Father, Husband, website developer, avid gamer since the mid-70s and collector of just about anything video game related. 8-Bit microcomputer and Sinclair specialist with a huge Sinclair related collection of his own. Blogs about retro gaming here but occasionally elsewhere when people ask. Bored of Mario and never much liked Zelda. Performs quirkafleegs for cold hard cash. Often found destroying ice crowns in the Lands of Midnight.
Remembers: Lunar Lander.
Plays: Steel Battalion, Gears of War
What a treat we have for you all this time. For this installment of the SUYC series, we are off to Belgium to visit a self-confessed Commodore geek, nuclear physicist (yes, really) and CEO of OriCon (www.oricon.eu) Robby Boey. This really is a jaw-dropping collection of epic proportions and aContinue Reading
Want to know what today’s school children think of the technology we found amazing when we were kids? This short but fascinating BBC video gives a humorous insight into just that. Thanks to Ibrar Khan (@K_Ibrar) for the heads-up. See the video here.Continue Reading
Number four in our new series of face-offs between classic games on rival consoles. The aim of Head2Head is not to say which console I think is the greatest (all consoles have their own particular strengths and weaknesses), but rather to examine the same game released for rival consoles andContinue Reading
Already, we are on our seventh featured collection and this time back in the UK with a jaw-dropping collection all housed in a fantastic looking games room. Danny Major, AKA @GuyFawkesRetro is our man and here is his awesome collection, enjoy. The Collection Q and A with Danny Major WhenContinue Reading
The background We moved into our current house a few years back and previous owners had gone to the trouble of properly converting and floor boarding most of the floor of our sizeable loft. As this is the most expensive part of a loft conversion, it seemed silly to leaveContinue Reading
Another collection for your viewing pleasure this week and we are back where we started for this collection from Australia. Another ‘Twitter friend’ (@Nintendo_Legion) with obvious leanings towards a certain console and games manufacturer. At the moment we couldn’t source any pics of his software collection but they will beContinue Reading
Third in my new series of face-offs between classic games on rival consoles. The aim of Head2Head is not to say which console I think is the greatest (all consoles have their own particular strengths and weaknesses), but rather to examine the same game released for rival consoles and toContinue Reading
For this, the latest in our series of retro gaming collections from around the world we head over the pond to my own favourite destination; British Columbia, Canada. Sometimes in life you happen across people that you take an instant like to, and this happened to me with Bob, notContinue Reading
Quite a rarity, especially boxed is this Philips G7200, the big brother to the common G7000 Videopac. The G7200 has a built-in monochrome monitor and is compatible with all G7000 software. Not for the faint-hearted this one, starting bid is a whopping £600. See the auction here.Continue Reading
Number two in my new series of face-offs between classic games on rival consoles. The aim of Head2Head is not to say which console I think is the greatest (all consoles have their own particular strengths and weaknesses), but rather to examine the same game released for rival consoles andContinue Reading