Retrogathering

Retrogathering är en årlig mässa för samlare, spelare och övriga entusiaster av äldre tiders datorer och TV-spel.

[Martin Lindell @martinlindell]

NES celebrating 40 years in Scandinavia with a cake and @Bergsala founder Owe Bergsten at @RSMGBG in Gothenburg.

[exQUIZitely 🕹️ @exQUIZitely]

Space Quest III (Sierra, 1989) is still one of the best adventure games ever made.

The humor in this game is timelessly brilliant. The graphics, though they show their age today, are still what I picture when I think of classic gaming - gorgeous pixel art that squeezed every drop of beauty out of a limited color palette. The opening and end credits are pure gold.

I know it’s hard - maybe even impossible - for younger gamers to understand what all the hype was about. From today’s perspective, the brutal difficulty and constant risk of death might seem excessive, but that’s exactly what I loved about Sierra adventures back then. You had to earn every step; nothing was handed to you.

Whether it was King’s Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, or Police Quest, they were all exceptionally high quality - right down to the packaging. Space Quest III featured a beautiful 3D embossed front cover, along with maps and other physical goodies.

Nothing but love for that era and that company.

[Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 @MuseumCommodore]

Just saw the official update from the awesome team at
@THEC64_RGL

They're pouring their hearts into THEA1200 and want it to be absolutely spot-on for us retro fans. Hardware is done and in production, but global chip shortages + rising costs have pushed things back a bit.

New target: Friday 4th December 2026

Full letter below👇

[Retrogathering @retrogathering]

För 20 år sen träffades 5 nördar för första gången på McDonalds för att planera den första Retrogathering som skulle äga rum i en källare i Västerås i slutet av maj 2006, resten är historia.

[Retrospelsmässan @RSMGBG]

Pokemon Pinball från Stern kommer finnas på mässan!
@redstone_pinball gotta catch em all!

#sternpinball #pinball #arcade #retrogames #göteborg

[PLAION UK @PLAION_UK]

Some systems played arcade games. This was the arcade. NEOGEO AES+. No compromise. Ever.

Click here for more information:
https://t.co/rF0d3xkAbn

[Evercade @evercaderetro]

Sometimes what you really want is a sturdy joystick and some big buttons to bash. Evercade Alpha has you covered with competition-grade arcade controls, built-in games and dual Evercade cart slots to expand your library. No judgement if you just want to spend all night playing PUZZLE BOBBLE though.

[Time Extension @timeextension64]

"No Emulation, No Compromise, No Comparison" - The $250 Neo Geo+ AES Aims To Be A 1:1 Replica Of SNK's Classic Console. https://t.co/CbsTfsb73e

[PLAION Nordic @PLAION_NORDIC]

Some systems played arcade games. This was the arcade.

NEOGEO AES+. No compromise. Ever.

https://t.co/jp4XLoNghd

[Kaappoo @kimpa_85]

💣 Nytt till samlingen! 💣

⚒️ Wrecking Crew till Nes.
☑️ Version: Bergsala omärkt.
🇸🇪 Release: 1986-10-15 i Sverige.
🖥️ Utvecklare: Nintendo R&D.
📬 Utgivare: Nintendo.
🚛 Distribution: Bergsala.
📜 Bergsala artikelnr: 027.
🎮 Antal spelare: 1-2 spelare.
💫 Genre: Pussel.
🔦 Svårfångad: 8 av 10 i detta skick.
💸 Samlarvärde: 8 av 10 i detta skick.
💎 Skick: 8 av 10.
💰 Antal sålda: 14.704 st.
🏷️ Prislapp: Expert 298 kr.
✅ Komplett: Ja inkl alla papper.
💯 Recension: Saknas.
🧑‍⚖️ Mitt betyg: 88 av 100.
🎖️ På plats 90 över antal sålda spel till Nes.
📍 Inköpsställe: Privat affär.
💵 Inköpspris: 1.000 kr.

⁉️ Ett av mina favoritspel som liten! Redan som barn uppskattade jag olika slags pussel & Wrecking Crew föll mig verkligen i smaken.
För mig en gåta att denna titel i princip aldrig nämns överhuvudtaget till Nes. Inte ens när man bryter ner de största klassikerna i svarta serien så nämns spelet särskilt ofta.

[Martin Lindell @martinlindell]

One of the best action RPG of all time. Gripping story, beautiful music, stunning pixel art, great balanced gameplay.
If Terranigma would have released two years earlier it would like gained more recognition, but in 96/97 everyone was thinking 3D and looking forward to FF VII.

[Clear River Games @clearrivergames]

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[Retrospelsmässan @RSMGBG]

Vi har intervjuat Sandra som målat årets poster, finns uppe nu på hemsidan!
https://t.co/3oFAPAxDog

Hon har en stor vernissage på mässan, you aint seen nothin yet!

@6packsandra

#residentevil #gamerart #metalgear #nintendo #sony

[Martin Lindell @martinlindell]

The old public radio show Syntax Error played game music on Swedish national radio in the early 2000’s.

A lost episode been recovered: ”Avsnitt #8X Turbo Duo”, download:
https://t.co/wI2O4zvIjH

[Retrogathering @retrogathering]

Du har väl inte missat att NES firar jubileum och Owe Bergsten kommer till Retospelsmässan den 30 maj.

[Retrospelsmässan @RSMGBG]

NES fyller 40 år och det firar vi med ingen mindre än Owe Bergsten från @bergsala !

Kom och ta en gofika och hör om Owes minnen från lanseringen av konsolen som kickstartade hela spelindustrin! ✌️

Biljetter på tickster: https://t.co/mdMF2Jefh8

#nintendo #NES #RSMGBG #göteborg

[Phoenix Online @POStudios]

Maniac Mansion, 1987. LucasArts.

[⭕ Brock Pierson @brockpierson]

Who remembers Desert Strike on the Commodore Amiga from back in 1991?

[SEGA katana 🌊‏𖦹 @SEGAkatana]

https://t.co/oFKTSJjQPX
🦔 @retroevery

[Neo Geo Forever @Neo_Geo_Forever]

The original Fatal Fury (1991) for the Neo Geo AES. Japanese box design
#NeoGeo #SNK #RETROGAMING #retrogames #arcade #VersusFighter #fgc #FatalFury #KOF

[Evercade @evercaderetro]

Happy anniversary to Jaleco's beat 'em up Rival Turf!, aka Rushing Beat. This bone-crunching brawler first released in Japan on this day in 1992, and its western release from later in the year featured this gloriously '90s cover art.