Retro Asylum - The UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast
Hosted by Chris O'Regan and Jim Middleton and Mads · Retro Asylum
4.6from 89 ratings
- 243
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 89
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 229K
- YouTube views
About Retro Asylum - The UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast
The UK's No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast. Curating gaming culture for future generations. 'World's Best Podcast' - NME Award 2016.
- Publisher
- Retro Asylum
- Category
- leisure · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jul 2014
- Latest episode
- 13 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 243 episodes have a transcript.
13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 375: UrbX Warriors
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 374: Toonstruck
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 373: Incomming Attack!_
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Episode 375: UrbX Warriors
Published 13 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They're bringing it back to its origins, Castlevania, because you will know that Castlevania had a bit of a 3D jaunt on the N64. It did indeed. It did. It did. And PS2 and Xbox 360. Yes, it had a bit of a, you know, swerved into the realms of 3D and now it's been brought back, kicking and screaming into 2D land. And it seems to be enjoying it. So... No, really looking forward to that. They had a timed demo of 20 minutes because it was so popular. Anyway. Sorry to interrupt. The one on the 3DS, there was a 2D one on the 3DS. Oh, yes. If that makes sense. No, no, no. Yeah. And that was supposed to be really good. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Tony Warriner
- Stoo Cambridge
- Dean
- Steve
- Jim
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 229,064
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 33 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 56 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
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Questions about Retro Asylum - The UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast
Who hosts Retro Asylum - The UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast?
Chris O'Regan and Jim Middleton and Mads host the show. Published by Retro Asylum.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Retro Asylum - The UK’s No.1 Retro Gaming Podcast take guests?
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