Rob Crowther
@robertcrowther.bsky.social
Software Developer who likes retro games, non-retro games and American Football.
It's Bring'n'Byte time at the @computinghistory.org.uk in Cambridge. Come along and buy some retro gear and help fund the museum.
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's Bring'n'Byte time at the @computinghistory.org.uk in Cambridge. Come along and buy some retro gear and help fund the museum.
I'm a bit late with my #RandomGameSaturday and I'm cheating a little as I no longer own the @stinkyox.bsky.social games I played in the 80s, also I'm pretty excited by this @evercade.co.uk collection that arrived this week. I remember playing Matrix/Gridrunner on the VIC-20 and then the C64.
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm a bit late with my #RandomGameSaturday and I'm cheating a little as I no longer own the @stinkyox.bsky.social games I played in the 80s, also I'm pretty excited by this @evercade.co.uk collection that arrived this week. I remember playing Matrix/Gridrunner on the VIC-20 and then the C64.
My #RandomGameSaturday is Boulder Dash. This is the Construction Kit for the Amiga as it's the only one I still own, but I remember playing the original version on the C64
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My #RandomGameSaturday is Boulder Dash. This is the Construction Kit for the Amiga as it's the only one I still own, but I remember playing the original version on the C64
We're at MCM Comic Con at the NEC @angel-mhor.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We're at MCM Comic Con at the NEC @angel-mhor.bsky.social
Another great event by @adventurex.bsky.social ! I'm now at home decompressing, here are some of my highlights of #AdvX25 2/2
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Another great event by @adventurex.bsky.social ! I'm now at home decompressing, here are some of my highlights of #AdvX25 2/2
Another great event by @adventurex.bsky.social ! I'm now at home decompressing, here are some of my highlights of #AdvX25 1/2
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Another great event by @adventurex.bsky.social ! I'm now at home decompressing, here are some of my highlights of #AdvX25 1/2
Retro shout out at the start of Charles Cecil's talk. The first game he worked on was for the ZX81! @adventurex.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Retro shout out at the start of Charles Cecil's talk. The first game he worked on was for the ZX81! @adventurex.bsky.social
Day two of #AdvX25 let's go! @angel-mhor.bsky.social @adventurex.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Day two of #AdvX25 let's go! @angel-mhor.bsky.social @adventurex.bsky.social
@angel-mhor.bsky.social and me are ready and waiting for the start of #AdvX25 @adventurex.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
@angel-mhor.bsky.social and me are ready and waiting for the start of #AdvX25 @adventurex.bsky.social
My #RandomGameSaturday this week is Civilization II. I'd played the original on the Amiga and then my flatmate at Uni had the second on his Mac. I had to wait until I had Playstation to get my own copy. The PS1 didn't really have enough grunt, turns took up to 45 minutes near the end.
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
My #RandomGameSaturday this week is Civilization II. I'd played the original on the Amiga and then my flatmate at Uni had the second on his Mac. I had to wait until I had Playstation to get my own copy. The PS1 didn't really have enough grunt, turns took up to 45 minutes near the end.
My Dad did his own version of that sort of photo, fortunately I did not pretend to be typing anything into the test card.
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My Dad did his own version of that sort of photo, fortunately I did not pretend to be typing anything into the test card.
At #RetroFest gaming edition at the @computinghistory.org.uk playing some games with @angel-mhor.bsky.social, @morefunmakingit.bsky.social and Oliver
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At #RetroFest gaming edition at the @computinghistory.org.uk playing some games with @angel-mhor.bsky.social, @morefunmakingit.bsky.social and Oliver
For #RandomGameSaturday this week here is The Bard's Tale. I played this for many hours on my Amiga 2000 although I never finished it, my goal was to create and level up characters. I filled up one character disk and got most of the way through a second one.
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
For #RandomGameSaturday this week here is The Bard's Tale. I played this for many hours on my Amiga 2000 although I never finished it, my goal was to create and level up characters. I filled up one character disk and got most of the way through a second one.
Post the last four games you played
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Post the last four games you played
It's back! Congrats to @amigaaddict.bsky.social on 40 issues! #amigaformat
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's back! Congrats to @amigaaddict.bsky.social on 40 issues! #amigaformat
It's #RandomGameSaturday and this week I've dug Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy out of the loft. Like other Douglas Adams adaptions, this was "the same, but different" to the books (and radio shows). Back in the day I got stumped trying to make a cup of tea on the Heart of Gold.
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's #RandomGameSaturday and this week I've dug Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy out of the loft. Like other Douglas Adams adaptions, this was "the same, but different" to the books (and radio shows). Back in the day I got stumped trying to make a cup of tea on the Heart of Gold.
Time for #RandomGameSaturday and this week it's Neverwinter Nights! Unfortunately I've still never really played it. Each time I installed it I then spent hours tracking down the patches and getting things working which sapped my will to actually play it. I have it on Steam, so maybe this year!
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Time for #RandomGameSaturday and this week it's Neverwinter Nights! Unfortunately I've still never really played it. Each time I installed it I then spent hours tracking down the patches and getting things working which sapped my will to actually play it. I have it on Steam, so maybe this year!
Yay! @apwot.bsky.social issue five has arrived!
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yay! @apwot.bsky.social issue five has arrived!
For #RandomGameSaturday here is Super Sunday, which I got for Xmas in 1987 after I'd read the Zzap64 review earlier in the year. It's the only C64 game I've still got, kept it because of the unusual box.
October 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday here is Super Sunday, which I got for Xmas in 1987 after I'd read the Zzap64 review earlier in the year. It's the only C64 game I've still got, kept it because of the unusual box.
Family day out: patron day at @retrocollective.co.uk with @angel-mhor.bsky.social and Oliver
October 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Family day out: patron day at @retrocollective.co.uk with @angel-mhor.bsky.social and Oliver
Shiny new eBay account, first purchase: old things 😀
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Shiny new eBay account, first purchase: old things 😀
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
This was my Dad's setup in the late 80s, he used to film everything! I was a bit embarrassed by it at the time but now it's nice that I still have some of these recordings to look at (converted to digital, of course)
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This was my Dad's setup in the late 80s, he used to film everything! I was a bit embarrassed by it at the time but now it's nice that I still have some of these recordings to look at (converted to digital, of course)