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

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! It’s an unusual situation where a console gets a price increase nearly two years into its lifecycle, but how will this affect the PlayStation 5 in the long run? Our hosts contemplate this along with our usual mix of video game … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 104: PS5 Price Increase!

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We covered the Steam Deck last year upon its announcement, but now Trev and Stu finally have one in their sweaty mitts! Is it truly the Nintendo Switch destroyer some were billing it as, or is it more of a Virtual … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 103: Steam Deck Hands-on!

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We are living in a golden age of Amiga upgrades; with a myriad of accelerators you can jack into your Miggy to take it to computational heights we could never have imagined! Which should you go for though? To help out, … Continue reading Console Shock EP102 Dan Wood The Retro Hour Amiga Accelerators

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! One of our all-time YouTube heroes joins us on the Shockcast, none other than Joe from Game Sack! Joe produces amazing long form episodes covering retro (and a lot of modern) gaming, and we chat to him about producing the Game … Continue reading Console Shock EP101 Game Sack

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! It’s the 100th episode of Console Shock!!! We are joined by fellow Console Shock charter member Al, as we tackle a subject worthy of an anniversary like this, our Top 3 video games of all time! We don’t want to spoil … Continue reading Console Shock EP100 Special Top 3 Games EVER

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Ravi joins us again on the Shockcast to give us more insight into the awesome new Amiga magazine Amiga Addict! Learn about some of the behind the scenes work that goes into the production of the mag, as well as how … Continue reading Console Shockcast 99: Amiga Addict Update with Ravi Abbott

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Being from the UK, we probably had a different introduction and experience with the Mario series during its 8-bit and 16-bit eras then our American and Japanese friends. Did the early games really register over here while we had our heads … Continue reading Console Shock EP 98 Mario Series

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! As we move through the video game console generations, the conversation around video game preservation is becoming more and more important. Should video game creators and publishers make more of an effort to make their old games available on the latest … Continue reading Console Shock EP97 Video Game Preservation

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! In this weeks shockcast, we focus on a genre that has its roots in the earliest days of video gaming. It went on to become quite a niche and specialist area enjoyed by hardcore players especially in Japan. Well, we aren’t … Continue reading Console Shock EP 96 Shoot Em Ups

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We’ve been collecting video games for a long time, but how have things changed over the years. Are we inside a collecting bubble that will burst? Should you aim for full console library sets or just focus on games that actually … Continue reading Console Shock Ep95 The State of Video Game Collecting

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Al is with us again as we take a journey through Nintendo in the early 00s. The GameCube struggled against the Xbox and PS2 in the sixth generation, but is remembered fondly for its strong lineup of titles. Join us as … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 94: Nintendo GameCube

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! With the news of Nintendo shutting down the eShop for the Wii U and 3DS in 2023, we decided to chime in with our thoughts on the issue. Is it just us retro gamers that are bothered, or do digital store … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 93: Digital Stores

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! We are joined once again by Console Shock OG Al, as we talk about the diverse and sometimes controversial topic that is emulators! Starting from our early experiences in the late 90s with DOS PCs, we go all the way to … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 92: Emulators

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! In November 2021, Microsoft celebrated the 20th birthday of the Xbox! The console launched in March 2002 in the UK, and as we are currently sat between the US and UK launch dates, we thought now is a good time for … Continue reading Console Shock Podcast 91: Xbox 20th Anniversary

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Console Shock has finally got it hands on a modded Xbox 360 console, and this episode we take a look at all the effort that goes into getting it set up nicely. Want to experience OG Xbox in glorious HDMI, or … Continue reading Console Shock EP Modding Xbox360

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! This time around theres no focus on a specific topic, we just go nuts talking about whatever is on our minds gaming and tech wise! We touch upon a ton of stuff, from MiSTers, the downfall of PES, gaming room set … Continue reading Console Shock podcast 89: Apple, NeXT, and Other Ramblings!