Hands on with the Just Speccy 128 by Zaxon
Whats wrong with a normal Speccy anyway? As anyone who ever owned a ZX Spectrum will testify, loading from tape could sometimes be a frustrating affair, what with misaligned heads, dropouts and all manner of other things causing the dreaded ‘R Tape loading error, 0:1‘. Loading times were another bugbearContinue Reading
Memorable gaming moments: #2 PlayStation Demo One
During my earlier gaming years there were a number of occasions that have seen me rushing to a local video games store on a particular console’s launch day, my impressionable younger self guilty of succumbing to months of advertising and associated hype. On one such occasion back in 1995, SonyContinue Reading
ZX Spectrum + keyboard membrane replacement – how to
So you have got your old Spectrum+ out from the loft because you don’t like the look of that ‘orrible thing called the Vega. You plug it in but alas, some or all of the keys don’t work. Well, the keyboard membrane has failed but don’t go binning your 80sContinue Reading
The Bear Essentials: Developing a Commodore 64 game – Part 3
Part Three: The Joy of Plex Things have been progressing well with my Commodore 64 platform game since part two, and I have now put together a trailer showing the first two areas of the game. Before I begin retelling my joyous experiences of learning C64 sprite multiplexing, I’d likeContinue Reading
Has online gaming changed on the PlayStation from PS2-PS4?
Hi fellow Retro Heads. Firstly, an apology – I’m not sure I can classify this post as ‘strictly retro’ as I’m going to be mentioning current gen consoles as well (only back two generations I promise). There is something about online gaming that takes me back and I have theContinue Reading
Weird and rare – Birthday Mania – Atari 2600
I’ve decided to resurrect the ‘Weird and rare’ series after a long hiatus. And what better game to choose, than something that has only a handful of copies – approximately 10 officially released and a few given out to helpers according to the author? And one that is considered theContinue Reading
The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels Volume 3 by Chris Wilkins – review
As I have stated in previous reviews for this particular series of books, us Spectrum fans have never had it so good. What with the world and his dog all falling over themselves to produce new hardware, ‘recreated’ hardware and new software for our ageing micro, it is almost likeContinue Reading
Retrogaming Event: Revival Winter Warmer 2015 – Wolverhampton
On the weekend of 28-29 November, Brookfields Leisure Centre, Wolverhampton plays host to the Revival Winter Warmer, a dedicated retro gaming event which returns after the main event was skipped this year. This ‘mini-event’ is a precursor for next year’s much larger normal Revival event but has still got plentyContinue Reading
Coleco – The Complete History Kickstarter campaign launches
Retro Games Collector is proud to be supporting this new Kickstarter campaign by Antoine Clerc-Renaud to produce Coleco – The Complete History, a book about an often visionary and sometimes revolutionary company that brought gamers like us the ColecoVision console, the Adam computer and many great tabletop and TV games.Continue Reading
Confessions of a Car Boot Addict – Part 1
I have read so many articles and viewed a whole load of YouTube videos on “Finds, Rants and Tips” on retro game hunting in the wild i.e. car boot sales and charity shops (flea markets and thrift stores for any American readers), that I thought maybe I should share myContinue Reading