Great to see the good people at @retrocollective.co.uk and @heber-limited.bsky.social continue to innovate with their Multisystem platform. Now it's the Multisystem Arcade: #retrogaming #retrogamer #retrocomputing www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7YX...

Happy 44th birthday to the mighty Sinclair ZX Spectrum! Here is my collection of spectra and a nice pic of the man himself! #sinclair #zxspectrum #retrocomputing #retrogaming

So after 40-odd years my Vectrex game collection is complete! I bought all my Vectrex games back in the 80s from bargain bins after the console failed. However, I never once saw Space Wars for sale in the UK back then. Finally found a cartridge that was not insanely priced. #vectrex #retrogames

A hard fought 5th place for my team in last night's Sebring 12hr in @iracing.com Fantastic event. #iracing #simracing

3 hours to go in the @iracing.com Sebring 12hrs. Currently running P5. Great event as always. #iracing #simracing

We’re embracing this new EV technology here at The Retro Collective

I've just accepted a job offer to change my career as an IT Pro of 30+ years. All because I can see AI coming for my current job. It's a calculated gamble that my new role will take longer for AI to murder. How many of us older Gen X are just trying to grind it out until we can afford to retire?

Holy shit. Robbie Coltrane (of Harry Potter, Bond, Cracker and a million other top drawer movies and shows was in Flash Gordon? Mind blown.....

I was a little resistant to picking this up so soon after launch but I have to say it's bloody excellent. Arcade action and absolutely stunning visuals. @iracing.com #iracing #iracingarcade #simracing

So looks like I missed a few on my list of gaming systems you could buy new 35 years ago. Here is the latest! NES Master System Game Boy Game Gear Lynx PC Engine Mega Drive SNES Amiga ST PC C64 ZX Spectrum CPC/Plus MSX/MSX2 2600 Jnr 7800 X68000 Any more? 😎 #retrogames #retrogaming #retrocomputing

Seems crazy to us today but 35 years ago all these were available to gamers to buy new at the same time. NES Master System Game Boy Game Gear Lynx PC Engine Mega Drive SNES Amiga ST PC With systems like 3DO and Jaguar just round the corner. #retrogames #retrogaming #retrocomputing

For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker

#C64 #Kouyate #RPG progress: added another village, but not ready to show it just yet as it needs a few more background tiles creating. Also added a new pirate character portrait (thanks to @mementomoree.bsky.social ), so here's how it looks:

After 24hrs of trials and triumphs my team finished P3 in the GTP class! Superb event. Well done @iracing.com Can't wait to read the stats on total number of teams and drivers who competed at the 2026 running of the world's largest sim racing event. #daytona24 #iracing

"The Games Machine" from Newsfield was short lived but I really enjoyed this publication at the time. #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocomputing

The biggest event in sim racing starts tomorrow. Practice done, setups perfected. I'm ready....😬 #simracing #iracing #daytona24

1980s UK. Dixons. Will anything be this cool ever again? #retrogaming #retrocomputing #retrogamer

For such a small build, it was really enjoyable. Lego made the effort to keep the interior and build techniques as interesting as they could given size limitations. #lego #nintendo #retrogaming #retrogamer

Some lovely detail in the Lego Game Boy. #lego #retrogaming #retrogamer #nintendo

Got to love a bit of Lego at Christmas. My daughter is deep into some Harry Potter and I'm on the Game Boy #lego #retrogaming #retrogamer #nintendo

Genuine question for F1 experts but if Ferrari want to win should they consider moving their team to England?

The SAM Coupe has a great keyboard, 72 keys including function/number pad. As membranes fail I released full mechanical keyboards to give the ultimate replacement with a choice of keyswitch types. I also produced a 'Prototype Tribute' keyboard to give your #SAMCoupe a unique look. www.samcoupe.com

I knew I was right to keep hold of this. I don't need your crappy Micron RAM!

Here's a new mini retro arcade design which will be 3D printed soon. It will have a 7 inch screen and run on a raspberry pi. The design is based on the classic Grandstand Firefox F7 game console from the 1980s Designed in Blender #retrogaming #arcade #8bit

The Games That Weren’t Boasting never-before-seen screenshots and pre-production art. Coming soon, get a stock alert here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #booksky @gamesthatwerent.com

Can't quite believe the quality of this Gamesir Nova 2 controller. It supports Bluetooth as well as having a 1000Hz WiFi dongle included. And it comes with a hard case! All for just £24.99 🤯

Spectrum Next #Delphian progress: added a linked polygon system so that I can link surface detail to a polygon. Also added support for 5-sided polygons. Rearranged some memory too, so models are now in their own bank. Oh, and added some quick lasers too! Next step might be to make ships move...

Cleared Hot is now live on Steam. Looks like a superb tribute to the Desert Strike series. #clearedhot #retrogames #retrogamer store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...

New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting. YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8 PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm... #SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming

Crash Live 2025! #crash #sinclair #zxspectrum #retrocomputing

www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe... A small update regarding users with dropped pledges due to installment payment issues with KickStarter

The Facebook Marketplace gods have deemed me worthy today. Just arrived home with this lot after picking it up for an absolute bargain price. No idea if it works yet but it looks like none of it has been tampered with which is a good sign. #retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #commodore

Ahh the rare but beautiful Facebook Marketplace bargain find! Absolutely delighted. 😎 🥳 #retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #commodore

This was a turning point for me. I'd been given a ZX Spectrum by my father-in-law. It looked in near mint condition, yet didn't work. It'd sat in the corner of our spare room for a while, then I took it into work to diagnose. It kickstarted my fascination with retro and vintage computer electronics.

Vectrex Mini Kickstarter is live and already doing incredibly well. www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...

A piece of #AlteredBeast artwork that I have no idea where it was used (probably on a magazine) or if it was used, nor the artist. Still, a really nice one! Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

New toys have arrived. What could I be planning?😁 #simracing #iracing

So after 5 years the 60" TV I use on my sim rig has died. Beyond economic repair so it's time for an upgrade. Triple 32" screens incoming! Just got to work out how to best mount them. #simracing #iracing

Been having a disc tidy up and found a series only partially published, so I have put the full set on my blog page so that they are not lost. See www.uridiumauthor.blogspot.co.uk which also goes by its new web address with blogger instead of blogspot.

Greatest console of all time? For me it's the mighty Vectrex. My favourite item in my collection by far. Here is the one I got for Christmas in 1984 along with some of my games. All thankfully owned since the 80s.

What's your best TV/monitor for a quick bit of retro gaming on original hardware? For me it's the Sony KDL 15G2000. It's a 15" 1024x768 TV. Supports 576p, 576i and 480p. It has inputs for for RF, composite, component, RGB SCART, S-Video and VGA. It's absolutely superb. #retrogaming #retrocomputing

My first computer was #ZXSpectrum 48K from John Menzies in May 1983. Next was a +2 from Dixons in '86. Then a #SAMCoupe in '93. The SAM Coupe continues to be my platform of choice designing hardware, software and 'SAM Revival' mag -> www.samcoupe.com But I do some ZX hardware too! zx.samcoupe.com

By 91 things were not too bad for the NES in the UK and it had begun to catch the Master System in sales. The attempts by Mattel to sell it a number of years earlier were just bizarre. It looked like some weird TV toy thing with a useless robot attached. No wonder no one bought one back then.

I've always loved the many floppy options that emerged for consoles over the decades - not that I've ever owned any! Some of these were never released of course. #retrogaming #retrogamer #sega #nintendo

How long will it take A.I. to draw an image like this even remotely correctly? 1yr? 5yrs? 10yrs? Never? #retrogaming #retrocomputers #retrogamer

Spectrum Next #Delphian progress: been working on the transition into space, and it's almost there... just needs a starfield, planets, the sun... Oh well, one step at a time... I've also been rearranging code to use RAM banks so I only bank in code that's needed. Anyway, starfield next!😀

Spectrum Next #Delphian progress: decided not to code going into space, but to land the ship (with auto landing) and exit to walk around. Walking around has a different screen surround, plus a larger view (and it runs a bit faster too). 😀 Next step: flight into space and adding a starfield... 🙂

TGIF!!! #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #WeAreCommodore

The oldest 3 consoles in my collection. Interstate TV Pong (1977) Philips Videopac G7000 (1978) Atari VCS 6 switch (1978) I'm so lucky that these 3 have survived all those house moves and clear-outs, and even stuff like flood damage over the years. And still working like new. #atari #pong #g7000

November marks my 20th year on the magazine. I think that deserves a self-congratulatory pat on the back. For every like this receives I'll try and recall one anecdote (interesting or otherwise) about my time on the mag. (this is one of my favourite covers by armyoftrolls)