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A quintet of show hosts from Retro Asylum Towers grace us with their presence as they chat about the flurry of old-new hardware that was announced in Q2 2026 for later in the year. Topics covered include The Spectrum White Special Edition, Neo Geo AGS+, C64C Ultra, The Spectrum Handheld, and THEC64 handheld among many...

In this interview special episode of Retro Asylum, show host Chris O’Regan chats with Mike Diver, the author of Aliens: The Video Games. This book covers the video games that attempt to portray the horror and excitement of the Alien films. Chris and Mike talk through what to expect to find in the book while...

Steve chats to the Zapped to the Past lads once more, this time as they come to the end of the Zzap Magazine era. With a new direction and an upcoming Kick Starter… Find out what’s next for the lads! If you want to back the Zapped To The Past book on Kickstarter, follow this...

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but clearly they were not referring to the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The hosts Jim Middleton,, Chris O’Regan, and Chris Worthington of the Retro Asylum put this to theory to the test….again by taking a look at a few recently released games for...

Mads and Chris roll back the years with a game club style look at Atari Lynx launch title, Chip’s Challenge. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Forge Guy Simms (mdkdue)Richard HydeRoger SwanPlasticmanStephen JamesRobert IlottPete RogersRune PNew Game Old Flame – PodcastChristopher BoltonDylan D’ArchBitmap...

In this episode Jim, Dean, Mark & Chris delve into the SEGA SG-1000, a system that didn’t reach the shores of the UK or the States and had the misfortune of being released on the same day as the Nintendo Famicon in Japan. What did the guys think of the system and it’s games? Tune in to...

Dean Swain & Steve Erickson chat to Anthony and Nicola Caulfield of Gracious Films to discuss their love of film making, what they are currently working on and what the future holds. Visit Gracious Films at https://www.graciousfilms.com Back The Rubber Keyed Wonder/ Expansion at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graciousfilms/the-rubber-keyed-wonder-zx-spectrum-expansion-pack/ Show your interest in the C64 Documentary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graciousfilms/the-commodore-64-the-birth-of-a-cultural-icon As always,...

The RA team assemble along with Gordon King from the RGDS podcast, wave their white flags into the air to declare a ceasefire and instead spread happiness and cheer during the festive season. Special thanks to Scott Pearson for yet another great cover! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode...

Dean Swain, Jim Middleton & Chris O’Regan chat to the man behind the Vectrex Mini Kickstarter, David Oghia. Find out how the project started, how the Kickstarter campaign is going and what to expect from the finished product. Check the Vectrex Mini Kickstarter campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who...

Dean Swain & Jim Middleton are joined by the editor of Retro Gamer Magazine Darran Jones for an exclusive interview. Find out how Darran first got into writing, how he started his career in the magazine business and even what his favourite meal from his local fish & chip shop is. As always, thanks to...

Jim and Chris hold a vigil for Dean’s Vectrex before talking to Russ and Oli AKA RetroRuss and 8BitBoyUK about the recently announced UK KongOff – Hot Sauce is optional! Link’s for the topics covered in this episode: Donkey Kong Off UK – http://ukkongoff.fun Arcade Club Arcade Club – https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ Retro Russ – http://www.youtube.com/@Retro_Russ_ 8bit...

Dean, Steve & Mark take a look at the TV & Movie licenses that maybe deserved a game but never actually got one, plus we discuss the Vectrex Mini and a lot more! Want to attend the Fastloaders C64 gig mentioned in this episode? Visit https://www.fatsoma.com/e/t4bfwefi/fastloaders-commodore-64-rocks-live As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who...

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. I 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...

Christopher O’Regan and Dean Swain chat to Henrique Olifiers and Chris Hill about the amazingly successful 3rd Kickstarter campaign of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next and a whole lot more! If you want to back the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter campaign, you can find it at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s...

Mads and Jim pick four games to play for July’s High Score Challenge from the Toaplan Arcade 1 cartridge on the Evercade. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard HydekingdieselRoger SwanPlasticmanStephen JamesCillian O’BrienRobert IlottMrRockittPete RogersRune PNew Game Old Flame – PodcastChristopher...

In this episode Jim and Chris O’Regan talk all things Evercade with Blaze CEO Andrew Byatt and Head of Marketing Sean Cleaver. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard HydekingdieselRoger SwanPlasticmanStephen JamesCillian O’BrienRobert IlottMrRockittPete RogersRune PNew Game Old Flame – PodcastChristopher...

In this episode of Retro Asylum Dean Swain & Chris O’Regan are joined by Paul from Pixel Jockey to discuss the Magic Knight 40th Anniversary Collection Kickstarter. Plus Dean updates us on his OutRun DIY Arcade project & Chris talk’s Flashback & Oblivion! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode...

In the latest in our Evercade cart-by-cart series Chris W, Chris O and Jim take a look at the games of Atari Collection 2. As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard HydekingdieselRoger SwanPlasticmanStephen JamesCillian O’BrienRobert IlottMrRockittPete RogersRune PNew Game Old Flame...

Mark, Steve & Dean dress up as Michael Knight,  Devon Miles & Dr Bonnie Barstow respectively to discuss the classic action crime drama that had us all running around playgrounds pretending to be a talking car! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard...

In this episode Chris and Jim chat to Richard Moss and Connor O’Keane about their upcoming five part documentary ‘Terrorbytes’ celebrating all things Horror in video games. Order your copy of TerrorBytes at https://terrorbytesdoc.com/ As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your kind donations! Guy Simms Richard...

Steel Battalion, the game with arguably the largest controller ever made for a home console gets the RA treatment. Join Chris O’Regan and Mark Byland as they strap themselves in their VTs and try not to fall over! As always, thanks to all of our Patreon’s who made this episode possible, we really appreciate your...

In this episode, Chris and Mads are joined by special guest Martin (of evercade.info fame) to take a look at the games included on the fourth Evercade cartridge. Like the Earthworm Jim art on our cover? It’s by an artist called Snugglestab. You can find more great art by Snugglestab at https://www.deviantart.com/snugglestab As always, thanks...