Monthly archive for June2020

Raleigh Vektar Restoration – Part 1 – The arrival

Raleigh Vektar Restoration – Part 1 – The arrival

As of the time of writing this, I have few retro holy grails left. I have acquired or re-acquired a lot of the retro things from my youth that I had or that I had always wanted. Sure, I still have a list of Most…

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Things Every MTG Player Should Have

Things Every MTG Player Should Have

Magic: The Gathering or MTG for short has become one of the most popular fantasy card games since its inception in the mid-1990s. People of all ages enjoy the game and huge communities have grown where players can battle their wits against each other. The…

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This Micro Machines book is a thing of beauty

This Micro Machines book is a thing of beauty

My memory is that one of the TV ads said that “Micro Machines have the power to move”. That was one of the straplines wasn’t it? Well this book, “Micro But Many: An Unofficial Micro Machines Collection” certainly moved me when I opened it up….

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Retro Mobile Games Continue to Be a Hit With Smartphone Users

Retro Mobile Games Continue to Be a Hit With Smartphone Users

Mobile gaming is now a huge multibillion-dollar industry. Driven by convenience, innovative technology, and massive investment, the market boasts a widespread appeal that saw App Store and Google Play sales grow 12.8% in 2019. The rise of popular console and PC games like PUBG and…

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Top Ten Movie Marathons

Top Ten Movie Marathons

I’m writing this one during the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, and like a lot of people I’ve been watching slightly more TV and movies than normal. I actually didn’t have as much spare time as I thought I would, but at the start of lockdown…

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Ten of the Best Vlogs to Watch Right Now

Ten of the Best Vlogs to Watch Right Now

Vlogging has quickly become one of the central forms of entertainment for thousands of people worldwide and is easily replacing television. Across YouTube and Twitch, there are thousands of channels for every niche and hobby you can think of. From food vlogs to fitness, here…

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Things I Had Totally Forgotten: Crazylegs Crane

Things I Had Totally Forgotten: Crazylegs Crane

As someone who has been actively enjoying and researching retro stuff for many years, and runs a retro website, it can be hard for me to get that ‘nostalgia hit’ as strong as I used to. Just because a lot of things have become ‘fresh’…

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7 Video Games In Which You Can Play Card Games

7 Video Games In Which You Can Play Card Games

Sometimes video games aren’t just about the main game themselves. Game developers often add mini games inside their game as a hidden easter egg. Other times, however, it is an official part of the main game, either to let your character have some downtime, have…

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Ten of the Best Classic Japanese Games

Ten of the Best Classic Japanese Games

Japan is popular for a lot of things in the West. We all know about sushi, Nintendo, and anime, among many other things, but few of us are familiar with the games that people play there. As it happens, there are lots of them and…

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