Tales of the Urban Explorer: The Retro-Games House

It appeared to be an unassuming house by the roadside, but we knew it was abandoned and that there was an access point.... somewhere.

These types of explores make me unsettled. Occasionally they are crammed with belongings and that begs the question…, ‘Is it really abandoned?’

For that reason, I never stick around too long inside, especially if that 'access point' is a front downstairs window. Did anyone see us climb through it? It's not difficult to notice if you happen to be living opposite and look out of a window at the right time.

Anyone would assume it’s a burglary and that the window has been compromised, then the cops arrive while you are inside which leads to a difficult conversation and possible arrest.

Then there is the question of morals and defeating your demonic temptation. A house like this contains a rich assortment of antiques, memorabilia, and retro games, something I used to collect in a previous life.

…’My inner demons played on me while inside The Retro-Games House. I could steal this easily and get away with it’…
We entered via the back garden. It was shrouded, overgrown and a conservatory came into vision at the edge of my vision.

Locked..., fuck. Was the intelligence given bullshit again?

Edging down the side of the house, we climbed an awkward gate that took us to the front garden. The window looked closed and that's because the last explorer pulled it in to make it look that way,

Climbing through windows is not difficult but there's always that 'capture time' when you could be spotted. Today fortune was on us and there were no 'Oy's' entering my eardrums.

We silently closed the window from the inside and looked around.

From the first few minutes, I knew this one to be something special. The room looked half-packed as though the occupants were about to leave, and then vanished.

Come through the side entrance and a bread knife awaits unwanted visitors.

Once it could have been orderly. Someone was planning to move out and then the ransackers arrived pitching half the boxes all over the floor.

It used to live within a bin liner but not anymore,

Looks like some type of language. I checked briefly and found the word ‘Cobol’. That made me back off sharpish.

It's rusty, metal, heavy, and out of place. What is it used for?

One of those geeky weeklies that you collect and never read.

Despite the piles of stuff everywhere, there were signs of neglect within 'The Retro Games House'.

Mostly full bottles of mouthwash and shampoo adorned the green bathroom.

A pocket radio that consisted mostly of a 'speaker'.

That’s a long corridor lined with mahogany at the point of descent. This was a large house and down there was even more clutter.

Sandra Whiting needs an eye test in 2015, interesting.

What a great old clock, complete with a key winder. Sadly I knew this item was going to be stolen, not by me but by the Tour Bus which inevitably would arrive.

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