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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.
Dean and Paul deliver a news and info update as well as bringing focus to an often-overlooked system, the Sharp X68000. The Retro Asylum has been listed in the Video Games category of the prestigious 2015 UK Podcaster Awards! We want to really encourage every member of our awesome community to help us be in with a chance of winning the award by voting for us on the dedicated page: http://ukpodcasters.com/directory/podcast/uk-retro-gaming-podcast-games-culture-curators/ Nine Worlds on 7-9 August 2015. It’s about gaming, film, cosplay, fandom, literature, science, geek culture, meeting people and having a really big party: https://nineworlds.co.uk/ Sharp X68000, XM6 Pro68k emulator: http://mijet.eludevisibility.org/XM6%20Pro-68k/XM6%20Pro-68k.html Sinclair Vega: http://www.retro-computers.co.uk/ Jump on our forums for stacks of retro chat: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel to see the team playing and review the best retro games out there! http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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- Dino Dini, Mads Kristensen, Nicholas Lees, Darron Tungate, John McManus, Michael Keith, Retrotowers.co.uk, Retromash.com. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
The Retro Asylum has been listed in the Video Games category of the prestigious 2015 UK Podcaster Awards! We’re extremely proud of our show and making the finalist list and receiving credit for our hard work and love for retro gaming culture would mean a great deal to us. We want to really encourage every member of our awesome community to help us be in with a chance of winning the award by voting for us on the dedicated page below: http://ukpodcasters.com/directory/podcast/uk-retro-gaming-podcast-games-culture-curators/ The nomination process only takes a few moments and you can do so by using your email, facebook or Google accounts. The voting for finalists runs until the end of July so please get voting now for the RA Team! More information is available via the UK Podcaster Awards page and our website: http://ukpodcasters.com/uk-podcasters-awards/ http://retroasylum.com/retro-asylum-nominated-for-the-uks-podcasters-awards/
The Drisk and special guest Alex Mort of Retro Game Squad get to grips with Nintendo’ legendary ol’ grey toaster, the NES. Retro Game Squad: http://www.retrogamesquad.com/ Game Over by David Sheff: https://archive.org/details/Game_Over_1999_Cyberactive_Publishing It’s Behind You by Bob Pape: http://bizzley.com/ Jump on our forums for stacks of retro chat: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/index.php Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel to see the team playing and review the best retro games out there! http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. June site Sponsors- Dino Dini, Mads Kristensen, Nicholas Lees, Darron Tungate, John McManus, Michael Keith, Retrotowers.co.uk, Retromash.com. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
The Drisk, Ally and Steve Press Play on Tape© chat about all things Master System in a Sega 8-bit special! Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. May Site Sponsors Sigma Data Solutions, Darran Tungate, Adam Tree, RetroMash, Michael Keith and bitmapbooks.co.uk. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 a '5 gold stars!' iTunes review if you haven’t already.
Retro Asylum jumps into the ring as Matt & Darren go on a mission to seek out the best wrestling games out there! Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. May Site Sponsors Sigma Data Solutions Darron Tungate Adam Tree RetroMash Michael Keith Bitmapbooks.co.uk If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
Episode 114 see's the Retro Asylum team meet up at Play Blackpool where the guys interview the Oliver Twins and discuss a lot more than the Dizzy series. Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Margate keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. May Site Sponsors Sigma Data Solutions Darren Tungate Adam Tree RetroMash Michael Keith If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
Retro Asylum goes to the movies with TheDrisk in charge of tickets and Matt Lambourne armed with the popcorn as the guys look back at a bunch of movie licensed video games! Show Notes Way to legally watch the documentary: Atari Game Over - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/atarigameover Instructions to get Blade Runner working: http://www.play-old-pc-games.com/2014/03/05/blade-runner/ Indepth movie licensed game thread: http://retroasylum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2765&p=18103&hilit=movies#p17956 Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Blackpool in May 2015 keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. May Site Sponsors Sigma Data Solutions Darren Tungate Adam Tree RetroMash Michael Keith If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
Episode 112 of the Retro Asylum sees Swainy, Paul and the Drisk get to grips with Nintendo’s classic N64 console. They talk about its history, games and the impact it made as part of the advent of 3D gaming. Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net . For all the latest news on Play Blackpool in May 2015 keep an eye on their site. 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. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from Neo Geo X, JXD Android Gaming Tablet and much more! Get 5% off your order using the discount code ‘asylum’ at checkout. Thanks to this month’s community sponsors- Sam Dyer, Shaun Higgins, Garron Tungate, Retro Towers, Retromash and Alan Flanagan. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 welcome and please take to the to leave us an iTunes review if you haven’t done so already.
The UK's number 1 retro gaming podcast returns with a special "Commodore Amiga" focused episode! Hosts Steve, Matt & Sam take a look back at their favorite 16 bit computer and the games that made the system so special as it reaches it's 30th birthday. Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Blackpool in May 2015 keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. March Site Sponsors Dino Dini, TheRetroHunter, Mikey J Hay of Retromash, Michael Keith, Mads Christensen, Martin Gibbons, Sean Higgins & Darren McKenna. If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
Welcome back to the Retro Asylum, episode 108 see's the return of Swainy who updates us with the latest news on the retro gaming scene and answers listeners questions in "Ask Retro Asylum" whilst the Drisk takes us through some of his favourite old skool pc games that are available on gog.com We also hear from Ally and his latest purchasing antics. Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Castlevania: Spectral Interlude can be downloaded at http://spectralinterlude.com/ Scramble 2015 can be downloaded at http://csdb.dk/release/?id=136200 Dragons Lair on the ZX81 can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-_48Aqso0 Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Blackpool in May 2015 keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. February Site Sponsors Dino Dini Mikey J Hay of Retromash Michael Keith Mads Christensen Martin Gibbons Sean Higgins If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
Welcome to Retro Asylum episode 107 where we look at the Sega Saturn console and great games to buy, particularly for new comers. Show Notes: Retro Event this bank holiday on May in Blackpool >> http://www.playblackpool.com Funstock.co.uk seller of the JXD and MrSids books. >>http://www.funstock.co.uk/ Retro Towers, seller of the Everdrives >>http://www.retrotowers.co.uk World 1-1 video gamed documentary >> http://www.worldoneonemovie.com/#/ Our Retro Asylum You Tube channel >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag/feed
In this latest episode Paul Monaghan and Phil Hockaday from the team don their capes and spandex to discuss what they feel are the best games based on comic books. As well as this Paul has a chat with Adam from Retro Collect who is hosting the second Video Games Market in Leeds on 7th Feb, more details can be found here http://events.retrocollect.com/ Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Blackpool in May 2015 keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. January Site Sponsors Dino Dini TheRetroHunter Mikey J Hay of Retromash Michael Keith The Drisk Paul Monaghan Phil Hockaday If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
This week Steve & Sam chat to Ozzie retro gamer and host of the Australian based Retro Domination podcast, "Daz". Meanwhile Swainy speaks to the masses in the all new segment "Ask Retro Asylum". Check out our Official Retro Asylum YouTube channel for more retro discussion http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors http://www.playexpo.net For all the latest news on Play Blackpool in May 2015 keep an eye on their site. http://www.funstock.co.uk Loads of excellent gift ideas here, from 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. January Site Sponsors Dino Dini TheRetroHunter Mikey J Hay of Retromash Michael Keith The Drisk Paul Monaghan Phil Hockaday If you’d like to sponsor the show please visit our website at 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 if you haven’t already.
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