Pelikonepeijoonit - The Arctic Computer and Console Museum

Articles

Facts_

More on the fact side - information

Small Things_

Still facts, but not so many of them

Scans_

Scans from Finnish magazines and brochures + more

Fun_

More on the fun side - pictures, stories...

Arcades around the world_

Arcades that we have visited

Small things

Facts

Handhelds that use cartridges FAQ © Pelikonepeijoonit
The comprehensive Handhelds that use cartridges FAQ. Covers also many devices that don't quite fit the category as long as they're portable and have multiple games available for them on switchable media, or something.
Download in RTF format or in PDF format.

Handhelds that use cartridges - gallery © Pelikonepeijoonit
The FAQ only exists in text - format anymore, but from this page you can find pictures of many of the devices on the list.

What's up? © Pelikonepeijoonit
What's hot and what's not TOP-3 lists, what have we played lately and Mikko's almost weekly rant.

The world of 6809 assembly and Vectrex © Pelikonepeijoonit
Read the whole story from the page, but to keep it short : Manu started to make programs for the Vectrex. This page features some new game demos for the Vectrex.

Vectrex Game DataBase © Pelikonepeijoonit
Information of ALL the released, not released and to be released games for the one and only vector graphics game system. Still under work, but getting there!

Salora Manager Expansion Module #1 © Pelikonepeijoonit
Information and pictures about an expansion module that let's you play Colecovision games with the Salora Manager / VTech Laser 2001 / Creativision (Dick Smith Wizzard).

Zemmix © Pelikonepeijoonit
An obscure MSX based video game console exists. However there was not much information about it anywhere. Here's some.

Daewoo KOBO © HHG
Related to Zemmix, a weird, weird, weird Korean computer, that's apparently based on MSX technology.

Finnished games © Pelikonepeijoonit
Lately many console and computer games have been translated into Finnish. We tried to make a list of them, in case you're interested.

The 8-bit Joystick Gallery © Pelikonepeijoonit
Today, you can buy most any type of controller for your games machine, ranging from standard pads to steering wheels and skateboards. These do tend to have a few things in common, though - they mostly work OK and do what they are supposed to. The controllers on this page range from regular to downright bizarre and unusable.

Light Gun Gallery © Pelikonepeijoonit
Which machine had/has a light gun for it and how do they look like? We tried to find as many as we could.

Game Machine Rascals © Pelikonepeijoonit
An online comic strip featuring the life of a video game collector and the stuff around us.

Episodes : 001 002 003

Links to History © Pelikonepeijoonit
Gathered a few good links to sites that have information about the history of computing and computers and video games.

A tribute to Sega Dreamcast © Pelikonepeijoonit
Several pages with HUGE amount of information about Sega Dreamcast. All the variations, all the VMU's, all released games US/EUR/JAP. A definitive and essential page for all the Dreamcast collectors out there!

GP32 Quick Picks © Pelikonepeijoonit
Got a Gamepark GP-32 and can't decide which of all the cool stuff you should put on your SMC? Check our favorites from here. Also includes information on how to reset each app.

A tribute to Sega Saturn © Pelikonepeijoonit
Sega Saturn - the most misunderstood games console of all time?

NTSC<>PAL © Pelikonepeijoonit
Usa <> Europe.. Do games and machines work? What can you do?

A page to get you confused! © Pelikonepeijoonit
Trivia information on Salora Manager, Creativision, Colecovision, Spectravideo, MSX and more.

For short © Pelikonepeijoonit
A newbie collector can be confused with all the abbreviations in this hobby.. here's some help.

The Video Game Consoles F.A.Q. © Sly D.C. & Olivier Boisseau
Version VGC.01 - November 1999

Scans & Pictures

Sega cards from video game magazines
Sega -related collecting cards from Super Play and Mean Machines magazines (Mega-CD tin box thing).

Arcade Manuals © Pelikonepeijoonit, copyright owners
We have placed these manuals here because they are impossible to find anywhere. These machines no longer make money for anyone, let alone the manufacturers.There are a number of hobbyists interested in restoring or rebuilding them. If you are the copyright holder of this material and wish to have it removed, please contact me.

Virtua Racing Twin

PDF, 10 MB

Sega Mega-Tech

PDF, 3.8 MB

Double Axle

PDF, 1.8 MB

Neo Geo MVS (1FZ)

PDF, 1.1 MB

Hard Drivin' Schematics

PDF, 1.2 MB

Selected Clippings from C&VG © original owners of the copyrights
Hidden game in Saturn consoles? Share your TVs? Magic Carpet ride? Which is better, PSX or Saturn Wipe-Out? Square makes games for Sony! and more...

Benchmark article © original owners of the copyrights
This article contains benchmark tests for such popular computer as the
Vectrex prototype addon, Atari 2600 Graduate and many others..

Cool Scans © original owners of the copyrights
Scans from 80ies Finnish brochures : Telmac, Commodore SX64, Commodore PET, Commodore junk & add-ons, Salora Fellow, Sinclair Spectrum, cool Atari 2600 game advert..

Electronic Games advertisements © original owners of the copyrights
Scans from the years 1981-1985, including things like Vectrex, the Gameline, Compumate, Cardapter and lots more. (in English)

Laserscans © original owners of the copyrights
An article about games using laserdiscs, including RDI Halcyon (in English).

Miscellanous Scans © original owners of the copyrights
Amiga brochures, arcade reviews, Sam Coupe & Commodore Game System advertisements... (in English)

Obscure computers © original owners of the copyrights
Scans from the 1984 book Computers for Everybody Buyer's Guide. Some of the obscurest and weirdest home computers.

Printti articles © Printti/Jari Hennilä/Tuomo Sajaniemi
Happened to pick up a pile of Finnish "Printti" computer magazines from a flea and to my surprise they had a 6 part article series called "History of Video Games". It's in Finnish of course, but I've translated some interesting details here and there.

Even more of Printti © Printti & original owners of the copyrights
Marq dug out his Finnish Printtis and scanned the best bits for your pleasure.

Salora Manager brochure scans © original owners of the copyrights
There was a way to make the Salora Manager Atari 2600 compatible!
There was also a modem. Thanks to K.A. Check it out if you're interested.

Scans of Finnish InTV catalog © original owners of the copyrights
Thanks to K.A. Cool stuff in Finnish, I wish I'd known where to get them as a kid.

Some scans from Tekniikan Maailma magazine © original owners of the copyrights
Featuring a Colecovision test and advertisement for Salora Fellow, Telmac TMC-600 and more.

Some Finnish ads + other scans © original owners of the copyrights
Pretty funny Finnish advertisements for Amiga, Atari ST and Atari Lynx. Also a Spectravideo computer catalogue, Oric-1 brochure and a Telmac advertisement. New: Commodore 64 video course covers and Intellivoice brochure. New! Colecovision brochure!

Tests, tests + manuals © original owners of the copyrights
Soundic game manuals and a couple of interesting video game tests from Tekniikan Maailma and Mikrobitti featuring Atari, Intv, Videopac, Soundic, NES and Sega Master System.

Salora Manager operation manual (in Finnish) © Semitech Finland
You can download the (pretty hilarious) manuals to this Finnished computer in PDF format (3.2 MB) from here. Published online by Pelikonepeijoonit with authorization from Semitech.

Fun

Digital Archaelogy exhibition © Pelikonepeijoonit
Exhibition at a local museum in Vammala, Finland. Open until end of January 2003.

GameWorld 2002 © Pelikonepeijoonit
GameWorld 2002 gaming expo in Helsinki, Finland. Loads of pictures. We had a museum section set up there.

Rare Machine Generator © Pelikonepeijoonit
Impress your friends and know the names of rare prototype machines that never existed!

Artikkeli Keskipohjanmaa-lehdessä (in Finnish)
© Keskipohjanmaa/Hanne Yli-Parkas
There was an article about collecting in a Finnish newspaper 'Keskipohjanmaa'. You can read it from here.

Desktop Wallpapers © Pelikonepeijoonit
Desktop wallpapers for your Windows, OS X or whatever featuring Sonic, Atari, Intellivision dude...

Dream machines © Pelikonepeijoonit
Sometimes people involved in collecting classic computers or game consoles can have the weirdest dreams.

Hyperultrarare things © Pelikonepeijoonit
Trash the Roz Wagon Atari cartridge! White Vectrex! You won't believe that they even exist!

Our Princess in Another Castle © Good Deal Games
A classic gaming oriented comic strip located at Good Deal Games. Written by Amos Parker and drawn by Manu Pärssinen.

PKP wins! © Pelikonepeijoonit
Our "own" Atari 2600 game! Check it out and download the binary for your Atari emulator!

Fun / JAVA games

Breakout
Play a game of one round JAVA Breakout.

Pong
Play a game of one player JAVA Pong.

Arcades Around the World (the ones we've visited)

Challenge Arcade in PA, USA © Pelikonepeijoonit & Chuck Whitby
An arcade loaded with classic stuff. Everything from Tempest to Para Para Dancing!

Time Out at Arnot, NY, USA © Pelikonepeijoonit
A nice arcade located at Arnot Mall in Arnot, NY state, USA.
There's also some good game stores around the area.

Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden © Pelikonepeijoonit
Arcade located in an amusement park in Sweden. Lots and lots of racing games, and that suits us fine!

Arcade at the Särkänniemi amusement park © Pelikonepeijoonit
There's so few arcades left in Finland, it was a joy to find one close by to where we live. These games along with some others (mostly light gun games, Point Blank, Time Crisis 2 and 3, Ninja Assault, House of the Dead 2...) were present there 14th of June 2004.

The Insane Arcade in Barcelona 2004 © Pelikonepeijoonit
On his trip to France, Mikko spent some time in Barcelona, Spain, and stumbled upon one of the most impressive arcades we've ever seen, or even heard of. Racing games galore!

The Insane Arcade in Barcelona 2005 © Pelikonepeijoonit & Wumpa
Got an update of the New Park arcade in Barcelona. Most of the impressive machines are still there, but they've gotten new stuff too. Prepare for a long loading time, loads of pictures.

The Hidden Arcade of Finland © Pelikonepeijoonit, Muto
We thought there wasn't any big arcades in Finland anymore... well, there is at least one.