The Retro Video Game Market in Doncaster: A Trip Down Memory Lane

The Retro Video Game Market in Doncaster: A Trip Down Memory Lane

As a retro video game enthusiast, I recently had the opportunity to visit the retro video game market in Doncaster this weekend just gone. The market was a treasure trove of classic games from the 80s and 90s, with a wide range of consoles and cartridges on display. From classic consoles like the NES and ..

Quirky Game Collecting?

Quirky Game Collecting?

As a retro video game collector, I have a special love for the weird and obscure titles from the PS1 and PS2 era. Games like Suzuki Bakuhatsu and LSD Dream Emulator are gems that showcase the unique and often bizarre ideas that were explored in the early days of video gaming. Suzuki Bakuhatsu is a ..

Mistel MD600 Alpha – Coming Soon!

Mistel MD600 Alpha – Coming Soon!

Mistel are introducing the Mistel MD600 Alpha RGB Mechanical Keyboard – a new keyboard that combines an even more ergonomic design, RGB lighting, and mechanical key switches to bring you the ultimate typing experience. One of the most innovative features of the Mistel MD600 Alpha RGB Mechanical Keyboard is its split design. Instead of the ..

Mega Con Live Birmingham 2023!

Mega Con Live Birmingham 2023!

Are you a fan of comics and pop culture? If so, then Mega Con Live Birmingham is the place to be! Taking place on March 25th and 26th this year, this event has something for everyone, with plenty of activities and attractions to keep you entertained throughout the weekend. Mega Con Live Birmingham is a ..

Insomnia Gaming Festival #i70

Insomnia Gaming Festival is a popular gaming event held bi-annually in the UK. This festival brings together gamers from all over the country to compete in a variety of tournaments, meet their favourite streamers, and explore the latest in gaming technology. i70 specifically is going to be held over the course of the April Bank ..

Insomnia 69 (nice) – Thoughts

Insomnia 69 (nice) – Thoughts

Its been a while since Insomnia 69 so I thought I’d finally get my thoughts written down on the event and how it felt to me. Insomnia 69 certainly felt different and more relaxed than past events. The change to 3 days for the main event was a good choice in my opinion as it ..

Play Expo Blackpool – 2022!

Play Expo Blackpool – 2022!

Play Expo is back -in Blackpool- for 2022 and I will be there both days. These past few years for Covid have been tough for events and Play Expo is no stranger to it. With their being postponements for their events over the shutdown period as there were for many other events. Back at the ..

Insomnia 68 – Thoughts

Insomnia 68 – Thoughts

Insomnia 68 was a long while ago now so I thought i’d type up a few thoughts about the event as a whole. I’m gonna preface this by saying it was the first one after a long break and as a by product (like a lot of events that took a forced break over the ..

Sannce 2K 4MP Super HD Webcam Review

Sannce 2K 4MP Super HD Webcam Review

Sannce are a relative newcomer to webcams, but have been in the industry of optics for a while now. Mainly catering to the Security Camera side of things. They have jumped into the market of higher end webcams with the Sannce 2K 4MP Super HD Webcam (catchy name) and were kind enough to provide me ..

MegaCon Live Birmingham 2022 Thoughts

MegaCon Live Birmingham 2022 Thoughts

It’s been a few weeks since the very first MegaCon Live show down in Birmingham so I thought I’d do a little writeup of how I thought it went. Straight out of the gate I’m going to say that it was really fun. There was a lot of talk about this new event taking up ..

Odd games I own

Odd games I own

This blog / site I guess was originally created to chronicle the playthrough of my gaming backlog. A good number of years ago. It’s just a nice coincidence that the name “DavePlays” is also good for cosplay as well. So whilst I will continue to post stuff on the various Socials linked to this site ..

EGX Birmingham is back?

EGX Birmingham is back?

EGX is returning to the Birmingham NEC! It’ll be taking place over the 4th-6th of March and tickets are available now! With the Covid-19 situation and the fact that events are slowly making a return. It was nice to see that news about a return of the event to the Birmingham NEC was going to ..