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

Dean Swain talks to Chris Hill about creating gamesyouloved.com and also discusses Numskull's kickstarter book "From Coin Op To Table Top" and a whole lot more!

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Mads, Chris and RPG virgin Mark dissect this summer’s game club RPG, Shining Force CD.

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Mark, Chris and Mads talk all things OutRun 2 - does this arcade classic hold up in the home? The game club choices for October are revealed as well, and it’s all 8-bit baby!

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Inspired by the podcast New Game Old Flame, the RA team take a look at 5 new'ish games for the legendary 8bit breadbin, the Commodore 64.

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Back from their short break, Mads, Mark, Steve & Dean catch up on some of the latest news of the retro scene and discuss what they have been up to gaming wise & a bit more.

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Mads & Chris throw Mark into a world of chaos as they subject him to the genre of RPG games. Tasked with choosing an RPG game for our games club, he faces the prospect of playing random battle for ho…

Jim, Mark and Mads take a long hard look at Sonic CD for the MegaCD. Is it a masterpiece? Is it a dud?

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In this episode Mark, Chris and Mads crush the hopes and dreams of the listeners as they one by one eliminate games from the long list of listener suggestions. Which four will go on to the vote?

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Chris and Mark go in search of the Ancients and fight off a horde of Dragonmares to bring you a deep dive look at the Xbox cult classic, Panzer Dragoon Orta.  We also catch up on the latest goings on…

After a short hiatus, Dean & Steve return for a good old chat with Mads and Mark to discuss what they have all been up to recently in regards to retro gaming. Will Steve convince the guys that the Mi…

Blade Runners Mads, Mark and Chris weave their way through the murky and crowded streets of 2019 Los Angeles.  Does the game hold up or should it have been left in limbo for a little while longer? Tu…

Mark, Mads and Chris take the podcast on a voyage into the unknown by selecting a shortlist for our May game club. The theme: Xbox.

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In our latest game club episode Chris, Mark and Mads take a look at the gorgeous Saturn platformer Keio Flying Squadron 2. In action!

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In this episode, the nordic brothers ditch Chris and go adventuring on their own. Will we ever see Chris again? Does Mark know what an adventure game is? Are they really brothers?

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In this episode Chris Worthington sits down with Chris O'Regan, Jim Middleton and Andy Gilmour to discuss their initial thoughts of the Evercade EXP.  We also catch up on the latest goings on in the …

The team finally get together to celebrate reaching over 300 episodes with a bumper edition of the show. Find out who is our "Retro Superstar" plus we chat to 5 of our listeners to discover their fav…

In this episode Jim, Mark, and Mads take a long, hard look at Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Master System.

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It's not the episode 300 you might have expected (don't worry, we'll be celebrating soon), but Mark, Mads and Chris team up for the first time to select three Saturn games to take forward to the game…

In our first game club episode of the year, Chris and Mark strap in for a deep dive into the Rare classic, RC Pro Am.  They also review the Atari high score challenges from December and catch up on t…

Jim, Mark and Mads get together to talk about the blue hedgehog's 8-bit outings. Which 8-bit Sonic games will be up for vote for the game club in February 2023?

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