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New Video: youtu.be/4YjWT1Fl-1Q The next installment of "Project Pump House", our quest to build the facilities we need to elevate our space to the next level and deepen our museum roots. Featuring a surprise exhibit! Watch now! #retro #diy #retrogaming #workshop

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Arcade Archive founder Alex giving R-Type a blast at our Arcade Raids event on Sunday.

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A very special pop-up exhibit awaits Arcadians visiting this Sunday for our sold-out Arcade Raids talk. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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New Video: youtu.be/aYsWgGCxz2Q We collect five vintage arcade cabinets for the Arcade Archive on an epic Retro Road Trip, and check out some game rooms along the way.

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An unhappy Virtua Fighter 2 gets a quick fix. We're still working on recreating the original artwork precisely, but in the meantime we've used an alternative CP design to make the cabinet more inviting to play for visitors. Great job Dan!

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Event: Explore the exciting world of Arcade Raids. Discovering forgotten machines on the precipice of destruction, and salvaging them with a team of enthusiasts. Our guest speaker Tony Temple gives us an insight on Sunday 8th June. Book a ticket at: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p...

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New Video: youtu.be/cOK1t19j2Vc This is Trash to Treasure...with an entire building! We're building the facilities to maintain and restore everything from a Game Boy to a Gauntlet arcade cabinet, in our quest to create the greatest retro destination we can! Watch now! #retro #retrogaming #tech

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Can this be the next big thing in retro gaming? Is FPGA now at the point where all the rest of us can get involved? Am I any good at Joust? Watch the video to find out! #MiSTerFPGA #MultiSystem2

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The Multisystem² pre-order is now live on our shop: shop.heber.co.uk/mister-multi... shop.heber.co.uk/mister-multi...

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Reminder that our #Multisystem2 MiSTerFPGA based gaming console is available to pre-order at 2:00PM today (6th May) along with a range of accessories and cartridge add-ons. shop.heber.co.uk

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🤫2pm BST today - The MMS2 Video drops at youtube.com/@theretrocol...

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Early Access: Patrons are enjoying (and ordering) the MiSTer Multisystem 2 from @heber-limited.bsky.social @multisystemfpga.bsky.social A high quality all in one FPGA console at an astonishing price. Join us at patreon.com/theretrocoll... #misterfpga

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Why not visit the Retro Collective this weekend and enjoy Jason's collection of Dev Kits! As seen in our most recent video. Book a ticket at retrocollective.co.uk #museums #daysout #tech #retro #retrogaming

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New video: The Dev Den - One Man's Retro Development Heaven youtu.be/j_W0pUh0cvk Come and see Jason in his happy place!

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Early Access: Patrons of The Retro Collective are now enjoying a new Trash to Treasure series on the Acorn Atom. Join our community to support the museum and enjoy early, ad-free videos at patreon.com/theretrocoll... Thank you!

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Early Access: Patrons are now enjoying a Retro Tea Break with MicroProse founder John "Wild Bill" Stealey. His early years, flight experience, his first impressions of Sid Meier and the highs and lows of MicroProse. Support us at patreon.com/theretrocoll...

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You all seem to really like the Random colour & Unicorn Multisystem enclosures. Some of the orders going out today include - Neon Toxic Waste, Unicorn (hurt my eyes), Blue Marble and Mint Pastel Green. Grab a bargain on a unique enclosure today - shop.heber.co.uk/multisystem-...

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Thank you to everyone who bought the bundle. You’ve raised a huge £35,490 £25k was matched by a kind sponsor giving the workshop, inventory and archive project a budget of £60,490 This is more than we could have ever imagined, and plans will be scaled up and shared soon.

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There's less than 24 hours remaining to get the big bundle of retro goodness at rmcretro.store/products/ret... It includes 7 whole issues of the wonderful sega-mania.com magazine! Get it while you still can, enjoy the bundle and help us to expand our museum facilities! #retro #bargain #bundle

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Print your own arcade cab in any size! Thanks to @heber-limited.bsky.social for including 3D print files and a voucher in our digital support bundle. Check out shop.Heber.co.uk Buy the bundle at rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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As we approach the final days of our museum fundraiser a massive £32k is just about to be hit! This is possible thanks to people like @electricadventures.net who included his book and games for your enjoyment. Find out more www.electricadventures.net/ Get the bundle rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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New Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsLH... The mysterious world of lost, abandoned and unreleased video games with @gamesthatwerent.comhatwerent - Frank gives a wonderful insight into the games he's found and preservation techniques spanning 25 years of hunting elusive titles and saving them!

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Early Access: Supporters of The Retro Collective are now enjoying a deep dive into the world of lost, abandoned and unreleased games with Frank Gasking from @gamesthatwerent.comsthatwerent Support the channel and museums to watch now at patreon.com/theretrocoll...

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The epic bundle of digital retro fundraiser is approaching £26k @c64audio.bsky.social4audio have played a big part in this by letting me create a medley of 10 brilliant tunes from their catalogue at c64audio.com Thank you to Chris and the team for their brilliant work, go and check them out!

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Super discount sale on Multisystem, MultiPi, MultiPi JAMMA and various other systems - In stock, ready to ship - shop.heber.co.uk/sale/ Grab a bargain, while stocks last. Thanks for your support 👍

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We now offer free collection of orders when visiting us. Book a ticket to visit our Computer, Console & Arcade museums at @retrocollective.co.uk and if you order products from shop.heber.co.uk you can arrange collection when you visit. Just select the pickup from Belvedere Mill at the checkout.

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The museum fundraiser bundle is very close to hitting £24k Huge thanks to Lee at youtube.com/@MoreFunMakingIt who included an exclusive episode just for backers! Go and give Lee a sub to say thank you, and help us hit that £24k at rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle 🙏

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New video: youtu.be/DVJ9ED8mWt0 How do you store a video game in bubbles? The wonderful world of Bubble Memory technology, from 1960's labs to '80s arcade games. Watch now! #arcade #retrogaming #gaming #technology

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Time is running out to get our digital bundle of retro goodies and support our museum expansion project. Treat yourself to a treasure trove of full games, albums, art and magazines to download now at: rmcretro.store/products/ret... Thank you for your support!

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Our guest speaker this weekend was @gamesthatwerent.com who showed us the world of unreleased, unfinished and abandoned games. Thank you Frank for a wonderful event at @retrocollective.co.uk

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Early Access: Patrons are now enjoying a dive into Bubble Memory technology and why Konami chose to use it in their 1985 arcade system. Support the museum and channel for early, ad-free access now at patreon.com/TheRetroColl...

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Just 14 to go and we have 1000 backers for our museum fundraiser! Go on, treat yourself to a bundle of retro goodies now and help us break 1000 at rmcretro.store/products/ret... ❤️

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The museum fundraiser bundle has hit a huge £22k! This is with thanks to @trgames.de who included "It Returned to The Desert" in the bundle, the spiritual successor to the Cinemaware classic. Also check out his new point and click adventure at store.steampowered.com/app/3176050/... Thanks Tim!

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The digital Museum support bundle has now raised over £21,000! This has only happened because of people like @bitmapbooks.com who have included a discount voucher for their wonderful range of books. Visit bitmapbooks.com Get the bundle at rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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Early Access: This week I've been digging into the archives to revisit Amiga Format, the issues I owned, and what happened to the mag after I jumped ship to PC ownership. A 35 minute trip through the rise and fall of Amiga Format. Support us now for early access at patreon.com/TheRetroColl...

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The digital bundle has now raised over £20,000! This has only happened because of people like @bitmapbureau.com who have included the fantastic full game, Xeno Crisis, for the Mega Drive in the bundle! Thank you! Check out www.bitmapbureau.com/ Support the bundle at rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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The digital bundle of retro goodies has now raised over £17,000 for our museums. It wouldn't be possible without the support of addict.media who included an issue of Pixel Addict and Amiga Addict. Huge thanks to the team at Addict Follow them at @pixeladdict.bsky.social and @amigaaddict.bsky.social

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We’d like to thank supporters of our Digital Fundraiser. RetroRewind.ca made a generous donation which has gifted many local families a visit who ordinarily wouldn’t be able to, while helping fund our museum plans for 2025. Thank you! Support the pack here: rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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A little (text) adventure @retrocollective.co.uk today 🙂 🧶

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I put an episode behind a paywall! Kinda. What I actually did was gift this episode to @retrocollective.co.uk to sell in their digital bundle. You will only ever be able to see this one if you buy the bundle, but you do get some other stuff too! rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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What a day! Our museum fundraiser is fast approaching £10,000 of support. We're all very humbled, and determined to make every £ count in creating the new space to preserve and restore as much gaming history as we can. You can support us here 🙏: rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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New Video: youtu.be/Tgir9PLFIrw Rebranded, regrouped and reengergised for 2025. Let's talk about how we can be a "real" museum, what we need to take the next step and how you can help us. Welcome...to The Retro Collective #museum #retrogaming #youtube

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In an enormous display of generosity a sponsor has offered to match every £ spent on our museum fundraiser up to a limit of £25,000. We're all floored by this kind gesture, and what it means is that your purchasing power (existing and new purchases) is now doubled. rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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We haven't even shared the video publicly yet (coming Friday) and you've raised £5,000 on day one with our digital bundle to support our museum works. Thank you so much everyone! Treat yourself and help us out here: rmcretro.store/products/ret...

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