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Ausretrogamer’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

November 19, 2024 By ausretrogamer

The joy of giving (and receiving) awesome geeky gifts!

It’s that time of year folks, time to get hunting for some cool gifts for your loved ones and/or for yourself – you deserve it!

To help out, we have curated a list of gift ideas that will get hearts racing with excitement on Christmas morning. If we had to pick our top 3 from this list, they would be, the Atari 2600+ Console and Games Bundle which is 42% off, priced at $110.45 (Amazon AU), the must-have The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox book, which is now $53.77 (Amazon AU), and just in time for the Steam Deck release in Australia, the UGREEN Steam Deck dock at $48.96 (Amazon AU).

PS: As these prices are correct as at the published date of this post, don’t forget to take advantage of the Black Friday deals!

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard – C64 Edition ($159.96 via Amazon AU)

Super Pocket Atari Edition ($109.99 at PixelCrib)

LEGO® Super Mario™ Super Mario World™: Mario & Yoshi 71438 ($170 at Amazon AU)

Nintendo Switch OLED Model White Super Mario Bros. Wonder + NSO 12 Months Hardware Bundle ($499 at Amazon AU)

God of War Notebook – Collector’s Edition ($119.99 via PixelCrib)

Atari 2600+ & 10 Games in 1 Bundle ($110.45 via Amazon AU)

The400 Mini ($128.22 at Amazon AU)

8Bitdo Pocket-Sized Mini Controller Micro Bluetooth Gamepad ($35.26 via Amazon AU)

SEGA: Sonic Gaming Accessories Holder & Phone Holder for Most Controller (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch) & Phone ($60.00 at Amazon AU)

Star Wars Mandalorian The Child Gaming Accessories Holder & Phone Holder for Most Controller (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch) & Phone ($45.00 via Amazon AU)

Intecgaming Carrying Case for Atari 2600 plus, Large Capacity Storage Case ($116.62 via Amazon AU)

C64 Collection 2 – Evercade Cartridge ($35.99 via PixelCrib)

PAC-MAN 7″ PVC Statue ($129.99 via PixelCrib)

figma No. SP-162 Dead Space: Isaac Clarke ($144.55 via PlayAsia)

Samsung 256GB PRO Plus microSD ($34.00 at Amazon AU)

MINISFORUM Mini PC NAB6 ($539.98 via Amazon AU)

UGREEN Steam Deck Dock ($48.96 at Amazon AU)

The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox ($53.77 via Amazon AU)

NOTE: Prices correct as at publishing date!

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Christmas 2019 Retro Gaming and Pinball Gift Ideas

December 11, 2019 By ausretrogamer

It’s that time of year when the ausretrogamer team does the hard yards by going shopping to curate a plethora of cool retro and pinball products that you can grab as Christmas gifts for your geeky friends and family (and yourself too)!

Here we go!

Tiny Arcade Frogger via Amazon AU$32.64

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego Handheld Game via Amazon AU$28.66
Boardwalk Arcade: TMNT Mini Pinball via Amazon AU$32.57

The Mandalorian t-shirt via Amazon AU$28.99

MicroArcade Tetris via Amazon AU$32.57

Retro-Bit Official Sega Genesis USB Controller 8-Button Arcade Pad via Amazon AU$32.57

My Arcade Mini Data East Retro Arcade Player via Catch AU$79

The Game Console : A History in Photographs via Book Despository AU$38.16

Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and Its History via Book Depository AU$88.46

Pinball Wizard Enamel Pin (Red Glitter) 1980’s Throwback via Etsy AU$15.24

Custom NES Retro Gaming Themed Black Shoes – Ladies/Mens via Etsy AU$106.66

Sega Mega Drive Mini via Amazon AU$129

Polaroid OneStep 2 Viewfinder i-Type Instant Camera via Catch AU$196

Star Wars Chewbacca Jumpsuit via Catch AU$59.99

LEGO® Star Wars Darth Vader’s Castle Building Set via Catch AU$197

Star Wars The Black Series Darth Vader Premium Electronic Helmet via Catch $159

Harry Potter Hogwarts Back To School Backpack via Catch AU$29.99

My Little Pony – Princess Celestia via Amazon AU$15.00

GO-TCHA Evolve Smartwatch for Pokemon Go Daredevil Red via OzGameShop AU$59.99

Sonic Boom – 5 Figure Multipack – Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy & Dr. Eggman via OZGameShop AU$32.69

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition Nintendo Switch via OzGameShop AU$57.99

Star Wars Pinball Nintendo Switch via OzGameShop AU$42.99

Rick and Morty Spaceship & Garage Large Construction Toy Set via Amazon AU$29.31

Data East Classic Collection SNES Cartridge via Amazon AU$36.04

Attack From Mars Pinball – Shadowbox Art via Etsy AU$196.59

Tempest X RepliCade via Amazon AU$215.06

Casio Retro Calculator Unisex Watch via Amazon AU$39.00

8BitDo SF30 Pro Bluetooth Controller via Amazon AU$59.99

 

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