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Gamer from the 1970s who looks after Retro Arcadia, where you’ll find deep-dives into all things retro and the time they came from

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #223

Retro Rewind: February 1986 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #222

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #221

Discovering Turbo Sub on Atari Lynx

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #220

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #219

Retro Rewind: January 1986 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #218

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #217

The Big Retro Arcadia Rundown of Games Completed 2025

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #216

The Retro Arcadia Game of the Year 2025 Top Ten Countdown

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #215

Top Ten Favourite Christmas Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #214

Retro Rewind: December 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #213

Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Autumn 2025 Recap

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #212

Wonderful Sights in Gaming – Part 5

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #211

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #210

Retro Rewind: November 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #209

Discovering Sorcery on Amstrad CPC

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #208

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #207

Top Ten Favourite Single-Screen Platforming Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #206

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #205

Retro Rewind: October 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #204

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #202

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #203

Rediscovering Another World on Commodore Amiga

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #202

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #201

Retro Rewind: September 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #200

Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Summer 2025 Recap

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #199

Top Ten Favourite Multidirectional Shoot ‘Em Ups

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #198

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #197

Retro Rewind: August 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #196

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #195

Rediscovering WWF Superstars on Nintendo Game Boy

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #194

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #193

A Note From Your Host Here at Retro Arcadia!

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #192

Retro Rewind: July 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #191

Retro Arcadia Game of the Year 2025 Halfway Hotlist!

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #190

Discovering Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 2 – Arcade on PlayStation 4

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #189

Top Ten Favourite Mario Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #188

Retro Rewind: June 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #187

Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Spring 2025 Recap

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #186

Top Ten Favourite Pinball Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #185

Rediscovering World Games on Commodore 64

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #184

Retro Rewind: May 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #183

Discovering Demon Attack on Atari 2600

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #182

Rediscovering Alcatraz Harry on ZX Spectrum

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #181

Top Ten Favourite Guilty Gaming Pleasures

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #180

Discovering Star Raiders on Atari 400/800

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #179

Retro Rewind: April 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #178

Discovering Ico on PlayStation 2

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #177

Top Ten Favourite Baseball Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #176

Revisiting The Perils of Willy on Commodore VIC-20

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #175

Retro Rewind: March 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #174

Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Winter 2024-25 Recap

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #173

Top Ten Favourite Commodore Amiga Fighting Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #172

Rediscovering Overlander on Atari ST

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #171

Retro Rewind: February 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #170

Discovering Snowboard Championship – Arcade / Evercade

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #169

Top Ten Favourite Isometric Shoot ‘Em Ups

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #168

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #168

Rediscovering NBA Jam Tournament Edition on Atari Jaguar

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #167

Retro Rewind: January 1985 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #166

Retro Arcadia Game of the Year 2025 Predictions

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #165

The Big Retro Arcadia Rundown of Games Completed 2024

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight Christmas Special 2024!

The Retro Arcadia Game of the Year 2024 Top Ten Countdown

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #164

Rediscovering Deathsmiles II: Makai No Merry Christmas – Arcade on Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #163

Retro Rewind: December 1984 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #162

Game Review: Taito Milestones 3 on Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Autumn 2024 Recap

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #161

Wonderful Sights in Gaming – Part 4

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #160

Game Review: IREM Collection Vol. 2 on Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #159

Top Ten Favourite Commodore 64 Arcade Conversions

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #158

Discovering Halloween on Atari 2600 (and All the Movies!)

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #157 – Halloween Special!

Revisiting Kung-Fu Master – Arcade / ZX Spectrum

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #156

Discovering The Flintstones on ZX Spectrum

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #155

Discovering Victory Run on PC-Engine

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #154

Top Ten Favourite Discoveries on Evercade

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #153

My Life With… Grandstand Invader From Space Handheld Electronic Game

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #152

Discovering Taito Variety Pack on Nintendo Game Boy

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #151

Discovering TV Sports: Football on Atari ST

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #150

Game Review: Thalamus Collection 1 (on Commodore 64) for Evercade

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #149

Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Summer 2024 Recap

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #148

My Life With… Bubble Bobble on ZX Spectrum / Atari ST / Arcade / Everywhere!

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #147

Discovering Echo Night on PS1

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #146

Rediscovering Popeye – Arcade / Atari 2600

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #145

Top Ten Favourite Fixed / Single-Screen Shoot ‘Em Ups

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #144

Discovering Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 1 – Arcade on PlayStation 4

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #143

Discovering Brutal Sports Football on Atari Jaguar

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #142

Rediscovering Silent Service on NES

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #141

Top Ten Favourite Atari ST Loading Screens

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #140

Retro Arcadia Game of the Year 2024 Halfway Hotlist!

Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #139

My Life With… Bruce Lee on Commodore 64