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The RcadeRadio show is a LIVE podcast airing every other Thursday at 7:15pm CST on YouTube. Topics in this ‘cast include Arcade collecting, restoration, console gaming, and anything related to the arcade scene from about the late 70s through the mid-90s. With hosts Adam, Mark, and Bryan RcadeRadio provides an outlet of RcadeNews, RcadeHistory, RcadeCollecting Tips, and RcadeInterviews for fellow gamers and collectors looking to learn more about the glory days of arcades. With a special guest every episode, you're sure to find our content 100% fresh every single time you tune in. See you on the grid, Rcaders!

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Star Worlds Arcade is a little neighborhood arcade nestled in the Chicago suburb of DeKalb, Illinois. Its collection of games has been curated and cared for by by Patrick (Pac-man Pat) O'Malley and Glenn Thomas for three and a half decades. In addition to running a large rotating inventory at their single location, Patrick and Glenn have also provided an exclusive STAR WORLDS room at the Midwest Gaming Classic for many years. Patrick joins the RcadeRadio team tonight to hangout and talk about running Star Worlds for all these years through thick and thin. Tune in!
S04E32 "Star Worlds Arcade" with Patrick O'Malley
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There's been a lot of updates to the BitKit since we last checked in with Aaron. Tonight he joins us to talk BitKit tech and updates. AND! We'll be giving away a BitKit Mark I on the show tonight. Brand new--never been opened! Tune in for your chance to win! Don't worry, it's not part of the WITJ segment... it will be a totally different contest! See you in the chat!
S04E31 "BitKit Update" with Aaron Reid
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We're on the air tonight talkin' arcades. Let's see what Adam and Mark are up to...
S04E30 "RcadeRadio is on the Air" with Adam Mark and Stuff
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Yes there is a show. DEAL.
S04E29 "RcadeRadio is on the Air" with Adam Bryan and Mark?
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His name has become synonymous with innovation at Atari during the golden age of arcades. Owen Rubin has had one of the most impressive careers in the arcade industry. His long list of game credits include (but are not limited to) Stompin, Night Stocker, Name That Tune, Shrike Avenger, Goalie Ghost, Major Havoc, Space Duel, Battlezone, Malibu Grand Prix, Tunnel Hunt, Orbit, Skydiver, Poolshark, Cannonball, and others. He's managed to remain relevant today helping Apple to bring cutting edge products to market. Tune in and we'll bend his ear on some of his favorite projects and find out what his favorite movie candy is.
S04E28 "Wreaking Havoc" with Owen Rubin
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A true renaissance man, we are pleased to have Warren Davis on the show this episode. Actor, programmer, engineer, Warren has done it all. For arcade enthusiasts you'll know him as the designer and programmer of the original Q*bert arcade video game. He was also a co-designer/programmer on other arcade titles, including Revolution-X, Cruis'n USA Terminator 2: The Arcade Game, Exterminator (yes THAT Exterminator).Narc, Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest, and Us vs. Them. What you might not know is he is an actor, producer, writer, and director! He's worked in TV and film and been involved with some high profile projects such as Criminal Minds and The Middle.
S04E27 "Exterminate!" with Warren Davis
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Once again, Billy Mitchell is back in the news. Last week, the Guinness Book of World Records reinstated both his Pac-Man world record and his Donkey Scores. We have him on the show to give us his thoughts and to ask him about some of the highlights that led up to those pivotal moments in gaming history. The "bad boy of classic arcade gaming" might surprise you in this episode. Tune in at 7:15PM Central. 06.25.2020
S04E26 Episode 100 "Redemption of the King" with Billy Mitchell
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On this episode we talk to Dustin and Julie Myers who were poised to open their arcade: RACK IT UP after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. They didn't even get a chance to open their doors before they were ROBBED LAST SATURDAY. They tell their story. We commiserate and talk about how RcadeRadio and its listeners can help. We'll also talk to them about their love of the game and some positive stuff too. Tune in. UPDATE: The games were recovered the very next day after this episode aired!
S04E25 "The Rack it Up Robbery" with proprietors Dustin and Julie Myers
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We got it together didn't we? We've definitely got our thing together, don't we baby? Isn't that nice? I mean really when you really sit and think about it isn't it really really nice? I can easily feel myself slipping in more and more ways That simple world of my own... Nobody but you ... and me. We got it together, baby. Tonight it's just an intimate night with Mark, Bryan, Adam, and YOU. That's right, baby. Pick up the phone.
S04E24 "It's Your Call" with Dial-A-Guest
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One of the guys in this photo is hobbyist Barry Shilmover. Can you guess which one? You know him as Shilmover on KLOV. Back in Calgary he was known as THE TIMELORD. He's the inventor of a thing that can turn any old raster monitor into a vector monitor, he's got multi-vector, he built a multi-pac kit, he's a classic console and computer nerd--it's a MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN! Tune in tonight to hear about his latest projects--including a drop in replacement for your 6100 deflection board...
S04E23 "The Timelord" aka Barry Shilmover!
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