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Arcade machines

Podcast special: Remembering the arcades

2026-01-12
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 12, 2026
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

There is a switch of pace in this week’s podcast, which revives a mostly-overlooked chat between Christian Cawley and Gareth Kavanagh. He’s a regular guest on Christian’s other podcast, Kasterborous, and a few years ago the two of them got together to record a short-lived series. One episode, about tripsRead More →

Arcade1up machines

Podcast: Commodore vs Commodore and RIP Arcade1Up

2025-12-16
By: Christian Cawley
On: December 16, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

In this week’s podcast we round up the latest retro gaming releases and go deep into a pair of big stories that have landed right before Christmas. The revived Commodore is taking legal action against the other revived Commodore, and it looks like Arcade1Up is about to close. Things aren’tRead More →

Sonic the Hedgehog

Podcast: Can Sonic the Hedgehog run on an Amiga?

2025-12-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: December 11, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

Could you imagine playing Sonic the Hedgehog on a stock Amiga 500? One developer can, and he’s set to work on it! Christian Cawley looks at this and other stories in the world of retro gaming from the past 7 days (or so) in this week’s Gaming Retro Podcast. There’sRead More →

Podcast: Retro Acorn magic returns—now on Steam

2025-11-29
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 29, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

This week’s retro gaming podcast is hosted by Christian Cawley, and features a look at the RISC OS Acorn Archimedes classic Exodus: The Colonization of Space, which is now in beta on Steam. There’s also a look at Evercade’s Black Friday discounts, the upcoming edition of Pixel Addict, and variousRead More →

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Podcast: Another new Spectrum replica, A1200 preorders, and Steam Machine

2025-11-20
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 20, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

In this week’s show, Christian Cawley explores the Spectrum Collector’s Edition, celebrates the pre-orders opening on the A1200, and gets a bit too excited about the Steam Machine. Plus, a ton of retro gaming releases too! Useful links Support our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠, and get email updates every week in our ⁠⁠⁠freeRead More →

Podcast

Podcast: Why everyone misunderstood Cannon Fodder

2025-11-12
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 12, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

This week’s podcast brings you a look at the latest retro gaming news, with everything from new Atari 50 DLC to the eyesore that is the Super Pocket Capcom special Kith edition. Seriously, don’t look at it. The main feature this week is an appraisal of Cannon Fodder‘s anti-war message.Read More →

Gaming Retro podcast 11: Championship Manager 97/98

Podcast: Championship Manager 97/98 gets modern update!

2025-11-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 5, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

This week’s podcast is a retro gaming news avalanche, but the biggest news is undoubtedly the fan-produced update to Championship Manager 97/98. Following last week’s episode dedicated to my trip to PLAY Expo Blackpool, this week it’s a deep dive into the latest retro gaming news. So, we’ve got newRead More →

Gaming Retro Podcast 13

Podcast: System 3 turns 43, Remembering Vendetta on the C64

2025-11-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 5, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

This week, some thoughts on System 3’s Vendetta, as the company celebrates its 43rd anniversary. While contemporaries folded or ended up swallowed by bigger publishers, System 3 has managed to remain independent. That’s quite an achievement. My own experience with the company was via International Karate+, The Last Ninja 3,Read More →

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Podcast: The A1200 has been unveiled — it’s an Amiga revival!

2025-10-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 27, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

This week’s Gaming Retro podcast looks in-depth at the news of the upcoming A1200, an Amiga replica from Retro Games Ltd and PLAION. Also, THEC64 Mini Black Edition, new mini arcade systems from PIKO and Coleco, and the Mangmi Air X, which delivers Hall effect thumbsticks for under $80! ShownotesRead More →

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