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Interview: Mustin From OneUpStudios And The OneUps (Video Game Inspired Musician)

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With the rise of video game themed music and even compositions created on classic gaming hardware, RetroCollect decided it was about time to get inside a very talented game inspired musician's head. Mustin, who operates OneUp Studios also performs and records with the well known and catchy video game music cover band, The OneUps.

Last Updated ( 01 June 2012 )
 

Bible Time Voyager Plug & Play Unofficial Nintendo NES System

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Feel like your retro gaming life is missing spirit? Amongst the ranks of Famiclones is a religious entity known as the Bible Time Voyager, allowing you to catch up on your 8-bit prayers. This is no joke. This is a unofficial plug and play Nintendo NES system containing the fabled Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree games from the early 90s.

Last Updated ( 31 May 2012 )
 

Retro Gaming Shops - Bitz (101 Promenade, Bridlington)

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When you stumble upon a second hand shop that describes itself as a retro graveyard, you know you're in for a treat. Bitz, located on the Promenade in the sunny town of Bridlington, is potentially the best stocked retro gaming shop in the country, holding plenty of reasons for any retro gamer to make a day trip out to the coast.

Last Updated ( 21 May 2012 )
 

Hot Button Topics: Castlevania, Lost in Translation.

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With over 25 years worth of titles spread across a vast array of systems, and the next generation of consoles revving their engines, where will Dracula and the Belmont gang be headed to next?

Last Updated ( 18 May 2012 )
 

Retro Gaming Shops - Insane Games (15 Old Street, Clevedon)

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For the final stop of our retro gaming tour of the south, we stop by Insane Games in Clevedon, North Somerset. With the RetroCollect Squad hoping even more classic games at bargain prices, our focus ended up elsewhere thanks to a certain in store distraction...

Last Updated ( 12 May 2012 )
 

Retro Gaming Shops - MT Games (Meadow Street, Weston-Super-Mare)

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As the RetroCollect Squad continue their tour of the south, they stumbled upon yet another decent stockist of classic games. MT Games situated in Weston-Super-Mare was another member of the 'proud to be stocking retro' retailers. With cabinets and shelves holding many desirables, we decided to get the word out to the retro gaming community.

Last Updated ( 08 May 2012 )
 

Retro Gaming Shops - Pink Planet Exchange (Gloucester Road, Bristol)

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With several of the RetroCollect Squad on tour down south after RetroVision 2012, a tour of the local gaming shops was in order. After viewing the lackluster stock found in the high street chains, we stumbled across the much more promising branch of Pink Planet Exchange, situated on Bristol's Gloucester Road.

Last Updated ( 07 May 2012 )
 

Every Nintendo 64 Game Released In One 25 Minute Video

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Do you ever find yourself staring at your retro games collection wondering what to play, with the passing thought that a small visual hint might make the decision easier? Well how about a video containing every single Nintendo 64 game released?

Last Updated ( 18 April 2012 )
 

Video Power & The Power Team - The US Equivalent To The Hit UK TV Show Gamesmaster

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Although arriving two years before the hit UK TV show Gamesmaster, gamers in the US had their very own video game broadcast known as Video Power featuring news, hints and reviews. The show was also accompanied by The Power Team, a cartoon tailored around characters from various Acclaim games.

Last Updated ( 16 April 2012 )
 

Hidden Gems: Top 10 Nintendo Game Boy Undiscovered Classics

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With over 450 Nintendo Game Boy games released in PAL territories, there’s more than enough to be enjoying on the classic chunky handheld. But what are the greatest titles hidden amongst the wealth of grey cartridges? Get your batteries at the ready and power up to find out!

Last Updated ( 12 April 2012 )
 

Hot Button Topics: You're Too Old To Play Video Games, Grandma!

wii_elderly_0630There’s a huge unspoken monster that’s slowly revealing its face to the video game public, and it’s going to have an effect on every single person who reads this, guaranteed. It’s video games and ageism, and how we’re not dealing with it the proper way. 
Last Updated ( 23 March 2012 )
 

Interview: VideoGameImports & Their Colourful Past Running A Mail-Order Business In The 16-Bit Era

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Remember those adverts placed amongst the back pages of Computer & Video Games magazine which offered a gateway into the wonderful world of import gaming? RetroCollect catches up with one of the veterans of the import gaming scene now known as VideoGameImports, offering an insight into the rollercoaster ride of being a mail-order business.

Last Updated ( 13 March 2012 )
 
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