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As 80s kids, we spent much of our childhoods living through the weird and wonderful time that was the 90s. This was a strange, mysterious and generally colourful place where you could be wowed by even the simplest things like analogue controllers, 3D gaming and even split screen gaming!

Like most teenagers in the land then and now, gaming was a huge part of our social and anti-social lives. It passed the time during school holidays and weekends, it brought friends together aaaaand probably caused the odd sibling argument over who was hogging it the most. We've all been there.

Doing what we like to do best, we've been looking back on these good old days (are we really that old already?!) and thinking up some of our biggest memories from these pixel-tastic times. Check out some of our top retro gaming memories!

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1. When you console was one of the only things you could play music with...

Yep we've been there. When we first had a PS1 we were still rocking our old tape player. This might just be us being behind the times but for a lot of us, the trusty console was the newest and best thing ever and we used it for as much as we sure could.

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Atari, Nintendo, SEGA, PlayStation....big or small we love them all! Growing up, like many of the kids we knew we were totally in love with the latest video games.

Nothing was more exciting that button bashing Street Fighter, helping Mario save the Princess (or die trying at least), or perhaps even being chased around the screen by Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.

It wasn't all about the latest graphics, the best in game physics, HUD, or even having the biggest free world to roam around in. Retro gaming was purely about raw fun which is what many of the classic gave us by the bucket load.

If like us, you're heart belongs to some of the classic titles and characters from your childhood, not only do we want to virtually hi-five you, but we also think we've just some pretty cool goodies you'd just got to snap up.

To show you just what we're talking about, we've popped together a list of our top Things Every Retro Gamer Needs In Their Life. Enjoy!

1. Men's Blue Nintendo Mega Man Costume Hoodie

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Ever since the first time we saw and heard the iconic PlayStation start up sequence back in 1994, we were hooked! That sound meant you would soon be jumping head-first into whole new worlds, battling, racing, jumping and shooting your way using a whole host of classic characters. We were in heaven!

With amazing graphics and exclusive games, this was a huge hit and soon became the best selling consoles ever and certainly earned a place in our minds and one of the best.

Because we have so much to love the this classic 90s gaming hero, we couldn't resist getting our hands on some amazing new PlayStation merchandise so we can show our love in style and help spread some nostalgia goodness wherever we go. Take a looks at our latest items below...

Why not take your PlayStation on a vacation! This handy messenger bag can be your trusty companion, keeping your bits and bobs safe from harm and adding a touch of gamer cool to your look!

You can never put too much money into gaming, and we're sure not going to stop putting our pounds into our trusty PlayStation thanks to our cool new wallets!

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For as long as we can possibly remember, Monopoly has been a part of our lives and has been a household staple, always waiting in the wings to save those rainy days and cold nights. Oh the hours we've spent battling it out!

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Since its creation back in the early 20th century, Monopoly has become a real legend of the board game world and surely something everyone has played at some point in their lives. Right? We're pretty sure it's law for each house to have their own set! :) Okay perhaps not but it probably should be right?

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Loving nothing more than bringing our childhood memories to life once again and adding them to our ever-growing range of retro t-shirts, we couldn't resist setting our creative juices to work and creating some exclusive new Monopoly T-Shirts which have just officially arrived onto our store and are up for grabs!

Available from only £19.99, take a peep at our latest designs below....

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It's loving season again folks! Like those birthdays that seem to pop around sooner and sooner each year, Valentine's Day is nearly upon us once again and it's got us all in the mood for spreading some love!

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Now, as fellow Valentine's gift shoppers, we know how tricky it can be to find the perfect presents. Christmas was a hit and all your best ideas as spent. Do you go all our romantic or do you pick up something they've lusted after for ages that's perhaps a little less sweet and flowery?

Whatever you choose, it's a good idea to have as many options as possible which is why we thought we would give you a helping hand and pick out some of our favourite gifts that we think would be right up your lucky fella's street!

Take a peep at our top Valentine's Gifts for Guys....

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Great news retro gamer fans! The iconic Spectrum consoles which first came into our lives way back in 1982 is set to make a comeback in spectacular fashion!

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For those of us not in the know or simply perhaps too young to be clued up (some of us included!), The Spectrum was among the first mainstream home computers in the UK and came in a few different models and specs through the following years including a 16kb RAM and one with 48kb RAM. Mad compared to the number of gigabytes of RAM we have now! Probably explains why the thing took so long to load :)

As exciting as all that was back in the day, it's probably almost as exciting as the news we've just received that this will be making a comeback and will be better than ever!

Produced by SMS Electronics in Nottinghamshire, the project has been in full swing with fans all over the world donating over £130,000 through a crowdfunding campaign to get things off the ground and to become a reality.

The latest iteration of the console will look the same as the original, and comes pre-loaded with more than 1,000 classic games including...

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