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Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast

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Retro gaming chat with James, Keith, Adrian and Dylan plus interviews with a plethora of gaming legends. Almost a million downloads and 300+ episodes to enjoy.

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#382
Tuesday · 1 hr 4 min
Best years in gaming: 1991
Was 1991 the best year in gaming? Some obviously good things happened that year but let Adrian and the gang take you through the best (and worst) that 1991 had to offer. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#381
September 29 · 1 hr 20 min
Physical media show and tell!
James challenges the gang to bring along a couple of precious belongings in our celebration of physical media but not before a heartfelt story of his own. Watch this podcast. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#380
September 22 · 1 hr 10 min
SEGA chat with Tom Kalinske, Ed Annunziata & Erik Wahlberg!
Watch this podcast. Enjoy a fun and revealing chat with three SEGA superstars about the glory days and what's in store for the iconic gaming company! Tom Kalinske, the former CEO of Sega of America in the early 90s reflects on his amazing career and shares some exclusive stories of his time competing against Nintendo. He also discusses his impact on Barbie and his feelings on the Ryan Gosling movie! Ed Annuziata gives us the latest update on his revival hopes for his creation Ecco the Dolphin and where he hopes to take other classic Sega IP's in the future. He also gives his opinion on the pub using his Ecco artwork! Erik Wahlberg, top SEGA producer in the 90s and friend of the show, helps reflect on the good old days, why it was so magiacal and shares his ideas on where he would take the company today. This Sega roundtable chat is not to be missed! The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#379
September 15 · 51 min
Arcade Attack's Wheel of Misfortune!
Welcome to the first ever edition of Arcade Attack's Wheel of Misfortune! Join us for the first in a potential series of chaotic episodes where we put our fate in the hands of a heartless wheel of destiny... Ade's amazing game ideas pod. Rob's amazing game ideas pod. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#378
September 8 · 1 hr 21 min
Xbox 360 memories
It's not retro! OH YES IT IS! Time to pay homage to the console that initiated the leap to console gaming as we know it, and for many reasons. A bit of trivia and lots of our favourite Xbox 360 games all discussed for you to enjoy. Watch this episode. Fable pod Gears of War pod Cliffy B interview Ed Fries interview The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#377
September 1 · 56 min
Craziest Spinoff Games! Part One!
Adrian will probably do a second of these but for now here are ten of the craziest spinoff games out there including a puzzling outing for the Street Fighter gang and an office-related task we didn't know Mario was proficient at. Watch this podcast. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#376
August 25 · 1 hr 1 min
Arcade Attack Rants - Physical vs Digital
It's the discussion you've all been waiting for! That's probably be done a few times by several other gaming podcasts but we won't let that stop us! Is physical better than digital? Is the video game industry doomed? As punters, are we being taken the mickey out of? All this and more on today's chat. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#375
August 18 · 1 hr 9 min
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (Game) - David Mullich Interview
David Mullich is an American game producer and designer. He created the 1980 adventure game The Prisoner, produced the 1995 adaptation of Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, and developed Heroes of Might and Magic titles. He also gives an honest view on working at Disney. David shares some amazing stories about his career in gaming and what it was like working closely with the legendary Harlan Ellison. Read the short story. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#374
August 11 · 1 hr 34 min
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Watch this podcast on YouTube On this week's episode we dive into a true AI heart of darkness with a look at a classic science fiction short story that's even more relevant today than it was when it was written during the Cold War. Harlan Ellison's notorious and highly influential I Have No Mouth....and I Must Scream is as bleak and unsettling now as it was when it was first published in 1967 and the 1995 point & click adventure game that it spawned is no different. Join us as we discuss the story, the video game and humanity's relentless march towards oblivion at the hands of artificial intelligence... Read I Have No Mouth....and I Must Scream. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#373
August 4 · 1 hr 42 min
80s/90s/00s PC Memories - Pt.2 The games
As promised, we share with you our favourite PC games from the 80s, 90s and 00s! Yes there's a little bit of Doom, but no gloom. Watch this episode. Sean Cooper interview Scott Miller interview The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#372
July 28 · 1 hr 9 min
80s/90s/00s PC Memories - Pt.1 The hardware
It's about time we tackled a subject we've managed to avoid the last ten years - PC gaming! Who else other than our James to tackle it - and this week he hits us hard with PC hardware memories from the gang and our wider community. We'll tackle the games next week. You can watch us in the studio recording this podcast on our YouTube channel. James' Amstrad pod Blockbuster memories with Steve The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of Arcade Attack for only $4/£3 per month. For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check the Arcade Attack website. And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out the Arcade Attack linktree page. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#371
July 21 · 1 hr
The story of 'Black ICE / White Noise' - Ken Rose interview (SEGA & Atari)
Ken Rose was a programmer for both SEGA and Atari and worked on many classic titles, as well as some of the biggest unreleased games in gaming history. At SEGA he worked on Sonic Spinball, which proved to be a big hit. However, he also worked on many unreleased title such as Treasure Tails, which would have been the first spin-off game to feature Sonic's best friend Tails. Ken also started work on Segapede which would have been released on the Genesis / Mega Drive. Ken reflects on his time at Sega with some amazing insights and stories. Ken then worked at Atari and worked closely with BJ West to help program Black ICE/White Noise. This highly ambitious open world title would have been a Jaguar CD exclusive. Learn more about the back story of one of the worlds most ambitious titles and ultimately why it was never released. Ken gives an honest and open interview about his time at both Sega and Atari and then working on the Nuon at VM Labs. Ed Rotberg Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bRgixl7WJc The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#370
July 14 · 1 hr 4 min
AA Retro Hunters - Ade visits Blockbuster Retro + Double Dash + Car Boot shenanigans
If you want to watch this podcast, head over to YouTube. It's Ade's turn to try and find some bargains with our Patreon money. He's chosen Blockbuster Retro near our hometown of Croydon and may (or may not) have bent the rules much to Dyl's annoyance! Chuck in a sad car boot tale and a magic trick to make your head spin, and you've got our first EVER video-recorded studio podcast! Ade's vid at Blockbuster Retro: https://youtu.be/R0eJDBcaIEY The Pokemon pickups: https://youtu.be/de7JSctyKfA Blockbuster Retro official site: https://blockbusterretro.com/ The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#369
July 7 · 1 hr 17 min
Top Ten - Underrated Amiga games!
Dyl and Ade present...a lot of waffle and ten (sort of) underrated Amiga games that you should check out. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#368
June 30 · 46 min
Desert Island Diskettes with Erik Wahlberg (SEGA Legend)
Erik Wahlberg is a true SEGA legend (and friend of Arcade Attack) and is the latest gaming guru to choose his 5 top games in the latest installment of Desert Island Diskettes. Will the Eternal Champions producer pick all SEGA games?! You better listen to find out! The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#367
June 23 · 1 hr 31 min
Survival horror through the ages Pt.2
We've kept you waiting long enough! Here's part two of James' mammoth trawl through survival horror games that defined the genre! Did we miss any? Pop them in the comments. Links as promised: Resident Evil 2 podcast Dino Crisis podcast Chrono Trigger pod Resident Evil 3 pod Silent Hill 2 pod Resident Evil 4 pod Heart-stopping moments pod The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#366
June 16 · 58 min
Survival horror through the ages Pt.1
James is taking on another biggie! Let us take you through (possibly) our favourite video game genre. It's time to step back into the world of survival horror... Revisit our Clock Tower podcast: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcast-october-1-2018/ The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" episodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#365
June 9 · 1 hr 1 min
The best year in gaming - 1997!
Adrian picks out another year for a deep dive and it's three years short of the millennium, 1997! Some big things happened, take our word for it and listen to this podcast! Read our interview with the guys from Running with Scissors: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/vince-desi-mike-jaret/ The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" epsiodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#364
June 2 · 1 hr 7 min
Desert Island Diskettes with Dan from SEGAGuys
Dan from ace retro gaming content creators (and fellow podcasters) SEGAGuys joins Dyl and Keith to discuss the five games he's have to kill time while stranded on a desert island. I know what you're thinking, there's bound to be five Nintendo choices, right? Right??! Grab SEGAGuys on YouTube or the podcatcher of your choice - you won't be disappointed. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" epsiodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
#363
May 26 · 59 min
AA Retro Hunters - Speedball 2 & Super Thunderblade + Patreon shoutout
For the next instalment of AA retro hunters, James travelled a helluva long way to Caterham in... Surrey? What? Okay... That Retro Place takes centre stage as James spends the princely sum of £16 on the MEGA DRIVE (or GENESIS, not MASTER SYSTEM) versions of Speedball 2 and Super Thunderblade. The cafe's official website. Here's the vid James made in the cafe: https://youtube.com/shorts/lVRcTr7Scgg Our very old podcast tribute to The Bitmap Brothers: https://youtu.be/tXP7p8tgwLU The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" epsiodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.

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