The Pocket Arcade and Retro Podcast
Join Neil Cairns and Marc Bell in a pocket sized dose of arcade and retro game discussion! Neil and Marc discuss barcade events and competitions, console games, arcade games, pinball, computer games, and the general culture around gamings best times.
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Episodes
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Neil and Marc get deep and personal on the mindset of competitive gaming. There's also an old man's birthday, Gun.Smoke and Swimmer, and the launch of Street Fighter 6 and the Mortal Kombat 1 announcement, with a dash of fighting game feels!
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Neil and Marc took a week off but they are back! In this episode of PARP, Neil and Marc discuss something that may change gaming, and retro gaming, forever: AI! Insert dramatic music here.
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Finally, Neil and Marc have done bugger all, so they get to touch the male bag! It's been a while, so this episode explodes all over your ears with discussion on a readers question: what cool retrogaming stuff do Neil and Marc listen to / watch on the interwebs?
Saturday May 06, 2023
Saturday May 06, 2023
There's a Mario movie? Why yes! A Mario movie. Neil has watched the new Super Mario Bros movie and has opinions. Controversial, brutal opinions. Or maybe that's just click bait... Either way, Mario!
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Neil finishes up Nerd Week(tm) with Mass Effect, Rogue Legacy, and a bunch of retro goodness (he still doesn't have any cabs working (cough)). Marc finally visits The Fortress with some unexpected findings, and continues with Pang. All this, and a new world record dadbod! What more could you ask for!
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Neil's been tinkering in The Crypt, chipping away at those tomb stones. Meanwhile, Marc plays a bunch of Foo Fighters and James Bond pinball and busting his balls busting some balls, in Pang!
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Necked tubes for all! Neil and Marc are back for another episode of PARP, and besides the various bits they've been up to, they also discuss the games list for Battle of the Arcades 2023!
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Death By Arcade 24 hour marathon, rare Nintendo cabs HeliFire and Space Demon, 1989 Arcade Bar sold, The Fortress Sydney opens, and the official launch event for the Foo Fighters pinball machine! How could all this possibly fit in half an hour?!
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
The Bros took a week off but they are back! Neil is still having PCB and stick woes, Marc watches John Wick 4 and has a cab sale surprise, and much more in your weekly (we swear) pocket sized podcast!
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Neil's joystick isn't long enough, Out Run leaves the building, Elvira gets an accessible back door, Puyo Pop Fever, and 3 new pinball machines announced. All the things!