It can be tough finding the ideal Valentine’s Day presents for the one that you love, but thinking beyond the curve a bit can sometimes help you come up with the perfect present for your partner. Are you with a video games fan? Every dork who gets starry-eyed when the bygone era of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming would really like a retro games console for Valentine’s Day. Right now you can easily find a load of these marvellous antiques of the golden period of video gaming at decent prices.

Sure, if you need one in a mint condition box and without marks on the console, youare going to have to shell out more, but if youjust need a functional console and some games titles, you’re able to attain perfect Valentine’s Day presents for your nerd at a really fair price. And, if you find a console with two joypads, you could even see it as a joint present to the pair of you as a couple!

Just find out which console they used to be a fanatic of in times gone by, be it the Sega Master System, the Sega Mega Drive ( otherwise known as the Sega Genesis to those in the US ), the vintage Nintendo entertainment system ( the joy that was the NES ) or the Super Nintendo, or whatever, and you’re bound to be in a position to get a bargain .

A lot of video gaming stores stock nostalgic consoles and gaming titles at reasonable prices, or you’ll be able to find them at gigantic sites like Amazon and eBay. Just make sure that each individual console is supplied with all of the appropriate connections and leads to ensure you and your loving dork are able to get straight into some significant old-skool gaming fun with their Valentine’s day presents.

Video gaming titles to go with these particular presents are also afactor to think about. Old favourites like Sonic The Hedgehog, Street Fighter, Super Mario bros and so on are a pretty safe bet for retro gaming fun, and they are going to be available at reasonable prices right now for you to exploit. It’s all a case of brooding about something fun that your partner will get a great deal of use out of, not to mention the possibility for you to get in on the action too!

There are also emulators, vintage games packs for recent machines and handheld devices featuring vintage games titles to think about too. The variety is wide enough to fit every gaming taste and desire. Whichever you’re after, retro video games titles and consoles make great Valentine’s day presents for those who like some fun with their love.