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My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

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In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning author video game critic for The Observer invites well-known guests from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on a 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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  • Daryl Baxter, author and journalist (The Making of Tomb Raider).

    Daryl Baxter, author and journalist (The Making of Tomb Raider).
    2026/10/20
    Daryl Baxter is a British writer and podcaster from Lincoln whose work has ranged across games, technology, and the history of the medium. He has written for outlets including WIRED, TechRadar, Den of Geek, and the Radio Times, and now publishes Springboard, a free newsletter about gaming, technology, and mental health that deliberately avoids chasing SEO or relying on AI. Growing up with series including Sonic, Metal Gear and, especially, Tomb Raider, he eventually turned that fascination into his first book, The Making of Tomb Raider, published in 2021 and based on extensive interviews with the original Core Design team.His new book, The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000, picks up the story as a new team took control of the series, tracing the creation of Tomb Raider III, The Last Revelation, Chronicles and the expansions, while exploring the punishing annual release cycle and the pressure of sustaining one of gaming’s biggest phenomena.LINKSDaryl Baxter – website & newsletterDaryl Baxter – official website and Springboard newsletterSpringboard – Daryl’s newsletter on games, tech and mental health (free to subscribe)The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 (out 30 October 2026)The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 – WaterstonesThe Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 – Pen & Sword BooksThe Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 – Amazon UKDaryl’s earlier booksThe Making of Tomb Raider (2021) – Pen & Sword Books50 Years of Boss Fights – Pen & Sword BooksDaryl’s Perfect ConsoleSonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive, 1994) – WikipediaSonic 3 & Knuckles – WikipediaPlayStation Demo One disc (1995) – WikipediaTomb Raider II (1997) – WikipediaMetal Gear Solid (1998) – WikipediaMetal Gear Solid – SteamHalf-Life 2 (2004) – WikipediaHalf-Life 2 – SteamAlso mentionedTR30 Tomb Raider Day – Derby Quad, 24 October 2026Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – Crystal Dynamics & Flying Wild Hog (out 12 February 2027)Tomb Raider: Catalyst – WikipediaAlix Wilton Regan – the new voice of Lara Croft (Wikipedia)Nathan McCree – Tomb Raider 1–3 composer, official sitePeter Connelly – Tomb Raider 4 & 5 composer (Wikipedia)Judith Gibbons – Lara Croft’s voice in Tomb Raider II, WikipediaShelley Blond – Lara Croft’s voice in Tomb Raider IKeeley Hawes – Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: UnderworldHalf-Life 2 source code leak – WikipediaGames Master magazine – WikipediaGamesRadar – Rosalie NewcombDeath by Video Game – Simon Parkin (buy via Bookshop.org UK)Support the showMy Perfect Console – episode archive and dataSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Will de Renzy-Martin, actor (The Blood of Dawnwalker, 007 First Light, Crimson Desert).

    Will de Renzy-Martin, actor (The Blood of Dawnwalker, 007 First Light, Crimson Desert).
    2026/10/13
    Will de Renzy-Martin is a British actor and voice performer whose career has increasingly become intertwined with video games. As a child, he was fascinated by storytelling and by watching his older brothers play Ocarina of Time, but initially followed a rather different path, reading Computing at Imperial College London. Before long, however, he changed direction, training as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he discovered voiceover shortly before graduating in 2017.Since then, he has built an extensive career in games, with roles in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Zenless Zone Zero, Warframe: The Old Peace, 007 First Light, Nioh 3, and many more. His biggest role to date, however, is Coen, the lead character in Rebel Wolves’ dark fantasy RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, a performance that’s put him at the centre of one of 2026’s most ambitious new games.NOTESWill de Renzy-Martin – website & socialsWill de Renzy-Martin – official website (WillVoice.it)Will de Renzy-Martin – Bluesky (@willvoiceit.bsky.social)Will de Renzy-Martin – Instagram (@willvoiceit)The Blood of DawnwalkerThe Blood of Dawnwalker – official siteThe Blood of Dawnwalker – SteamRebel Wolves – the studio behind the gameWill’s Perfect ConsoleBreath of Fire II (SNES/GBA, 1994) – WikipediaThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000) – WikipediaThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) – WikipediaThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – SteamDevil May Cry 4 (2008) – WikipediaDevil May Cry 5 – SteamBatman: Arkham Asylum (2009) – WikipediaOther games and references mentionedAgatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases – Wikipedia (Will’s first major game role)Zenless Zone Zero – Wikipedia (Will voices Von Lycaon)Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – Steam007: First Light – official siteLeonie Schliesing – voice actor who first encouraged Will into games VO (Cyberpunk 2077, AC Valhalla)Big Mouth Audio – the Glasgow audio studio where Will auditioned for DawnwalkerGuildhall School of Music and Drama – where Will trainedImperial College London – where Will studied ComputingDarksiders – WikipediaMeat Machine – the AI voice acting experiment Will referencesNinja Theory – British studio (DMC reboot, Hellblade)Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – SteamA Game of Birds and Wolves – Simon Parkin’s book (optioned for film)My Perfect Console websitemyperfectconsole.com – the new searchable episode archive and data siteSupport the showSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).

    Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).
    2026/10/06
    My guest today is an Irish writer, producer, and multimedia creator whose work spans journalism, video games, language, and digital culture. Born in Vietnam, she was adopted at three days old by a primary school teacher from County Kerry, and brought to Ireland at six weeks of age. Irish became one of her spoken languages, and it would go on to shape both her education and her career: she later studied Irish and Journalism at Dublin City University, building a body of work that moves across reporting, video games, and digital culture.She has written books and essays on video games, migration, identity, and food, and has become a leading voice in Irish-language digital media through her localisation work on games including Among Us and VVVVVV. In 2026, she was recognised with the Emerging Talent award at the Irish Games Awards.NOTESÚna-Minh Kavanagh – website & socialsÚna-Minh Kavanagh – Bluesky (@unaminh.bsky.social)Organic Matters – Úna-Minh's new Irish indie studioOrganic Matters – itch.ioCTRL: Essays on Video Games (the book featuring Úna-Minh's essay)CTRL: Essays on Video Games – Lilliput Press (Waterstones)Lilliput Press – publisherAmong Us – Irish language localisationAmong Us – official site (Innersloth)Among Us on SteamVVVVVV – Irish language localisationVVVVVV – Terry Cavanagh, official siteVVVVVV – SteamÚna-Minh's Perfect ConsoleFinal Fantasy IX (2000) – WikipediaFinal Fantasy IX – SteamNobuo Uematsu – composer, WikipediaHotel Dusk: Room 215 (Nintendo DS, 2007) – WikipediaPersona 4 Golden (PS Vita, 2012) – WikipediaPersona 4 Golden – SteamThis War of Mine (2014) – official siteThis War of Mine – SteamSaltsea Chronicles (2023) – Die Gute FabrikSaltsea Chronicles – SteamAlso mentionedDie Gute Fabrik – studio behind Saltsea ChroniclesHannah Nicklin – studio lead and creative director, Die Gute FabrikCitizen Sleeper – Gareth Damian Martin / Jump Over The AgeCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – SteamLimit Break – mentorship programme for marginalised game developersIMIRT – Irish Game Makers association (Irish Games Awards)Global Game Jamitch.io – indie games platformDublin City University – where Úna-Minh studied Irish and journalismSupport the showMy Perfect Console – episode archiveSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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