A local business using AI slop to trick people into visiting. Those are not the real plants and a palm that big doesn't cost £15, they don't even cost £30. That's hundreds of pounds worth.

My look back at 'Rod-Land' on the Amiga, an sometimes overlooked 1990 platform game by Jaleco, based on the arcade original, it is still one of the most playable retro platformers today. www.higgypop.com/news/rod-lan...

Researchers have peered inside the source code of Amiga's Deluxe Paint, uncovering clever programming tricks that today's developers could still learn from. www.higgypop.com/news/the-cle...

Still one of my proudest achievements, and I haven't banged on about it for at least a month. This is a source of absolute amazement to my young nephew.

Something I've learnt (again) recently that might be useful for other #AMOS developers making retro games for the #Amiga. Here's how to turn your program into a bootable floppy disk. www.higgypop.com/news/create-...

I put out a little #Amiga game a couple of months ago, a simple maths game called Make10. I made games in my bedroom as a kid, but now with the online community just this silly little game got quite a lot of reach, which would have blown my mind when I was 15. www.higgypop.com/blog/make10-...

My unofficial fan-made Amiga CD32 version of 'Rod-Land' is in itself final few hours on eBay. The Jaleco classic was never released on CD, so this is one of only three in existence, and if I do say so myself, I did a pretty good job making this a reality... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30698010...

Back to my Amiga 600 journey of exploration. I wrote this earlier this year after buying my first #Amiga in decades. This is the third and final part of getting the machine up and running as I wanted it... www.higgypop.com/blog/removin...

I got this handy little screen to make my Amiga 600 more portable. All fits neatly in a travel box with a single USB power supply, a PowerShark and an inline RGB2HDMI converter to keep things compact.

We had @modernvintagegamer.com’s Amiga conversion of Zippy Race on the Amiga at the Retro gaming meet tonight. I didn’t get the high score. I did beat my cousin on MVS SNK vs Capcom a few times though so not a total loss.

Me and @kevarmstrong.bsky.social feature in the latest episode of @theretroasylum.bsky.social's podcast talking about our recent North Bristol Retro Meet event. Thanks to Jim for coming along and having a chat. You can listen here... retroasylum.com/2026/06/06/e...

My three Amigas.

There's still lots of #Amiga games that are great fun to play in 2026. Here's my list... www.higgypop.com/news/amiga-g...

The result of yesterday's work on 'Montauk Protocol'. I added a reusable function to pop up a walkie-talkie. It was so hard doing a transparent text overlay and then clearing the text after in #AMOS. Ignore the messy level, just testing stuff here.

It's been quite a productive day of AMOS coding working on 'Montauk Protocol'. I've added new tiles and updated the map mechanic to allow more varied levels. Next step is making the guards shoot you (the interdimensional being) if they see you, and implementing a three-life system.

Back in March I bought my first Amiga 600. Here's how I upgraded it to a perfect little gaming and AMOS game dev machine... www.higgypop.com/blog/my-amig...

A good rainy day activity, continuing to work on our #AMOS game for the Amiga, 'Montauk Protocol'. As fun as it is though, I'd rather be out in the sun at the weekend.

In case you missed this earlier, it's perfect to get you in the mood for the weekend. The DJ mix I did a few years back featuring some classic #Amiga game tunes. You can watch the full set here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1QL...

I've recently dug this out of the archive. It's a little #Amiga music DJ mix I did a few years back featuring some classic game tunes. You can listen in full here... www.higgypop.com/blog/amiga-g...

We're doing it again! The next North Bristol Retro Meet will be on August 5. Find out more and get your early-bird tickets here... www.retromeet.co.uk/events/augus... #retro #retrogaming #bristol

Thanks to everyone who came along to mine and @kevarmstrong.bsky.social's second North Bristol Retro Meet. You helped make it a great success. We'll be back for another night of retro fun on August 5. If you didn't make it, here's what you missed... youtu.be/sTQJ-SOn47c

Oh my, I am 10 subscribers away from 2k subs on my YouTube channel. 😱 Whilst it’s not about the numbers, hitting 2k would be a nice milestone. 😎 https://youtube.com/@yawningangelretro?si=nAaeD7VN1X8gqgRn #retrocomputing

Don't ask me why, but I created a physical #AmigaCD32 version of 'Rod-Land' even though it was never officially released, complete with custom artwork and a working compact disc. #Amiga #RodLand Here's how and why I put this odd #retro collectable together... www.higgypop.com/news/rod-lan...

Earlier this year I bought my first #Amiga since I was a teen. Here's why I chose the #A600 and what I learnt (be warned, it's quite a saga)... www.higgypop.com/blog/buying-...

Game making in progress... 👾 🎮

'OuT.Rex' is a new AMOS-made Amiga game inspired by 'OutRun' and Google Chrome's no Wi-Fi dinosaur game. Here's what I thought after playing it on my Amiga 1200... www.higgypop.com/https://www....

Could AI superintelligence really wipe out humanity? After reading 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies', I went from AI sceptic to taking AI existential risk seriously. Here's why... www.higgypop.com/news/i-thoug...

Sonic the Hedgehog fan? Prove it with this little quiz I put together... www.higgypop.com/news/only-tr...

I had a fun day at @shortcircuit.org.uk's #RetroFest in Swindon today and bumped into lots of familiar faces. What a lovely bunch the retro community is!

Some of the wonderful machines on display at @shortcircuit.org.uk #RetroFest in Swindon today

Earlier this year me and @kevarmstrong.bsky.social fired up an #Amiga and got our heads into some #retro code to put together an original AMOS game that we're calling 'Montauk Protocol'. We hope to get it finished this summer. Here's how we're doing... www.higgypop.com/blog/montauk...

In case you missed it (three years ago) here's my debut music song. It's amassed more than 69k plays... www.mixcloud.com/higgybristol...

I miss Twitter. Where's a fella supposed to join in with real-time conversations nowadays? Here? Hello?