Category: Blogs, Life and Stuff
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Dennis, is that you?
Alright, here we go! Let’s talk about why the ZX Spectrum is the real deal and the Commodore 64 is just a glorified paperweight! If you picked the Spectrum, you’ve got taste, my friend.
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I Should Coco
Today was my second only experience with the Tandy Colour Computer 2, the CoCo and I again instantly fell in love with its simple sounds and graphics and incredibly enjoyable gameplay
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All The Things
I have noticed an uptake on Twitch and lesser platforms for having All-The-Things on a single stream. This isn’t new by any means but with the influx of multi-emulation platforms like FPGA and Android/Linux based systems it has gotten far more prolific than it was…
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Pick-Me-Ups
Been a while since I updated this but I must admit whilst I enjoy blogs I always get lazy and the initial input soon drops off. I know I am not alone in this and it’s why blogs died a long time back, but hey,…
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Chasing the 1cc
Some games are for entertainment, some for the journey and some just for the satisfaction of completing a game. Some however are there for one task, the steely 1cc run. For me the humble STG, or Shmup, is the ultimate 1cc chase. Most of the…
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To Do…
Well, if you read this blog you may have noticed it has a proper URL now. Retrostreamers.com is live and blogging! Took a while but we made it. Not only is it now on its rightful URL but we also have another author signed up…
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Terrys Nostalgia
As an older guy I naturally have nostalgia for past days, especially ones based around holidays like Christmas. I like the Yuletide period. To me Christmas has always been about family, food and relaxing. The gifting of presents is nice, as is receiving, but its…
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New Socks
See, I am not just about the Retro. Sometimes I am about the socks too! Plus I am drinking tea, with chocolate… in the tea. Nom!
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Kid Niki – Ninja!
For many years I have always wanted to own Flynns Arcade from the movie Tron. Show me a kid my age who didn’t! Now I have one, of sorts, its been a very interesting ride even at this early stage. Take Kid Niki, Radical Ninja.…
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Pinge!
Just wanted to throw a massive thank you to Pinge for the recent package of Arcade PCBs. Such a wonderful fella who will get massive hugs when I meet him, probably some beers too! The actual PCBs will be featured over time in here as…
