Retro Asylum - The Uks No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast

In this episode Paul Monaghan takes a walk down memory lane to discuss his arcade memories. Starting out in the 80's up to today, a lot of classic machines are discussed. Members of the team also discuss what they loved about the arcades. As well as this is an interview with Paul Bratt from Paul's Custom Cabs who makes an excellent range of custom made bartop arcade machines to order. Check out https://www.facebook.com/pauls.customcabs?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/ABeadsCStart - for a great charity raffle run by a friend of our show. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Main Site Sponsors Play Expo- http://www.playexpo.net/ Play Expo is returning to Manchester’s EventCity for its third successive year. Taking place 11th and 12th October 2014. Funstock http://www.funstock.co.uk/ Home of the Dingo A330, NeoGeoX and stacks of retro gaming merchandise and usb controllers. Remember to use the code ‘asylum’ for an exclusive 5% discount against any order. Retro Towers http://www.retrotowers.

In Episode 96 of the UK's Number 1 Retro Gaming Podcast, we welcome a new Co-Host Phil Hockaday aka @Last1up Phil joins Ally for a retro banter and pick up's before they move onto the show's main topic which is all about SNK and specifically the enigma of a console the Neo Geo AES. There is also a bonus interview by Paul M with the mega talented beads artist A Beads C Start. Make sure you listen to it at the end of the Podcast as A Beads C Start is running a charity competition where you could win a one of a kind piece of bead art. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to episode 95 of the UK's No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast show. This week we have a jam packed episode for you. MrSid talks about the C64 scene, Steve buys a sexy spectrum, Paul M talks cover disks and finally, we have the podcast that we recorded live from Revival earlier this month. Once again, a huge thanks to Chris and the Revival team for an awesome weekend. Any feedback, let us know on the Retro Asylum forums at www.retroasylum.com Useful show links http://www.lemon64.com http://www.c64endings.freeolamail.com http://www.c64.com http://www.hvsc.c64.org http://www.gamesthatwerent.com http://commodoreformat.wordpress.com http://www.zzap64.co.uk http://csdb.dk Also, don't forget to download issue 4 of RESET magazine: http://reset.cbm8bit.com Main Site Sponsors Revival Retro Events: http://www.revivalretroevents.com Play Expo: http://www.playexpo.net/ Play Expo is returning to Manchester’s EventCity for its third successive year. Taking place 11th and 12th October 2014. Funstock: http://www.funstock.co.uk

Today we try a slightly new magazine style format with the podcast. Foggy talks about his love for the Mattell Intellivision , the console that lost out to the atari 2600 in the 1st console wars. Matt Denaris has a ramble about F1 and asks YOU to get involved ! Mrsid tells us about his Commodore 64 pickups , announces the donkey kong compition winner and reviews the game Hunter's Moon on the c64. Also music from thing on a spring on the c64 and the intellivision song from intellivision lives on the ps2 All that plus Foggy and Swainy have problems trying to pic up a copy of manic miner! links mentioned on the show - The intellivisionaries podcast - http://intellivisionaries.com/ Intellivision lives - http://www.intellivisionlives.com/ As always many thanks to our sponsors - Dino Dini, Play Expo, Retro Towers, Mikey J Hay, John Stratford, The Drisk, TheRetroHunter, Rich King Retro and www.funstock.co.uk

Welcome to episode 92 of the UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast. In this episode, Sam (mrsid), Steve (press play on tape) and Paul (the drisk) chat through the history of gaming powerhouse Psygnosis. This is the follow up to our History of Ocean podcast and similar to that, we chat about key games, milestones in the companies history and have some amazing listener contributions. If that wasn't enough, we have even produced a History of Psygnosis PDF for you to download which includes loads more detail. Huge thanks to Paul for putting this together. Enjoy! View it here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzvd4KYph8BNUkZla1huWjJqdmM/edit Also, don’t forget to enter our competition to win a copy of Donkey Kong on the C64. All you have to do is email sam@retroasylum.com the answer to this question and I will randomly select a name out of the hat at the end of the month. Question: In Donkey Kong what is the name of Mario’s girlfriend he is trying to save? Thanks to @aaronub4t for the kind donation of this game. Cheers A