#oldschoolgamer

[michaeldagaymerx]

I played some Pac Man at Walmart 🕹️

[lidrauniverse]

Get a Vintage Dr.Mario T-Shirt like this ones, and customize the t-shirt style with many color and texture cool options with this @threadless shop : https://lidra.threadless.com/designs/dr-m-is-back/mens/t-shirt/extra-soft?variation=front&color=heather_mauve

[streetbreakerx2]

I've been a gamer since the early 90s during the arcade and console wars #gamer #gamersunite #arcadegamer #oldschoolgamer #newnintendo2dsxl #esportscard #pcgamer #gamingmagazine #gamer4life #throwbackgamer https://www.instagram.com/p/CnmrYcCJU3c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[adafruit]

🎄💾🗓️ Day 18: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar - Commodore 64🎄💾🗓️

The Commodore 64, released in 1982, is one of the ones we keep hearing got many people their start in their own computing history. Powered by a MOS Technology 6510 processor at 1.02 MHz and featuring 64 KB of RAM, it became the best-selling single computer model of all time, with an estimated 12.5–17 million units sold. Its graphics were driven by the VIC-II chip, capable of 16 colors, hardware sprites, and smooth scrolling, while the SID (Sound Interface Device) chip delivered advanced audio, supporting three voices with waveforms and filters, making it a lot of fun for gaming and music.

Featured a built-in BASIC interpreter, allowing users to write their own programs out-of-the-box. The C64’s affordability, large software library, lots of games, productivity, and educational applications made it a household name. It connected to TVs as monitors and supported peripherals like the 1541 floppy disk drive, datasette, and various joysticks. With over 10,000 commercial software titles and a thriving homebrew scene, the C64 helped define a generation of computer enthusiasts.

Its impact on gaming was gigantic, iconic titles like The Last Ninja, Maniac Mansion, and Impossible Mission. The C64 also inspired a demoscene, where programmers pushed its hardware for visual and audio effects. The Commodore 64 remains a symbol of computing for the masses and creative innovation, still loved by retrocomputing fans today.

Check out the National Museum of American History, and Wikipedia. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_334636 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

And…! An excellent story from Jepler -

== While I started on the VIC 20, the Commodore 64 was my computer for a lot longer. Its SID sound chip was a headline feature, and many of my memories of it center around music. Starting with Ultima III, each game in the series had a different soundtrack for each environment (though each one was on a pretty short loop, it probably drove my folks nuts when I would play for hours). There were music editors floating around, so I tried my hand at arranging music for its 3 independent voices, though I can't say I was any good or that I have any of the music now. You could also download "SID tunes" on the local BBSes, where people with hopefully a bit more skill had arranged everything from classical to Beatles to 80s music.

Folks are still creating cool new music on the Commodore 64. One current creator that I like a great deal is Linus Åkesson. Two videos from 2024 using the Commodore 64 that really impressed me were were a "Making 8-bit Music From Scratch at the Commodore 64 BASIC Prompt", a live coding session (http://www.linusakesson.net/programming/music-from-scratch/index.php) and Bach Forever (http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/bach-forever/index.php) a piece played by Åkesson on two Commodore 64s.

Like so many things, you can also recreate the experience online. Here's the overworld music for Ultima III: https://deepsid.chordian.net/?file=/MUSICIANS/A/Arnold_Kenneth/Ultima_III-Exodus.sid&subtune=1 -- the site has hundreds or thousands of other SIDs available to play right in the browser.

Have first computer memories? Post’em up in the comments, or post yours on socialz’ and tag them #firstcomputer #retrocomputing – See you back here tomorrow!

[papiplays]

I am currently having fun streaming The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on my Youtube channel. Its been over 20 years I have played this game and I feel like it was just yesterday. It still feels so fun.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released on November 21, 1991, in Japan, and April 13, 1992, in North America, the game follows the hero Link as he embarks on a quest to save the land of Hyrule from the dark wizard Agahnim and the evil Ganon. Featuring an expansive world, innovative gameplay mechanics, and a compelling story, it is often hailed as one of the greatest video games of all time.

[myretrogamehub]

This is how the Gameboy Advance should be played.

[yellowmanula]

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Something for commodore64 Fans :)

[techsoftwareblogs]

Gaming PC With 90's Vibe🔥

Old case? No problem! We just need to know which components are needed to build a gaming PC with a 90s feeling...

[customstatues]

Custom Statue Rick Taylor - Splatterhouse game. (PS3) Available for order. More info here sculf (ecrater.com)

[warif666]

Doki Doki Literature Club! стрим 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeQwFe-iHNg

[1upretrogaming]

Guess The Retro Arcade Game, You have 10 Seconds to 🍄1up

[michaeldagaymerx]

I’m so excited! I just got the new remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. I have so many memories with this game. I grew up with the OG Paper Mario games and I can’t wait to play it. Who else is getting it or planning to get it? 😄🎮📄

[lidrauniverse]

I love Midgar. Full printed t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies only available from @hoodielab online shop : https://hoodielab.com/product/i-love-midgar-t-shirt

[artofheatherhudson]

In which I announce a Signing! https://emeraldcitytrolls.com/events.html

[adafruit]

🎄💾🗓️ Day 16: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar - Tandy 1000🎄💾🗓️

Tandy's 1000, sold by Tandy Corporation in 1984 via its RadioShack stores, was a low-cost home computer designed to be compatible with IBM PC software. It shipped with an Intel 8088 processor, 128 KB of RAM, expandable to 640 KB, and had better-at-the-time graphics and sound than many of the standard PCs. The 1000 had the Tandy Graphics Adapter, or TGA, and the more superior SN76496 or NCR 8496 sound chips. The built-in joystick port also made it desirable for gamers and home users. Different models were produced, each with improved hardware, before being discontinued in 1993. One of the main selling features was its compatibility with IBM-PC, the MS-DOS operating system, and expansion slots for peripheral devices.

And check out our guide! Tandy 1000 Keyboard to USB with CircuitPython. https://learn.adafruit.com/tandy-1000-keyboard-to-usb-with-circuitpython

Have first computer memories? Post’em up in the comments, or post yours on socialz’ and tag them #firstcomputer #retrocomputing – See you back here tomorrow!

[papiplays]

This is a series that did side-scrolling action platforming right. Continuing the adventure in Diddy’s Kong Quest, you take Diddy and the newly added Trixie with her set of moves giving Donkey Kong Country 2 a fresh new spin from the first game.

Released for the Super Nintendo in 1995, this time it is set in Crocodile Isle. You must navigate through challenging levels, defeat enemies, and collect bananas to rescue Donkey Kong from the clutches of the villainous Kaptain K. Rool.