@RetroDerezzed ℝetro ℝesolution - Derezzed

ℝetro ℝesolution - Derezzed posts on X about etro, colour, in the, gamer the most. They currently have [---] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social Influence

Social category influence technology brands 8.33% gaming 6.48% stocks 5.56% products 4.63% social networks 3.7% finance 3.7% countries 1.85% travel destinations 0.93% celebrities 0.93%

Social topic influence etro #10, colour 6.48%, in the 4.63%, gamer 4.63%, systems 3.7%, xbox 3.7%, art 3.7%, vcs 3.7%, demo 3.7%, pi 2.78%

Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @reinhs @jamograd @mrmidnight1188 @mancompute @roryisconfused @virtualjames @discord @blueeyedclark @batmangroup @retrogamermag

Top assets mentioned Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) IBM (IBM)

Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@MrMidnight1188 Second hand Raspberry Pi [--] given the insane ram price scam"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:53Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"RE [---] I don't recall such disinterest in a new mainstream Resident Evil title since the outstanding [----] release of RE2 Remake -No demo -No enthusiasm -No anticipation The discourse seems overwhelming driven by obsession over character designs and overcomplicated mechanics Grace's supervisor at the FBI. Though Nathan knows that Grace is still haunted by the death of her mother he has entrusted her with investigating the recent string of deaths. #ResidentEvilRequiem https://t.co/P6MFLPc6Jt Grace's supervisor at the FBI. Though Nathan knows that Grace is still haunted by the death of her"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:54Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"@man_compute @roryisconfused That's always a fun station to find yourself in on the hottest day of the year (which happened to me a suspicious number of times over the years given I don't live in or near London)"
X Link 2026-02-15T16:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@VirtualJames I've got a lot of ugreen hardware mainly cables. I have a couple of [--] port usb [--] hubs (without individual switches) which are strange- on Mint Limux and the rpi they only work if a usb device is connected before the hub is plugged in. My Sabrent [--] port switched hub is fine"
X Link 2025-11-08T13:01Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"Stadia controller with Chromecast Ultra [--] brand new in box factory sealed Unfortunately Google has this week finally removed the online Bluetooth firmware update tool Fortunately offline GitHub repos exist albeit requiring a degree of knowledge to run under Linux in the UK"
X Link 2026-01-24T16:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

""I wish we hadn't called it Warcraft. Sounds kind of intimidating" Azmongold: "The people who used to make fun of me for playing video games are now in charge of making them." Cultural Marxism. Star Trek Doctor Who Star wars Terminator MCU TLOTR https://youtu.be/WZRCYECgbRksi=f_S1Hcva3f9fvQdD https://youtu.be/WZRCYECgbRksi=f_S1Hcva3f9fvQdD"
X Link 2026-02-06T23:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Long since an extended metaphor now a reality Milano Cortina 2026: the literal Virtue Signaling Olympics Ultra-privileged professionals Genetically blessed Wealthy beyond compare Competing on the world stage Denigrating their country Long gone are the days of Eddie the Eagle"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Using [--] seconds of compute resource a glorified Baysean algorithm offers a more insightful accurate and synthetically empathetic analysis of my life than any nurse doctor oncologist surgeon counsellor friend or family member in the past eleven years Incredible"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"A magnificent logo for the greatest game on the Playstation Rage Racer - few will agree but entertainment is subjective and this is the game I poured the most time into and derived the most joy from in [----] [----] and 2026"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"At my age dates in the calendar connected with positive memories are far outnumbered by the negative Tomorrow marks a decade since the death of my paternal uncle my only supportive family member mum excepted Tomorrow also marks the second time I almost died during surgery"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:52Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@reinhs https://x.com/3xcalibaneur/status/2020890575826731485t=MkG6QY498KFobx4iIfgxNA&s=19 Reminder that just five months ago Discord was breached and hackers managed to gain access to over [-----] government IDs payment info and [-------] age verification pics by offering Indian customer service representatives at a subsidiary $500. No thanks Im moving to Slack. https://t.co/7maQaNE3t0 https://x.com/3xcalibaneur/status/2020890575826731485t=MkG6QY498KFobx4iIfgxNA&s=19 Reminder that just five months ago Discord was breached and hackers managed to gain access to over [-----] government IDs payment"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@reinhs The current incarnation of the internet is built on a house of cards - a far cry from Arpanet's allegedly nuclear-strike resistant routing The walls are closing in The digital Panopticon is upon us .ironically just in time for the death of the system (Dead Internet Theory)"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:21Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@discord I believe you thousands wouldn't. (as we sarcastically opine in the UK). Also are you interested in this bridge I have for sale. Not surprised you caved in the UK but globally Unfathomable"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"Banks "protecting" customers from their own money to "fight fraud" -Continuously closing branches -Removing cash machines -Limits on cash withdrawals -Online banking login gymnastics -Automatic categorisation of spending (recently backtracked by Barclays) -Shops refusing cash This requires two-factor authentication. Please open your authenticator app The authenticator requires a one-time code. Please open your messages Your message app requires a spell. Please open your hex bag Your hex bag requires the blood of three crows. Please kill three crows This requires two-factor authentication."
X Link 2026-02-11T13:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"More relatable than I can express On February 10th [----] I underwent a [--] hour radical hepatectomy excising the metastatic tumour which consumed 55% of my liver following [--] months of fortnightly chemotherapy and immunotherapy I awoke to an utterly unrecognisable broken world Who else can relate to this https://t.co/HNtHaenGd3 Who else can relate to this https://t.co/HNtHaenGd3"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"@JAMOGRAD @BlueEyedClark Impressive James. Took me two months to have the old boiler replaced. Then two months of ineffectual "snagging" on the myriad issues the two different installation companies caused. There's a common thread running through my life - that thread is me. I'm the root cause"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:05Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"Broadband download speeds are always converted from Mbps to "Atari ST 720KB floppy disks per second" in my mind Entire boxes of disks downloaded in the blink of an eye After dial-up on Hayes Accura modems 1KB/s with optimised Trumpet Winsock settings this still feels unreal"
X Link 2025-08-03T21:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Retro Gamer Magazine Issue [---] (2015) Celebrating the finest video game realisation of Star Wars Atari's [----] first-person rail-shooter: QuadraScan colour vector display Digitised speech Stereo sound Immersive X-Wing cockpit cabinet Analogue yoke flight controller"
X Link 2025-08-11T14:25Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

""Wrong thinking is punishable" "Right thinking will be as swiftly rewarded' Star Trek The Cage Talosian 'The Keeper'"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:39Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"More information less interest Heading towards a Resident Evil [--] incoherent mess The lack of a demo isn't alleviating growing concerns Circa [---] gigabyte install size reported on the Microsoft site - Seriously Uninstall everything on my Series S to play a single game A young girl Grace finds trapped within the care center. She is extremely pale and emaciated. #ResidentEvilRequiem https://t.co/uBV68Jecsk A young girl Grace finds trapped within the care center. She is extremely pale and emaciated. #ResidentEvilRequiem https://t.co/uBV68Jecsk"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:18Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Early 1980s bedroom coder starter kit"
X Link 2025-05-19T10:51Z [---] followers, 13.8K engagements

"Iconic if borderline impractical like The Dude's rug the keyboard really ties the ZX81 together The microwave-oven style membrane keyboard of the very first computer I ever owned and the machine upon which I taught myself to program is where the path of my life took shape"
X Link 2025-05-27T14:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Not having the most powerful or popular systems doesn't mean less fun I owned a ZX81 a Spectrum then an Atari 130XE; not a C64 An Atari ST not an Amiga A Master System not a NES A Megadrive not a SNES A [---] then AMD not a Pentium An Xbox not a PS2 (But I loved them all)"
X Link 2025-06-02T20:40Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"What was once contemporary is now retro. System setup in [----] [--] x Atari STfm [--] x Atari 130XE [--] x Sega Master System [--] x Atari [----] [--] 1/4" FDD [--] x Datel 3.5" FDD [--] x 14" Philips Colour TV [--] x Happy owner of every underdog system released in the UK"
X Link 2025-06-07T17:53Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Memory unboxing I got my 130XE and [----] FDD at the Novatel Atari Show Easter [----] Only one person I knew had an Atari (a [---] with [---] FDD) but he'd spent a year in Germany where the system was hugely popular. He amassed a stack of games discs and subsequently so did I"
X Link 2025-06-08T14:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Retro Gamer covers Driving games [--]. Daytona USA - Sega [----] Still one of the two greatest coin-op driving experiences to this day"
X Link 2025-06-15T18:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Ghostbusters ZX Spectrum [----] First impressions befit this hastily re-skinned albeit interesting game A wall of text loading screen comprising Activison's logo and numerous licensing acknowledgements preceeds a rather uncanny rendition of the iconic Ghostbusters logo"
X Link 2025-06-16T12:55Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Sinclair ZX81 My first digital love Technically Limited Imaginatively Unlimited Rick Dickinson's supreme industrial-future design shines through"
X Link 2025-06-18T15:43Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Computer & Video Games November [----] During the early 1980s the only magazine with cover art to rival Crash Amtix and Zzap64 C&VG was a true pioneer in home computer magazines notably predating the Newsfield triumvirate (and their respective machines) by a couple of years"
X Link 2025-06-19T13:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

""Don't Copy That Floppy" .at least not with the Atari ST's Gem desktop tools Instead try Datel Electronics' wonderfully named "Deep Scan Burst Nibbler" Useful for facilitating the altruistic creation of off-site backups for friends and family"
X Link 2025-06-22T02:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Atari ST Mouse My first experience with this ubiquitous input device came in early [----] when a friend bought an early model ST (with inbuilt single-sided floppy drive) He had absolutely no software. The GEM desktop was an interesting curio I later bought the ST Summer Pack"
X Link 2025-06-24T15:16Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Iconic unique desirable coveted There are three machines I've longed to own: [--]. ZX80 [--]. Vectrex [--]. PC Engine: Japanese original model The feasibility of this diminishes with each passing year I first saw the PCE in C&VG [----] and the Vectrex in a toy shop in Reading 1982"
X Link 2025-06-26T15:21Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"A contender for the greatest Retro Gamer subscription edition cover: Sega Dreamcast blueprint"
X Link 2025-06-27T15:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"An indisputable stone-cold classic Dungeon Master from FTL for the Atari ST Whilst I generally cannot engage with RPGs this title had me absolutely mesmerised According to Wikipedia* this is the machine's all-time best-selling game *verifiable sources as usual are elusive"
X Link 2025-06-28T17:17Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"No brand loyalty. [----] Atari VCS [----] ZX81 [----] Spectrum [----] Atari 130XE [----] Atari ST [----] Master System [----] Gameboy [----] Megadrive [----] [---] DX2 [--] [----] 32X [----] PlayStation [----] Xbox [----] GameCube [----] various PCs [----] Xbox [---] [----] Rpi [--] - [--] [----] Switch [----] Series S"
X Link 2025-06-30T16:51Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"An old photo of XBMC (Xbox Media Center) running on an Xecutor modded Xbox The project evolved into OSMC then Kodi but this is where it all began Some of the various emulators installed include: AtariXLbox CoinOPS FuseX Mamedbox NeoGenesis PCE_mednafex SpeXtrum Surreal64"
X Link 2025-07-01T16:54Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The Atari blitter chip Blitter: a derivation of the chip's Bit-block Transfer function Mega ST variants aside it wasn't introduced to main line range until the STe in an ill-fated bid to compete with the Amiga Prior to this the ST relied on its underpowered Shifter alone"
X Link 2025-07-02T19:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The technical issues associated with emulation of most microcomputers have long been resolved The input issue remains - prior to the standardisation of keyboard layouts thanks to the IBM PC each manufacturer and each model varied wildly Having a manual nearby is mandatory"
X Link 2025-07-17T15:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom [----] Dark Souls: tame by comparison The delightful Attract Mode shown here lasts far longer than the average player's in-game experience"
X Link 2025-07-24T04:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Atari CX-10 Introduced in [----] alongside the VCS console (replaced in [----] by the ubiquitous CX-40 revision) - a literal gaming icon still used to represent games decades after the joystick was superceded by joypads and ever more sophisticated controllers"
X Link 2025-07-25T13:37Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Star Wars Atari [----] A seminal vector graphics masterpiece rail-shooter Utilising a colour QuadraScan shadow-mask CRT display the swift fluid razor-sharp images remain timeless Possibly the greatest and most authentic entry to the universe of the original [----] film"
X Link 2025-07-25T16:44Z [---] followers, 13.4K engagements

"Firefox [----] Atari's awesome Clint Eastwood movie licence venturing into the Laserdisc genre made famous by the Don Bluth animated Dragon's Lair Far more interactive than its rivals Firefox plays akin to Afterburner using film footage in place of Sega's Super Scaler sprites"
X Link 2025-07-31T19:00Z [---] followers, 16.1K engagements

"Best wishes to everybody on this Friday Video Blitz by "Helvetica Bold" [----] An Atari 130XE demoscene classic Showcasing the 8-bit machine's glorious [---] colour palette utilising the Display List and colour cycling courtesy of Jay Miner's ANTIC and GTIA custom chipsets"
X Link 2025-08-01T13:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

""Blast off and Strike the Evil Bydo Empire" Irem [----] M-72 System The quintessential horizontal scrolling Shooter produced Kazuma Kujo Channeling the DNA of many forebears subsequently heavily imitated and evolved upon (appropriately given the bio-mechanical theming)"
X Link 2025-08-01T17:17Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Esoteric hardware reviews from Crash Magazine Issue [--] March [----] Famously all of the Sinclair model Spectrums lacked inbuilt joystick ports Incompatibile peripherals were abundant (Kempston Interface II Protek) however these innovative mechanical devices are truly unique"
X Link 2025-08-02T18:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Atari: 8-bit Power The iconic Swan Demo running on the 130XE Astonishing visuals running on essentially the same hardware as the [----] Atari [---] with additional ram and some modifications to the core custom chipset"
X Link 2025-08-02T21:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"The Brazilian-made AS-1000 certainly sports a bold aesthetic; I can see this adorning the set of a late 1970s industrial sci-fi film A ZX81 clone with 16K ram a modem joystick and mysterious "speed file" Reminiscent of the svelte PC Engine retooled as the bulky TurboGrafx-16"
X Link 2025-08-04T17:54Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"The Saturn 3D Control Pad Sublime for Sega Rally Nights Manx TT Superbike and myriad other classics The later Dreamcast controller although virtually identical in footprint falls short in its awkward cable relocation removal of two face buttons and its suboptimal D-pad"
X Link 2025-08-05T05:32Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Thunder Blade [----] Sega's visually stunning combination top down / chase view helicopter shooter Comparatively less popular than Space Harrier Out Run and After Burner the Deluxe Cabinet cockpit lacked hydraulic actuation whilst utilising an awkward 3ft flightstick"
X Link 2025-08-05T15:43Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Why Retro Last September I switched off my Xbox Series S for what may well be the final time Logging into the Microsoft App today in a bid to determine why Rewards is broken I'm greeted with this: Passport or Driving Licence ID is required to access some Xbox functionality"
X Link 2025-08-07T18:11Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Galaxy Force II [----] Sega AM1's premier rail shooter utilising the Super Scaler Y Board generating visuals years ahead of the competiton A phenomenonal arcade thrill ride with Deluxe and Super Deluxe cabinets offering [---] degrees horizontal and [--] degrees lateral motion"
X Link 2025-08-07T19:02Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"The final time I played a Virtua Racing coin-op [--] years ago Battered yet battling on Sega AM created an arcade-perfect port on the Switch however this game deserves a seated cabinet booming speakers force-feedback wheel and pedals Teignmouth pier arcade September 2007"
X Link 2025-08-08T16:20Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Newsfield Publications launched with a bold statement in [----] Dynamic vibrant artwork virtually leapt from the shelves engaging the games-hungry target demographic in stark contrast to contemporaries Crash February [----] BBC Micro User March [----] Computing Today May 1983"
X Link 2025-08-11T17:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Elite: the original sandbox BBC Micro - a procedural Universe in 32K ZX Spectrum - a swift laudible port C64 - trouble with Tribbles NES - astounding polygons coaxed from a tile-mapped non-bitmapped display Atari ST - a soulless disappointment stricken by broken combat"
X Link 2025-08-16T21:05Z [---] followers, 14.8K engagements

"Elite - Oric conversion to rival the C64 Beeb and Speccy Showcasing Tangerine Computer Systems' [----] and AY-3-8912 powered machine "1337" is the astounding [----] "Oldschool Gaming - Game Of The Year Award" winner Code Graphics Audio: Chema Intro Graphics and Code: Dbug"
X Link 2025-08-20T15:29Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Robot Walk demo - Multicoloured Mechanoids Atari's VCS and 8-bit computers feature an iconic luminosity-based palette (128 and [---] colours) Curiously the actual shades differ between NTSC and PAL systems with base colour $0A appearing as metalic blue or green respectively"
X Link 2025-08-25T14:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

""Kung-Fu Master" 1985's second highest-grossing US coin-op US Gold's [----] Spectrum travesty received Crash Readers Awards "Least Pleasing Game" (4th in category) In stark contrast Uprising Games' spectacular [----] port "Mister Kung-Fu" arguably bests the arcade original"
X Link 2025-08-25T22:18Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Space Harrier Atari 8-bit Chris Hutt [----] Sega's Super Scaler on augmented [----] hardware with [---] KiloByte ram via a [--] MegaByte AtariMax cartridge leveraged to astonishing effect See below for full framerate audio/video 5-bit arcade samples and POKEY chiptune soundtrack"
X Link 2025-08-29T13:02Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Recalbox on the Raspberry Pi [--] is a superb retro emulation platform When "it just works" it's superb When it doesn't it's hell Despite Recalbox's 8bitDo support the SN30 Pro+ in X-Input mode (analog triggers) is unrecognised by Mupen64Plus Untold hours spent fixing this"
X Link 2025-10-07T14:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Further to my earlier Tweet regarding the painful research required to create a Mupen64plus N64 emulator configuration entry for the 8bitdo SN30 Pro+ in X-Input mode: I tried Grok's free Expert mode It came disturbingly close to the correct solution in [--] minutes [--] seconds"
X Link 2025-10-07T17:08Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Ultimate's Knight Lore map resplendently rendered by Gordon Druce and legendary artist Oliver Frey"
X Link 2025-05-20T16:15Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"A final batch of impossibly colourful screens created by group Batman Group member MAC (Marco Antonio del Campo) I thoroughly recommend viewing their incredible Batman Demo on the Amstrad CPC - truly outstanding work @BATMAN_GROUP"
X Link 2025-05-23T20:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Games that made me crave a different system: [--]. Elite - Acornsoft BBC Micro The wait for the Spectrum port was interminable"
X Link 2025-06-03T14:27Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Commodore and Atari whilst bitter rivals thankfully shared a common design philosophy: Beige and brown cases and keys In-built protection against the scourge of retro hardware collectors yellowing white plastics (due to photo-oxidation and bromine in ABS)"
X Link 2025-06-08T18:41Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"In [----] I chanced across this image of possibly the ultimate Megadrive / Genesis stack A mark I Japanese Megadrive Mega CD and 32X with the Sonic and Knuckles Lock-on cartridge Complimented with an exceedingly rare and most unusual add-on: The Sega Karaoke module"
X Link 2025-06-09T14:38Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"A modest retro-corner Top Trumps - Home Computers edition Project Future - ZX Spectrum Raspberry Pi [--] and [--] Space Lego moon buggies and astronauts 8Bitdo M30 6-button controller Bruce Lee pixel art mug and 3D print Megadrive Mk II and 32X (just in frame)"
X Link 2025-06-10T17:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Sharopolis is a YouTuber I chanced upon in [----] I still rewatch his overview of titles both classic and new which show what #Atari's venerable ground-breaking 1970s tech machines can really do: 'Games that Push the Limits of the Atari [--] Bit Family' http://youtu.be/HTUmiot6vyM http://youtu.be/HTUmiot6vyM"
X Link 2025-06-17T16:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Is this Oliver Frey's most iconic artwork Gracing the cover of the premier ZX Spectrum magazine: Crash - Micro Games Action Newsfield Publishing Issue [--] February 1984"
X Link 2025-06-17T22:14Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Another ZX Spectrum attribute-defying artwork from F. D. Thorpe Nightmare Rally Ocean 1986"
X Link 2025-06-19T16:25Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"An object lesson in how not to work around the ZX Spectrum's iconic colour palette and attribute clash. Not so much Roger Moore as Roger Less"
X Link 2025-06-20T14:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"3D Monster Maze Arguably the first survival horror title written by Malcolm Evans as a learning exercise in [----] The iconic animation was facilitated by the ZX81's character-based graphics It surprised many that the ZX Spectrum could not replicate the speed of its big brother"
X Link 2025-06-22T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Kempston was the defacto joystick standard for the ZX Spectrum a system which had no inbuilt ports prior to the Amstrad incarnations My interface was the wonderfully named Ram Turbo which incorporated both Kempston protocol and Sinclair Interface [--] cartridge compatibility"
X Link 2025-06-23T14:17Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"A view of the (then very tidy) second bedroom way back in [----]. I've still got the Dell Inspiron laptop (it gained a new motherboard and screen over the next two years). The old PC built in [----] is in the loft. This was only [--] years ago but it seems like a lifetime"
X Link 2025-06-25T18:27Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Elite ZX Spectrum Firebird [----] I poured more hours into Elite than any other game on my Spectrum; it was the right game at the right time at the right age for me. I was utterly engrossed especially after reading Robert Holdstock's accompanying novella The Dark Wheel"
X Link 2025-06-25T19:38Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Another Oliver Frey airbrushed masterpiece Red Moon Originally drawn to grace the cover of the ZX Spectrum's premier magazine: Crash issue [--] September 1985"
X Link 2025-06-26T22:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"C&VG June [----] DLC required somewhat more effort in the pre-internet era: "EXCLUSIVE Program in the missing screen from JET SET WILLY" Bob Wakelin chose to depict the former miner as a flat-capped handyman rather than iconically top-hatted nouveau riche socialite"
X Link 2025-06-30T10:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Sinclair published a number of titles from other software houses There's a timeless elegance to the (now) retro-futurism of the Sinclair font allied with the diagonal four-colour Spectrum device"
X Link 2025-07-01T16:29Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Spy Hunter: ZX Spectrum A terrific port arguably more playable than the arcade original albeit lacking the iconic Peter Gunn theme music F. David Thorpe's wonderfully vibrant loading screen whets the appetite emanating a fantastic 1980's action movie / Miami Vice atmosphere"
X Link 2025-07-03T13:43Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future Eagle Issue [--] April 14th [----] Return of The Mekon Eagle Issue [--] 27th March [----] Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future ZX Spectrum Virgin Games 1986"
X Link 2025-07-04T15:57Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"I coveted a ZX Spectrum Microdrive for decades Often unreliable with little software available but they look amazing I didn't even desire a working unit just a cosmetically decent example An exceedingly generous benefactor gifted me this drive in [----]. It's wonderful"
X Link 2025-07-05T19:44Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Spectrum Holobyte's superb flight simulator: Falcon Loading screen as wonderfully rendered on the Amiga. I owned the ST version but never mastered landing which tended to make progress in the game rather difficult"
X Link 2025-07-09T17:57Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Confession time: I've never played this much-lauded Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond isometric masterpiece. F. D. Thorpe's loading screen: incredible Even the hyperloader border looks terrific"
X Link 2025-07-09T18:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Rob Hubbard: Remixed Master of the SID chip From many years ago included in Retro Gamer magazine Perfect for adding to a custom Recalbox soundtrack playing whilst perusing the systems in the EmulationStation menu"
X Link 2025-07-17T18:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Kung-fu Master was a coin-op I mastered (pun intended) whilst on holiday in Majorca as a bored [--] year old I awaited the Spectrum port eagerly - what a disastrous let down The [----] Mister Kung-Fu homebrew made up for years of regret The game remains one of my arcade favourites"
X Link 2025-07-19T21:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Asteroids Atari [----] "One small step for a man" July 20th [----] Lunar Lander would more appropriately commemorate the 56th anniversary of this most monumental of human achievements nevertheless Asteroids is a suitably themed substitute"
X Link 2025-07-20T16:30Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Atari "8-bit Boink" from Xanth Tribute to the immortal iconic Amiga demo"
X Link 2025-07-27T14:06Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

""Power without the Price" Atari's "FujiBoink" demo - [---] vibrant colours output via the ANTIC Display List and GTIA graphics chip Inspired by the Ball Demo on Commodore's Amiga the true successor to Atari's 8-bit machines; both created by Jay Miner and many of his team"
X Link 2025-07-27T17:04Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"PC Engine + CD-ROM - the world's first optical media console The [----] unit added only storage capacity; no additional custom audio-visual hardware was incorporated Eschewing low bit-rate dithered FMV games such as Castlevania boasted glorious pixel art intros and cutscenes"
X Link 2025-07-28T12:59Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Golden Axe [----] Sega's coin-hungry hack 'n slash innovates via magic and mountable fire-breathing steeds Upon retrieving the titular weapon from Death Adder a glorious animation portrays Yuria's denizens escaping the arcade machine pursued by the heroic Ax Tyris and Gilius"
X Link 2025-07-29T14:50Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"My most sincere thanks to each and every one of the [---] people who now Follow this Retro Twitter account It has been terrific to (virtually) chat with so many friends new and old since relaunching the account in May Best wishes to you all"
X Link 2025-07-30T16:00Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"As @RetroGamer_Mag reaches a landmark 275th issue I'm revisiting the epochal first issue Here's the classic first cover complete with the wonderfully on-point aged effect. The Live Publishing era has a very different tone to the later relaunch more akin to a semi-pro fanzine"
X Link 2025-08-02T18:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The first computer magazine I ever purchased: "Sinclair Programs" January [----] I bought my copy on Boxing Day [----] having joyfully received my ZX81 that Christmas Aged [--] preservation was far from my mind; a large set of coloured felt-tipped pens was however close to hand"
X Link 2025-08-03T09:53Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Robocop [----] Ocean Software were renowned for acquiring licences aquired apparently at random Amongst the dreck (Highlander; Flintstones; Street Hawk; Knight Rider) were massive hits of genuinely outstanding quality Unusually Ocean sub-licenced the arcade rights to Data East"
X Link 2025-08-05T18:48Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The fantastic "Green Ray Television" an electromechanical 'fortune-teller' coin-op "Watch the Pen Writing" - who could resist Amongst the earliest uses of a CRT display in the ever-popular amusement arcade; Hope Bradshaw & Co [----] Photographed at Wookey Hole Cheddar 2009"
X Link 2025-08-07T15:16Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Sinclair ZX81 My first digital love Technically Limited Imaginatively Unlimited Rick Dickinson's supreme industrial-future design shines through"
X Link 2025-08-09T09:18Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Crash Magazine Issue [--] and last. The premier Spectrum magazine ground to an ignoble close after [--] years and two months in April [----] Fittingly a wonderful Oli Frey poster rewarded those still backing the machine a decade after it was launched #spectrum #crash"
X Link 2025-08-09T16:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

""The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey" master of the airbrush for Newsfield magazines Crash Zzap64 and Amtix My most cherished 'bookazine' a copy signed by the great man himself along with co-creator of Newsfield Roger Kean"
X Link 2025-08-09T18:25Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Pleasant dreams everyone"
X Link 2025-08-10T02:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The golden Live Publishing era run of Retro Gamer magazine (issues [--] - 18) sported a wonderfully cohesive suitably retro ascetic Issue [--] is resplendent with a riff on Sandy White's 'Ant Attack' mimicking his Soft-Solid (patented) rendering engine to depict the magazine's name"
X Link 2025-08-10T17:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The cream of Sega Saturn gaming An absolutely guaranteed genuine collection. The super-slim jewel-cases are surprisingly rare as are the distinctive disc labels featuring a bold handwritten-aesthetic font Curiously these boot only on my Japanese import modded system"
X Link 2025-08-12T05:56Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Over four decades later the Atari 8-bit Robot Demo stills feels cutting edge. The [---] colour luminescence based palette lends the system a unique visual style* * almost unique as the Atari VCS implemented a [---] colour palette upon which this expands"
X Link 2025-08-13T15:40Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Elite: Besides the iconic game itself your [--] purchased an extravagantly lavish box resplendent with artefacts - Robert Holdstock's magnificent novela "The Dark Wheel" - Ship identification poster - Keyboard overlay - The dastardly Lenslok for unfortunate Spectrum owners https://x.com/RetroDerezzed/status/1956008863523557439/photo/1 https://x.com/RetroDerezzed/status/1956008863523557439/photo/1"
X Link 2025-08-14T15:03Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"New Atari User - issue [--] February / March [----] Late in the Atari 8-bit's life High Tech Team created an impressive version of the ST's famous B.I.G Demo. Reams of classic chip-tunes along with several extremely impressive demo screens"
X Link 2025-08-16T18:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Gauntlet II Atari ST conversion US Gold [----] The entire first [--] 1/4" floppy disc is consumed by this splendidly animated arcade machine rotating to display the magnificent title screen The superb visuals are accompanied by suitably atmospheric digitised organ music"
X Link 2025-08-20T17:10Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"International Karate Plus ( IK+ ) Atari ST [----] The late coding maestro Archer Maclean's tour de force perfecting the one vs. two combat genre The quality of the title is immediately evident in the title screen's psychedelic fighters cheat codes and comedic key functions"
X Link 2025-08-23T18:35Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Alien [--]. Alienating Acclaimed developer Ultimate's sci-fi re-skin of Knightlore I found the game to be a technical showcase but frustrating as hell I spent one Saturday morning entering a huge infinite lives Poke routine I had a map I got trapped in a corner and rage quit"
X Link 2025-08-27T14:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Matt Smith complete genius; from Manic Miner's loading screen to the game-over animation. I don't know if this implementation of the Spectrum's FLASH attribute was the first commercial use but it's definitely the first time I recall seeing it Simple but so very effective"
X Link 2025-08-29T03:18Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"It's not often that third party add-ons provide genuine increased functionality - more often than not quite the opposite. As I coded extensively on my ZX81 the [----] for the FileSixty rubber keymat which lays atop the membrane keyboard was thankfully money well spent"
X Link 2025-08-30T13:09Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

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