(United Kingdom) Retro Gaming Event 2008 **PHOTO UPDATE**

[thx1138]

Yes, I do still exist. I sold my collection off, as some of you know. I donated what was left to RCM Retro Computer Museum.

Another event for the calendar - this one in Coalvile (near Leicester) this November.

Full details can be found here . . .

http://retrocomputermuseu...rum/index.php?topic=149.0

basically - they are hiring out a village hall (near coalville, leicestershire) and showing off some of their collection - around 20 or so retro computers and consoles that can be played.

I have been told the venue is available into the evening.
These are the systems that will be at the event:

Amstrad CPC464
Commodore 64 + Disc Drive + Cassette + Monitor etc
Commodore 128 + Disc Drive + Monitor etc
Commodore Amiga 1200 + Monitor etc
Commodore CD32
Sega Dreamcast + Games + LCD Monitor (VGA)
Sega Genesis Nomad + Games (slightly poorly - but plays okay)
Nintendo SNES
Nintendo NES
Sinclair ZXSpectrum (Rubber Key) + TV
Sinclair ZXSpectrum +2
Sinclair ZXSpectrum +3
Sinclair ZX81 + 16k Rampack + Games
Sega Saturn + Games + TV
Sony PS2 + Games + (maybe Guitar Hero 2) + TV
Microsoft XBox + Games + TV
Astro Wars Tabletop
Gameboy Original + Games

A few friends will be also bringing some of the following bits . . .

Speccy +3 with the IDE/CF interface
Tatung Einstein
A Vic20 PC (A PC inside a Vic20 case!!)
A Commodore Amiga '1800' (An Amiga 1200 in a 600 case!!)
Hitachi MSX with Japanese game cartridges
Phillips CD-i
NEC PC-Engine
Atari 2600
Vectrex

A couple of other machines will be on display only such as ZX80, Jupiter Ace 4000 and the Oric 1 - maybe a couple of others as well?


RCM Open Day
SUNDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2008

THE INSTITUTE
MAIN STREET
SWANNINGTON
COALVILLE
LEICS
LE67 8QL

10.30AM - 5PM

[Sirgin]

That must be awesome. I wish we had such a retro event here in Belgium

[Arrrhalomynn]

That must be awesome. I wish we had such a retro event here in Belgium

There are events like this in the Netherlands. Maybe you could visit those?

[Sirgin]

There are events like this in the Netherlands. Maybe you could visit those?

That's nice! They'd have to be in the southern part of the Netherlands, preferably. I don't have a car so I'd have to use public transportation which isn't always fun.

[thx1138]

I know that there are also specifc ZX Spectrum ones there too!

[logical123]

There are events like this in the Netherlands. Maybe you could visit those?

That's nice! They'd have to be in the southern part of the Netherlands, preferably. I don't have a car so I'd have to use public transportation which isn't always fun.

Public Transportation is awesome! My dad got robbed in France on the train once! XD

[Sirgin]

Public Transportation is awesome! My dad got robbed in France on the train once! XD

Lol, yeah you gotta be careful on trains and subways...
But travelling international by train can be really expensive, so I'd have to know where it is and how much it'd cost me.

[thx1138]

I'm going to Lille in France on the Euro Star train in a few weeks.

[thx1138]

The even was yesterday, here are some photos.

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[Sirgin]

Nice pictures!

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Everyone is so...old.

[Ghost Soldier]

Looks like a great event.

[Arrrhalomynn]

Everyone is so...old.

And fat.

[Sirgin]

Everyone is so...old.

And fat.

Except they're not.

[gamepopper101]

Does anyone know the nearest train station from the venue? Because they are doing it again this year