RetroSwim

@retrotink.com Hey there, a friend of ours bought a 6X CE and his composite capture has jumpy colour like this. He's received a bunch of bad advice that the 6X CE is inadequate for the task, and is getting a bit discouraged. Any guidance we can provide?

My favourite 8 Bit Guy "movie trailer" comment so far. Context: 8BG spends a weekend making a truly awful "movie" with AI, somehow convinces local theatre to "premiere" his 480p masterpiece, and is either dead serious or incredibly committed to the bit.

486 DX2 ready-to-go down in the lab! #DosGaming #RetroComputing

Bluesky, meet Tarja, Kyo and Liv!

I finished Aaaaanimaniacs And the game was a bit crap. Changing characters was a faff And the levels were all naff And that's the end of that. Those are the facts.

Live TV via my telnet BBS! Needs SyncTerm or similar for true colour, but the 16 colour version should work on your retro systems! telnet://ezycom.retroswim.net:2323 Software is called telnetvision, and it's incredible! github.com/hmderdoc/tel...

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

By the by @spacequesthistorian.com ... Chef kiss

It mattered too, because your CD drive was probably only capable of reading a few hundred KB per second. Serenity now, fast loading later!

Fellow DOS nerds, looking for some EMM386 insight! I have a particular computer, a dual MMX system on the Intel HX chipset, and it has wild instability when running games using DOS extenders, either crashes or segfaults at startup. UNLESS, I load EMM386. Even with NOEMS is fine. Any ideas?

New Ancient DOS Games Shareware Edition video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/clV-z_IxLSE

What's the worst time to post something gaming history related? A few days before GDC. Well, GDC is over, so I'll try again: Here's what I learned (as an archivist, for archivists) after listening to 150 episodes of the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social podcast: trixter.oldskool.org/2026/03/05/s...

Normies brains after visiting Japan: Don don donkiii--- My brain: youtu.be/D1RXghv7ZO4

Fresh new hardware for aging old computers on LGR! youtu.be/td6QdOnMvnk The ZuluIDE and PicoIDE optical drive emulators replace your old CD/DVD drive with a MicroSD card solution for loading ISOs, including support for Redbook CD digital audio! Among other features like virtual hard disks and more

OpenOMF, an open source remake of "One Must Fall 2097" with new options and network play: github.com/omf2097/open...

For Globaltalk, in Marchintosh 2026. 18.5 hours, 1 bit, black and white only. (Original .pict on a bunch of your globaltalk servers)

A decidedly un-Japanese, un-secondhand find in a Japanese secondhand retro game shop!! Still sealed! @spacequesthistorian.com

Ever wanted a PicoGUS or PicoMEM but for PCMCIA? @yyzkevin.com's PicoPCMCIA adds modern WiFi networking, Sound Blaster, GUS, CD-ROM, and storage to any computer with a PCMCIA slot. He's getting closer to launch and is now taking deposits for the first run of cards. www.yyzkevin.com/picopcmcia/

ATTENTION DOSember/DOS streamers! The community has stepped up and we have a new home for DOSember! Please spread this around! Things are still quite bare bones, but we're trying to get the community gather into one place. dosember.net discord.dosember.net #dos #dosgaming #retrocomputers

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Allegedly Hard mode because no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

Never forget

Hmmmmm

My Space Quest site, Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset, launched 30 years ago this month. That makes it one of the oldest video game fan sites on the web. To celebrate the milestone, I've updated the site for the first time in ages with tons of new content. Check it out! wiw.org/~jess/roger.html

for some reason back in 2017, I decided to make a website to make fake video game screenshots. This was a good idea and made a lot of people laugh. Here's to the Death Generator, eight years and 270ish games later! deathgenerator.com

When will graphics get better than this?

Hi there! Our game Roguecraft is an award winning turn-based dungeon crawler #roguelike with retro roots and pixel-perfect turn-based action. Now coming to #steam, and also multiple retro platforms! 🎉 🎯Wishlist on Steam: thalamus.link/roguecraft #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

How about a retro computer month (ala SepTandy and Marchintosh) but for SGI and other UNIX workstations? Oc²ober? Unixtober?

Hoo boy, Roguecraft is amazing!! Well done @badgerpunch.com @thalamusdigital.bsky.social !! Very much looking forward to Roguecraft DX on the Amiga! Thank you to @henningludvigsen.bsky.social for dropping by the stream too, it was a real treat :)

Happy birthday Monika and happy 8th anniversary to DDLC! Artwork by @satchely.bsky.social

Can folks do me a favor? I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January. I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am. I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics. Here’s two favorite set photos. Repost? I am in the wilderness.

How did Intel's 386 processor connect to the outside world? Tiny wires connect to the bond pads around the edges. Special input/output circuits—visible in zoomed-in blocks—send and receive signals while protecting the chip from dangers that could destroy it. Let's take a look... 1/N

I grew up on these streets

I've been bedridden for the last 7 months, unable to work, and now my roommate who was covering rent is having tax issues. I need to raise a few thousand dollars to cover rent and bills for this month, so If you could send a couple dollars, it'd really help. Thanks so much. ko-fi.com/fooneturing

Quick shoutout to @mossmouth.bsky.social's Spelunky HD, with its silky smooth "AdLib+" style sound. It was actually the soundtrack that drew me to the game, flicking thru XBLA on the 360 in the day. Imagine my delight when the gameplay had a similarly old school vibe! 10/10 would spelunk again!

If I had a penny for every @foone.bsky.social Tumblr post I've seen in an Instagram reel today, I'd have 3 cents. Which isn't much, but still more than I expected!

"Yo, hear me out. What if Arthas loses it, right? Finds out Stratholme's about to go bad, so he’s like, 'Screw it,' and starts murkin' his own people before they turn. Wicked dark. I told Matty and he goes, 'That's some real tragic hero shit.' I’m like, exactly. That’s the move."

When your backpack predates the ISO9660 CD-ROM format

Stumbled across a @lgr-yt.bsky.social video while researching a repair, seems we have similar taste 😎 My cab is somewhat similar to LGR's Dynamo, but built by Aussie arcade giant LAI. I have the common squealing audio problem, waiting for a replacement HB-45A hybrid module to fix it. Great game