Released in 1989 by Hotline (Netherlands) attached to the cracked & trained game "Bomb Fusion". Bomb Fusion, by PAL Developments, was published by Mastertronic in 1989. Features the iconic tune "Big Fun Mix", by Edwin van Santen (R.I.P.) of 20th Century Composers (20CC). youtu.be/cIbw2k4w8fk

Intro #4 by Acrise & Excess. This was used as a "cracktro" for the game Timeout by Smash Designs, published in 1993 by Rom Software. youtu.be/9D6Cc3OM454?...

So, who else have 256MB RAM in their C64? That's RAMCard XL v3, by @corei64.bsky.social

RAMLink XL build complete! Had a bit of a false start, as not compatible with U64 latest firmware (1.24 was last firmware version that worked). I then tested with a C64 Reloaded mk2, but that also failed (but may work with timing clip from what I read). Switched to a real C64 and it fired right up.

Making some Kung Fu Flash 2 carts. I reckon this colour suits nicely for the cartridge case. Was going for the menu screen colour. Just need to make some labels now.

A weekend well spent. 5 of the BlueSCSIv2 external variant & 5 desktop. Desktop was challenging to hand solder as they use a mix of 0402, 0603 & 0805 components. Think I've pretty well mastered 0402 now!

"Hidden Wonders" by Desire. A Commodore Plus/4 demo released at Revision 2026 into the Oldskool Demo competition. youtu.be/AVp515qhGP8?...

Easter means play time! 4 days to enjoy all things retro. When I'm tired of playing, there's always Revision Demoparty to fall back to.

Another Ultimate Elite build. Wasn't sure about the black case, but I reckon it looks pretty schmick with the gold badges. I love the Elite boards. Saddened Gideon is no longer making them.

Have always preferred JLCPCB over PCBWay, but now they can honestly get effed.

Just modded my Neo Geo Pocket with a backlit IPS screen. Looking superb! Ordinarily I dont like modding original gear, but in this case my old eyes were really struggling with the original non backlit screen. This makes it so much more usable. Hopefully battery life remains reasonable.

Mural across the road from Takadanobaba station, Tokyo. Astro Boy!

Family trip to Japan. We ended up staying in Takadanobaba, the birth place of Astro Boy. The train stations jingle is the Astro Boy theme song, and I spotted this in a store window. I'd long forgotten about Astro Boy, but I watched it religiously after school every day in the 80s. Happier times!

My daughter & I played Bubble Bobble to completion (MiSTer hooked up to 75" TV). She died just before we killed the big boss at the end, but I made it. We'll have to replay so we both finish.

Ben Eater hooks a 6581 SID up to his 6502 computer and plays Rob Hubbard's "Monty On The Run" (at 60Hz for those US folk). www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMQ...

So, did Michelle grow up to be a Tax Collector, or did Kilobaud save her? Kilobaud magazine issue #5, May 1977.

NEW! "The Commodore 64 could be the micro-computer industry's outstanding new product introduction since the birth of this industry."

What to do on a rainy Saturday morning. Sit outside on the lounge drinking coffee and reading BYTE magazine, august 1982 volume 7. What a time to be alive!

For some insight around what initiated the recent shenanigans at both Steam and itch.io www.collectiveshout.org/media-releas...

Micro-Professor MPF-I. A Z80 development board/SBC by MULTITECH Industrial Corporation (who became PAN ACER GROUP, commonly known as just Acer). Complete with manuals in near mint condition & some add on boards, including and EPROM programmer and a printer. Going to have some fun with this one!

LED strip on the new Ultimate 64 Elite II, in a crystal case with a mechboard64 from Retrofuzion & keycaps from Jim Drew's campaign.

The RTFM clone board for the A3000 by Darren Shepherd makes this a descent gaming machine, along with a 4MB RAM and IDE podule upgrade. Now I just need to find a way to transfer games from the JASPP collection from my PC. github.com/reeshub/arch...

Pulled the Archie out for a play today. Trying to get the RTFM joystick interface working. It's supposed to work with Nevryon, but not having much luck. May be missing the RTFMJoy driver, I suspect.

Never been one for backlit keyboards or clear cases, but with the ultimate 64 and subtle lighting, it just works. Reckon there's a few changes coming yet.

The newly reworked Ultimate64 Elite has arrived! Now to choose a case from the breadbin kickstarter that have been waiting patiently in their boxes for a suitable donor since Xmas.

All you audiophiles, you clearly need this.

Small tool I hacked up to change the 2nd and/or 3rd SID address for multi-SID files. Got sick of having to change the 2nd SID address in my dual SID machines to play some tunes. Now I have a consistent collection. github.com/glbyers/msid...

Primer by BUS ERROR Collective. This placed 1st in the Wild category at Revision 2025 & also won crowd favourite. Volume up! youtu.be/8e0mwTke16A?...

X2024 entry, by FairLight. What a cracker! youtu.be/OjA5PXeyF3s?...

C64 breadbin case, completed as a 6 part print in ABS. Once glue is properly cured, I'll use filler on the seams and the odd imperfection, sand then paint. Undecided what board I'll build for it just yet, but Jim's ICS64S is looking good!