2021 Gaming Gift Guide | GamesYouLoved

As we head into Christmas 2021 what better way to start the run up to the big day and time off work (hopefully) to play some games. Here’s our essential guide for any gamer this Christmas…

Game Boy: The Art Collection

372 pages long, with screenshots on each page, giving you the opportunity to see what the games in question actually look like. 

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Dungeons & Dragons 5^th Edition Essentials Kit

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No D & D fan would do without this. A hark back to days of old with this new 5th edition kit – gorgeous cover art on the box.

Includes an introductory rulebook, an adventure book, 6 blank character sheets, a dungeon master screen, 11 dice, a double sided map, and 81 cards for the magic items and sidekicks featured in this adventure. 

Official Ms Pac-Man Quarter Size Arcade Cabinet

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An official Bandai Namco Entertainment cabinet, fully playable, accurate 1/4 scale replica of the original Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet. A truly authentic experience of the classic arcade game made of high quality materials including the orignal wood finish. Comes for the collectors in special packaging with instructions and a lead for power.

Dimensions: 430mm/16.9in (h) x 160mm/6.29in (w) x 210/8.26in (d)

Pokemon 25th Anniversary Top Trainer box

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Comes complete with special card packs, including ten Pokémon Trading Card Game: Celebrations 4-card booster packs as well as five standard Pokémon TCG booster packs.

Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) – Neon Blue/Neon Red

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Play many SNES and NES retro classics as well as famous retro games of the past from gaming companies such as SEGA, Capcom, Konami and more.

Includes a high quality 7-inch OLED screen, a wide adjustable stand, a dock plus 64 GB of internal storage, and enhanced audio. The package includes 64 GB of internal storage to hold all your digital downloads.

Comes complete with the main console unit, the dock, Left/Right Joy-Con controllers, wrist straps, Joy-Con Grip, AC power adaptor and an HDMI cable from https://amzn.to/3xTt1TI

Pin Kings SEGA Mega Drive Enamel Pin Badge Set

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For any fans of SEGA in the 90s there’s no doubt that one console stood out and competed with Nintendo during that progressive period in 16 bit gaming – the Mega Drive (or Genesis in the US). With these official high quality SEGA pins you can pay tribute and wherever you put them you will look and feel cool. Just like the 90s. 

Backbone one Mobile Controller

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The Backbone One Mobile Gaming Controller for iPhone allows you to play retro games off your iphone via Xbox, Playstation, COD Mobile, Apple Arcade – a complete handheld experience. If you like physical controls, buttons and such like when you are mobile gaming this is a good option.

Anbernic RG351P Handheld Game Console

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Complete with a 3.5 Inch High-definition IPS Screen. If you want an entry level retrogaming handheld Anbernic is a good place to start – the RG35IP is an affordable option.

Plays a wide variety of formats and easy to manage files using the simple menu screen.

Evercade + games (new console add on)

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Go portable or direct to the TV screen with the Evercade. One for people who like to combine physical media collecting with the convenience of having a variety of games in a collection on one cart. This system is forever growing its games catalogue so it’s worth getting on board.

Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium 

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This quality stiched book showcases the legendary Amiga, carefully curated and designed by retrogaming publisher Bitmap Books. This heavy duty tome hosts more than 140 of the biggest titles, bringing them to life with a DPS and screen shot or loading page to bring alive these epic games of the past. 

Each layout is accompanied by quotes and commentary from renowned Amiga artists who have contributed to this classic title, developers and publishers are involved in the whole story told – including  R.J. Mical, David Braben, Sid Meier, Ron Gilbert, Julian Eggebrecht, Tobias Richter, Dave Gibbons + many more.

Official Sonic Christmas Jumper / Ugly Sweater

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This official SEGA product designed and produced by Numskull Designs features everything Sonic and we truly mean it.

An all over Sonic design across the full height and width of this Christmas sweater (do we need to call it ugly even?!) means you can appear on Christmas day a true Sonic fan. And a hedgehog is for life, not just for Christmas – so why not just wear it all year round!

And finally

Christmas wouldn’t be complete without Christmas Nights into Dreams 

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This SEGA Classic on the Saturn is a must have with the lead up to Christmas and on the all important day it powers up to a very special edition. I love playing this on Christmas morning especially. It is a magical game and highly recommended to get you in the Christmas spirit.