Ten Pence Arcade Podcast V2.0
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 in depth, discussing graphics, sound, game play etc. We also run the Ten Pence High Score League, a monthly contest where listeners submit their scores on the games we review. Apart from this there’s arcade banter, news, and biscuits. OMG so many biscuits. Links---> https://linktr.ee/shaunholley
CURRENT PODCAST:
NEXT TEN PENCE LEAGUE GAME
DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSIONS
SUBMIT YOUR SCORE:
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
Stream Podcasts 01-199 On Spotify: https://bit.ly/3DWKKBb
EMAIL US PICS OF YOUR GAME ROOM / PICKUPS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE SHOW.
LINKS
Al’s Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade
Shaun’s Linktree (includes links to Youtube/ Instagram/ X/ email): https://linktr.ee/shaunholley
JayPing’s Ode to Ten Pence: https://bit.ly/4i7gJfL
Victor's Substack: https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com
Listener Pick Ups And Game Rooms On The Ten Pence Website: https://www.tenpencearcade.com/p/images/
Submit your pics via EMAIL: biscuits@tenpencearcade.com
SHOW LINKS
Snapseed Photo Editing App:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed&hl=en_US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapseed-photo-editor/id439438619
Retro Games HQ Swindon: https://retrogames-swindon.co.uk/home
PINFEST 2025 22nd-24th Aug.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukpinfest-2025-august-22nd-23rd-24th-tickets-1004382644527
UKVAC MEET TIMEWARP ARCADE IS HAPPENING! 15th Nov.
https://www.ukvac.com/forum/threads/one-for-all-you-south-west-vacers-time-warp-arcade-meet-up-15th-nov-25.88192/
UKVAC PayPal stoo@digital-addiction.co.uk
Ted Dabney Experience Podcast Interview With Doug McCrae From GCC.
https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/episodes/tde-ep41-gcc-doug-macrae
Episodes
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 092 - Mega Twins
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
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
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 091 - Dr. Micro
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
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.
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 090 - Fantasy Zone II
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
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.
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 089 - Juno First
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
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.
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 088 - Commando
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
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…
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Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 087 - Phoenix
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
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!
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 086 - Puzzle Uo Poko
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
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.
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 085 - Road Fighter
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
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.
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 084 - Centipede
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
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.
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 083 - The New Zealand Story
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
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)
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 082 - Metal Slug X
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
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!
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 081.5 - Timewarp Arcade Visit
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
We visit Timewarp Arcade, Bridgwater Somerset in March 2017.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 081 - Satan's Hollow
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
‘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.
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 080 - Solomon's Key
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
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.