Hi all,

After a few distractions (including a bout of flu), I managed to get back to seeing to what extent I can transform this minimal hardware into a real PC...

Hi All,

Well, a few things have happened since my Flea86 project introduction from the previous month. This month's latest update will cover the following :

1) Completion of Flea86 case design transfer to CAD.

2) Inclusion of EGA (planar) video support for Flea86.

Something to mull over. Why do you retrogame? Why do you spend your time playing these 20+ year old games? What's the attraction?

Check out why I retrogame below.

I have owned a Sega Saturn from just about release day but a while ago I came across a pretty good deal - at least I thought I did. I paid € 150,- (euros) (about 100 pounds, $ 200,- US) for a console, an arcade stick, three original controllers, two big stacks of games.

In this part I show the system - which does feature an mpg cart allowing VCD playback. A memory expansion/action replay/region free bootloader cart. I hook it up to the telly and turn it on. Whilst at the same time making nonsensical comments about it all.

Read more to view the rest of the growing list of videos!

A new series of small videos, not really reviews but just some games I happen to really like. This is episodes 10 & 11.

Games: Various Magnavox Odyssey2 & 3, Philips Videopac G7000, G7400 games
Publisher: Philips / Magnavox
Platform: Magnavox Odyssey / Philips Videopac

The Philips Videopac+ G7400 console was a rare beast, it was released in very limited quantities in 1983 but only in Europa. An American release was planned named the Odyssey³ Command Center but it never saw the light of day.

The G7400 console could play all Videopac / Odyssey2 games out there. Three types of games exist. The original G7000 videogames, the plus versions sporting an additional high-resolution background which would only be visible on the G7400. And finally the special G7400 only games with high-resolution graphics very reminiscent of Teletext, BBC Micro or ZX Spectum.

Here I am playing the rare G7400 through my video-grabber with some of my favourite games whilst I comment on the gameplay, etc.

http://www.videopac.org/ - home of Philips Videopac / Magnavox Odyssey