I am aware that some people have received abusive messages on youtube from someone using my name on their profile, and linking back to my other site, and probably this one too.
Be assure that those messages are not from me, but from a common troll who is seeking to cause problems for me.

New Nintendo Entertainment System Game Videos

New Videos

I've just uploaded a new set of gameplay videos for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
My youtube subscribers may well be familiar with them, but to those who just frequent the Retro Gaming Collector site, these, and the many videos that are to follow will be completely new.

T-Shirts & Mugs Store

T-Shirts & Mugs Store

Announcing the new Retro Gaming Collector T-Shirts & Mugs Store.

It currently has a number of Retro Gaming Collector branded T-shirts, some with well known catchphrases by YouTuber and owner of the Retro Gaming Collector website, SteveBenway.

More will be added in the coming wells and months, so it's well worth checking back to see what's new :)

Amiga Chipsets: OCS, ECS & AGA

A description of the three different chipsets used in Commodore Amiga computers.
The Original Chip Set (OCS) used in the 1000, 500, 1500, 2000 and CDTV.
The Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) used in the 500+, 600 and 3000.
The Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) used in the 1200, 4000 and CD32.

The chips discussed are Agnus, Denise, Paula, Gary, Alice, Lisa, Gayle, and Ramsey.

There is also a quick demonstration of a couple of games... Geoff Crammond's F1 Grand Prix demonstrating the OCS graphical capabilities, and Alien F1 (later, Virtual grand Prix), demonstrating AGA.

R3PLAY Retro Gaming Exhibition 2010

R3PLAY Retro Gaming Exhibition 2010



A trip to the R3PLAY retro gaming exhibition at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool.

I went with Dave aka Tudave aka Retr0Rewind and his brother Andy.
We bumped into YouTubers 28steryan, Lorfarius, PSI236 and IanWilson1978.

National Media Museum in Bradford

National Media Museum in Bradford



A visit to the National Media Museum in Bradford, which houses a particularly interesting retro gaming exhibition.

Friday Talkie: About Programmers, and Gran Turismo 5.

Friday Talkie: About Programmers, and Gran Turismo 5.



I talk about meeting/speaking to programmers, and how not all are happy with some things that I say, and how I deal with that.

A short rant on yet another delay of Gran Turismo 5 by Polyphony Digital

Shoutout: Hindleyak

Friday Talkie: Handhelds

Friday Talkie: Handhelds



Talking about handheld consoles, the PSP, DS Lite, GBA SP, GBA Micro and Gizmondo.
R3PLAY and big thanks to Tudave, aka Retr0Rewind.

A shoutout for Guru Larry's new channel, as he has closed down his Screw Attack Europe channel.

Friday Talkie: Arcade Open Tag

Friday Talkie: Arcade Open Tag



Shoutout:
KetilsGEEKTV

Videos of Electro Mechanical arcade games:

Sega Missile

Speedway

Bally - Hill Climb

Sega - Gun Fight

Arcade Open Tag

1: What was your first experience of an arcade?

2: Have you ever repeatedly gone somewhere odd or unusual kust because they had arcade games?

3: Where was your favourite oldschool arcade, and what was it like?

4: Do you know any good arcades that are still running?

Friday Talkie: Bucket Tag, Hungover Sunday Gaming & a Shoutout

Friday Talkie: Bucket Tag, Hungover Sunday Gaming & a Shoutout

Bucket List Tag by EquillibriumGaming

5 games for a hungover sunday by hewey999

Shoutout: RoyStorey
His Sonic video that made me laugh so much


Check out my YouTube Retro Gaming Community Directory to find hundreds of other retro gaming channels.

Friday Talkie... on Sunday?

Friday Talkie... on Sunday?

Talking about unrealistic "buy it now" or starting prices on ebay, and then about degrading plastics in consoles and computers.

The price guide on my site.


Retro Gamers United

Friday Talkie: Almost 3000 Subscriber Special FAQ Thing

Friday Talkie: Almost 3000 Subscriber Special FAQ Thing

A Friday Talkie where I welcome my many new subscribers, and try to answer some frequently asked questions, while attempting to dispel some myths and misconceptions.

Check out my YouTube Retro Gaming Community Directory to find hundreds of other retro gaming channels.


If you're interested in seeing my non-gaming related videos, you may like to check out my other channel, BenwaysWorld

Friday Talkie: Depressing Tag, Perception of Gaming Hardware Generations & a Tag

Friday Talkie: Depressing Tag, Perception of Gaming Hardware Generations & a Tag

A response to The Depressing Gamers Tag by AtariSTguy


Talking about how current or previous gaming hardware affects my perception of or attitude towards other generations of hardware.

Shoutout: killgruz

Friday Talkie: Thanks, Manuals, Setup, Shoutout & More.

Friday Talkie: Thanks, Manuals, Setup, Shoutout & More.

Thanks to
DeanoTheLegend87 for sending some very cool games.

Shoutout to niceandgames for having such an excellent channel.

Thanks to austinmackert for introducing me to that channel.

Discussed in this video:
The progression of the use of manuals in games, from the huge detailed things back on 8 bit computers, to the almost complete redundancy of manuals on modern, detailed, sprawling, complex virtual worlds.

My response to EquilibriumGaming's setup tag


A request from silntdoogood for advice on repairing a Centipede arcade cab.

Friday Talkie: Live chat, a shoutout, and stuff.

Friday Talkie: Live chat, a shoutout, and stuff.

Discussing live chat at
www.blogtv.com

A shoutout for ataristguy


Expect slightly fewer videos in the coming few weeks, due to school holidays.

Friday Talkie: Rating, Platforming Progress & Shoutout

Friday Talkie: Rating, Platforming Progress & Shoutout

The benefits of rating videos.
Progress of game design in platform games.
A shoutout - GamingZoneX

Friday Talkie: Thanks, shoutout & plans

Friday Talkie: Thanks, shoutout & plans

Thanks to mariosonic190, tagged by hewey999, 5 shoutouts, and some plans for the near future.

YouTube Retro Gamers Directory

TigonVLiger

Bakemon13

That's PSI236, not PS1236. I can't read my own handwriting.

DLiberator78

ZXAmiga64

Friday Talkies

Friday Talkies

So, you may be aware of the gaming videos elsewhere on this website, and a few of the system overview videos.
Obviously, these come from my YouTube account, and eventually, I plan to embed all of the gaming vids into the corresponding sections of this site.

Now, something I've started doing on my YouTube channel in recent months is what I call the "Friday Talkie", which is where once a week (guess which day?) I sit down and talk about something or other retro gaming related.

I've built up a few of these, and it occurs to me that they would fit very nicely into this blog.
So, that's exactly what I'm going to do.
Over the next hour or so there will be a whole bundle of embedded videos, after which I will embed them, one a week, probably in fridays, as I make them.

Amiga 4000

Amiga 4000

Other Collectors & The YouTube Retro Gaming Community Directory

Other Collectors & The YouTube Retro Gaming Community Directory

Finally, some new content that you'll actually be able to make use of :D

Check out the More Collectors page, where you'll find "Featured Collectors" with videos of their retro gaming collections, and directory featuring hundreds of links to channels in the YouTube retro gaming community.