Back in the day, I never really kept hold of my consoles or machines—every time something new and shiny came out, the old ones were given away or traded on. Fast forward a few years (maybe it’s age catching up with me, or maybe it’s just the urge to share some of my favourite gaming gems with my kids), but since 2009 I’ve been on a mission: to track down and collect the best bits of my gaming past.
What started as a bit of nostalgia has turned into a full-on passion project. From iconic consoles to arcade classics, I’ve been slowly rebuilding a timeline of the systems that shaped my love of gaming. It’s not just about the games—it’s about the memories, the sounds, the feel of those controllers, and now being able to pass that experience on to my children.
I’ve linked to several video posts showing my collection spread throughout the house—every room has a little slice of gaming history, and every piece has its own story
Office, Mame Arcade Machine, PC Gaming Room 2012
Arcades
- Millipede – Centipede has always been one of my all-time favourite games, and the classic arcade cabinet holds a really special place in my heart. When it came to adding one to the collection, I actually went with Millipede instead—because with a simple PCB mod I could unlock three extra classics: Centipede, Warlords, and Breakout. So now I’ve got a proper 4-in-1 cabinet—nostalgia, variety, and pure arcade fun all in one machine!
- Mame Cabinet – MAME arcade monitor is finally up and running—time for PLAY TIME! I swapped in a brand-new arcade monitor, reinforced the cab with mega-strong wood compound, added proper earth wiring, and set up a hidden one-button power switch with a smart brick so everything powers up perfectly. The PC runs a stripped-down TinyXP OS that boots straight into Maximus Arcade with no Windows clutter, powered by an ArcadeVGA GPU (modded myself) for authentic resolutions, and thanks to the JPAC connector I can even drop in real JAMMA boards. The cab now feels rock solid and totally authentic
Atari
- Atari VCS – CX2600 Sunnyvale Edition , an original 1977 model known as a “Heavy Sixer”. Manufactured in Sunnyvale, California. This first model was only produced for 1 year. (1977)
- Atari VCS – CX2600 , unknown if this was the 1977 model or the 1978 model which was made in Hong Kong. (1978)
- Atari 800XL – (1983)
- Atari 2600 Jr – Rev. A, using Harmony Cartridge to allow media storage/retrieval fro SD card (1986)
- Atari Lynx – (1989)
- Atari Jaguar – (1994)
Commodore
- Commodore Amiga – A600HD, software configured to run all media via internal hard-drive (1992)
- Commodore 64 – (1982)
- Commodore 16 – (1984)
Dragon
- Dragon 32 – (1982)
Grandstand
- Adman Grandstand 3600 MKII – (1977)
- Grandstand Colour Programmable – (1978)
- Astro Wars – Table Top game (1981)
Mattel
- Intellivision – (1982)
Milton Bradley
- Vectrex – (1992)
NEC
- TurboGrafx – aka pc-engine (1990)
Nintendo
- Nintendo SNES – (1990)
- Nintendo 64 – (1996)
- Nintendo Gamecube – (2001)
- Nintendo Wii – Modded to use USB harddrive as storage and reading device, (2006)
- Nintendo Wii U – (2012)
- Nintendo Switch – (2017)
- Nintendo Game & Watch – (1980s)
- Nintendo Gameboy Color – (1998)
- Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP – retro styled nes edition (2003)
- Nintendo DS – (2004)
- Nintendo DS Lite – (2006)
- Nintendo DSi – (2009)
- Nintendo 3DS – (2011)
Panasonic
- Panasonic FZ-10 R.E.A.L 3DO – (1996)
Playstation
- Playstation 1 – (1995)
- Playstation 2 – (2000)
- Playstation 3 – (2006)
- Playstation 4 – (2013)
- Playstation 4 Pro – (2016)
- Playstation 5 – (2020)
- Playstation VR – (2016)
- Playstation Vita – (2012)
Prinztronic
- Videosport 800-colour – (1977)
Sega
- Sega Master System – Mk1 pal version (1986) x2
- Sega Mega Drive – pal (1990)
- Sega Game Gear – (1991)
- Sega Mega Drive 2 – pal (1993)
- Sega Saturn – (1995)
- Sega Dreamcast – (1999) x2
Sinclair
- ZX81 – (1981)
- ZX Spectrum – 16k model with Rubber keyboard, serial number batch 01 (1982)
- ZX Spectrum+ – using divIDE interface to allow storage/reading from Compact Flash card and IDE hard-drive. (1984)
SNK
- Neo Geo CDZ – (1994)
Vanity Fair
- Electron Blaster – Table top game, licensed from Gakken (1981)
Xbox
- Xbox original console – (2002)
- Xbox 360 – (2005)
- Xbox One – (2013)
- Xbox One X – (2017)
- Xbox Series X – (2020)
