Street Fighter The Movie was released in 1994 and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia. The movie was based on the classic Capcom fighting games and received very mixed reviews. We are here to look at the films development, actors, storyline and give our personal opinions. We also look at Street Fighter - The Movie, the game! Yes, very inception, we know! It's about time we had a chat about films based on our favourite video games. So, erm, we've chosen to start with Street Fighter (than...
Nov 10, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Dylan and Adrian's meandering chat about the Atari Jaguar CD and Sega (Mega) CD peripherals they picked up a few months ago went so well they decided to give us an update! Rob and Keith joined this time round to mainly look confused. To give you a taste of what's to come, Adrian's had time shuffling around jumbled up music videos whilst Dylan still doesn't know what to make of Sonic CD... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or...
Nov 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Golden Axe was once one of SEGA's most celebrated franchises. The arcade brawler spawned loads of sequels and helped put the SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis) on the map. Enjoy our rundown of the series and some amazing signing from Rob... Our "Halloween special" isn't really that spooky. Although, Rob's intro may give you the shivers. He's here this week to talk us through a franchise that all of us have had experience with and confirms, as we've all suspected, that it pioneered a lot of game mechanics...
Oct 27, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 87
How does a game contained in only one screen capture the hearts and minds of gamers? Let Adrian tell the tale of IK+, a three player (yes, three), one-screen based, karate game created by the legendary Archer Maclean... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram . Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming podcast on your favourite podcast platform. We are on Apple Podcasts...
Oct 21, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Errr, the short answer is, we have no idea! But have a great time pretending to know what we're talking about! In one of our laziest podcasts ever, Dylan attempts to put some structure into this wafflefest because he didn't do his homework. Naughty naughty. What are the key ingredients when making the perfect platforming game? Is it Sonic's speed? Mario's jumping ability? Robocod's extending body? Or even the coolness of Zool? Well, Dyl is here to answer this vital question. Fancy discussing thi...
Oct 13, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 85
This is big for us. Dave Perry literally commentated our video gaming childhood and he's kindly stopped by to answer our many, many questions. His time at GamesMaster and Games World has been well documented but to hear these stories directly from him is both enlightening and at times, saddening. Games Animal TV - https://www.facebook.com/GamesAnimalTV/ Our Q&A with him a few years ago - https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/exclusive-dave-perry-interview/ Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy sugge...
Oct 06, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Clock Tower is probably the scariest game you've never played. Why? Because it's damn expensive that's why! Through the wonders of emulation Keith was able to bask in the glow of this fabled game, and now we all want a go. Let him take you on a journey but please, don't let him ever take you up a clock tower... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK Please also consider subscribing to th...
Sep 29, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Besides being the owner of Awaken Games, William Anderson was the chief level designer of some of Virgin Games' biggest titles in the mid-90s including Cool Spot, Global Gladiators, The Jungle Book and Disney's Aladdin! Adrian somehow managed to track him down so it's an absolute honour to introduce their chat about the old days and what he's up to these days... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/a...
Sep 22, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 82
Rise of the Robots promised so much, but delivered so little! Or, is the fighting game simply misunderstood? Dyl is here to defend this much maligned video game (often dubbed as the worst game ever made). Let's see if he can convince you... The much derided one-on-one fighting game brings back different memories for Dyl and he's ploughed the archives to find the article on the A1200 version which brought him so much joy in the Christmas of 1994. In the first of what we hope will be a regular fea...
Sep 15, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Any Diablo fans in the house? I thought so! We're fans too and it's great to be able to introduce Adrian's chat with Blizzard North's co-founder (and gaming hero) David Brevik! Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of ...
Sep 08, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Racking up hundreds of millions of sales/downloads worldwide, to say GTA is a phenomenon is an understatement. It seems unthinkable that it had relatively lukewarm beginnings in its PS1 debut, a top-down 2.5D game concocted by DMA Design. Dylan talks the gang (minus Rob and Kev) through those humble beginnings and how what was viewed as an average title put in place the building blocks for possibly the largest franchise in gaming history... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic...
Sep 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Bruce Shelley helped create Railroad Tycoon and Civilization (with Sid Meier of course) for MicroProse and later went on to work on the iconic Age of Empires series. Enjoy this interview with a true retro gaming legend. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is prot...
Aug 25, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Keith's dying to tell us all about Virtual On and the Mechs in his living room! Sega's arcade classic took mech-fighting to the next level and was one of the best arcade conversions to the Saturn. And there so happens to be a certain peripheral that enhances the experience and he's got ahold of that as well... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK Please also consider subscribing to the...
Aug 18, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Mario Kart 64 is one of the best games on the N64. But is better than Diddy Kong Racing?! Rob is here to prove once and for all which kart racing game will rule supreme... Rob's had a bee in his bonnet ever since Adrian pooh poohed Mario Kart 64 back in our Diddy Kong Racing pod, so here is his chance to state the case for MK64 and sway the Arcade Attack jury in his favour. Did he succeed? Or did we just all round on him a bit? Listen to find out... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggestin...
Aug 11, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Is Waluigi one of the greatest most underused characters in all of video gaming, or just the Luigi version of Wario? Waluigi is certainly divisive and his back story reveals a sad tail of a man who just wants to be loved... Firstly, let us apologise for the sound quality for the first 18 mins or so. It seems, as hobbyists, we are often thwarted by loose amp connections, erratic device drivers and the like! Anyway, in this week's podcast Adrian brings to the AA table a character who divides opini...
Aug 04, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Sunset Riders is a Konami arcade classic. It was also ported to the SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis and the Nintendo SNES. But where is the love for this western side-scrolling run and gun masterpiece? There's a certain cowboy franchise that's about to drop a massive sequel and it's got Dylan thinking about his favourite Western-a-like, Sunset Riders. Why no reboot mooted? Is it because Konami is holding the IP hostage? He's got some other theories and only a few are not ludicrous. Join the gang on a ...
Jul 28, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 74
The Electronic Arts and Gremlin supremo joined us back in 2016 for an email Q&A but we're pleased to say he's now agreed to podcast with our Adrian to chat about the golden era of video games as well as a very exciting current project... Immortal darkness feature here . And why not check out the aforementioned 2016 email Q&A . Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK All copyrighte...
Jul 21, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Has Dylan got a handle on what Chiptune is? Er, almost. Join him as he tries to convince Adrian and Rob it's a great thing whilst downing a few too many tinnies. This also features a review and snippets of 8 Bit Weapon's new self-titled album! Check out our written review of the album - 8 Bit Weapon Review . Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK Please also consider subscribing to the A...
Jul 14, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 72
David Craddock is one of our favourite retro gaming authors - you may have had a read of: Stay Awhile and Listen; Dungeon Hacks; Stairway to Badass; to name just a few. We recently did an email Q&A with him about Rocket Jump and he kindly gave us some more of his time to chat to Adrian about retro gaming and his upcoming kickstarter for the second part of Stay Awhile and Listen... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or cat...
Jul 07, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 71
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is often regarded as one of the best games ever made. Does the SNES classic tick all of our boxes? Please travel back to the early 90s and join Link on a big adventure... Still proving that we podcast about things other than Sega, Adrian does his best to sell the SNES classic, Zelda: A Link to the Past, to Rob and Dylan. Has he done enough? Better listen to find out... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us...
Jul 01, 2018•59 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Adrian and Dylan have finally shelled out for their most wanted CD peripherals and they're not happy! Just kidding! Adrian's picked up the Jag CD, Dylan paid a bit less for his Sega CD, let's find out how they've got on in the first month of owning them... Apologies for the dip in sound quality midway through the pod, curses you (but also praises you) pizza delivery man!! Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on face...
Jun 23, 2018•59 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Bret Mogilefsky, the Grim Fandango / LucasArts supremo kindly gave some of his time to drop and have a good chat with our Adrian for a truly fascinating insight into working with Tim Schafer, the LucasArts crew, and the sheer work required to bring a masterpiece like Grim Fandango to life. Enjoy! Were you a fan of Grim Fandango? Is it the best LucasArts point-&-click adventure title? Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and ...
Jun 16, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Robocop vs Terminator - Not just a glorious Genesis/Mega Drive game, Rob talks us through its comic beginnings (the media format, not hilarity) to said SEGA 16-bit version and I suppose we'd better talk about the (ugh) SNES version... Will someone please give us a reboot!! Mega Drive Review - http://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/robocop-vs-terminator-mega-drive/ SNES Review (ugh) - http://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/robocop-vs-terminator-snes/ Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conve...
Jun 09, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Its place in kart racing folklore needs no recapping. Well, maybe a little. Adrian tells us how he had to choose a kart racer for his newly purchased N64 and thankfully went for Diddy Kong over a certain other kart racer which shall not be named. Rob thinks he should have chosen the other. Let's hope this ends well... Diddy Kong Racing is one of the N64's most treasured tittles. Were you a fan of one of Rare's finest games? Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation?...
Jun 02, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 66
Tod Frye is an extremely big deal in our circles and he kindly gave our Adrian an hour of his precious time! He's known for his work on the Atari 2600 Pac Man, Swordquest and also on the 3DO. But, could he finally complete the Swordquest games and Airworld? You'll have to listen to find out... ;) Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK All copyrighted material contained within this podcas...
May 26, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 65
McDonald's games ranged from the pretty decent to the downright creepy - these include Global Gladiators, Treasure Land Adventure and M.C. Kids. Rob tells us how this all started, from its early 8-bit Nintendo days to its more than acceptable 16-bit outings. McDonald's games ranged from the pretty decent to the downright creepy. Rob tells us how this all started, from its early 8-bit Nintendo days to its more than acceptable 16-bit outings. And what's that? There's a pretty decent app out there ...
May 19, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 64
This is not a SEGA-only podcast. I repeat, this is NOT A SEGA-ONLY PODCAST. We've lots of Nintendo goodness for you next week, but this week we join the queue of people warbling on about the Mega Drive Mini recently announced. We add in a bit of chat about the PS4 MD Collection forthcoming and chat about our dream lineup for the mini, but not before Rob raises a few concerns about our Saturn podcast... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arc...
May 12, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 63
One member of Arcade Attack has spent quite a lot this month... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming podcast on your favourite podcast platform. We are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and all your other favourite platforms - here is a handy link: https://link.chtbl.com/kW1KLYuH All copyrighted material conta...
May 05, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Bill Rehbock was responsible for some of the biggest releases on the Atari Jaguar (inc DOOM, Super Burnout and Atari Karts) whilst also being the former vice president of Sony's R&D team. He truly has a tale to tell! Listen in on Adrian's chat with Atari legend; Bill Rehbock... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the proper...
Apr 28, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 61
We've had a good chat about the Jaguar (and Jaguar CD) so now it's time to turn to Keith's wunderconsole - The Sega Saturn! Did it sell as well as it should have? No. Why? We attempt to find out whilst simultaneously paying homage to an oft misunderstood console. And yes, its successor does get a mention... Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram . Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade...
Apr 21, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 60
