Ten Pence Arcade Podcast V2.0

By shaunholleyLeisure Games

Ten Pence Arcade Podcast V2.0 episodes

March 20, 2025 Ten Pence Arcade - 211 - Section Z
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: [email protected]
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!

1 hr 11 min
February 20, 2025 Ten Pence Arcade - 210 - Nibbler
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: [email protected]
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

1 hr 15 min
January 23, 2025 Ten Pence Arcade - 209 - Vapor Trail
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 [email protected]

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: [email protected]
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

1 hr 28 min
December 30, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 208 - Olly Alpha 1 Interview
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: [email protected]
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
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2 hr 9 min
December 19, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 207 - Spelunker
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
<--NEXT SHOW'S GAME-->
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 FOR THE NEW SEASON
DEADLINE: SATURDAY 18th JANUARY 2025 at 5PM UK TIME.
TWITTER (X) #10pScore
SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section
EMAIL: [email protected]
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

HAVE FUN :P

1 hr 24 min
November 17, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 206 - Demon Front
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: [email protected]
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
1 hr 30 min
October 16, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 205 - Rompers
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: [email protected]
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post)
UKVAC on the podcast feed thread
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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
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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: [email protected]
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
1 hr 37 min
September 18, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 204 - Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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: [email protected]
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment on the podcast post)
UKVAC

2 hr 6 min
August 15, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 203 - Fighting Hawk
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
1 hr 22 min
August 04, 2024 Ten Pence Arcade - 202 - Fighting Hawk FIX THE GLITCH
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.
2 min

About Ten Pence Arcade Podcast V2.0

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A Retro Video Arcade Games podcast, and a continuation of the original Ten Pence Arcade Podcast which ran from January 2013 - June 2024.
Every month Shaun and Alex cover a single old-school game…