to better protect data. As the CEO of Calamu, he is pioneering a novel way to approach data protection. His diverse experiences have laid the foundation for his success, including interning with AT&T, founding six companies, and selling two. He's passionate about turning the tables on the bad guys and making the cyber world safer. Paul's story is an inspiring one for any aspiring entrepreneur or founder."I always believed in the mission...
2023-02-14
34 min
The Cyber Go-To-Market Talk podcast for cybersecurity sales and marketing teams
188: How to get first meetings using VC programs, CISO networks, resellers & sales networks
Send me a text (I will personally respond)“Brute forcing first meetings is just not working anymore.”Every cybersecurity startup wants to get more first meetings with prospects, but with 3000+ vendors vying for the same attention, brute-forcing by sending more emails and making more cold calls won't work -- so here are four compelling resources to get out of this daunting dilemma.Here's what I cover:1. How to leverage VCs programs to get first meetings with ideal prospects2. How to use CISO groups and how they...
2023-02-10
17 min
The Cyber Go-To-Market Talk podcast for cybersecurity sales and marketing teams
91: Paul Ayers, CEO of Noetic Cyber, reveals tips on breaking into the European market
Send me a text (I will personally respond)Cybersecurity....it's not a domestic problem. It's a global problem. Paul Ayers, CEO of Noetic Cyber, has an impressive history of helping U.S. cybersecurity companies expand into the European market. In this podcast episode, Paul speaks candidly about the challenges, and more importantly, the opportunities of expanding cybersecurity business collaborations with Europe. Fast ramp to revenue for your new sales hiresA proven training program to get your new sales hires productive in just 4 weeks using your content and...
2022-01-05
39 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 113: Maximum Power Up Meets The Back Page Podcast
This episode we are joined by two guests, both writers and they also produce their own podcast. Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle join Paul to discuss their career working on games magazines. Both starting in the mid '00's we cover more recent gaming discussing the PS3, PS4, Wii, DS, X360 etc. Working on Official Nintendo Magazine, NGamer, X360 Magazine, PC Gamer and more game us lots of memories to chat about. There are some great stories shared including trips away, challenges of ending magazines and Samuel's experience with The Walking Dead.
2021-07-29
2h 02
Live Longer: The Podcast
S2 E1: Paul Monaghan: Architecting a better world
Paul Monaghan is an award winning architect of international acclaim. His attentive, caring and compassionate characteristics translate the brief of his clients into reality and preserve the value to the end user. Within his healthcare projects, these traits reflect onto patients and clinicians alike. He is insightful about what the working world needs in terms of infrastructure to maintain quality of life at work and he always puts the goal of living a longer healthier life into action. His artful approach to creating projects that help us all lead a longer healthier life is inspiring and motivational.
2021-07-22
38 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 112: Tim Ponting Interview
Our 42nd magazine related guest is Tim Ponting. Paul spoke to Tim about his career in games magazines and PR. Starting out on drumming magazine Rhythm, he soon joined Dennis Publishing on the much loved magazine Zero. He shares some memories of being editor and the challenges he faced against other magazines, coverdisks and more. From there we go onto his time on PC Zone and how the industry changed, the rivalry with PC Gamer, and what it was like to work with the late Felix Dennis. Finally we cover his time on Official Dreamcast...
2021-06-21
2h 24
The Gospel Underground Podcast
The New Science of Morality
Links ReferencedAmerican Isn’t split in half, its divided into four by Caroline Mimbs Nyce https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/06/america-isnt-split-in-half-its-divided-into-four/619138/QuotationsThis new-synthesis view of morality has four basic elements: (1) a Humean mind-focused sentimentalism, (2) a Darwinian evolutionary account of why the mind has the traits it does, (3) a human interest–based utilitarianism about morality, all embedded within (4) a strident naturalism committed to empirical study of the world. (Science and the Good, 86, 87)Innovations in neuroscience are important because they help us answer basic questions about morality, namely why you...
2021-06-11
34 min
The Gospel Underground Podcast
A Critical Comeuppance
Show NotesBooks Referenced The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray - https://www.amazon.com/Madness-Crowds-Gender-Race-Identity/dp/1635579988/At the Existentialist Café by Sarah Bakewell - https://www.amazon.com/Existentialist-Café-Cocktails-Jean-Paul-Merleau-Ponty-ebook/dp/B00Z3E2KEC/Links ReferencedHow Wrongeth You Are!? A look at Cultural Relativism - https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2018/9/5/episode-26-how-wrongethThe Nicene Creed - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_versions_of_the_Nicene_CreedQuotationsThe explanations for our existence that used to be provided by...
2021-05-27
39 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 111: Keith Stuart Interview
Paul is joined by best selling author and journalist, Keith Stuart. Keith started his career in the 90's at Big Red Software helping write game manuals. However in 1995 previous MPU guest Jason Brookes gave him his first games magazine role on Edge. We discussed his memories of working on Edge at such an important time in the games industry. As well as this we discuss his work on DC-UK and how the mag upset Sega. Also covered is how he began writing for The Guardian and how that role evolved as well as t...
2021-05-23
1h 50
PAL KEYS
3.4: ‘Maximum Power’ with Paul Monaghan.
Paul's Links: Paul on Twitter. Maximum Power Up on Twitter. Maximum Power Up. Amiga Addict Magazine. Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. 'The Back Page' podcast. 'Under Consoletation' podcast.
2021-04-23
1h 39
The Gospel Underground Podcast
Previewing the Good
Books ReferencedJames Davison Hunter, Paul Nedelisky, Science and the Good – The Tragic Quest for the Foundations of MoralityBook page - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300196283/science-and-good Book Review by Julian Baggini - https://www.wsj.com/articles/science-and-the-good-review-the-anatomy-of-morality-11547596547 Scripture ReferencedJohn 14:15 (ESV)“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” - Jesus Romans 2:13–16 (ESV)12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the la...
2021-03-15
21 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 109: Marcus Dyson Interview
There is plenty for Commodore Amiga fans in this episode. Paul sits down to speak to Marcus Dyson who spent 4 years on Amiga Format, as well as some time at Team 17. Starting in 1990 at Future Publishing Marcus started off as an artist for the magazine before moving to editor. He shares some of his memories as well as challenges faced on the magazine at that time. We discuss reviews, cover disks, fave games and more. In 1994 Marcus moved onto Team 17 helping bring several well known Amiga titles to other systems including Worms. He shared some...
2021-03-07
2h 04
Coaches On The Couch
Paul Monaghan, AHMM “Zeev Aram once told me that he had never seen his own candle diminished by the light of someone else’s. And that stayed with me.”
Rachel and Louise are joined on the virtual couch by Paul Monaghan of AHMM for a rich conversation about the importance of joining, belonging and leaving with grace and generosity, and how his own experiences have shaped his style of leadership.
2021-02-25
29 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 107: Gary Whitta Interview
This episode we are joined by a huge guest! Gary Whitta joins Paul to discuss his career in games journalism, writing Hollywood screenplays, Animal Crossing talkshows and more! Covering a 30 year plus career, Gary started off on Commodore User being an owner of the Amiga which helped get his big break on magazines. He shares several stories about his time on Games-X, The One, ACE, CVG and more. However the main magazine that changed so much for him was PC Gamer which he edited in the UK before eventually moving to America and taking over on the...
2020-12-22
2h 20
The Gospel Underground Podcast
The Fight for God Given Rights
Links Referenced US Declaration of IndependenceUniversal Declaration of Human RightsThe Moral Universe of Timothy Keller by Peter WehnerThe World Needs Clarity of Human Rights by Paul MarshallBooks ReferencedMichael J. Perry, Toward a Theory of Human RightsDr. Timothy Keller’s book, The Reason for God
2020-12-10
42 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 105: Better Call Paul(s)
In this episode Paul sits down to discuss CVG magazine and more with Paul Glancey and also another Paul, this time Davies! Yes three people on one call all called Paul (that's a mouthful). Paul Glancey makes his MPU debut to take us through some key moments of his career. Starting on Zzap64, working with Jaz Rignall he soon got into the swing of things and followed Jaz to EMAP and CVG magazine. He tells us about learning the ropes, a few fave games as well as working on Megatech, Mean Machines and more. Paul...
2020-10-11
2h 29
Maximum Power Up
Episode 103: Paul McNally Interview
In this episode Paul interviews Paul McNally about his career in videogames journalism and much more. Paul started his career on ST Action under the guidance of previous guest Nick Clarkson. Working up-to editor he stayed there until the magazine began to wind down in a challenging market for the ST. Staying at Europress publishing he also worked on Mega Action, Bad Influence (both the mag and show) before the company was bought by IDG Media. We discuss some mags for the first time with a guest such as Playstation Pro (and it's...
2020-09-09
2h 03
The Fantastival Podcast
Fantastival Podcast - #17 Paul Monaghan (Maximum Power Up)
After a week away the Fantastival Podcast returns with a bang and the longest episode to date as we invite Paul Monaghan from the awesome Maximum Power Up Podcast to collate his Fantasy Festival with Steve. Listen up as Paul talks us through his musical tastes and experiences as he chooses his 5 acts, album and encore and does a first on the Fantastival Podcast with his pre-headline act! If you’ve enjoyed the Fantastival Podcast please give us a follow on Twitter @FantastivalP and remember to check for our new episodes which are released every Sun...
2020-08-31
1h 16
Maximum Power Up
Episode 101: Listeners Choice Mega Drive
This episode we revisit the "listener choice" format, previously used on our Dreamcast, Game Boy and Commodore 64 shows. Back before the world went mad, we asked our listeners to share their five favourite SEGA Mega Drive games with us, which we then got Paul to count up and combine to create a Top 10 of the most popular ones. Join Chris Smith v2 and Tom Charnock as they tackle the listeners top 10 Mega Drive games, and try to find new things to say about a list that holds few surprises. They mostly seem to manage this by just...
2020-08-16
2h 27
Get To Da Choppa Podcast
The Rocky Saga With Special Guest Paul Monaghan
The Rocky Saga - Paul Monaghan In today’s episode of “Get to da choppa” podcast Andy Godoy is joined by good friend and fellow podcaster Paul Monaghan ...from Maximum Power Up to discuss the “Rocky” films Plus loads more You can follow Paul on social media Twitter @PdmonPaul Instagram @maximumpowerup You can also check out his podcast on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/maximum-power-up/id981147074 Please leave us and Paul an iTunes review if you haven’t already
2020-07-05
1h 22
Motorsport Now
Paul Monaghan - Chief Engineer, Car Engineering at Aston Martin Red Bull Racing
An insight into the world of F1 through the eyes of one of the top brains of the operation. Paul, who is extremely down to earth, shares his amazing experiences - from the day he walked into McLaren F1 to winning championships and learning to speak the drivers "language". In the past, he's had chairs thrown at him (by a certain Spaniard) but with his calm and methodical approach, you can easily see how teams he has been a key part of have won not only races but world championships. Enjoy! @jadepaveleymotorsport ...
2020-06-22
25 min
Maximum Power Up
Bonus Episode - Pandemic Pod
For this special bonus episode of the Maximum Power Up podcast, we have an almost full house* as the team gather to keep each other sane during Lockdown 2020. What games do the team reach for in times of trouble? What games will they play over the coming weeks as they're "staying home" like responsible adults? What tips do they have for you, the listener, to help you get through this time? Does Paul even like videogames? Find out the answers to all this and more, in the Pandemic Pod. As ever, if you like the...
2020-04-03
1h 47
Maximum Power Up
Episode 94: 1998 Part 1
Is this one of the greatest years for games releases? Paul, Chris, Arron and Chris sit down to discuss if it truly is. The major players in the industry were still battling it out to be number one with each of the major consoles hitting their stride. The Nintendo 64 had 1080 Snowboarding and Banjo Kazooie. The Sega Saturn had Panzer Dragoon Saga and Burning Rangers, and finally the Sony PlayStation had Resident Evil 2 and Alundra. So over 20 years ago what were we playing and buying? We look back on the news and reviews of the first half of 1998 and share our m...
2020-02-15
1h 41
Maximum Power Up
2020 - New Year Special
Once again Chris Smith mark 2 is joined by Paul & the other Chris Smith, with Arron coming along for the ride too. After the fairly well received Christmas episode, the boys are back with their highlights from 2019, and the old and new games they’re planning to play during 2020. They even manage to commit themselves to a few gaming resolutions that’ll probably be forgotten come February. Please take the time to leave us a review on your podcast service of choice, and drop us any feedback via the usual socials.
2020-01-16
2h 36
Maximum Power Up
Christmas Special
Chris Smith mark 2 is joined by Paul & the other Chris Smith for a bit of Christmas chatter. Somehow Maximum Power Up hasn’t done this before. Tune in as your hosts compare Christmas memories. Some of them are bleaker than others. As per Paul’s Christmas wish, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, or wherever you listen to podcasts, and hit us up on the socials below.
2019-12-22
1h 50
Maximum Power Up
Episode 91: Jason Brookes Tribute
This is a special one off episode celebrating the games writing of Jason Brookes who sadly passed away recently. In 2016 and 2019 Paul had the pleasure of interviewing Jason to discuss his time on Super Play and Edge. These interviews have been taken from episodes 33 and 86 so we understand some listeners will have already heard them but we felt they make a great tribute to Jason's work. We hope you enjoy the interviews and from everyone at Maximum Power Up we send our love to Jason's family and friends.
2019-12-05
1h 20
Maximum Power Up
Episode 90: Disney's Aladdin
In this episode we take a look at one of the most loved 16bit game tie ins. Released in 1993 for the Sega Megadrive and Super Nintendo, gamers were treated to two very nice looking but very different games based on the hit Disney movie. Chris, Paul and Arron sit down to discuss the two versions and their experiences playing them. The pros and cons are covered of each but which game is the king, Capcom's or Virgin's? We also discuss the amazing Disney film as well as what three wishes would eack of us make if we...
2019-11-18
1h 17
Maximum Power Up
Episode 89: Amiga Power With Cam Winstanley
Paul sits down with Cam Winstanley to discuss one of the most popular Amiga magazines, Amiga Power. Lasting over 5 years Amiga Power built up a passionate readership that Cam was there to witness for several years starting as a writer and later becoming editor. We discuss some of his favourite memories and games from his time on the magazine. As well as this he tells us why he feels Amiga Power is still fondly remembered even now. We hope you enjoy the interview and please leave an iTunes review if possible.
2019-08-15
1h 24
The Gospel Underground Podcast
Tech Party 2019!
Show NotesReviewishThe Mikme - mikme.comMikme Review - https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/25/mikme-review/YouTube ReviewsMrBobile - https://youtu.be/jEXsZnW6JsoSomeGadgetGuy - https://youtu.be/vkTpELLHGhYTech Party 2019Twitter Thread about our Screens by Professor Paul Musgrave https://twitter.com/profmusgrave/status/1155957537063096320?s=12Microsoft HoloLens Translators - https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/17/microsoft-wows-inspire-crowd-with-language-translating-hololens-hologram/DeepFakes and Video simulation - https://youtu.be/aJq6ygTWdaoThe After-ON podcast https://after-on.comThis Cultural Moment...
2019-08-12
37 min
Get To Da Choppa Podcast
Ep 5 - Paul Monaghan
In today's episode Andy talks to good friend and fellow podcaster Paul Monaghan from Maximum Power Up. They talk about the ps1 classic , retro gaming, 80's and 90's movies and loads more cool geeky stuff. Please download our podcast from itunes and leave us a review.
2019-07-23
1h 09
Eff Wun Stuff
Austria Friday Team Principal's Press Conference - ISOLA (Pirelli), GREEN (Racing Point), MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing), TANABE (Honda), SEIDL (McLaren)
Austria Friday Team Principal's Press Conference - Mario ISOLA (Pirelli), Andrew GREEN (Racing Point), Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing), Toyoharu TANABE (Honda), Andreas SEIDL (McLaren)
2019-06-28
40 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 88: Microsoft XBox
In November 2001 Microsoft released their first console into a market that was changing. Sega's Dreamcast had failed so they left the market. However Microsoft knew how to make an entrance! From the off they set out to do things differently. With a several must own exclusive games, a built in hard drive, some amazing arcade style games from Sega of all people and more, gamers had to take notice. In this episode Paul, Tom and Chris Smith Mk2 discuss their early memories of the machine, what led to them buying the console, which games they feel should...
2019-06-10
2h 33
The Developer podcast
Paul Monaghan: "It's about improving the everyday architecture of Liverpool"
Paul Monaghan is founding partner of one of the most successful architecture practices in the UK, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Now, he's got a new role, as design champion for his hometown of Liverpool, with a mandate to get design quality on the agenda. We talk about urban redevelopment in the UK: the good, the bad and the uniquely Scouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-04-14
57 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 86: Top Ten Games Magazines Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of the Top 10 Games Mags. These are the final 5 magazines that have been voted by our listeners on Twitter, Facebook and more. Paul sits down with a guest from each magazine again to discuss their memories and thoughts of each magazine in the list. With over 100 magazines voted for a lot didn't make the final 10 and we give a quick shout out to some of these right at the end of the show. So if you are a fan of Sega, Nintendo, PlayStation and more we hope you enjoy the episode.
2019-04-09
2h 50
Maximum Power Up
Episode 83: Dave Upchurch Interview
In this episode Paul interviews Dave Upchurch. Starting his career at EMAP on popular 90's magazine ACE he soon was moved to The One Amiga where he became the magazines editor. At the time the Amiga was going from strength to strength with games such as The Secret Of Monkey Island 2, Chaos Engine. In 1996 following his success at The One Amiga he went on to work on Nintendo Magazine System up until the official UK launch of the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Dave tells us a few tales of his good and bad experiences in games journalism b...
2019-01-21
3h 17
Maximum Power Up
Episode 81: Farewell GamesMaster Magazine
In October this year it was announced that after almost 26 years GamesMaster magazine would be ending. A mainstay on magazine racks for so long the mag had many great writers over the years. From the SNES, Mega Drive and Amiga in the early days, it covered all the major consoles up until present day with the PlayStation 4, X Box One, Nintendo Switch, PC. In this episode Paul speaks to final editor Robin Valentine as well as another previous editor Matt Gilman. They discuss some of their favourite moments of working on the magazine, why they think it...
2018-12-04
1h 20
Maximum Power Up
Episode 80: Geoff Glendenning Interview
In this episode Paul sits down with Geoff Glendenning to discuss his career in games marketing. Spending over a decade working in advertising and then onto marketing for companies such as Commodore, Acclaim but most importantly Sony gave us a lot to discuss. As Head Of Marketing for the Sony PlayStation, Geoff had a lot of great ideas to help build the PlayStation brand. He shares some great stories from his time at Sony but also the days working on adverts for Commodore Amiga 600 and CD32 beforehand. Even after leaving Sony he has some fantastic experiences to sh...
2018-11-13
1h 57
Baking Bad: A Bake Off Podcast
2018 - Live from (Paul) Hollywood (Bakery & Coffee)
It's the episode you've all been waiting for. The Baking Bad boys go straight to the belly of the beast and try out Paul Hollywood's Coffee & Bakery shop. Will Paul make a Sean Ford peck on the cheek? Will anyone from the general public talk to us? There's the taste test, pigeons, mourning mel & sue, hot takes from the general public and your thoughts on who's going to win... All this and MORE on the penultimate episode in Series 9 of The Great British Bake Off / Great British Baking Show! Baking Bad: The Bake Off Podcast is part of The Jerk...
2018-10-28
37 min
5bytespodcast
The Passing Of Paul Allen, More Windows 10 v1809, Issues Epson Crackdown & More
This episode covers The Passing Of Paul Allen, More Windows 10 v1809, Issues Epson Crackdown & More
2018-10-18
12 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 78: Neil West interview
Paul sits down to chat to ex games journalist Neil West in this episode to discuss his career. Neil started his career on Sega Power alongside Andy Smith (another previous guest). Learning the ropes working on tips, reviews etc Neil soon got his first editor role on MEGA where he was given his own chance to plan his own vision for a Sega Megadrive magazine. We also discuss his time doing freelance work for GamesMaster, Total and other magazines before leaving to work in America and launching Next Generation magazine which was the sister magazine t...
2018-10-12
1h 56
Maximum Power Up
Episode 77: Gary Penn interview
In this episode Paul chats with Gary Penn about his career in the games industry that spans over 30 years. They discuss his work on well known games magazines Zzap 64, The One, Amiga Power and more. As well as this they talk about his experiences and memories working at DMA design and the rise of Rockstar including a little known game called Grand Theft Auto. Gary has spent almost 20 years now over at Denki up in Dundee where his latest work is on the upcoming Autonauts. Find all the info about his latest work at www.d...
2018-09-19
2h 23
Maximum Power Up
Episode 73: Steve Merrett Interview
In this episode Paul sits down with another well known name from games journalism. Steve Merrett has worked in the games industry for over 30 years working on many well loved magazines such as Nintendo Magazine System, Mean Machines Sega, ST Action and many more. Currently working in PR for Konami, Steve discusses his experiences working on the magazines, what he loved and hated and how he ended up working for Konami. There are a lot of great stories told covering 30 years so we hope you enjoy the show. If you enjoy the episode please check...
2018-07-17
2h 14
Maximum Power Up
Episode 72: Nintendo Switch
Paul, Julian and Arron are massive fans of the Nintendo Switch so were more than happy to discuss Nintendo's latest home console. With it just over a year old there are loads of games to choose from. From Triple A titles such as Zelda, Mario Kart etc the console has a fantastic range of eShop games at some great prices. We discuss our thoughts on the console so far and what we are looking forward to for it. In the main part of the show we set ourselves a challenge to find three eShop games for a £20 l...
2018-07-02
1h 55
Maximum Power Up
Episode 71: Jonathan Beales Interview
In this episode Paul interviews documentary film maker Jonathan Beales about his new upcoming film Retro Gaming The Movie. Jonathan has worked in the games industry for magazines such as ACE for Future Publishing. After working on magazines Jonathan left print media to begin making promotional videos for Psygnosis, Gremlin, Sony and more. Jonathan's upcoming film will feature hours of unseen footage from the games industry and showcase some great behind the scenes footage from the years of 1990 to 1998. We discuss his career, how he got into the industry, the release of his Call of Duty documentary...
2018-06-16
2h 37
Maximum Power Up
Episode 69: Andy Smith Interview
In this episode Paul sits down for a chat with Andy Smith. Andy started working for Future Publishing quite early on starting his career on multiformat magazine ACE. As the magazine became more popular it was sold to rival publisher EMAP. However that led to Andy's career continuing at Future on new magazine Amiga Format. Over this 2 hour chat we discuss Andy's thoughts and memories of gaming, his time on Amiga Format and the very popular Sega Power. As well as this we cover setting up Binary Asylum and making Zeewolf for the Amiga, his experiences working...
2018-05-08
1h 54
Maximum Power Up
Episode 67: Nick Clarkson Interview
In this episode Paul interviews Nick Clarkson. Nick has been in the gaming industry since the 1980's starting work for Gollner Publishing on ST Action. From his starting role as editor on the magazine it then led to working on popular weekly games mag Games X and then onto GB Action for the Nintendo Gameboy. In the summer of 1992 Nick left magazine work to start work as PR Manager for Gremlin Graphics helping promote so many well known games such as Zool, Premier Manager and more. Over the years he also worked in similar roles for Ocean...
2018-04-02
1h 51
Maximum Power Up
Episode 66: Paul 'Mr. Biffo' Rose Interview
In this episode Paul sits down for a chat with Paul Rose AKA Mr.Biffo. Paul spent 10 years writing popular Teletext section Digitiser from 1993 to 2003. Over the years the quirky sense of humour to go alongside the gaming coverage gained a massive following. Although there was plenty of Sega and Nintendo footage, Paul did manage upset Amiga owners which we do discuss. As well as Digitiser, they discuss Mr.Biffo's Found Footage, Paul's magazine career on Edge, Retro Gamer and more. There is also a Kickstarter for Digitiser The Show currently live which is going...
2018-03-18
1h 20
Maximum Power Up
Episode 64: Listeners Choice Commodore 64
It's taken us awhile to cover Commodore's amazing 8 bit machine the C64 but we wanted to make a big deal with this one. We chose the C64 as our first machine for our new Listener's Choice Top 10- the games voted for by the listeners of the show. We asked for your five fave games on social media and then took the top 10 highest voted games and then played them all to give our views. So good or bad we'll be honest with our viewpoints. We are also joined by Daz from Retro Domination and...
2018-02-21
3h 12
Maximum Power Up
Episode 61: Movie Licensed Games
In this episode Paul and Arron discuss their experiences with movie licensed games. From the 80's to now there have been hundreds made. Some have been amazing based on the summer blockbusters of that particular year, Batman, Jurassic Park etc. However there have been many awful ones such as Wayne's World, Home Alone etc. Some amazing Disney titles such as Lion King are discussed also as there were many great Disney games out there. So we hope you like some of the games discussed as we know not everything was covered but maybe we can do a s...
2018-01-10
1h 42
The Gospel Underground Podcast
Words for White Christians
Show Notes Planting Multiethnic Transcultural Churches by Reid S. Monaghan http://www.acts29.com/planting-multiethnic-transcultural-churches/Resources for Multiethnic and Transcultural LeadershipNote: Each of these works and authors brings a particular perspective, terminology and approach to ministry. Read them for their unique perspective and help as you humbly learn and hope for ministry in a new way.Divided by Faith, by Michael O. Emerson and Christian SmithUnited by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race, by Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Y...
2017-11-29
30 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 58: Dave Perry Interview
In this episode Paul interviews Dave Perry that is most well known for his time on GamesMaster and Games World. As well as TV, Dave has worked on and launched many well known magazines. We discuss his time on Sega Pro, launching Games World to tie in with the TV show, the problems launching Play due to Sony's strict ruling over the PlayStation magazine market and more. Over the interview we also cover Dave's thoughts on gaming TV shows and his own gaming history. Finally we bring things up to date and discuss his upcoming...
2017-11-12
1h 31
Maximum Power Up
Episode 56: Nintendo DS
In March 2005 Nintendo unleashed the DS. A brand new dual screen handheld with a user friendly touchscreen. The DS soon became the gamer's handheld of choice with well known Nintendo titles such as Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and many more. Games companies were soon quick on the uptake to how the touch screen controls could enhance the games and a wide range of titles were seen as must buy. In this episode Chris is joined by Paul and Darran Jones editor of Retro Gamer magazine. They discuss the impact the DS had in the industry, ta...
2017-10-10
1h 45
Maximum Power Up
Episode 55: Sports Games
In this episode Paul and Phil take a look at a few of their favorite sports games.This is a genre that is mainly seen as just a load of yearly updates, however dig a little deeper and there's a wealth of great games. From the 8 bit systems to present day some classic games are discussed as well as a few lesser known titles. We have chosen games that have struck a chord with us over the years- great ideas in the game, rivalry with friends over some great multiplayer match ups and much more. ...
2017-09-24
1h 30
Maximum Power Up
Episode 54: PlayStation 2 Revisited
Maximum Power Up takes another look at the excellent Sony PlayStation 2. This time Paul is joined by Chris to discuss some of their favourite PS2 games. As well as this they talk about what makes the PS2 such a great console, the range of games for it, their memories of the machine and more. Is the PS2 the greatest console of all-time? That's a big question? As usual please let us know your views on Facebook or Twitter.
2017-09-10
1h 29
Maximum Power Up
Episode 52: Bargain Hunt
In this episode Paul, Phil and Jake set themselves a challenge to buy games on a budget. With the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 being last gen there are loads of great bargains to be found. Using high street retailer CEX as a price guide the challenge was to buy 5 games for these formats only for under £15. Easy! However no sports, singing or dancing type games were allowed or games with yearly updates. So who got the best deal? Only one way to find out....
2017-08-06
1h 31
Maximum Power Up
Episode 51: Super Nintendo Part 2
We are back again with the second part of our Super Nintendo episode. Following on from Paul, Julian and Alex's discussion about one of the gaming communities most treasured system, Phil, Chris and Amy present a further 15 games that set the system apart from its peers. Join this episodes hosts on another retro gaming journey peppered with childhood stories and the ever controversial opinions of our beloved host Chris.
2017-07-23
1h 44
Maximum Power Up
Episode 49: Julian "Jaz" Rignall Interview
In this episode Paul interviews legendary games journalist Julian 'Jaz' Rignall. In over 30 years in the industry Jaz has worked on many well loved games magazines including Mean Machines, Zzap64, C&VG and more. Jaz made the most of massive surge of love for the emerging console market in the late 80's and early 90's which helped make the magazines he worked on so popular. There is plenty of talk about the Commodore 64, Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo etc. As well as the magazines we discuss his time working in America for Virgin Interactive, Game Pro...
2017-05-21
2h 13
Maximum Power Up
Episode 47: Point And Click Adventures
In this episode Paul and Julian discuss their history playing the point and click genre. Back in the late 80's and throughout the 90's this time of game offered hit after hit for fans of the genre. Lucasarts led the way with great adventures such as Secret Of Monkey Island, Day Of The Tentacle, Full Throttle and many more. Each game gave the player an opportunity to enter a massive world full of colourful characters and some fiendish puzzles in their quest to complete the game. As well as Lucasarts there were other companies getting...
2017-04-18
1h 34
Maximum Power Up
Episode 46: Super Nintendo Part 1
The Super Nintendo is often cited as many retro gamer's favourite console. Just looking at game prices on Ebay etc for Nintendo's 16bit marvel shows that demand isn't fading either. With many amazing games such as Super Mario World, Street Fighter 2, Pilotwings, Starfox and more, fans of any genre were spoilt by choice for the SNES. The machine's capabilities were also shown with the Super FX chip, Mode 7 and later with the amazing art style of Donkey Kong Country. In this episode Paul is joined by fellow Super Nintendo fans Julian from the tea...
2017-04-06
2h 42
Maximum Power Up
Episode 44: SEGA Power Magazine
SEGA Power magazine ran from 1989 until 1997 covering a lot of SEGA games over the years. Although there were many SEGA magazines available SEGA Power had a lot of fans, however in 1994 it went in a different direction. In this episode Paul is joined by Andy Lowe that became editor in the summer of 1994 and gave the magazine quite a shake up! Adding more comedy to the magazine with the features, reviews and more it did split opinion with readers. Also joining Andy are Alison Binns (Harper) and Dean Mortlock to discuss what went on putting the magazine...
2017-03-02
1h 22
Maximum Power Up
Episode 40: GamesMaster Magazine
This year GamesMaster magazine turns 25 years old and is one of the last remaining games magazines on the shelves. Following on from the television show launched 25 years ago this month, the magazine gave fans something else to enjoy. In this episode Paul chats to four original staff from issue 1 of the magazine, Jim Douglas, Andy Lowe, Les Ellis and Ade Price. They discuss how the magazine came to market, what they wanted from the magazine, the infamous Sonic 2 review and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it...
2017-01-10
1h 45
Maximum Power Up
Episode 39: Games of 2002
In this latest episode Paul, Phil and Tom sit down to discuss some of their favourite games from 2002. With the Playstation 2, GameCube and X Box, gamers were spoilt for choice with classics such as GTA Vice City, Metroid Prime and many more. Hopefully we can inspire you to give games a second look that you may have missed buying first time round.. Some fantastic titles from the year have previously been discussed on other episodes such as Eternal Darkness on our GameCube episode, so make sure you check out our growing back catalogue at www.maximumpowerup.com.
2016-12-29
2h 01
Maximum Power Up
Episode 38: Tomb Raider Suite
In this latest episode Paul sits down with Nathan McCree, composer of the iconic Tomb Raider games for the Sony PlayStation. We look back on his career in the games industry starting at CORE Design in the early 90's working on Chuck Rock 2 and other titles before Tomb Raider. Nathan discusses the style of music he had in mind for the game and how these ideas progressed over the original trilogy for PS1. As well as this we chat about game music soundtracks and their growing popularity. Since working in the score for Tomb Raider, Na...
2016-12-10
51 min
Maximum Power Up
Episode 37: Amiga Memories
Welcome to the latest episode of the show. This time Paul is joined by new team member Julian Hill of Boxed Pixels fame. They sit down to discuss the extremely popular Amiga - the fantastic home computer that was in so many homes with an amazing line up of games. Covering so many genres the Amiga covered it all from platformers such as Robocod, Superfrog to sim games such as Theme Park, Populous and loads more. If this wasn't enough it had an amazing demo scene showing off loads of great music and videos. So...
2016-11-20
1h 51
Maximum Power Up
Episode 35: Arcade Favourites
Welcome to the latest episode of Maximum Power Up podcast. In this episode Paul and Phil sit down to discuss some of their favourite arcade games growing up. The arcade was always seen as a gaming paradise for gamers in the 80's & 90's full of gamesyou wanted to play at home. Although many arcade favourites got home ports they were often nowhere near as good as the arcade version. So, we hope you enjoy or agree with our choices and even if you don't please tell us why. Also if you want to e...
2016-10-09
1h 45
Maximum Power Up
Episode 33: Super Play Magazine
This episode is rammed with Nintendo chat as we discuss the much loved Super Play magazine for the Super Nintendo that ran for 47 issues as well as a one off special Super Play Gold. Paul is joined by Chris as well as two special guests - ex Super Play artist Wil Overton and Damien McFerran from the excellent Nintendolife website. The panel discuss the magazine and what made it so special and much loved even 20 years since it ended. As well as this there is general Super Nintendo chat, favourite games etc and more. The Super Play T...
2016-09-11
3h 28
Maximum Power Up
Episode 31: The RPG Adventure
In our latest episode Paul and Chris are joined by Kincl from Hyperplay RPG fanzine and Julian Hill who runs the Boxed Pixels website. All four of them are big fans of the RPG (Role Playing Game) genre. They sit down to discuss the genre in some detail including a few of their favourite games, what makes a great RPG, early memories of getting into the genre and more. Some classic games such as Final Fantasy 6, Dungeon Master, Chrono Trigger are mentioned as well as more recent titles such as Mass Effect 2, Fallout 4 and more.
2016-08-06
2h 14