Retro Bloginator

Hi everyone! Let me start by stating that I appreciate a 21 year old desktop PC is probably only just on the cusp of being classed as a "retro" device. However, the experiences on this device are truly 90's. You'll see how as this blog progresses. No prizes for guessing why I have a old(ish) desktop PC with a name of Terminator in the title. However, my acquiring of this PC was actually stumbled upon by chance. Whilst searching for Terminator goodies on www.buyee.jp, I found an auction for this PC. Starting at 1 yen was enticing enough, but to realise that it was still sealed in its original box sealed the deal. I had a little competition but I ended up winning the auction for the incredibly modest sum of 131 yen (about AUD1.50 or 80p) back in December 2020. With shipping and all the fees, it cost me about AUD120 (GBP70). When it arrived, I was glad to see the PSU was multi-voltage, so no need for a voltage converter. I had a quick read through the instruction manual ...

Welcome back to the Retro Bloginator. I found European Club Soccer on the Sega Mega Drive on eBay for GBP4. Which is very reasonable for an authentic cartridge. However when I noticed it was free postage worldwide, I had no other choice but to snap it up. With the postage to Australia, I'd be surprised if the seller made anything on this. European Club Soccer (seeing it's a British game, I'm not sure why they just didn't call it European Club Football) was one of the first games I purchased when I got my Mega Drive in 1993. I think I got it at a car boot sale for GBP5. I played it SO much. I was really into geography at this age so a game which incorporated teams from cities and countries all around Europe fascinated me. As my team Bristol Rovers weren't in it (understandable as they were in Division 2, the equivalent of the English Championship) at that time, I went overseas to pick my "go to" club. I chose Torpedo Moscow, as I loved the name. Probably an...