GAMING

Love Hulten Pyua

Gamers are bathing in the glory of a retro revival at present. One Stuff staffer’s dad is a veteran gamer and has hurled himself head-first through this window of opportunity to replenish his cherished haul with kit that fraternises with HDMI. Enter nostalgic Swedish design house Love Hulten and its glass-domed shrine to Nintendo – or more specifically, to the NES system. The Pyua console comes complete with original NES controllers, and gives your 8-bit collection some upscaling TLC with Full HD resolution. £tba / lovehulten.com

Atari VCS

This stylish wee system elevates Atari into the modern world. There are more than 100 classic games to sink your teeth into, such as Missile Command, Asteroidsand the obligatory appearance of Pong, mixed with a dash of new titles. Alongside internet access, Twitch streaming, voice controls and ports galore, it uses Linux OS for a customisable setup. Choose to play with an original joystick or a PC-compatible controller. from £180 / atarivcs.com

Retro Freak

Aptly named, this machine supports original games from 12 different systems, including the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive, Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Gameboy Advance, SNES, NES and more. It has cartridge slots, controller ports plus SD card and HDMI support. It upscales to HD, or you can enable a scanline overlay. The premium version ships with an adaptor for TurboGrafx, Famicom, Super Famicom and Genesis controllers. £150 / cybergadget.co.jp

SNK Neo Geo Mini

SNK’s Neo Geo Mini is a titchy tribute to the classic arcade machine. Decked out with 40 original titles, including the likes of The King of Fightersseries, the Metal Slugtrilogy and Fatal Fury Special, there are plenty of memories to jog – so we suggest multipacks of Space Raiders and Nerds to see you through the night. There’s a built-in LCD screen, joystick controls, an HDMI port for TV connectivity and support for official Neo Geo controllers. £139 / snk-corp.co.jp