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Wolfgang Ziegler
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If you're curious what it takes to run #AdventOfCode every year, I have a talk called Advent of Code: Behind the Scenes that you might enjoy: youtu.be/uZ8DcbhojOw
Keynote: Advent of Code, Behind the Scenes - Eric Wastl
YouTube video by CppNorth
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December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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This Atari 2600 had some some Joystick problems - time for a fix!
🕹️ 🔧
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Atari 2600 Joystick (and) Port Fix
The other day I found a ridiculously cheap Atari 2600 Junior on Vinted. It was listed as "untested", which typically means completely broken. ...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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🥳 retrogaming anniversary 🥳

On this day [Nov 25th] in 1975, Atari registered its iconic logo. The stylised "A" was designed by Atari's in-house graphic designer, George Opperman.
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Celebrating the Iconic Atari Logo | AUSRETROGAMER
The iconic Atari logo was registered on this day, November 25, in 1975. Long live Atari
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November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Fixing a Nintendo DS Lite 🕹️

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Fixing a Nintendo DS Lite
One thing (among many) that the 2000s got completely right was putting electronic devices into transparent plastic shells. There's no doubt about that ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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More Atari 2600 Video Mods! 🕹️👾

Thanks to @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for supporting me with this!

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More Atari 2600 Video Mods
I regularly browse eBay, Vinted or Willhaben in search of retro computing/gaming hardware. Whenever I come across an Atari 2600 that's listed as " ...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We're celebrating the launch of the Atari 50 Namco Legendary Pack on stream tonight. 🎉

Join Kay as she dives into the history and games of the Namco x Atari partnership. 🤝

📺 https://link.atari.com/watchonTwitch
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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#AdventOfCode 2025 sponsorship is now open! If your organization might be interested in sponsoring, please have them email sponsorship at [the Advent of Code domain name]. adventofcode.com/2025/sponsors
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Fixing and Restoring a Nintendo Game Boy 🎮

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Fixing and Restoring a Game Boy
I have blogged about fixing and modding Game Boys in the past and this has turned into a bit of a hobby since then. Just this year, I must have bought ...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Fixing a French NES and adding a composite video mod.

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Fixing and Modding a French NES
I recently stumbled across a non-functioning, French NES on Vinted. It was quite cheap and I like fixing stuff so I decided to give it a try. Why did I ...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The Epstein Ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I finished another Game Boy title - Kid Icarus
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Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
This game is a real gem! I have no idea why I never played this as a kid - I probably did not consider it 'cool' enough. However, playing it now, I enjoyed the heck out of it. Rightfully, this is…
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October 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I finished another Game Boy title - Hook
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Hook
I think I knew about this game back in the days but I don't think I ever played it. Playing it now, I was not overly impressed. The handling is rather clunky which makes it quite hard and the game…
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October 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I finished another Game Boy title - Donkey Kong Land
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Donkey Kong Land
I don't think I was aware of this game back in the days. Initially, I was not really impressed by it. However, I must say that it grew on me and it's a nice solid platformer.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I finished another Game Boy title - Animaniacs
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Animaniacs
I never played this game as a kid but I think I would have liked it a lot, since I really liked the TV show. The game play, graphics and animations are all quite good and I had a lot of fun playing…
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October 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I finished another Game Boy title - Addams Family
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Addams Family
I vaguely remember having played this game for a short spell I'm pretty sure I found it way too difficult and quite it still is. It' not a great game, the handling is clunky the difficulty level is…
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October 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Well... that didn't take long!

#LEGO #GameBoy
A Modder Has Already Turned The LEGO Game Boy Into A Working Handheld That Plays Cartridges
💌Like retro gaming news? Join our free newsletter to receive a weekly round-up from our team of nerds. I've been wondering how long it would take to mod the LEGO Game Boy into an actual working conso...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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My latest video on enriching #observability data to make dashboards more human readable vs staring at some cryptic IDs

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Enrich Observability Data with Lookup Tables in Dynatrace | FreedomPay Demo
YouTube video by Dynatrace
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October 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Fixing an Xbox Classic - wolfgang-ziegler.com/blog/xbox-cl...
Fixing an Xbox Classic
More than 20 years ago, I got my first Xbox (what we call the Xbox Classic today). A couple years down the line, I upgraded to the - then brand new - X ...
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August 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Mattress Monkeys - #Atari2600 #HomebrewGame with an interesting wave effect

Forum thread: forums.atariage.com/topic/344323...

#retrodev #atari #retrogaming
MATTRESS MONKEYS - ATARI 2600 Homebrew Highlight!
YouTube video by Retro Bliss Gaming
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July 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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This is a real gem for the Game Boy! I'm glad I discovered and finished this title:
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Donkey Kong
This game is an absolute gem which I did not even know existed back then. It starts out with the classic arcade levels but then turns into a puzzle game with lots(!) of clever and challenging levels.…
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July 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Finally finished this iconic Game Boy title:
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Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
This is another absolute classic, of course. I had not owned this games as a kid but I remember having borrowed it a couple of times from a friend. Embarrassingly, I never finished it back then - so…
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July 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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I finished another Game Boy title:
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Snoopy's Magic Show
This is an nice little puzzle game where you have to clear obstacles and avoid enemies to find the exit in mazes of increasing difficulty. However, it has nothing to do with Snoopy or the Peanuts…
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July 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Here‘s an idea: what if we used the word „trump“ as a synonym for all things negative.

e.g. „shit, I completely trumped this exam“
or „oh no, i trumped my pants“
or simply „i really trumped this up“

so don‘t trump this idea - spread the word!
July 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM