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UK retro gaming blog — reviews, top 10s and collecting from the ZX Spectrum to the Mega Drive and beyond.

A UK retro gaming blog since 2011 — six arcade cabinets, a big collection of consoles and home computers, and 40 years of hands-on experience with the machines that started it all.

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Atic Atac Game Review for the ZX Spectrum

Atic Atac was a classic action adventure game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum by Ultimate Play the Game, one of the first 48k Spectrum titles

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Arcade Cabinet Restoration

Follow my restoration of this old BAS Arcade cabinet. In the first update I tackle the monitor, the woodwork, the control panel and controls

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Lemmings for the Amiga

How a throwaway 8×8 pixel animation in a Dundee office became Lemmings, the 1991 Amiga hit that bankrolled the studio behind Grand Theft Auto.

Paradroid for the Commodore 64

Andrew Braybrook wrote Paradroid in public, diary entry by diary entry in Zzap!64, then watched it score 97%. The story behind a C64 masterpiece.

Top 10 NES / Famicom Games

My Top 10 NES and Famicom games, from Mega Man 2 and Castlevania to Zelda, Metroid and Super Mario Bros., plus a few honourable mentions.

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Galaga by Namco - Retro Arcade Review

Namco's 1981 Galaga: tractor beams, the dual fighter, perfect Challenging Stages, a cameo in WarGames, and summers in the arcades of Southend-on-Sea.

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Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

The best Atari 2600 games, from Pitfall and River Raid to Adventure and Asteroids: my top 10 classic Atari games, plus the best of the rest.

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From the Workshop

The Arcade Shed Build - Part 1

Follow the build of an arcade shed at the bottom of my garden, using a standard wooden shed with extra insulation for use all year round.

Arcade Cabinet Restoration

Follow my restoration of this old BAS Arcade cabinet. In the first update I tackle the monitor, the woodwork, the control panel and controls

Find a Retro Game Shop Near You

The UK & Ireland Retro Game Store Locator: a hand-curated map of independent shops selling classic games and hardware, from Ayrshire to Cornwall and across the Irish Sea to Dublin.

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About RolyRetro

Collecting and playing since the 1980s. Six arcade cabinets, two purpose-built arcade sheds, and a big collection of consoles and home computers. Every article on this site comes from hands-on play, on original hardware or emulation.

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