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Retrotech100 Arcade 20p Challenge Space Invaders II AKA Space Invaders Deluxe By Taito

dougytMarch 18, 2023March 18, 2023
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

The Retrotech100 Arcade 20p Challenge is a classic gaming event that harkens back to the golden age of arcade gaming. This event is designed to celebrate the retro technology of classic arcade games while providing gamers with an exciting challenge. One of the most popular games featured in this challenge […]

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Achievement unlocked: Play A Flea Sim

dougytOctober 2, 2021October 2, 2021
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

I finally got to play a flea simulator for this weeks RetroTech 100 Arcade 20p Challenge. An old arcade game helped make my gaming dreams come true as I played as a fle in the Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea https://youtu.be/J2DHgWhSJ5wThe game sees you play as the titular Mr. […]

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The ZX Spectrum Keyboard Project

dougytSeptember 6, 2015
Computing And Retro Gaming / Experiments / Fun Stuff

Having seen a few things lately, including the Bluetooth Keyboard from Elite made to look like a Spectrum (wrongly called the Recreated Spectrum as it does nothing but act as a Bluetooth keyboard) and the Vega, a Joystick Spectrum with too few buttons, and some USB keyboards made from retro […]

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Amiga day 2015 Watch “Playing Fire And Ice on Amiga” on YouTube

dougytMay 31, 2015May 31, 2015
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

More Amiga day goodness this short video is of me badly Playing Fire And Ice on Amiga: https://youtu.be/W519GiN3tkc

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Review of Star Wars on the C64

dougytMay 9, 2015May 9, 2015
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

I was there when Star Wars first hit the cinemas in the UK, my mum took me and my brother to see it and I have been hooked on the Star Wars universe ever since. When the Star Wars game hit the arcades in my youth I had to play […]

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Review of Gorf on the Commodore 64

dougytMay 3, 2015May 9, 2015
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

Gorf on the Commodore 64

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ZX Spectrum Repairs For Fun?

dougytApril 26, 2015April 26, 2015
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

Since the last couple of reviews I haven’t really done much updating here, although there has been plenty going on. I’ll start with the venerable ZX Spectrum stuff I have to report. In a box of Spectrum stuff I received last year were two Spectrum 48k + which are now […]

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Retro Additions

dougytDecember 24, 2014December 24, 2014
Computing And Retro Gaming / Fun Stuff

Over the last few weeks I have been getting a few bits and pieces together for my various retro computers and consoles. So here’s a quick rundown of the bits and the results good or bad. Commodore 64: This is a tape interface which you can use to load from […]

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Making chocolates with Phoebe

dougytFebruary 23, 2014February 23, 2014
Fun Stuff / Personal

Following on from our recent chocolate mould shennanigans we ordered all the moulds and today had another session of being choclatiers (well pouring chocolate in moulds), here is my step to step guide of chocolate moulding with a ten year old daughter. Step 1 order moulds from Amazon. Change card […]

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Retro gaming (And Doctor Who) Chocolates

dougytFebruary 14, 2014February 14, 2014
Fun Stuff

Used this recently to make some chocolate shapes, and they came out brilliantly. They are really meant to make ice cubes for your drinks, but being silicone they are supple enough and slippery enough to use as chocolate moulds too. Just add some cheap (Tesco Value) chocolate melted in the […]

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