The Retro Collective

Video: The mystery of "Turbo Rob" - Let's complete the SX-64 Restoration in our latest Trash to Treasure series youtu.be/j8Ke7V3ugDA

Event: "Pubs, Programming and Panic: 40-ish Years of Shipping Games and Not Losing My Mind" Join Adrian Brown who will be sharing 30 years of games development experience, here at The Retro Collective. Taking place on Sunday 18th October. Book now: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p...

Superb video from the @retrocollective.co.uk with Martin Wren-Hilton talking about early dev. on the zx80/81 and speccy + The Chess Player. (and proper programming - keying it all in by hand in HEX *grin* :D) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugbJ... #gamedev #history cc #lsbugames <3

Treat yourself to a retro event this Sunday!

Video: youtu.be/sIoOehM2wYI The #MiSTerFPGA Multisystem Pocket prototype is now working! See our latest update on the design and development of this and other exciting new products. #retro #retrogaming #fpga #emulation #handheld

Event: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p... Join Richard Hewison for a day of Rainbird and Beyond Software memories. Richard will share his experience working for these beloved publishers as well as findings made in researching for his book "Memories of Rainbird & Beyond Software".

Is this Amiga a sheep in wolf's clothing? Video: youtu.be/Qu_fKDdK-qY Neil inspects an A1200 tower, brings it back to life and upgrades it to see what he missed out on in the twilight era of original Amiga hardware.

Video: youtu.be/Hk8L_XE-t7I Let's continue to restore the #Commodore SX-64 in our Trash to Treasure series.

@retrocollective.co.uk oh dear I’m out on the town with these questionable folks again 🤭

@retrocollective.co.uk is back as a guest! A legendary joystick returns, thanks to @commodoreofficial.bsky.social. Dave and Neil discuss the evolving world of collecting and the Need for Speed goes Jaaaag. All this and more on this week's show!

New Video: youtu.be/2SJFOodyLn4 Perfect to watch while eating cheese on toast.

First batch shipments of our Multisystem2 Arcade (JAMMA) systems will start next week. For pre-orders, Batch 1 information and shipment details can be found on our Blog post update here - shop.heber.co.uk/blog-news/mu...

Event: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p... Treat yourself to a day of vintage tech, lunch and our guest speaker Martin Wren-Hilton sharing his tales of '80s bedroom coding, Quicksilva and more, hosted at The Retro Collective in #stroud #gloucestershire Book now! #retrogaming #technology

Industrial design is progressing well. We have a few more details to add and change, but we should have prototype enclosure shells to test out in the next couple of weeks.

New Video: youtu.be/Y3z8toUQAWQ It's Trash to Treasure time with a 10kg luggable C64! What secrets does this have inside? #tech #retro #restoration

Now that's a classy way to compute on your ZX81

The prototype Pocket PCB seen working in the prototype dock! Development of a portable #misterfpga device continues at pace. #retrogaming #gaming #fpga #retro

Why should you visit our retro computer, console and arcade museums? Here's what our visitors think of The Retro Collective. Book a visit now at retrocollective.co.uk #stroud #gloucestershire #daysout #retro #tech #nostalgia

Handheld MiSTer testing has gone well this week. 2 x 21700 Battery cells and life is looking around 10 to 11 hours on the PlayStation Core. The Gameboy is looking like 12 Hours. Zaparoo front end is looking really good too.

We have reached a significant milestone in the Handheld MiSTerFPGA (Pocket) project. It’s working! StarWars (Vector Arcade) running on the first issue prototype. More updates soon.

16” of 16:9 with a #sony PS2 🎮 Ready for you to play this weekend at our museum.

What a Rush. The Hercules Stingray 128/3D was their version of the Voodoo Rush, a combined 3DFX and 2D video card from Q1 of 1997. It also has a stereoscopic glasses connector 👓 It wouldn’t be too long before combined 3D GPU and 2D cards were the norm for PC gamers.

Harnessing Quantum Entanglement in Computing - A clip from a fascinating talk coming to the channel soon by Hermann Hauser. Subscribe at youtube.com/@theretrocol...

Grab some bargains this Sunday as a range of retro sellers pitch up here at The Retro Collective. Lunch and access to all areas of our museums is included. Book now at: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p...

We like to chat on Discord. You can join us at discord.com/servers/the-...

Video: youtu.be/GdR8SYuUB34 We're developing a handheld #MiSTerFPGA compatible console. See the latest on our development journey and help us to shape it!

Had a great day @retrocollective.co.uk - super exhibits and a great hands on vibe! Highly recommended, highlight was discovering I loved the Virtual Boy! 3d was great!

A touching and warm video from Earies 8Bit Workshop about what we are and why we exist. Thank you for making it. youtu.be/uXu6r1YE9RI?...

New Video: youtu.be/d_gRYaEoDg8 He-Man never got an arcade cabinet, so we built the machine we'd have loved to see in an arcade in 1983! #retrogaming #gaming #arcade #diy #3dprinting #heman

What a wonderful day! Thank you to Hermann, Pamela and all of our visitors who shared such a special occasion with us. A video of the talk will be on our channel soon.

An exciting day for the collective and visitors today

New Video: youtu.be/A7MTtPQvj0Q Brian 'Biscuit' Watson explores 4 decades of his life as a game dev! Special thanks to @mdf200.bsky.social for helping to organise this one!

New Video: youtu.be/EYNHtEZTywI An Epic unboxing of retro computer, console and gaming donations to our museums. #retro #retrogaming #computers #tech #retrotech

Event: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p... 7 Tickets remain for what promises to be a wonderful day of tales from Acorn, ARM and beyond with Hermann Hauser at The Retro Collective. Book now!

Need a Father’s Day gift? Back in stock, two popular retro gaming titles: The Games That Weren’t by @gamesthatwerent.com and The Art of Point and Click Adventure Games. Available now at caveshop.co.uk

Event: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p... It's a privilege to announce that our next guest speaker is Hermann Hauser on Sunday 5th July. We recommend booking now as tickets are selling quickly for this one.

Event: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p... After the sell out success of our last table sale we're inviting many more vendors to a summer sale for retro bargains. The museums will be open and the team will be there too for a great day out, including lunch! Book now

New Video: youtu.be/443gVF7y71M The whole gang get together to perform an amazing transformation. #arcade #retrogaming #gaming #restoration

Some of the wonderful machines on display at @shortcircuit.org.uk #RetroFest in Swindon today

If you’re a retro shop or creator with something cool to sell and would like a table at our next table sale event in July then get in touch. We have a couple of spaces remaining.

Our museums are beautifully air conditioned, both in @visitthecave.bsky.social and @arcadearchive.co.uk visit retrocollective.co.uk and book a visit this weekend!

Week one in England included a visit to @retrocollective.co.uk for the first time. Loved having a play in The Cave and Arcade Archive, seeing the Pump House, catching the Patron Day talk, and chatting with the great people running the place and fellow attendees.

THIS IS W I D E B O Y

New Video: youtu.be/arSnNwDQS2k The Multisystem 2 Pocket project is here! A new MiSTer compatible FPGA handheld. Our Open Innovation approach means you can join us every step of the way and help us to shape the perfect FPGA handheld for everyone to enjoy. #fpga #retrogaming #misterfpga

Video: youtu.be/YLOg9tGRdjA @h0ffman.bsky.social teaches us "how not to be a game dev" with his fascinating journey into accidentally creating games for our favourite retro systems. Enjoy!

Early Access: Patrons are enjoying a big announcement for FPGA handheld gaming fans. Join us at www.patreon.com/theretrocoll... to watch now and support what we do. #retro #gaming #retrogaming #fpga

Two more DMA Design team signatures on the Lemmings arcade cabinet thanks to Brian Watson and Steve Hammond. Thanks to everyone who joined us for Brian’s talk and a very special day.

After ZZap Live! you could also come down to the @retrocollective.co.uk for Brian's talk, where I'll also be giving away a load of free retro tech, including several A500s! Still a few tickets available for this too! www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p...

New Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaHA... Neil bangs his head against a wall and spends more than he wanted to trying to figure out a Creative Labs 3DO Blaster, just so Jason can kick his behind at FIFA. #retrogaming #gaming #tech #restoration #computers #repairs #trashtotreasure

Move over Mavis Beacon, Typing of The Dead is now playable in The Cave for all to try.