Game over. Here’s a new photo of my 13th Amiga related cosplay and my biggest costume project to date, The Machine from Turrican 2 & 3. The design is my interpretation of the character. The photo was taken by void256 and edited by me. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Turrican

Quite a few people seem to like my Zak McKracken cosplay, so here’s another photo, this time with the iconic nose glasses 🥸 Fun fact: That pair of nose glasses has been customised because it didn’t look right. The photo was taken by void256. #Amiga #retrogames #zakmckracken #cosplay

Here’s one more photo from Vintage Computer Festival Solothurn: the ‘90s alternative Lemming in the arcade gaming area. The photo was taken by Vitus at Enter Technikwelt Solothurn. #VCFSO25 #retrogaming #cosplay

Quality journalism in the making at Vintage Computer Festival Solothurn. Photo by Vitus. #VCFSO25 #retrogames #ZakMcKracken #cosplay

Last weekend I was at the Vintage Computer Festival in Enter Technikwelt Solothurn, Switzerland. There was a lot to see there! My highlights were a soldering workshop, meeting really nice people, being allowed to sit in a KITT, and playing many retro games. Thanks, @vcf-ch.bsky.social! #VCFSO25

Zak McKracken was my 14th Amiga related cosplay. I debuted it on the setup day of Amiga40. I’ll wear it again this week at the Vintage Computer Festival in Solothurn, Switzerland. Photo by void256, editing by me. PS. Yes, I do have nose glasses, just in case! #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #VCFSO25

Event news: Next week I’ll be at the Vintage Computer Festival in Solothurn, Switzerland. I’ll be wearing 2 of my new Amiga cosplays there: a female version of Zak McKracken and the ’90s alt Lemming. I’m looking forward to it! vintagecomputerfestival.ch

1990s alternative Lemming is my 15th #Amiga #cosplay. Many have dressed up as Lemmings before, usually in groups, so I wanted to do something different with my costume. I combined 3 alt styles that were around in the early ‘90s: grunge, punk and goth. Photo by void256, editing by me. #retrogames

My most anticipated event of the year, Amiga40, took place last week. I had a wonderful time there. It was one of the absolute best events I’ve ever visited, Amiga-themed or otherwise. Fingers crossed for Amiga42! #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Amiga40

I’m back from Amiga40 and will post about the event soon. Spoiler: it was fantastic! In the meantime, here’s a great photo of The Machine, taken by Rudolf Stember. This cosplay took me 980 hours to make, but it really was worth it in the end. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Amiga40

I’m on my way to Amiga40 🥳 I finished 3 new Amiga costumes on time. There wasn’t enough time to take pictures of the finished cosplays, so the final look of The Machine will be a surprise to everyone, including myself. Here’s hoping for a cool, fun event! #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Amiga40

Here’s another armour piece of The Machine that I finished recently: the chest armour. I’m currently working on the helmet. I should be done with the whole costume in about a week. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Amiga40

I’ve been very busy painting The Machine’s armour. Here’s one of my favourite pieces: the left thigh armour. I have less than 3 weeks left to finish this cosplay and two smaller projects for Amiga40. I’m living in serious crunch time now. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Amiga40

Lately I’ve been busy priming and painting The Machine’s armour. The costume has 20 armour pieces, 9 of which are now completely finished. Here’s one of them: the neck armour. It’ll take me a few more weeks to finish this project. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Amiga40

Last week I was at Gamescom again. It’s mainly a social and retro game event for me. It was great to chat with some old friends, attend nice dinners, get good feedback on The Machine, etc.
 Overall, Gamescom 2025 was a good experience for me. I’ll most likely go to Cologne again in 2026.

Here’s my cosplay lineup for Gamescom. I’m going full Amiga mode again, this time with Rainbow Islands, Maniac Mansion, Battle Chess, and The Great Giana Sisters. I’ll likely wear the costumes in that order from Thursday to Sunday. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #gamescom

The Machine’s pants are finished, which brings the costume to 22/23 parts (minus the paint job). I’ve started working on the last missing part: the cloak. I’ve also been adding some final details on the armour and will start priming some of the armour pieces soon. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

10 years ago today, I wore my first Turrican suit at Gamescom and met @chrishuelsbeck.bsky.social for the first time. The cosplay was a tribute to Chris’ music, so it was fantastic to actually meet him. Chris is one of my absolute favourite composers, and I’m proud to be able to call him a friend.

I’ve been working on The Machine’s undersuit. The shirt is now finished and I’ll finish the pants today. I still need to make the cloak and paint the armour. I’m behind schedule, so I won’t finish the project by Gamescom. The debut of The Machine is now officially at Amiga40. #Amiga #retrogames

Lately I’ve been working on The Machine’s hands. These armour pieces need to be primed and painted before they’ll be glued on a pair of gloves. The Machine is now at 20/23 costume parts. I’m behind schedule again. I’m hoping to finish the project by the end of August. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

Here’s another photo of the current state of The Machine, taken a few weeks ago. 5 more costume parts plus the paint job are still missing. I’m currently working on the hands. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

My first event of the year, Amiga Ruhrpott Convention, takes place next week. I’m looking forward to it. My plan A is to cosplay the Blue Queen from Battle Chess there. However, if the weather gets crazy hot, plan B is to be Razor from Maniac Mansion instead. #amiga #retrogames #cosplay

The Machine’s both arms are done now. I’m at 18/23 costume pieces, with 5 more parts plus the paint job still missing. I can’t wait to see the whole armour in a funky purple colour! 
#amiga #retrogaming #turrican #cosplay

I made 3 new armour pieces for The Machine in May: both upper arms and the right lower arm. The latter is roughly based on the intro of Turrican 2, but the upper arms are my own addition. At this point I only have 6 costume parts missing, plus of course the paint job. #amiga #retrogaming #cosplay

I’ve finished working on The Machine’s boots, for now. Painting will be done later. As usual, my primary reference picture came from the intro of Turrican 2. A few key elements on my boots are roughly based on it; everything else is my interpretation. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

The Machine now has armour for the right leg too. This piece has two LEDs: one with a static red glow and one that changes colour. The armour on the legs isn’t based on any reference, but I wanted to include them for a more consistent look. Next up: boots! #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

I made 4 new armour parts for The Machine this month: the belt, crotch armour, hip armour, and left thigh armour. The first 3 are based on the reference from Turrican 2. I wanted some additional armour on the legs too to keep the look consistent throughout the costume. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

The Machine now has shoulder armour too. Their overall shape is based on the intro of Turrican 2, everything else is my interpretation. At this point I’ve built almost 1/3 of the costume parts, although the armour still needs to be painted. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Turrican

I’ve finished building The Machine’s helmet. It consists of no less than 12 detachable parts. The design is based on Turrican 3 but has been thoroughly reinterpreted to suit the rest of the costume. The paint job and LED eyes will be added later. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay #Turrican

Lately I’ve been working on some big armour pieces for The Machine. Hopefully you’ll see some of the progress in a few days. In the meantime, here’s an updated collage of my 12 Amiga related costumes. 
#amiga #retrogaming #cosplay The photos were taken by void256, TLF and Joni Halonen.

Another armour piece for The Machine is now “practically done”. This time it’s the waist armour, or as I like to call it, the abs plate. It still needs to be primed and painted later, but the level of detail is already where I want it to be. #amiga #retrogames #cosplay

The Machine’s chest armour is now “practically done” too. I’ll likely add more small details later. Painting will be done when the whole armour has been crafted. The armour was inspired by the Borg and RoboCop. See if you can spot a reference to the latter. #amiga #retrogames #cosplay

I’ve been making several costume parts for The Machine. Here is the first one: the neck armour. I’ll still add some tiny details to it later. Painting will be done when I’ve built the whole armour. The circles are magnets that connect this part to the breastplate; they won’t be visible. #cosplay

In 2024 I visited 5 events: Amiga Ireland, AmiCamp, ARC, Flashback Symposium & Gamescom. I finished 1 new #Amiga #cosplay, had photo shoots with 4, and started working on a new one. 
I have Gamescom and Amiga40 confirmed for 2025. I hope I can go to several other Amiga events too. 
Happy New Year!

“But why should anyone be afraid of me?” Here’s one final photo of my Bobbin Threadbare cosplay from Loom. The photo was taken by void256 and edited by me. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

“Did you happen to notice a flock of swans passing this way?” Here’s another photo of my Bobbin Threadbare cosplay, photographed by void256 back in October. #retrogames #Amiga #cosplay

“If we can’t stop the chaos, what CAN we do?” Here’s another photo of my Bobbin Threadbare cosplay from Loom. It was my 12th costume from an Amiga game and my 13th retro game cosplay in general. More will follow. Photo by void256, editing by me. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

Any Loom fans here? I made a Bobbin Threadbare cosplay early this year, and now I finally have some proper photos of it. Here’s the first one. The photo was taken by void256 and edited by me. #Amiga #retrogames #cosplay

My 1st big costume project for 2025 will be an interpretation of The Machine from the Turrican games. My main reference will be this picture from the intro of Turrican 2. The costume will also be heavily inspired by the Borg from Star Trek: TNG. #Turrican #Amiga #cosplay #retrogames

I’m currently choosing new #retrogame #cosplay projects for next year’s events. One option would be to finish my 3rd #Turrican suit. The photo is from 2022 and shows the current status of the project: roughly half of the parts have already been built, although not painted yet.

Gamescom 2024 is over. As usual, we spent most of our time at the retro area. It was good to see old friends and meet some new people too. I wore 3 costumes: LeChuck, Bobbin Threadbare, and Giana. Being LeChuck was the most fun. I’m looking forward to the next time! #retrogames #gamescom2024

I’ll be at Gamescom this week, from Thursday to Saturday. My cosplay lineup is still somewhat unclear. As always, classic Giana will be there. Bobbin Threadbare seems a likely choice too. I have a few more options in mind, including LeChuck and no costume. We’ll see! #retrogames #gamescom

So far I’ve made 12 #Amiga related costumes. I made the first one, Giana, 10 years ago already. Currently I’m focusing exclusively on Amiga/ #retrogame cosplays and have plans to make several new ones as soon as life gets a little less busy. #cosplay Photos taken by void256, Joni Halonen, and TLF

Yesterday we were at the 2nd Amiga Ruhrpott Convention. It was my 3rd #Amiga event so far in 2024. ARC is a very small event, but that’s okay - it’s a social event above all. I’m glad I was there this time too. It was good to see some old friends and get to know a few new people.

Here’s another photo of my Razor cosplay from Maniac Mansion, taken during AmiCamp in Athens. Photo by TLF, editing by both of us. 
#Amiga #retrogaming #cosplay #maniacmansion

Hide your hamsters! I made my Razor cosplay from Maniac Mansion back in 2019. I’ve recently made some improvements to the costume so that I can wear it at events again. The photo was taken by TLF and edited by us both. #retrogame #cosplay #amiga #maniacmansion

Here’s another new Amiga cosplay photo from Greece - Bubby from Rainbow Islands. I already made the #cosplay more than 3 years ago and have worn it at 2 #Amiga events before AmiCamp, but it took this long to find a proper location for a photo shoot. Photo by TLF, editing by both of us. #retrogames

Hi. Here’s another photo of my genderbend Lester costume from Another World. Photo by TLF, editing by me. #amiga #retrogames #cosplay #AnotherWorld

Genderbend Lester costume from #AnotherWorld made and worn by me, photography by TLF, editing by us both. We did several #Amiga #cosplay photo shoots during our trip to #AmiCamp in Athens. This is one of the results.

I made a new cosplay prop last week. It’s my interpretation of a gun featured in an Amiga game. Do you know which one? #retrogames #amiga #cosplay