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I'm Roly, and I collect, restore, play, blog and tweet anything #retrogaming. Arcade machines, 80s consoles, handhelds and 8 bit computers, I'm all over it 👾

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Roly's Arcade
4 years
Been a bit quiet on here for a while now, but with new house comes new arcade, the third @rolyretro arcade shed is on the way #retrogaming #arcade
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RT @Kev_Bayliss: REUNITED AT LAST! I’ll save opening this baby until tomorrow night, and will stream my first play with my ape-son for a lo….
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6 months
Updating my blog on BurgerTime, adding in some animated graphics - GIFs are the future! #burgertime #arcade #retrogaming
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7 months
Updating some of my retro gaming blog posts, including this one on Grandstand’s Astro Wars handheld #retrogaming
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Astro Wars was a handheld video game that filled a gap in 1981 between the arcade and affordable home computers, but was it any good?
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Roly's Arcade
10 months
Blood autocorrect and I can’t edit - love not live.
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10 months
Updated my review of Frak! On the blog, adding some new graphics. Any live for this 1984 game on the BBC Micro? #retrogaming
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10 months
Found this picture online, thought it would be good for my Galaxy Invader article and then realised I had taken it a few years ago!
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10 months
Researching a blog post on the Galaxy Invader range of handheld games, and found 5 so far…the original Gakken, and then versions from CGL, Tandy, Vanity Fair and Lansay. Has anyone found any other versions (not the sequels)?
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Roly's Arcade
10 months
PS I must have built over 50 sets and every time I think I have a missing piece I find it under a sofa or realise I’ve used it already by mistake. Your QA process must be very thorough!.
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Roly's Arcade
10 months
Dear @LEGO_Group thanks for the spare part you sent to replace the missing piece I just found attached to the bottom of my half-assembled Lamborghini Countach. I promise to post it back!
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10 months
The most exciting 10 seconds in arcade gaming? Preparing a blog update on the best Star Wars video games, and this had to be first on the list #retrogaming
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10 months
Guess the 80s handheld game, and the original arcade it was based on #retrogaming
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10 months
Sorry, C Type!.
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10 months
Puck Monster or Astro Wars? You have the last 4 Type D Batteries in the world #retrogaming
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Roly's Arcade
11 months
RT @gamesyouloved: Videogames .AI.The Arcade . It’s coming soon: 🕹️ CTRL A.i Delete . A new movie incoming from @J….
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When an AI goes rogue, humanity's only hope is a gang of retro gamers and their beloved vintage tech in this comedy feature film
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Roly's Arcade
1 year
Do you know any independent video game shops in the UK? I’m updating my interactive map to show where there are game stores near you. Any missing from my list, as well as any feedback, photos please let me know! #retrogaming
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Independent retro games shops can still be found in the UK, but few and far between. My map of the UK's retro game stores will help find one near you.
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Roly's Arcade
1 year
Updating blog post on 3D Monster Maze for the ZX81, with scary GIF! Was this in 1982 the first ever survival horror game?
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1 year
More GIF action with this sequence from arcade game Phoenix. Almost perfect completion of the second wave of birds #retrogaming
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1 year
Updating my review of Space Ace on the blog, and adding in some animations as this is the only way to get across how good the game looked….not so great to play though!
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