From the Apple Pippin to the Pioneer LaserActive and the Super Lady Cassette Vision we run down 5 of the most obscure and weird gaming consoles to hit the market. The end of an era?! Possibly? The end of the Arcade Attack podcast forever.....?! HELL NO! (Please excuse my language). Yup, we have some sad news to share to our lovely listeners! we are stepping back for a bit to recharge the batteries and go on a well deserved break! Please listen to the episode to hear our reasons before you start ...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 209
Murder, She Wrote spanned over 250 episodes! But did you know that the popular crime drama starring Angela Lansbury was also turned into a PC point-&-click adventure game? Ever fancy stepping into the shoes of Jessica Fletcher? If so, all your dreams have come true! Yup, a Murder, She Wrote video game was released in 2009 and got Rob very curious indeed! Rob discusses one of the weirdest games to ever hit the PC and is on a mission to solve the ultimate mystery... Is it any good? Dyl, Ade an...
Feb 03, 2021•43 min•Ep. 208
Virtua Fighter, Ristar, Eternal Champions, Knockout Kings. Our guest has worked on all these classic games. Erik Wahlberg was a hugely respected producer at SEGA and EA. Erik Wahlberg was a hugely respected producer at SEGA and EA. He worked on so many classic titles such as Virtua Fighter, Ristar, Eternal Champions, Knockout Kings and lots more in-between! He also discusses the fascinating story behind SegaSoft and creating the worlds first online fighting game; Net Fighter! Please enjoy this b...
Jan 21, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 207
Keith's back with another music pod! At last!! Was it worth the wait? You betcha! A tale of how young Keith fell in love with 8-bit SEGA racing games, then 16-bit SEGA racing games, then SEGA arcade racing games, you get the hint (hahahahahha). But seriously, let him tell you tales via the medium of sound and some of the best soundtracks to racing games ever created. Splash Wave - Outrun - Master System (1987) - Hiroshi Kawaguchi Enduro Racer - BGM 1 - (1987) - Hiroshi Kawaguchi Super Monaco GP ...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 206
Konstantinos Dimopoulos is a hugely respected game urbanist and designer! His role is to create the cities and worlds inside your favourite video games! This amazing role is something I never really knew existed so it was an honour to hear how a city and world can be bought to life within a video game in this lovely podcast video interview! Konstantinos has also just released a stunning new book called Virtual Cities: An Atlas & Exploration of Video Game Cities. The book invites you to visit...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 205
Rocky Balboa - You know the name, you the films, now enjoy an interview with one Rocky's biggest fans; Ryan Rebalkin. I (Adrian) had the true honour of interviewing one of my favourite podcast hosts on our second ever Arcade Attack: Bonus Stage Podcast interview! I get the chance to chat with Ryan Rebalkin who creates the awesome Going the Distance: The Rocky & Creed Series Podcast! These bonus podcasts basically give us all an excuse to talk about all the other loves in our life's away from...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 204
What are the best N64 games to hit the market? Mario Kart, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye or even Resident Evil 2? Well, buckle up for our definitive list... Laugh at us once more as we come up with a "definitive" console Top 25 using strange algorithms based on whoever's hosting the episode. This week it's Dylan's turn to host the N64 top 25 as he's barely played 20 N64 games (better leave it to the experts eh?) And don't worry, you're not going mad, this episode was filmed after Thanksgivin...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 203
Battle against the Arcade Attack lads in this retro gaming quiz! Test your gaming knowledge across many fun rounds in this fun quiz. Let's not beat about the bush, this is now our 200th episode extravaganza as the drunk mailbox episode was a complete write-off for several reasons. Will it ever see the light of day? Possibly. Might be something to tease to our future Patreon backers, hint hint. Just kidding, we're way off doing a Patreon! Adrian has come up with many gaming-related questions to p...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 202
Eternal Champions & Virtua Fighter - just two of the iconic games Michael Latham helped create while being a producer at SEGA. He is back and ready to share loads of new stories and his views on SEGA today and in its glory days! The Arcade Attack boys are back and ready to celebrate everything SEGA! Plus, with a very special guest to help keep us all in check! For our 199th episode we thought it only right to wax lyrical about our favourite ever video game company - SEGA. Favourite SEGA cons...
Dec 10, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 201
In the first of our monthly bonus episodes (hopefully released first Monday of every month) for our regulars, Adrian takes on the popular Arsenal podcaster Andrew Mangan from the Arseblog Arsecast in a chat that covers how Andrew became so famous, interviewing the likes of Cesc Fabregas, what video game character would beef up the Arsenal midfield and lots of gaming and football (soccer) chat in between. Enjoy! Check out his podcast here - https://play.acast.com/s/arseblog Follow Arseblog on Twi...
Dec 07, 2020•57 min•Ep. 200
The Resident Evil Chainsaw, Donkey Kong's Bongos and a lock for the NES?! Enjoy a look at ten more of the craziest gaming peripherals and accessories ever released. Ever feel the need to bong Donkey Kong's bongos? Then, have no fear! Arcade Attack is here! Well, it's Adrian with another round of slightly odd gaming peripherals that may or may not tickle your fancy. Said bongos, an array of curious Wii controller "attachments" and a famous chainsaw are just some of the treats in store for you tod...
Dec 03, 2020•56 min•Ep. 199
Gunstar Heroes, Tomb Raider, the SEGA Menacer... Just a few of the titles and projects ex-SEGA producer Mac Senour helped create. Enjoy a great interview with a true SEGA legend. Mac Senour shares some really eye-opening and unbelievable stories about his time working as a producer for SEGA for Arcade Attack. Mac reflects on the extremely strained relationship between SEGA of America and SEGA of Japan during the early 90's with some stories you need to hear to believe. He also discusses his vita...
Nov 26, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 198
Yep, we've gone all meta and are now interviewing each other! Ha ha! But seriously, Adrian has been the main driving force at AA so I (Dylan) thought it'd be nice to make him the interviewee for a change. So, learn more about the man and let us take you on a whistle-stop tour of our journey so far. Apologies if we missed any of you in the shoutouts, we only had an hour! Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebo...
Nov 19, 2020•57 min•Ep. 197
It was a true pleasure to interview LucasArts legend Noah Falstein for Arcade Attack. Noah reflects on his career, his many games he has worked on and what it was like to work with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in this in-depth and entertaining interview. Noah has worked on some huge titles, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Dig, Battlehawks 1942 and many more. He also discusses his work on some of his recent projects. Please check out ...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 196
Oh you'd better believe there's a volume two of this! In the last of our poor-sound-quality pods (is that a term?) the boys minus Dyl and plus Kev go on an Adrian-led journey through some of the strangest gaming peripherals ever made. The Sega Activator, Mind Link and an inflatable motorbike for the NES are just three of the treats in store. And Troy Aikman gets a good "kicking", what more could you ask for? Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 195
Hey paisanos! National stereotypes and off-duty wrestlers abound as we discuss the Super Mario Brothers Super Show, while Adrian pretends to hate the Zelda cartoon...because of the colour of Link's hair? Well excuse me, princess! And who is that making their long awaited return to the pod? 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 ...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 194
Rat Man from GTA, the even darker secrets of the Secrets of Evermore, the ghost of Minecraft and a scary FPS game hidden in Microsoft Excel! Yup, ten more gaming myths and urban legends to get your teeth into! ***This podcast contains adult themes so if there's any little-uns about you can either stuff some cotton wool in their ears or tell them they're in for a treat, up to you!*** We've now covered EVERY GAMING MYTH THERE HAS BEEN AND EVER WILL BE! Well, not really! We've come to the end of Ad...
Oct 22, 2020•39 min•Ep. 193
Jon Hare is the football game pioneer (Sensible Soccer, SWOS), Gustav Hedenborg is the latter day football game guru (Pro Evolution Soccer series) and they've now joined forces on the exciting Sociable Soccer. It was only right to get them both on the podcast, right? Adrian caught up with Jon and Gustav for a lot of football/soccer chat, what their previous soccer-game escapades were like and what the future looks like for Social Soccer. Sociable Soccer Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sociab...
Oct 15, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 192
Like seriously, wtf?? So it's not a thousand but it's about twenty which is as ridiculous as its marketing. The PC Engine (as we'll call it here in the show notes) is a thing of wonder at Arcade Attack as none of us owned one. Why? We shouted "rise from your gwaaave" at Keith a lot and it worked! He's here to explain all to coincide with him finally getting ahold of Konami's mini version of the console. So let Mr B explain how the NEC/Hudson Soft partnership came about, what made the console so ...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 191
Mortal Kombat 2 improved in every aspect from the Midway classic. We run through the fighting games development, backstory, the new characters (Baraka, Jax and Kitana) and our views on one of the best games ever made. Do we cover Mortal Kombat too much? Probably. But we love it so we'll keep on doing it mwahahahahahahahaaaa! MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT...two was quite the feat on arcade and home ports but how good was/is it? Rob's bringing the pain yet again as the boys wax lyrical about the g...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 190
Ben Drowned, the Creepypasta story inspired by a haunted Zelda: Majora's Mask cartridge was a big hit among gamers and storytellers. Probably second to only Slender Man as one of the most popular and scary gaming stories ever told. Hear how this ghost story came about with an interview with the creator himself; Alex Hall. We're pleased to welcome the story's author Alex Hall back to Arcade Attack but this time in podcast interview format! He chats to Adrian about the story, its inspiration and p...
Sep 24, 2020•52 min•Ep. 189
The much-hyped Evercade dropped earlier this year and appears to have been a commercial success but is the thing any good? Nathan's sent us a unit to review which Adrian promptly bought off him (bit of a clue how this is gonna go there). James joins us in Keith's absence for a chat about said item and also the worth of physical media in this day and age. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeatt...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 188
Our Mega Drive Top 25 was such a disaster we thought we'd do it all again for its older brother! No spoilers (as usual) but we can divulge that we've brought in our resident 'Master System' specialist to make up the numbers and mix it up. Please welcome our good bud James to the podcast! Rob takes up hosting responsibilities for this one. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK Like what ...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 187
Ten scary gaming myths and urban legends that rocked the gaming world. We look at how the E.T. Atari 2600 game almost destroyed an industry and was dumped in a landfill. Can you play as Rebecca in Resident Evil 2? Did Killswitch, a game that uninstalls itself actually exist? And lots more stories to get your teeth into! *Warning - this podcast contains adult themes (LOL) so it's up to you to shield your offspring or those of a sensitive disposition. Or let them loose on the madness!* Adult theme...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 185
This has been a long (ish) time coming. Covid poses its own problems but it also opens up new opportunities. We invited three of our mates from the other side of the world - ...Since Spacies (Brian); Sega Master Tim (Tim); and The Top Loader (Todd) - to do battle with us over the airwaves. Well, not quite... The boys join Ade and Dylan for a chat about SEGA, Nintendo, Brian and Tim working for the SEGA Hotline, what collecting means to us, why heart attacks are bad, Aussie slang (we're sure Adri...
Aug 27, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 186
Oh we've a real treat for you SEGA fans this week! SEGA's 'Mr No' Michael Latham, the Eternal Champions creator had a mammoth chat (over two hours) with our Adrian about everything and anything! We won't spoil the surprise too much but our highlights include Michael covering his time working at Activision (Ghostbusters/Power Drift), meeting (and winning over) Michael Jackson, stopping a buggy Sonic 2 flying out to production, working on many 32X games (three of which were unreleased) and the nev...
Aug 20, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 184
Did the infamous Polybius arcade game ever exist? Does the Madden curse actually stop footballers in their track? Was the Sonic 3 soundtrack actually written by Michael Jackson? And can you save Aerith's life in Final Fantasy VII? *Warning - this podcast contains adult themes so the little uns probably shouldn't be present. Or maybe so, it's up to you!* Oh you'd better believe there's a second volume of this in a few weeks! Adrian has come up with podcast gold to present to you a menagerie of ga...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 183
Faran Thomason worked across 3 of the largest video game companies of all time; Atari, SEGA and Nintendo. Faran shares some great stories including working on the Atari Jaguar, Mortal Kombat 3 and loads of insight on all 3 companies. This week's guest may be the only person we've ever interviewed who's worked for Atari, Nintendo and SEGA - the magic three! Faran Thomason kindly gave us some of his time a while ago for a text interview but we simply had to chat to him to get more of those stories...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 182
Why on earth do we do this to ourselves?! Ha ha! It's of course a pleasure every time! This week we tackle the Mortal Kombat Movies... Rob summons every ounce of strength to bring forward this critique of both movies with lots of trivia thrown in for good measure. One of the team is dragged along against his will (guess who) so it's up to the others to convince him they're both worth watching. Or not. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @ arca...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 181
Enjoy our rundown of the top 25 SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis video games ever released. From Sonic 2 to Street Fighter, Gunstar Heroes to Shinobi. Plus a few strange choices to get your blood boiling. We expect nothing less than an almighty ton of vitriol from you and the entire retro gaming community! Our Amiga Top 25 went so well we thought we'd do it again with our favourite console and without Tim's "lovely and highly complex algorithm", it could have gone better... But kudos to Adrian for comi...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 180
