During the earlier years of the video game industry, companies such as Sega and Nintendo trialled various methods of keeping their dating hardware alive. Instead of releasing new consoles and casting away the old, the latest technology was often crammed into add-ons and expansions to gift older systems an added boost of power. Although seeming like the perfect solution on paper, these enhancements didn't always turn out as planned.

Issue 14: Add-Ons, Enhancements & Adapters

Join the RetroCollect Squad as they talk their way through the wonderful world of retro gaming. Talking points span the golden age of classic gaming to today's neo-retro modern releases - and whatever deviant paths our hosts travel down. One thing is clear in our discussions though and that is our passion for pixels from every era!.

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In the world of cinema, the term ‘development hell’ is regularly bandied about when describing a production that has been passed from director, to studio, to producer - often with the cast being changed drastically. Very often, these movies never see the light of day and remain the fodder of forum chatter. Games are no different, and over the years many a game has been teased through blurry screenshots in magazines of yesteryear, only for the trail to suddenly go cold. Months pass with no news of that particular title you were looking forward too…and then you find out it has been quietly cancelled. Sound familiar? Some of these cancelled games end up on other platforms in vastly altered states, but many of them never see the light of day. In this latest issue of RetroCollect FM, your hosts Chris, Katsu and Tom discuss the games they were looking forward to, but simply vanished from release schedules. In some cases they did appear in different forms, but in others they disappeared without a trace.

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RetroCollect FM - Issue 20: Shinobi

With a Legendary lifetime starting way back in 1987 surely most retro-gamers have experienced a taste of Ninja Magic in their gaming lifetime? Join our stealthy hosts on a journey through time as they discuss everything Shinobi: The Shuriken from Sega! 

This issue of RetroCollect FM contains an eclectic mix of co-hosts, each with a diverse smattering of opinion and of course sensational personality. Bonus flavors include HighStefanion, Jake74, Ian8bit, and SonGoku182 to help deliver our standard Katsu, Cauterize, and Suzzopher specials. 


Bonus points to anyone wearing a Ninja mask whilst listening to this episode, we had great fun making it!

Issue 20: Shinobi

In 1987 Irem's classic R-Type burst into the Arcades and got many of us feeding the system, as we scrolled through the universe to defeat the Evil Bydo Empire. 
Later it ported to our home systems, then spawned many sequels turning it into one of Irem's most popular series. Join our hosts Katsu, Chris, and Adam on a journey through time, talking about everything that is R-Type! アール・タイプ

Issue 19: R-Type

This time on #RCFM: Our intrepid hosts dedicate the entire RetroCollect FM episode towards responding to your intriguing and sometimes odd questions?
Ladies & Gentlemen we bring you the Re-Quest II!

If you are new to our Re-Quest series? In a Koopa Shell, It’s your chance to put forward questions to the #RCFM team so they can endeavor to answer them on the airwaves…

So join Chris, Katsu, and RCFM newcomer Barrie (Aka SonGoku182) as they get stuck into each other and your RCFM Q’s!

RetroCollect FM - Re-Quest II

Released in Japan in 1985 as the Sega Mark III, The Master System eventually made it's way to US and UK shores in 1986 and 1987 respectively. While Nintendo's Entertainment System enjoyed unparalleled success on the other side of the Atlantic, in the UK it was the Master System that arguably won the battle for gamers' cash.

In this latest episode of RetroCollect FM, join Adam, Chris and Katsu as they discuss the rise of the Master System, the variants of the hardware, the lesser-known titles available and also some of the hidden features of Sega's precursor to the Mega Drive.

Issue 14: Add-Ons, Enhancements & Adapters

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