Entering Hibernation Mode

I'm afraid the time has come to put this blog into what can only be described as hibernation mode. Unfortunately national service in the army can wait no more and it's 100% mandatory, meaning Retro Treasures will hopefully be back in a year or so. Well, ok, maybe less than that and -provided things go well- better than ever.

Take care everyone!

Six Colecovision Games

What you see is what you get: 6 Colecovision games. Happily available @ eBay and complete with their inlays. Seller ships worldwide.

The Oric-1 Micro Computer

Released back in 1983 by Tangerine Computer Systems, the Oric-1 was a direct competitor to the ZX Spectrum. The Oric-1 came in 16 or 48k versions, sported proper 3-channel sound, featured a horrid keyboard and was based on the 6502A CPU, and despite (!) its colour-clash feature and similar price, failed to beat the Speccy. It did turn out to be pretty popular in France though, meaning a ton of quality and/or quirky games have been released for it. Find out more about the Oric-1 here, here and here.

To own a system for yourself you could try this boxed Oric-1 auction @ eBay, though you'd better have in mind that the computer is being sold as untested, meaning it just might be dead. Then again it might just be a huge chance at a bargain... Seller ships worldwide.

SNK Neo Geo AES & 3 Games

The Neo Geo AES remains the Rolls Royce of gaming and obviously hasn't aged a day since its original release back in 1990 (how time flies, eh?). So, uhm, why not bid on a shiny black SNK Neo Geo with 3 games on eBay? Seller ships worldwide and I'd expect it to sell for more than 300$, 200 pounds or 225 euros. The console comes complete with that amazingly luxuriant controller. As for the games (Magician Lord, Riding Hero, and NAM 1975) they are all boxed and come with manuals.

Amiga 500 Complete & Boxed

For a Buy It Now price of £29.99 (that's a mere 34 euros, that is) this Amiga 500 @ eBay is an interesting and bargain priced chance for a classic 16-bit gaming micro. Seller ships only within Europe and will also be providing you with the original box of the computer, the 1MB RAM expansion, a mouse, a joystick, 2 games and all the leads you could ask for.

Super Nintendo Starwing Edition

Time for everyone's favourite curvy 16-bit console: the PAL version of Nintendo's Super Nintendo or SNES. You can now own it in its lovely UK Starwing version complete in its box via this SNES Starwing eBay auction. Seller ships worldwide and in case you're wondering, this is the complete boxed affair with one controller, the game cart and all necessary bits to use 'em. As for Starwing it's also known as Starfox...

The average SNES sells for 20£, 30$ or 22 euros. This boxed version then might just go for quite a bit more, though it definitely isn't the rarest of available versions. By the way, you might also enjoy this link too.

A Commodore 64 in a box

Another one for the worldwide audience: a boxed Commodore 64 @ eBay. And let me remind everyone that the C64 was the most successful home micro ever and that you can always emulate it via the naughty sounding VICE emulator or play some of its better games online at C64s.

Manic Miner for the Speccy

Simple really. If you haven't got it already, get it. Now! Via this Manic Miner eBay auction. Seller ships worldwide and you'll be getting the original Bug Byte release. And if you don't know what you're missing, do yourselves a favour and find out.

The Sega Dreamcast Dreameye

The Sega Dreameye for the Dreamcast was released -only in Japan- in order to give Sega-philes another unique gadget to play with. The Dreameye is essentially a 3 megapixels digital camera, that comes boxed complete with a headset and some innovative (for the time, of course) software, that actually wasn't only about games. You can find out more about it here. Oh, and it's supposed to be a rather rare accessory too.

What's more, you can now grab a boxed and quite expensive SEGA Dreamcast Dreameye via eBay. Seller ships worldwide. The unit is apparently brand new, boxed, shiny and complete. It only works with a Japanese Dreamcast though.

Two 3DO consoles & 21 games

Let's be brief. Follow this very eBay link and find a US only auction for the two best known versions of the Panasonic 3DO, that comes complete with all proper bits and pieces to get you playing, 2 controllers and 21 games. Games include Road Rash, Star Wars Rebel Assault, The Need for Speed, Total Eclipse and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Oh, and you can start learning stuff about the 3DO over at Wikipedia.

Boxed Atari 7800

The Atari 7800, despite its lack of anything resembling decent sound capabilities, is a great and cheap retro console (usually selling for less than 40$; more when boxed), that besides sporting its own range of good games also offers full Atari 2600 compatibility. You can get your hands on a boxed specimen via this Atari 7800 eBay auction. Seller only ships within the US.

What's more, the console comes complete with 2 controllers, a/c adapter, all cables and 27 (!) games. Among them you will find such timeless arcade favourites as Robotron 2048, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Xevious, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Yars Revenge and Pac Man. Oh, and to find out everything about the 7800 and its software do follow this link.

The Complete Monkey Island Bounty Pack

I know this classic and quite frankly fantastic Monkey Island collection is really rare -especially in its complete- though I'm not quite sure it's actually worth the asking price of say 100£. Then again if you are a Lucasarts collector or a Guybrush groupie with cash to spare, then there's nobody stopping you and you will definitely appreciate this complete & boxed Monkey Island Bounty Pack. Seller ships to N. and S. America, Europe, Asia and Australia.