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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 199.5 Super Cars 2

Episode 199.5 Super Cars 2

In this game club episode we pay homage to the great top-down Gremlin racer Super Cars II. For the first time, we are handing out prizes for the competition winners, so have a listen to find out who …

03:07:41  |   Sun 03 Mar 2019
Episode 199: Early Core Design Games

Episode 199: Early Core Design Games

In this episode Chris Worthington, Steve Erickson and Matt Wilsher delve into Core Designs and some of their games, without hardly mentioning Tomb Raider. A massive thanks to Simon Phipps for allowin…

03:05:23  |   Mon 18 Feb 2019
Episode 198: The Incredible Machine

Episode 198: The Incredible Machine

Chris and Mads dive into contraption making with The Incredible Machine. Plus we find the winner of our competition, reveal the game of February, and the list of games to vote on for March.

02:24:41  |   Mon 04 Feb 2019
Episode 197: Midwinter

Episode 197: Midwinter

In December we’ve spent a lot of time out in the snow - virtual snow that is. Join us as we discuss this month’s game club game Midwinter by Mike Singleton (of Lords of Midnight fame). The game of th…

02:11:22  |   Tue 01 Jan 2019
Episode 196: Xmas Special 2018

Episode 196: Xmas Special 2018

Have you been good? Because Matt, Dean, Steve & Mads are back for our Christmas special in which the guys discuss all of the latest retro news, reminisce about Christmas presents of the past and look…

02:35:55  |   Wed 19 Dec 2018
Episode 195: Gaming Club - Devil's Crush

Episode 195: Gaming Club - Devil's Crush

Mads and new host Chris Worthington discuss the wonderful PC Engine pinball game Devil's Crush that we have been playing in the gaming club all November.

Thanks to our Patreon supporters:

Andrew Gilm…

02:19:21  |   Sun 02 Dec 2018
Episode 194: Gaming Club - 720 On The C64

Episode 194: Gaming Club - 720 On The C64

The Retro Asylum gaming club game for October 2018 was 720 degrees on the Commodore 64. Join Mads and new RA host Chris Worthington, as they discuss the ins and outs of this 1987 arcade conversion.

H…

01:34:21  |   Tue 30 Oct 2018
Episode 192: The C16

Episode 192: The C16

Steve and Mads take a look at some games on one of Commodore's less well known machines in this Commodore C16 special.

Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retr…

01:44:09  |   Sun 30 Sep 2018
Episode 190: Honey, I Shrunk The Hits

Episode 190: Honey, I Shrunk The Hits

It's a bumper episode as Dean, Mads, Steve & Matt play the handheld versions of some big hit titles that were better known on other systems. Matt stands firm on Zool despite some serious bullying fro…

03:21:23  |   Sat 18 Aug 2018
Episode 186: Games Of THEC64 Mini

Episode 186: Games Of THEC64 Mini

Matt Wilsher, Mads Kristensen & Steve Erickson play and rate their favourite games that are currently included on THEC64 Mini, plus the guys discuss the latest retro gaming related news.

Thanks to ou…

01:54:31  |   Fri 01 Jun 2018
Episode 182: Worms

Episode 182: Worms

Matt, Steve and Mads come together to discuss the gaming club game of March 2018: Worms for the Amiga by Team 17.

Once again, massive thanks to our Patreon supporters:

Richard Pipes Piper Richard May…

01:55:56  |   Fri 06 Apr 2018
Episode 180: Controllers

Episode 180: Controllers

Dean Swain & Chris O'Regan are back with all of the latest retro gaming related news, answering your #askRA questions and discussing joysticks, control pads and all manor of input devices.

A massive …

02:28:54  |   Fri 23 Mar 2018
Episode 179:  Juan J. Martinez On 8Bit Development

Episode 179: Juan J. Martinez On 8Bit Development

Steve Erickson & Mads Kristensen talk to Juan J. Martinez about his most recent games and how it is to develop modern games for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and the Commodore 64.

 

As usual, a massiv…

02:06:44  |   Fri 09 Mar 2018
Episode 176 - Making New Games On Ageing Hardware

Episode 176 - Making New Games On Ageing Hardware

Chris O'Regan talk's to Greg Caldwell of Retrotainment on creating new games such as the Haunted Halloween series for the Nintendo Entertainment System and other platforms plus they discuss future pr…

01:06:44  |   Mon 22 Jan 2018
Episode 174 - The Beautiful Game

Episode 174 - The Beautiful Game

Matt Wlsher, Steve Erickson & Mads Kristensen play nine beautiful looking Commodore Amiga games but do the games play as good as they look?

A massive thanks as ever to our Patreon supporters:

Richard…

02:27:26  |   Sun 26 Nov 2017
Episode 173 - Thalamus Rebirth

Episode 173 - Thalamus Rebirth

Matt Wilsher talks to Andy Roberts on how he got into magazie & game publishing, the rebirth of Thalamus, Hunters Moon Remastered and a whole lot more!

Hunter's Moon Remastered Kickstarter: https://w…

01:44:05  |   Wed 25 Oct 2017
Episode 170 - Emulation

Episode 170 - Emulation

Steve Erickson & Matt Wilsher delve into the tricky topic of emulation and discuss what emulators they use and recommend plus a whole lot more!

Again, a massive thanks and a name check as ever to our…

02:40:55  |   Thu 28 Sep 2017
Episode 169 - Alone In The Dark

Episode 169 - Alone In The Dark

Mads Kristensen & Chris O'Regan rewind back to the early 1990's to fire up their 486's, talk a load of DOS and play Infogrames Alone In The Dark.

Once again a huge thanks and a name check as ever to …

02:09:57  |   Sun 27 Aug 2017
Episode 168 - PC Engine

Episode 168 - PC Engine

Retro Asylum finally succumbs to listener pressure as Mads Kristensen & Steve Erickson delve into the NEC PC Engine console range and play some of the systems top games.

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02:19:13  |   Sat 12 Aug 2017
Episode 166 - Discworld

Episode 166 - Discworld

Mads Kristensen and Chris O'Regan take a retrospective look at the Discworld games from the mid 1990's and discuss point & click adventures in general.

Show links:

Hipolito Pichardo Twitch Channel: h…

01:59:38  |   Tue 04 Jul 2017
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