Rob Crowther
@robertcrowther.bsky.social
Software Developer who likes retro games, non-retro games and American Football.
At #RetroFest gaming edition at the @computinghistory.org.uk playing some games with @angel-mhor.bsky.social, @morefunmakingit.bsky.social and Oliver
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At #RetroFest gaming edition at the @computinghistory.org.uk playing some games with @angel-mhor.bsky.social, @morefunmakingit.bsky.social and Oliver
For #RandomGameSaturday this week here is The Bard's Tale. I played this for many hours on my Amiga 2000 although I never finished it, my goal was to create and level up characters. I filled up one character disk and got most of the way through a second one.
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
For #RandomGameSaturday this week here is The Bard's Tale. I played this for many hours on my Amiga 2000 although I never finished it, my goal was to create and level up characters. I filled up one character disk and got most of the way through a second one.
Post the last four games you played
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Post the last four games you played
It's back! Congrats to @amigaaddict.bsky.social on 40 issues! #amigaformat
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's back! Congrats to @amigaaddict.bsky.social on 40 issues! #amigaformat
It's #RandomGameSaturday and this week I've dug Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy out of the loft. Like other Douglas Adams adaptions, this was "the same, but different" to the books (and radio shows). Back in the day I got stumped trying to make a cup of tea on the Heart of Gold.
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's #RandomGameSaturday and this week I've dug Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy out of the loft. Like other Douglas Adams adaptions, this was "the same, but different" to the books (and radio shows). Back in the day I got stumped trying to make a cup of tea on the Heart of Gold.
Time for #RandomGameSaturday and this week it's Neverwinter Nights! Unfortunately I've still never really played it. Each time I installed it I then spent hours tracking down the patches and getting things working which sapped my will to actually play it. I have it on Steam, so maybe this year!
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Time for #RandomGameSaturday and this week it's Neverwinter Nights! Unfortunately I've still never really played it. Each time I installed it I then spent hours tracking down the patches and getting things working which sapped my will to actually play it. I have it on Steam, so maybe this year!
Yay! @apwot.bsky.social issue five has arrived!
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yay! @apwot.bsky.social issue five has arrived!
For #RandomGameSaturday here is Super Sunday, which I got for Xmas in 1987 after I'd read the Zzap64 review earlier in the year. It's the only C64 game I've still got, kept it because of the unusual box.
October 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday here is Super Sunday, which I got for Xmas in 1987 after I'd read the Zzap64 review earlier in the year. It's the only C64 game I've still got, kept it because of the unusual box.
Family day out: patron day at @retrocollective.co.uk with @angel-mhor.bsky.social and Oliver
October 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Family day out: patron day at @retrocollective.co.uk with @angel-mhor.bsky.social and Oliver
Shiny new eBay account, first purchase: old things 😀
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Shiny new eBay account, first purchase: old things 😀
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.
This was my Dad's setup in the late 80s, he used to film everything! I was a bit embarrassed by it at the time but now it's nice that I still have some of these recordings to look at (converted to digital, of course)
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This was my Dad's setup in the late 80s, he used to film everything! I was a bit embarrassed by it at the time but now it's nice that I still have some of these recordings to look at (converted to digital, of course)
For #RandomGameSaturday I present Spelunky, a game that was my main route back into PC gaming and Steam in 2014. This is a special edition PS4 version I bought later for the cool box.
October 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday I present Spelunky, a game that was my main route back into PC gaming and Steam in 2014. This is a special edition PS4 version I bought later for the cool box.
There's a repair cafe in progress inside the Grand Arcade in Cambridge, right next to the Raspberry Pi shop
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
There's a repair cafe in progress inside the Grand Arcade in Cambridge, right next to the Raspberry Pi shop
Check out this amazing work! @computinghistory.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Check out this amazing work! @computinghistory.org.uk
Today's event at @computinghistory.org.uk is the Eco Project E-Waste Art Workshop, come along and create some e-waste art!
October 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Today's event at @computinghistory.org.uk is the Eco Project E-Waste Art Workshop, come along and create some e-waste art!
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Came across these listings while sorting out stuff in the attic this weekend. An exchange between father and son about programming our VIC-20 in 1982 or 3 when I was 11. The letter and program from my Dad are considerably longer than the one I managed to write back!
September 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Came across these listings while sorting out stuff in the attic this weekend. An exchange between father and son about programming our VIC-20 in 1982 or 3 when I was 11. The letter and program from my Dad are considerably longer than the one I managed to write back!
Happy Birthday to me! My birthday present is a #SpectrumNext but as they're not ready to ship yet I got this cake instead!
September 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Happy Birthday to me! My birthday present is a #SpectrumNext but as they're not ready to ship yet I got this cake instead!
I love Valkyria Chronicles (4 in this instance) - beautiful art style, fun turn-based combat and insightful commentary on the human condition.
September 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I love Valkyria Chronicles (4 in this instance) - beautiful art style, fun turn-based combat and insightful commentary on the human condition.
I must be a real grown up now because I just picked up my first set of reading glasses
September 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I must be a real grown up now because I just picked up my first set of reading glasses
Thanks to @rageretro.bsky.social and @computinghistory.org.uk for organising and hosting the inaugural meeting of the Cambridge Computer Club today. I got to play with a SuperPET and type in a FORTRAN program that worked! (thanks to everyone else doing the Googling)
August 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks to @rageretro.bsky.social and @computinghistory.org.uk for organising and hosting the inaugural meeting of the Cambridge Computer Club today. I got to play with a SuperPET and type in a FORTRAN program that worked! (thanks to everyone else doing the Googling)
Today's outing is a trip to The Archive of Retro Computing at Kingston University www.arcatku.org/index.html
August 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Today's outing is a trip to The Archive of Retro Computing at Kingston University www.arcatku.org/index.html