Unfortunately, my planned posts for 2021 did not eventuate. With the ever-present pandemic over our heads, Melbourne became one of the few places with the most frequent and lengthy lockdowns in the entire world. We had a total of four lockdowns, with the longest being three months from early Aug to late Oct. During these times, retail and hospitality closed and shipments from overseas were forbidden. I have been quite lucky as I am still employed full-time, for which I am very grateful. Anything associated with finishing the games rooms and the computer lab was put on hold.
Fast forward to the present day, and it is November. There are not many weeks left till we enter 2023. After many false starts and different configurations, the games room was finally completed. Some headwind has also been made to the computer lab. It is a big relief as it means I can finally use the various consoles and create content for this blog and a future YouTube channel.
Despite the pandemic and the various lockdowns, I managed to increase the collection over the last 20 months. I’ve invested in the Evercade range from Blaze, such as the VS model and the various cartridges available. Various flashcarts from Krikzz and mini consoles such as the PC Engine, Astro City, Taito Egret II and A500. I purchased a brand-new Commodore 128, a brand new Colecovision, NES, Famicom AV, and many games and books added to the library. These will feature in future posts.
So, to conclude this post, I’ve scaled back my side job (working at a juice bar) to one day a week, and with things a lot more settled here, I will have more time and energy to dedicate to this blog.
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