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

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

The UK's No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast. Curating gaming culture for future generations. 'World's Best Podcast' - NME Award 2016.

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Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
116 minutes
Episodes
225
Years Active
2014 - 2025
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Episode 277: Finish 'em!

Episode 277: Finish 'em!

In this episode Mads, Chris, Steve and old man Swainy pick a game or three that they have never managed to complete to see if they can finally declare victory! Plus, Dean visit's The Pinball Office a…

01:19:25  |   Tue 15 Feb 2022
Episode 276: Tower Of Doom

Episode 276: Tower Of Doom

In our game club episode for January 2021, Mads is missing as Chris v1 and Chris v2 take a deep dive into the not-D&D Intellivision RPG, Tower of Doom.  They may not have enjoyed the game too much, b…

01:40:05  |   Tue 01 Feb 2022
Episode 275: Vote for February 2022

Episode 275: Vote for February 2022

Mads sits down with Patreon sponsor and good friend of the show Mark Bylund a.k.a. Kitt to select some Run 'n' Gun games for the Super Nintendo.

Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode …

00:53:09  |   Sat 29 Jan 2022
Episode 274: Sensible World of Soccer

Episode 274: Sensible World of Soccer

The goal scoring superstar heroes of RA (aka Chris and Mads) don their shooting boots and limber up for an in-depth look at Sensible Software's iconic 1994 title, Sensible World of Soccer. We also ge…

01:56:29  |   Thu 20 Jan 2022
Episode 273: January 2022 Game Club Vote - Intellivision

Episode 273: January 2022 Game Club Vote - Intellivision

In our final episode of 2021, Chris, Mads and returning host Chris O'Regan talk Intellivision and whittle down a long list of games into an exciting and varied shortlist.

Click here to listen to the…

01:16:45  |   Wed 29 Dec 2021
Episode 272: Christmas Party 2021

Episode 272: Christmas Party 2021

After years of delivering highly produced Xmas specials, the RA team leave this years effort down to fate. Will this cavalier attitude end in disaster or will you enjoy the party regardless? As usual…

01:32:58  |   Thu 23 Dec 2021
Episode 271:  Soft Porn Adventure - Tapper

Episode 271: Soft Porn Adventure - Tapper

In this episode Chris and Mads attempt to get their rocks off without waggling their joysticks... by playing through Chuck Benton's 1981 text adventure, Softporn Adventure. They also touch on Tapper …

02:01:15  |   Tue 07 Dec 2021
Episode 270: Retro Asylum X Retro Spectives - Fallout 2

Episode 270: Retro Asylum X Retro Spectives - Fallout 2

In this episode Chris is joined by Patrick Arthur and James Tuerlings of the Retro Spectives podcast in part 2 of our cross-over series. The guys take a deep dive in the 1998 Black Isle Studios class…

02:42:52  |   Thu 02 Dec 2021
Episode 269: December 2021 Game Club

Episode 269: December 2021 Game Club

Matt, Chris and Mads whittle down the list of Amiga sequels you guys can vote for in the December game club vote.

Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible.

James Dunn Hans Cromb…

01:08:50  |   Thu 25 Nov 2021
Episode 268:  Maximo

Episode 268: Maximo

Better late than never! Mads and Chris finally sit down to wax lyrical over the often overlooked Capcom PS2 title Maximo: Ghosts to Glory.

Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possib…

01:47:36  |   Sun 21 Nov 2021
Episode 267: 10th Anniversary Special

Episode 267: 10th Anniversary Special

The Retro Asylum team celebrate 10 years of the podcast! Plus Dean & Steve visit the Arcade Club in Bury along with listeners of the show!

Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possib…

03:11:19  |   Thu 18 Nov 2021
Episode 266: The Rubber Keyed Wonder

Episode 266: The Rubber Keyed Wonder

Dean Swain sits down with Nicola & Anthony Caulfield from Gracious Films to chat about their latest project, The Rubber Keyed Wonder.

To find out more about the movie, please visit https://www.kickst…

00:30:56  |   Tue 09 Nov 2021
Episode 265: Evercade VS and Blaze Entertainment

Episode 265: Evercade VS and Blaze Entertainment

Chris and special guest host Martin Stephenson (aka Deadlock on Discord) are joined by Sean Cleaver and Ryan Dekker of Blaze Entertainment to discuss the forthcoming Evercade VS and 18 months of the …

01:52:02  |   Sat 06 Nov 2021
Episode 264: November's game club shortlist

Episode 264: November's game club shortlist

Chris and Mads present the candidates for November’s game club game. This month, for the first time ever, we’ll be voting for two games!

Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible…

01:11:02  |   Thu 28 Oct 2021
Episode 263: Xenogears

Episode 263: Xenogears

Chris and Mads set out to kill God in this year’s game club RPG: Xenogears on the original PlayStation. Plus they discuss all the latest news on the retro gaming scene.

Thanks to all of our Patreon’…

02:09:50  |   Sun 10 Oct 2021
Episode 262:  Jimmy Maher The Digital Antiquarian

Episode 262: Jimmy Maher The Digital Antiquarian

Chris Worthington sits down for a chat with Jimmy Maher, author and writer of Amiga The Future Was Here and the Digital and Analog Antiquarian blogs.

Thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this epi…

01:30:45  |   Wed 06 Oct 2021
Episode 261: PS2 Hidden Gems - Roushi's Pick's

Episode 261: PS2 Hidden Gems - Roushi's Pick's

Chris and Mads reveal the shortlist for October's game club game from a longlist compiled by our listener, Roushi. Roushi is known for his vast knowledge of gaming from all ages so take a listen to s…

00:53:51  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
Episode 260: Now That’s What We Call The 80’s PT3

Episode 260: Now That’s What We Call The 80’s PT3

Steve and Dean are back for the final part of our special journey through the 1980's. Join them as they look back at some of the major events of 80's Britain. The guys also pay their respects to Sir …

02:59:30  |   Sun 19 Sep 2021
Episode 259: Now That's What We Call The 80's PT2

Episode 259: Now That's What We Call The 80's PT2

In the second part of our nostalgic special, Dean & Steve jump into their diecast Delorian and talk 1980's music and also take a look back at some of the most memorable TV adverts of the decade.

Tha…

01:48:42  |   Sat 28 Aug 2021
Episode 258: Now That's What We Call The 80's PT1

Episode 258: Now That's What We Call The 80's PT1

In part one of our nostalgic special, Steve & Dean travel back to the decade that gave us New Wave, sticky neon carpet & mullet hair styles to discuss their favorite toys, TV shows & films of the 198…

02:11:05  |   Tue 17 Aug 2021
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