# Designer Notes 97: My Perfect Console - Soren Johnson

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Published: 2026-09-02T15:28:14+00:00
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## Resource

Designer Notes is hosting a special guest episode from Simon Parkin’s excellent podcast My Perfect Console, in which he interviews Soren Johnson about his career and his favorite games. In each episode, Simon asks the guest to choose five games to compose their version of a perfect console or, in Soren’s case, a perfect personal computer. Check out the show at myperfectconsole.com. Games discussed: Pinball Construction Set, M.U.L.E., Seven Cities of Gold, Legacy of the Ancients, Alpha Centauri, Oxford Mercer, Civilization III, Civilization IV, Spore, Offworld Trading Company, Old World

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