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Ok, making guitars from old broken stuff is old hat and it's a shame that the C64 died but at the same time it's absolute genius to make a bass guitar into a synth by running the sound through the Sid chip.  That C64 didn't die in vain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... af4EY&NR=1

Games developers have always come up with weird and wonderful accessories during their time but none that I have come across during my frequent internet rambles are as strange as this item that has recently cropped up. The Nintendo Knitting Machine accessory for the NES.



Can anyone find any other strange accessories as odd as this?

Video games have always been a source of amusement when it comes to translations or just odd things to say. Everybody knows the classic line from Zero Wing: "All your base are belong to us"

What are your favorite video game quotes? Don't forget to mention the game and if possible wich console you can find it on.

I just read about this in a local paper. A new retro gaming event will be taking place in Canvey Island, Essex on Sept 1st.  Retro Lords: 7 Generations will be taking place at the Monico Pub on Canvey Island seafront which is practically right on my doorstep as i live opposite the pub.
 
Anyway here is the web link
http://www.retrolords.com/#

It is apparently being held by two chaps that regularly attend gaming events dressed as Mario and Luigi. Either way this will be my first gaming event to attend, first of many i hope.

Has anybody won any particulatly good bargains on ebay recently?

Here are my latest bargains.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200752137755? ... 1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130686027354? ... 1497.l2649

Ok, I did pay over the odds for the megadrive games but I have been after Gadget Twins for a little while and who could resist a Korean copy of Decap Attack?

Some of you may well already know of this but I have just found a site that offers free downloads of abandonware games.

http://www.myabandonware.com

There are tons of games to browse through and some absolute classics on there too.

What are peoples opinions on abandonware?
 
Is it good that there are free retro games to download?
 
Do you think that if the software company abandons the rights to the game the abandonware sites should make a small charge that goes to the original writers/programmers?

[Sega Megadrive]

All Games are complete and in fair to good condition unless otherwise stated and have been tested and i have tried to be as fair as possible with the prices stated (working on and trying to undercut average e-bay auction endings and not the buy it now prices)

I would prefer to trade but for those that just wish to buy the prices are on there. I am willing to do small discounts or chuck in a freebie when 5 or more items are purchased. For those that want to trade I have a list of games I am looking out for on this thread:   http://www.retrovideogamer.co.uk/http:/ ... ic.php?t=6

Postage will be calculated at the cheapest rate possible. (I recycle all the packaging i can so that always cuts down on overall cost too)  Any questions feel free to message me

Sega Megadrive

[s:1ji55ajk]Fantasia - Cartridge only £2[/s:1ji55ajk]
Mega Games 1 (Columns, Super hang-on, World cup Italia '90) - Cartridge only £1
Sonic the Hedgehog - Cartridge only £1
Sensible Soccer - Cartridge + manual only(ripped front) £2
Sonic The Hedgehog – Tatty Case, Label on cartridge torn £2
Sonic The Hedgehog – manual torn + repaired £3
[s:1ji55ajk]Mega Games 1 (Columns, Super hang-on, World cup Italia '90)  £2[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]NBA Jam £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]Dragons Fury – No Manual £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
Winter Challenge £3
Ecco: Tides of Time £4
Gauntlet 4 £4
Fifa  '96 – No Manual £1
[s:1ji55ajk]Road Rash 2 – No Manual £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]Flashback £4[/s:1ji55ajk]
Altered Beast £3
Space Harrier 2 £3
Fifa 95 £2
Fifa International Soccer £3
Taz Mania £3
[s:1ji55ajk]Lemmings – No Manual £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse  £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]Splatterhouse 2  £7[/s:1ji55ajk]
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure – No Manual £4
[s:1ji55ajk]Alien 3 £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
Earthworm Jim – No Manual £5
[s:1ji55ajk]Predator 2 – No Manual £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
Olympic Gold £3
[s:1ji55ajk]Gunship £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
California Games £3
Greendog the beached surfer dude – ex rental, cover lightly faded, Stickers on Cartridge no manual £2
Toejam & Earl: Panic on Funkatron – No Manual £6
[s:1ji55ajk]Outrun – No manual £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]Ristar – Manual torn and repaired with tape £5[/s:1ji55ajk]
Ecco the Dolphin - £4
Ghostbusters – No Manual £10

Mega CD
Soulstar  £15
The Animals – Covers cut to standard cd case size £15
[s:1ji55ajk]Prince of Persia – Case Cracked £6[/s:1ji55ajk]
Wolf child – No Manual £5
Sol-Feace/Cobra Command – cracked case £4
Sol-Feace/Cobra Command – £5
[s:1ji55ajk]Road Avenger -£5[/s:1ji55ajk]
[s:1ji55ajk]Sega Classics Collection - £5[/s:1ji55ajk]
Silpheed - £10


Xbox (original)

Half Life 2 – Box + Manual, Light scratches on Disc Plays fine £3
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance – Box + Manual, Light scratches on Disc Plays fine £3
Brothers in Arms:  Earned in Blood – game and box only, Light scratches on Disc Plays fine £3
FarCry Instincts: Evolution – Box + Manual £3
Circus Maximus - £3
[s:1ji55ajk]Roadkill - £3[/s:1ji55ajk]
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - £4
American Mcgee's Scrapland – scratches on disc but plays fine£3

Intellivision

Lock 'n' Chase – cartridge & Manual only no box £3
Tron: Maze a Tron – Cartridge Only £3
Space Battle  – Cartridge Only£3
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack  – Cartridge Only £3
Sea Battle  – Cartridge Only £3
Sub Hunt £5
Soccer – No Manual & Cartridge Label torn off £2
Soccer - No Manual & only 1 overlay £2
Soccer X 2 £4
Space Armada £5
Major league Baseball £5
Night Stalker – No Overlays £4
NHL Hockey – No Manual £4
Armour Battle £5
Frog Bog £8
Space Battle – No Overlays £4
Sea Battle £5
Lock 'n' Chase £5
Space Hawk £5

Dreamcast

Resident Evil 2 – Case Cracked £5
Tomb Raider: the last Revelation – No manual £5
Sonic Adventure £3
House of the dead 2 – No Front Cover £3
Metropolis Street Racer £3

Sega Saturn
Virtua Fighter 2 £3
Sega rally £3
[s:1ji55ajk]Theme Park £5[/s:1ji55ajk]
Spot Goes to Hollywood £5
[s:1ji55ajk]Panzer Dragoon £8[/s:1ji55ajk]

Sega Master System

PGA Tour Golf – No Manual £2
World Grand Prix – No Manual £2
My Hero – No Manual £3
The Terminator £3
Pit Fighter £3
Shadow of the Beast £4
Double Dragon £4
Wonder Boy in Monster Land £5
Basketball Nightmare – Faded cover & coffee stain on Manual £4
Shinobi – No Manual £3
Outrun Europa – No Manual £3
Summer Games – No Manual £3
Y's the vanished omens – Cartridge only £5

Nintendo Nes

Stealth ATF – Cartridge only £3

Nintendo N64
Mission Impossible – Cartridge only £4
Quake - Cartridge only £4
Lylat Wars – Cartridge Only £4
Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire - Cartridge Only £5

Atari 2600

Kangaroo – Cartridge only £3
Breakout  – Cartridge only £3
Breakout – with Instructions £4
Yars Revenge - with Instructions £4
Desert Falcon – Cartridge only £4
Star Raiders - with Instructions & control pad £6
Berzerk- Cartridge only  -  X2 £4
Midnight Magic - Cartridge only £4
Indy 500 - Cartridge only £3
Centipede - Cartridge only £3
Donkey Kong – Box & Instructions £8
Outlaw – Box & Instructions £8

Atari 7800

Hat Trick – Still Sealed  but box a little dented- £8

Atari ST

EPIC - (space adv/trading) £5
Pit Fighter - (fighting - 2 copies available 1 with instructions 1 without) £2/£1.50
Falcon - (Flight sim/air combat - top of box split along corner)£2
Galdregons Domain - (RPG - Big box version) £5
Robocop 2 - (Shoot 'em up platformer)£3
WWF Wrestlemania - (I really don't think I have to describe this) £2
Simpsons: Bart vs the space mutants - (Box slightly tatty at corners) £2.50
Shoot 'em up const kit - (Game dev - 2 copies) £2
Ninja Warriors - (hack slash kill ninja death on a platformer) £3
Crazy Cars - (Racing) £3Chase HQ - (Racing, crashing and arresting bad guys Miami Vice style) £3
Double Dragon 2 - (Beat em up) £3
Rock 'n' Roll - (Maze racing) £2
Skweek - (Puzzle I suppose, your guess is as good as mine) £2
Onslaught - (manic platformer/shoot 'em up) £3

Sony Playstation

Driver 2 £3
Shaolin £3
Croc: Legend of the Gobbo's £3
Everybodys Golf 2 - £3
Mortal Kombat 3 (no manual original Cardboard box version with corner torn) - £2
Crash Bandicoot -£3

Sony Playstation 2

Resident Evil: Outbreak (original release not platinum) - £6
Tony Hawks American Wasteland – crack on case & surface scratches on disc but plays ok  - £3
Red Faction 2 – only a couple of very light scratches on disc plays fine  - £4
Lord of the Rings – Two Towers – Disc clip broken and missing instructions and light scratches £2
Just Cause – Scratches on disc but plays ok £3


Philips Videopac

Air Sea War – Box and instructions £4
Freedom Fighters – Cartridge only £3
Killer Bees – Cartridge only £3

Text adventures were a massive, yet often overlooked part of computer gaming history. Hours would be spent typing in "go north", "Pick Up gold", "Hit troll with twig" and other command phrases that would enevitably leave you pulling your hair out in frustration when they didn't work.  Does anyone have any particular memories of ?

My Top Ten are

1) The Hobbit - An absolute classic but I always wondered how on earth I managed to end up inside Thorin!?!

2) The Saga of Erik The Viking - A well written adventure with great graphics by Level 9 computing

3) Castle Colditz - Escape the castle and steal as much Nazi gold as possible

4) Knight Orc - Follow the adventures of Grindleguts the Orc as he wakes up from a night of drinking to find himself in lots of trouble.

5) The Golden Apple - One of the first Text adventures I ever played and also one of the best

6) Denis through the drinking glass - Follow Denis Thatcher on a quest to get as drunk as possible and avoid Maggie

7) Zork - The Classic Text adventure

The Wild Bunch - Cowboy based adventure where you get to hunt down members of the Wild Bunch.

9) Valhalla - A Nordic adventure with gods and dragons etc... Just try swearing so you can watch Mary the dwarf wander in and give you a swift kick in the happy sack.

10) The Dungeon Master - Text based RPG adventure that came with its own dungeon Editor.

Another loss for gaming as Games Focus in London closes down.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/343442/popular-london-retro-games-shop-closes/

Such a shame as I'd got a few interesting games there before and was planning another day out to London to go there again

Hi everyone,

My name is Martin and I am from the deep swamplands of Essex in the UK, Canvey Island to be precise (really not as glamarous as it sounds). I am an old school gamer with my first console being the Acetronic MPU1000 in 1977 and microcomputer the 16k ZXspectrum. I am still an avid gamer with retro and modern consoles/computers and spend plenty of time scouring car boot sales and charity shops to find those golden bargains.

I have a large collection of consoles and computers and games which I am constantly trying to improve and increase.

Here is the list (in no particuar order),

Acetronic MPU1000
Intellivision
Colecovision
Sega Master System
Megadrive
Mega CD
NES
SNES
N64
Atari 2600
Atari 7200
Dreamcast
Gamecube
PS1
PS2
XBOX
Philips Videopac
Atari ST
Commodore Amiga
Commodore 64
Commodore +4
Vic20
ZX Spectrum 48k/128k/+1/+2
Acorn Electron
Sega Game Gear
Nintendo Gameboy/Gameboy Advance
Wii
Xbox360

Ok, the Xbox360 and Wii aren't retro but todays new consoles are tomorrows retro collectibles. Anyway, Nice to meet you all and hope to speak to all some point soon.