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

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 a…

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.

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

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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!

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Steve Erickson is joined by the legendary pixel pusher Simon Butler in a no holds barred chat about making a living as a graphic artist in the gaming industry.

Why do we love our old games and what physiological effects do they have on us. With the industry taking advantage for our demand for nostalgia is it giving fresh life for classic titles of the past …

As part 2 of our 150th episode celebrations, the guys look at some of the early games produced by the legendary game development house Blizzard, or Silicon & Synapse as they were once known.

A few weeks ago we asked our listeners what games they would like us to review on the show. A list was made and we pulled 4 of those titles out of a hat.

So Matt Wilsher, Mads Kristensen & Dean Swain…

In this episode Dean Swain, Mads Kristensen & Steve Erickson discuss the current trend of modernising popular 8 bit systems of yesteryear in which Steve goes off on one, Dean is level headed annoyed …

In this episode of the UK's award winning retro gaming podcast, Matt Wilsher & Mad's Kristensen are joined by Mark Hardisty (author of A Gremlin In The Works) to dig deep into Gremlin Graphic's past …

In this episode of Bytesize Matt and Steve talk to long-time friend of the show and ex-host Sam Dyer of Bitmap books about his latest Kickstarter for the NES Compendium Book. The guys also discuss Sw…

In this episode we celebrate the 25th birthday/anniversary of the first Lemmings game by taking a look at the first five games in the series. Games covered are Lemmings, Oh-No! More Lemmings, Lemming…

In the 6th episode of Retro Asylum Bytesize, Matt Lambourne & Mads Kristensen team up to talk about their favorite failed systems. Namely the 3DO & Amiga CD32!

Games discussed include Canon Fodder, S…

Matt Wilsher and Steve Erickson take a look at the music, art and design software of the past, and how it inspired today's creative applications.

In this episode of Retro Asylum Matt Lambourne (aka Metz) and special guest Matt Aguilera run through the pre-history and legacy of The Street Fighter II series, covering the games that preceded it, …