A while back, I paid a visit to The Cave and Arcade Archive, a pair of wonderful interactive retro tech museums run by YouTubers Neil Thomas, Alex Crowley and a gaggle of volunteers and assistants.

Between the two museums, you can get your hands on a variety of old computers, consoles and arcade games, pretty much all of which are in full working order, and have a tinker with them, as well as browsing an extensive library of old magazines, admiring the ambience of a lovingly recreated retro game “shop” (where you can even scan the barcodes on the boxes and play the games on a MiSTer) and investigating some lovely rarities.

One thing struck me as I was wandering around: although The Cave specifically positions itself as a museum of classic computers and consoles, the focus is very much on games. And there’s a very good reason for that. Let’s ponder exactly why.