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In this episode of the Retro Asylum podcast, show host Jim Middleton catches up with UK Kong Off organisers Oli and Russ to talk all things Arcade Club, Donkey Kong and Walter Day. Before heading off to the North...

In this episode of The Retro Asylum Podcast, show host Chris O’Regan chats to Chris Smith and Darren Melbourne, 2 of the 3 founding members of Retro Games Ltd about their past, present, and even future projects...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...