The Retro Collective

What if a retro videogame shop was your MiSTer FPGA front end? That's the question we ask today as we create a physical, hands on experience to launch games in the recreated shop, complete with tutorial if you'd like to do it yourself.

Thank you to everyone for your generous and kind donations.

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs Apple II range sold in huge numbers and in three decades, and while they were available in the UK they didn't take the market in quite the same way they did elsewhere, and that's why I'm so excited to spend some time with one. First however, it needs to be in working order. Join Mark and I as we learn about the Apple IIe and try to restore this broken example.

Atari! From the Pong to the ST, 2600 to the Jaguar, you can bet you've had some experience of using an Atari device. Today we get to explore some interesting consoles, computers and....things... produced by them with thanks to Rees from Ctrl-Alt-Rees who is giving us a Show & Tell that makes use of the entire Cave.

Why on earth didn't the N64 have RGB video out? It has puzzled me for years, but now we're going to put a wrong right. The question is, is it worth it? Today I try to answer that question with a few S-Video bumps along the way but I think we manage to put together enough evidence to come to a conclusion.

Squashed, flattened, broken or torn cardboard game boxes can be heart breaking and I appear to own more than most. Often they are included with a donated system, languishing at the bottom of a box. So I thought I'd try to make good some of the examples I have by coming up with a technique to straighten them out. I'm sure we can refine this further in time but I'm pretty happy with the results so far, it just needs a name!

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Did you know the ZX Spectrum was sold in India in an official capacity? I know I didn't! This is the DB Spectrum +, an officially licensed version of the best selling UK micro which was exclusive to India. Today we're going to give it a good clean, fix it up, and make it ready for display in The Cave Exhibition.

Middle aged man returns to iron game boxes, but this time trying out your tips.

It's Trash to Treasure time and today we continue our work on the Apple IIe. We've been introduced to it, now lets make it look like new.

The Cave retro computer and gaming exhibition is now open to public visitors, and this is how our very first day went! You can book a visit to The Cave at https://rmcretro.com

Rise of the Robots stinks. There can be no denying it, and yet one man has made it his life goal to collect anything and everything to do with the game. Today we talk about why the game was so bad and the impact it had on gamers and the wider industry, and we get to see the collection.

The Apple IIe was a system unfamiliar to me, but thanks to this series I've finally got up to speed on why it was such a special machine. Today we install some modern upgrades, source a suitable monitor for it, and take it for a quick spin!

Huge thanks to everyone who has donated and watches. This was another amazing unboxing day at The Cave.

Commodore Amiga light guns are not something I remember fondly, or at all if I'm honest, but they obviously existed and I'd like to get up to speed on them thanks to the arrival of a Trojan Phazer. Join me today as we try out almost every game available for this and other lightguns on the platform.

I thought it was time for an update on the whole MiSTer Multisystem project, including new add-ons which are ready to go into production, a look behind the scenes, and a prototype handheld MiSTer.

I spent a whopping £5 on this Nintendo GameCube, was it worth it? Let's find out and see if we can make it part of #TheCave exhibition for people to enjoy

The Neo Geo was a staple of every arcade I visited in the early '90s but I never did get to try out the fabled AES or Advanced Entertainment System. One of, if not THE, most expensive console ever made when adjusted for inflation. Today I finally get hands on with one as Keith from The Digital Orphanage pops over to The Cave to show off his new toy!

Is a retro gaming wonderland possible? Today I talk about an opportunity for others to share in the success of what we've built here at The Cave and invite your ideas to create our dream retro destination.

An unreleased Amiga game appeared in The Cave recently thanks to a visit from Glenn Broadway. It wasn't long before we got chatting and I realised that Glenn would be a perfect Tea Break guest, and boy does he have an interesting past. From interactive movies to unreleased Dreamcast games and the world of mobile gaming Glenn has seen it all unfold at the coalface of game design.

The Commodore Amiga 1000 is finally in The Cave. Let's take a slightly different look at its history while we try to restore it.

This Commodore Amiga 600 was sent into The Cave as a donation some months back. It's lovely to give this old kit a home, but it's even nicer to be able to give it a new lease of life and that's exactly what we're doing today. This A600 will live again!

Games Master was the biggest video games TV show in the UK in the '90s and Dominik was centre stage as the presenter. With over 3m peak viewers this was the show we all looked forward to. Dominik shares with us today his background, rise to stardom, behind the scenes stories and troubles along the way.

We continue the Commodore Amiga 1000 restoration today with a recap and work on restoring the plastics. I also dive into Byte magazine to continue the story of the machine and consider if I would have bought one, with perhaps surprising results.

TheCave is a public computer and gaming exhibition located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK. Today Mike Dailly of DMA Design, Lemmings, GTA and Game Maker fame came to visit and we captured his talk to share on the channel.

As rare arcade cabinets of the 1980s go this might be one of a kind. It's a prototype sourced from the family of the developer himself and kindly shown to us today by Alex.

The Sega Saturn remained in the shadow of the Playstation in the UK but it was common enough that I got to try it out, it didn't make a huge impression on me. In later years I came to realise I might be missing out on a lot of games, especially 2D, that really shone on this console. Today then we'll make our ultimate Saturn so we can explore them. And play Outrun. Mostly Outrun.

Classic arcade games need to be restored, preserved and played! Alex is building a classic arcade gaming musuem here in Gloucestershire, UK which will aim to protect these classic pieces of gaming history while allowing you to get hands on with them. In this episode we get started on creating the arcade space.

VecFever! This little Vectrex cartridge is a game changer and today I'm going to show you why you need one (and then tell you you can't actually buy them anymore, sorry).

The Amiga 1000 restoration concludes today as we reach the end of the machines lifetime, and the completion of our rebuild, and we ask, what was the legacy of the Amiga 1000?

Something a little different this week, lets look inside the recreated '80s video game store and see what games, publishers and developers lined the shelves. Does this spark memories of your own video game purchases or was it different in your part of the world?

This retro tech donation is with huge thanks to Ian. What an amazing day we had. Thank you!

The Oliver Twins are a British coding duo who grew out of the bedroom coding boom of the '80s. Today we learn about their history from the '80s through to the present day in the games industry.

The 3DO was a fifth generation games console with big ideas, and a big price tag to go with it. Today we explore where it all went wrong while creating our ultimate 3DO.

The first ever commercial game console is the Magnavox Odyssey and incredibly we have a complete, in box example, so I couldn't pass up the chance to share an unboxing with you.

Commodore Amiga Hard Disk time today! Unobtainable upgrades on my budget back in the day but now we have three examples in varying conditions that deserve our attention, let's test them out before we consider restoring them.

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This has to one one of the rarest retro game consoles we've seen on the channel to date, the FM Towns Car Marty. It's a games console designed specifically to go in your car, and it's a bit bonkers.

You can find out more about the Sinden Lightgun at https://sindenlightgun.com/

Commodore Amiga Hard Disk time again today! Unobtainable upgrades on my budget back in the day but now we have three examples in varying conditions that deserve our attention, let's test them out before we consider restoring them.

The NEC PC Engine is a games console that most agree has an great library of games and is well worth exploring, but what was the best way to enjoy the system? Today we look at a very special version of the system that aims to deliver just that, but it comes at a price.

Packard Bell PC's, love them or loathe them, I think they are worth preserving if not for the system then for the memories. An entry level PC for many and the first steps into computing, these machines represent excitement, freedom and fun, even if we probably ditched the brand for our next machine! Let's fix this one up.

This set was part of the launch day event for Arcade Archive, we broke out into The Cave for a break from gaming in the arcade, ate mince pies and enjoyed some tunes before returning for more arcades.

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Today we review the CZUR ET18 Pro. Is it a shortcut to good quality book scans? Let's find out.

Derby Computer Museum is the newest computer museum in the UK, we visit in the first week of its opening to find out how things are going and have a look around with Rob, the museum creator. You can find out more at https://derbycomputermuseum.co.uk Also visit CTRL-ALT-Rees at https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

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