I collect and preserve everything related to vintage computers and gaming machines. Throughout my collecting journey, there have been certain devices I’ve pursued relentlessly—acquiring one of these grails is always a milestone worth celebrating. Over the years, countless items have been crossed off the list, while new targets continue to emerge.
My collecting initially focused on computers featured in MikroBitti magazine (starting from 1984). In recent years, my primary guide has been The Encyclopedia of Game.Machines (Consoles, Handhelds & Home Computers 1972-2005). Below is a list of machines from the book that are still missing from my collection. While several remain elusive, I’m proud to have acquired 95% of the machines documented in the guide.
Machines:
Spectravideo 318 mark IISpectravideo SVI 838 X’Press 16
Atari TT030
Atari 800XE
Commodore Pet
Sega SG-1000Sega SG-1000 IISega Mark IIISega Genesis 2
Nintendo iQueNeXT
Apple I:)
Apple IIgsApple IIIApple LisaApple simpukka iBook
Apple iPhone ensimmäinen versio (CIB)Sinclair ZX-80Colour Genie
New Brain
IBM PC jrIBM Portable 5155IBM PC ATPanasonic Q
Philips G7200Magnavox Odyssey Run One
NEC PC-98
NEC PC-8001
Mattel Intellivision II
Milton Bradley MicrovisionOsborne 1
Coleco AdamAcorn BBC
VTech Creativision
Sharp X1
Epoch Super Cassettevision
Sharp X68000Sharp Twin Famicom
Fujitsu FM TownsNintendo Super Famicom jr
Nintendo TV-Game
Accessories:
AppleDesing Power (M6082) kaiuttimetNintendo Family Computer Disk SystemNintendo Faily Computer 3D
Konami NES LaserScope
Manuals, instructions:
Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 128K User’s manual
Data I/O A13-05 testauslaitteen User’s manual tms
Nintendo G&W Tabletop Popeye ohjekirja
Commodore 64 game case and instructions (I have loose disk):
They Sold a Million 3
Terminator 2
Impossible Mission
Matrix
Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge
Die Hard
Ghostbuster II
California Games
Star PawS
the Key to Maramon
BobsTerm Pro
Commodore 64 game tape and instructions (I have loose game case):
Little Computer People
Silent Service
Commodore 64 game disc and instructions (I have loose game case):
Ghosts’n Goblins
Green Beret
King Size
Batman the Movie
Elite
Commodore 64 game disc (I have loose game case and instructions):
Gyroscope
Commodore 64 game cart and instructions (I have loose game case):
Sea Wolf
Commodore VIC20 game cart (I have loose game case and instructions):
Money Wars