Boxed Amstrad GX4000

If you're willing to spend 100 euros on the rare Amstrad GX4000 8-bit gaming console then follow this very link. Seller ships worldwide, the console comes in complete its original box and seems to be in excellent condition. Thanks for the tip Boris! Obviously, the 8-bit jaw-dropper that was Burning Rubber is also included.

Care for some Amstrad Action perhaps?

Lovely. The following link will let you bid on 8 issues (AA 88-95) of the CPC magazine everyone loved. Seller ships worldwide and Amstrad Action is still wonderful. Really. The excellent free pdf Amstrad Action tribute magazine is proof enough.

SEGA 32X: The Genesis Arcade Upgrade (of sorts)

Possibly the least successful console ever produced by Sega, the much maligned Genesis 32X was nonetheless a relatively affordable way to upgrade that aging 16-bit Genesis and -in a way- enter the pop world of 32-bit 3D gaming and arcade perfect conversions. It even got itself a few rather excellent games, mind. Anyway. Here's a new in box Sega 32X @ eBay. It's a US only auction and grabbing this one for less than 80$ should be considered a bargain.

Thompson Twins Adventure Game Flexi Disc

The people that still can't accept tapes as a proper data storage medium will surely feel rather shaken after noticing the picture above. It is after all a flexi disc, that unlike your average LP is not there to play music. It holds gaming data instead, was published by Quicksilva and was originally given away free with Computer & Video Games Magazine back in 1984. Find out more about this lovely disc and other forms of vinyl gaming here. Download them flexi disc contents from World of Spectrum.

Oh, and do bid on this rather fab Thompson Twins Adventure Game Flexi Disc @ eBay. Seller ships to Europe, Asia, United States, Australia and Canada.

The Discreet Charm of the Atari Lynx

By far the shiniest handheld screen a retro console could wish for, and wait till you see the thing scaling, zooming and rotating bitmaps. Yes, the Atari Lynx (the Lynx II to be precise) was -and still is- a fantastic console and if you follow this eBay auction link you will have the chance to bid on a boxed unit complete with three boxed games. Seller ships worldwide, and I'd expect this package to sell for a bit over 50 pounds (70$ / 53 euro). Oh, and do find more about the Lynx here.

A Speccy Lightpen

Here's something that will hopefully sort of answer dear Deitrix's questions regarding the artistic abilities of the humble ZX Spectrum:a boxed Spectrum Lightpen @ eBay (seller ships worldwide). Apparently by DK Tronics. Find out more about it here.

Tempest 3000 - Nuon

Of all the weird, innovative and ultimately failed platforms Jeff Minter supported, the Nuon was the one that got itself the fewest games (the Konix MultiSystem doesn't count, mind). Eight games to be precise, and Jeff's Tempest 3000 was by far the most intriguing. You can bid on it and hopefully grab a complete boxed copy via this Tempest 3000 Nuon eBay auction. Seller ships worldwide.

109 N64 Games

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Boxed Spectrum +3

The rarer, most advanced and not particularly successful Sinclair Spectrum +3 was an Amstrad computer, that tellingly used those 3'' discs the 6128 and PCW were known for. Happily, you can now treat yourself to it and find out more about the peculiar delights it can offer by following this Spectrum +3 auction link. Seller ships worldwide, the computer seems to be in great condition and you'll also be getting 5 games on one disk.

The Sega Game Gear Lot

In essence a Sega Master System with improved graphics crammed into a handheld system, the Game Gear was one of the competitors to the Game Boy throne, that, well, failed to actually compete. Still, it was successful enough to get its fair share of great games and be easy enough to track down on eBay. Prices usually start around 20 pounds, 28$ or 22 euros. Oh, and this particular Sega Game Gear & carry case & 7 games seems like quite the offer. Seller ships worldwide and you'll even be getting a lovely AC adapter to save on the battery costs.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Mac)

Created by Steve Meretzky and Douglas Adams himself, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of the funniest, most impressively boxed and nigh on unsolvable text adventures ever released by Infocom (or anyone else for that matter). Still, it also is an absolutely brilliant game and one you can easily grab in its complete glory via this HHGttG for Apple Macintosh eBay auction. Seller ships worldwide. Oh, and you can play the excellent BBC remake here. For free of course. No tea included.

bargain.bin retro review: Target; Renegade (8-bits)

People keep on talking about Streets of Rage 2, as if it actually were the best retro side-scrolling beat-'em-up you could ever play in the comfort of your home. How very odd! We all know that Target; Renegade on the ZX Spectrum was better, don't we? And affordable too. And released back in 1988 by Imagine, all those years after Ocean had already gotten said publishing label for itself. Oh, and it also was a truly rare instance of a sequel to an arcade that didn't get an arcade sequel, meaning of course that it was the sequel to an 8-bit arcade conversion; the aptly named Renegade.

Now, assuming not everyone has (had) a Spectrum or a capacity for vivid memories, let me briefly remind everyone what Target; Renegade was all about. You, the player, entered the 80s shoes of ridiculously-named Renegade in a mission to avenge your brother's death. This of course would turn out to be a particularly violent mission, as the game would take you for a brutal fight through the gritty locales of Scumville in search of Mr. Big, a gang-lord and a murderer, whom you would then have to beat to death; preferably with a snooker cue. Not Dostoevsky exactly, I know, but these games can't be judged by their plot, can they?

So, why care about Target; Renegade then? Easy. The game features some great, impressively varied graphics, a lovely selection of baddies that cover everything from ladies of the night and shooters to Beastie Boys fans, excellent controls, excellent pace and five -yes, excellently- characterful stages to battle through. Oh, and, yes, it plays brilliantly (and in a most excellent manner) and is as addictive as, well, a particularly addictive thing. In a nutshell, it's an absolute classic and it hasn't aged a day!

Only problem is it's a multiload, but -in our age of the emulator and the mp3 player- that shouldn't really bother anyone...

Other, by definition inferior (though some might argue with that), versions of Target; Renegade have appeared on the CPC, the Commodore 64 and even Nintendo's very own NES. Oh, and if you have a 128k Speccy prepare yourselves for some fantastic music too.

Where to get it:
Target; Renegade (all formats): eBay.com, eBay.uk
Free Download (Spectrum version): World of Spectrum
Remakes: Target; 2006, Target Renegade Remake

More info on Target; Renegade:

• MobyGames
• World of Spectrum
• Lemon 64
• CPC Zone
• Wikipedia

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