Author Topic: Retro Computer and Console Museum (Read 14026 times)

DrewPee · « **on:** June 20, 2008 »

Hello again,
I know a lot of you have already been to have a visit and left some kinds words. I thought I would start this to keep you informed on what is going on . . .
btw if you haven't visited already please do! www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk

As of today (20th June 2008) I have another 5 machines added to the collection (including a Sega Genesis Nomad - woo woo), some of the machines I still need are:-

Dragon 32 or 64
Mattell Intellivision
Commodore Amiga 1500, 3000, 4000 and 4000T
Commodore CDTV
Amstrad CPC 664
Amstrad CPC 6128
Amstrad GX4000
+ loads of other bits - especially Amiga monitors!!!

We love donations! but obviously do pay for stuff as well. I have a collection of almost a hundred computers and consoles plus various add ons/peripherals.
If you take a look at the website you will understand what me (Andy) and wife (Linda) are trying to do.

Regards and respect to all of you

Andy and Linda Spencer

Clyde · « **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2008 »

Cool Site, nice work.

Jim · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2008 »

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Commodore CDTV

Do you mean the CDI? I worked on a prototype of one of them - the circuit board was laid out and screwed to a couple of planks of wood!

Jim

rain_storm · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2008 »

What a cool idea, great hobby you got there, though it looks like its not a hobby any more

Pixel_Outlaw · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2008 »

Still need a Vitual Boy, Sega CD and Intellivision.

DrewPee · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2008 »

I have several Sega CD games that work on an emulator!! They were dontated last week! Intellivision are going for stupid money!!
I have never even seen a virtual boy - let alone own one! Although I thought that about my Sega Genisis Nomad! lol!

It was a hobby but now it is out of control! lol!
No I defintely mean the CDTV - it was a black box, with black keyboard and mouse etc. Basically it was an Amiga 500(ish).
Although I had forgot about the CDI, made by Phillips wasn't it? Does anybody have one of those they don't want?

Cheers
Andy

Stonemonkey · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2008 »

There's also the commodore cd32, i think it was somewhat compatible with the cdtv software.

Hotshot · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2008 »

I have see virtua boy in second hand shop last year and they were selling for 150 pounds!!!
I think Virtua boy is very rare item because it is very hard to find!

DrewPee · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2008 »

I have a CD32 in very good condition with around 20 or so games, lovely bit of kit that was! Very underrated - again messed up by Commodore! They should have pushed it much harder and that way more games would have been written with it in mind rather than just ported from the Amiga 1200.

I am just in the process of compiling a full list of what I have . . . well computers and console wise - not games and peripherals . . .
Please bear with me and I will post here soon!

Andy

Jim · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2008 »

I meant CD32, damn! CDI was Philips' set top box. What's a CDTV?
Jim

ninogenio · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2008 »

my cousin used to have the cd32 with quite a few games.i remember a 2d stunt flying game for it and a pirate tresure hunt game that was very adictive.

the nintendo vritual boy can be found on ebay be warned though they were discontinued for making people sick.

DrewPee · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2008 »

Here we go . . . In no particular order . . .

Amstrad CPC464
Amstrad MegaPC (Megadrive built into a PC!)
Atari STe
Atari Lynx (v2)
Atari 2600 (6 switch)
Atari 2600 (4 switch black (darth))
Atari 2600 (new version)
Atari Jaguar
Commodore Vic20
Commodore +4
Commodore 16
Commodore 64
Commodore 64c
Commodore 128
Commodore Amiga 500
Commodore Amiga 600
Commodore Amiga 1200
Commodore Amiga 2000
Commodore CD32
Sinclair ZX80
Sinclair ZX81
Sinclair Spectrum 16k
Sinclair Spectrum 48k
Sinclair Spectrum 48k+
Sinclair Spectrum 128k
Sinclair Spectrum +2A
Sinclair Spectrum +2B
Sinclair Spectrum +3
Sinclair QL
Memotech MTX512
Acetronic Games System
Gamepark GP32
Nintendo NES
Nintendo SNES
Nintendo N64
Nintendo Gameboy
Nintendo Gameboy Pocket
Nintendo Gameboy Color
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Nintendo Gamecube
Acorn Electron
Acorn BBC Model B
Sega Mastersystem 1
Sega MegaDrive
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Gamegear
Sega Genesis Nomad
Sony PSOne
Apple Mac II Classic
Apple Mac 4400
Apple Mac 7200
Apple Mac G3
Apple Mac G4

+ different versions of the above . . . and quite a few I have missed!!

Andy

DrewPee · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2008 »

Jim,
Here you go . . . http://www.cdtv.org.uk/
I have just found out that a mate of mine might have one for sale!!!

Andy

rain_storm · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2008 »

DrewPee do you know of this site :

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/index.php

It is a site for people that collect consoles / vintage PC's / Arcade machines / Pinball machines, you name it they got it. The members sell rare collectables to each other. And they also share info on games that have different versions / SDK's for consoles / rare peripherals etc.

You probably already knew of assemblergames but just in case thats the link

Jim · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2008 »

Why don't I remember that, Drew? I mean, it's 15 years ago, but my brain must have reused the storage space

Thanks for the link!
Jim

DrewPee · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2008 »

Rain - No I didn't know about that site - I do now, just registered and going to have a look around!
Thanks!

Nice one Jim!

Andy

rain_storm · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2008 »

No problem DrewPee Something tells me that you love that place. They do take a few days before they reply to applications. I waited a week before they got back to me but Im not a collector with the list in your collection it shouldnt be that long

Pixel_Outlaw · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2008 »

I apopreciate people holding on to their old consoles and not just selling them and 20+ games for the newest system.

I have the following (in working condition)

Nintendo

NES
SNES
Nintendo 64
Gamecube
Wii

GameBoy
GameBoy Color
GameBoy Advance
Nintendo DS (meh)

SEGA

Sega Genesis
SegaCD

Sony

Playstation
Playstation 2
PSP (meh except for Gradius Collection)

PC
Compaq Presario
Acer Aspire m3100-1718

And you guys probably have better computers than I do.

I do have one question to ask you. Is it unwise to purchase older computers given their age and storage mediums? I've always wanted to code on very limited systems.

rain_storm · « **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2008 »

The old cartridge based consoles require either a microcontroller programming board (cheaper, more flexible, more work) or a development cartridge (expensive and only one project per devcart) or you could pay someone else to flash your program onto a cartridge for you (stupid cos there are no emulators 100% compatible = buggy code that doesnt work on real hardware)

There is another option Xgamestation or Hydra Paralax which are homebrew consoles. You build the console yourself and they come with an official SDK something you wont find with real consoles, last time I checked an Xgamestation cost $30

Hotshot · « **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2008 »

I have

Playstation
Playstation ONE
Playstation 2
C64
Amiga 600
Amiga 1200
Atari 65XE
ZX Specturm 48K
GameBoy (BLACK N WHITE) WITH Oringal TERIS !

The machine that I have sold are

Dreamcast
Sega Megadrive
Gameboy Advance