Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast

Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast

Retro gaming chat with James, Keith, Adrian and Dylan plus interviews with a plethora of gaming legends. Almost a million downloads and 300+ episodes to enjoy. arcadeattack.co.uk/podcasts/

Episodes

April 7, 2026 70 mins

We put two giant retro gaming titles up against each other and ask our Patreons to decide the winner! We look at graphics, story, gameplay and music and ask which one takes that crown!

This time it's Chrono Trigger Vs Final Fantasy VI.

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There are numerous "free" games available for download, but what are the benefits and pitfalls for the current-gen gamer? In the first of the series, the gang discuss Roblox, Rocket League and Fortnite while trying to offer advice in a very Arcade Attack/hamfisted way.

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Dyl chatted to Bitmap Books supremo Sam Dyer about the five games he'd choose if he was stranded on a desert island. What did he choose? Lionel Richie is your only clue, enjoy!

Check out Bitmap Books' amazing library at their official site: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/

And Leaps + Bounds:

https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/leaps-bounds-a-visual-guide-to-nine-console-generations

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LucasArts are regarded as one of the best creators of point-&-click adventure titles. From Monkey Island to Indiana Jones, Maniac Mansion to Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango to Full Throttle and so much more. In fact, they created 15 legendary adventure games and for the first time ever they have now been ranked from worst to best!

Using a poll on the Point & Click Adenture Games Facbeook group (with over 64k members), we...

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March 10, 2026 53 mins

Dyl finally lets the boys get their hands on his pickup from The Game Galaxy in Rotterdam - The Lucky Dime Caper feat. Donald Duck.

Was this 1991 Sega Master System release any good? Er...

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Vid filmed in the Gaming Galaxy:

https://youtube.com/shorts/58UQ4whGXwk

Testing out the cart at home vid:

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We've got another cracking episode of our Desert Island Diskettes series, this time with a special guest!

KimC86, a survival horror streamer and all round retro gaming lover, gives us her top 5 desert island games.

Great fun, great games and an all round great episode. A must listen! And you can check out Kim's YT channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/@KimC_86

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February 24, 2026 72 mins

Kevin Bayliss reflects on his incredible career at Rare in this fascinating interview. He worked on some incredible games including Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads, Diddy Kong Racing and Killer Instinct.

Kevin shares some amazing stories including how he created Diddy Kong, why Rare and Nintendo had such an iconic partnership in the 90s, and how Diddy Kong Racing could have looked very different.

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February 17, 2026 58 mins

It's time for us to rip off, er, I mean, pay homage to the BBC in the only way we know how and bring back Arcade Attack's Desert Island Diskettes. Try saying that after a few shandies.

As it's a comeback for the format, the boys get to choose only two games they'd have if they were stranded on a desert island.

Look out for more of these in the future! If you're a retro gaming (or gaming) conte...

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Did you know that not every video game character was designed by Sega or Nintendo? I know, scary.

After revealing the top 25 characters of the aforementioned companies in previous pods, we finally look at the best of the rest...

Who will be crowned the best? Will it be a street fighter, maybe a resident evil resident, a mere mortal who likes to kombat or perhaps even an alien from the Nth Dimension? Enjoy this top 25!

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Next week we're presenting you with our top 25 video game characters not created by Sega or Nintendo - but this week, enjoy this bonus podcast where we look at some of the unlucky characters who did not make our top 25!

Did your favourite character make the subs bench? Should they have ranked higher? Get ready to shout at us as we reveal the characters who did not make our top 25 of all time!

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In a follow up to last week's episode, we continue our look back at the gaming scene circa March 1993 by delving into three more of the most popular magazines of the time, including a perspective from across the pond courtesy of Electronic Gaming Monthly.

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Remember a time when print media was still relevant? We do, and without gaming magazines Arcade Attack would (probably) never have been born. So join us as we take a look back at the March 1993 issue of the mighty Sega Power, and share some of our own magazine related tales...

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Ryoichi Hasegawa is a true SEGA legend. He helped produce some classic titles including NiGHTS into Dreams, Crazy Taxi, Streets of Rage 3, Burning Rangers, Ecco the Dolphin and Sonic Jam. He also worked on other classic titles such as Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Jak and Daxter and The Last of Us for Sony.

Stories include his work on Streets of Rage 3 and why it was so much harder for US gamers, his showdown with Nintendo whe...

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January 6, 2026 47 mins

It's time for Dyl to give the boys lots of books he's accumulated over the years which bring AI, Witcher and other discussions to the table..

The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at:

https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack

We've plenty of retro gaming video content (if that's your thang) at:

https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack

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December 30, 2025 103 mins

Following on from last week's pod, James tackles all the toys we loved at Christmas in the 1990s...

Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? The best way to do that is to become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at:

https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack

We've plenty of retro gaming video content (if that's your thang) at:

https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack

For our back catal...

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December 23, 2025 67 mins

What were the world's favourite Christmas toys in the 1980s? James has a jolly good shot at naming them in this week's podcast! Next week, the '90s!

That's right, from this week we are now WEEKLY again! Want to help keep us going? The best way to do that is to become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 a month.

Find out more at:

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We've plenty of retro gaming video content (if that's your thang) at:

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Erik Wahlberg, John Brandstetter, Kich Ma and Frank Lucero helped create Eternal Champions and share the behind the scenes story of creating one of SEGA's biggets hits!

Eternal Champions and the follow up title Challenge from the Dark Side are both discussed in great detail with the people who made these titles possible. This amazing SEGA team helped take on Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.

They reflect on the game's development a...

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November 21, 2025 83 mins

What is Minecraft? Er, watch and listen as Dyl scrambles to answer this question whilst also covering the Jack Black 'A Minecraft Movie' as well as the Minecraft Experience.

That's a whole lotta Minecraft.

You can watch Dyl play Minecraft while listening to this podcast if you wish.

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November 7, 2025 52 mins

Scott Miller is the gaming legend who founded Apogee Software and 3D Realms. He's best known in our circles for being a pioneer of the shareware model that helped change gaming forever.

Scott also helped launch some amazing titles including Duke Nukem 3D, Max Payne, Commander Keen and Raptor. Scott shares some amazing stories on his hit titles, how he helped id Software on their way and also the truth behind Duke Nukem Forever and ...

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October 24, 2025 98 mins

Love a bit of Barbie's fashion parade? Sunk an unholy amount of hours into a game? Really enjoyed one of those universally hated titles? Well this pod is just for you!

We look at a whole host of your guilty gaming pleasures. So strap in and enjoy, hopefully without too much cringe.

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