Let’s be straight up, retro and everything retro is cool, right? Well yes it is and it’s not just cool it’s damn awesome, and why is it so awesome you ask? One reason, is because, people who just love retro games come up with an idea such as My Retro Game Box.

So what is it? It’s damn cool and awesome have you not been listening. Remember back in the day, when you would religiously go to the newsagents and buy your retro gaming mags every month or you would subscribe and get your mags sent in the mail every month, yes, you do remember them. Remember how awesome that felt? Yes, you do don’t, you. Well this is better than that, because My Retro Game Box has come up with the most brilliant idea, instead of getting magazines every month, My Retro Game Box sends you a surprise box full of random games to play every month. What a bloody good idea, I wish I had thought of it.

The My Retro Game Box service is based in Scotland, but is available worldwide, with free shipping in the United Kingdom and $6 postage rest of the world. It’s not a rental service, it doesn’t lock you into a contract either, and it is simply a monthly subscription service. You can pay month to month or choose other payment options and in return you will get in your mail box, every month, a random (but carefully chosen) selection of games for retro consoles. The games are yours to keep forever. I mean how cool and retro awesome is that! Once you sign up and become a subscriber Retro Game Box will contact you, to ask you about your current games collection and what your preferences are, so they can tailor your subscription to suit your needs.

As an example if you say no sports games, you’ll never receive a sports game and the good guys and gals at my retro game box will make sure the games are cleaned and working for you too. As an added bonus and surprise in you retro game box they will sometimes pop in offers for other products and if you’re lucky you might get something like a key chain or some stickers too.

So what platforms and consoles do they cater for I hear you asking? Below I have listed their current range of systems that they cater for –

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Nintendo 64 (N64)
Game Boy, Game Boy Co lour and Game Boy Advance
Sega Master system
Sega Mega drive
Sega Genesis

If you’re like me and you love surprises then getting this retro gaming surprise box in the mail once a month will be just awesome. What I love about it, is that its so simple to sign up to and not a whole lot of messing about. It’s easy as 1,2,3….

1) Choose your region – PAL or NTSC

2) Choose your plan – month to month $35 (U.S. dollars)
3 month $100
6 month $190
12 month $350

3) Play

According to their website NTSC subscriptions are halted for the month of February.  The reason cited is extreme popularity for NTSC orders.  NTSC subscriptions will resume later this year (possibly as early as March).

You probably have so many more questions and want to know more about My Retro Game Box. Well I suggest you do what I have already done and check it out online as much as you can. You will find people on YouTube talking about it, you will find sites on the web about it and most importantly, if you can’t be bothered with all that then go straight to the source because just about all of your FAQ’s can be answered at the www.myretrogamebox.com website.

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