Did you ever have the misfortune of using a Sinclair SJS-1 joystick? The poor kid staring in this extremely dull 1987 promo for Enduro Racer did. #sinclair #zxspectrum #joystick #sega #arcade

In our latest video, @deanswain.bsky.social & Steve Erickson chat to Anthony and Nicola Caulfield of Gracious Films to discuss their love of film making, what they are currently working on and what the future holds. #retrogaming #documentary #interview #c64 youtu.be/tjSjOvPVmzw?...

In our latest podcast, @deanswain.bsky.social & Steve Erickson chat to Anthony and Nicola Caulfield of Gracious Films to discuss their love of film making, what they are currently working on and what the future holds. retroasylum.com/2026/02/07/e... #retrogaming #documentary

@chrisoreganuk.bsky.social recently bought the Quickshot II USB joystick from Retro Games LTD and has done a short video with his verdict on it: youtu.be/hgAVi0_uCYo?... #joystick #usb #retrogaming

Over on our YouTube channel @chrisoreganuk.bsky.social reviews the Ernest Evan’s Collection which is a trilogy of games that were originally released on the Mega/Sega CD and has just been released for modern systems: youtu.be/YgZWIvDZiVY?... #sega #retrogaming

The Tomy Omnibot that @deanswain.bsky.social is working on, is starting to show signs of life… #omnibot #robot #tomy #1980’s #vintage #retro

Less than 24 hours after launching on Crowd Supply, PicoIDE has doubled its goal. I’m overwhelmed (in a good way) by the response! Thank you so much to everyone that has backed the project so far. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

Indie Retro News: Lemmings Reloaded - This enhanced versions of a classic looks awesome for the C64 (WIP) www.indieretronews.com/2026/01/lemm... #retrogaming #c64 #games

If you own a #zxspectrum and haven’t played Go Go BunnyGun yet, do yourself a favour and get it: ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun #retrogaming

Tonight over on the Retro Asylum YouTube channel around 20:30 GMT, Jim will be doing a live stream. Games included will be Harmful Park on the PlayStation, Bubble Back on the ZX Spectrum plus a few Sega SG1000 titles. youtube.com/@theretroasy... #retrogaming

Our resident Cockney has gone and bought a little project for him to tinker with over the next few months. Do you remember the Tomy Omnibot from 1984? youtu.be/MX5EFSLgvBI?... #VintageToys #tomyomnibot #omnibot #robot

A friendly reminder that the launch sale for the C64 Ultimate ends today so if you want to save $50 then you had best get in quick: www.commodore.net/category/all... And no, we are not on commission from the new Commodore guys. 👍 #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming #8bit

More Atari Lynx love, this time in the form of Xybots, the only released console conversion of the Atari coin op that started life as a sequel to Gauntlet. #atarilynx #atari #arcade #xybots

Over the Christmas period we often find ourselves revisiting the classic handheld consoles. Today we played Pacland on the Atari Lynx. Our unit has a BennVenn screen fitted in it. #atarilynx #retrogaming

Not listened or watched our latest episode yet? Here is a short clip on what you are missing: youtu.be/Z0z0e4QPrJA?... #RETROGAMING #podcast #8bit #ZXSpectrum #amstradcpc #commodore64 #c64

Please enjoy another Christmas blog - MOLED WINE: THE WARMING TALE OF GREMLIN GRAPHICS’ UNLIKELY CHRISTMAS HERO Read here: www.bitmapbooks.com/blogs/news/m... Thanks to Will Freeman for the words ✍️ Grab a copy of our book - A Gremlin in the Works: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #christmas

The best Christmas card that we received this year was from our good friend Laurence Bennion of www.blacklighter.co.uk who makes the brilliant UV overlays for the Vectrex. You can checkout his Facebook page at facebook.com/laurence.ben... Merry Christmas Laurence! #vectrex #retrogaming

Today, @plaion.bsky.social officially launches the Intellivision Sprint across Europe. The Intellivision Sprint is available to buy from www.plaionreplai.com/en-gb/pages/... priced at £99.99. Checkout the launch trailer: youtu.be/na6KVvxakMs #retrogaming

The RA team assemble along with Gordon King from the RGDS podcast, wave their white flags into the air to declare a ceasefire and instead spread happiness and cheer during the festive season. traffic.libsyn.com/retroasylum/... #retrogaming #christmas2025 #secretsanta

In 1989 the BBC interviewed kids at the ECTS show for a documentary about video game addiction. One of those kids was our very own @deanswain.bsky.social Can you spot him in this clip? #retrogaming #addiction #bbc

Over on our YouTube channel, we take a look at the unreleased arcade version of LED Storm: youtu.be/7BX6Hs_a1ik?... #retrogaming #arcade #capcom

Later tonight @wisemidds will be hosting a live Christmas special over on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to join him as he plays Moley Christmas, Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams and more! www.youtube.com/live/brqRokr... #Christmas #retrogaming #Livestre #zxspectrum #sega

It’s all for charity mate! Midnight Brew Games is donating their full #zxspectrum digital catalogue to the Movember Charity for the rest of the year. Plus a further 16 games have been added, making a total of 64 great ZX indie games for £16. ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2

Protector is a 2003 Vectrex release by Alex Herbert and it is a very nice Defender clone. Just like Defender, it takes a while to get used to the control system (or we might just be a bit rubbish at it) however there’s no doubt that it’s a great game! #vectrex #retrogaming

You can’t beat the nostalgic noise of a few arcades running at the same time. #arcade #retrogaming #ambiance

Released in 2016 by TutsTronix (aka Kristof Tuts) Vector Patrol is an unofficial conversion of Irem’s Moon Patrol. It’s a real showcase for the Vectrex & is highly recommended 👍 #vectrex #homebrew #RetroGaming

Now that we have another working Vectrex in the Retro Asylum shed, we thought it would be cool to dig out the VecFever cartridge and play one of the exclusive games on it. This is Word War vi which is a fantastic Defender clone 👍 #vectre #vecfever #defender #arcade

Your support has been amazing!! We’re so grateful that we switched the last stretch goal to dollars, unlocking a New Game for the Vectrex Mini. 🕹️ 💡 Which type of game would you love to see for the new title?

Over on our YouTube channel, we have a review of R-Type Delta HD Boosted for your viewing pleasure: youtu.be/BNjRpI872_8?... #RType #playstation #retrogaming #arcade #irem #shmup

Trigger Happy from @bitmapbooks.com covers everything videogame controller related. From early joysticks to current gen, the books includes some amazing photography, anecdotes and personal tales. #retrogaming #videogame #bitmapbooks #controller #joystick #joypad #retro #retrogames #retrocollector

Unto Deepest Depths, #RPG #action #adventure from @theshaggydev US nintendo.com/us/store/pro... JP store-jp.nintendo.com/item/softwar... #Release 11th December (20% #discount 1st week) #NintendoSwitch #indiedev #indiegames #IndieGameDev #gamedev #NintendoSwitch2 #GodotEngine #Godot @RAWRLABGames

Did you know that the #vectrexmini is not the first attempt to bring a smaller Vectrex model to market? #vectrex #vectrexmini #retrogaming

Getting up close and personal with Vectrex Mini🕹️ with @deanswain.bsky.social from @theretroasylum.bsky.social Back it here: kickstarter.com/projects/185... Interview: youtu.be/dQb3XhKj1rI?... Podcast video: youtu.be/p2DaEBKSjoE?... We'll be at the Crash event too @vectrexofficial.bsky.social

Are you going to be pre-ordering The A1200? Answers on a postcard to @theretroasylum.bsky.social #amiga #retrogaming

Here is the Vectrex Mini prototype up close & personal. Thanks to @gamesyouloved.bsky.social #vectrex #vectrexmini

We’ve been playing Astro Climber on the SMS. We recommend that you do the same 👍 badcomputer0.itch.io/astro-climber #sega

Update from FREEZE Towers... The next 3 issues: - FREEZE64 issue 80 - out towards the end of Nov 2025 - FREEZE-ZX issue 02 - out during Dec 2025 - FREEZE64 issue 81 - out in Jan/Feb 2026 FREEZE64.com FREEZE64.com/FREEZE-ZX #Commodore64 #C64 #ZXSpectrum #Speccy

Another chance to try the Vectrex Mini prototype in the UK!! Meet us at Crash Live, Kenilworth on Nov 15–16 to check out and play the Vectrex Mini prototype. 🕹️🔥

NEW POST: I - along with folks from @theretroasylum.bsky.social - went to @retrocollective.co.uk a few weeks back. Here's some photos from the day. #retrogaming www.rhyswynne.co.uk/50-before-im...

Finnish press is talking about the Vectrex Mini! 🇫🇮 We can’t wait to see the Vectrex Mini in the Finnish Museum of Games! 🕹️ 👉 Read the news: www.v2.fi/uutiset/peli... 👉 Support the Vectrex Mini on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...

In our latest podcast @deanswain.bsky.social , Jim Middleton @chrisoreganuk.bsky.social chat to the man behind the Vectrex Mini Kickstarter, @vectrexofficial.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/secure/retroas…#vectrexminin#vectrexe#retrogamingn#vectoror

In our latest video @deanswain.bsky.social Jim Middleton & @chrisoreganuk.bsky.social chat to the man behind the Vectrex Mini Kickstarter, @vectrexofficial.bsky.social youtu.be/p2DaEBKSjoE?si…#vectrexminin#vectrexe#retrogamingn#vectoror

Later tonight we will be chatting to David Oghia who is the man behind the #vectrex mini Kickstarter project. If you have a question for David, please do let us know. #retrogaming #vectrexmini

I’m off work this week, so naturally I’ve started my time off by watching my boss talking about work for a couple of hours. (I like how my age dramatically fell during this podcast, until I ended up being 30. Clearly I need more people to talk about me on podcasts.)

We've uncovered the start of a previously unknown 1991 #NES Super Kick Off conversion. Built on the original Kick Off code, it features updated titles and the beginnings of an overhaul that was never finished. Check out the prototype for yourself here! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/11/supe...

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On your way into work this morning? Make that journey a bit better by tuning into the latest episode of the Retro Asylum #podcast in which we celebrate 20 years of @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social being editor of @retrogamermag.bsky.social magazine with an exclusive interview with the man himself. #retro

If you’re interested to know what it’s like working on a mag for 20 years you can find out by watching or listening to this.

@deanswain.bsky.social & Jim Middleton are joined by @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social to discuss Darran’s 20 years as editor at @retrogamermag.bsky.social magazine: traffic.libsyn.com/secure/retro... #retrogaming #retrogamer #magazine

Silver Bullet, #Halloween #shooter #action #arcade 🚂https://store.steampowered.com/app/2818130/Silver_Bullet/ store-jp.nintendo.com/item/softwar... nintendo.com/us/store/pro... #Release 30th October (20% #discount 1st week) #NintendoSwitch #indiedev #indiegames #IndieGameDev #gamedev #Steam