Picture the Retro Game Room You Wanted Growing Up. One Winner Chooses

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Picture the Retro Game Room You Wanted Growing Up. One Winner Chooses the Gear.

The giveaway photos stage the prize like a game room. The prize itself is the PC, monitor, joystick, keyboard, mouse and a console and games bundle, or a cash alternative.

The retro gaming PC next to a white gaming monitor, with a retro keyboard and wireless mouse on a wooden desk — A staged desk scene from the giveaway photos. The furniture and decor are styling; the gear is the prize.

The photos for LvlUp's Retro giveaway look like a game room: a wooden desk, a glowing tower, a neon poster on the wall. That room is staging. The furniture, shelves, posters and lighting are not part of the prize.

What is up for grabs is the gear: a custom gaming PC, a gaming monitor, a retro joystick and keyboard, a PRIMEPLUS retro wireless gaming mouse and a retro console and games bundle. If you have ever sketched the game room you wanted as a kid, here are six ideas for building one around that gear.

Idea 1Make the tower the centerpiece

The PC's retro-style tower has a glass side, and there is a lot to look at through it: purple-lit fans, glowing memory and a liquid cooler whose pump head is shaped like a tiny monitor. That is a case for putting it on the desk at eye level, not under it.

The retro-style PC tower on a desk with a retro keyboard and wireless mouse in front of it — On the desk, not under it: the tower with the keyboard and mouse in front.

Idea 2Give the inputs their own space

The joystick deserves a spot where your hand can find it. Set the keyboard in the middle, the joystick off to one side and the PRIMEPLUS mouse on the other. All three share the same off-white, grey and red look, so they read as one set on a bare desktop.

A retro keyboard with grey and off-white keys and red accent keys, shown with a red-topped joystick and large red buttons — The keyboard and joystick, with the large red buttons shown in the product photo.

Idea 3One shelf per console family

The console bundle mixes Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox hardware from several generations. Sorting it by maker, one shelf each, keeps things tidy. The shelves would be your own; the hardware is what the prize supplies.

A black Xbox One standing upright beside its controller under green neon light — An Xbox One from the bundle, ready for the Xbox shelf.

Idea 4A drawer for the handhelds

The bundle includes three portable systems: the Nintendo DS Lite, the PSP and a Game Boy Advance SP. They do not need a TV or a shelf. A drawer or basket near the couch is enough.

A silver Game Boy Advance SP, flipped open, under red neon light — The Game Boy Advance SP, the kind of handheld that fits in a drawer.

Idea 5Let the PC handle some of the light

The giveaway photos lean on purple, red, blue and green neon. Some of that glow comes from the PC itself: the RGB memory and fans light up inside the case, as the close-up below shows. Any room lighting beyond that is up to you.

Close-up of RGB memory sticks inside the PC under purple light — RGB memory lighting up the inside of the case.

Idea 6Keep the cash option in mind

Maybe the room you picture looks nothing like this. The Official Rules give the winner a choice: the gear, or a $10,000 cash award instead.

PC · Monitor · Consoles and games

See the gear behind the game room photos

See the Retro Giveaway →

No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Open to legal residents of the US and Canada, 18+ or the age of majority. Void where prohibited. Ends 11/19/2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Official Rules

The gear in briefWhat the PC is built from

The tower holds a GeForce RTX 5090 with 32GB of memory and a Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor from AMD. Memory is 64GB of RGB-lit DDR5, and storage is a 4TB Gen5 SSD. Behind those sit an X870-series motherboard, RGB fans, 1200W of power and a 6-inch LCD screen panel kit.

The bundle in briefShelves worth of hardware

For Idea 3, here is what you would be sorting. Nintendo: the NES, Nintendo 64, Wii and Nintendo Switch 2, plus the two handhelds. PlayStation: every home console from the first through the PlayStation 5, plus the PSP. Xbox: four consoles, from the original through the Xbox Series S. Games for the older systems are part of the bundle.

The fine print, in plain EnglishHow entering works

Members are entered automatically. An active LvlUp membership includes automatic entry into every LvlUp giveaway, alongside the other member benefits.

Anyone can enter for free. Mail a hand-printed 3" x 5" card as described in the Official Rules. Each mail-in entry counts as 10 entries. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by November 19, 2026 and received by November 23, 2026.

Paying never improves your odds. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning, and odds depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Open through November 19

Start planning the room, then enter

Enter the Retro Giveaway →

What is LvlUp?

LvlUp is a membership club for gamers. Members get:

Cash back when you shop at more than 6,600 stores
Digital wallpapers for your phone and desktop, included with membership
Access to the LvlUp Arcade
Discounts on LvlUp merch for Champion members and above
Automatic entry into every LvlUp giveaway while your membership is active

Membership starts at $5 per month, renews monthly until you cancel, and can be canceled anytime from your account. Past winners are listed on our winners page.

You never have to buy anything to enter. There's a free way to enter by mail, described in the Official Rules, and a purchase will not improve your chances of winning.

The short version

The game room in the photos is staging; furniture, shelves, posters and lighting are not included
The prize: custom RTX 5090 gaming PC, gaming monitor, retro joystick and keyboard, PRIMEPLUS mouse, retro console and games bundle
The winner chooses that gear or a $10,000 cash award; the ARV is up to $16,000
Mail-in entry is free; a purchase will not improve your odds
Entry period ends Nov 19, 2026, with the drawing on or about Nov 24

Where you go from here

Close this tab. If a room built around retro hardware does nothing for you, this giveaway probably isn't yours.

Send it to the friend who still talks about their first console. They might want to plan the shelves.

Enter by 11:59:59 p.m. ET on November 19. Members are entered automatically, and anyone can enter free by mail.

Common questions

Is the room in the photos part of the prize?

No. The desk, shelves, posters, lighting and other decor in the photos are staging. The prize is the gear named in the Official Rules: the PC, monitor, joystick and keyboard, PRIMEPLUS mouse, and console and games bundle.

Will the prize arrive set up?

The rules don't promise any setup or installation. After the prize is awarded, the winner is solely responsible for all matters relating to it.

Can I choose cash instead of the gear?

If you win, yes. The rules let the winner take a $10,000 cash award rather than the prize.

Do I have to buy something to enter?

No. The free mail-in route is worth 10 entries per card, and purchases never change your chances.

How is the winner chosen?

At random, in a drawing on or about November 24, 2026. The Administrator, American Sweepstakes & Promotion Co., Inc., runs it.

Who can take part?

You must legally reside in the US or Canada and be at least 18 years old or of the age of majority where you live. The giveaway is void where prohibited, and a Canadian winner faces a skill-testing question.

See the Retro Gear →