Retrogaming brochure, software catalogue & poster collection – Part 2
In Part 2 we look at more material from my own collection of retro gaming related adverts, brochures and posters. Missed Part 1? Click here. Click on images to enlarge.Continue Reading
Head 2 Head: Donkey Kong – 2600 vs ColecoVision vs Intellivision
Another Head 2 Head and another classic title to savour – Donkey Kong. Released in arcade format in 1981 and designed by Nintendo genius Shigeru Miyamoto, this game has since become one of the iconic games of the 80s. Later to be released on almost every format imaginable including: AmigaContinue Reading
Retrogaming brochure, software catalogue & poster collection – Part 1
In addition to my hardware and software collections I also have an extensive collection of retrogaming related printed material. As you might expect with me, it mainly deals with Sinclair products from the late 70s / early 80s but I also have piles of brochures, leaflets and other informational materialContinue Reading
Videogame Box Protectors from videogameboxprotectors.com review
There’s nothing us collectors like better than a box. And the condition that box is kept in is especially paramount when you are talking of the 30 year old collectibles that I invest my hard earned (!?) money in. In the past I have individually bagged all of my boxedContinue Reading
Spotted! Sega Dreamcast Display Kiosk
Spotted on eBay UK is this lovely Dreamcast shop display. Unlike most you see this one doesn’t look like it has been dragged out of a skip somewhere and appears to be in great condition. If the guy lived closer I might have been tempted to get this for myContinue Reading
Spotted! Philips CDi 370
Up for eBay auction is this rare all-in-one Philips CDi 370. Built by LG Electronics & GoldStar the 370 was far more compact than the other portable 300 series CDi players and because it had integrated video decoding it did not require the docking station. Power is from a rechargeableContinue Reading
Show us your collection: #11 Paul Darbyshire
We’re back in the UK for this mouth-watering collection belonging to another of our good friends from Twitter; Paul Darbyshire (@pablo_0151). Paul is not only a collector but also a talented blogger (http://crystal-blue-dreams.blogspot.com/) and a formidable expert on Japanese videogaming culture and anime. Enjoy the collection… but be warned, it’sContinue Reading
New book release: Speccy Nation by Dan Whitehead
We were excited to hear news of a new book released by former Amiga Computing writer Dan Whitehead about the golden era of British game design and the part the ZX Spectrum had to play in it. As we know, Sinclair’s little machine did more than most to inspire anContinue Reading
Show us your collection: #10 Rocco Di Leo
Our next collection belongs to Rocco Di Leo (@actraiser) from Germany. Rocco has a basement to die for, tricked out with gaming hardware new and old. For the purposes of this article we will concentrate on only the older elements of his fantastic collection. The Collection Click on images forContinue Reading
Spotted! Nintendo Satellaview
Up for eBay auction with a Buy It Now price of £299 is this rare boxed example of the Satellaview, a system comprising of the Satellaview adapter which the SNES sat on top of using that connector that was er… never used, an 8Meg data module, application cartridge and powerContinue Reading