Game Consoles | Retro Gaming and Console Memories

Game Consoles

From cartridge-loading classics to disc-based systems and handheld favourites, this tag explores the game consoles that shaped generations of players. Personal memories, hardware, games, and the technology behind home gaming through the decades.

Atari Video Computer System

Atari Video Computer System

In 1979 I finally bought an Atari Video Computer System after years of admiring it from magazine adverts. With Combat, Space Invaders and Asteroids, it transformed home gaming and became the last console I would own for decades.

Videomaster Star Chess

Videomaster Star Chess

The Videomaster Star Chess looked like the ultimate blend of chess and space combat. After weeks of saving, I finally bought one, only to discover that the futuristic battles promised in the adverts were much slower and less exciting than I had imagined.

Binatone TV Master MK 6

Binatone TV Master MK 6

The Binatone TV Master MK 6 brought shooting games and a light gun into my living room in 1978. Connected to my little black and white portable TV, it felt futuristic — until curiosity got the better of me and I broke the gun taking it apart.

Binatone TV Master MK IV

Binatone TV Master MK IV

In 1977 I bought a Binatone TV Master MK IV, my first games console. Connected to a 12" black and white portable TV, its simple Pong-style games felt futuristic at the time and marked my first step into home gaming.