Retro Media and Collectibles Archive
The Geek With Social Skills categories section is a central hub for videos and articles that do not fit neatly into a single computer or game system guide.
Use this page as a starting point for exploring VHS tapes, records, analog media, toys, collectibles, classic gaming topics, thrift finds, promotional items, and other retro media subjects from the archive.
For hardware-specific pages covering computers, consoles, and vintage platforms, visit the retro computer system guides.
VHS Tapes and Analog Media
Vintage media formats are an important part of technology history, from training tapes and promotional videos to VHS releases connected to classic computers, software, games, and the analog video era.
- NewTek Video Toaster Amiga Promo VHS
- The 7th Guest promotional VHS tape
- MS-DOS and Windows Training VHS Komputer Tutor
- Commodore CDTV Welcome Tour VHS Promo
- Amiga World VHS Tutorial AmigaOS 2.0
- Windows 95 Video Guide VHS featuring Jennifer Aniston & Matthew Perry
- Future cassette tape preservation, music media, and analog video projects
Records, Music, and Audio Collectibles
Music media, interviews, vinyl records, picture discs, and audio collectibles connect retro technology with the physical formats and recording culture of earlier eras.
- Queensryche 206 Records EP Vinyl
- Queensryche Chris DeGarmo Empire Interview from vinyl picture disc
- Commodore 64 SAM Sings The Star-Spangled Banner
- FairLight The Last Truckstop 3 C64 Demo
- Future vinyl records, cassette tapes, interviews, music memorabilia, and analog audio projects
Toys, Collectibles, and Pop Culture
Retro collecting often goes beyond computers and consoles. This category is for toys, boxed collectibles, special editions, promotional items, manuals, feelies, and other pieces of pop culture connected to the larger nostalgia archive.
- Nintendo Switch collecting and special editions
- A Mind Forever Voyaging Amiga
- Retro Tech Haul 4 - Vintage Finds and Collector Pickups
- Retro Tech Haul 3 - Retro Tech and Gaming Finds
- Future toys, promotional items, boxed collectibles, manuals, and physical extras
Classic Gaming Topics
Some gaming videos are tied to a specific system guide, while others focus on arcade hardware, game history, imports, accessories, publishers, and collecting topics that cross platforms.
- Famicom Light Gun Games TV Commercial (1984)
- Nintendo PlayChoice-10 arcade hardware
- Unlicensed and licensed Tengen NES games
- Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti Famicom Gameplay
- NES Zapper on Nintendo AV Famicom (Fix and Mod Guide)
- Donkey Kong Famicom Gameplay (1983) - Arcade Classic
- Interesting controllers, adapters, boxed games, manuals, imports, and promotional items
Thrift Finds, Hauls, and Collector Notes
Thrift store finds, mail calls, trades, donations, and pickup videos help document how retro technology, media, and collectibles are found, preserved, repaired, and added to the archive.
- Retro Tech Haul 1 pickups, trades, and donations
- Thrift Store Adventures Goodwill Episode 1
- $29 Sega Genesis Nomad Goodwill Find
- Retro Tech Haul 7 (SepTandy 2022)
- Apple Macintosh Mini Mail Call
- Future thrift finds, mail calls, collector notes, and restoration project updates
Explore More
Browse the video pages for the full retro computing and technology archive, or visit the system guides for dedicated pages about classic computers, game systems, DOS PCs, and vintage hardware platforms. To see items currently being searched for, visit the retro tech want list.