November (4 of 4) 2019
Ohhhh Adrian’s acquired a 32X! SEGA’s last attempt to squeeze life out of the Mega Drive/Genesis did not sell well but it does have its plus points. Adrian shares his thoughts with the gang… Arcade Attack November 4 2019 Podcast
October (4 of 4) 2019
The time has come (probably) for Adrian and Dylan’s last ever chat about the Jaguar CD and Sega (Mega) CD. Myst, QTE games and the Make My Video series take centre stage… Arcade Attack October 4 2019 Podcast
September (3 of 5) 2019
Happy 26th anniversary Mortal Monday! Mortal Kombat gets the full AA treatment with some more of Rob’s lovely singing… Arcade Attack September 3 2019 Podcast
June (2 of 4) 2019
It’s here! The Mega Drive/Genesis Mini and its three variants have had their full lineups announced! But what do we think? Better have a listen… Arcade Attack June 2 2019 Podcast
February (4 of 4) 2019
Sound Test Vol.1 – Keith shares his favourite Mega Drive/Genesis boss themes and it is a cracker. Some you will have heard, and some you won’t… Arcade Attack February 4 2019 Podcast
November (1 of 4) 2018
Dylan and Adrian’s meandering chat about the Atari Jaguar CD and Sega (Mega) CD peripherals they picked up a few months ago went so well they decided to give us an update! Rob and Keith joined this time round to mainly look confused… Arcade Attack November 1 2018 Podcast
October (5 of 5) 2018
Rob’s here this week to talk us through Golden Axe, a franchise that all of us have had experience with and confirms, as we’ve all suspected, that it pioneered a lot of game mechanics prevalent in today’s gaming… Arcade Attack October 5 2018 Podcast
September (3 of 4) 2018
Was Rise of the Robots really that bad? Dylan’s having a hard time convincing the guys… Arcade Attack September 3 2018 Podcast
July (5 of 5) 2018
There’s a certain cowboy franchise that’s about to drop a massive sequel and it’s got Dylan thinking about his favourite Western-a-like, Sunset Riders… Arcade Attack July 5 2018 Podcast
June (4 of 4) 2018
Adrian and Dylan have finally shelled out for their most wanted CD peripherals and they’re not happy! Just kidding! Adrian’s picked up the Jag CD, Dylan paid a bit less for his Sega CD… Arcade Attack June 4 2018 Podcast
June (2 of 4) 2018
RoboCop vs Terminator – not just a glorious Genesis/Mega Drive game, Rob talks us through its comic beginnings (the media format, not hilarity) to said SEGA 16-bit version and I suppose we’d better talk about the (ugh) SNES version… Arcade Attack June 2 2018 Podcast
May (3 of 4) 2018
We take a look at those creepy and creepily good McDonald’s games in this super-sized special… Arcade Attack May 3 2018 Podcast
May (2 of 4) 2018
This week we join the queue of people warbling on about the Mega Drive Mini recently announced. We add in a bit of chat about the PS4 MD Collection forthcoming and chat about our dream lineup for the mini… Arcade Attack May 2 2018 Podcast
February (4 of 4) 2018
He’s true gaming royalty and has worked on over 300 video games since the 90s which is quite frankly staggering! Adrian catches up with Tommy Tallarico… Arcade Attack February 4 2018 Podcast
January (2 of 5) 2018
Why not kill time at work listening to our chat about Desert Strike and its ace sequel Jungle Strike with lots of opinion and trivia thrown in… Arcade Attack January 2 2018 Podcast
December (3 of 4) 2017
In the first of our Christmas specials, Adrian talks about a Christmas-themed hidden gem that if you have it could fetch you more than a pretty penny! We also bounce about some other Christmas-themed games… Arcade Attack December 3 2017 Podcast
December (1 of 4) 2017
Yup, they’re “at each other’s throats” again. Dylan is bringing Out Run, Keith is bringing Power Drift. Hear the history. Hear the facts. Who will win? Arcade Attack December 1 2017 Podcast
November (3 of 4) 2017
NBA Jam is up against the Atari-Jaguar-only White Men Can’t Jump, a game so loosely based on the film it hurts, in this week’s face-off… Arcade Attack November 3 2017 Podcast
October (4 of 5) 2017
In the first of our Halloween Specials we take a look at the landmark title Night Trap, what surrounded its initial release and what the PS4 version has to offer… Arcade Attack October 4 2017 Podcast
October (3 of 5) 2017
Paramount have announced a Sonic game coming 2019 hooray! We chat through possible storylines and casting… Arcade Attack October 3 2017 Podcast
October (1 of 5) 2017
Sylvester Stallone ranks No. 2 of all-time action heroes here at AA (sorry Adrian!) so we’ve had a bit of a chat about some of his VG exploits inc Judge Dreed and Demolition Man… Arcade Attack October 1 2017 Podcast
September (2 of 4) 2017
It’s about time we talked about retro video game music. Keith kicks us off with his favourite VGM soundtracks and what makes them special for him, finishing with a VGM quiz… Arcade Attack September 2 2017 Podcast
August (4 of 4) 2017
Bubsy, the world’s favourite anthropomorphic bobcat (?) takes centre stage in this week’s podcast, Bubsy 3D in particular… Arcade Attack August 4 2017 Podcast
July (3 of 5) 2017
For our 20th podcast special we thought it apt to tell you all a bit about ourselves and our retro gaming backgrounds… Arcade Attack July 3 2017 Podcast
June (3 of 4) 2017
FIFA or Sensi? We had a choice to make when we were kids, did we make the right one… Arcade Attack June 3 Podcast
June (1 of 4) 2017
Eternal Champions and, ahem, Ballz 3D feature in our SF2 “clone” special… Arcade Attack June 1 Podcast
May (4 of 4) 2017
The last May 2017 podcast contains a look at 16-bit classic Flashback and a comparison to its sequel Fade to Black… Arcade Attack May 4 Podcast
May (2 of 4) 2017
Earthworm Jim was landmark on the Mega Drive and more than worthy of its own podcast… Arcade Attack May 2 2017 Podcast
March (2 of 2) 2017
Landstalker on the MD gets the Keith treatment. Moonstone on the Amiga and the first TMNT NES game also feature… Arcade Attack March 2 2017 Podcast
February (1 of 2) 2017
Dune 2, Road Rash 1 & 2 and erm… Home Alone, all feature in the first February 2017 podcast… Arcade Attack February 1 2017 Podcast
November 2016
In our first ever pod, Keith reviews the excellent Shadow Dancer on the MD. Atari Jaguar, retro gets and a trip to EGX all feature… Arcade Attack November 2016 Podcast
Top Ten Rarest MD Games
There are some crackers in here but you’ll do well to get them on hard copy non reproduction… Top Ten Rarest Mega Drive Games
Aero Blasters
Side scrolling shoot em up heaven in this much underrated title… Aero Blasters Mega Drive Review
After Burner 2
This conversion of the popular coin op crashes and burns… After Burner 2 Mega Drive Review
Alien Storm
The extra-terrestrial beat em up simply pounds it on the 16-bit… Alien Storm Mega Drive Review
Ballz 3D
This beat em up is a load of ballz… Ballz 3D Mega Drive Review
Batman
Caped Crusader action can probably be found better elsewhere… Batman Mega Drive Review
Bonanza Bros
Robbing houses isn’t supposed to be this much fun… Bonanza Bros Mega Drive Review
Decap Attack
Platformers really can be flippin mental. And a lot of fun… Decap Attack Mega Drive Review
Double Dragon
Billy and Jimmy should have steered well clear of the Mega Drive… Double Dragon Mega Drive Review
EA Hockey
Hit the ice and enjoy EA’s slick hockey sim… EA Hockey Mega Drive Review
FIFA International Soccer
The first ever semi-realistic football/soccer game? We shall see… FIFA International Soccer Mega Drive Review
Flashback
The quest for identity never looked so great… Flashback Mega Drive Review
John Madden Football
For something so complicated, it’s oh so accessible… John Madden Football Review
Lotus Turbo Challenge
This fun racer needs more options, stat… Lotus Mega Drive Review
Lotus 2 R.E.C.S
Give this fun racing sim some R.E.S.P.E.C.T… Lotus 2 Mega Drive Review
Moonwalker
The King of Pop hits the 16-bit and it’s a hoot… Moonwalker Mega Drive Review
NBA Jam
The undisputed daddy of basketball games may be lacking on options but that’s all it lacks… NBA Jam Mega Drive Review
Olympic Gold
Half decent Olympic sim that’s a bit rough around the edges… Olympic Gold Mega Drive Review
Revenge of Shinobi
The second of the Shinobi series to grace the home console is truly something to behold… Revenge of Shinobi Mega Drive Review
Ristar
Almost the perfect platformer. Almost… Ristar Mega Drive Review
Robocop vs Terminator
Arnie is in trouble because Murphy is comin for him and it’s a blast… Robocop vs Terminator Mega Drive Review
Sonic the Hedgehog
Not just an outstanding platformer but also Sega’s hero… Sonic Mega Drive Review
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic’s second outing is even better than the first… Sonic 2 Mega Drive Review
Streets of Rage
Legendary scrolling beat em up that set a new standard on the home consoles… Streets of Rage Mega Drive Review
Streets of Rage 2
The best 16-bit game ever? It’s gotta be up there… Streets of Rage 2 Mega Drive Review
Streets of Rage 3
The third instalment of the epic series is a tad disappointing… Streets of Rage 3 Mega Drive Review
Sunset Riders
One of the best co-op games on the 16-bit. Shame it’s too short… Sunset Riders Mega Drive Review
Super Monaco GP
Best 16-bit Formula One game ever? We’ll have to see about that… Super Monaco GP Mega Drive Review
Super Thunderblade
We really wanted to like this. Unfortunately we didn’t… Super Thunderblade
Thunder Force 4
Cream your pants shooter that deserves anyone’s attention… Thunder Force 4 Mega Drive Review
World Cup Italia 90
This barely passes for a video game let alone football/soccer… Italia 90 Mega Drive Review
World of Illusion
Mickey and Donald “fight” their way out of a tricky predicament in this enjoyable jaunt… World of Illusion Mega Drive Review