🕹️ bpharoah 🕹️
@bpharoah.bsky.social
Retrogaming. Daft witterings.
https://linktr.ee/bpharoah.co.uk
All views are my own, and let's face it, who else could they belong to?
I probably won't follow back if your timeline is heavily political. No offence, I just want happy retrogaming vibes!
https://linktr.ee/bpharoah.co.uk
All views are my own, and let's face it, who else could they belong to?
I probably won't follow back if your timeline is heavily political. No offence, I just want happy retrogaming vibes!
Went to the Retro Computer Festival @computinghistory.org.uk today. What a great bunch of people and an awesome array of retro computers. If you zoom in on this picture, you can just about make out my name on the high score for the floor is lava game on the Dragon computer. Won myself a badge!
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Went to the Retro Computer Festival @computinghistory.org.uk today. What a great bunch of people and an awesome array of retro computers. If you zoom in on this picture, you can just about make out my name on the high score for the floor is lava game on the Dragon computer. Won myself a badge!
"It can be lonely in Liverpool on a Saturday night, and it's only Thursday morning!"
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"It can be lonely in Liverpool on a Saturday night, and it's only Thursday morning!"
What do we think? My guess is Street Fighter and Dan Dare II? So, #ZXSpectrum ?
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
What do we think? My guess is Street Fighter and Dan Dare II? So, #ZXSpectrum ?
Ah, here it is. Clearly seen better days! #Atari #retrogaming
October 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ah, here it is. Clearly seen better days! #Atari #retrogaming
Well I thought it was funny...
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Well I thought it was funny...
I don't have an Acorn Electron, but I felt I had to grab this. It's in lovely condition. I'm pretty sure I have this on cassette for the Atari too somewhere. #retrogaming
September 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I don't have an Acorn Electron, but I felt I had to grab this. It's in lovely condition. I'm pretty sure I have this on cassette for the Atari too somewhere. #retrogaming
September 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Okay, so it's something a bit more than tuning in a channel. But, this is serious progress as it's been a year since I managed to last get it to turn on. #Philips #Discoverer #CRTV #retrogaming
Yes, I have adjusted the brightness and contrast since taking this picture!
Yes, I have adjusted the brightness and contrast since taking this picture!
September 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Okay, so it's something a bit more than tuning in a channel. But, this is serious progress as it's been a year since I managed to last get it to turn on. #Philips #Discoverer #CRTV #retrogaming
Yes, I have adjusted the brightness and contrast since taking this picture!
Yes, I have adjusted the brightness and contrast since taking this picture!
Does anyone know how to fine tune the channels on a Philips Discoverer TV? Just needs a little tweak! #retrogaming
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Does anyone know how to fine tune the channels on a Philips Discoverer TV? Just needs a little tweak! #retrogaming
What a world we live in, where you can still get a 4G signal on a mountain!
August 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What a world we live in, where you can still get a 4G signal on a mountain!
Also, and you genuinely couldn't make this up, my first multi-factor authentication of the day:
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Also, and you genuinely couldn't make this up, my first multi-factor authentication of the day:
August 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
How cool is this? I'd never heard of it until now. #Atari #retrogaming
August 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
How cool is this? I'd never heard of it until now. #Atari #retrogaming
Right! What am I doing wrong? The scart cable I bought from a reputable cable maker (who shall remain anonymous) wasn't great. I took it apart at the din plug end and a few wires just fell off. I've resoldered everything, but I'm not getting any blue colours! #retrogaming #amstrad #cpc464
July 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Right! What am I doing wrong? The scart cable I bought from a reputable cable maker (who shall remain anonymous) wasn't great. I took it apart at the din plug end and a few wires just fell off. I've resoldered everything, but I'm not getting any blue colours! #retrogaming #amstrad #cpc464
Oh marvellous. Why is it always the sodding back tyre?!
I'm going to have to learn to replace this myself, but it's an electric bike, so it's a hundred times more difficult.
I'm going to have to learn to replace this myself, but it's an electric bike, so it's a hundred times more difficult.
July 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Oh marvellous. Why is it always the sodding back tyre?!
I'm going to have to learn to replace this myself, but it's an electric bike, so it's a hundred times more difficult.
I'm going to have to learn to replace this myself, but it's an electric bike, so it's a hundred times more difficult.
I have trained the youngest well. He wanted to rescue an old Dell monitor (2004) from the charity shop because "he likes old tech."
It needs re-capping, but I've rather spectacularly pulled the plastic end off this ribbon cable.
Needs more than re-capping now!
It needs re-capping, but I've rather spectacularly pulled the plastic end off this ribbon cable.
Needs more than re-capping now!
July 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I have trained the youngest well. He wanted to rescue an old Dell monitor (2004) from the charity shop because "he likes old tech."
It needs re-capping, but I've rather spectacularly pulled the plastic end off this ribbon cable.
Needs more than re-capping now!
It needs re-capping, but I've rather spectacularly pulled the plastic end off this ribbon cable.
Needs more than re-capping now!
Weird how the Interwebs work sometimes:
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Weird how the Interwebs work sometimes:
If you're a hossing great heron, you don't care how clean the pond is on a hot day!
June 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you're a hossing great heron, you don't care how clean the pond is on a hot day!
My home-made ISS passes Android app. If there are any passes in the next 7 days, it will list them, their times and the brightness. If not, it will list any satellites flying above right now!
June 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My home-made ISS passes Android app. If there are any passes in the next 7 days, it will list them, their times and the brightness. If not, it will list any satellites flying above right now!
June 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Look at these lovely 3D printed logos I got for the man cave! I could have bought many many more, but, you know, money! #retrogaming
May 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Look at these lovely 3D printed logos I got for the man cave! I could have bought many many more, but, you know, money! #retrogaming