Retro-Trader
Encyclopedia
Retro-Trader Retro Games Toys Computers And Other Collectables is a British
based collector and retailer of retro
video games. The website contains a large selection of photos, information and links to other related sites about retrogaming
and other retro
subjects, including the history of many computers and consoles, as well as online retro games to play and an active forum for people to trade and talk about retro related items.
The site was initially created in 2002 by the owner Paul Andrews
to increase his own retro computer and video games collection. Since then it has expanded, and according to the Alexa Internet
Traffic Ranking system it has become currently the world's most popular online retro Classic Game store. Alexa The site has assisted various book authors and been requested numerous times by the BBC
and other TV channels to appear with some of the massive collection of retro items such as Sinclair C5
's and Zikes. The collection has many items which exist nowhere else in the world, such as the only known surviving Sinclair C5 concept artwork, and also many pieces of original retro gaming cover art, from the likes of artists such as Roger Garland
, better known for his artwork for the J. R. R. Tolkien
book The Lord of the Rings
.
In the recent past Retro-Trader has become the springboard for a whole new company Alten8
which has now licensed over 500 classic retro games, for release on various modern current formats. These games included classics such as the first commercial video games to be released by developer Scott Adams
. Alten8 has now released Nintendo GBA
and many PC games, and has Nintendo DS
and Wii
titles in progress, as well as a huge range of retro-based mobile phone games.
Retro-Trader has also been heavily involved in the retro scene for the past few years and have sponsored one of the biggest shows in the UK, CGEUK, as well as sponsoring the car lovers' website Escort Power.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based collector and retailer of retro
Retro
Retro is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall postmodern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of "retro" style iconography and imagery interjected into post-modern art, advertising, mass media, etc...
video games. The website contains a large selection of photos, information and links to other related sites about retrogaming
Retrogaming
Retrogaming, also known as old-school gaming, is the hobby of playing and collecting older computer, video, and arcade games. These games are played either on the original hardware, on modern hardware via emulation, or on modern hardware via ports or compilations...
and other retro
Retro
Retro is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall postmodern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of "retro" style iconography and imagery interjected into post-modern art, advertising, mass media, etc...
subjects, including the history of many computers and consoles, as well as online retro games to play and an active forum for people to trade and talk about retro related items.
The site was initially created in 2002 by the owner Paul Andrews
Paul Andrews (Alten8)
Paul Andrews is the current CEO of the digital publisher Andrews UK Limited, in Luton, UK. He was most famous previously for his involvement with the retro gaming scene in the UK, , both though physical retail of classic games, and development of retro titles on modern formats...
to increase his own retro computer and video games collection. Since then it has expanded, and according to the Alexa Internet
Alexa Internet
Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based subsidiary company of Amazon.com that is known for its toolbar and Web site. Once installed, the toolbar collects data on browsing behavior which is transmitted to the Web site where it is stored and analyzed and is the basis for the company's Web traffic...
Traffic Ranking system it has become currently the world's most popular online retro Classic Game store. Alexa The site has assisted various book authors and been requested numerous times by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and other TV channels to appear with some of the massive collection of retro items such as Sinclair C5
Sinclair C5
The Sinclair Research C5 is a battery electric vehicle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair and launched by Sinclair Research in the United Kingdom on 10 January 1985. The vehicle is a battery-assisted tricycle steered by a handlebar beneath the driver's knees. Powered operation is possible making it...
's and Zikes. The collection has many items which exist nowhere else in the world, such as the only known surviving Sinclair C5 concept artwork, and also many pieces of original retro gaming cover art, from the likes of artists such as Roger Garland
Roger Garland
Roger Garland is an environmental activist and a former Irish Green Party politician. He was the Green Party's first candidate to be elected to Dáil Éireann, representing Dublin South from 1989 to 1992....
, better known for his artwork for the J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
book The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
.
In the recent past Retro-Trader has become the springboard for a whole new company Alten8
Alten8
Alten8 Limited is a British video game developer and publisher, with offices in Luton. It produces both licensed retro games and current format video games...
which has now licensed over 500 classic retro games, for release on various modern current formats. These games included classics such as the first commercial video games to be released by developer Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams is the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation....
. Alten8 has now released Nintendo GBA
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
and many PC games, and has Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
titles in progress, as well as a huge range of retro-based mobile phone games.
Retro-Trader has also been heavily involved in the retro scene for the past few years and have sponsored one of the biggest shows in the UK, CGEUK, as well as sponsoring the car lovers' website Escort Power.
External links
- - Retro-Trader Retro Games, Online Retro Hub Site
- Alten8 - Games Developer and Publisher