electron.greg
@electrongreg.bsky.social
Text based games. Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and much more!
Overwhelmed by the horrors of this wretched world, so I hide in my fantasy retro corner.
Overwhelmed by the horrors of this wretched world, so I hide in my fantasy retro corner.
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1990 IBM PS 5535-S
First IBM laptop with a color display (640x480 STN 16 color display)
Under the hood:
CPU: 80386
16MHz RAM: 2MB (up to 6 MB)
First IBM laptop with a color display (640x480 STN 16 color display)
Under the hood:
CPU: 80386
16MHz RAM: 2MB (up to 6 MB)
May 18, 2024 at 6:44 PM
1990 IBM PS 5535-S
First IBM laptop with a color display (640x480 STN 16 color display)
Under the hood:
CPU: 80386
16MHz RAM: 2MB (up to 6 MB)
First IBM laptop with a color display (640x480 STN 16 color display)
Under the hood:
CPU: 80386
16MHz RAM: 2MB (up to 6 MB)
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A final batch of "Minesnake" tapes is now up on the store:
sharpworks.onlineweb.shop
The game works also on the MZ-700 & MZ-80K (and there is a special 'MZ-700' speed option in the menu) and features an exclusive (to this final batch) loading screen. 82% score from Retrogamer :)
sharpworks.onlineweb.shop
The game works also on the MZ-700 & MZ-80K (and there is a special 'MZ-700' speed option in the menu) and features an exclusive (to this final batch) loading screen. 82% score from Retrogamer :)
May 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A final batch of "Minesnake" tapes is now up on the store:
sharpworks.onlineweb.shop
The game works also on the MZ-700 & MZ-80K (and there is a special 'MZ-700' speed option in the menu) and features an exclusive (to this final batch) loading screen. 82% score from Retrogamer :)
sharpworks.onlineweb.shop
The game works also on the MZ-700 & MZ-80K (and there is a special 'MZ-700' speed option in the menu) and features an exclusive (to this final batch) loading screen. 82% score from Retrogamer :)
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New #C64 BASIC game, Inspector. kwayne.itch.io/inspector-co...
Inspector (Commodore 64) by KWAYNE
A detective game for the C64 written in CBM BASIC V2.0
kwayne.itch.io
May 12, 2024 at 8:39 PM
New #C64 BASIC game, Inspector. kwayne.itch.io/inspector-co...
Now EVERY wire is shortened and terminated with 90 degree connectors. This Commodore Trinity stack is for retro gaming events etc.
I feel cleansed. The whole lot is powered by a single mains plug.
#Commodore64 #C16 #CommodoreVIC20
(I know I've connected two monitors on the wrong computers)
I feel cleansed. The whole lot is powered by a single mains plug.
#Commodore64 #C16 #CommodoreVIC20
(I know I've connected two monitors on the wrong computers)
May 10, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Now EVERY wire is shortened and terminated with 90 degree connectors. This Commodore Trinity stack is for retro gaming events etc.
I feel cleansed. The whole lot is powered by a single mains plug.
#Commodore64 #C16 #CommodoreVIC20
(I know I've connected two monitors on the wrong computers)
I feel cleansed. The whole lot is powered by a single mains plug.
#Commodore64 #C16 #CommodoreVIC20
(I know I've connected two monitors on the wrong computers)
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Gradius V on the PS2, one of the all time great games from one of the all time great series.
May 10, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Gradius V on the PS2, one of the all time great games from one of the all time great series.
So I have this weird "thing" where I really dislike non-amber indicators on cars. So I decided to tint my indicator lenses amber, as God intended.
May 10, 2024 at 7:18 PM
So I have this weird "thing" where I really dislike non-amber indicators on cars. So I decided to tint my indicator lenses amber, as God intended.
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Name... That... RETRO! 🫣
#NameThatRetro #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
#NameThatRetro #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
April 4, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Name... That... RETRO! 🫣
#NameThatRetro #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
#NameThatRetro #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
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Just spent a couple of hours undoing my old Game Boy bivert mod to fit an IPS screen. Needed a couple of bodge wires to fix the previous mod but it was well worth the effort. (It is centred, despite the photo)
April 3, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Just spent a couple of hours undoing my old Game Boy bivert mod to fit an IPS screen. Needed a couple of bodge wires to fix the previous mod but it was well worth the effort. (It is centred, despite the photo)
I ordered a #Commodore #C16 62-in-1 cartridge PCB from Australia. My twin brother 3D printed a cartridge housing for me. My brother said; "The filament in my printer is mango yellow, is that okay?"... YES!!!!!
April 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
I ordered a #Commodore #C16 62-in-1 cartridge PCB from Australia. My twin brother 3D printed a cartridge housing for me. My brother said; "The filament in my printer is mango yellow, is that okay?"... YES!!!!!
Tinted number plates look dirty.
Transmission ends.
Transmission ends.
March 25, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Tinted number plates look dirty.
Transmission ends.
Transmission ends.
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Absolute class from OMD 👏
OMD donates venue compensation to local food banks www.birkenhead.news/omd-donates-...
OMD donates venue compensation to local food banks
As part of their UK and Ireland tour, Wirral synth-pop legends OMD, performed at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena on 3 March. With old and new songs in their set list for the night, it was perfe
www.birkenhead.news
March 19, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Absolute class from OMD 👏
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An epic AD&D adventure beneath Waterdeep begins, in this case on Amiga 600 and under the crisp benevolence of RGB SCART.
Eye of the Beholder from Westwood Associates and SSI.
This is the party that's saved on the WHDload I'm using, and all I can say is tall strong red-haired elf lady 🥵
Eye of the Beholder from Westwood Associates and SSI.
This is the party that's saved on the WHDload I'm using, and all I can say is tall strong red-haired elf lady 🥵
March 15, 2024 at 12:48 PM
An epic AD&D adventure beneath Waterdeep begins, in this case on Amiga 600 and under the crisp benevolence of RGB SCART.
Eye of the Beholder from Westwood Associates and SSI.
This is the party that's saved on the WHDload I'm using, and all I can say is tall strong red-haired elf lady 🥵
Eye of the Beholder from Westwood Associates and SSI.
This is the party that's saved on the WHDload I'm using, and all I can say is tall strong red-haired elf lady 🥵
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The awesome Ultima Underworld running on an IBM PS/1. This was my setup back then in 1992. Such great memories... Unforgettable!
March 13, 2024 at 6:08 PM
The awesome Ultima Underworld running on an IBM PS/1. This was my setup back then in 1992. Such great memories... Unforgettable!
Completed my wooden rack for the #Commodore trinity. Internally mounted socket strip means whole lot powered by 1 plug. Used chrome car trim to finish off the edges.
#Commodore64, #C16 and #VIC20.
#Commodore64, #C16 and #VIC20.
March 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Completed my wooden rack for the #Commodore trinity. Internally mounted socket strip means whole lot powered by 1 plug. Used chrome car trim to finish off the edges.
#Commodore64, #C16 and #VIC20.
#Commodore64, #C16 and #VIC20.
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Testing one of the Sharp MZ tapes I got from @sharpworks.bsky.social . These games were shipped with new Sharp MZ-700 machines back in the early eighties.
March 9, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Testing one of the Sharp MZ tapes I got from @sharpworks.bsky.social . These games were shipped with new Sharp MZ-700 machines back in the early eighties.
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Distinct Atari XEGS vibes going on there ...
March 6, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Distinct Atari XEGS vibes going on there ...
The absolute ultimate test of patience is waiting for someone else to find a photo on their phone that they're desperate to show you.
March 4, 2024 at 7:54 AM
The absolute ultimate test of patience is waiting for someone else to find a photo on their phone that they're desperate to show you.
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I wired in a switch to my #BBCMicro's composite video output. It switches between monochrome and colour. Means I can still have laser-sharp 80 column text on my green phosphor CRT when required.
The switch is mounted in an existing but unused hole on the back of the computer, so I'm well chuffed.
The switch is mounted in an existing but unused hole on the back of the computer, so I'm well chuffed.
February 28, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I wired in a switch to my #BBCMicro's composite video output. It switches between monochrome and colour. Means I can still have laser-sharp 80 column text on my green phosphor CRT when required.
The switch is mounted in an existing but unused hole on the back of the computer, so I'm well chuffed.
The switch is mounted in an existing but unused hole on the back of the computer, so I'm well chuffed.
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Any Lemmings fans sailing through BlueSkies? Released 33 years ago yesterday and is still pretty timeless fun today.
Developed by DMA Design who would eventually morph into Rockstar North, aka the Grand Theft Auto peeps.
Developed by DMA Design who would eventually morph into Rockstar North, aka the Grand Theft Auto peeps.
February 15, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Any Lemmings fans sailing through BlueSkies? Released 33 years ago yesterday and is still pretty timeless fun today.
Developed by DMA Design who would eventually morph into Rockstar North, aka the Grand Theft Auto peeps.
Developed by DMA Design who would eventually morph into Rockstar North, aka the Grand Theft Auto peeps.
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I am having fun with improving the classic Acornsoft Meteors game for the Acorn Electron. So far I have optimised countless things to achieve smooth & consistent movement with no sprite flicker at all. The spaceship in Meteors++ (on the right) is temporarily indestructible btw 😅 youtu.be/t6NOxR-rqPg
Meteors++ on the Acorn Electron - Acornsoft Meteors enhanced version
Work in progress. Improving on the classic Acornsoft Meteors game for the Acorn Electron. Optimised countless things to achieve smooth & consistent movement ...
youtu.be
February 15, 2024 at 11:35 AM
I am having fun with improving the classic Acornsoft Meteors game for the Acorn Electron. So far I have optimised countless things to achieve smooth & consistent movement with no sprite flicker at all. The spaceship in Meteors++ (on the right) is temporarily indestructible btw 😅 youtu.be/t6NOxR-rqPg
Dear car manufacturers (Tesla and Mini, I'm looking at you), STOP making headlights that nuke other road users.
I hate you very much. xx
I hate you very much. xx
February 15, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Dear car manufacturers (Tesla and Mini, I'm looking at you), STOP making headlights that nuke other road users.
I hate you very much. xx
I hate you very much. xx
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Here are some screenshots from my unfinished dungeon crawler for the Sharp MZ-80A. I regret not finishing this one, but it still needs a lot of work, there's very little memory left and my old code is a complete mess.
February 9, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Here are some screenshots from my unfinished dungeon crawler for the Sharp MZ-80A. I regret not finishing this one, but it still needs a lot of work, there's very little memory left and my old code is a complete mess.
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Today’s awesome arrival comes from Japan :) Hospital Management Game, fingers crossed for an early precursor to Theme Hospital!
February 6, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Today’s awesome arrival comes from Japan :) Hospital Management Game, fingers crossed for an early precursor to Theme Hospital!