There sure is a lot of stuff! I recorded this back in December 2013, before a large downsizing of the collection. A new update will have to be done in the next few months!

First things first, take a look at those magnificent curtains! They’ve got a lovely flared look at the bottom, straight out of the 1970s. Eventually I’ll get something more suitable, but for now they can stay. Anyway, we’re supposed to be looking at retro hardware, not interior decorating!

The top shelves are still packed with Sega equipment. We’ve got the TeraDrives, Mega-CD units and all sorts of development hardware that I’m trying to organise. The development units are particularly annoying because of the connectors sticking out the back. You can’t even stand some of them up properly without something getting in the way!

Then there are Mega Drives, more Mega Drives, Saturns, Dreamcasts and a growing number of PlayStations. I’ve already started reducing the amount of boxed Dreamcast equipment, although I’m still trying to decide exactly how I want everything arranged. Perhaps some smaller shelves would make life a little easier.

There’s an entire assortment of equipment on the next bookshelf too. We’ve got Game Gears, Game Boys, Xbox consoles, the Amstrad Mega PC and the Apple Macintosh LC 475. The Sega Digio is still hanging around, and I’ve managed to get some of the development equipment off the side table and onto the shelves. Progress!

I’ve also got three Sega Saturn Sophia development kits. They haven’t seen a great deal of attention since the earlier videos, but at least they’re together in one place. I’ll have to get back to them eventually.

Now for something rather special. The Pioneer LaserActive CLD-A100!

This beautiful machine is my current pride and joy. I’ve got the Sega PAC, the original front panel and remote, along with a collection of LaserDiscs. It’s a Japanese unit, and I paid a fairly substantial amount for it, but the thing actually works! Given the age and complexity of the hardware, that’s quite impressive.

I’ll still have to investigate the capacitors and get a better understanding of the PAC mechanism. There are a few things about inserting and removing the pack that I haven’t quite worked out yet. Another project for the ever-growing list!

I’m amazed the LaserActive fits on the shelf at all. It’s not nearly as deep as I expected, unlike the Sophia units with their enormous pieces of metal hanging out the back. If I put all three Sophias on proper display, there might not be any room left for anything else.

The Aiwa Mega-CD units are still in various states of disassembly, and there are plenty of other projects scattered about the room. At least the collection is beginning to look a little more organised, even if the shelves are still absolutely packed.

That’s where things stood in December 2013. By the time I’ve finished sorting everything out, I’ll probably decide to rearrange the lot again. Such is the joy of collecting old electronics!