The Loud Scots Bloke
@loudscotsbloke.bsky.social
Collector, restorer, programmer of 8bit underdogs and defender of the Mattel Aquarius! Regular columnist of "Templeman's Treasures" in Pixel Addict Magazine - https://loudscotsbloke.itch.io/
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GRID TRAP - Mattel Aquarius +32K ME/MX Add-on CASSETTE
Grid Trap is an excellent new 32K game that requires the ME/MX addon for your original Mattel Aquarius, or a new Aquarius+ (or + Mini). Grid Trap will not run on a standard unexpanded Aquarius. Instru...
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My new game for the Aquarius is now available on cassette!! Grab your copy now!!
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On the bench tonight... The answer to life the universe and everything??
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On the bench tonight... The answer to life the universe and everything??
Where indeed!!!? Come and say 'Hello!'
Where else are you going to see an Aquarius II???
Only 2 weeks to go to the Retro Computing Festival! I'll be showing off my Aquarius games,as well as my awesome Aquarius2 and the Aquarius+ I will also have a handful of rare and oddball machines youve never heard of,playing games you never knew existed! tinyurl.com/2025RCF
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Where indeed!!!? Come and say 'Hello!'
Only 2 weeks to go to the Retro Computing Festival! I'll be showing off my Aquarius games,as well as my awesome Aquarius2 and the Aquarius+ I will also have a handful of rare and oddball machines youve never heard of,playing games you never knew existed! tinyurl.com/2025RCF
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Only 2 weeks to go to the Retro Computing Festival! I'll be showing off my Aquarius games,as well as my awesome Aquarius2 and the Aquarius+ I will also have a handful of rare and oddball machines youve never heard of,playing games you never knew existed! tinyurl.com/2025RCF
On the bench tonight.... Some bright bubble loveliness!! 😍
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
On the bench tonight.... Some bright bubble loveliness!! 😍
Can your Tomy Pyuuta run 32k roms??? Mine can!!! 💪😎
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Can your Tomy Pyuuta run 32k roms??? Mine can!!! 💪😎
Come and see my lovely Aquariussessssess's and a variety of 'never heard of' oddballs running games you've never seen before 💪😎
We've got ... Einstein, Amstrad CPC and Spectrum (@breakintoprogram.co.uk), Sega Mega Drive (@matteusbeus.bsky.social), Aquarius AND Aquarius II (@loudscotsbloke.bsky.social), the game 'Jurl' on possibly every machine ever made (@onlyretrofans.com), Amiga (Gareth Qually) ...
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Come and see my lovely Aquariussessssess's and a variety of 'never heard of' oddballs running games you've never seen before 💪😎
That's tonight sorted!!!
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
That's tonight sorted!!!
The what!!? Key???!!???
October 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The what!!? Key???!!???
On the bench tonight is my lovely Thomson MO5E. The much rarer (and cooler!) variant of the MO5. 6809 with 48k of ram and EFGJ03L graphics chip. 16 colours on screen at 320x200. Not too shabby for 1984. Just look at her!! 😍
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
On the bench tonight is my lovely Thomson MO5E. The much rarer (and cooler!) variant of the MO5. 6809 with 48k of ram and EFGJ03L graphics chip. 16 colours on screen at 320x200. Not too shabby for 1984. Just look at her!! 😍
So... On the bench tonight... Clue:
There is no such thing as too many shift keys. And who said you should have numbers.. on a keypad??!?
There is no such thing as too many shift keys. And who said you should have numbers.. on a keypad??!?
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So... On the bench tonight... Clue:
There is no such thing as too many shift keys. And who said you should have numbers.. on a keypad??!?
There is no such thing as too many shift keys. And who said you should have numbers.. on a keypad??!?
Playing one of my favourite Next games..
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Playing one of my favourite Next games..
The awesome 'almost the BBC micro' Grundy New brain 😎💪
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The awesome 'almost the BBC micro' Grundy New brain 😎💪
So.... What's on my bench tonight??
October 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So.... What's on my bench tonight??
Can't believe how sunny it is here today!!! Let's get my 64 out for a couple of hours 'de-yellowing' 💪☀️☀️
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Can't believe how sunny it is here today!!! Let's get my 64 out for a couple of hours 'de-yellowing' 💪☀️☀️
I love the C64 version! This is the version of Outrun I grew up with (other than the arcade!). What's your childhood version and memories of this awesome racer?
October 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I love the C64 version! This is the version of Outrun I grew up with (other than the arcade!). What's your childhood version and memories of this awesome racer?
Repaired and upgraded! What game should I try first???
October 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Repaired and upgraded! What game should I try first???
So what's next up on the bench... Well...
October 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So what's next up on the bench... Well...
What's the best thing to accompany my single malt... Well...
October 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What's the best thing to accompany my single malt... Well...
I'll be there!! Come and see me with my latest games running on the wee blue key. Come and ask me why I chose to code new games for such a belittled machine. Also, you will see me showing off new versions of Elite! Running on machines that didn't get a version first time around! 🫡
The exhibitors are telling us what they're bringing to the RCF - and, wow, what a line up! PDPs and oscilloscopes from the dawn of gaming to brand new projects for the Sega Mega Drive - and into the future with the Spectrum Next! Tickets are selling fast - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/re...
October 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'll be there!! Come and see me with my latest games running on the wee blue key. Come and ask me why I chose to code new games for such a belittled machine. Also, you will see me showing off new versions of Elite! Running on machines that didn't get a version first time around! 🫡
One of my favourite Zeddy games...... Running on my ZX80 💪😱 (4K ROM)
October 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One of my favourite Zeddy games...... Running on my ZX80 💪😱 (4K ROM)
Managed to finally get hold of a personal unicorn machine! Been after one for a very long time! This is my Indata DAI. An incredibly rare beast from 1980. A monster spec that was reflected in the cost at the time. Lovely. ZX80 for scale 😁 (didn't have a banana)
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Managed to finally get hold of a personal unicorn machine! Been after one for a very long time! This is my Indata DAI. An incredibly rare beast from 1980. A monster spec that was reflected in the cost at the time. Lovely. ZX80 for scale 😁 (didn't have a banana)
This is just wonderful!!! Just look at it!! 😍 Super low res Asteroids. Absolutely fantastic. Lovely.
September 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is just wonderful!!! Just look at it!! 😍 Super low res Asteroids. Absolutely fantastic. Lovely.
Ok.. Time for something a wee bit special. This is probably the rarest machine in my collection. As far as we can tell, this is the only one in existence. My Radionic R1001. It's sort of half way between a Komtek 1 and a TRS model 1. A quirky prototype with a lovely keyboard.
September 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ok.. Time for something a wee bit special. This is probably the rarest machine in my collection. As far as we can tell, this is the only one in existence. My Radionic R1001. It's sort of half way between a Komtek 1 and a TRS model 1. A quirky prototype with a lovely keyboard.
Ok, I'm calling it!! It's beer o'clock!! 🍻
September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ok, I'm calling it!! It's beer o'clock!! 🍻
The moral?? Two fold. 1) don't check the temperature of 2114s with your finger, and 2) don't put a 2114 in the wrong way round and then attempt number 1.
Ouch 🔥
Ouch 🔥
September 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The moral?? Two fold. 1) don't check the temperature of 2114s with your finger, and 2) don't put a 2114 in the wrong way round and then attempt number 1.
Ouch 🔥
Ouch 🔥