Ten Pence Arcade Podcast V2.0

Discussed In This Episode. Black Belt Origami. Walking the plank. Old Vic. Eating All The Frogs. I look like Tony Blackburn. Woman gone shot my dog. Distopian Bullseye. NEXT SHOW'S GAME Jump Coaster Kaneko 1983 ROM: jumpcoas (World ) LIVES: 3 (no difficulty settings) DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSION: SATURDAY 7TH JUNE 5PM UK TIME. SUBMIT YOUR SCORE TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread:https://www.ukvac.com/forum/threads/ten-pence-arcade-podcast.75067/ NO SUBMISSIONS FROM CONSOLE OR COMPUTER COMPILATIONS AS THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT (The exception to this rule is the EVERCADE systems, as they use legit arcade ROMS. NO CONTINUES ALLOWED!   LINKS: Ten Pence Arcade Episode 01-199 On Spotify: https://bit.ly/3DWKKBb Al's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Shaun's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade Shaun's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shaunholley ***Contact Rorie for more info on his cool custom joysticks*** rorie27@gmail.com Nitro Ball Play Through https://youtu.be/Qgjj-N7Mwts?si=u_XwkAarxjoBsUV2 Retro Realm Walsall: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VDKoE9bHAmI Tilt Bar & Pinball Birmingham: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RpR5ULngT0g NQ64 Birmingham: https://youtube.com/shorts/sQ6LPKRD-dA David Retro Games Played Badly https://www.youtube.com/@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533 Jeff Minter's I, Robot: https://moegamer.net/2025/04/18/i-robot-minters-still-got-it/ Geek Bait Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-bait/id1777275135 SEND US PICS OF YOUR PICKUPS & GAME ROOMS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE SHOW. Email them to: biscuits@tenpencearcade.com  

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Water the plants, and then the motherboard. 11 Windows From Anglian. Alex has been in a car crash! For real! Oxford Gaming Market is in Oxford… Motley Crude Comedy Night. A whole row of Space Fevers. Lindford Christie's Lunch Box… Rivers are OK, but streams, naah. Nibbler - it's so bad it's good. LINKS: Ten Pence Arcade Episode 01-199 On Spotify: https://bit.ly/3DWKKBb Al's Arcade BitKit 2 Review: https://youtu.be/llhPYCuxZM8?si=u_IhD3M1TJ53qn9m Shaun's Arcade at Whitby: https://youtu.be/jGHNka7_5aY Shaun's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shaunholley JayPing's Ode to Ten Pence: https://bit.ly/4i7gJfL Game Room Pics On Ten Pence Website: https://www.tenpencearcade.com/p/images/ SEND PICS OF YOUR PICKUPS & GAME ROOMS! (3 pictures maximum please) Email them to: biscuits@tenpencearcade.com NEXT SHOW'S GAME: Alex's Pick Nitro Ball ROM: nitrobal (World Set One) LIVES: 3 DIFFICULTY: Normal DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSIONS: SATURDAY 10TH MAY 5PM UK TIME. SUBMIT YOUR SCORE: TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread NO SUBMISSIONS FROM CONSOLE OR COMPUTER COMPILATIONS AS THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT (The exception to this rule is the EVERCADE systems, as they use legit arcade ROMS NO CONTINUES ALLOWED, OBVIOUSLY. EXTRA LINKS: Strider. No Death Playthrough 12 ½ minutes! https://youtu.be/qVOOiCFktU4?si=iCsUjItALhfZM-xv Strider Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strider_(1989_arcade_game) The OK Baby is Jaleco Pony Mark IV in disguise: https://www.hard--candy.com/wiki/candy/OK_Baby BitKit 2: https://craftymech.com/bitkit-arcade-fpga/ Rootin' Tootin' Gameplay: https://youtu.be/Jh1rHB3JTiw?si=9YM_YQpwWN6ddmIC Top Gun Maverick Arcade:https://youtu.be/AsWfGsuHn6Q?si=NpX7JYA3DpdQ4usf MyArcade Pole Position Mini: https://youtu.be/-8XR3OgVvEM?si=Y78XrMTEXVNqt4Q_ McVities Signature Caramel Chocolate Biscuits: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/mcvities-signature-chocolate-caramel-biscuits-162g Shmup Junkie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShmupJunkie  

DISCUSSED IN THIS PODCAST Harrison Ford is frozen in Carbonite at Andrew's place. Donkey Kong Kill Screen instructions found in a waste bin in Japan. It's all in bits Chris FFS! Walking along the seafront VS playing pinball. Lino on the floor in front of Johnson's Shoe Shop. Huge Arm Movements. There's no problems if you don't think...   LINKS: Al's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Shaun's Arcade:https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade   Servo Stick: https://www.ultimarc.com/arcade-controls/joysticks/servostik/ Alex's Al's Arcade Section Z (and more) Review: https://youtu.be/YuMj6MDt0QQ?si=DHH4jgoZTQd1oum1 Donkey Kong Kill Screen Beaten? https://youtu.be/CoTQ53iM8c0?si=rSbgvSTvCUceQYBy Neo Geo XYX Vertical Shmup https://youtu.be/_4GDmtXXK9A?si=fX7efdCtQP_-TW_c Dirty Donny UV Artwork: https://dirtydonnystore.com/collections/all Mr. Kipling Trifle Bakewells: https://bit.ly/3XZGZ4s Section Z Autofire 1CC: https://youtu.be/KOpTuV3EyKE?si=nasfFhea6GA1UfDJ   NEXT SHOW'S GAME Shaun's Pick STRIDER: Capcom 1989 There's no real consensus on the game settings. Twin Galaxies, Aurcade, PC MAME, Raspberry Pi, Pandora's Box! all have slightly different settings. So we're going with what the majority of those can agree on---> THESE ARE NOT DEFAULT SETTINGS (for some systems) ROM: strider (USA BOARD B-2 for Raspberry Pi (FB Neo) players) DIFFICULTY: 4 (NORMAL) BONUS LIFE: 20K, 40K, 60K+ (get as close as you can to these numbers as you can) LIVES: 3 CHECK YOUR DIPS BEFORE PLAYING! SUBMIT YOUR SCORE DEADLINE: SATURDAY 12th APRIL 5PM UK TIME. TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread NO SUBMISSIONS FROM CONSOLE OR COMPUTER COMPILATIONS AS THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT (The exception to this rule is the EVERCADE systems, as they use legit arcade ROMS.) NO AUTOFIRE & NO CONTINUES ALLOWED!    

DISCUSSED IN THIS SHOW: Staring face-to-face with the devil 10 mile an hour barn owl Sheep with four horns Game Room Lies Trying to kiss Morten Harket Bus stop kids boppin' to ‘Biscuit Review' Computer Complications   LINKS: Al's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@AlsArcade Shaun's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade   All The Old Ten Pence Arcade Podcasts (01-199) Are On Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/58TsEmIubs3S9yfaPCNKCL   exA-Arcadia Explained https://exa.ac/en/what-is-exa-arcadia/?v=0f177369a3b7   Virtual-On https://www.mobygames.com/game/8692/cyber-troopers-virtual-on/ Highest Score Arcade Salisbury https://www.highestscorearcade.com/   Stacey King's Game Cupboard https://x.com/_stayking/status/1890887645288415471   Alpha One on the BBC, talking about tinnitus https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l0299d921o   Jeff Minter's I Robot https://www.polygon.com/news/522526/jeff-minter-atari-i-robot   Thunder Force Series https://www.mobygames.com/group/1619/thunder-force-series/   Space Race 3D Printed at The Arcade Archive https://youtu.be/SONO6LTHuR8?si=UrgjQUADrMh9Df07   Alex and Tony Playing Section Z https://youtu.be/YuMj6MDt0QQ?si=vDq00vWkPD-z8R1S NEXT SHOW'S GAME Section Z Capcom 1985 8 way stick and two buttons: fire and reverse direction   DEFAULT SETTINGS Lives: 3 Difficulty: Normal Bonus Life at 20K, 50K, and every 50K thereafter. NO CONTINUES   SUBMIT YOUR SCORE DEADLINE: SATURDAY 15th MARCH 5PM UK TIME. TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread NO SUBMISSIONS FROM CONSOLE OR COMPUTER COMPILATIONS  AS THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT (The exception to this rule are the EVERCADE systems, as they use legit arcade ROMS). NO CONTINUES ALLOWED OBVIOUSLY  

This month we review Vapor Trail, a late 80s vertical shooter with some useful powerups and a banging hard rock sound track. It looks a like a Raiden game when you first coin-up, but there's a bit more to it as you play through. Oh yes.   SEND US YOUR GAME ROOM PICS! Tag @shaunholley on X or email .jpg or .png files to biscuits@tenpencearcade.com   LINKS Al's Arcade Visits The Hobby Lodge https://youtu.be/TALVyNCwqJw?si=6OOo6uApfdU53FD6   BitKit2 https://craftymech.com/bitkit-arcade-fpga/   Lizard Wizard https://youtu.be/xOWhLsDyWbU?si=MplwcwW5YocGjpSF   Fantasy Land https://youtu.be/Clu8koHHQZc?si=a_zG0PFYcYNseGHW   Pac-Man Kids Toy Pinball anyone? https://www.menkind.co.uk/electronic-arcade-pac-man-pinball-only-at-menkind   Arcade Heroes Anniversaries. Love these. 1975 - 2025 https://arcadeheroes.com/2025/01/17/the-arcade-anniversaries-of-2025/   Vic's Substack: He's modding a 1979 Japanese Breakout & Pinball console https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/p/epic-epoch-tv-block-mb   Project Neon - new MVS /AES shmup https://youtu.be/ytyhTzf7CLQ?si=2OESHU0KtlEi1vth   From Olly Alpha 1 -  Archive Duke Of Lancaster birthing  https://youtu.be/0E9XgcV0lyM?si=Ikn4JQ9275s6LUio   Red 7even YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@red7even52 NEXT SHOW'S GAME Nibbler 1982, Rock-Ola 4-WAY STICK ROM: nibbler DEFAULT (rev9, set1) Lives: 3 (DEFAULT) Extra Life after every 4 waves? (this is not mentioned in the DIPs but is on the title screen) Difficulty: Easy (DEFAULT)   SUBMIT YOUR SCORE DEADLINE: SATURDAY 15th FEB 5PM UK TIME. TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Comment below the podcast on our YouTube channels: https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread NO SUBMISSIONS FROM CONSOLE OR COMPUTER COMPILATIONS AS THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT (The exception to this rule is the EVERCADE systems, as they use legit arcade ROMS. NO CONTINUES ALLOWED OBVIOUSLY  

What is an arcade 'RAID'? Well just listen on to find out about Raids and much more in this fascinating interview about the Arcade Life And Times of Mr. Olly Alpha 1 and his obsession with chasing down Arcade Machines and Pinballs ALL OVER THE WORLD! Discussed In This Episode: The Duke of Lancaster (From Arcade Blogger). https://bit.ly/41TH8cs The Peter Davis Arcade Collection. https://bit.ly/4fGW0hL The French Raid. https://bit.ly/4a0pDJx Alpha One Game Room Tour Revisited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i0GJn6bunc Alpha One Visit by Shaun's Arcade: https://youtu.be/khXP_fL5hd0?si=xQprCsMtQzgyKs5Y Mark Shepherd Collection. https://youtu.be/lsaZ570SfYs?si=KRL_RsBD3T7349D8 OTHER RAID LOCATIONS: Ireland Hamburg Zimbabwe (yes, really) ETC... ...and finally - 18 hours in a Luton with Dave.   NEXT SHOW'S GAME (first mentioned in podcast 207 Spelunker notes) Vapor Trail Data East 1989 ROM: vaportra (World Revision One) Lives: 3 Difficulty: Normal Extra Lives at 200K & 600K THESE ARE ALL DEFAULT SETTINGS SUBMIT YOUR SCORE DEADLINE: SATURDAY 18th JANUARY 2025 at 5PM UK TIME. TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread NO SUBMISSIONS FROM CONSOLE OR COMPUTER COMPILATIONS AS THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT (The exception to this rule is the EVERCADE systems, as they use legit arcade ROMS. NO CONTINUES ALLOWED OBVIOUSLY    

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE. Simple and Tasty - Just like me. The glue of friendship No one wants a Tehkan World Cup Getting lost on epic walks LINKS: Al's Arcade https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Shaun's Links: https://linktr.ee/shaunholley @Retro_Russ_ on X for creating our AWESOME podcast picture. Mr. Berserkers 1942 1CC at Blackpool Arcade Club https://www.youtube.com/live/EtqUl3YHg70?si=UaJ4v6SbEwRo06yE @Funkoid on X Mr. Funk for creating the lanyards for the UKVAC meet Victor's Substack (Part 1 of 3.)  https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/p/tiny-invaders NEO GEO Project Neon https://youtu.be/9gICGqNO4Y8?si=7NBgOTVH2xWxFJm8 Pac-Man game ‘Shadow Labyrinth' announced https://youtu.be/-7YXmOtc-Io?si=KEQOg6a2Uho4yABH What in the holy hell is this? Pac-Man live-action experience https://www.pacmanlive.co.uk/ Foxes Glacier Mints https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox%27s_Glacier_Mints   RYGARR wins the High Score League for the FOURTH year running! AID SKYWAY 73 is runner up for the second year running See https://www.tenpencearcade.com/p/high-scores/ for full details

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Scientifically proved - a Jaffa Cake is a CAKE! Space + Cowboys = win/win Van Life with PCBs A Tramp's Den Soul Sonic Force Yo Yo Get Funky A head full of tumbleweed NEXT SHOW'S GAME: Spelunker (Irem / Broderbund 1985) ROM: spelunkr LIVES: 3 (default) ENERGY DECREASE: Slow (default) GET YOUR SCORES IN BY SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER 17:00 UK TIME. TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread NO submissions from consoles or computer compilations, as they may be different. The only exception to this is the Evercade, which uses arcade ROMS. My personal links Shaun: https://linktr.ee/shaunholley Al's Arcade YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Shaun's Arcade YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade Victor's latest Substacks https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/p/retrospective-retro https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/p/how-can-i-play-my-sooooper-tv-boy Podcast List 01-199 https://www.tenpencearcade.com/p/old-podcasts-list/ Forgotten Worlds Game Shop Glasgow https://www.facebook.com/groups/3235031479917376/?locale=en_GB Thunder Blaster - Irem https://youtu.be/j_mw9y4PUr8?si=dmbJRpdzDiNz3Iw6 Amazing Donkey Kong remake for un-modded ZX Spectrum https://youtu.be/azNUWPUSvQk?si=N5JGTdu6CebN6j3T Demon Front Strategy - lot's of great stuff here https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=71560 Salt and Shake crisps are potato crisps that come with a separate packet of salt so you can adjust the saltiness to your taste. https://museumofcrisps.com/2020/07/31/first-commercial-crisp-salt-n-shake/ @RR_Arcade is Retro Replay Games In Norwich https://www.retro-replay.games/ Wing Chun, here's a list of clubs here http://kwokwingchun.com/clubs/map/ IGS PGM PCBs https://igspgm.com/fluffys/index.htm

NEXT SHOW'S GAME: DEMON FRONT IGS, 2002 ROM - dmnfrnt (Look for ROM V105, or' M105' on the boot up screen) (The default ROM is V105, but best to check) LIFES - 3 (default) DIFFICULTY - NORMAL (default) DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSIONS IS SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER 17:00 UK TIME; How To Submit A Score: TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP  in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC on the podcast feed thread ----------------------------- DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Who is David Gunn? The van is dead Massive cartridge in the sea OI, IVY! GET OFF MY BRICKS! Pickups from the cat litter tray 200,000 Biscuits Ecco And The Machine Guns Not many woods left around Alex's house A bit of whipped qweeam - ding dong Many many vampire girls Spectacles in a chest cavity Walking off a cliff ----------------------- LINKS: Al's Arcade https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Shaun's Arcade At Play Expo Blackpool 2024 https://bit.ly/3Y9I0Xa Shaun's Links https://linktr.ee/shaunholley Victor's Latest Substack C16 Tinkering: https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/p/purleeeeze-fix-my-commodore-16 Arcade Parts UK https://www.arcadepartsuk.com/ Stock Requests: info@arcadepartsuk.com Jason Bradbury's Kickstarter for 'Control Ai Delete' film https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ctrlaidelete/ctrl-ai-delete?ref=user_menu The MisterPi FPGA https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/mister-pi-a-usd99-gateway-to-fpga-retro-gaming Craig Goodwins Place YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@GoodwinsPlace Track & Field / Hyper Sports Rearranged PCB mod https://highscoresave.com/hyper-sports-track-and-field-rearranged-multigame-free-play-and-high-score-save-kit/ Stuart Tracey's Timewarp Arcade (with Atomiswave running Metal Slug 6) https://timewarparcade.co.uk/ Rompers Full Game Play Through https://youtu.be/nC8kQ6dcNDc?si=i2TAlWW1rAgNNcKr Rompers StrategyWiki https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Rompers/Gameplay Mike Jame's Book: Smoke And Mirrors: The Rise Of A Serial Antipreneur https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smoke-Mirrors-Rise-Serial-Antipreneur/dp/1837910529

SPECIAL GUEST! Whitney Roberts From the Broken Token Podcast and Sky Skipper Fame! DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Alex putting herring bones in his wall. Pruning a tree full of Lynxes. Chocolate eclair mistaken for a dog's bottom. Whitney buying MVS shock boxes for carts he doesn't own. LINKS: Broken Token Podcast https://brokentoken.com/podcastpage/ Alex's New YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@alsarcade Yie Ar Kung Fu Perfect Run https://youtu.be/mkM6ODydYDU?si=IQgVTaZpzrDQZqv7 Bruce Lee Wall Clock https://x.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1832084361799447031 International Karate C64 Themed Mini Joystick https://x.com/Clive_Frog_2_0/status/1832749609485246869 NEXT SHOW'S GAME: Rompers. Namco 1989 ROM is 'rompers' (Japan New Version Rev B) Difficulty Settings are DEFAULT DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSIONS IS SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER 17:00 UK TIME SUBMIT YOUR SCORE: TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP  in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post) UKVAC

Discussed in this month's episode: Popcorn enemies. Alex is surviving on a diet of dust and tree sap. Shaun recommends tarmacking the Ridgeway. The imprisonment of Victor in an iron maiden. BRUCE LEE MEETS THE YORKSHIRE PIE MAN (comedy sketch). Old ladies do not fit in frames. NEXT SHOW'S GAME Yie Ar Kung Fu ROM: yiear DIFFICULTY: Normal LIVES: 1 (yes, 1!) EXTRA LIVES AT 30,000, 80,000 (These are the default settings) GET YOUR SCORES IN BY: SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 5PM UK TIME

Are you are experiencing the 'where's all the bloody enemies gone' glitch? Download this ROM https://bit.ly/3ypQgt6 ...from my Google Drive and overwrite the current FHAWK.ZIP file in your ROM directory.

Blah Blah Does anyone even read this? Biscuits. Two podcasters not wearing underpants talking about playing games standing up in front of wooden boxes with TVs inside them. Buttons. Joystick. Thrills! I may need help…

BOING, BOING, BOING! Flop eared marsupial ‘fun' at the Ten Pence towers this time. Everyone loves Kangaroo, right?

Well, well – we're back after a summer holiday (of sorts) Has the evil Dr Micro poisoned the test tubes with cranberry juice and have the annoyed looking tomatoes cheered up yet? Flop, float and jump your way thru this simple platformer to absolute boredom! Yay. Hmmm.  

FURTHER INTO UNKNOWN WORLD! Victor and Shaun are piloting time this time. If only they could turn back time? They keep on podcasting time after time. Oh lord. All the ‘time' lyrics. Remember kids, DON'T RISK IT FOR A BISCUIT!

We play a bit of a ‘ropey' game – d'ya get it? See what we did there. Oh, never mind… Dig Dug with a 6 letter hi score? Nonsense, sir! Level 5 – IT'S FULL OF BANANAS! RETURN OF THE HATEBEAK INTRODUCING LOVEBEAK

Wahoo! A busy, busty 3 weeks has gone by. The Sky Skipper event / Arcade Club party went well, Play Expo was on, Victor and Shaun have been busy as fuel injected bees with a heavy schedule and to top that we had some lovely Americans over! The past weeks have been chock full of arcade fun. “Doesn't like rum n raisin” ? “Likes slippers” ? “Pointless inertia guff” ?

One of us is well versed in Thundercade. A shmup. A very good shmup. The best shmup. I don't know of a better shmup, do you? I mean, really. It's a shmup. God save the shmup. The other has been away. A long way away. Probably a lot of miles. To the best place. Have you seen the donuts over there? I like donuts. Who doesn't? God save the donuts. What were we doing again?

No Victor this week, so Shaun is joined by The Taggsta and Daz Domination from ‘Stralia, and we have returned to the Fantasy Zone to shoot mammoths in the face. No sign of Opa Opa this time, just a guy with a gun on a mission to destroy. Fly like a really fast bird, or maybe a quick insect, all over the screen. Don't run into owt or you may die. Peace.

Oh my lord – this one is a big ‘un. Literally, an 800lb gorilla in the room! Barrels, fireballs, ladders, girders, apes! What more could one want from a single arcade game from 1981? We were also present at the Cambridge History of Computing Arcade Experience and it was AWESOME. Listen in to find out how we got on with both of the above… and remember… JAMS HAVE TO BE APPLIED FRUGALLY!

Singing, dancing, impressions, the medium of higher thinking – you name it, we don't cover any of it in this podcast. Cool arcade stuff, what we've been playing and a review of some bobbins game IS what we do this time. Oh yes. We ask ourselves is “Mega Twins” just a cheesey euphamism for a lady's bosoms? and remember… ALL CUSTARDS ARE GOOD CUSTARDS

Well, well – we're back after a summer holiday (of sorts) Has the evil Dr Micro poisoned the test tubes with cranberry juice and have the annoyed looking tomatoes cheered up yet? Flop, float and jump your way thru this simple platformer to absolute boredom! Yay. Hmmm.  

Welcome to the Fantasy Zone – get ready! For this show we delve into the multi-coloured eye-bleed world of Opa-Opa (so good they named him twice). This game plays a tad like Defender – but is it better? No. In fact, is it better than anything at all? Join us and find out.

Mazes! Apes! Pigs! Er, Paint Rollers? We look at an old ‘paint 'em up' and discuss all things arcade, including one of us recently going to the EAG corporate show. Someone gets an insult Victorian stylee and a loved listener even gets a bit of a song by Brucie himself…

TEN PENCE CONTINUES! Outgoing host @TenPenceArcade Victor joins me @ShaunHolley one last time as we find it's Game Not Over at @Revivalrevents in Wolverhampton; there's second floor shenanigans at @TimewarpArcade in Bridgwater, and a Sky Skipping knowledge bomb dropped at the @Arcade_Archive in Stroud. Oh, and we also discuss the featured game - the flappy flappy Nintendo Joust-a-like Balloon Fight. Lastly, on occasion we may discuss biscuits. Lots and lots of biscuits.

This is the first show with Shaun and new (original OG) co-host Alex. Part 1 of the show: Alex's Arcade Life Story: here's some of his highlights. Record sleeves gnawed by a hamster. Cream licked off ears by a dog. Dangling his baubles at Christmas. Sticking cheese down the back of the TV. 'Bundling'. Psycho horse impression.  Part 2 of the show: Game Review. High Scores. Biscuit review. Oh, and we're also helped along by 'The Incorrect Announcer'.

Solomon's Flea?, Solomon's Pea?, Solomon's Brie? No! SOLOMON'S KEY! Where is it? Why does he keep losing it? Why doesn't he have it on a chain around his neck – the silly wizard! Shaun talks to Craig Turner about the upcoming Revival event.

‘Cor blimey guv'nor – it's old Nick ‘imself chuckin' dahn lightning bolts and thems gargoyleys lobbing unearthly stuff at'cha! Listen to the podcast to see what the above actually means! A hellish game to review – do the Ten Pencers get posessed? Will they join a black cult and start listening to dark music (one already does) But it's good old fashioned arcade fun at the end of the day – don't worry! Some poor unfortunate from ‘Down Under' gets an 1800s battering from the Victorian insulters.

We visit Timewarp Arcade, Bridgwater Somerset in March 2017.

Take one hero out of a posse of 4 and rescue the prisoners! This hero is a bit stabby & shooty though! It's all good clean pixelly arty fun with over the top action and some MASSIVE GUNS, and, er slugs? We've had a month ‘off' of arcades* and we're raring to get back into it! All the usual stuff, plus more usual stuff. We like stuff, here. Enjoy! – Oh, and get to the outhouse and have a BEEF DROP!

We've been tasked with rescuing our tiny Kiwi friends from an evil walrus!No, we've not been hallucinating – we've been playing The New Zealand Story from those crazy dudes at Taito. Flying about on balloons and magical geese while lobbing bombs at mean teddy bears and er, spiky things. Lots of spiky things. Too many spiky things perhaps. More world records for our friends Charlie Far (David) and Pete Hahn (former GG gamer of the year)

Busty, busty, busty – we've all been busty. Hold on –  BUSY. We've been BUSY playing arcade games and writing about them, then yapping about them. Oh joy! This time around we've been in the garden and been blasting pesky centipedes with our disembodied head, while watching out for 8 legged mother flubbers. Diagonal poopers! Spin that trackball and listen to the ten pence arcade.

This is a slightly different podcast recording – we did it together at chez Victor, had a walkround of the garage arcade and did the rest of it in a Swedish airport! Live walkround (well, we were alive) at Hey Stockholm as well as most of the usual stuff. Many thanks to Peter Koskimaki for making the Stockholm trip happen.

Meoww! Cat paws, fish and magical balls are all in the podcast this time around! Shaun and Victor have been away for the weekend at the Revival Retro Event in Walsall, somewhere in the middle of the UK. Bonus SkyCurser Pre Production review after it's UK debut at The Revival retro Event.

At last! Another stone cold classic that has taken ages to get to – but are the listeners united in our thoughts or are the ‘features' just too much to take? LAIR OF THE HATEBEAKS!!! SKRAAAWR! New biscuit song!

Blah Blah Does anyone even read this? Biscuits. Two podcasters not wearing underpants talking about playing games standing up in front of wooden boxes with TVs inside them. Buttons. Joystick. Thrills! I may need help…

I could use this bumf at the start to subliminally recruit my evil horde of biscuit thieves, seeing as no one cares about what I write here. STEAL LOADS OF HOBNOBS AND SEND THEM TO VICTOR AND SHAUN. But don't tell anyone we told you to do so. Oh and play some arcade games, there's a good chap / chapess.

This is the first show with Shaun and new (original OG) co-host Alex. Part 1 of the show: Alex's Arcade Life Story: here's some of his highlights. Record sleeves gnawed by a hamster. Cream licked off ears by a dog. Dangling his baubles at Christmas. Sticking cheese down the back of the TV. 'Bundling'. Psycho horse impression.  Part 2 of the show: Game Review. High Scores. Biscuit review. Oh, and we're also helped along by 'The Incorrect Announcer'.

Welcome to the Fantasy Zone – get ready! For this show we delve into the multi-coloured eye-bleed world of Opa-Opa (so good they named him twice). This game plays a tad like Defender – but is it better? No. In fact, is it better than anything at all? Join us and find out.

Well, well – we're back after a summer holiday (of sorts) Has the evil Dr Micro poisoned the test tubes with cranberry juice and have the annoyed looking tomatoes cheered up yet? Flop, float and jump your way thru this simple platformer to absolute boredom! Yay. Hmmm.

Singing, dancing, impressions, the medium of higher thinking – you name it, we don't cover any of it in this podcast. Cool arcade stuff, what we've been playing and a review of some bobbins game IS what we do this time. Oh yes. We ask ourselves is “Mega Twins” just a cheesey euphamism for a lady's bosoms? And remember… ALL CUSTARDS ARE GOOD CUSTARDS

Oh my lord – this one is a big ‘un. Literally, an 800lb gorilla in the room! Barrels, fireballs, ladders, girders, apes! What more could one want from a single arcade game from 1981? We were also present at the Cambridge History of Computing Arcade Experience and it was AWESOME. Listen in to find out how we got on with both of the above…and remember… JAMS HAVE TO BE APPLIED FRUGALLY!

No Victor this week, so Shaun is joined by The Taggsta and Daz Domination from ‘Stralia, and we have returned to the Fantasy Zone to shoot mammoths in the face. No sign of Opa Opa this time, just a guy with a gun on a mission to destroy. Fly like a really fast bird, or maybe a quick insect, all over the screen. Don't run into owt or you may die. Peace.

One of us is well versed in Thundercade. A shmup. A very good shmup. The best shmup. I don't know of a better shmup, do you? I mean, really. It's a shmup. God save the shmup. The other has been away. A long way away. Probably a lot of miles. To the best place. Have you seen the donuts over there? I like donuts. Who doesn't? God save the donuts. What were we doing again?  

Wahoo! A busy, busty 3 weeks has gone by. The Sky Skipper event / Arcade Club party went well, Play Expo was on, Victor and Shaun have been busy as fuel injected bees with a heavy schedule and to top that we had some lovely Americans over! The past weeks have been chock full of arcade fun. “Doesn't like rum n raisin” ? “Likes slippers” ? “Pointless inertia guff” ?

We play a bit of a ‘ropey' game – d'ya get it? See what we did there. Oh, never mind… Dig Dug with a 6 letter hi score? Nonsense, sir! Level 5 – IT'S FULL OF BANANAS! RETURN OF THE HATEBEAK INTRODUCING LOVEBEAK  

FURTHER INTO UNKNOWN WORLD! Victor and Shaun are piloting time this time. If only they could turn back time? They keep on podcasting time after time. Oh lord. All the ‘time' lyrics. Remember kids, DON'T RISK IT FOR A BISCUIT!

BOING, BOING, BOING! Flop eared marsupial ‘fun' at the Ten Pence towers this time. Everyone loves Kangaroo, right?

Blah, blah, guff about something that may have happened in the podcast recording or just some nonsense that falls out of my head. What exactly is a biscuit shark, anyway? Warning! – Shaun's opinion may be wrong. Or right. YOU decide.  

A lickle tiny giftington to the lovely listeners to tide them over the xmas holiday period. Grab a Turkey sandwich and yer headphones and get stuck into two buffoons yapping about the top 50 arcade games as voted for by YOU, yes – YOU DECIDED! Featuring :- Dave Punisher Pete Punisher Death Equals Adder Them ‘fork things' Crashing a red car and a blonde woman falls out