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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 →

Retro Recall: Returning to Arcade Games

2023-02-28
By: John Bowe
On: February 28, 2023
In: Retro arcades, Retro gaming features

Quite out of nowhere, on a recent visit to the very Victorian heart of the Midlands, one of my brothers and I ended up going to a retro arcade. My first time. His too. It was also a pub, but we have been acquainted with those before. In fact, prettyRead More →

Why Do Modern Games Have So Many Menus?

2023-01-24
By: John Bowe
On: January 24, 2023
In: Retro games news, Retro gaming features

Things come, move along and in the process gain attributes that those involved deem sensible, but which leave those that have left the table befuddled should they return. It is (so-called) progress, I’m told. It is in this regard I recently settled in with one of my brothers for aRead More →

Why I Feel Sad About the State of the Arcades

2022-10-22
By: Zahir Hassan
On: October 22, 2022
In: Retro arcades, Retro gaming features

Do you remember the time when people would compete for high scores on Donkey Kong? When you had to queue to play Street Fighter II The World Warriors, in a place where you could take the wheel of a car without a license? If you remember those times, you rememberRead More →

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