Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast

Resident Evil 2 candles that smell of rotting flesh, Royal Mail stamps based on the UK's most popular video games such as Worms and Sensible Soccer and a blue Sonic curry! We cover all these and lots more in our rundown of some of the craziest gaming merchandise ever released. Don't worry, this one (and next week's pod) were recorded in a much simpler time. A time when people could hang out in the...

Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Shadow of the Beast and Hired Guns. Just some of the classic titles that Mike Dailly worked on. The DMA Design legend shares some great stories and how he helped create two of gaming's most important series! We did it! We finally got him! The GTA and Lemmings creator has been a friend of ours on social media for many years but he's an incredibly busy man. Our Adrian, ev...

Is Half Life 2 the best PC FPS ever made? Valve really created a classic with this brilliant sequel. The games development, story and facts are all discussed. Plus we also look at Half-Life: Alyx and Half-Life 3. Another remote podcast just to keep things ticking over! Adrian gets the boys to chat about the wondrous Half-Life 2, a game so good it's won more awards than I have appendages! The game'...

This week, Adrian has a lovely chat with Dr David Doak! David is mostly known for his work with the Rare team that created GoldenEye and Perfect Dark. Dr Doak also went on to create TimeSplitters. Is he the true king of the fps genre? He talks to Adrian about how this opportunity came about, converting GoldenEye from a rail shooter to a first-person shooter, rubbing shoulders with the stars and cr...

What are the best multiplayer video games ever made? Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat, GoldenEye or even Micro Machines? Well, imagine you are stuck in a bunker with 3 friends and you need 5 games to keep you all from going insane. That is the challenge in our latest podcast. In bad taste? Probably. But we're here to keep your spirits up as much as you do ours! The AA boys are trapped in Dylan's undergro...

How can you play all your classic SEGA Mega Drive and Nintendo SNES carts? What is the best way to play your gaming back catalogue? We look at the consoles and devices that can bring retro back in all it's glory. Dylan has a good cathart and talks about a bunch of other alternative retro consoles from his beloved Retro Trio to the Retron 5 and handheld options. We try out and review the Mega SG in...

Mike Clarke was Psygnosis' trusted sound guru. A lot of their hit titles like the WipEout and Lemmings games were given the gloss they deserved from this man.  His stories about how the company worked are fascinating but the main flavour is brought by the Walker game that never was. Yes, there was a PS3 Walker game in the pipeline and Mike divulges all. He even let us use music that he created for...

Before Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian, Fumito Ueda created one of the best games to grace the PlayStation 2; Ico. This award-winning action-adventure title that inspired many future gaming classics gets the full Arcade Attack treatment. Back of the box makes its return as Adrian takes us through the creation and gameplay of one of the most (ahem) iconic games on the PS2. No Rob, it I...

Virtua Racing became one of the most influential arcade games of all time. SEGA's arcade racer laid the foundations for many subsequent 3D racing titles. The racing classic gets the full Arcade Attack treatment and the various console ports are discussed. What game blew you away the most at first sight? Rob throws his cap to the crowd this week and dives into Sega’s 90’s arcade peak to talk about...

Age of Empires (AoE) is one of the most important video games ever made. The series had sold 15 million units even before the third instalment! Matt Pritchard was a key cog in the Ensemble machine for the first two AoE games, his programming expertise vital in making them what they were.  Lots of AoE chat and he also touches on his time at Valve and what Half Life 3 could have been (maybe still wi...

Sonic the Hedgehog the movie caused controversy even before it was released. SEGA's spikey mascot spins into the big screen and gets the full Arcade Attack treatment. We look at the films development, the story, the actors such as Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik and our overall opinion on the film. We love you lot so much we've brought next week's podcast forward just so you can hear what we think abou...

The Bitmap Brothers created some of the best games ever made. From Speedball 2 to Gods, The Chaos Engine to Xenon 2 and Magic Pockets to Z. We give this classic company the tribute it deserves. Rebellion have recently acquired the back catalogue of The Bitmap Brothers so we thought it fitting to pay the defunct company a tribute. Well, Dylan and Adrian anyway. Yep, it's one of those heart-to-heart...

Wanna hear Dylan's attempt at winging a music podcast? Well, here ya go! Months have passed since Keith's amazing Mega Drive/Genesis Boss music podcast so Dyl took it upon himself to put together his favourite retro gaming tracks for those drives down to the shops. He talks a bit, you're probably not going to learn much about the games chosen (Lotus 2, SoR 2, SF2, Sonic 3, Devil May Cry etc...) bu...

The id Software legend Tim Willits joins our Adrian for a no holds barred chat about creating the Quake games, leading design on DOOM 3 and what he really thinks about some of his former id colleagues (you've probably guessed who we're on about). Greener pastures await him at Saber Interactive after around 24 years at id. Think you've heard all there is to know about Quake and DOOM? Think again! T...

You're stuck on a desert island. You somehow have full electricity, a TV and a game console of your choice. Which 5 retro games would you take with you to keep you sane before you are rescued? Friend of the show Andy came up with a lovely idea for us to rip off a popular Radio 4 segment, we'll leave you to guess the rest ;) Adrian, Rob and Dylan venture their choices and there's only a bit of Atar...

Walker was a really popular side-scrolling shooter for the Amiga game, developed by DMA Design. It also had a novel control system and showed off some of the best graphics ever achieved on an Amiga title. So buckle up in your Walker robot and press play! Do yourself a favour and for the first minute or so crank the volume UP! Ian Dunlop and Neill Glancy's side-scrolling shooter captured the imagin...

Alex Trowers made some true classics while working at Bullfrog. He worked on Syndicate, Magic Carpet, Hi-Octane, Dungeon Keeper 2, PowerMonger and Populous 2. Alex shares some amazing stories while working at one of the most innovative video game companies of the 90's. I really don't think we've interviewed enough Bullfrog employees so in addition to Sean Cooper and Mark Webley we've now sent Adri...

How wrong can Arcade Attack be about something? Well, confirming many of yours suspicions, quite a bloody lot, especially as far as the PlayStation Classic is concerned! Listen to the podcast that was scheduled to come out before the final lineup for the console was announced only for Sony to get the jump on us! We luckily pulled it at the last minute but here it is so you can all have a good laug...

As we face a brand new decade full of the promise of the new we’ve naturally decided to look backwards, at 10 years when retro gaming really staked a claim in the mainstream. Revamps, reissues, tournaments, bars and, of course, the characters that helped cement retro gaming's place in culture. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK...

The American dream turned sour, Max Payne is the outlawed cop hellbent on revenge after the murder of his family. The 3rd person shooter brought many things to the fore so it's only right that Adrian and Dylan enter bullet-time to chew the fat/painkillers to get to the bottom of the original game, its successful sequels and the not-so-great Marky Mark film. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy sug...

It’s Christmas, which means it’s the annual Arcade Attack Secret Santa, and another couple of music quizzes to play along with! Who got diamonds, who got coal and who won the worst how-to-draw book ever published? You'll have to listen to find out... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK  or catch us on  facebook.com/arcadeattackU...

Is there anything as crap yet beloved by retro gamers as Fred Savage movie The Wizard? The answer is yes: The Power Glove. We cover the 30th anniversary of both together with the Nintendo World Video Championships in a special 90-minute* episode. It's baaaaaad. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK  or catch us on  facebook.com/ar...

What do classic Dreamcast games Giga Wing 2, Project Justice and Cannon Spike have in common? You won't have to wait til the end of the episode to find out. Dylan's done his research (for once!) and takes us through their history, and we find out which classic 2000's punk band was named after an obscure Japanese shoot 'em up. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation?...

It's not often we invite an interviewee back for another pod. It's not often the ones we do ask agree! We're big fans of David Craddock's and he's back with a new book titled "Arcade Perfect" detailing arcade games' journeys to the home console including AA favourite's such as Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam. Adrian chatted to David about the book, their shared love of arcade games and the immense amoun...

I mean, the thing only sold 800,000 units but damn was there a lot to enjoy on it. The Genesis/Mega Drive peripheral brought 32-bit power (OK that's debatable) to your home for cheaper than a Saturn. But why? Thanks to a mystery source (listen to the pod to find out who) Adrian now has the hallowed contraption. But what does he make of it and his initial batch of games? Ohhhhhhh here goes! Fancy d...