The Adventures of Willy Beamish (Amiga)

Happy holidays everyone! As, Retro Treasures will be taking a few days off, I thought I'd search and post something I had always associated with this time of the year: The Adventures of Willy Beamish as developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra. A cartoon-y adventure game that's I've loved since I was a child.

So, here's a fine copy of Willy Beamish (Amiga) up for grabs on eBay. It's the German Amiga version of the game and it comes in its glorious box with all the 3.5" disks, the excellent manual, the stickers and that pizza leaflet. Seller ships worldwide.

Happy 2016!

Maniac Mansion (NES)

The famously butchered NES version of the first true point and click adventure has made itself available via this Maniac Mansion (NES) eBay auction. It's a surprisingly good consolized take of the excellent game and it does come on its hefty 8-bit cartridge complete with its box, manual and sleeve.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Hello Kitty Game Boy Color

If you care for cute handheld 8-bit consoles and/or cannot get enough Hello Kitty in your life this rather unexpected Hello Kitty GameBoy Color eBay auction should be of interest. This limited edition, pink GameBoy has been thoroughly tested and is fully working. It comes with a Hello Kitty Charm Strap.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

King of Dragons (SNES/PAL)

Not the best fantasy hack-'n'-slash to ever grace the SNES, but definitely a solid 16-bit arcade offering with nice visuals, the PAL version of King Of Dragons for the Super Nintendo is a very rare and expensive game nonetheless. Expect this King of Dragons (SNES) eBay auction to reach a pretty impressive price then, as it is indeed the complete boxed PAL version that's being sold.

Seller ships worldwide.

Underwurlde (ZX Spectrum)

Another day, another classic. This time for the ZX Spectrum and by the legendary Ultimate Play The Game, it's jaw-dropper Underwurlde complete in its impressive-for-the-era box and up for auction on eBay.

Seller ships to the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Project Firestart (Commodore 64)

If you've never heard of Project Firestart before, I suggest you start off by reading this excellent piece on the game over at Hardcore Gaming 101. You'll discover this was a ground breaking survival horror space offering for the C64 that oozes atmosphere, quality and innovation like no other. You'll probably also discover you simply have to play it and head over to C64.com.

If you actually discover you want to own a physical copy of this rather rare Dynamix-developed piece of gaming history, well, this lovely Project Firestart (C64) eBay auction is definitely for you.  It's the original Electronic Arts / Dynamix release of the game --the disk version to be precise-- that's on offer and it comes in its finely preserved box.

Seller ships to many places worldwide.

Commodore 64 & over 100 games

A Commodore 64, one of the millions of the incredibly popular 8-bit micros still around, is both an excellent game machine and a lovely vintage computer to play with. Especially if you are interested in its unique SID music chip. Oh, and you can grab one just in time for the holidays via this Commodore 64 eBay auction.

The micro comes in its original box with power unit, necessary cables, the manual, a book filled with type-ins and over 100 boxed and mostly excellent games. Among these you'll find such classics as Football Manager, Ghostbusters, The Great Escape, Gridrunner, AD&D Heroes of the Lance, Bruce Lee and Blagger.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

One NTSC SNES, Five Great Games

The US version of the SNES, the worse looking entry to Nintendo's glorious 16-bit console family, is --as expected-- an amazing platform to play on, which you should be able to find out yourselves by bidding on this Nintendo Super NES eBay auction. Not only will you be getting a tested and fully working NTSC console with two controllers and everything you need to set it up, but also five games.

Five excellent games to be precise that really do showcase what the SNES is all about: Super Mario World, Clay Fighter, Super Return of the Jedi, Madden '97 and Street Fighter II.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

R-TYPE III (Super Famicom)

Not only was R-Type III a Super Famicom and SNES exclusive, it was also one of the system's very best shmups and great installment to the R-Type saga. Oh, and you can bid on this R-Type III cartridge eBay auction for the Super Famicom version of the game.

Seller ships worldwide.

BBC Micro & 20 Games

Complete in its 32KB, proper keyboard glory this BBC Micro currently being auctioned off on eBay should be working fine and is thus a great opportunity to grab the computer that defined British education. What's more it comes with the Welcome booklet and 20 games including The Ket Trilogy, Skirmish, Ransack, Strike Force Harrier and Winter Olympics.

Seller ships to the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Sega Megadrive & Mega CD

The mark I Sega MegaDrive looks absolutely lovely on top of the mark I Sega Mega CD and, what's more important, the combo allows for some pretty lovely (or at the very least pretty intriguing) early CD-based gaming and some absolutely classic 16-bit cartridge-based gaming.

To own such a set, you could bid on this Sega MegaDrive / Mega CD combo eBay auction. Consoles aside, you'll also be getting two controllers, the PSUs, the cables and 9 games on both CD and cart.  The games include Sonic The Hedgehog, Jaguar XJ220, Cobra Command and Sol-Feace.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Infocom's Wishbringer for the Atari ST

One of the best pieces of interactive fiction Infocom ever produced, Wishbringer is an amazing text adventure with top quality writing, impressive design and themes that actually matter. Is also is a brilliant game you can grab via this Wishbringer (Atari ST) eBay auction. It's a complete, boxed copy.

Seller ships worldwide.

Sony's Hit-Bit F1XD MSX 2 micro

Following the subtle success of the original line of MSX computers, Microsoft and ASCII presented the MSX 2 standard that featured a new operating system, an impressive new graphics system with 128k of VRAM and a brand new MMU. Then Sony released the very impressive Hit-Bit F1XD MSX 2 micro you can happily bid on via this Sony HB F1XD eBay auction. The computer on offer is fully working and in good cosmetic condition.

Seller ships only within Europe.

Moonstone: A Hard Day's Knight (Amiga)

Moonstone: A Hard Day's Knight is one of the rarest games one can grab for ones Amiga and also one of the best. It's a wonderful action-RPG of sorts with incredibly gory arcade battles, druids, traditional RPG-esque taverns, brilliant fantasy monsters, bits of multiplayer and some excellent graphics. Also, it was one of my favourite games during those awkward teen years.

Anyway. Thing is you can bid on this copy of Moonstone (Amiga) on eBay for a complete boxed copy of the game. It comes with manual, Mindscape catalogue, 3.5" disks, poster and registration card. Seller ships to most places worldwide.

GameBoy Advance SP (Pearl Blue)

The wonderfully bright and wisely back-lit Game Boy Advence SP offers a pretty excellent way of enjoying both GBA and Game Boy games and this Game Boy Advance SP eBay auction seems like a mighty fine chance to actually purchase one. The handheld on offer is the Pearl Blue edition, comes in its box with its manual and is accompanied by three cartridges.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Amiga 1200 with 1GB HD

If you want a 32-bit Amiga 1200 with those wonderful AGA visuals and 1 gigabyte worth of hard disk space to fill with stunning games and cool '90s utilities, well, look no further than this Commodore Amiga 1200 eBay auction. The machine on offer comes complete with HD, the PSU, a composite video cable and a mouse, and frankly that's all you'll need to get started. Oh, and Workbench 3.0 has already been installed.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Rayman (Atari Jaguar)

It was stunning in the '90s and it's stunning now. Only difference is that Rayman is nowadays a huge international franchise, whereas 20 years ago it was originally envisaged as an Atari Jaguar exclusive. Still, if you do own Atari's final console, you do owe it a copy of Rayman; it was after all the system's finest platformer and its cartoony 2D were truly beautiful. Also, it's pretty rare too.

Anyway. Here's a Rayman (Atari Jaguar) auction. The game comes complete in its box with manual and lovely cartridge and the seller ships worldwide.

White Dwarf issues 1 to 10

Haven't posted much about analog gaming lately, but, well, here's an auction for the first 10 issues of White Dwarf to make things up for you. Besides, you can't grab many things much more iconic than these classic issues by Games Workshop, can you? Happily they seem to be in great condition too.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

The Astro Wars Electronic Game

Astro Wars, the electronic table top game from the very early '80s, was one of the few decent shmups one could play outside the halls of an arcade and remains a fun and collectible vintage gaming machine that, impressively, sports four different levels. Oh, and there's this particular Japanese version of Astro Wars you can grab off of eBay too...

The mini-arcade comes in its original box and is tested and working. Seller ships worldwide.

TurboDuo & 6 Games

The TurboDuo, the American version of the PC Engine Duo, was released by NEC and Hudson Soft in 1991 and was a rather sleek combination of the TurboGrafx-16 and its CD add-on in a single unit. Despite being able to play both HuCards and CDs the console --probably due to its hefty price-tag-- didn't do particularly well and is nowadays quite the rarity.

Now, provided you know how to fix its CD-drive (I've been told this isn't too difficult to do) this Turbo Duo eBay auction, might just be the thing for you. The console comes complete in its box and with six games including Splatterhouse, Bonk's Adventure and Bloody Wolf.

Seller ships worldwide.

One seemingly unused Sinclair QL

The design flaws are obvious now, but so is the ambition that was driving the Sinclair QL and eventually turned it into a beautiful, affordable 16-bit computer filled with clever ideas that flopped spectacularly. This Sinclair QL eBay auction, on the other hand, is obviously intriguing, especially considering the micro has most probably never been used.

It does come complete in its original box and the seller ships to most places worldwide.

The City Of Lost Children (PC)

It may have not aged particularly gracefully and its puzzles may still be either dull or nigh on impossible, but I --to this very day-- do love the looks, atmosphere and overall vibe of The City Of Lost Children. As for you dear reader, well, have a look at this sealed and boxed PC copy of the thing that's made itself available via this The City Of Lost Children (PC) eBay auction. Looks highly affordable (for now) and enticing, doesn't it?

Seller ships worldwide.

Nintendo Super Famicom

The Super Famicom, Nintendo's 16-bit console and --in case you somehow didn't know-- the Japanese version of the SNES, is a lovely and quite frankly historic games machine. Also, one you could grab via this Super Famicom eBay auction complete in its box and accompanied by 14 games. The games include Super Mario World, Seiken Densetsu 2 and 3, Final Fantasy V and VI, Kijin Kourin den ONI, Dead Dance and International Superstar Soccer Perfect Eleven.

Seller ships worldwide.

Silent Service (Apple II)

Admittedly, you can always grab Silent Service off of GOG along with its sequel, though you'll be missing out on the wonderful sense of holding a classic, hefty Microprose manual and wonderful Microprose cardboard box. And, yes, you can do these things by placing the winning bod on this Silent Service (Apple II) eBay auction for a sealed, mint and obviously complete copy of the excellent submarine warfare sim.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

New Nintendo Entertainment System

Anyone looking for an essentially new, European (PAL) version of Nintendo's 8-bit NES? Well, you are most obviously in luck and this boxed NES eBay auction is definitely for you. The console on offer has never been used and comes complete in its original box with two controllers, manual, cables etc. Everything is still wrapped and finely preserved. 

Seller ships only within the European Union.

The Monkey Island Bounty Pack (PC)

The definitive classic Monkey Island collection, the coveted Monkey Island Bounty Pack, is a rare and wonderful compilation of three of the best and funniest point-and-click adventures ever made containing The Secret Of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge and The Curse Of Monkey Island. What's more, a truly well preserved, boxed copy (with manual) of the thing has finally made itself available online and you can bid on it via this The Monkey Island Bounty Pack (PC) eBay auction. 

Seller ships worldwide.

CD-i with Hotel Mario & Link: The Faces Of Evil

Infamous as they might be, both Hotel Mario and Link: The Faces of Evil are highly coveted (and collectible) offerings. They are, after all, of the rare breed of games starring Nintendo characters that were not developed by Nintendo. Also, they are only available for the CD-i.

Interestingly you can grab both games complete with the console to play them on via this Philips CD-i eBay auction. The console is in working order and besides Hotel Mario and The Faces of Evil it also comes with game controller, media controller and the necessary leads.

Seller ships only within the US.

Paper Mario (N64)

Paper Mario for the N64, the iconic Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64, remains a stunning and exquisitely designed action-RPG and one of the best titles to ever grace Nintendo's 64-bit console. Handily, it can also be grabbed via this Paper Mario (N64) eBay auction. Now to stop typing the words Paper Mario and let you grab this lovely cartridge...

Seller ships worldwide.

A Commodore 1541 MK II Disk Drive for your C64/C128

If you want to unlock the charms and relative depth of both disk-based gaming and US developers for your C64 you could do much worse than bid on this Commodore 1541 MK II Disk Drive eBay auction. The classic, hefty drive on offer comes complete in its original box with manual, power unit, inserts and all. It has also been tested and is fully working.

Seller ships to many places worldwide.

Atari Lynx II & 12 Games

Included with this boxed Atari Lynx (currently being auctioned off on eBay) are 12 of the best games the system ever got. You'll find Rampart, Todd's Adventure In Slime World, Rampage, Turbo Sub, Shadow of the Beast, Blue Lightning and Checkered Flag among the accompanying cartridges, you see. And Joust too. What's more, all the games come with manuals as does the console. You'll also be getting a third party carrying case.

Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Fooblitzky (Atari 800XL)

Infocom's interesting and only slightly desperate video/board-game hybrid, Fooblitzky, despite being described as a "computer graphics strategy game" failed to save the company and became a rather rare and very intriguing oddity instead. Here's what the Digital Antiquarian has to say about it and here's a Fooblitzky (Atari 800) eBay auction. It's the boxed Atari 8-bit version of the game you'll be bidding on and it's only missing a single marker.

Seller ships worldwide.

Amstrad GX 4000 - New

The Amstrad GX4000 must have sounded really good on paper, but the console version of the CPC Plus, despite the trusted 8-bit technology and the added custom chips, flopped. And it flopped badly enough to essentially kill off any other Amstrad attempt at home computing and gaming. Still, I always liked this console and thought it came with a properly impressive pack-in game. Besides, it looks like a spaceship.

Happily, you can grab the thing new and complete in its box via this Amstrad GX 4000 eBay auction. Obviously, the Burnin' Rubber cartridge, the manuals, the controllers and everything else is included. Seller ships worldwide.

1 SEGA Master System, 14 Games

The original version of the Sega Master System is a lovely, 8-bit, pyramid-esque gaming contraption that came packed with ideas and impressive graphics capabilities. Happily, it was also supported by hundreds of games and though it never came close to challenging the global dominance of the NES it did very well in Europe. 

Also, you can grab a fully working one via this Sega Master System Mark I eBay auction.

The console on offer comes with a standard controller, an arcade controller and the light-gun. Oh, and beside the two built-in games (Hang on and Safari Hunt), you 'll be getting boxed copies of Klax, Strider and Speedball and another 9 games on cartridge including Sonic, Rampart and Taz-Mania.

Seller ships to the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

A most amazing Atari TT030

Originally intended as an affordable Unix workstation the Atari TT030 was rather late to that party and ended up being the most powerful member of the Atari ST family of computers instead. It was also the most expensive, what with its $2995 price tag that must have raised quite a few eyebrows back in 1990. Then again all that RAM, exotic capabilities and 68030 processing power couldn't have come much cheaper.

Interestingly, this excellently preserved Atari TT030 that's made itself available on eBay is way more powerful than the launch model. It has been upgraded with the powerful VME Crazy Dots graphics card, sports a 9GB hard drive (filled with software) and comes with 4MB of 16-bit and 64MB of 32-bit RAM. The computer has been thoroughly cleaned and is accompanied by its original keyboard, mouse and cables.

Seller ships worldwide.

Elevator Action 2 Returns (Sega Saturn)

Elevator Action (2) Returns was amazing in the arcades and amazing on Sega's Saturn. Its cartoony graphics and frantic action were brilliantly ported over to the console with the help of a shiny little disc -- a rather rare disc these days, mind you, especially when boxed, in mint conditioned and produced for the Japanese Saturn. A disc you can own via this Elevator Action (2) Returns (Saturn) eBay auction. 

The Japanese NTSC game comes complete in its jewel case with its manual and seems to be in near mint condition. Seller ships to the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.

The working vectors of Vectrex

It was indeed an amazing mini-arcade and an impressive machine that let you play with crisp vector graphics and analog controllers at home. It even allowed you to do so without hogging the family TV, what with its crisp built-in black and white vector monitor. Yes, it was the Vectrex and it was and is both excellent and quite the rarity.

So, chances are you'll be happy to know you can grab one via this MB Vectrex eBay auction. It is tested and fully functional and --obviously-- comes with the built-in Minestrom game and a controller.

Seller ships worldwide.

Six Sierra Games Bundle

Space Quest III, King's Quest V, VI and VII, Quest For Glory II and Conquests of Camelot can all be grabbed via this particularly lovely Sierra Vintage Big Box Lot (PC) eBay auction. All the games seem to be complete in their boxes and come with disks, manuals, Sierra catalogs and all sorts of  other lovable extras.

Seller ships only within the US.

Huge collection of boxed Amiga, PC and Atari ST games is huge!

Rows upon rows of PC, Atari ST but mostly Amiga games along with some vintage productivity software can be grabbed in one fell swoop via this mouthwatering 400+ games eBay auction. Obviously, the games have not been tested, but most of them are apparently complete in their boxes and should be working.

Among the amazing stuff included you can find boxed copies of Elvira, Cannon Fodder, Midwinter, Civilization, Final Writer, Sensible Soccer, Sim Earth, Tactical Manager, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, The Chaos Engine, Wing Commander, Baal, Corporation, FIFA Soccer, Lure of the Temptress and Theme Park.

Seller, impressively, ships worldwide though could also arrange for pick-up (NE England).

Sharp Twin Famicom & Games

Sharp's brilliant Famicom/Disk System combination console, this most desirable lump of Nintendo's 8-bit history, can be grabbed via this Sharp TwinFamicom eBay auction. The system is fully functional and in good condition, has had a new drive-belt installed, comes with power supply, AV cable, two controllers and ten games on both cartridge and disk. The game do include Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3 and Mario Golf.

Seller ships worldwide.

The Portable Amstrad PPC512

Having a fully working and truly portable IBM PC compatible computer back in 1988 was a truly exotic idea. Having one that was remotely affordable too was simply outrageous and that's why Amstrad must have been incredibly proud of its PPC512 Portable Computer. Built around NEC's 8MHz V30 CPU, sporting a LCD CGA/MDA screen, 512kb of RAM, a disk drive and a full-sized keyboard, the PPC512 was indeed a proper PC. One that looked very nice too.

To own it, you can bid on this Amstrad PPC512 auction on eBay for a fully working machine. The PC comes with manuals, power supply, a couple disks and a carry case. Seller ships to most places worldwide.

The NES Power Glove

As far as incredibly ambitious --almost magical-- controllers go, nobody could ever fault the infamous PowerGlove by Mattel for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This was a suitably futuristic glove, a high-tech gadget that should have cost thousands of dollars and it would allow you to control your NES games via gestures. 

Of course, it didn't really, though it did come relatively close considering the era and the asking price.

Now, the Power Glove may have never really worked properly, but it remains both iconic and collectible. What's more, you can grab it complete in its box via this PowerGlove (NES) auction on eBay. Its size is large, mind you.

Seller ships worldwide.

Vectrex 3D Imager & Games

The rare and impressive virtual reality contraption for the Vectrex, the aptly named Vectrex 3D Imager, has once again appeared on eBay to let retro gamers experience true vintage stereoscopic graphics. The auction is all about a fully tested and working Imager head-gear and two games: 3D Mine Storm and 3D Narrow Escape.

Seller ships to the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia.

Star Wars: TIE Fighter (PC)

Unsurpassed space fighting sim Star Wars: TIE Fighter by LucasArts was much more than an excellent game. It is actually what made the Empire sound like a plausible, logically evil state and I've always loved it for that. You can now love it too with the help of this Star Wars: TIE Fighter (PC) eBay auction.

The game comes complete in its box with 3.5" disks, manual, quick reference sheet and The Stele Chronicles book (a surprisingly enjoyable read). Seller ships only within Europe.

MB Microvision & Games

By placing the CPU and the tiny 16 by 16 pixels screen in the cartridge and not the console, Jay Smith managed to create the very first handheld gaming machine back in 1981: the Milton Bradley Microvision. Sadly the tech and cost limitations of the time meant the Microvision failed to become a success and only got 12 games released for it.

On the other hand, you can bid on eight of those game and the console (which comes with one more game, Blockbuster) to play them on via this MB Microvision eBay auction. Everything works great and comes in its original box. Baseball and Connect Four are sealed.

Seller ships only within the US.

ZX Spectrum 48k Complete

And by complete I do mean that this particular Sinclair ZX Spectrum currently up for auction on eBay comes with everything you'll need to set it up: the computer itself, the power supply, the cassette player, the cables to connect everything to everything else and the (lovely) manual. On the software side of thins you'll be getting the Horizons Starter Pack and 12 original games including Jet Set Willy, Horace Goes Skiing, Sherlock and Scrabble.

The computer has not been tested. Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Super Turrican 1 & 2 (SNES)

I still find the notion of playing Turrican on a console weird, but also strangely alluring. What's more, everyone keeps telling me that Super Turrican on the SNES was really good, as was its imaginatively named sequel. So, uhm, why not bid on this excellently preserved (and fully working) Super Turrican / Super Turrican 2 (SNES) cartridge on eBay?

The game is rare and for US/NTSC consoles. Seller ships to most places worldwide.

Commodore Amiga CD32 & Games

Ah, yes, the first 32-bit console to hit the market and Commodore's final, desperate attempt to save itself can be grabbed via this Amiga CD32 eBay auction. The console is in good condition and fully working order and comes with its power supply, all the required cables, a controller that needs fixing and 19 games in their jewel cases. Among them you'll find Alien Breed: Tower Assault, Gloom, Simon The Sorcerer, Beneath A Steel Sky, Super Putty, Lemmings, The Last Ninja 3 and James Pond 2.

Seller ships to most countries in Europe, the UK, US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.