Way back when 👍🕹😀 #C64Reposts #commodore #c64 #commodore64 #GamersUnite #Retro #RETROGAMING #activision #cibsunday

Legendary indie RPG author and entrepreneur Jeff Vogel of @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social executes a sharp takedown of the Macintosh ecosystem as he sees it. (And he's a fan!) All this and much more coming Saturday to YouTube and podcast platforms.

Indie game dev legend Jeff Vogel of @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social joins us for a provocative hour of conversation about legendary Apple products, summer camp with Lord British, moonshots and other artifacts of the Space Race, and much more! youtu.be/UUAkDADmfIM

#PicoGUS can now emulate Sound Blaster 16 with the newly released firmware v4.0.0! Other changes include CD-ROM speed and reliability improvements, GUS mode improvements, and more. Check the full changelog and download the release at github.com/polpo/picogu...

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Podcaster-archivist @savetz.bsky.social (ANTIC, Eaten By a Grue) joins for 90s nostalgia, the loss of cover art giant Philip Castle, and the rise-and-fall of Iomega's Zip drives. All this, your picks for a gaming industry legend you'd like to spend an hour with, and more!! youtu.be/4Q_ODmzynsM

Our first guest announcement for the 'FROM PITFALL TO POSEIDON - DESIGNING NEW RETRO GAMES FOR THE ATARI 2600' panel is game designer Garry Kitchen! Kitchen’s hit games include Donkey Kong (Atari), Keystone Kapers, GameMaker (1985), and Bart (Simpson) vs. the Space Mutants.

Our second special guest announcement this week for the 'FROM PITFALL TO POSEIDON - DESIGNING NEW RETRO GAMES FOR THE ATARI 2600' panel is game designer Dan Kitchen. Dan has produced over 240 commercially released games. Our final special guest panelist will be revealed tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Our final special guest announcement for the 'FROM PITFALL TO POSEIDON - DESIGNING NEW RETRO GAMES FOR THE ATARI 2600' panel is none other than the legendary David Crane! The man who gave us Pitfall! will be at SFGE! Grab your three-day membership and don't miss out on meeting this gaming icon!

Who else played this weird Epyx #c64 gem ?

A little video I put together for 'Skate or Die' by Electronic Arts on the old #c64 Check out the YouTube channel for more Retro Gaming Goodness 👇 youtube.com/@bastichb64k...

We get @adriansdigitalbasement.com to talk controller standard proliferation solved (possibly) by a new multi-interface project. And the latest from Commodore, recordings from Game Developer Conference 1989, the GBA'a 25th anniversary, plus new temporary "Chris' Corner" segment! youtu.be/kE8c463aibw

Dave disdains modern floppy drive replacements, loves spinning magnetic media. Special guest @adriansdigitalbasement.com asks if Dave's truly all-in! It's Commodore news, a breakdown of controller port diversity, 21 hours with game design legends, and more in Episode 261, streaming Saturday!

Guest player Tim Gilberts joins for interstellar exploration of two oft-overlooked sci-fi titles of the 1970s: Aldebaran III by Peter Langston, and Dog Star Adventure by Lance Micklus. retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/38/

New Video: youtu.be/ChQu6JvRMWs Enjoy the story of @bitmapbureau.com - The people behind it and their awesome modern retro games, culminating in a Terminator 2 licensed game, and a sneaky peek at what's coming next. #retrogaming #gamedev #gaming

This week: the controversial Adventure Game Aptitude Test, improved access to Lucasarts classics thanks to a DREAMM emulator upgrade, and an outrageous hack to the infamous Sinclair C5. Plus your top picks in tiny software and an all-new Community Question of the Week. youtu.be/qm3E_fw7CRE

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #accesssoftware #mindscape #texmurphy

Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess (C64, 1982)

TWiR covers an unusual global gaming contest and the hosts talk about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Could Book Club be in our future?! Plus more news for retro Star Wars game fans, an incredible Sinclair C5 hack, and more when This Week in Retro 259 arrives Saturday!

Some pictures from the games archive.

#PCBIGBOX shelf of the day. #SSI #D&D #turnbased #dos

Total Back Up Power Takes A Quantum Leap!

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #SSI #D&D #Buckrogers

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #c64 #broderbund #synapse #commodore #c64 #Avalonhill #parkerbros

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #Konami #dataeast #avalonhill #capcom

All the fun you can squeeze into 64k! youtu.be/PM18XTdua8s We look at the international sensation Jet Set Willy and 1984's explosion of open-world adventure gaming. Plus a full Quake-style FPS in just 64k, and new flow coding and game engines for classic hardware.

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #Accolade #starcontrol #predator #doubledragon #c64 #dos

>TAKE PITY AND EXAMINE IT. Nobody's angry with Chris for self-destructive adventure game choices, just worried about him. 1984's hottest adventure titles, up-to-date coding environments for out-of-date platforms, a full 3D FPS in just 64k, and more when This Week in Retro 258 arrives this Saturday!

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #Accolade #testdrive #c64 #dos

I'm just glad Roy Orbison didn't live to see this.

Going through all the CRTs today and every single Amstrad monitor works. These things are bombproof.

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #spinnaker #scholastic #mecc #agentusa

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #c64 #activision #commodore #commodore64 #amiga

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #sierraonline #sierragames

##pcbigbox shelf of the day. #Sierra #spacequest #kingsquest

It's #MARCHintosh again! (How to participate in MARCHintosh) youtu.be/EXeosjniPR0

I had a great time with the folks at @thisweekinretro.bsky.social talking about why the CD-i version of “The 7th Guest” is the gold standard (assuming you had enough gold to afford a CD-I)!

"Keep a copy of what's important to you." "Punish your children one day." youtu.be/N7c_IBMUHws @ronscompvids.bsky.social helps us look back at Philips CD-i, discuss the Stop Killing Games movement, and dig into physical media ownership. Plus: What retro technology would you resuscitate with a $1B bu

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #microprose #gunship #c64 #dos

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #sierraonline #half-life #sierra

Many thanks to @thisweekinretro.bsky.social for having me on. Additional thanks for being patient with the fact that it was 7am and I completely forget to "raise my hand" in the conferencing software! <smh>

#pcbigbox shelf of the day #LucasArts #starters #indianajones #monkeyisland

These are EXCELLENT points (in context).

#pcbigbox pic of the day #sublogic #cosmi #mastertronic

#pcbigbox shelf of the day. #Activision #startrek #zork #mechwarrior #interstate76

I created a disassembly of our classic X-Large demo for #CommodoreAmiga. It's on Github now. github.com/mnemo70/xlarge

#GTO #JUDGE #CARS

#bigbox shelf of the day #eidos #Bombardier #commados #thief

It's the history of shoot 'em ups with TWiR and @slopesgameroom.bsky.social. Then we ask whether 1996 changed computing history forever and explore handheld retro tech vs. the doomscrolling scourge. Plus news in classic Z80-based tech from the 80s and 90s on Episode 256! youtu.be/acI72_99jFQ