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   foundation    = August 2015|
   foundation    = August 2015|
   location      = England|
   location      = England|
   founder        = [[Paul Andrews]]|
   key_people    = [[Paul Andrews]], founder|
   industry      = Retro video game consoles |
   industry      = Retro video game consoles |
  products      = Retro video game consoles |
  num_employees  = Not disclosed|
   homepage      = https://retrogames.biz/|
   homepage      = https://retrogames.biz/|
}}
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'''Retro Games Ltd''' is an English retro [[video game console]] designer.
'''Retro Games Ltd''' is an English retro [[video game console]] designer.


==History==
==Foundation==
Retro Games was founded in August 2015 in England by [[Paul Andrews]].
Retro Games was founded in August 2015 in England by [[Paul Andrews]].


==Products==
It sells licensed dedicated video game consoles and peripherals.
It sells licensed dedicated video game consoles and peripherals.


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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Full-size dedicated console that resembles the [[ZX Spectrum]] with a functional built-in keyboard.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Full-size dedicated console that resembles the [[ZX Spectrum]] with a functional built-in keyboard.<br />A Spain-exclusive [[The Spectrum: Azpiri Limited Edition|Azpiri Limited Edition]] was sold exclusively at [[GAME]]. This contained a link to a website for [[DLC]] that adds two additional games.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THEC64|THEC64 Mini Black Edition]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2025
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Miniature dedicated console that resembles the [[Commodore 64]], but without a functional built-in keyboard.<br />The Black Edition includes twenty-five games that were created in the last twenty-five years as of its release.
|-|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THEA1200]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2026
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | A full-size dedicated console that resembles the [[Amiga 1200]], with a functional built-in keyboard.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The Spectrum Collector's Edition]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2026
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Full-size dedicated console that resembles the [[ZX Spectrum]] with a functional built-in keyboard.<br />The Collector's Edition includes the console, [[The Quickshot II]] [[joystick]], [[THE PRINTER]], a [[USB|USB stick]], and an issue of ''[[CRASH (magazine)|CRASH]]''.
|}
 
==Peripherals by Retro Games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Name
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THEJOYSTICK]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Eight-button microswitch [[joystick]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THEMOUSE]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Two-button [[mouse]]
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THEGAMEPAD]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Eight-button [[gamepad]] with four-directional thumbpad.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THECXSTICK]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Resembles the [[Atari]] [[CX-40]] [[joystick]] with one face button and seven additional buttons.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The Microdrive]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2026
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | A [[microdrive (USB drive)|microdrive]] [[USB|USB stick]] in white, resembling the one-millionth ZX Spectrum computer.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[THE PRINTER]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2026
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Resembles the [[Sinclair]] [[ZX Spectrum]] [[printer]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[The Quickshot II]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2026
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Resembles the [[Spectravideo]] [[Quickshot II]] [[joystick]] with a trigger button and an additional button.
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 07:11, 1 January 2026

Retro Games
Type Public
Founded August 2015
Headquarters England
Key people Paul Andrews, founder
Industry Retro video game consoles
Products Retro video game consoles
Number of people Not disclosed
Website https://retrogames.biz/

Retro Games Ltd is an English retro video game console designer.

Foundation

Retro Games was founded in August 2015 in England by Paul Andrews.

Products

It sells licensed dedicated video game consoles and peripherals.

Video game consoles by Retro Games

Name Released Notes
THEC64 Mini 2018 Miniature dedicated console that resembles the Commodore 64, but without a functional built-in keyboard.
THEC64 2019 Full-size dedicated console that resembles the Commodore 64 with a functional built-in keyboard.
THEVIC20 2020 Full-size dedicated console that resembles the VIC-20 with a functional built-in keyboard.
THEA500 Mini 2022 Miniature dedicated console that resembles the Amiga 500, but without a functional built-in keyboard.
THE400 Mini 2024 Miniature dedicated console that resembles the Atari 400, but without a functional built-in keyboard.
The Spectrum 2024 Full-size dedicated console that resembles the ZX Spectrum with a functional built-in keyboard.
A Spain-exclusive Azpiri Limited Edition was sold exclusively at GAME. This contained a link to a website for DLC that adds two additional games.
THEC64 Mini Black Edition 2025 Miniature dedicated console that resembles the Commodore 64, but without a functional built-in keyboard.
The Black Edition includes twenty-five games that were created in the last twenty-five years as of its release.
THEA1200 2026 A full-size dedicated console that resembles the Amiga 1200, with a functional built-in keyboard.
The Spectrum Collector's Edition 2026 Full-size dedicated console that resembles the ZX Spectrum with a functional built-in keyboard.
The Collector's Edition includes the console, The Quickshot II joystick, THE PRINTER, a USB stick, and an issue of CRASH.

Peripherals by Retro Games

Name Released Notes
THEJOYSTICK 2018 Eight-button microswitch joystick.
THEMOUSE 2021 Two-button mouse
THEGAMEPAD 2021 Eight-button gamepad with four-directional thumbpad.
THECXSTICK 2024 Resembles the Atari CX-40 joystick with one face button and seven additional buttons.
The Microdrive 2026 A microdrive USB stick in white, resembling the one-millionth ZX Spectrum computer.
THE PRINTER 2026 Resembles the Sinclair ZX Spectrum printer.
The Quickshot II 2026 Resembles the Spectravideo Quickshot II joystick with a trigger button and an additional button.
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