Tag Archives: c64

Happy Families…

There’s definitely nothing better than bringing the whole family together for a nice relaxing long weekend of retro play time Here’s one for the album…  

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Apparently this is a mess…

So, following recent trips to the loft I appear to have accumulated a bit of kit in the spare room. <sigh> Guess I’ll have to put it all away somewhere neat and tidy. But of course the disadvantage is that … Continue reading

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#GEEK2013

Minus temperatures and a coastal windchill factor that could freeze hell did not deter 1000′s of geeks descending on the South East town of Margate this weekend. The 2nd year of #GEEK – Game Expo East Kent – opened it’s … Continue reading

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Not a bad place to spend some time…

Just a quickie, thought I would post a pic of my current view It’s really not a bad place to spend some time! Each machine is regularly put through it’s paces, they are not just there as show ornaments – … Continue reading

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Return of the breadbin…

So, I have a number of C64′s in the collection, but the day-to-day machine that I mess around with is in a 3rd party case (looks like a C64C) This didn’t really bug me, until I saw a nice empty … Continue reading

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Dear Commodore 64 entire back catalogue: I pWN U!

So, finally got my SD2IEC card working for the Commodore 64. It’s a bit temperamental but if I talk to it nicely then it works very well. This means I now can suddenly own every single available Commodore 64 game, … Continue reading

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more 64…

Sorry folks, been a bit quiet lately due to connection problems. Of course, as a true computer geek, I couldn’t be arsed to fix it for 2 weeks… and yes I tried turning it off and on again, several times … Continue reading

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A week or two in retro heaven…

So here’s just a few things I’ve been up to this past week or so, in between juggling a full time job (don’t you hate it when real life gets in the way of fun!) Firstly, some great times with … Continue reading

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and another C64 thing…

Well… helloooooooo beautiful This deserved it’s own window, such a classic…

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Return of the Commodores…

I’ve been having some great fun with 2 commodore machines lately; the trusty ‘ol C64 and it’s big sister – the Amiga. Here are a few highlights of playtime…

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