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Retro Asylum Podcasts
Sister podcast to the Retro Asylum join Zxspecstar and Malc1976 for a fortnightly dose of old school gaming tv and films.
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This is a podcast that delves deep into some of the most popular, and lesser known video games of the past. Play along with three completely unqualified gamers as we explore the nuances of a different title each month. More than just another review, this is an analysis of the development process, level design, story, game-play mechanics, legacy and more. Join us as we break down a game from inception to completion as well as its impact on the industry as a whole.
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Episode 361: Vectrex Mini - Interview David Oghia
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Dean Swain, Jim Middleton & Chris O'Regan chat to the man behind the Vectrex Mini Kickstarter, David Oghia. Find out how the project started, how the Kickstarter campaign is going and what to expect from the finished product. Check the Vectrex Mini Kickstarter campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini As always, thank…
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Episode 360: Interview with Darran Jones
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Dean Swain & Jim Middleton are joined by the editor of Retro Gamer Magazine Darran Jones for an exclusive interview. Find out how Darran first got into writing, how he started his career in the magazine business and even what his favourite meal from his local fish & chip shop is. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possi…
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Jim and Chris hold a vigil for Dean's Vectrex before talking to Russ and Oli AKA RetroRuss and 8BitBoyUK about the recently announced UK KongOff - Hot Sauce is optional! Link's for the topics covered in this episode: Donkey Kong Off UK - http://ukkongoff.fun Arcade Club Arcade Club - https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ Retro Russ - http://www.youtube.com…
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Episode 358: The Licenses That Got Away!
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Dean, Steve & Mark take a look at the TV & Movie licenses that maybe deserved a game but never actually got one, plus we discuss the Vectrex Mini and a lot more! Want to attend the Fastloaders C64 gig mentioned in this episode? Visit https://www.fatsoma.com/e/t4bfwefi/fastloaders-commodore-64-rocks-live As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who…
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In episode 357 of The Retro Asylum hosts Chris O'Regan and Jim Middleton focus their attention on the 8th arcade cartridge for the Evercade series of consoles. It boasts 8 games from Toaplan's back catalogue of arcade games. Not only do the hosts chat about each game, but they also announce the winners of the high score challenge as well as the pri…
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Episode 356: ZX Spectrum Next - The 3rd Strike!
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Christopher O'Regan and Dean Swain chat to Henrique Olifiers and Chris Hill about the amazingly successful 3rd Kickstarter campaign of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next and a whole lot more! If you want to back the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter, you can find it at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 As …
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Episode 355: July High Score Challenge Picks - Toaplan Arcade 1 Cartridge
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Mads and Jim pick four games to play for July's High Score Challenge from the Toaplan Arcade 1 cartridge on the Evercade. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hyde kingdiesel Roger Swan Plasticman Stephen James Cillian O'Brien Robert Ilott MrRockitt Pet…
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In this episode Jim Middleton and Chris O'Regan talk all things Evercade with Blaze CEO Andrew Byatt and Head of Marketing Sean Cleaver. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hyde kingdiesel Roger Swan Plasticman Stephen James Cillian O'Brien Robert Ilot…
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Episode 353: Magic Knight Pixel Jockey Kickstarter
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In this episode of Retro Asylum Dean Swain & Chris O'Regan are joined by Paul from Pixel Jockey to discuss the Magic Knight 40th Anniversary Collection Kickstarter. Plus Dean updates us on his OutRun DIY Arcade project & Chris talk's Flashback & Oblivion! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate…
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Episode 352: Evercade Cart 5 - Atari Collection 2
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In the latest in our Evercade cart-by-cart series Chris W, Chris O and Jim take a look at the games of Atari Collection 2. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hyde kingdiesel Roger Swan Plasticman Stephen James Cillian O'Brien Robert Ilott MrRockitt Pe…
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Mark, Steve & Dean dress up as Michael Knight, Devon Miles & Dr Bonnie Barstow respectively to discuss the classic action crime drama that had us all running around playgrounds pretending to be a talking car! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hyde ki…
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Episode 350: TerrorBytes The Evolution of Horror Gaming
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In this episode Chris and Jim chat to Richard Moss and Connor O'Keane about their upcoming five part documentary 'Terrorbytes' celebrating all things Horror in video games. Order your copy of TerrorBytes at https://terrorbytesdoc.com/ As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations!…
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Steel Battalion, the game with arguably the largest controller ever made for a home console gets the RA treatment. Join Chris O'Regan and Mark Byland as they strap themselves in their VTs and try not to fall over! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hy…
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Episode 348: Evercade Interplay Collection 1
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In this episode, Chris and Mads are joined by special guest Martin (of evercade.info fame) to take a look at the games included on the fourth Evercade cartridge. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hyde kingdiesel Roger Swan Plasticman Stephen James Ci…
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Episode 347: Game Preservation with Good Old Games
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James Middleton and Chris O'Regan are joined by Marcin Paczyński and Adam Ziółkowski of Good Old Games (AKA GOG) to discuss the importance of video game preservation. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard Hyde kingdiesel Roger Swan Plasticman Stephen Jam…
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Episode 346: Arcade & Vectrex Chat With Dean & Paul
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Dean Swain is joined by Paul Higgins, an arcade collector to discuss arcade gaming and arcade collecting. They also discuss what they have been playing on the MB Vectrex recently. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Richard Hyde Kingdiesel Roger Swan Shot2Bits Plasticma…
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Episode 345: Year Review And A Look To The Future
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Steve, Dean, Mark, Jim & Chris O'Regan look back at what Retro Asylum got up to during 2024, a quick round up of the latest news in the world of retro gaming, they also talk about pixel art on the Divoom Pixoo and look to what the future holds. Plus we have our special on the scene report from the Crash Live event. As always, thanks to all of our P…
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