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The UK's No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast Is Back!

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 22 – Disk can not be read! | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3279)

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Cool!!!

(apart from the lack of of a sega saturn on the front cover :D )

The UK's Number 1 Retro Gaming Podcast Is Back! With yet another funny and entertaining look back at the UK's retro gaming scene, as always there's plenty of formats covered and mentioned so there should be something here for everyone.

Feedback welcome!

Links:

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 23 – Elite Systems | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3345)

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QuoteReviews
Mean Streak ZX Spectrum
Silent Hill PS1

RePlay = How to be a complete B#*€¥rd
play this game again and relive it

Remake of the week!
Find out what this weeks remake will be!

WTF
What stinkers will Andy and Swainy Choose?

Music of week = chosen by Adz.m
Find out what classic retro tune Adz has picked

Name The Game!
Who will win? Dean? Or Andy?

Hidden Gem
Find out what hidden Gems the lads have choosen.

Topic of the month
Elite Systems

Round up
iTunes reviews we got 5 new ones

Next time on Retro Asylum on Ep 24 , the lads are going back in time to 1985!!!

:)





I really need to listen to this

Ideal Sunday night listening, loads of formats discussed as always!

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 23 1/2 – Darren | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3484)

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Today's special guest on the UK's #1 Retro Gaming Podcast "The Retro Asylum Podcast" is non other than the man the myth the legend that is Darren aka our very own forum moderator.

Find out how Darren 1st got into Retro Gaming.
How he first came across our amazing website and podcast.
His 3 desert island games and who he would have on this island to play the games with.
Darren choose's his fave machine.
What game will Darren choose to be his WTF game?

And of course Name the Game!!!!

Good episode this one!

Yeah I think this one turned out really well.

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 24 – 1985 | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3541)

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We take a look at 1985 in the Special Back In Time episode. Enjoy!

Retro Asylum's Special Report at Play Expo 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTQODwe9-yA#ws)

noice, mate... this makes me moist.

I had that caveman game. It was awesome.

Looks like a great show. The cameraman should cut down on the coffee though, he's shaking all over the place at some points :D

Bryce.

Nice coverage.  :) Thanks a lot!

I see you seem to have the same problem as me when I record videos using my cellphone. Audio and video aren't synced properly.

After a lot of searching (some time back) I found this surprisingly simple solution:

ffmpeg -i file.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy fixedfile.mkv

The mkv file has audio synced properly to the video. (Don't ask why). Then I made a function to do that with all my files in a folder:

function fixall() {
for f in *.mp4; do ffmpeg -i $f -vcodec copy -acodec copy $f.mkv; done
}

I always run that function before I start editing, and finally my videos are synced properly.

QuoteThe cameraman should cut down on the coffee though, he's shaking all over the place at some points

I would say the main issue is that his Camera is badly set, as you see all CRT monitors flickering like hell...

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 24 1/2 – Endangermice | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3617)

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I'm enjoying this podcast  :) , perhaps it would be better to have one post and update it when new chapters appears, then we would have all the related information in one post, much more easy to search and consult :)

Glad you are enjoying the show and yes, you are right about keeping everything in one folder. Could a mod merge the posts?

Cheers

Out of curiosity... it has a barcode... why? Is there a boxed/printed version?

No, the bar code is just a mock up. The whole idea of the magazine covers is to re-capture those old style magazines from back in the day because our podcast is done in a magazine format.

Thanks for merging the threads Gryzor :)

Yeah thanks a lot for merging the threads and I'm really pleased that the show is going down so well with you guys!

Quote from: Swainy on 23:30, 19 October 12
No, the bar code is just a mock up. The whole idea of the magazine covers is to re-capture those old style magazines from back in the day because our podcast is done in a magazine format.

Well, just my opinion. ... without that barcode it would look more beautiful. But as sait just my opinion.

Really like this episode. Good work!

Guys, I've got a favour to ask. If you are signed up to iTunes and you enjoy the show, please remember to give us a review.

Not only is it the 25th episode, but its also our 1st year anniversary that the whole Retro Asylum Project started.

Links: Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 25 – Play Expo 2012 | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3706)

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Congratulations for the anniversary Swainy!!! :D :D :D

Great Work as always ;)

I have enjoyed specially the interview with the Bitmap Brothers... but the sound in that part was not good, too low and i had to up the volume a lot ;)

Thanks, yes the volume was a problem on the interview as you correctly pointed out. The audio for that section was directly from the video footage that we took.

Anyway, I'm really glad that so many people are enjoying the show and please remember to spread the word :)

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 25 1/2 – The Quiz Master | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3742)

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The UK's number retro gaming podcast is back with more retro gaming fun and games,

In today's Episode, We introduce our latest 2 additions to the Retro Asylum Podcast Team Matt and Darren aka Denaris(who did host 2 earlier eps of the retro asylum) and Retro Darren (who was a guest on community retro gaming summer).

You maybe be asking yourself where are the other guys? Where is Andy? Where is Swainy? And of course where is most popular man/co-host of the show Glenn?

Well the lads decided to take a week off to chill out and recharge their batteries and also wanted to expand the Retro Asylum team by giving 2 other retro gaming fans and listeners of the show a opportunity to present the show.

I'm sure you will all agree its always a good idea to keep the show fresh and exciting and by adding new blood to the show will enhance an already amazing winning formula that we have already.

In today's show the lads tell you what they been upto, what they have been playing and also do one heck of a top 10 on Amiga racing games.

All that plus loads more!!!

Please comment and give us feed back on our new co hosts and also leave us a iTunes review.

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Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 26 – Top 10 Amiga Racers | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3793)

It's time for another half episode of "The UK's No1 Retro Gaming Podcast", as always with the half episodes we try to mix things up and this week the tables are turned as Glenn quizzes Andy on a series of retro gaming related questions. Can you answer them all correctly?

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 26 1/2 – Revenge of the Quiz Master | Retro (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3816)

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I have been out the last weeks and now is time to hear something great, two podcast for me today ;)

It's Friday so it's time for another episode of Retro Asylum. This week the show is hosted by Andy Goday & Dean Swain, as usual there is plenty of content for everyone as lots of various systems and games are discussed. Plus we announce the news of our forthcoming interview with the producers behind industry film "From Bedrooms To Billions".

The main feature is Double Dragon Vs Streets Of Rage plus you can win a Nintendo 64 so please do tune in!



Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 27 – Double Dragon Vs Streets of Rage 2 | (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3870)

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Another great show!

I also agree with Swainy that Double Dragon out classes Streets of Rage 2 ;D

Damn I don't have enough time... :(

Quote from: sigh on 16:16, 26 November 12
Another great show!

I also agree with Swainy that Double Dragon out classes Streets of Rage 2 ;D

Nice to know that someone else agrees with me. We've put the question to our listeners and I'm loosing on the poll :(

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Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 27 1/2 – Megadrive pick ups | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3916)

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 28 – From Bedroom to Billions | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/3961)

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Your host this week is Matt Denaris who talks about the current trend of Kickstarter funded games and other retro related stuff such as Christmas gaming memories.

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Absolutely loved the Bedroom to Billions interview and am very excited about this film.
Looking forward to this next podcast.

It's the Retro Asylum Christmas Edition! In this episode all 5 hosts talk about their Crimbo gaming memories. We hope that you enjoy it!

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Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 29 – Xmas Retro Gaming Memories | Retro (http://retroasylum.com/archives/4097)

In this half episode, Andy Godoy & Glenn "isn't it?" Atkinson discuss the great debate of 16bit wars. What is better, the Megadrive or SNES? They compare games that were released on both systems, with Glenn making a meal out of the English language as always :)

Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 29 1/2 – 16bit wars | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/4123)

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Retro Asylum Podcast Episode 30 – The Best of Retro Asylum | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/4157)

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How much do I have to donate to get rid off the barcode?  :P

What's wrong with the barcode? Barcodes were introduced to Commercial/Domestic products (such as Magazines) for pricing in the mid to late 70's. You can't get much more retro than that!

Bryce.

The barcode is the sign of the devil. Just check out the three pairs of lines which never show a number, they always are 666.
And honestly in the 80ies - like I remember - nothing had a damn barcode. Todays stuff all has that evil thing though. Not one of my CPC products ever had one.
They haven't been used commecially in the 70ies either:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode#Industrial_adoption (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode#Industrial_adoption)

"The very first scanning of the now ubiquitous Universal Product Code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code) (UPC) barcode was on a pack of Wrigley Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Company) chewing gum in June 1974." - Taken from the page you just linked to.

I'm not superstitious, so that devil stuff doesn't interest me.

Bryce.

There is nothing superstitious, the interaction of energy fields and signs on products is nothing new in research. Public is just not informed. But this is getting offtopic. In my opinion a barcode is a ugly piece of wasted space and something negative. Satanists like it though  :laugh:

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Another great episode! Will you do an episode on the Atari ST and also the MSX?

We really want to cover the ST but none of us actually owned one back in the day, so we will have to get a guest on to talk about it... So if you fancy getting on the show, let me know. Same goes for the MSX.

The next half episode (out this Friday) is about ZX Spectrum music so there's a fair bit in there for CPC users as the AY chip stuff gets a lot of attention.

Quote from: TFM/FS on 21:24, 07 January 13
How much do I have to donate to get rid off the barcode?  :P

Name a price :)

Hmm..... must think about something very special ....

Quote from: Swainy on 23:09, 07 January 13
We really want to cover the ST but none of us actually owned one back in the day, so we will have to get a guest on to talk about it... So if you fancy getting on the show, let me know. Same goes for the MSX.

The next half episode (out this Friday) is about ZX Spectrum music so there's a fair bit in there for CPC users as the AY chip stuff gets a lot of attention.

Ahhhh. I never owned an ST or MSX unfortunately.

Well, never mind. You had a CPC  8)

"The UK's No1 Retro Gaming Podcast" is back for another half episode as this weeks host Dean Swain, takes us on a journey of nostalga as he play's us some of his favourite Beeper & AY tunes taken from classic ZX Spectrum games.

Featuring tracks from some of the all time greats such as Tim Follin, Ben Daglish & Jonathan Dunn this is an episode not to be missed!

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Nice - though I wish it were longer! I hoping that target renegade and robocop was going too make it in :P

They both have great music but I was worried about making this episode too long as I know that not everyone is a fan of the beeper & AY chip (C64 & Amiga users usually lol)

The UK's Number 1 Retro Gaming Podcast is back! The hosts for this episode are Matt & Damien who take a detailed look back at two of the most unappreciated retro systems ever released, namely the Acorn Archimedes and NEC's PC Engine.
The guys also tell us what they have been playing and what else they have been up to recently and Damien reveals that retroasylum.com is soon to recieve a much needed facelift.
Please subscribe and download on iTunes and please leave us a iTunes review.
Retro Asylum: Episode 31 – Two Unappreciated Systems | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/4225)
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I really enjoyed all the techie details! The PC engine was a great machine but out of my price range during that time. At school we had the Nimbus machines as well as the BBC.

The Archie and PCE? Darn, I was hoping this was about the GX and the Mega STe...

Not sure you can call the PCE "underappreciated", but me falling ill may be a good chance to find out why :)

Hi Swainy,
     I'm an avid listener of the Retro Asylum Podcasts, but may I make a suggestion?
Maybe most people listen to these online, but I usually download them to a real iPod and listen to them while out and about (yes I do leave my hardware cave on occassions). The problem is, the Tag data is all over the place. There's no track numbers, the artist varies, the album varies, even the Genre varies and the titles aren't always complete - the latest ones just had Ep. and a number, which even then wasn't correct (or did I get a sneak preview to Ep. 37??), so it's almost impossible to find the one you want on an iPod. Maybe I'm the only person here that doesn't listen to them online, but it would be nice if they were a little easier to use / sort on a real iPod.

The contents are as always - top notch :)

Bryce.

Hmmmm.... another problem with Apple-crap. Better take Amstad stuff! I always use my aPod for listening to podcasts ;)

Can I stroll into town, with a CPC6128, GT65 and a massive battery pack in my pocket? No.

For those situations, modern stuff, even from apple if it has to be, is required.

Bryce.

I don't think the bit about aPod was serious, Bryce! Although I'm sure TFM may well have thought about making one. :D

I know, but I just got this picture in my head of me trying to walk down the street with a CPC based MP3 player in my pocket :D

Bryce.

Well, at 6128 and a monitor on the back, sitting in trains or walking through streets, yes that's the old way we have joined CPC meetings for a long time. And it's a good work out btw. cost free too ;)

But, no seriously. Today it shouldn't be a problem to use a pocket CPC, you can make it as small as the NC200 maybe.

Until you guys finished the hardware, I'll have finished the software - featuring Swainys special tags!

Quote from: Bryce on 22:34, 21 January 13
I know, but I just got this picture in my head of me trying to walk down the street with a CPC based MP3 player in my pocket :D

Bryce.

It's EASY, all you need is a battery pack, a GX4000, a digiblaster wired in somewhere and a cartridge containing your audio files. :P
You could knock that up in an evening ;D

P.S,  you could hide the whole thing under a beer hat. 8)

Quote from: Bryce on 16:11, 21 January 13
Hi Swainy,
     I'm an avid listener of the Retro Asylum Podcasts, but may I make a suggestion?
Maybe most people listen to these online, but I usually download them to a real iPod and listen to them while out and about (yes I do leave my hardware cave on occassions). The problem is, the Tag data is all over the place. There's no track numbers, the artist varies, the album varies, even the Genre varies and the titles aren't always complete - the latest ones just had Ep. and a number, which even then wasn't correct (or did I get a sneak preview to Ep. 37??), so it's almost impossible to find the one you want on an iPod. Maybe I'm the only person here that doesn't listen to them online, but it would be nice if they were a little easier to use / sort on a real iPod.

The contents are as always - top notch :)

Bryce.

It's a good point actually and the episode numbering was probably my fault. Whilst Andy is away I've been uploading these episodes. The trouble is, I work nights and I've been doing it once I get home after a 12 hour shift so I've been rushing it a bit as I just want to go to bed :)

In future I'll make sure that the episode number is correct on the file and that all the info is in the same place on each episode. Glad to hear that you are still enjoying the show though!

In this half episode, Foggy (the host formerly known as Retro Darren) travels back to the dawn of video gaming to take a look at early advertising and how those early publishers and manufacturers spread the word of systems such as the Atari VCS & Mattel Intelvision.

Also we are pleased to announce that the retroasylum.com re-design is underway:

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Please subscribe and download on iTunes and please leave us a iTunes review.

Episode 31.5 – Early Video Game Advertising | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/archives/4566)

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Welcome back to "The UK's No 1 Retro Gaming Podcast". After both having time off from podcasting duties, both Andy and Glenn are back and better than ever. In this episode the guy's take a look back at the Sega Master System version of California Games and The New Zealand Story on the Nintendo Entertainment System plus loads more including features such as WTF, Hidden Gem & Let's Play.

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What happened to the link where I can download the file?? Not just two different links to hear it with some flashplayer thingy!

Bryce.

Here you go mate.
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Your favorite UK based retro podcast is back for another half episode in which Darren aka "Foggy" talks us over his personal top ten Commodore 64 games from the year of 1983. So what games are included in this top 10? Only one way to find out, get listening folks!

Please subscribe and download on iTunes and please leave us a iTunes review

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THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE HALL OF SHAME. SHAME ON YOU.

Because of the brown bread bin? :)

Quote from: Gryzor on 21:16, 09 February 13
THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE HALL OF SHAME. SHAME ON YOU.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

The UK's No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast returns for another fun packed episode! Your hosts are Andy and Dean (Swainy) who discuss a problem that affects all of us, the difficulty of finding the time to play games as you get older. As we get older, we inevitably find ourselves with extra responsibilities be it owning a house, being a parent and of course being married. With all of this going on, how can we find any time for gaming?
Also in the show:

The guys talk about their latest retro game puchases, hidden gems, reviews, name the game and loads, loads more!

Please subscribe and download on iTunes and please leave us a iTunes review.

Episode 33 – Finding the time to play games | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-33-finding-the-time-to-play-games/)

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Finding the time can indeed be a tricky quest.

Even after buying the retro machine one had as a kid, it ends up being stored in the closet. No time to play.

Unless: You arrange for a retro meeting with your retro mates. Make it an event. That has worked for me. We're holding two kinds of events for our mates: An "Arcade Day" where we go visit an arcade museum and play all the arcade games. And a "Retro Gaming Day" where we bring our own retro machines and play all day.  :)

It's been fun!

This year we're going again in April.  :)

how did I never spot this podcast?!  Been looking for a new retro podcast and here it is!

Quote from: khisanth on 22:15, 17 February 13
how did I never spot this podcast?!  Been looking for a new retro podcast and here it is!

Always nice to gain new listeners and its never too late to catch up. I hope that you enjoy the show mate!

It's too bad I live very near where I work. The only time I could really listen to podcasts was when commuting, but now I don't get that :D

This is a brilliant episode. The upcoming retro shows they mentioned sounds interesting too.

Retro Asylum's Foggy goes back in time to 1988, a time when the Commodore Amiga was still a new system with a bright gaming future ahead of it. Making the transition from the 8bit machines, what 1988 Amiga titles made an ever lasting impression on this weeks host?

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Episode 33.5 – Foggy's Amiga Top Ten Of 88 | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-33-5-foggys-amiga-top-ten-of-88/)

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Bit of a late entry as I was busy when this was published last Friday.



Big thanks to Damien and Glenn for recording this episode at the last minute. The lads really saved the day and have recorded a great episode in a minute's notice. In this Ep the lads tell you what they have been upto and playing Glenn = Has dusted of his Sega Saturn and plays Nights Damien = Has done the same thing but with his GameCube plays Time Splitters The lads also review a few games and also have a few WTF for you all to avoid. Also in this episode we tell you how can win 2 tickets to the biggest Retro Event of the year "Revival" Big thanks to Chris Wilkins for giving us the tickets as a prize give away Also big thanks to Anthony Ogden for being this months Sponsor. (Editors/Andy note ....Because this episode was slightly short due to lack of time and last minute recording I've added a Easter Egg in the show)

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Episode 34 – Win Tickets to Revival (2nd Edit) | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-34-win-tickets-to-revival)
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Matt digs deeper into the sounds of the mighty SID chip to give you tunes you might not have heard before along with some chat about the chip itself.
Be warned, some technical speak is included free of charge – so don't say we aren't generous! Did you know there has been a real synthesiser designed around the SID & commercially sold? Was SID music a genre in its own right? Are there even more SID tunes out there that better the greats we all now and love? All this and more discussed in this episode.

Hopefully you'll now be inspired to get listening to tunes & musicians outside of the obvious norm.

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The UK's No1 Retro Gaming Podcast returns once again with Andy & Swainy as they take another nostalgic trip back to your gaming youth!
The lads discuss GEEK 2013 and what games & systems they have been buying and playing over the past few weeks. Swainy gives the classic budget game Zub by the Pickford Brothers on the ZX Spectrum the once over, we give away more free tickets for Revival in our great exclusive competition, play "Name The Game" and we also take a look at the SEGA range of consoles.
Episode 35 – Whats Zub? | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/epiosde-35-whats-zub/)
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Ep 35 1/2 Swainy's Top 10 Amiga Tunes | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/ep-35-12-swainys-top-10-amiga-tunes/)

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Looking forward to this one. I really enjoyed Denaris C64 tunes episode.

Thanks mate, let me know what you thought of it once you've had a listen :)

Interesting selection and I agree that the Lethal Weapon 3 tune was the best of the bunch. It wouldn't of felt out of place in a double dragon game:)

For me it would of been the The title music for Lotus Esprit 2 and the music from Shadowlands.

Thanks mate, yeah there was loads of tunes that I was on the fence about but I was happy with my final selection. Right, onto this weeks episode!




Foggy is back once again and this time he brought one of our very own Retro Asylum community members SimonLcfc!
This time round the lads take a look at their top top 10 Speccy games from 1984.

We also announce the winner of the 2nd set of tickets to Revival on the 18th of May and also announce the 3rd set of tickets that we will be given away courtesy of Chris Wilkins the organiser of Revival.

We also are happy to announce that the C64 Elite collection is out today and thanks to Steve Wilcox the main man from Elite Systems we will be giving away some iPhone/iPad game codes.

All that plus loads more retro fun and games.

Episode 36 – Top 10 Speccy Games 1984 | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-36-top-10-speccy-games-1984/)
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I really like what you guys are doing with the magazine covers!

Looking forward to hearing this next podcast.

Yeah I think people look forward to the covers as much as the actual podcast. It's just our way of bringing back that old magazine vibe :)

Right, I'm a bit late posting this one. It's been a manic week!



In this episode Andy plays you the music that captured his imagination through out the last 30 something years.

This podcast is meant to be an insight into who Andy is by the way of music, just like a Movie soundtrack, this soundtrack should hopefully convey who Andy is by his choice of music and his story.

The tunes we play in this episode,range from ZX Spectrum all the way to the Gamecube,so there should be something for everyone.

Hope you enjoy this episode. please leave us your feedback and please if you haven't already leave us a iTunes review.

Ep 36 1/2 – Soundtrack To My Retro Gaming Life "Andy" | Retro (http://retroasylum.com/ep-36-12-soundtrack-to-my-retro-gaming-life-andy/)

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Some good musical choices.

Would of liked to have heard more CPC tunes like Wec Le Mans which was different from the speccy and C64 version and is fantastic!

I also would of replaced that Street of Rage music with the second mission music from Double Dragon:)

Great podcast! Keep em coming!


@Swainy - Any news on double dragon remake? Has the 2nd mission music track been created? Would love to hear it in all it's 8 bit beauty!

It's still going ahead but the ball is currently in Jim Bagley's court. He's been very busy with his own stuff but it will happen mate, I'm just not sure when.

Right, another week, another episode.



Part 1 of a 2 part special, Matt interviews Dino Dini who of course is the programmer behind the first two Kick Off games and Goal. Matt & Dino don't shy away from getting technical, talking physics coding and of course football. There's even talk of what ended Dino's career - for a time.

Please remember to leave us an iTunes review if you haven't done so already. Cheers!

Ep 37 – Dino Dini Interview Part 1 | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/ep-37-dino-dini-interview-part-1/)

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Yes! Excellent stuff, I love Kick Off.

I cant wait to listen to this interview tomorrow!

Superb!

I like the talk on the decision of how he made the game scroll on the ST due to the hardware differences to that of an Amiga.
Looking forward to part 2.

I would love to hear an interview from Richard Aplin, now that he's on the forum:)

I'll see what we can do... Or if someone can point Richard in this threads direction :)

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I like the talk on the decision of how he made the game scroll on the ST due to the hardware differences to that of an Amiga.

Yeah, me too. Nice reminder of the similarity between the ST and the CPC (and the pain coders feel!).

Also was interesting to hear Dino talk about the chip design and how easy it would have been to implement some features.

In this Episode we have our first of hopefully many auditions for the co-host slot on the podcast. Our first audition is Captainblood7 from the retro asylum forums, who has done a great job on his audition.

Also on this podcast Andy starts of the show telling us what hes been upto and what hes been playing as well as reading out a topic from the forum.

So if you want to give the Retro Asylum co-host audition a go, then why not record a mp3, zip and email it to andy@retroasylum.com or upload the mp3 to a upload site and then email us the link.

I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and please leave us a itunes review.

Ep 37 1/2 – Audition 1 – Captainblood7 | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/ep-37-12-audition-1-captainblood7/)

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This weeks main topic is our car boot sale £20 challenge, in which Andy & Swainy along with two Retro Asylum forum members hit a massive car boot sale in Essex to see what bargains they can grab.

Ep 38 The Essex Car-boot Sale £20 Challenge | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/ep-38-the-essex-car-boot-sale-20-challenge/)

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I doubt you plugged the Spectrum +2A PSU into the RGB output. The pins don't line up, you'd need a hammer to get it in.

Bryce.

Hopefully not, I just know what Andy is like :)

This half episode is another audition, this time from Andrew Joseph.

Andrew talks to about how he got into retro gaming and his view of gaming back in the day retro gaming memories such as the ZX Spectrum+2, Sega Master System and the Commodore Amiga plus loads more.

If you would like to audition for the co-host slot, then please record a mp3 between 10-15mins and then either zip file or upload to sharing site and then email me @ andy@retroasylum.com

Ep 38 1/2 – Audition 2 – Andrew Joseph | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/ep-38-12-audition-2-andrew-joseph/)

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Retro Asylum returns with the 2nd and final part of the Dino Dini interview.


In this episode  we cover life after Goal! Dino's admiration for David Braben, what games he's playing, his opinions on Kickstarter, music, future plans and talks about video games being an art form.


All this plus loads more Retro gaming goodness.


Big thanks to Dino Dini for taking part in the interview.


If you enjoy the show please comment and most of all please leave us a itunes review if you haven't already.


Episode 39 – Dino Dini Interview Part 2 | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-39-dino-dini-interview-part-2/)


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A great conclusion on the Dino interview. Hope to hear more interviews soon.

Cheers mate, we've got more lined up!

Anyway, the auditions continue...



In our 3rd audition for the Retro Asylum co-host position the man taking the plunge is Anthony Ogden aka Uniforix.

Uniforix tells us how he first got into gaming and how he got his 1st computer the Oric Atmos, plus loads more retro gaming chit chat including the ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron and programming.

Episode 39 1/2 – Uniforix | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-39-12-uniforix/)

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In this episode, the Retro Asylum Podcast team along with a few RA forum members, find themselves at the greatest retro gaming expo ever "Revival".


The lads not only had a great time at the event, playing arcades and consoles but also managed to record a podcast at the event.


This episode is slightly different to our usual episodes as it's more of a round table discussion about the event and retro gaming. Big thanks to Chris Wilkins and the whole Revival team for putting on the best retro gaming event that we have been to so far.


Episode 40 – Road To Revival Expo | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-40-road-to-revival-expo/)


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I'm a bit late posting this half episode, it was released on Friday but I was busy. Anyway, it's another audition episode. This time round for our 4th audition we have Dirk Digduggler.


Dirk tells us how he got into gaming, the first game he ever played, playing a C64, Target Renegade, Street Fighter 2 and loads more retro gaming goodness.


Please show your support and leave a comment and feedback on this amazing episode.


Also if you haven't already please leave us a itunes review
Big thanks to Dirk Digduggler and to all our retromaniacs out there.


Episode 40 1/2 – Dirk Digduggler | Retro Asylum (http://retroasylum.com/episode-40-12-dirk-digduggler-2/)


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Last 2 episodes have been really insightful. Anyone here thinking of auditioning?

Great work!

The latest episode is clocking in at nearly 2 hours and is fantastic. This is another episode that has gone into my favourites with lots of CPC talk.

And continuing his amazing work, they have a pair of nice short interviews in their web with Richard Aplin (http://retroasylum.com/an-interview-with-richard-aplin/) and Mike Lamb (http://retroasylum.com/an-interview-with-mike-lamb/).