I'm off on holiday to New Zealand for 3 weeks from tomorrow, so there won't be any updates to this Blog until the end of May. Don't worry though, I'm taking several portable game systems with me so will be doing plenty of research while I'm away! 
Before I head off though, I thought I'd launch a little competition. I have a bunch of retro goodies that are surplus to requirements, and having failed to sell them off on Ebay I thought I'd offer them up as prizes. To be in with a chance of winning, please send me a message (either via this site or by private message on the Retro Gamer forum) telling me the following:
1. My banner image features graphics from 19 different video games. Name the games!
2. Answer any one of the following 3 questions - the answers are all contained within my blog articles...
(a) What is my favourite BBC Micro game?
(b) What is the cheapest way to make a NES region-free?
(c) Which Famicom game did I buy recently even though I don't have a Famicom to play it on?
In addition to your answers, please list in order of preference the top 3 items you would prefer from the following selection of prizes. The first 5 people to send me the correct answers will win a prize!
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 (Playstation 2, UK version, complete)
Mobile Light Force 2 (Playstation 2, US version, complete)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Megadrive, UK version, boxed but no manual)
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (Playstation, UK promo version, no book)
The Great Battle Dodgeball (Super Famicom, Japanese, cart only)
Batman (NES, UK version, cart only)
Mario Paint (SNES, UK version, cart only)
Sega Master System Games
All boxed without instructions unless noted
Action Fighter
After Burner
Bank Panic
Castle of Illusion
Great Football
Kung Fu Kid
Mercs
Strider
Super Monaco GP II
World Soccer
Operation Wolf (cart only)
Sonic the Hedgehog (cart only)
Please note that this competition is only open to UK residents unless you are prepared to pay the postage costs for prizes to be sent to a foreign address! Closing date for the contest is Sunday 24th May, the day I return from my holiday... Good luck!