About this episode
Geoff chats with Brian Sharp about the first issue of Games-X magazine.
In this month's episode of 8-BIT BACK ISSUES, Geoff chats to Brian Sharp about Games-X issue 1 (May 3rd 1991). Brian Sharp worked on Games-X for the entirety of its run and is now the owner and presenter of the UK Gaming Network channel on YouTube. You can read the magazine here. The UK Gaming Network YouTube channel can be found here. Host: Geoff Owen Guest:Brian Sharp 8-Bit Back Issues on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/8bitbackissues Geoff on Bluesky: @ncc17formula1 Title music: Blip Master (c) Jerry Lacey via epidemicsound.com Artwork: Geoff Owen and A.J. Black Artwork Photograph: Paul Monaghan A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network. Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Bluesky: @filmstories.bsky.social Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Search for Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Geoff Owen
Guest: Brian Sharp
Topics covered
- Games-X
- video game magazines
- interviews
- gaming history
- YouTube channels
Keywords
- Games-X
- Brian Sharp
- Geoff Owen
- video games
- gaming magazine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UK Gaming Network, Film Stories
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