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#art #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #digitalart #retrocomputing #Amiga #retrogaming #Commodore #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer

The 1977 Coleco Telstar Arcade answered a design question that amazingly no one had asked before -

"What if a game console looked like a Wild West take on the TARDIS console?"

#Gaming #Retrogaming #Coleco

A brown triangular prism. The top side is used to for the triangular top-loading cartridges (this cartridge has Road Race, Tennis, and Quick Draw). The facing side is the pinball interface, with two paddles, a rotary switch, 'Slam Left', 'Slam Right', a skill selector, a power switch, and a reset button. The far side is a racing interface, with steering wheel and gear selector. The right side is shooting game interface, with a realistic looking sidearm and three buttons in holes. The interface panels alternate woodgrain and faux metal.
#gaming #retrogaming #Coleco

An unusual drop on Steam today: a traditional text parser adventure game. I haven't seen one land on Steam in a while.

store.steampowered.com/app/369…

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #interactivefiction #steam

image from the game showing text parser at work

Save 15% on Bael's Rock: A Text Adventure on Steam

Embark on a journey into the heart of an old-school text adventure game that beckons you into a world veiled in shadow and mystique. Here, your wits are your greatest weapon, and your keyboard, the tool to wield it.
store.steampowered.com
#steam #videogames #adventuregame #retrogaming #interactivefiction #textadventure

It's the 1990s all over again, you're a 10yo #ADHD child and Santa finally brought you a NES Control deck for Christmas, and you're here scratching your head watching at the stock photo on the box and noticing some things are obviously very wrong in it. 😁

If you know, you know !

#NES #ADHD #retrogaming #humor

The stock photo that was printed onto the box of the original Nintendo NES Control deck in the top part, and a list of 10 things looking more or less obviously wrong in that picture below, that you may or may not have noticed before (but in case you were ADHD like me, most likely you have). Some of them humorous.
#humor #adhd #retrogaming #nes

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Had fun at the Retro Computer Museum today in Leicester UK. Plenty of hands-on retro computers and consoles as well as an arcade area too.

Friendly volunteers who obviously were passionate about the collection and helping out there.

Really worth a visit!

retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #leicester #uk

Photograph of a golden Amiga 500 computer displayed on a white shelf next to a framed certificate. The certificate, issued by Commodore, confirms this unit (serial number 090791) as the one millionth Amiga ever produced. It is signed by David J. Pleasance, Managing Director of Commodore Business Machines (U.K.) Ltd. The Amiga features a special metallic finish, commemorating its milestone production status.
Photograph of a grey Atari Falcon030 computer on display, flanked by an Atari 260ST on the left and an Amstrad CPC model on the right. The Falcon030 features a distinctive diagonal vent design, dark grey function keys (F1–F10), and a full-size keyboard with a numeric keypad. The Atari and Falcon030 logos are visible above the keyboard. The Amstrad machine to the right bears a visible signature, adding a personal collector's touch. All three computers are arranged on a white shelf.
Tatung Einstein computer with built-in monitor displaying the “X BASIC MENU”. A black joystick with red buttons labelled “Super” is connected. A ZX Spectrum is also visible in the background, with cables running to a small screen. The setup is arranged on a wooden desk by a window.
Pokémon-themed Nintendo 64 console featuring a large yellow Pikachu figure with glowing red cheeks. The reset button is integrated into Pikachu's foot, and a raised Poké Ball button is on the left. A translucent cartridge labelled “DO NOT REMOVE CARTRIDGE” is inserted. Four controller ports are connected at the front, and a yellow Pokémon-branded controller is visible to the left. The console rests on a wooden surface.

General Admission

Book your tickets now to come and play on our retro gaming and computing systems, view our rare and unique items, browse our extensive software and publication libraries or simply chat to our passionate and knowledgeable volunteers.
retrocomputermuseum.co.uk
#uk #retrocomputing #retrogaming #leicester

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Blockout was one of the first games I played on the PC, a 286 back then. California Dreams didn’t make many games, and this one stood out due to its high res EGA graphics.
#msdos #retrogaming
A green 3D grid visualizing a kind of shaft. 3D wireframe Tetris pieces are falling down said shaft, viewed top down. Right side shows score and game parameters.
The game‘s box but for the Amiga. Many 3D Tetris shapes are stacked on top of each other, with hands clinging to one of them, suggesting the player being overwhelmed.
#retrogaming #msdos

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There’s been attempts to get new Retro gaming forums going, but ultimately I think they struggle because it’s _another_ login to make & monitor etc..

So I propose this: a #RetroGaming email discussion list!

No new usernames or passwords required, no new places to monitor for goings on, it’s all in what you already have.

Fancy giving it a go? This is the sign-up link 😁👾🕹️

gaggle.email/join/retrotowers@…

(Boosts appreciated)

Join - Retro Towers

Gaggle Mail is the simplest way to setup and manage a group email address for small groups and clubs.
gaggle.email
#retrogaming

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#dosgaming #retrogaming

So this is it: I am starting a new adventure on Mastodon with Kilobyte Magazine. This is a free PDF-Zine about computers and consoles from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, fokussing on #8bit machines. Newer projects around these computers and consoles are also very welcome. For starters, I will probably post some older articles on here. You can find back issues as PDF easily for free online (like e.g. on archive.org). See you arond here!
#introduction #retrogaming
#introduction #retrogaming #8bit

#retrogaming #gameboy

a sad story with happy ending:
back in 1995, in the netscape days, there was this little site called Betrayal at Krondor Help Web. some icelandic guy did the thankless job of mapping every treasure chest, enemy, dirt pile, maze, and moredhel chest puzzle solution. i visited and used it for decades.

Professor Eysteinn Björnsson updated that #retrogaming site for 25 years, until he unexpectedly died in 2021. i am honoured to now host it in his memory in perpetuity at dimwood.net

A screenshot of the Betrayal at Krondor Help Web website index page. It shows links to various areas of the website, including Walkthroughs, Maps and Letters.

BETRAYAL AT KRONDOR HELP WEB

dimwood.net
#retrogaming

New month, new game!
In November we're going to play One Must Fall 2097 by Diversions Entertainment.

Will it hold up to the quality robot fighting that Rise of the Robots was? (wink wink nudge nudge)

Discuss the game with us - either here, on our forums over at dosgameclub.com or on our IRC (afternet/#dosgameclub)

#DOSGaming #retrogaming #podcast

Screenshot from One Must Fall 2097: Two robots fighting.

DOS GAME CLUB

DOS Game Club is a monthly discussion and roundtable podcast, covering one classic DOS game each episode.
dosgameclub.com
#podcast #dosgaming #retrogaming

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