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PlayBring back gaming memories when Nintendo launches its retro games console, Nintendo Classic Mini in November. The classic NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) is a mini replica of Nintendo’s original home console and plugs directly into a high-definition TV using the included HDM1 cable and comes with 30 classic NES games built in, including Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and PAC-MAN. It comes with one NES controller though extra ones are available to buy. Nintendo Classic Mini £50 www.nintendo.co.ukViewing centrepieceThere is no need to wall mount this stunning, huge TV as it has an integrated floor stand and is designed to be the centrepiece of your viewing area. It uses Backlight Master Drive technology for individual LED backlight control, offering unprecedented contrast and picture. It also runs Android TV with Google Cast support for sharing videos from your phone and the sleek stand helps hide the mess of cords from all your other entertainment devices. Sony 100-inch XD9 4K TV Price TBA www.sony.comViola BeachThis is the posthumous debut album from the young British indie rock group who, along with their manager, were tragically killed in a car crash in Sweden in February this year.The four band members’ families released the album to celebrate their lives and it features nine tracks including Swings and Waterslides which reached the top 20 in the UK singles chart earlier this year.The group only formed in 2013 and this album highlights their wonderful talent which was tragically cut short.Viola BeachFuller Beans RecordsBruce SpringsteenTo accompany his 500-page autobiography, Born to Run, The Boss is back with this new album, which spans his career and features many favourite tracks.The 18 songs also include five of which have never been released and there is also his earliest recording from 1966 along with the likes of Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A.The collected songs were hand-picked by Springsteen to reflect the themes and sections of the autobiography and trace Springsteen’s musical history from its earliest days to the present.Chapter And VerseSony MusicRetro gamingIssue 70 2016 |The Ship Supplier | 59