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One Life Left
by Pickaxe
One Life Left is a radio show about videogames, only not really. We love games but we take them precisely as seriously as they deserve. 99% nonsense and 1% heart-stopping brilliance, they are all supposed to be fun and so are we. We have news, reviews and special guests, sure, but we also play game-related music and we have stupid game-related features like inappropriately dark-hearted poetry, gambling tips and chart news from a market stall. We're on the wonderful Resonance 104.4FM at 7PM every Monday and on the internet all the time, ever, right here.
Episodes
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no hardware - #624
You know the old adage: Wait ages for one Super Special Guest and then two arrive at once! Well, dear listeners, today we do indeed have TWO SSGs! We're joined in this episode by Matthew and Luke from Gilded Rune Games telling us all about life as a small indie dev company and Dupery, their…
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sniffly - #623
Welcome to the longest running Celebrity Traitors radio show (podcast edition)! Only joking... or am I?!? This week we have Dan Houser avoiding GTA 6, RAM shortages continue, 8-bit handhelds delayed, OLL listeners battle via the medium of letters, AI game remixes and our intrepid hosts go and…
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front standing - #622
In this episode, dearest listeners, we have life being too short to grind in Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Sony taking payments through their controllers, Rockstar peddle collector's editions without games and the war of football games continues! We also cover the recent Game Anglia Direct 2026…
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swear finger - #621
This week we have Ste encouraging bad behaviour, Simon having a wee next to someone famous, WD40 seemingly working and then not, crunch time (again), the GTA 6 soundtrack, God of War "not exciting", Nighthawks "not filth" and a grown adult man lets his child wrack up a huge debt on his company...
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rare kind of hero - #620
Welcome to another episode of the podcast edition of One Life Left, the world's longest running radio show about video games (in the English language)! This week Mark Cerny personally congratulates Simon and Ste might be on a list but never mind that - we have an SSG! We're joined by Luke Caspar...
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rOLLing on... - #619
The new season of One Life Left starts here! Don't know who we are?? Well, we're only the world's longest running video game radio show in the English language, that's what! This is the podcast edition of said radio show. Hello! Don't let the fact that we have 618 previous episodes (not including...
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OLL's Out... - #618
...For Summer! It's End of Term but rather than watch films in our own clothes all day while the teachers neck vodkas in the staff room we decided we'd smack one more episode out of the park for YOU! So this week we briefly gloss over the football, despite EA being right again, and discuss yet…
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Still Coming Home... - #617
... until it isn't - which may be the case on Wednesday evening, after this podcast has been released onto an unsuspecting world, but at the time of me writing this IT is very much in a state of STILL maybe COMING HOME. Obviously I'm talking about football. Football. It's coming home... On that...
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Just Bobbing - #616
It would've been too obvious to name this week's episode after something Marvel Universe related. So I didn't. And even that might need some explanation, anyway, so HERE! 616, innit?! Aaaaaanyway, hello, welcome to the podcast edition of the longest running English language video game radio show:...
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Are We Analysts? - #615
This week we have heat coping mechanisms, Rockstar ditching discs, Meccha Chameleon being a big thing, the Steam Machine pricing buzz, Xbox having a dig at PlayStation (fight!!), Olivia Rodrigo on Fortnite, vanity projects updates and Mike Rose secrets (? and !) We also have new Maraoke dates -...
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Scalped - #614
In this podcast episode of your favourite, longest running English language, video game radio show we see Ste getting invited into a Moomin's dressing room while Simon gets Charlesbot into hot water at the Houses of Parliament! We also cover the latest Nintendo Direct/Thumb Wrestling, Steam axing...
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Pints in High Places - #613
Hello! We've got a Super Special Guest this week! It's James Parker from Ground Shatter and he's here to talk about new game 2 Fights in 2 Tight Spaces! It's not just shadow dropped but it's shadow dropped into early access and he's here to tell us all about it! Meanwhile Simon gets dragged to…
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Regrettable Burgers - #612
Welcome to another episode of One Life Left, dear listeners! This week Simon recognised his children for the first time in ages while Ste killed the games industry YET AGAIN! Yet he's still allowed to walk around as a free man! The police do nothing these days, etc etc... We also discuss GTA6…
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Nice Warm Chat - #611
The boys are back from Japan and are here to tell you all about it in what is possibly multi-part episodic content! This week they cover buying stuff they didn't even want and/or need, including Virtual Boys and gachas as well as discussing the Nex Playground finally coming to the UK, Virtuos...
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Just Keep Moving! - #610
This week is mainly brought to you by excitement from our intrepid duo over their impending trip to Japan! The boys still make time to talk about video games, though, including (but not limited to) Xbox exclusives being exclusively exclusive, May the Fourth be with the new Steam controller and…
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20 Not Out - #609
HEALTH WARNING: Do not use these show notes as any kind of official and/or legal record. Or even life guidance. Heck, no. With that in mind, this week we see that Simon can't be improved while Ste went to Wembley but, as always with football, it's the hope that kills you. The intrepid duo also…
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Quick Sniff - #608
Well, good lord... I mean... wow... I wrote two things down for what Ste got up to this week and, dear listener, they're both TRUE: Ste becomes a hacker AND Ste behaves questionably in a gym! The two are indeed one and you will find out all about it in this episode! Our dynamic duo also recount...
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It's a Dialogue - #607
This week there's no SSG but Charlesbot has had his meeting with HR and realised it's in his best interests to return to work and read about Nintendo planning a new Switch 2 already, as well as boosting the current one, Minecraft coming to Chessington, Cyberpunk getting a trading card game and...
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Nervous Energy - #606
This week Ste talks to a woman at a bus stop and Simon goes out with Bingo Dave. We discover that we arrived very early, Parko has 'people' and Keza MacDonald is The Guardian, apparently! We also tackle the news without Charlesbot who proves that AI is evolving even quicker than previously…
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Gandalf's Hair - #605
Well well..... RHELL! This week we're joined by Alice from Slugglove talking all things Rhell and the joys of solo dev working as well as joining in on the rest of the show! Along with our trusty newsbot we cover Highguard going bye bye, the PS PC strategy fail, MS patenting a player lifeline...
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Fake Spring - #604
This episode we're joined by Mike Diver, author of such books as From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops, The Console, Indie Games and Retro Gaming. He's got another book coming out in August all about the history of video games from the Aliens franchise. Funnily enough it's called Aliens: The Video Games…
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The Method - #603
This week we learn all about The Method! No, not Konstantin Stanislavski's acting style, championed by the likes of Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro and probably Danny Dyer, but Daan Last's entirely new way of making video games - The Method! As well as that, our Super Special Guest tells us about…
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Noodling - #602
It's the 10 year anniversary of Tony Gowland's first appearance on One Life Left so, to celebrate, our Super Special Guest this week is none other than 'Seasoned Game Dev' Leo Tan!!! He's here to talk about working with Flaming Fowl Studios on new game Konfronto, his game dev process, using...
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7/10 Week - #601
It's the week leading up to Ste's birthday, dear listeners, and everything is amazing, not bang average for a February at all! On this episode we have Epic is Xbox (maybe), Valve have a hardware hiccup, Nintendo Labo gets a new lease of life and game devs get knighted! Meanwhile Simon plays with...
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It Doesn't Matter! - #600
It's the big '600' but it doesn't matter because the show turns 20 YEARS OLD in April!!! If those huge numbers put you off then this is only episode 14 of our 26th 'season'. There. That's nice. This week we cover the recent Pocket Gamer Connects in London plus a Google project kills rival's…
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Bathroom DIY - #599
Happy New Year, dear listeners, and welcome to the first show of our 20th year of One Life Left! We start the year by having to deal with Ste's neighbour having some noisy work done at their bathroom, attempting to sabotage the recording of the show! Who could that neighbour be and what exactly...
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John Christmas - #598
You better watch out, you better not cry, You better not pout, I'm telling you why... John Christmas is coming to tooooooooown! See?! It fits! This week we're wearing our gaudiest Xmas jumpers and talking Game Awards, Stranger MS Flight Sim Things, Xbox almost being 25 and Skyrim being out.…
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Grumpy Innkeepers - #597
This week we discuss the Black Friday sales results, the Monster Hunter Wilds director asking players to have another go, "learning" from Kojima, post Postal post AI post (I dunno...) and Something Something The Old Republic. There's also a Minecraft guide for parents and there's that game that...
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Record Breakers! - #596
Dedication. Dedication. Dedicaaatioooon! That’s what you need. If you wanna be the best, and you wanna beat the rest. Oo-ooh dedication's what you need! Look, World Records is mentioned in this show and that got the theme tune to Record Breakers stuck in my head so I'm just sharing the joy/pain...
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Beautiful Objects - #595
Welcome to another episode of the One Life Left RADIO SHOW: Podcast Edition!! No SSG this week but we do find out why Ste's neighbour has slapped an harassment order on him despite his new game and national newspaper fame while Simon has a second birthday LIKE ROYALTY! But, maybe, without all the...
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Fruit or vegetable? - #594
Because, in life, that's all it ever really boils down to: fruit or vegetable? Trust me. This week there's drama at Rockstar x2, Switch 2 (still) sells a lot and Remake Vs Remaster... FIIIIIIGHT! Meanwhile Simon reads a book and Ste goes national (with maybe a little bit of 6-7ing on the side)...
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"Incident" - #593
This episode finally gets released despite Bezos' best attempts to take us down last week! Today we have next Xbox speculation, Atari bring their competition back from the dead, McD x SF and Waze goes Sonic. We also have Simon breaking down the "grey" market and Ste accidentally getting involved...
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Are They Gamers? - #592
Hello and welcome to another episode of One Life Left! There's no super special guest this week but there's still LOTS of good stuff including the Switch 2 selling loads, MS denying that stores are ditching Xbox, Nintendo sparking Pikmin speculation and the majority of US gamers don't buy many...
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SLOP - #591
Dan Marshall put out a call and we answered that call for this week Dan joins us as our SSG! He's here talking all things Earth Must Die including influences , rubbing shoulders with comedians and dealing with Ste's puritanical Steam feed! We also have the MS Game Pass price hike, Lego Gameboys,...
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What am I? - #590
Had this episode been released closer to Halloween, and/or I been a braver person, I would've given it the title "Grave Reads" because this week our Super Special Guest is none other than Sam Read-Graves, creator of the ONLY trolley problem themed video game worth YOUR time, funnily enough called...
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Bosched It - #589
Bosched it is a new technical term invented by Ste and we want everyone to start using this until we start to hear it everywhere. Write in and give us some ideas as to the finer points of what it actually means. Meanwhile, this episode, we have Team OLL going on a ramble, Borderlands 4 hiccups,...
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Unscripted - #588
In this episode we have Simon spying on other podcasts, a Nintendo Direct dissect, US Patent Gaming Mechanic Shenanigans, game release timing faux pas and Acclaim is the name of the game. Again. We also have a Maraoke report and news of the NEXT event in October, tickets for which can be…
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Just Contractors - #587
Hello! Welcome back to Season 26 of the world's longest running video game radio show (in the English language) podcast edition! In this week's "new term" special we cover Silksong breaking the internet, GTAAAAA6, speed vs cost vs Star Wars Outlaws on the Switch 2 and a Lego Mega Drive controller...
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End of Term! - #586
Hello! By the time you read these notes (does anyone?!) I will already be on holiday and, as I still have to pack(!) these notes will be 'short' and 'sweet'! This week we're 'joined' by SSG Ste Curran! Here to finally name the secret game he's been mentioning for ages whilst inventing a whole new...
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one eight zero - #585
Named in honour of Simon's darting triumph, welcome to this week's podcast edition of the One Life Left radio show, dear listeners! This week we are joined by Super Special Guest Richie Shoemaker, games magazine editor extraordinaire, here to talk about new project Debug++ plus PCZone, MCV and A...
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GTA6. "Exclusives" - #584
Content warning: This week there is blood. There may also be some gore but that's all down to how good/bad your imagination is. In this week's episode Simon gives out sound financial advice that could help fund your gaming addicition and Ste tries to cut off his own finger - not on air! We also...
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Just a Joke - #583
Content warning: There was some swearing in this episode. Don't worry, it has been replaced by BLEEEEEEPs but I'm giving you a heads up now so that your imagination doesn't run too wild upon hearing those BLEEEEEEPs. I've kept the un-BLEEEEEEPed version in case anyone wants to pay good money for...
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The Joy of Game Dev - #582
Welcome to another podcast edition of One Life Left, the world's longest running video game radio show (in the English language)! This week we are joined by Super Special Guest Mike Bithell of Bithell Games, here to talk about their new game, TRON: Catalyst, working with licences, the mysteries…
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Bus Battle - #581
Is life, the universe and everything easier to explain than the 'fun' value of Mario Kart? We might have the answers within... Hello dear listeners! Welcome back to another episode of One Life Left. This week we're joined by none other than Hannah Flynn of Failbetter Games, here to discuss new...
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The Blue Glove - #580
This week Simon is still in pain and Ste learns that football can still hurt you, though he's learned to love Vampire Survivors. For now. We also have Doom pizza, Fortnite's sweary Vader, Kojima's USB stick, some Gears of War movie stuff and GTA Paisley needs YOU... Meanwhile The Art of Video…
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Shed Stretching - #579
Today we're joined by Friend Of The Show and SSG extraordinaire Tony Gowland of Ant Workshop, here to talk about Into The Restless Ruins (out tomorrow!!) and the current trials and tribulations of game development. We also have Microsoft selling well on PlayStation, console price hikes, Nintendo...
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No Smurfs - #578
CONTENT WARNING - This show includes a sports massage. Not, like, as a free gift for you, though something could be arranged, maybe. Let's not completely rule that out right this minute. Anyway, no, it's a descriptive thing. One of our intrepid hosts finds himself needing of some physio so gets a...
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The Switch 2 Show! - #577
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#576 - Fine
This week Ste takes over summer and Simon is 'fine'. We don't have an SSG but we do have two men trying to find something on Steam 'live' on air! There's also Netflix doing games (still, in case you forgot), a rival to The Sims, Ninten-DO let you swap digital games, Ninten-DO have a 'C' button on...
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#575 - No FOMO
Don't expect stunningly well crafted notes like last week, dear listeners. I think I burnt myself out a bit, there. This week you'll mostly get a list. Enter at your own peril. This week: No SSG! Simon is recovering from showing off his dart skills in Barcelona Ste made yet more games Star Wars:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
One Life Left is a radio show about videogames, only not really. We love games but we take them precisely as seriously as they deserve. 99% nonsense and 1% heart-stopping brilliance, they are all supposed to be fun and so are we. We have news, reviews and special guests, sure, but we also play game-related music and we have stupid game-related features like inappropriately dark-hearted poetry, gambling tips and chart news from a market stall. We're on the wonderful Resonance 104.4FM at 7PM every Monday and on the internet all the time, ever, right here.
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