So here is the last of our pre-coviddy lockdown backlog podcasts and it’s quite apt that we discuss the console that really brought people together. Even your grandparents. Nintendo struck gold with their motion-driven console, the Wii. But why was it so popular? We (wii?) discuss our favourite Wii moments as well as some of […]
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Is there anything as crap yet beloved by retro gamers as Fred Savage movie The Wizard? The answer is yes: The Power Glove. We cover the 30th anniversary of both together with the Nintendo World Video Championships in a special 90-minute* episode. It’s baaaaaad. Fancy discussing this podcast? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK
Okay, it’s been a while since everything happened regards EmuParadise but for those of you who missed it, the gist is as follows. They issued this statement which essentially stated that visitors can no longer download ROMs from the site (try it, every link says the game chosen is unavailable) and hint at “potentially disastrous
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These days, the word Nintendo is synonymous with video games, consoles and innovation, but did you know the company started as far back as the 1800s? Here, we’re looking at the surprising origins of Nintendo, and how the company went from playing cards to plumbers over the course of almost a century. Nintendo All
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His quest to find Atari Jaguar answers is going…quite well as it turns out. Atari (and Nintendo) producer supremo Faran Thomason is next up in Adrian’s cross hairs and he pulls no punches in this great interview (if we do say so ourselves – Ed). You Bubsy fans/haters may want to check out our latest
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Mike Hayes is of course one of the few people to have been successful at SEGA and Nintendo – establishing Nintendo as a brand in the UK and then rejuvenating SEGA after their post-Mega Drive slump. He kindly dropped by Arcade Attack to share some gems… Mike, your career is well-known and we thank
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Another massive coup for our lil blog – Dylan Cuthbert is a legend amongst us retro gamers. Plucked from Argonaut and flown to Kyoto to work with Nintendo at the age of 18, without him there would be no StarFox (noooooooo!!!) or there would be, it just wouldn’t have been as good! Dylan’s career is
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Dan from ace retro gaming content creators (and fellow podcasters) SEGAGuys joins Dyl and Keith to discuss the five games he’s have to kill time while stranded on a desert island. I know what you’re thinking, there’s bound to be five Nintendo choices, right? Right??! Grab SEGAGuys on YouTube or the podcatcher of your choice
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What happens when you rebuild an arcade shooter with no graphics at all? In 2026, that question has an answer. And it is only the start of how strange retro gaming has become. Battle For Asciion Turns Arcade Shooting Into Pure Text Battle for Asciion follows the blueprint of Gradius and R-Type. It includes scrolling
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You grew up with arcades, memory cards, and starting again when things went wrong. Now it all loads in seconds, but the pull feels the same. Something quick, something familiar, something that keeps you there longer than you meant to stay. You remember what it felt like firing up a PS1 for the first time,
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