Boredgamedad

04/23/2025

Official announcement: Based on popular demand I'll be doing a "Dad's Favorites" image shortly after Batocera v42 releases. It'll consist of the top 25ish games for a wide variety of systems. I'll be sure to include more retro PC stuff like Commodore 64 as well.

I want to make sure everything works on this one before it goes out, so I may need a few play testers if anyone is interested. I'll be sure to reach out when the image is ready.

06/22/2024

Fun fact: I originally came up with the BoredGameDad name to use on a YouTube channel reviewing board games. Specifically because I helped crowd fund the Evil Dead 2 game and was excited to share an unboxing and review. That game ended up being delayed for years, so I pivoted to video games and the rest is history!

Here are the games we're playing this weekend! What are you playing?

05/13/2024

The weather isn't being very cooperative for outdoor activities, but you can have plenty of fun indoors with our retro gaming setup! These hook up to your TV and let you play over 12,000 of your favorite retro games from Atari 2600 all the way up to PS2! Shoot me a message for details on how to get yours!

01/11/2024

Greetings, Gamers! Sorry for the delay in new posts, the New Year has been hectic so far!

I do have a fantastic update to share: I'm now an authorized retailer for Hyperkin! I'm planning on placing a big order this weekend and I'd love to know what products you're interested in. They carry everything from controllers to consoles!

What Hyperkin products would you like to see available on my page?

09/28/2023

The Raspberry Pi 5 has been announced! But at a $60 price point then buying a case and power supply, it's a much better value to repurpose a used tiny PC (which can be found for $80 to $100 on the low end).

That being said, I don't have any plans at this time for Raspberry Pi 5 images since I won't personally be investing in the hardware.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5/

07/09/2023

First batch of products starting to arrive!

I'll have controllers, HDMI conversion cables for older consoles, and various accessories.

What are you looking forward to seeing for sale in the Boredgamedad store?

07/07/2023

Greetings, gamers!

I'm happy to announce that I've partnered with XYAB as an official distributor! Within the next few days I'll have BRAND NEW retro-game products like controllers, power cables, and many other video game accessories available on Facebook and my website AT OR BELOW retail pricing.

Here are a few product examples! What kinds of products are you most interested in seeing/do you need the most?

06/30/2023

https://patreon.com/BoredGameDad

Greetings, Gamers!

I've been asked many times over the past few years how people can support what I do, so I've finally decided to offer a one-stop shop for anyone that would like to contribute to my mission of bringing retro to the masses!

I'm offering 3 tiers to start with and look forward to any feedback on any changes you might like to see to the rewards. All proceeds from this page will go into hardware and software to enable me to create larger images to share with the masses, images for more diverse products, upgrading repair equipment (soldering stations, etc), and acquisition of various used retro consoles for repair.

Patrons at any tier will ALWAYS get first dibs early access to any items that I plan on listing for sale online.

If you love retro gaming, you're in the right place! Thank you for your Patronage!!!

Patrons on this tier get access to my Patreon exclusive community, as well as behind-the-scenes posts of what I'm working on next.

05/22/2023

Greetings, gamers! My friends at WamWam Games have just launched a Kickstarter for their brand new card game Shiner! (Their first game, Turn for the Wurst, was recently featured as an answer on Jeopardy!)

Shiner is an addictive, strategic micro card game from WAMWAM GAMES. 2-3 players battle for control of the h***h industry in this prohibition themed moonshine game.

You'll find the link to check out the game in full and make a pledge below. I'll also include a link to their website in the comments so you can check out Turn for the Wurst and keep track of what crazy fun projects they come up with next!

Shiner is an addictive strategic micro card game from WAMWAM Games.

05/14/2023

I have a few extra 256GB SSDs sitting around. What would you guys like to see me use them for?

04/01/2023

Unlike some online retro gaming stores (*cough* DK Oldies *cough*) we really do fully restore everything we sell.

This HP Elitedesk had old thermal pads and paste, which were replaced with brand new Artic Silver thermal paste and high quality thermal pads.

We also only use brand name storage and RAM for all PC builds.

So you can rest assured that you'll be able to enjoy any hardware we send your way for years to come!

(And before anyone says "That's too much thermal paste," 😉 I like to use a spreader to thinly cover the entire chip on APUs like this Ryzen 5 2400GE. They can get toasty pulling double duty as a CPU/GPU.)

03/19/2023

Up for grabs now!

I just finished turning a 17 inch screened Dell XPS L501x into a portable retro game station, and it's ready for a new home! This is running the Batocera operating system. Windows is not installed on this laptop.

This machine comes loaded with over 8400 retro games including FULL SETS (literally every game ever made) for Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx, NES, SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, N64, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, 32x, Game Gear, TurboGrafx, Neo Geo, and Intellivision.

So if you are wondering if a certain game is included from any of the above systems, the answer is yes. Haha.

It also includes 19 point and click adventure games for PC like Maniac Mansion, 33 PC Engine CD games, 59 Sega CD games, and 145 PlayStation 1 games.

This laptop has an HDMI in the back, so you can also hook it up to your TV!

Asking $200. It does come with the battery and official 130 watt Dell power supply.