A big thank you to the clever cookie that is @factorofmatt.bsky.social for sending over the latest Destest MAX-Switch and Switch-Select carts. Also returning some borked RAM for this bsky.app/profile/ther... Now I just need to find some more broken C64s 😂

A neat little DRAM tester arrives care of Andreas, just needs a little assembly. Good thing he included some snacks

NSW police clearly needs more funding, they can't even afford the masks

Big day of soldering and now a bunch of RF replacements are primed and ready to give you the best output from your C64/128/264. Always a bit jealous that these things get to go all over the globe they never offer to take me with them 😄 lectronz.com/stores/there...

Can't tell if he approves

If you need some cables Eduart is your guy. I have a number of them and have been very happy with the quality 👍

Upgraded the switch

Switch Lite modding. Can't say it's something I'd want to do on a regular basis, but it worked first time so yay me I guess. Finally I might put this thing to use. I don't really care about modern gaming, just wanted to open up the hardware (literally and figuratively)

This one took a loooong time, but totally worth it in the end. youtu.be/KIfjx2wS99I

I finally beat Pitfall! Which 100% confirms that my upcoming 2600 video upgrade makes you a better gamer 🤣 Oh and these are already available to Patrons btw 😉😉

A big thanks to everyone who placed an order on the new Lectronz store in the past couple of days. These packages are about to start their journey around the world and into another retro enthusiast's hands. Feels good to be back. 😁

Matt has done some brilliant work with these. DesTestMax, DesTestSwitch, and now DesTestKernal. If your C64 has issues, these are the best place to start.

You may have noticed my latest C64 repairs have not all gone to plan. So I asked a couple of very generous pals in @adriansdigitalbasement.com and @theretrochannel.bsky.social to lend a hand. I picked their brains clean!

Artificial Intelligence = Beavis and Butt-Head Intelligence

FU Samsung! I had this notification with my old battery which was true, it was around half capacity. But I literally replaced it a week ago with a new 2025 genuine part and it's at full health. I will not be scammed into buying a new phone, especially another Samsung, scummy fucks!

Made the mistake of getting a kebab with hot chilli and thinking hmm, this is pretty mild... until you get to the last bite and find out where all the chilli went. I know, drink milk, but milk doesn't go with 🍺 Solution: more beer! Also re-watching Schitt's Creek so insert appropriate gif

I love the PlayStation start-up sound as much as the next person. But to honest after hearing it over 100 times today while testing the next batch of digital audio adaptors with coax and optical, I'm feeling just a little over it 😆 More info: youtu.be/9RSneakJ4U0

Simultaneous RF, S-Video, and composite from a 2600 because three screens are better than one?

Elliott, such a dick

I opened up an eBay store where I listed the majority of my cables with the option to customize each one to your needs. It requires more work, but please check it out You will get the best deal by contacting me directly on DMs, so that's always an option ebay.us/m/yDD7Du

Made some modifications to my Technics SA-101 receiver from this video. A small 🧵 youtu.be/f6fAdJhVZpU

Completed video upgrades: C64 ✅ C128 ✅ C264 ✅ VIC20 ✅ Next stop, something not Commodore 😲

VIC-20 video mods complete 😁

You'll have to pry Windows 10 from my cold dead hands... or in 2032 when LTSC security updates stop, whichever comes first I guess

🔴 Well done Australia, well done 🍻

Updates to the Super Nintendo version of the 240p Test Suite artemiourbina.itch.io/240p-test-su...

Two years and five months ago, @voultar.com told me this would be done "next month". Better late than never, I guess? All kidding aside, the DIY 2-CHIP SNES bypass is finally here! Links and details in the post: www.retrorgb.com/voultars-sne...

Another C64 looking much better thanks to the RFOFF. Stock RF vs RFOFF with both composite and s-video. Oh, the crazy saturation on with the stock RF and s-video is because I forgot to put a resistor in my breakout cable to attenuate the chroma. The RFOFF does not require the resistor

I've seen a lot of wildlife in the front yard; kangaroos, foxes, bogans, but never one of these before

Time to fix the mangled keyboard cable on the plus/4. The plan is to replace it with a strip of 15cm Dupont cables. Let's see how this goes

A very long but productive day at the office...

Something I've been thinking of doing for a while but never really had a good reason to until recently, a fully socketed 64 shortboard

Stuff!

You know you've made the same mistake too many times when you need to make a literal note to self

Progress on the Atari 2600 video upgrade. Alpha 2 testing is complete and more changes implemented. A decent composite circuit is now bodged in (on a breadboard). I need to apply all the changes so I can start testing all over again with alpha 3 and hopefully iron out some more noise

Yeah YouTube auto subtitles suck, but sometimes they're only one vowel off 😜 @morefunmakingit.bsky.social

Playing with Atari 2600 video mods, very early days but results are looking pretty promising. As always I've already made a bunch of bodges to my initial design 😄 S-video left, composite right.

Apple gonna Apple

Included in this episode is a very nice silver label with 885 serial number!

2600 cartridge jank intensifies... It's now switchable between the video test pattern rom and pitfall! I may as well use up all that 8K on my NEAT2364 and the 2600 can only address 4K (without bank switching)

Needed a specific Atari 2600 cartridge but didn't want to wait for some flashcart or PCB. So I sacrificed a cartridge with a dead rom and made my own janky programmable cart.

Gotta save as many as we can right? youtu.be/SiF3JFVnGyM

I bet a new video from me wasn't on your bingo card this weekend? Big thanks to @theretrochannel.bsky.social for joining me as I do my first video in a loooong time (kinda rusty) youtu.be/fnywJLc-DS8

CRT time! She's a little dirty, and a little broken - just the way I like em

Quick repair of this about to be junked Sony STR-D611 receiver with no sound out of the right channel. A 🧵

Testing out the upcoming VIC20 composite and s-video mod. Looks even better in real life, and this is only composite as this CRT doesn't have s-video

Did some thorough play testing of this thing today and I think this revision is good to go. More details soon #commodore #vic20

Nice little orb weaver, although I almost walked into the bastard

The new breadbin cases, despite their flaws, still look amazing. And the backlit keyboard has shown me that I have a dodgy power connector