Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! The Atari Lynx launched in 1989 and was a pioneer in handheld gaming. It was the first ever colour portable and had specs that could rival the ‘big’ home consoles of the time. Unfortunately it struggled against the Gameboy and even … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 114: Atari Lynx

Great Podcast Trev and Stu talk about retro and Modern Video games

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! As kids we used to drool over the console/computer bundle packs we would see on shop shelves or in magazine ads. What you got in a particular bundle could help determine which side of the video game war you ended up … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 112: Classic System Bundles and Pack-Ins

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Recently there’s been trend of retro gaming YouTubers talking about the “The Retro Problem”, initially started by RGT85. UK gaming magazine legend Jaz Rignall wasn’t impressed with the thumbnails of grumpy people sitting in front of game collections and voiced such … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 111: The Problem with The Retro Problem

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! After a lengthy Xmas and new year break from the Shockcast, Trev and Stu are back with more video game ramblings! We start with a round up of various gaming related stuff on both our minds before shifting the focus to … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 110: Virtual Reality

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Retro consoles are still fun to play to this day, but getting them working in an optimal way these days can be a challenge. Those optical drives with them moving parts can also be a ticking time bomb to failure. How … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 109: The Playstation UNO in 2023

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! “Did you ever hear the tragedy of Sega Dreamcast The Great?” There are several myths floating around retro gaming discourse on what ultimately buried the DC. We take a look at each of them and provide some of our own thoughts. … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 108: What killed the Dreamcast?

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! No main topic on this edition of the Shockcast, Trev and Stu run through a whole bunch of topics on their minds covering retro and modern gaming alike! – Remember getting your National Insurance Number issued? – Why dont we go … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 107: Random Stuff

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We were there when the Switch launched, and we even discussed its future at length when the initial reveal landed. It has been an incredible success, one of Nintendos most successful ever, but what does that mean in the context of … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 106: Legacy of the Switch

This week Trev and All talk about the big world of gameboy mods