Month: September 2018

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast!

Its a very special show as we have one of our fave YouTubers joining us, Neil from Retro Man Cave!

We chat with Neil about: – The origins of the man cave! – Neils original collection of sealed mint systems. – Atari Falcon, is it useless? – Repairing and restoring old systems – Checkmate A1500 – Acorn Archimedes games – The Apple II in the UK – Does the Atari ST have WHDload?

Intro/Outro Music – Overworld Theme – New Super Mario Bros (2006) – Nintendo DS – Composer(s): Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai

https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xX56a8Y57j0-8ueLFVNHQ

www.consoleshock.net

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Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast!

Its a very special show as we have one of our fave YouTubers joining us, Neil from Retro Man Cave!

We chat with Neil about: – The origins of the man cave! – Neils original collection of sealed mint systems. – Atari Falcon, is it useless? – Repairing and restoring old systems – Checkmate A1500 – Acorn Archimedes games – The Apple II in the UK – Does the Atari ST have WHDload?

Intro/Outro Music – Overworld Theme – New Super Mario Bros (2006) – Nintendo DS – Composer(s): Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai

https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xX56a8Y57j0-8ueLFVNHQ

www.consoleshock.net

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu from Playnation Games! Its the Console Shockcast!

To celebrate the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the Japan launch of the Sega Dreamcast, we have some special guests. The giants of the Dreamcast scene, Tom and Mike from the legendary Dreamcast Junkyard website!

With Tom and Mike we look at:

– How we discovered the Dreamcast –

Tom starting the Dreamcast Junkyard –

Mike’s exhaustive work putting together the A-Z of Dreamcast Games

The marketing leading up to the Dreamcast UK launch –

Browsing the internet in 1999 on the Dreamcast

– Buying a Dreamcast in Woolworths!

– Dreamcast vs PS2

– What killed the Dreamcast? –

….and of course, Shenmue!

Intro/Outro Music – Azure Blue World – Sonic Adventure Original Sourdtrack (1998) – Sega Dreamcast – Composer(s): Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Masaru Setsumaru.

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Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu from Playnation Games! Its the Console Shockcast! As big Amiga fans, we look at the options for buying and upgrading an Amiga in modern times, with a particular look at the mighty A1200!

On this topic we cover: – Why the A1200 is the best choice for classic Amiga

gaming – What is WHDLoad? –

Is a Vampire board upgraded Amiga really an Amiga anymore?

– RAM, how much do you need?

– A1200 accelerator options, old vs new

– A1200 vs CD32 – How much would the ultimate A1200 cost?

– Adding CD-ROM drives to the A1200, is it worth it?

– Where to buy modern upgrades

Intro/Outro Music – Hercules Takes Off – The Living Daylights Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987) – Composer(s): John Barry

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