Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! On this episode we welcome a super special guest, Nick from the amazing PandaMonium Saturn Reviews channel! Nick produces incredible video deep dives that cover the production of legendary (and not so legendary) Sega Saturn games. These include interviews from the … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 88: Sega Saturn with PandaMonium Saturn Reviews...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Its another Atari ST focused show, and we cant talk about this venerable home computer without our favourite ST Youtuber, Marc AKA The Joy of Sticks! The Atari ST got a ton of arcade ports in its time, with very mixed … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 87: Atari ST Arcade Ports with The Joy of Sticks!...
Oct 02, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The Commodore Amiga is a legendary computer platform, and Trev and Stu make no secret about it being their favourite of all time. With the release of numerous mini system remakes in recent years we have pondered on past shockcasts if … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 86: The A500 Mini
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 86
For some, the news of the Switch OLED was a disappointment, but with the dust barely settled Valve threw down their own solution to high spec handheld gaming, the Steam Deck! It could be seen as the realisation of everything we hoped for (and then some) with the rumoured Switch Pro, but will it be … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 85: Steam Deck
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Its another Shockcast and its another awesome guest, as we welcome Matt from the Sharopolis YouTube channel! Matt does amazing Digital Foundry-esque deep dives into retro gaming, showing us what makes them tick and how devs used all manner of tricks … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 84: Sharopolis
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! In a bumper episode, once again we are joined by fellow gaming podcaster, the awesome Paul AKA Maximum Power Up! We do like a chinwag about retro gaming magazines on the shockcast, but Pauls magazine coverage on his show has become … Continue reading Console Pocast 83: Magazine collecting with Maximum Power Up...
Jul 03, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The Retro Shed is a unique gaming channel on YT in that it is hosted by a father and son duo! Add to that the fact that it is literally presented in a shed filled with gaming goodies makes it even … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 82: The Retro Shed
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! On this Shockcast we welcome another fellow YouTuber, Mike AKA Retro Gamer Boy! Being a bunch of 90s SEGA fanboys, the conversation takes on a distinctively Sega Mega Drive themed flavour. We chat to Mike about what its like to collect … Continue reading Console Shock EP 81: Retro Gamer Boy
May 16, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! With the release of the next-gen consoles, there has been some debate on the backwards compatibility features of the PS5. Some people were hoping to be able to play everything all the way back to the PS1, others are quite happy … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 80: Backwards Compatibility
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! On this episode we welcome Scott from The Retro Shack Youtube channel! Scott’s channel focuses on vintage computing and features videos about mods, add-ons, repairs and upgrades for such hardware legends as the C64, BBC Micro and the ZX Spectrum. We … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 79: Featuring The Retro Shack...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The PS5 and Xbox Series consoles have been out for a few months now, and we talk about the pro and cons of each system along with the difficulties in actually getting one! We even cover the debacle that is Google … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast EP78 PS5 vs XBOX Series X
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Amazing things are happening on the granddaddy of all consoles; the legendary Atari 2600! We welcome James from ZeroPage Homebrew onto the show, and we talk about some of the stunning homebrew Atari 2600 games that are being developed by the … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 77: Featuring ZeroPage Homebrew...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We are somewhat fond of Sega on this show, and in that spirit our special guest this time around is Lewis from segadriven.com! Lewis set up this awesome site 12 years ago and it covers a ton of Sonic the Hedgehog … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 76: Featuring segadriven.com!
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Ever wonder how this whole Console Shock gubbins began? Well on this show we have a super special guest, one of the co-founders of Console Shock, the legendary Al! Have a scroll down the uploads on our channel and youll see … Continue reading Console Shock podcast ep75: The Origin of Console Shock
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We caught the Speccy and C64 at the tailend of their legendary runs, so we might have a slightly different perspective to those folks who grew up with them from the beginning. We talk about our experiences with both systems and … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 74: Commodore 64 vs ZX Spectrum
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! They are such an integral part of gaming fabric they almost go unnoticed, but the bundled console controller can really make or break a system. A good one can set the standard for generations to come, and a bad one can … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 73: Video Game Controllers
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Its nearly space-year 2021 and hot on the heels of our recent Amiga mags show, we now have a new for-real monthly(!) print Amiga magazine available to buy and its called Amiga Addict! Join us as we chat to Ravi Abbott, … Continue reading Console Shock EP 72 Amiga Addict Ravi Abbott
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 72
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Instead of a specific subject this time around, we take you on a nostalgia tour! We talk about our fond memories of tech, music, TV and even what shopping was like in our 80s and 90s years. This and lots more … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 71: Nostalgia Megamix!
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 21 min
We are joined by Ms Mad Lemon to talk retro video game magazines and the Amiga
Oct 31, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We have Dan Wood from The Retro Hour back on the show again, and this time we have a really special topic to cover, our all-time top 3 video game platforms! If you’ve listened to our show and Dan’s over the … Continue reading Console Shockcast 69: Top 3 Video Game Systems of All-Time with Dan Wood...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! Think of Konami and all of the legendary series come to mind; Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Contra, Silent Hill and the like. One series though has outlived them all, and rarely does it get mentioned with the same degree of reverence … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast EP68 History of Pro Evo
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! Did we all grow up in the 90s surrounded by video game arcades, stuffed with all the classics just like the big American YouTubers reminisce on? Was the arcade gaming experience the same for us growing up in small English towns … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 67: Seaside arcades, FIFA Legacy Editions and Vita hacking!...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! With the lockdown ongoing, we get together to chat about a whole bunch of video game stuff that has kept us occupied during our extended time at home. Armed with everdrives and hard drives, weve played a lot of games, and … Continue reading Console Shock EP 66 Lockdown Chat
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 66
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! We welcome back another guest from our recent past, Bob from RetroRGB! Bob is a legend among us folk who like to hook our old consoles with their quirky analog connections to the latest and greatest displays. Join us as we … Continue reading Console Shock Ep65 Bob from Retro RGB
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! Got a spare PS3 somewhere, or picked one up on the cheap that youre not sure what to do with? Unlock some hidden potential with custom firmware, and gain features like region free ps1/2 compatibility, rip games to the HDD, play … Continue reading Console Shock EP 64 Hacking a PS3
May 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! Everybody loves a bit of 8Bit NES infused console nostalgia, but what about the consoles that came before? We take a look at a generation that started before both of us were born, and actually didnt end until the 90s! Everyone … Continue reading Console Shock EP63 2nd Generation Consoles
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Super chat with Dan Wood from the Amazing Retro Hour podcast we talk classic gaming on the Apple Macs
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! With both systems now on life support we thought it was about time to look at the history of the 3DS and PS Vita. A handheld battle for the ages, or two systems in totally different markets that didnt compete? Worth … Continue reading Console Shock EP61 3DS vs VITA
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! The console battle for the ages! It was a video game war like no other, but how did it work out in the UK though? Did the SNES beat the MD over here, or did Sega really do what Ninten’didnt? We … Continue reading Console Shock EP60 Megadrive VS Super Nintendo
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! This week we cover a real hidden gem of a console, the 3DO! An underrated 32-Bit powerhouse in the pre-PS1 era. we look at the development and launch history of the 3DO as well as how it fared during the 5th … Continue reading Console Shock EP59 3DO
Nov 16, 2019•1 hr 8 min
