Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast

Watch this episode . Before we go on a little break (only until next month, don't worry) we thought we'd have a chat about games where you are an animal. And who doesn't love animals? No, not anthromdkdfs, anthrofkenm, anthropomorphic characters! Several yellow cards are hinted at in this thinly-veiled attempt at a pod just to give kudos to Stray, Untitled Goose Game, and many other "animal simula...

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 po...

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...

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 mo...

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 Hunter...

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 th...

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 ...

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...

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 leg...

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...

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 o...

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 p...

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 o...

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 Bl...

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, revie...

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 bud...

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, acces...

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 P...

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 o...

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 ke...

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/lVRcTr7Scg...

I didn't arrange anything special for our 350th pod so you'll have to make do with us talking about the Mario, Sonic and Street Fighter movies in great depth... Just kidding! This podcast is a 60-minute face-off to see who's the movie royalty and who should just stick to video games. FIGHT! The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" epsiodes and increa...

This week we continue our look at the Neo-Geo, with a focus on its legendary game library. We also discuss SNK's place in the post-2D gaming landscape, as well as their various attempts to follow up on the Neo-Geo's success, including their recent ownership changes and even a little bit of breaking news... You can listen to our Metal Slug podcast: Metal Slug - Arcade Attack Podcast And also King o...

The myth...the legend...the console we could never afford! Join us as we take a a look at the formation of SNK, their early hits and the genius idea that revolutionised arcade ownership for the next decade. We also look at the brave decision to bring the arcade's technology into people's homes, as well as how it was priced and marketed. Next week, we'll be discussing the game library in more depth...

We sit down with gaming content creator and collector Lydia to ask about her 5 desert island games. Some amazing picks makes this one a must watch! Please follow 'Lydgendary' on all available channels! 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 ou...