The 30th anniversary of Sonic 2day - the worldwide release of Sonic 2 on the Genesis/Mega Drive - is upon us this month, and we asked a few friends to talk about their memories of the landmark title. This week, we talk about favourite and least favourite music, just how tough the original Sonic games are, and ways to celebrate the 30th anniversary.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Super Mario Bros.
• Sonic The Hedgehog (Master System)
• Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Master System)
• Donkey Kong Country

Steven is someone who hasn’t just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. This week we discussed asked some more community questions, but which ones?

• Donkey Kong Country
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
• Guitar Hero
• Metroid (series)

Jump suits, Denis Hopper being super creepy, a sex party, egg abuse, a very racists after-credits-scene… That’s right, we finally tackled the 1993 disaster of a movie: Super Mario Bros.

• Super Mario Bros.
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic
• Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels

Jay had the chance to sit with a legend in the video gaming industry: Gregg Barnett. He has worked on immersing and game changing (if you’ll pardon the pun) titles since the early 80s including Hungry Horace, the Discworld adventure games, and Ghost Master.

• Space Invaders
• Pac-Man
• Ghost Master
• Terry Pratchett's Discworld
• Goldeneye 007

We chatted with Alex Aniel (aka cvxfreak) about his upcoming book: "Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil", the Resident Evil series as a whole, our favourites, some top tips for learning foreign languages, and that dooty doot song from the Dual Shock Director’s Cut

• Final Fantasy VII (2020)
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica