Retro Asylum - The UK's No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast

In our final episode of 2021, Chris, Mads and returning host Chris O'Regan talk Intellivision and whittle down a long list of games into an exciting and varied shortlist. Click here to listen to the Cane and Rinse Streams Episode 110 - Intellivision Special  that is mentioned in the episode. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. SiEC Adam Hinde Chris O'Regan James Dunn Han...

After years of delivering highly produced Xmas specials, the RA team leave this years effort down to fate. Will this cavalier attitude end in disaster or will you enjoy the party regardless? As usual, all the latest news and gosip is discussed. Special thanks to Scott Pearson for our wonderful cover! Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. SiEC Adam Hinde Chris O'Regan James...

In this episode Chris and Mads attempt to get their rocks off without waggling their joysticks... by playing through Chuck Benton's 1981 text adventure, Softporn Adventure. They also touch on Tapper and the latest retro gaming news. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. SiEC Adam Hinde Chris O'Regan James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill Paul Bulla...

In this episode Chris is joined by Patrick Arthur and James Tuerlings of the Retro Spectives podcast in part 2 of our cross-over series. The guys take a deep dive in the 1998 Black Isle Studios classic, Fallout 2. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. SiEC Adam Hinde Chris O'Regan James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Ma...

Matt, Chris and Mads whittle down the list of Amiga sequels you guys can vote for in the December game club vote. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel Tim TJ Walker Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson HeavyMetalDon James Bentley Tony Parkinson Gaz H Mal Woo...

Better late than never! Mads and Chris finally sit down to wax lyrical over the often overlooked Capcom PS2 title Maximo: Ghosts to Glory. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel Tim TJ Walker Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson HeavyMetalDon James Bentley Ton...

The Retro Asylum team celebrate 10 years of the podcast! Plus Dean & Steve visit the Arcade Club in Bury along with listeners of the show! Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel Tim TJ Walker Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson HeavyMetalDon James Bentley Ton...

Dean Swain sits down with Nicola & Anthony Caulfield from Gracious Films to chat about their latest project, The Rubber Keyed Wonder. To find out more about the movie, please visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1195082866/the-rubber-keyed-wonder-40-years-of-the-zx-spectrum Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris...

Chris and special guest host Martin Stephenson (aka Deadlock on Discord) are joined by Sean Cleaver and Ryan Dekker of Blaze Entertainment to discuss the forthcoming Evercade VS and 18 months of the Evercade handheld. Be sure to visit https://evercade.info/ Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill ChrisSilva Chri...

Chris and Mads present the candidates for November's game club game. This month, for the first time ever, we'll be voting for two games! Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel Tim TJ Walker Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson Alastair Ba...

Chris and Mads set out to kill God in this year's game club RPG: Xenogears on the original PlayStation. Plus they discuss all the latest news on the retro gaming scene. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adri...

Chris Worthington sits down for a chat with Jimmy Maher, author and writer of Amiga The Future Was Here and the Digital and Analog Antiquarian blogs. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. James Dunn Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson Alastair...

Chris and Mads reveal the shortlist for October's game club game from a longlist compiled by our listener, Roushi. Roushi is known for his vast knowledge of gaming from all ages so take a listen to see what hidden gems he has found for us. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey...

Steve and Dean are back for the final part of our special journey through the 1980's. Join them as they look back at some of the major events of 80's Britain. The guys also pay their respects to Sir Clive Sinclair. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninj...

In the second part of our nostalgic special, Dean & Steve jump into their diecast Delorian and talk 1980's music and also take a look back at some of the most memorable TV adverts of the decade. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson...

In part one of our nostalgic special, Steve & Dean travel back to the decade that gave us New Wave, sticky neon carpet & mullet hair styles to discuss their favorite toys, TV shows & films of the 1980's. Also discussed: The A500, Steam Deck & the MiSTer FPGA project. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Ch...

The artist formerly known as young Chris and Mads don their HEV suits and grab their trusty crowbars as they fight their way through Half-Life and its expansions in this month's game club episode. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Hans Crombeen Roushimsx Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel TJ Andy Hudso...

In this episode, Matt Wilsher climbs into his shed to grill the newly appointed Head Of Production at Antstream Arcade, Mike Rouse about the streaming services future plans, competitions and rom hacking. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. D_R_Williams Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones ninjixel TJ (Tim TJ Walker) Andy Hudson Ri...

Dean, Chris and Mads speed burst through Apex Computer Productions' C64 swan song, Mayhem in Monsterland. There is also MISTer and arcade cab chat aplenty along with a run down of some of the latest retro news. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nel...

Mads and Chris reveal the shortlist for the listeners' choice July game club game by whittling down the long list to a final four. Did your choice make the cut? Tune in to find out. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson Alastair Barr HeavyMetalD...

In our latest episode Mads and Chris sit down for a chat with Michiel Kroder and Johannes Nichell of HitP Studio to talk about their forthcoming, retro-inspired shooter, Schildmaid MX. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson Alastair Barr HeavyMet...

In this episode Chris and Mads scrub in and take a deep dive look at Bullfrog's Theme Hospital. Will Chris convince Mads that it really is a classic or is it just a radiator too far? We also announce something very special for June. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. Chris Atwill PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ri...

In this episode Mads and Chris reveal our Discord members' choices for June's game club theme and whittle down the list to just four for the public vote. The categories are games by id Software, C64 games released in the last 10 years, Shinobi games and games released commercially in the final years of a system's life. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. PM ChrisSilva Ch...

Mads, Chris, Steve & Dean team up to tackle Taito's overlooked arcade game Zoo Keeper. Will a game that was designed to be played in short bursts in an arcade, drive them & our participating listeners mad as they play it for hours over a full month? Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel TJ Andy Hudso...

Mads and Chris shake things up a little by putting up for the vote four themes for the May game club. Thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible. PM ChrisSilva Chris Hull Paul Bullard Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Ninjixel TJ Andy Hudson Ricardo Engel Adrian Nelson Alastair Barr HeavyMetalDon RoseTintedSpectrum Matthew W James Bentley Wiedo Belochkin Tony Parkinson Gaz H Mal Woods...