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Retro Asylum - The UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast

The Retro Asylum is the UK’s number one retro gaming podcast show that looks at gaming culture from a UK perspective. The show regularly features at top of the iTunes chart and sits among some of the industry's biggest names.
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Now displaying: 2017
Dec 19, 2017

Episode unavailable.

Nov 26, 2017

Matt Wlsher, Steve Erickson & Mads Kristensen play nine beautiful looking Commodore Amiga games but do the games play as good as they look?

A massive thanks as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes Piper
Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Retromash
Andre Russell
Andrew Gilmour
Shep Sheppard
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather
Stephen Stuttard
Mike Coolican
Magnus Esbjörner
Darren Coles
Blake Brett
Laurens de Bruijin
Lee Spencer
M John Sullivan
Stelios
Steve Duke

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

The Retro Asylum Forum: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php

Twitter: @theretroasylum

 

Oct 25, 2017

Matt Wilsher talks to Andy Roberts on how he got into magazie & game publishing, the rebirth of Thalamus, Hunters Moon Remastered and a whole lot more!

Hunter's Moon Remastered Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thalamusdigital/hunters-moon-remastered

TA massive thanks as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes Piper
Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Retromash
Andre Russell
Andrew Gilmour
Shep Sheppard
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather
Stephen Stuttard
Mike Coolican
Magnus Esbjörner
Darren Coles
Blake Brett
Laurens de Bruijin
Lee Spencer
M John Sullivan
Stelios
Steve Duke

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

The Retro Asylum Forum: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php

Twitter: @theretroasylum

Oct 21, 2017

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Oct 12, 2017

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Sep 28, 2017

Steve Erickson & Matt Wilsher delve into the tricky topic of emulation and discuss what emulators they use and recommend plus a whole lot more!

Again, a massive thanks and a name check as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes Piper
Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Retromash
Andre Russell
Andrew Gilmour
Shep Sheppard
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather
Stephen Stuttard
Mike Coolican
Magnus Esbjörner
Darren Coles
Blake Brett
Laurens de Bruijin
Lee Spencer
M John Sullivan
Stelios
Steve Duke

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

The Retro Asylum Forum: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php

Twitter: @theretroasylum

Aug 27, 2017

Mads Kristensen & Chris O'Regan rewind back to the early 1990's to fire up their 486's, talk a load of DOS and play Infogrames Alone In The Dark.

Once again a huge thanks and a name check as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes
Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Nick Lees
Retromash
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

The Retro Asylum Forum: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php

Twitter: @theretroasylum

Aug 12, 2017

Retro Asylum finally succumbs to listener pressure as Mads Kristensen & Steve Erickson delve into the NEC PC Engine console range and play some of the systems top games.

Show Links

To book tickets for "The Arcade Experience" event that is taking place in Cambridge on 2nd Of September 2017 please visit: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/43848/The-Arcade-Experience-Saturday-2nd-September/

If you are interested in the "Games For Atari: 1977 to 1995" Kickstarter project, please visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/993169463/games-for-atari-1977-to-1995

Once again a huge thanks and a name check as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes
Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Nick Lees
Retromash
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

The Retro Asylum Forum: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php

Jul 24, 2017

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Jul 4, 2017

Mads Kristensen and Chris O'Regan take a retrospective look at the Discworld games from the mid 1990's and discuss point & click adventures in general.

Show links:

Hipolito Pichardo Twitch Channel: https://m.twitch.tv/hipolitopichardo?desktop-redirect=true

Huge thanks and a name check as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes
Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Nick Lees
Retromash
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

Jun 20, 2017

After a short break following our Revival 2017 specials, Dean Swain & Chris O'Regan return to take a fascinating look back at Atari's much maligned range of 16 bit computers. 

The guys also discuss all of the latest news of the retro gaming scene including the reveal of Nintendo's lost arcade game "Sky Skipper" and much much more!

Show Links:

For more information on the SkySkipper project, please visit: https://www.skyskipperproject.com/

For the latest news on the Atari Box, checkout https://www.ataribox.com/

For more information on the Retron 77 console, please visit: https://www.hyperkin.com/

For more information on the SNES30 control pad, please visit: http://www.8bitdo.com/

To order a Spectrum Next, please visit: http://www.specnext.com/

Huge thanks and a name check as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Nick Lees
Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Nick Lees
Retromash
Duncan Bell
Garry Heather

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

Twitter: @theretroasylum

Jun 2, 2017

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May 30, 2017

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May 26, 2017

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May 24, 2017

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May 22, 2017

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May 18, 2017

Mads Kristensen & Steve Erickson take a look at some of the early games by Activision on the Commodore 64 and where possible, compare them to their Atari 2600 counterparts.

Games discussed in this episode:

Park Patrol
H.E.R.O
Ghostbusters
Pitfall
Pitfall II
Little Computer People

Huge thanks and a name check to our Patreon supporters:

Edward Fitzpatrick
Chris Worthington
Alistair Downs
Nick Lees
Retromash
Garry Heather

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum

Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/

Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag

Twitter: @theretroasylum

May 4, 2017

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Apr 15, 2017

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Apr 1, 2017

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Mar 13, 2017

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Feb 17, 2017

Steve Erickson & Mads Kristensen play the Amiga version Taito's classic 2 play romp and discuss the games various sequels and spin offs!

 

To view Steve & Mads playing the game visit https://youtu.be/RGOhvV1zmRQ

 

Feb 12, 2017

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Jan 24, 2017

Mads and Steve battle head to head in a live play of Magnetic Fields classic top down racer Super Cars 2 on the Amiga plus they discuss the latest
retro news!

The video that accompanies this podcast can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYBOGlWvfYE

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