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)

Who remembers the 1987 Game Over "nipplegate" controversy? The original box art and magazine covers had shop owners putting stuff on the top shelves alongside the porn mags. The offending nips were eventually erased from existence!😂 #retrogaming #retrocomputing #zxspectrum #c64

Look at this absolutely fantastic modern port of OutRun to the Game Boy Color. #retrogaming #sega #nintendo #gameboy rocketshippark.itch.io/what-if-outrun

Got to love the appliance of science! This UV box I put together plus some liquid hydrogen peroxide can transform sad looking plastics. #retrocomputing #atari #retrocomputers

Daley Thompson's Decathlon gets all the love but I always felt that Super-Test was the better game. Released on many 8-bit platforms, and for Speccy owners it also had a nicely enhanced 128K version. #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocomputing #zxspectrum

These are absolutely superb. I ordered the digital bundle but prints are available also. www.scottbatemanart.co.uk/zx-spectrum-... #zxspectrum #retrogaming #retrocomputing

I think what planet Earth needs is a small but manageable alien invasion that forces us all to unite to achieve victory.

Glorious. The legendary sim title Grand Prix 2 gets force feedback in 2025! youtu.be/XDh4nKY2DoM?...

We're so happy to be able to show our first Vectrex Mini prototypes 😁 #Gamescom2025 #Vectrex

Blowing my own trumpet, but..... Poor Acorn Electron owners like myself didn't have a version at all - so I wrote one a few year back ! Really should do a tape insert for it...... 🤔

4 days to go. It's already cracked through £2m in pledges. How far can it climb in these last 2 days? #zxspectrumnext #retrogaming #retrocomputing www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

Marching on towards £2m pledged with 7 days still to go. Excellent news. #zxspectrumnext #retrogaming #retrocomputing www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

Great to see the fabulous ZX Spectrum Next (Issue 3) has blasted past £1.8m in pledges. #zxspectrumnext #retrocomputers #retrogaming

With the remarkable but horrifying #Threads hitting BBC 4 last night, here is the complete boxset of 80s childhood trauma.

After smashing through all its stretch-goals the Next team have issued a part 2. www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe... #zxspectrumnext #retrocomputing #retrogaming

If it were possible to buy, this would be the most exploding trading stock on the planet right now. #beforetheinternet #whywasporninthewoods? 🤣

Only about 7 more backers needed for Issue 3 to smash past its final stretch goal. Congrats to the team. #zxspectrumnext #retrocomputing #retrogaming www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...