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
Just spotted on eBay; another British micro from the early days of home computing. This time a rare Acorn Atom with colour board and fully expanded to a whopping 12K (big in 1980 believe me!). Don’t see these too often and I reckon the £250 BIN is probably on theContinue Reading
Number four in the series and time for a change of venue. We are off to North Carolina in the US this time to meet a collector who wished to remain anonymous with an unusually large collection of mainly unboxed cartridges and other games (over 3300 in total). Why unboxedContinue Reading
As some of you may know I am not only a big fan of gaming on original systems but also like to dabble in the dark art of emulation. Yes, I know many purists will be hitting the back button in disgust – but I am of the opinion thatContinue Reading