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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 12h

I feel that the time has come for a spiritual successor to @stinkyox.bsky.social 's Hovver Bovver

Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 12h

For #RandomGameSaturday I present Spelunky, a game that was my main route back into PC gaming and Steam in 2014. This is a special edition PS4 version I bought later for the cool box.

Spelunky PS4 edition from Limited Run Games

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 14h

There's a repair cafe in progress inside the Grand Arcade in Cambridge, right next to the Raspberry Pi shop

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The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk · 17h

It's just four weeks now and we've got a fantastic range of exhibitors for you - see you all in Cambridge next month! Tickets are selling fast, so we do recommend booking in advance if you can - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/re... (Sat) www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... (Sun)

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 16h

Not a fan of repairing tape decks. Too much mechanical stuff to go wrong. But I've learned by accident how to make these Commodore C2N decks work again and here's a video where I share my secrets!

Commodore 64 C2N Tape Deck Repairs

YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It

youtu.be

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 1d

A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now
#ThisIsFine #Gaming #PCGaming

A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now

Memes, you gotta love 'em right? Question Hound from This Is Fine is getting a metroidvania platformer video game with This Is Fine: Maximum Cope.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 5d

40 years ago, Paradroid was on ZZAP!'s cover. We rated this amazing game 97%. Other top reviews: Little Computer People Discovery Kit (97%), Epyx' epic multisports sim Winter Games (94%), Wizard's Lair (89%), Hacker (87%), and Infocom's stellar Starcross text adventure (94%).

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 7d

Check out this amazing work! @computinghistory.org.uk

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 7d

This week it's the high cost of (inflation-adjusted) 1980s computing, a spirited defense of the Amstrad CPC, and a look at legendary artist Roger Dean's video game work! youtu.be/gxzEHAm_Nz0
Plus the wedgetop computer preferences submitted by you, the viewers, to the TWiR subreddit!

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 7d

Today's event at @computinghistory.org.uk is the Eco Project E-Waste Art Workshop, come along and create some e-waste art!

A table showing off some e-waste art along with a lot of crafting supplies

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 8d

Lovely article on University of Cambridge's Future Nostalgia project - rescuing knowledge from old floppy disks! Much of it resonates with the preservation work we do at GTW:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

via BBC_Future

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 8d

My first delivery from @commodoreofficial.bsky.social

Just need the C64 Ultimate to arrive now!

An ArcadeR Joystick bought from commodore.net

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 9d

"Elite, the widely acclaimed 3-D space game, is the highest selling game ever published for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron..."

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 8d

Tried to logon but it errors. Might be cool though, I'll check it out again when you have OAuth.

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 8d

To highlight their "Commodore" brand, Commodore Business Machines once brought an actual ship to the waterfront for the 1983 CES show, meaning there was in fact a brief time where you could be a Commodore Commodore.

A report from the August 1983 issue of Commander Magazine, showing the 'Commodore Clipper', a fairly large ferry decked out in Commodore colors, docked on the Chicago waterfront for the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show.

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Andy Toone @lockfarm.bsky.social · 8d

OK BlueSky network, can we do the six degrees of Kevin Bacon thing? Does anyone know Ian Livingstone or someone in similar tech/tabletop gaming/boardgame area? I've got a tech demo that I'd love to take further, or at least show to people who might 'get it'.

Reposts appreciated.

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 9d

I did the face recognition thing, I'm sure at the time though they said they wouldn't be storing any images after my age was confirmed

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 11d

Hey @steampowered.com - my account was created in April 2004 and is now more than 21 years old, why is it I need to have a credit card on my account to prove I'm over 18?

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C:/RETRORESET @retroresetbus.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Big news! Our founder Luke Stoner will be on BBC Sussex this Monday 6th Oct at 7:05am! 🎙️🚌
Luke will be sharing the Retro Reset story — from our mobile computer/gaming bus to how we’re bringing tech fun to schools, colleges & community groups across the South.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 14d

Is the Rasperry Pi 500+ bringing wedgetops back? Did Jordan Mechner clear up Prince of Persia history on our subreddit? Is there such a thing as too much Infocom?
youtu.be/eOPYzQ0we9g
Plus your preferred control schemes on This Week in Retro 238, available now on YouTube and all podcast platforms!

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 15d

Just watched episode one with our eleven year old, he loved it!

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 15d

2000 is my favourite Windows version, when it stopped getting support I switched to Linux 😀

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The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk · 15d

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...

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 17d

I could make a whole sub-bot based just on programming books with dragons on the cover. (Source.)

The cover to "Programming Your Own Adventure Games in Pascal" by Richard C. Vile, Jr. In the distance, a castle appears. In the mid-ground, a red dragon blocks the path to the castle; nearby, an Indiana Jones-type character shoots at the attacking dragon.

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Henrique Olifiers @olifiers.bsky.social · 17d

The owner of this Commodore Amiga store in Tokyo, whose door still features GVP and Video Toaster stickers, used to sell Amigas in Japan back when.

I've just walked into him closing the store to head to a filming, he's a video maker now.

What serendipity!

#retrocomputing

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