Peter Fletcher

I have my own corner and you don't.

Pitfall II conversion from Atari 8-bit computers to #AtariST (and #Amiga) anthonello-phallani.itch.io/pitfall-ii-f... #atari

What on earth got a hold of this guy? #Atari

The Senator's fans are having the time of their lives tonight at Brady's expense. Funny stuff..

I’ve decided that I do not need to expose myself to any more country music or death metal. I am old enough that if I have not enjoyed either of those genres by now, that I am unlikely to start.

Back in junior high school we had daily student announcements over the intercom that were read by a rotation of kids that were designated for that task for one week. I was one of those kids. Based on my vast experience, I am officially throwing myself into contention to be the new press secretary.

I’m feeling my customer’s energy today.

Super Mario 64 on #AtariJaguar console www.youtube.com/watch?v=URGn... #atari

Turning the old Cheese Grater into a Linux server for my kid. Chucking Mint on it, he can season to taste with whichever variant he wants later. #Macintosh

Holy carp, guys! Internet FujiNet Battleship btw a #NES, an #Apple2, an #intellivision, and an #RCAStudio2 ?! Absolutely. :) #retrogaming #retrocomputing

Just played a few minutes of BioShock Remastered and boy my nerves are just not great at dealing with creepy things these days. I think the real world is scary enough these days and playing it didn't help.

Been feeling rather uneasy today and I cannot pinpoint the exact cause of it which in turn makes me feel more uneasy. What a fun day.

Pippin knows what’s up.

Found my junior high school era baseball glove whilst moving stuff in the garage. You know you are old when George Brett is the fellow that endorsed it. #baseball

Chatting with Eliza about my continued use of the term A.I. She doesn't seem to be very helpful.

@stinkyox.bsky.social cool to see Hover Bovver amongst the games here. Always my favorite video game that involved lawn mowing. "I'll just nip and borrow Tom's"

retrododo.com/atari-reveal...

Back in 2020 @billlange.bsky.social and I held a Thirteen Days of Halloween event on Twitter where we played holiday themed #Atari games and made short videos about them. Maybe we ought to reboot that for a bit of autumn nostalgia.

I am the king of useless programming. #AtariST

Just thinking about how during the early days of mass adoption computer intraoffice networking, the person that suddenly became the IT person was the one that sat closest to the fileserver.

Beautiful night for a drive with my best friend in our little electric MINI.

@rectapete.bsky.social @48kram.bsky.social Thanks to Claude Code, I've been working on a 4 player version of Wizard of Wor for Atari 800! It works with all 4 joystick ports (emulator only so far, will try a real Atari later) What other game should I try to mod into a four-player game?

BMX Heat, an unreleased prototype by Atari, uses some hardware similar to Hard Drivin (or Street Drivin), and would have had a bicycle controller to play! Image from the collection at The Strong.

youtu.be/OgpCUbbYdRo?... Re-Ramping-Up our bi-weekly nerd fest. This week the ST show, next time the 8-bit code show. Gotta get get all this stuff done while there is still time.

I find tunnels oddly relaxing

Awesome time at the Green Bay Halloween themed @wiscomputerclub.bsky.social pop-up museum! Sadly, I didn't get as many photos as I thought. I took a couple of these from our reddit account. My display was the RCA TV and Studio II, the iBook G4, the SNES with Mario Paint, and the Sega Master System.

Remember when we used to have boring days? Those were some good times.

At IKEA picking up an office chair & two ladies wearing Taylor Swift Eras Tour shirts were in the aisle with me. I get the chair & Anti Hero starts playing over the intercom. I walked to the checkout & a different lady in front of me was also clad in said T-shirt. I felt like I was on Candid Camera.

Mood #AtariST

With the A.I. companies buying up all of the computer storage these days, I'd like to offer up the solution we used in the 1980's to double our storage for free. You are welcome. #old

Q: Can you squeeze multi-player Internet MULE onto an #Atari2600? A: Yes, with FujiNet. Work in progress. #retrocomputing #retrogaming

PiST ("Program in ST"), a modern IDE for #AtariST computers Assembly development github.com/idontwantyou... #atari

FOR SALE: Atari ST Colour Monitor SC1224 Tested and working. £300 Located in London, UK

I had this running all day at work today and when it was time for me to go home I legitimately felt guilty about turning it off. Silly, but I grew attached to the little guy and turning off the computer just seemed wrong.

This skeleton is having quite the night at my local TGI Fridays.

#atari #atari8bit #c64 The A8 Show: The Atari 8bit Computer show covering the history of Atari 8bit computer gaming from 1979 until now and into the future has finally made it's official debut. youtube.com/post/UgkxwtQ... via @YouTube

AGI-ANTIC can convert other Sierra adventure games to #Atari8bit computers, not only King's Quest: The Black Cauldron, Donald Duck's Playgrounds, Mixed-Up Mother Goose, King's Quest II/III/IV, Manhunter 1 & 2, Police Quest, Space Quest 1 & 2, Leisure Suit Larry youtu.be/JF0OkYGMhHA #atari #sierra

Back in the mid 1980's I was hopeful that Activision's Little Computer People was what artificial intelligence was all about. I had a little dude & his dog hanging about in their little house doing little dude & dog things. I could interact with them if I wanted or I could just let them be. #AtariST

I bought my Atari 400 with paper route and Xmas cash in 1981. People criticize its admittedly awful keyboard, but to 11 year old me it was magic. I still have the 400 and cherish it to this day.

I got a pool table for Christmas in 1974 and you didn't.

Tiny Quest, the very nice 2020 game for #C64 is now available for #AtariST and #AtariFalcon computers, low and high resolution www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.ph... #atari

On to another #Atari 8bit excellent arcade port, Sierra's version of the Konami / Sega hit game Frogger! We Atari 8-bit kids sure had it good before that pesky Commodore 64 arrived.

Tonight I'm playing one of my favorite #Atari 8-bit arcade conversions, Konami's Gyruss. The excellent Atari port was done by the folks at Parker Brothers and features an awesome Pokey chip version of Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. I'm a bit rusty, but damn it is fun.

Hey look what just showed up in my Podcast App after a six year hiatus! #ThimbleweedPark

Latest features added to Atari System Emulator (ASE), a new #AtariST computers emulator written in C# for Windows, Linux and MacOS www.youtube.com/watch?v=536z... #atari

Finishing out the weekend with a bit of the #AtariST version of Yoomp!

Our small business here in Pennsylvania has replaced a line of US industrial chemicals and oils with products from British Columbia in a show of support for our Canadian neighbors. I encourage every American to add more Canadian products to your shopping list when possible.

Have we Americans considered not being petulant jerks for a couple of days? Maybe we could just be mildly annoying for a bit and see how that works out.

I’ve been humming the tune from Activision’s Pitfall 2 in my head all day today. You know a game I haven’t played in decades just randomly taking over my existence out of nowhere.