A promise and a copy of Zork Grand Inquisitor (PC)

Let's start off with this lovely and modestly priced boxed copy of Zork: Grand Inquisitor (PC) that can be grabbed off of eBay. It is, after all, one of the funniest point-and-click adventures I have ever played. It's beyond demented and is one of those extremely rare FMV offerings that are really, really good. Also, it comes complete in a big box with all sorts of goodies and the seller is shipping worldwide.

Now, on to the promise. 

Well, I've decided I should start working a bit more on Retro Treasures and try to actually improve it and expand its scope. This is not something that will happen overnight, mind you, but a goal the first step towards which shall be more frequent posts. Oh, and do please feel free to share any suggestions you might have...

The Indie RPG Bundle

If you love your RPGs indie and old-fashioned , you are definitely going to adore the Indie RPG Bundle by Bundle In A Box; a selection of 13 excellent games that will last you for hours upon hours and will cost you what you want them to. All 13 offerings have been selected by yours truly :)

Fantastic pre-1986 Sierra collection is fantastic

Have a few thousand dollars to spend and love Sierra On-Line's early, historically important and highly collectible games? Well, you are in luck. This jaw-dropping collection of 21 pre-1986 Sierra games is waiting for you on eBay, and its seller is shipping worldwide.

You'll be grabbing the following text-adventures:

Mystery House (Apple II Hi-res adventure #1), Wizard and the Princess (Atari Hi-res adventure #2),  Cranston Manor (Apple II Hi-res adventure #3), Ulysses and the Golden Fleece (Apple II Hi-Res adventure #4), Time Zone (Apple II Hi-Res adventure #5) and The Dark Crystal (both Apple II and Atari versions Hi-Res adventure #6)

Also:

Ultima I: The Original (complete SierraVenture), Mr. Cool (2 copies both complete), Marauder (complete), King's Quest I (IBM 1983 and 1984 versions), Lunar Lander (Complete vic-20), Dragon's Keep (Complete), Apple Cider Spider (Complete), Sammy Lightfoot (Complete), Sierra Championship Boxing (Complete), Stunt Flyer (Complete), Troll's Tale (1984 bag release), Laf Pak (sealed), Mouskattack (Complete), Pegasus II (Complete) and Ulysses and the Golden Fleece (Small folder complete).

The Hungry Horace Cartridge

Those tiny 16kb ZX Spectrum carts never really took off, despite being able to instantly, almost magically, load a game. Must have been their price and limited storage capabilities I believe, though, if it weren't for these, this Hungry Horace cartridge that appeared on eBay wouldn't be as collectible as it is. It's boxed. complete and only available for UK buyers, mind you.

Infocom's rare and expensive Starcross

With a price that has already surpassed $300 and more than 4 days left to it, we can be more than certain that this particular copy of Infocom's Starcross being auctioned off over at eBay is going to end up being very expensive indeed. Not that this is particularly shocking when you consider it's the rare and highly collectible flying saucer (1st) edition of the game for the Apple IIe/c/c+, but I thought I'd warn everyone. 

The game is apparently in excellent condition and the seller is shipping worldwide.

5 games for the Sega SC-3000

Assuming you are lucky enough to own one of Sega's coveted SC-3000 gaming micros, you'll definitely be interested in five cartridges for your machine; namely these particular 5 SC-3000 game carts that can be bought via eBay. Seller is shipping worldwide and the games are none other than Champion Soccer, Lode Runner, Champion Tennis, Star Jacker and Safari Hunting.

One Commodore 1581 Disk Drive

Time to breathe some life into good ol' Retro Treasures and what better way to do it than pointing you to a an incredibly handy 3.5" disk drive for your Commodore 64? A Commodore 1581 DD to be precise, whose seller is nice enough to ship worldwide.

Droidscape: Basilica Does Unique iOS Things

Your humble host, me, has been working on a game for over a year now. An iOS game called Droidscape: Basilica to be precise and a game you can finally play; well, provided you grab it from Apple's App Store, that is. According to its reviewers it really is a great and unique thing, and, well, your support would be most helpful. Also, it's a rather unique blend of action puzzler, that comes complete with stop-motion animated graphics, head-tracking controls, 60 levels, a full soundtrack and a gripping sci-fi plot.

MacMan and the Caber Eater (ΖΧ Spectrum)

MacMan and the Caber Eater, a simple educational game for the ZX Spectrum hell-bent on teaching 80s youngsters how to subtract, is quite the Speccy rarity and easily one of the most expensive bits of software a collector can nowadays buy. Also, it sports a fantastic name and was published by Sinclair and Macmillan (!). And you can even try it for free courtesy of the ever-excellent World of Spectrum.

To actually own the thing, do give this MacMan and the Caber Eater (ZX Spectrum) eBay auction a look. It's the complete, finely preserved, boxed game and the seller is shipping worldwide.

Sega Saturn Dev Console

OK, the seller is a bit stingy on details (though also sells worldwide), but this Sega Saturn Dev Console looks very intriguing and, for the time, modestly priced. Besides, it does come with some extra switches and bits and would certainly make an interesting curio and most probably a lovely tool for homebrew development.

Sega Saturn Virtua Stick Pro (JP)

The Sega Saturn Virtua Stick Pro, its Japanese version to be precise, is both a brilliant way to enjoy the more arcadey side of the Saturn and also quite collectible. Even more so when coming in its box. Interested? Then this Sega Saturn Virtua Stick Pro eBay auction is for you; seller ships worldwide.

The Tolkien Trilogy (Amstrad CPC 464)

Three glorious games, one nifty box, two tapes and hours of fun for you and your Amstrad CPC 464: The Tolkien Trilogy eBay auction. Seller ships only within Europe.