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I learned about these neat USB boards. I think I will use one in 9V mode for the Atari 7800 as an alternative means of powering it. It might fit in one of the existing cutouts. (fedia.io)
 

I learned about these neat USB boards. I think I will use one in 9V mode for the Atari 7800 as an alternative means of powering it. It might fit in one of the existing cutouts.
#retrogaming #atari #atari7800

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Spontanous livestream tonight: (chaos.social)
 

Spontanous livestream tonight:
Atari 7800 Lötstream - PART THREE! The final part in the 7800 series! The console is WORKING again!
Join me tonight at 20:00 CEST, 18:00 UTC

#retrogaming #atari #atari7800

https://youtube.com/live/KCHoJNti2nE?feature=share

This is Pilotwings 64 for the N64. It uses an unusual little EEPROM for savegames. I think I almost liked it better when they used battery backed SRAM. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

@[email protected] there are some games with battery backup. Ocarina of Time comes to mind. But also a handful more:

https://consolemods.org/wiki/N64:List_of_Nintendo_64_Games_with_Save_Batteries

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This is Pilotwings 64 for the N64. It uses an unusual little EEPROM for savegames. I think I almost liked it better when they used battery backed SRAM. (fedia.io)
 

This is Pilotwings 64 for the N64. It uses an unusual little EEPROM for savegames. I think I almost liked it better when they used battery backed SRAM.
#retrogaming #NINTENDO #N64

The opened cartridge exposing a very small PCB with the usual CIC copy protection chip. A small 8 pin DIP EEPROM and the main DIP28 ROM chip.

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I just tried RType II on the GameBoy for the first time. It’s hard. Or I am not very good at it. Looks great though! But it also slows down a lot when there are many enemies and the ship as some (fedia.io)
 

I just tried RType II on the GameBoy for the first time. It’s hard. Or I am not very good at it. Looks great though! But it also slows down a lot when there are many enemies and the ship as some powerups!
#retrogaming #nintendo #gameboy #rtype

New video for Patrons: in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

A little teaser about what the video is all about.
#midi #Roland #MT32 #commodore #amiga500

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New video for Patrons: (chaos.social)
 

New video for Patrons:

What if the Amiga sounded better?

https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-if-amiga-112055667?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #commodore #amiga

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There is hardly a controller that screams so much SciFi and also retro at the same time as the Atari Pro Line joysticks. (fedia.io)
 

There is hardly a controller that screams so much SciFi and also retro at the same time as the Atari Pro Line joysticks.
#atari #atari7800 #retrogaming

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@Toxic_[email protected] Amiga 500s are relatively easy to repair. Quite a bit more complicated than a C64 but still very well documented. You will fix it for sure!

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@Toxic_[email protected] @[email protected] Well, who knows... I might have something in my video pipeline...

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Q14... saw that. Didn't know you meant it as a joke...

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

@Toxic_[email protected] @[email protected] And I say the Amiga with an MT-32 would also have been okay! And sounded much better than Paula! 😄

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@[email protected] You mean 2nd quarter of 1992, right? 9212 would probably mean 12th week of 1992.

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Oh yeah, I LOVE the SID! I should have specified PC / MS DOS

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

@[email protected] I should have specified: PC computer games! :)

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This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992… (fedia.io)
 

This is THE sound of 1980s computer games, or in this case mid 1992…
#retrogaming #roland #mt32 #lapci

What‘s your favorite Sierra game from the 80s to early 90s? I think for me it’s probably Space Quest III. It‘s a very short game, and not a great game, but I have a lots of nostalgia for it. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] she was even there in 1980! Mystery House was the reason Sierra was founded in the first place.

What‘s your favorite Sierra game from the 80s to early 90s? I think for me it’s probably Space Quest III. It‘s a very short game, and not a great game, but I have a lots of nostalgia for it. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@[email protected] I wouldn't say "poor man's". They basically invented the graphical adventure genre and were feeling their way around how to make games, and how to make better games. Yes, they were more quantity than quality, compared to LucasArts, but I give them the benefit of doubt, as it was definitely a pioneering task.

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There seems to be a WIP project to port Larry 1 to the C64. The AGI engine by Sierra famously never supported the C64, contrary to the early Lucas SCUMM games. The author describes the challenges of (chaos.social)
 

There seems to be a WIP project to port Larry 1 to the C64. The AGI engine by Sierra famously never supported the C64, contrary to the early Lucas SCUMM games. The author describes the challenges of porting AGI games:

https://www.area536.com/posts/larry_c64_001/

#retrogaming #commodore #c64 #sierraonline

What‘s your favorite Sierra game from the 80s to early 90s? I think for me it’s probably Space Quest III. It‘s a very short game, and not a great game, but I have a lots of nostalgia for it. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Exactly. This is true for most Sierra games actually. And which is why I prefer games that follow @[email protected]'s rules much more enjoyable.
https://grumpygamer.com/why_adventure_games_suck

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What‘s your favorite Sierra game from the 80s to early 90s? I think for me it’s probably Space Quest III. It‘s a very short game, and not a great game, but I have a lots of nostalgia for it. (fedia.io)
 

What‘s your favorite Sierra game from the 80s to early 90s? I think for me it’s probably Space Quest III. It‘s a very short game, and not a great game, but I have a lots of nostalgia for it.
#retrogaming #sierraonline

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Blockout was one of the first games I played in the PC, a 286 back then. California Dreams didn’t make many games, and this one stood out due to its high res EGA graphics. (fedia.io)
 

Blockout was one of the first games I played in the PC, a 286 back then. California Dreams didn’t make many games, and this one stood out due to its high res EGA graphics.
#msdos #retrogaming

The game‘s box but for the Amiga. Many 3D Tetris shapes are stacked on top of each other, with hands clinging to one of them, suggesting the player being overwhelmed.

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Interplay‘s Lord of the Rings was the first big box game I bought from my own money. It was on sale at the local Karstadt mall. I never completed the game, but loved it so much! What was your first (fedia.io)
 

Interplay‘s Lord of the Rings was the first big box game I bought from my own money. It was on sale at the local Karstadt mall. I never completed the game, but loved it so much! What was your first game, bought with your own money?
#retrogaming #interplay

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Pushing up Roses did a nice review of the Crimson Diamond. If the game had come out for old platforms I‘d definitely have bought it, but as it stands I have so much games still to play, I just skip on (chaos.social)
 

Pushing up Roses did a nice review of the Crimson Diamond. If the game had come out for old platforms I‘d definitely have bought it, but as it stands I have so much games still to play, I just skip on the modern platforms. :)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=f8bdlagJsZA&si=hluBGs2x9rsrUn8p
#retrogaming #crimsondiamond #adventuregames

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