🕹️ Retro Gaming Guy 🎮
@retro-gaming-geek.bsky.social
Enjoying games since 1987, collecting since 2001. Posting about vintage consoles, retro software, 80's and 90's video game curios, classic toys and the occasional nostalgic musing.
My original 2008 Xbox 360 Elite is back in business.
Thermal paste replaced.
Disc drive laser replaced and tuned.
Disc drive belt replaced.
Disc drive greased.
Motherboard cleaned.
Fans cleaned.
Casing washed.
A little daunting, but feels so good to have accomplished it 😊
Thermal paste replaced.
Disc drive laser replaced and tuned.
Disc drive belt replaced.
Disc drive greased.
Motherboard cleaned.
Fans cleaned.
Casing washed.
A little daunting, but feels so good to have accomplished it 😊
October 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My original 2008 Xbox 360 Elite is back in business.
Thermal paste replaced.
Disc drive laser replaced and tuned.
Disc drive belt replaced.
Disc drive greased.
Motherboard cleaned.
Fans cleaned.
Casing washed.
A little daunting, but feels so good to have accomplished it 😊
Thermal paste replaced.
Disc drive laser replaced and tuned.
Disc drive belt replaced.
Disc drive greased.
Motherboard cleaned.
Fans cleaned.
Casing washed.
A little daunting, but feels so good to have accomplished it 😊
Handheld class of 89-90.
Lynx, Game Boy & Game Gear.
We all picked a side back in the day, which did you choose? Would you pick differently now?
I was a huge Game Boy fan, but I've developed a recent appreciation for the Lynx!
Lynx, Game Boy & Game Gear.
We all picked a side back in the day, which did you choose? Would you pick differently now?
I was a huge Game Boy fan, but I've developed a recent appreciation for the Lynx!
September 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Handheld class of 89-90.
Lynx, Game Boy & Game Gear.
We all picked a side back in the day, which did you choose? Would you pick differently now?
I was a huge Game Boy fan, but I've developed a recent appreciation for the Lynx!
Lynx, Game Boy & Game Gear.
We all picked a side back in the day, which did you choose? Would you pick differently now?
I was a huge Game Boy fan, but I've developed a recent appreciation for the Lynx!
You've just picked up your new Saturn with some absolute classics. You have the video card installed and have grabbed some essential films. Pizza hut has arrived, you have permission to stay up late and there's no school tomorrow.
It's 2025 and you're 42 years old. Life's good.
It's 2025 and you're 42 years old. Life's good.
September 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You've just picked up your new Saturn with some absolute classics. You have the video card installed and have grabbed some essential films. Pizza hut has arrived, you have permission to stay up late and there's no school tomorrow.
It's 2025 and you're 42 years old. Life's good.
It's 2025 and you're 42 years old. Life's good.
Random game of the day 🎮
Quake. Sega Saturn. 1997
An absolutely phenomenal port of a game that shouldnt exist on the Saturn. Developed by the talented Lobotomy Software.
Sure concessions have been made, but it still plays like Quake, especially if used with the 3D controller.
Quake. Sega Saturn. 1997
An absolutely phenomenal port of a game that shouldnt exist on the Saturn. Developed by the talented Lobotomy Software.
Sure concessions have been made, but it still plays like Quake, especially if used with the 3D controller.
September 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Random game of the day 🎮
Quake. Sega Saturn. 1997
An absolutely phenomenal port of a game that shouldnt exist on the Saturn. Developed by the talented Lobotomy Software.
Sure concessions have been made, but it still plays like Quake, especially if used with the 3D controller.
Quake. Sega Saturn. 1997
An absolutely phenomenal port of a game that shouldnt exist on the Saturn. Developed by the talented Lobotomy Software.
Sure concessions have been made, but it still plays like Quake, especially if used with the 3D controller.
Working from home. But at least this is my office lol.
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Working from home. But at least this is my office lol.
A lot has changed in 7 years. More consoles, more shelves, more tat. Plus an older and taller daughter!
But one thing that hasn't changed is our shared love of gaming. Old or new, indie or AAA, my wonderful daughter is there for it all.
But one thing that hasn't changed is our shared love of gaming. Old or new, indie or AAA, my wonderful daughter is there for it all.
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A lot has changed in 7 years. More consoles, more shelves, more tat. Plus an older and taller daughter!
But one thing that hasn't changed is our shared love of gaming. Old or new, indie or AAA, my wonderful daughter is there for it all.
But one thing that hasn't changed is our shared love of gaming. Old or new, indie or AAA, my wonderful daughter is there for it all.
So video game collectors, what are some of the more unusual items in your collection?
Here are some of mine:
Super Mario Barcode Battler cards.
Tetris single on vinyl.
Nintendo MP3 player.
Virtual Boy headphones.
#Nintendo
Here are some of mine:
Super Mario Barcode Battler cards.
Tetris single on vinyl.
Nintendo MP3 player.
Virtual Boy headphones.
#Nintendo
September 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So video game collectors, what are some of the more unusual items in your collection?
Here are some of mine:
Super Mario Barcode Battler cards.
Tetris single on vinyl.
Nintendo MP3 player.
Virtual Boy headphones.
#Nintendo
Here are some of mine:
Super Mario Barcode Battler cards.
Tetris single on vinyl.
Nintendo MP3 player.
Virtual Boy headphones.
#Nintendo
Ah they were no fun lol. I didn't have anything particularly wild, just a few silver Samsung clamshells. Did like the swivel camera though.
September 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ah they were no fun lol. I didn't have anything particularly wild, just a few silver Samsung clamshells. Did like the swivel camera though.
It was downhill when phones stopped looking like this.
September 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It was downhill when phones stopped looking like this.
The freedom in Super Mario 64.
The scale of Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time.
The speed of F-Zero X.
The sniper rifle in Goldeneye.
The music of Banjo Kazooie.
The Battle of Hoth in Shadows of the Empire.
...and the disappointing shortness of Yoshi's Story!
Great times. How about you?
#N64
The scale of Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time.
The speed of F-Zero X.
The sniper rifle in Goldeneye.
The music of Banjo Kazooie.
The Battle of Hoth in Shadows of the Empire.
...and the disappointing shortness of Yoshi's Story!
Great times. How about you?
#N64
September 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The freedom in Super Mario 64.
The scale of Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time.
The speed of F-Zero X.
The sniper rifle in Goldeneye.
The music of Banjo Kazooie.
The Battle of Hoth in Shadows of the Empire.
...and the disappointing shortness of Yoshi's Story!
Great times. How about you?
#N64
The scale of Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time.
The speed of F-Zero X.
The sniper rifle in Goldeneye.
The music of Banjo Kazooie.
The Battle of Hoth in Shadows of the Empire.
...and the disappointing shortness of Yoshi's Story!
Great times. How about you?
#N64
I think we can all agree that G1 Transformers were some of the best toys to ever grace our shelves.
6 years from '84 to '90. Good times.
Do you still have any of your childhood originals?
6 years from '84 to '90. Good times.
Do you still have any of your childhood originals?
September 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I think we can all agree that G1 Transformers were some of the best toys to ever grace our shelves.
6 years from '84 to '90. Good times.
Do you still have any of your childhood originals?
6 years from '84 to '90. Good times.
Do you still have any of your childhood originals?
Interestingly, the NES art was taken from the the second print of TMNT #4 from 2 years earlier.
September 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Interestingly, the NES art was taken from the the second print of TMNT #4 from 2 years earlier.
In 1986 Nintendo introduced fax machines to stores to enable you send them your high scores to let you win prizes.
September 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In 1986 Nintendo introduced fax machines to stores to enable you send them your high scores to let you win prizes.
1999, what an exciting era of gaming to live through.
What are you choosing from these pages? I'm having that N64 Goldeneye bundle for £95!
And maybe the bootleg 2600, the Systema TV Boy. In fact I really should add one to the collection now lol.
What are you choosing from these pages? I'm having that N64 Goldeneye bundle for £95!
And maybe the bootleg 2600, the Systema TV Boy. In fact I really should add one to the collection now lol.
September 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
1999, what an exciting era of gaming to live through.
What are you choosing from these pages? I'm having that N64 Goldeneye bundle for £95!
And maybe the bootleg 2600, the Systema TV Boy. In fact I really should add one to the collection now lol.
What are you choosing from these pages? I'm having that N64 Goldeneye bundle for £95!
And maybe the bootleg 2600, the Systema TV Boy. In fact I really should add one to the collection now lol.
When did you first go multi platform?
Growing up it was very common to only have one console. That's the one your parents had bought you, and that's the one you were sticking to!
For me it was 2004. I'd already bought a Gamecube, but decided to get an Xbox for university.
Growing up it was very common to only have one console. That's the one your parents had bought you, and that's the one you were sticking to!
For me it was 2004. I'd already bought a Gamecube, but decided to get an Xbox for university.
September 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When did you first go multi platform?
Growing up it was very common to only have one console. That's the one your parents had bought you, and that's the one you were sticking to!
For me it was 2004. I'd already bought a Gamecube, but decided to get an Xbox for university.
Growing up it was very common to only have one console. That's the one your parents had bought you, and that's the one you were sticking to!
For me it was 2004. I'd already bought a Gamecube, but decided to get an Xbox for university.
Just hanging out with the Boys.
Over 20 years of gaming greatness, but which are you picking?
SP for me, all day long.
#retrogaming
#GameBoy
Over 20 years of gaming greatness, but which are you picking?
SP for me, all day long.
#retrogaming
#GameBoy
September 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just hanging out with the Boys.
Over 20 years of gaming greatness, but which are you picking?
SP for me, all day long.
#retrogaming
#GameBoy
Over 20 years of gaming greatness, but which are you picking?
SP for me, all day long.
#retrogaming
#GameBoy
Systema, Grandstand, Nintendo, Hornby.
The LCD era of the early 90s had so much beautiful variety.
The LCD era of the early 90s had so much beautiful variety.
August 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Systema, Grandstand, Nintendo, Hornby.
The LCD era of the early 90s had so much beautiful variety.
The LCD era of the early 90s had so much beautiful variety.
Many people wont appreciate that until 1992 in the UK, there was no legal requirement for electrical equipment to come with a plug.
Buying a NES? Great. Comes with 2 pads, a game & zapper...
But no plug. Which youll need to wire up yourself. Also, got any fuses?
#RETROGAMING
Buying a NES? Great. Comes with 2 pads, a game & zapper...
But no plug. Which youll need to wire up yourself. Also, got any fuses?
#RETROGAMING
August 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Many people wont appreciate that until 1992 in the UK, there was no legal requirement for electrical equipment to come with a plug.
Buying a NES? Great. Comes with 2 pads, a game & zapper...
But no plug. Which youll need to wire up yourself. Also, got any fuses?
#RETROGAMING
Buying a NES? Great. Comes with 2 pads, a game & zapper...
But no plug. Which youll need to wire up yourself. Also, got any fuses?
#RETROGAMING
I know CDs and digital have huge benefits, but you just can't beat the tactile chunkiness of a cartridge.
Am I right?
#N64
#Retrogaming
Am I right?
#N64
#Retrogaming
August 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I know CDs and digital have huge benefits, but you just can't beat the tactile chunkiness of a cartridge.
Am I right?
#N64
#Retrogaming
Am I right?
#N64
#Retrogaming
Let's not forget those that dared to take the Game Boy on in battle.
Some more successfully than others I will add!
If you didn't have a Game Boy, what did you have? Game Gear? Lynx? .... Supervision?
Some more successfully than others I will add!
If you didn't have a Game Boy, what did you have? Game Gear? Lynx? .... Supervision?
August 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Let's not forget those that dared to take the Game Boy on in battle.
Some more successfully than others I will add!
If you didn't have a Game Boy, what did you have? Game Gear? Lynx? .... Supervision?
Some more successfully than others I will add!
If you didn't have a Game Boy, what did you have? Game Gear? Lynx? .... Supervision?
So it would seem I own several versions of Link's Awakening, but have still yet to finish it! A crime I know.
I got a fair way on the Switch but cannot recall why I stopped. My last save was 2019! I think I need to start again.
I got a fair way on the Switch but cannot recall why I stopped. My last save was 2019! I think I need to start again.
August 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So it would seem I own several versions of Link's Awakening, but have still yet to finish it! A crime I know.
I got a fair way on the Switch but cannot recall why I stopped. My last save was 2019! I think I need to start again.
I got a fair way on the Switch but cannot recall why I stopped. My last save was 2019! I think I need to start again.
An Intellivision.
For no other reason than we just don't see enough of them on Twitter. Who experienced one as a child? Being born in 1983 i missed this generation. Were there Intellivision/Colecovision/Atari playground wars?
For no other reason than we just don't see enough of them on Twitter. Who experienced one as a child? Being born in 1983 i missed this generation. Were there Intellivision/Colecovision/Atari playground wars?
August 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
An Intellivision.
For no other reason than we just don't see enough of them on Twitter. Who experienced one as a child? Being born in 1983 i missed this generation. Were there Intellivision/Colecovision/Atari playground wars?
For no other reason than we just don't see enough of them on Twitter. Who experienced one as a child? Being born in 1983 i missed this generation. Were there Intellivision/Colecovision/Atari playground wars?
Now this is a tower of power!
I love the original Xbox. It was the first non Nintendo console I owned and opened me up to a whole other world of games.
So many great titles that showcase the power of the machine, with Half-Life 2 being a personal standout.
Any fans out there?
I love the original Xbox. It was the first non Nintendo console I owned and opened me up to a whole other world of games.
So many great titles that showcase the power of the machine, with Half-Life 2 being a personal standout.
Any fans out there?
August 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Now this is a tower of power!
I love the original Xbox. It was the first non Nintendo console I owned and opened me up to a whole other world of games.
So many great titles that showcase the power of the machine, with Half-Life 2 being a personal standout.
Any fans out there?
I love the original Xbox. It was the first non Nintendo console I owned and opened me up to a whole other world of games.
So many great titles that showcase the power of the machine, with Half-Life 2 being a personal standout.
Any fans out there?
My Nintendo 90s.
This sums up everything that was awesome for me in that era.
I turned 16 in 1999, had I been a bit older I may have been lured by the coolness that was the Playstation.
As it was, I loved being in my Nintendo bubble. How about you?!
#retrogaming
#Nintendo
This sums up everything that was awesome for me in that era.
I turned 16 in 1999, had I been a bit older I may have been lured by the coolness that was the Playstation.
As it was, I loved being in my Nintendo bubble. How about you?!
#retrogaming
#Nintendo
August 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My Nintendo 90s.
This sums up everything that was awesome for me in that era.
I turned 16 in 1999, had I been a bit older I may have been lured by the coolness that was the Playstation.
As it was, I loved being in my Nintendo bubble. How about you?!
#retrogaming
#Nintendo
This sums up everything that was awesome for me in that era.
I turned 16 in 1999, had I been a bit older I may have been lured by the coolness that was the Playstation.
As it was, I loved being in my Nintendo bubble. How about you?!
#retrogaming
#Nintendo