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128 guests across 128 episodes talk about their life & the games that forged relationships, broadened horizons & soothed wounds. Hosted by @declandineen

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined June 2015
In Checkpoints episode #116 I chatted with @Gassalasca about gaming in Serbia in the 90s and he described Sega Clubs - makeshift arcades set up in spare rooms. He's now unearthed this amazing footage from the time: youtube.com/watch?v=e-1R7_eD…
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Checkpoints: Epilogue wherein @declandineen - host of the well liked but relatively obscure podcast @CheckpointsShow - shares the games that shaped his life. Hosted by @VioletBerlin declandineen.com/Checkpoints
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Checkpoints #128 wherein @robertashley - creator of A Life Well Wasted and one half of I Come to Shanghai - shares the games that shaped his life declandineen.com/checkpoints
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Checkpoints #127 wherein @JazRignall, former editor of the iconic UK video game magazines Mean Machines and CVG, shares his storied career and the games that shaped his life. This was a real thrill for me, I hope you enjoy it. Tell your friends! declandineen.com/checkpoints
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Checkpoints #126 wherein @ChrisBellDesign - whose credits include Way, Journey & What Remains of Edith - shares the games that shaped his life. Some extraordinary stories in this one. Great talk! declandineen.com/checkpoints
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It’s @hot_piping’s birthday today! He made the amazing cover art for the show.
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Checkpoints #125 wherein @gabdar - artist and co-founder of laundry bear, creators of the excellent A Mortician’s Tale - shares the games that shaped her life. declandineen.com/checkpoints
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Checkpoints #124 wherein @johnnemann - co-founder of Fulbright and director of the excellent Where the Water Tastes Like Wine shares the games that shaped his life. declandineen.com/checkpoints
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Checkpoints #123 wherein writer, academic, game designer & author @ibogost makes me smarter while sharing the games that shaped his life - declandineen.com/Checkpoints
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Checkpoints #122 wherein @_benjamming & @cukiakimani - cofounders of the South African game company @nyamakop - share the games that shaped their life and their infectious passion for making games. declandineen.com/checkpoints
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Checkpoints #121 wherein professional streamer @DaneHearth shares the games that shaped his life. We talk Hearthstone, natch, almost going pro at Guild Wars, stumbling into streaming & how the Dreamcast failure still stings after all these years. declandineen.com/checkpoints
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