𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝. This week, Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years for standing up for democracy. I spoke in Parliament at The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Lunar New Year event to stand with Hong Kongers & say clearly: we will not look away.

Join me, a software guy, for a ‘very much hands on’ hardware video as I refurb an old external Gotek drive for my Amiga A500, ‘Big Red’. Trust me, it’s quite the journey, and has scenes of manual labour. 😱😅

youtu.be/fSi-pppNfd8 #amiga #retrocomputing

Seems like a good day to reshare my favourite Very Niche Meme.

"Kaneda" by Groogy (2024), a gorgeous recreation of the iconic bike slide from Akira on the ZX Spectrum in its standard graphics mode.

STAND BACK - IMPORTANT OWL SHIT TO DO

Fantastic video on a fantastic game.

#FF @owdocookie.bsky.social @nostalgianerd.com @ashens.bsky.social @asobitech.com @antaeus000.co.uk @nikkijay.games @visitthecave.bsky.social @taralu228.bsky.social @derekfindas.bsky.social @chrisshadowens.bsky.social @cheapshow.bsky.social @whathosnorkers.bsky.social @markfixesstuff.com

#C64 #Kouyate #RPG progress: before working on the fire and lava dungeon, decided to extend the Dwarven mines a little, so worked on that this evening and got it hooked into the game. Basically, there's now a back entrance to the mines that leads else where in the world...🤔 Oh, let me show you...

The SCROLL keyword was the mainstay of 1K games on the ZX81, as it allowed full screen motion with minimal effort! #TGIF

After the computer strategy games we continue with our tour of PROPER VIDEO GAME GENRES with some shooting of space baddies youtu.be/t40GOf1bW0M

Next Friday, in our final visit for now to the Ashens stream archive, I turn to the dark side... but am I just a double agent.

"Pearl Diver", otro programa BASIC de ZX Spectrum tecleado de la revista Sinclair Programs (Nº de julio de 1984). A Spectrum Computing que va y desde hoy me tomaré un descanso hasta mediados de febrero. Me espera un nuevo viaje a Edimburgo. #ZXSpectrum #ListadosBASIC #Preservación

Could you do me a favour & share this video pls? Trying to see something... I know lots of people are experiencing lower YT views, but I want to see if boosting external links/shares makes a difference. Plus, if you like old vs new T2 games. Pls have a watch :) youtu.be/VdrwjWOJyFM?...

I ordered a print. I paid a few extra clams for a customized doodle. The print arrived. It made me smile. I read the customized doodle. I laughed for a full minute. Give this man some of your extra clams.

On Youtube, and on your Yesterzine subs feed too, see our character creation for a new short Those Dark Places TTRPG series featuring myself with the @thefluffenhammer.bsky.social 's Adam and Andy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9t...

Now LAKES per capita.... Finland's got the world beaten there!

Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly

Starting a new #ZXSpectrum series on stream tonight where the random pickler will be limited to a specific year. Lets start by taking things right back to 1982! 8pm over on twitch!

At 11am TODAY I'll be doing a marathon stream, completing Tomb Raider in one sitting AND eating horrible things at checkpoints! 🤢 Raising money for @mind.org.uk Join in! www.twitch.tv/tyresometv Donate! tilt.fyi/yPnBgJ84NJ

It's not looking good for the Saturn, its most famous magazine is dying. There is hope though, EA have a new Strike game and finally the machine is getting the FPS legend, Doom. It's too late for Mean Machines Sega, but is it too late for the Sega Saturn? youtu.be/pxyVOj5wnzQ

Witnessed someone having pasta and chips for their lunch. Scottish cuisine at its beige greatest.

Yay! Look whats arrived

I'll be selling stuff all year, and I know that I still won't have sold it all! So, no time better to start than right now. Just listed some of my Sega Master System. MUCH more to follow! www.ebay.co.uk/usr/lord_arse

The future promised by the Sinclair ZX81 guide to the BASIC programming language:

“𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘴’𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘹 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭” “𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸” “𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴” Laugh at the WORST the PS2 has to offer - Michigan: Report From HELL! Watch ➡️: youtu.be/qsEXO4HaTjk?... #retrogaming #funny #comedy #gaming

On this day in 1690, Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing on the Falkland Islands at Bold Cove, near Port Howard, West Falkland. 🇫🇰 He named the channel between the two main islands Falkland Sound, after the sponsor of the expedition, the 5th Viscount Falkland. ⚓️

From Facebook: @bhaalspawn.bsky.social @matneee.bsky.social

Nigella Lawson replacing Prue Leith (who previously replaced Mary Berry) on the great British bake off is the Uk equivalent of Marisa Tomai playing Aunt May.

ARISE, MIDNIGHT! Arise the Free! PERIL AND DOOM LIE AT OUR GATES. An epic role-playing and war game first released for ZX Spectrum in 1984. Notable for employing 'landscaping': 32,000 perspective-correct panoramic views to immerse you in the land of Midnight. 1/2

3pm on Twitch I'm looking at the Amiga game "Rorke's Drift". www.twitch.tv/whathosnorkers

Pop along and watch this mad man, absolute joy 😂

...next up, a trip to Scotland with Snorkers to visit Nessie, our underwater ally. Hang on, what's he doing with that cannon?!

Epic Scotish-ness from Snorkers. Get your eyeballs all over this now. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁😎

Another cracking video and how I imagine Snorker's wardrobe must look!

youtu.be/ubvcxZcIm38 Looking for something to watch while the Haggis is cooking?

On this day in 1765, Commodore John Byron, aboard the frigate HMS Dolphin, took formal possession of the Falkland Islands for King George III and Great Britain. The Union Jack was then erected at the landing point on Saunders Island off West Falkland. 🇫🇰🇬🇧

Captured by the Sheriff of Ketteringham just before the Hethersett Panto… but rescued by Maid Marian! 😄 I had an absolute blast at Robin Hood: oh yes I did! Raising funds for Parkinson’s UK, with shows until 24 Jan. And it’s the 55th year! 🎭

HAPPY FRI-YAY! Some cool people that have helped or inspired or just entertained their way into this project. Obvs everyone else is cool too but I got OCD with the text layout, so limited space y'all. Go check em out if you're not already 👇👇👇 #FF

Thursday

My new tune - "Klaustronic", an another Big Red Arrow Club exclusive, is used here as a modern score for the iconic Frontier: Elite II intro sequence. youtu.be/dnHt5a8_Hqc #Frontier #elite #videogame #videogamemusic #composer #music #rescore

Remember Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as part of one of the most iconic duos ever? #neverthehutch #starskyandtwain

Hooray!

Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984). #DoctorWho

This video is doing really quite well, and I'm bloody proud of it. If you for some reason haven't already watched it, give it a shot. It's something you won't find many other videos about. No, really. You won't. youtu.be/eZmeoySrcRk

Wednesday

1986: Atari ST User - Vol. 1 No. 7 (1986-09)(Europress)(GB), page 19 Full mag --> https://archive.org/stream/Atari_ST_User_Vol._1_No._7_1986-09_Europress_GB#page/n18

Issue 4 of Break Space magazine includes my article on the history of the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Compo, which I started (cough) 30 years ago! My first published article in forever, so please be gentle with me. :-) breakspace.itch.io/break-space-...

Excuse me!? 🤣

In February I will attempt to defend Atari. Robb here may set the scene for that battle being uphill.

We do #BlueMonday a bit differently in the Falkland Islands. 🇫🇰 The height of the austral summer in the Southern Hemisphere, here's some Falklands sunshine to brighten the day. 🌞