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Month: November 2021

Game Review: Star Fortress (C64)

2021-11-30 — Posted inC64 / C128 — 3 min read

Star Fortress is a space shooter video game that resembles a combination of the games Star Castle and Yar’s Revenge.

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Is older tech more reliable than new?

2021-11-232021-12-05 — Posted inAudio and Video — 4 min read

  Yet another DVD player of ours craped out in less than four months! This one, we bought from Amazon, so thankfully they’re giving me a refund. But it just […]

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Review of the MegaDisc Optical Disc Storage Trunk

2021-11-192021-12-30 — Posted inAudio and Video, Product Reviews — 4 min read

  I’ve finally found a solution to the terrible packaging you typically find with DVD “boxed sets” of your favorite T.V. shows.

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Fun with low-resolution digital cameras

2021-11-142021-11-15 — Posted inPhotography — 5 min read

Sometimes low tech devices can be a lot of fun and can push your creativity limits, simply because of their own limited capabilities.

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Game Review: Star Ranger (C64)

2021-11-122021-11-12 — Posted inC64 / C128 — 4 min read

Star Ranger is a hidden gem, published by Commodore themselves, back in 1983. Although not talked about much,  it’s actually a fun and unique space shooter.

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Game Review: Bastion (C64)

2021-11-10 — Posted inC64 / C128 — 4 min read

I finally find a version of my favorite 80s Arcade video game for the Commodore 64!

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Movies on the go with the GP2X

2021-11-082021-12-05 — Posted inAudio and Video — 2 min read

The GP2X is an excellent handheld gaming console, but it’s also a very versatile media player.  I find it very handy at having my movie collection mobile on such a […]

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Fifteen years old and the GP2X still entertains

2021-11-052022-04-09 — Posted inTechnology — 6 min read

When I first saw this little open source handheld console, back in 2006, I just knew that there was something special about it. Here it is fifteen years later and […]

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New C64 Games: Shock Raid and Star Hawx

2021-11-04 — Posted inC64 / C128 — 3 min read

Two new games published by Richard Bayliss, over at TND; both space shoot ’em up games in classic arcade style, Shock Raid and Star Hawx!

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Easy Note Taking with TDE and KNotes

2021-11-012021-11-03 — Posted inComputing — 3 min read

Here’s a real simple way of using KNotes, in TDE, to capture information from your web browser for use in your other applications.

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About me

Most people call it "retro", but for me it's just the way of life. I still enjoy my photos on film, my movies on VHS and LaserDisc, my music on compact cassettes and vinyl LPs, and computing and gaming on my Commodore 64. Why fix it if it ain't broke?

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