In the first of a new series, Dean Swain talks to event host & event organizer Craig Turner about Revival 2015 which is taking place this November in the Midlands. Dean & Craig also discuss arcade collecting and the current state of the arcade industry.
We’re knee deep in the dead with our in-depth review of PC First Person shooters and how they shaped the future video gaming landscape.
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Steve Erickson jumps into the hot seat for this episode of Retro Asylum, the team are also joined by Chris O’Regan of “The Sausage Factory” fame as they look at the Amstrad CPC range of computers and a few CPC games along the way too.
Episode 121 is our special interview with the Godfather of football management games, Kevin Toms. We talk with Kevin about his first steps in game making, his games and the new IOS game Kevin Toms Football. Also in this episode Dean and Paul chat about what’s been happening, answer your questions in ‘Ask RA’ and run through the avalanche of retro crowd funding projects that are out there right now. Kevin Toms blog: http://blog.kevintoms.com/ Kevin Toms Football App Store link: https://appsto.re/gb/H9fN6.i Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate. http://funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from the Neo Geo X, JXD Android Gaming Tablet and much more! Get 5% off your order using the discount code ‘asylum’ at checkout. http://www.retrotowers.co.uk The only place to pick up the fantastic Everdrive and retro console cables and peripherals. For 5% off your order use the discount code ‘retroasylum’ at checkout. July site Sponsors- Nicholas Lees, Garron Tungate, John McManus, Michael Keith, Retrotowers.co.uk, Retromash.com. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at http://www.retroasylum.com and click the donate button at the bottom of our homepage. Everything pledged goes straight back into maintaining the site, so if you enjoy the show please consider donating. Any feedback is more than welcome and please leave us an iTunes review to help us spread the word to all the Retromaniacs out there.
Episode 120 is our special coverage of the official launch of the ZX Spectrum Vega console. SMS Electronics gave us exclusive behind the scenes access to the console’s manufacturing process and we spoke to the key people responsible for bringing this project to life. We speak with Chris Smith, Chief Technical Officer and David Levy, Chairman of Retro Computers. So, if you had any questions about the Vega here’s where you’ll find the answer. The home of the Sinclair Vega- http://zxvega.co.uk/ Twitter- @sinclairzxvega SMS Electronics- http://www.smselectronics.co.uk/ Twitter- @SMSElectronics Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate. http://funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from the Neo Geo X, JXD Android Gaming Tablet and much more! Get 5% off your order using the discount code ‘asylum’ at checkout. http://www.retrotowers.co.uk The only place to pick up the fantastic Everdrive and retro console cables and peripherals. For 5% off your order use the discount code ‘retroasylum’ at checkout. July site Sponsors- Nicholas Lees, Garron Tungate, John McManus, Michael Keith, Retrotowers.co.uk, Retromash.com. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at http://www.retroasylum.com and click the donate button at the bottom of our homepage. Everything pledged goes straight back into maintaining the site, so if you enjoy the show please consider donating. Any feedback is more than welcome and please leave us an iTunes review to help us spread the word to all the Retromaniacs out there.