Category: Retro

  • Joysticks, which to pick

    loved the look and feel of the Quickshot, but the Speedking (together with The Bug) was my goto weapon of choice :-)

  • The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey

    Rich ManvilleNeil Gateley, I just got this, The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey I have been so looking forward to this book; Crash, ZzAPP!64 Back in the day. It was the only magazine that seemed to speak to me. The cover for Crash episode one is still my favourite picture of all time, AN ALIEN…

  • Happy 40th ZX Spectrum

    Happy 40th, ZXSpectrum, and thanks, Clive. You made such an impact on so many people’s lives. An amazing person and talent. How he changed and improved our lives, he should have lots of statues of him throughout the UK.

  • Retro Mags, WhSmith

    I got some retro mags for a bank holiday; I even went to WH Smith’s and picked them up. I used to get my Crash and Zzap from them back in the day. Saturday would be a Bus ride to town, hanging out at the local computer shop (my mate Stu worked there), then would…

  • MAYFLASH F500 Modded

    I Modded a MAYFLASH F500 arcade stick with some Sanwa buttons and a joystick stick, to use across my retro collection and Mister. Feels great #RETROGAMING #retrocomputing

  • ZX Spectrum  +2 128k version

    Another ZX Spectrum, this time the +2 128k version. And sneaky CRASH preview tape. #RetroComputing

  • Amiga Mini, comparison

    A true thing of beauty :-) this is so cool #RetroComputing , look at the comparison in size with an actual Amiga 12 #A500mini

  • Sinclair QL

    Yes, always wanted one of these. I now just need to fix it and get a PSU. :-) #RETROGAMING #RetroComputing