Virtvic
@tenpencearcade.bsky.social
Blogging tinkerer, ex host of the Ten Pence Arcade Podcast. Collector of over 300 famicom carts. Arcade joystick maker for many platforms.
Christ on a bike, pac man has fallen on hard times…
October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Christ on a bike, pac man has fallen on hard times…
Oh snap. I just ordered this by accident*
October 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Oh snap. I just ordered this by accident*
At my mate Bobbi’s place testing all his arcade pcbs. We had a 1000% success rate. Everything worked (eventually)
August 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
At my mate Bobbi’s place testing all his arcade pcbs. We had a 1000% success rate. Everything worked (eventually)
This was the last make I did (pc engine arcade controller) open.substack.com/pub/virtvics...
July 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This was the last make I did (pc engine arcade controller) open.substack.com/pub/virtvics...
@pirategamething.com Have you seen this blue famicom before?
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@pirategamething.com Have you seen this blue famicom before?
Not a cell phone in sight. Just people enjoying their lives.
July 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Not a cell phone in sight. Just people enjoying their lives.
Been on an N64 trip lately. Seen this. Seems legit?
June 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Been on an N64 trip lately. Seen this. Seems legit?
@jake74.bsky.social Here is one I did. The next ones are bigger, with full size sanwa buttons.
May 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@jake74.bsky.social Here is one I did. The next ones are bigger, with full size sanwa buttons.
Kellogg PR - guys! What shall we call this new exciting cheese flavour of Pringles?
Many hours later -
Many hours later -
May 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Kellogg PR - guys! What shall we call this new exciting cheese flavour of Pringles?
Many hours later -
Many hours later -
The blue guy reminded me of Action Jacks. Look at the helmet on this dude -
May 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The blue guy reminded me of Action Jacks. Look at the helmet on this dude -
I bought a very cheap ‘non working’ top loader with a badly painted top part with broken lid mech. The actual console just needed a single inductor replacing!
April 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I bought a very cheap ‘non working’ top loader with a badly painted top part with broken lid mech. The actual console just needed a single inductor replacing!
Boulderdash on Famicom has a baked bean level.
April 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Boulderdash on Famicom has a baked bean level.
Didn’t know they made an analog bat version of these until watching ArcadeUSA’s video. I’ll be tinkering with this and modifying it a lot…
April 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Didn’t know they made an analog bat version of these until watching ArcadeUSA’s video. I’ll be tinkering with this and modifying it a lot…
Not sure about silly, but make sure you get your self some jelly and ice cream and a bit of cake. Have a good one!
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Not sure about silly, but make sure you get your self some jelly and ice cream and a bit of cake. Have a good one!
I am currently refurbishing this thing. It’s a famiclone with its own B&W screen. This abs Severance have put me in the mood for an all in one minitel kinda contraption.
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I am currently refurbishing this thing. It’s a famiclone with its own B&W screen. This abs Severance have put me in the mood for an all in one minitel kinda contraption.
@tubetime.bsky.social @aergan.com @gamewhisperer.bsky.social Any idea what I’d search for, for key caps that would fit this old keyboard?
March 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@tubetime.bsky.social @aergan.com @gamewhisperer.bsky.social Any idea what I’d search for, for key caps that would fit this old keyboard?
I work as a CNC miller, so have been using cad cam software for a while, but only really use very basic 3d modelling - this is the latest thing I’ve done. Really need to write up the final part on my Substack…
February 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I work as a CNC miller, so have been using cad cam software for a while, but only really use very basic 3d modelling - this is the latest thing I’ve done. Really need to write up the final part on my Substack…
This was £70 - but is in a reet state…
February 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This was £70 - but is in a reet state…
@eddhorse.bsky.social NEEIIGH!! Welcome, Mr Horse!
January 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@eddhorse.bsky.social NEEIIGH!! Welcome, Mr Horse!
Trust Shearsmith to be voicing this sinister MF…
December 25, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Trust Shearsmith to be voicing this sinister MF…