The Retro Collective

An Official Amiga Product in 2023? Simulant Mechanical USB Keyboard | Tech Nibble You can find out more at https://www.simulant.uk/shop/amiga-classic-mechanical-keyboard

Today I've picked five racing games I've spent a lot of time playing over the years and asked Andy from Big Car to provide some history on the star of the game. If you'd like to subscribe to Big Car you can find Andy at https://youtube.com/@bigcar2

Rebecca Heineman is co-founder of Interplay, a video game champion and game development pioneer, today we hear her story.

Nintendo Playchoice-10 arcade cabinets are hard to come by, I've had saved searches active for years and this week I finally came up with a result. This superb example will fit right in at The Cave.

We've got a Commodore 900 prototype in The Cave today and it's a rare beast indeed. One of only 50 known to have been made and we don't know how many of those still exist. Today we're going to learn all about it and have a look inside.

The demoscene is rich with creativity, talent and tales of the people who contribute to it. Veteren "scener" h0ffman tells us his story today from the origins of the scene to modern day demo parties and all that's involved in being a part of it.

What an amazing week I've just had. When Robin contacted me and kindly offered to donate some of his collection to The Cave I just had to share the experience with you. It's going to take at least two episodes to look through all of this and I hope you'll enjoy it with me.

The retro computer donations continue today as we continue our look at the amazing donations from Robin.

Vintage arcade gamining pioneers aren't getting any younger and our guests today have made it their mission to capture their stories and experiences from the early days of the industry.

Our vintage computer restoration continues as we try to get all the bits together for a complete Packard Bell PC from 1996. Today we take a detour to sort the monitor after ours arrived smashed to bits in part 2. Can we get luckier today?

Let's extend our computer museum and studio with a new lab area. Today I extend The Cave and then get carried away, it was a lot of hard work but I hope you like the results. More consoles and computers can go on display, more can be played and we have dedicated space to film repairs now.

Our vintage computer restoration continues as today we treat the plastics, service some parts and put it all together for testing.

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This Commodore PC20-III is all covered in poop! But how did it get like this, what is it, and can it be restored?

David Rowe has probably worked on more computer game art than you realise, from Populous to Flood, Chubby Gristle to Continental Circus, his hand has graced many of our favourite titles. Today he talks about them as well as his work for the popular UK TV show Knightmare. We also meet Dungeoneer Jason Karl.

These strange and unusual disks appeared in The Cave recently but what's on them? Today we archive and explore the disks and we also visit MicroProse offices in the local area to learn more about their history.

Vintage and modern retro pickups are the topic today with Alex from the Arcade Archive

This Commodore Amiga 4000 is beautiful...on the inside. It may have looked great too when it was originally painted, but today it's looking worn, tired and old. Can paint be stripped from it though? Can it be restored to an original condition? Today I give it a go.

From Rick Dangerous to Wreckreation, Simon Phipps has been shaping the video game industry for over 35 years. Today he visits The Cave and takes us through his life in the industry. If you'd like to join us for future talks sign up to Patreon at https://patreon.com/RMCretro

A new Amiga show in 2023? Madness surely? Today I take a trip to Nottingham to see what Kickstart is all about. We'll meet the usergroups, the traders and the man behind the idea, and we find out, is it any good?

Our vintage '90s Packard Bell computer restoration has taken some time but finally we can finish it up and give it a fitting home here in The Cave. Today we complete the restoration and then some interior design is needed to finish everything up!

Why is retro gaming so popular? Maybe we can answer that question today with a range of Japanese delights. No boring beige boxes here just a whole heap of retro tech from a new exhibition I've built here at The Cave. Let me show you it all!

Terrible Fire accelerators for Amiga computers have become a staple part of any modern amigans diet. From A500 to CD32, Stephen Leary has been designing these boards to make our lives easier for some years now, so I thought it was an ideal time to learn all about the evolution of his project from inception to the present day.

What was Sega's Tower of Power? Today I'm adding the ultimate Mega Drive to The Cave. Comprising of a stack of upgrades which flopped commercially, is the tower greater than the sum of its parts? Let's find out.

This is the best home computer of the 20th century....according to PC World Magazine in December of 1999, but we're not interested in that, I have a much more personal goal in mind today and that's why I'm going to take this powerful PC and downgrade it. Why? Because we can, but first it needs cleaning and fixing.

ZX Spectrum computing can be enjoyed in a range of ways from emulation to faithful recreations of the hardware. Today Lee shows us some of his creations and Thomas takes them for a spin!

Late '90s arcade games faced a dilemma. How do you compete with the Playstation and the PC in the home, persuade people to visit the arcade, and keep coss low in a dwindling market? The answer was to use the same readily available technology, and the Taitowolf system is one such example we'll take a look at today.

What is the Agon Console8?| We made a new 8-bit console, but what is it and who is it for?

This Trash to Treasure restoration very nearly ended up as nothing but trash. Discovered in a disgusting state by GingerHippyGaming it's a miracle that we rescued it. Today we start work on a restoration to bring the Nintendo M82 back to its former glory.