Just check that they don't need wireless handsets!įor outdoors, you could gift someone these old-fashioned lamp-post style garden lights - they use modern light bulbs, so there'll be no faffing around with fuel.

One place to start could be ditching those modern landline phone sets, and putting one of these retro rotary corded phone sets in instead. Maybe the person you're thinking of wants to redecorate, and get back to way things used to be from their childhood. Get back to the past with rotary dial home phones.

The retro sweets collections look good, full of modern versions of classic sweets - they come with plenty of sherbet treats.įor something with style, look at the Heavenly Sweets 1.2kg Traditional Pick and Mix - it comes with a scoop! - and enjoy some bonbons, Swedish Fish, and cables. Just Treats on Amazon sell everything from letterbox-sized packets filled with sweets right up to big hampers of chocolate. If you're shopping on more of a budget, or know someone with a notorious sweet tooth, going down the retro sweets track could be a great option. This console comes with a more 'adult' selection of titles - the spy thriller Metal Gear Solid, the timeless role-playing game classic Final Fantasy VII, and the spooky, gory first Resident Evil game amongst others.Ī solid gift, calling back the rise of Sony in the video gaming world. Like the SNES Classic, this doesn't let you use original games, instead having 20 pre-loaded onto the system. The PlayStation revolutionised video gaming, bringing 3D graphics into the home and making them accessible. PlayStation Classicįor those who remember the Sony discs more fondly than the Nintendo cartridges, there's the PlayStation Classic instead. You can play one of Mario's earliest adventures in Super Mario World, blast aliens in the sprawling world of Super Metroid, or take on a friend with the second controller at the classic beat-em-up Street Fighter II.Ī great gift for those early 90s gamers.

You can't use your old cartridges though - it comes pre-loaded with a selection of 21 games from throughout the SNES' lifetime. The SNES Classic Mini is Nintendo's offering - a compact console with two controllers that match its original design. Retro gaming has come back into fashion over the past few years, with gamers from the 80s and 90s eager to relive the incredible video games that kicked off the home console trend. No need to blow on any cartridges this time around - the SNES Classic Mini is pre-loaded with games.

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