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, musical memories, and biscuits. OMG so many biscuits.
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, musical memories, and biscuits. OMG so many biscuits.
Listen on:
CURRENT PODCAST:
EPISODE #231
ANTEATER
NEXT TEN PENCE LEAGUE GAME
EXERION
Jaleco 1983
ROM: exerion
LIVES: 3
DIFFICULTY: Default
BONUS LIFE: 10,000
DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSIONS
SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER 17:00 UK TIME
SUBMIT YOUR SCORE:
TWITTER (X) #10pScore
SIDEKICK APP in the **Ten Pence Club Section**
EMAIL: biscuits@tenpencearcade.com
NO CONTINUES ALLOWED
GET YOUR ROMS!
FROM WHEREVER YOU CAN FIND LEGIT ARCADE ROMS:
MAME, Switch, Evercade, Raspberry Pi, etc.
SHOW LINKS:
Shaun's Twin Galaxies Mouser World Record Video
https://www.twingalaxies.com/records/voting-performances/313925-mame-mouser-points-336600
Pixel Busters Arcade
https://pixelbusters.co.uk/
UK KONG OFF 2 (2027) ANNOUNCEMENT
We're doing it all again!
We are thrilled to confirm our 2nd UK Kong Off tournament for Sunday 2nd May 2027
at Arcade Club in Bury (near Manchester).
More details including how to register are covered in the below video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytXOzw3fVe4
Tic's Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/@ticsarcade6507
Bill Rectangle Book Release - STENHOUSE
https://www.whitehatmedia.org/
TEN PENCE LINKS
SHAUN
https://x.com/ShaunHolley
https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade
https://www.instagram.com/shaun_holley/
https://www.facebook.com/shaun.holley1
ALEX
https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcadeade
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577021939997
https://www.instagram.com/alex_arcade2084
https://x.com/AlsArcade
WEBSITE / EMAIL
https://www.tenpencearcade.com/
mailto:biscuits@tenpencearcade.com
PODCAST PDF GUIDE
https://evercade.info/download/ten-pence-arcade-guide/
STREAM PREVIOUS PODCASTS 01-199 ON SPOTIFY
https://tinyurl.com/4rycy7fk
Victor’s Tinkerings on Substack
https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/
Episodes

Aug 14, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 092 - Mega Twins
Aug 14, 2023
Aug 14, 2023
1 hr 55 min
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
Aug 14, 2023
1 hr 55 min

Aug 13, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 091 - Dr. Micro
Aug 13, 2023
Aug 13, 2023
1 hr 45 min
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.
Aug 13, 2023
1 hr 45 min

Aug 11, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 090 - Fantasy Zone II
Aug 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
1 hr 30 min
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.
Aug 11, 2023
1 hr 30 min

Aug 10, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 089 - Juno First
Aug 10, 2023
Aug 10, 2023
1 hr 44 min
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.
Aug 10, 2023
1 hr 44 min

Aug 9, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 088 - Commando
Aug 9, 2023
Aug 9, 2023
2 hr 1 min
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…
...
Aug 9, 2023
2 hr 1 min

Aug 8, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 087 - Phoenix
Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
1 hr 47 min
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!
Aug 8, 2023
1 hr 47 min

Aug 7, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 086 - Puzzle Uo Poko
Aug 7, 2023
Aug 7, 2023
2 hr 34 min
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.
Aug 7, 2023
2 hr 34 min

Aug 6, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 085 - Road Fighter
Aug 6, 2023
Aug 6, 2023
1 hr 22 min
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.
Aug 6, 2023
1 hr 22 min

Aug 5, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 084 - Centipede
Aug 5, 2023
Aug 5, 2023
2 hr 27 sec
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.
Aug 5, 2023
2 hr 27 sec

Aug 4, 2023
Aug 4, 2023
1 hr 27 min
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)
Aug 4, 2023
1 hr 27 min

Aug 3, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 082 - Metal Slug X
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
2 hr 4 min
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!
Aug 3, 2023
2 hr 4 min

Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
47 min
We visit Timewarp Arcade, Bridgwater Somerset in March 2017.
Aug 2, 2023
47 min

Aug 1, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 081 - Satan's Hollow
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
1 hr 33 min
‘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.
Aug 1, 2023
1 hr 33 min

Jul 31, 2023
Ten Pence Arcade - 080 - Solomon's Key
Jul 31, 2023
Jul 31, 2023
1 hr 47 min
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.
Jul 31, 2023
1 hr 47 min


