Episode 357: Toaplan Arcade 1

In episode 357 of The Retro Asylum hosts Chris O'Regan and Jim Middleton focus their attention on the 8th arcade cartridge for the Evercade series of consoles. It boasts 8 games from Toaplan's back catalogue of arcade games. Not only do the hosts chat about each game, but they also announce the winners of the high score challenge as well as the prize draw for some Evercade related goodies. Also covered in this episode are some retro gaming news stories, links below to the source of each one: Ubisoft are releasing Settlers II for the Amiga - https://gamingretro.co.uk/29-years-la... The 90's Arcade Racer game is now vapourware, but the sound track isn't - https://www.timeextension.com/news/20... Cubix sends Speccy heads spinning - https://www.timeextension.com/news/20... Playdate gets a GameBoy emulator - https://www.timeextension.com/news/20...  As always, thanks to all of our Patreon's who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms  Richard Hyde kingdiesel Roger Swan Plasticman Stephen James Cillian O'Brien Robert Ilott MrRockitt Pete Rogers Rune P New Game Old Flame - Podcast Christopher Bolton Damon Crockett Dylan D'Arch Bitmap Soft Mikes vintage Tech Nik, Howard Price Matthew Turner Adam Hinde Chris O'Regan James Dunn Hans aka Muppets4 Roushimsx  Guto Threadbare Chris Atwill Harvey Watson Martyn Jones Tim TJ Walker Ricardo Engel HeavyMetalDon Tony Parkinson drnovocalcord Mal Woods Cane and Rinse LamptonWorm  Mitsoyama Rhys Wynne Clint Humphrey Mark Bylund Paul Ashton Jon Sheppard Laurent Giroud Deadl0ck Aaron Maupin Jim-OrbitsIT Jon Veal Thomas scoffham Patrick Fürst Laurens Andrew Gilmour Stephen Stuttard Darren Coles Garry Heather Nick Lees Blake Brett Looking for some MiSTer FPGA accessories? Give https://misterfpga.co.uk/ a visit and use the code retroasylum to gain a 6% discount. Want to find out about Steve's band, The Last Arcade? Check them out at https://thelastarcade.net/ Looking for some new games for your favourite retro system? Then checkout https://www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/ Help support the Retro Asylum by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/retroasylum Retro Asylum on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretroasylum.bsky.social Retro Asylum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retroasylum/ Retro Asylum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCC9rIvCKoW3mdbuCsB7Ag Retro Asylum on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_retro_asylum/ Retro Asylum on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theretroasylum Twitter: @theretroasylum Retro Asylum Merchandise: https://retroasylumstore.myspreadshop.co.uk/