We’ve all had it happen, whether on our Philips Videopac, NES, MegaDrive or Nintendo 64. A cartridge that refuses to work. It happens to us collectors most frequently, we are after all, more likely to get hold of stuff that someones just pulled out of the loft after 20 years of doing nothing but gathering [...]
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Retro Games Collector is the brainchild of Ant Harper from Shropshire in the UK. He has been an avid videogamer from the age of 7 when he started out on the slippery slope of visiting arcades and playing Gunfight, Night Driver, Asteroids, Pong, Space Invaders, Battlezone and Defender with his father in seaside resorts whilst [...]
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Retro Games Collector (RGC) intends to be a one-stop resource for all those like me, who have a passion for playing on and collecting retro gaming hardware, software and associated paraphernalia. Some collectors concentrate on a certain manufacturer such as Sega or Commodore and collect anything and everything to do with their chosen marque. I fall [...]
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
OK, this review is probably a little too late in coming, but having just purchased a GP2X Wiz handheld and knowing how many of you out there are wondering just how good this fabled machine really is at emulating your favourite retro consoles, I felt I had to let [...]
Sat, Mar 20, 2010
Back once again with more news of Sinclair ZX Spectrum software auctions that have ended with good prices being paid, and more proof that there are collectors out there with deep pockets indeed… The software in question here is none other than the very rare Sinclair branded Macmillan Education titles; MacMan In The Treasure Caves, MacMans [...]
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Stuart Ashen explores long forgotten games of the 80’s and finds how they tackled some of the raw issues of the day in this hilarious spoof. More to be found at BBC Comedy: Extra
Wed, Oct 7, 2009
Airing: BBC4 Thursday 8th October 9.00pm Starring: Martin Freeman (The Office, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) as Chris Curry, the man behind the BBC-backed Acorn, and Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong and Miller, the Pimms ads) as Clive Sinclair, inventor and owner of Sinclair Research. The story covers the period of British dominance of the home computer market in [...]
Sat, Sep 5, 2009
If you think copy protection on software is a new thing, think again. Way before DRM, there were code-cards, code-wheels, Lenslok and dongles. Never heard of them? Head on over to Pingdom and read this great article for yourself.
Thu, Jul 30, 2009
Video Game Pitch Meeting (1979) — powered by Cracked.com
Tue, Jul 28, 2009
The age old question asked by many a journalist in their quest to stir up controversy in the gaming community and get the resulting traffic/magazine sales. I personally think its all a load of b***ocks and a good game is a good game whether it was on the NES or on and Xbox 360. I [...]
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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