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It is huge!

It is huge!

Famiclones all look the same more or less, they said. If you saw one, you've seen them all, they said...Well, that was before I...

Famiclones all look the same more or less, they said. If you saw one, you've seen them all, they said...

Well, that was before I accidently saw this beast of a clone with a built-in b/w TV: The Sonye 986 II. It's not mine and I know nothing about it.

#famiclone #famiclones #nes #famicom #nintendo #vintagecomputing #retrogaming

They call it VecShelf, I call it Shelftrex. That's a thing, seemingly. It's basically a small piece of wood you put onto your...

They call it VecShelf, I call it Shelftrex. That's a thing, seemingly. It's basically a small piece of wood you put onto your Vectrex to but other stuff on top. Well, lightweight things, of course, not a Trinitron CRT or anything like that. Stumbled over it on the electronic bay and the description made me smile. Let me paraphrase: This is pretty unnecessary. You don't need this. Your life will not get better when you buy this. Well, somehow I disagree ... but nah, I won't buy it. And you should not as well. But take a look anyways:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/156765588736?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=707-127634-2357-0&ssspo=OThW5Vd8Ryi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Gs0SwewARi6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

#vectrex #retrogaming #vintagegaming #crtgaming #crt

Looking at the new and old release of Atari Karts for the #Atari Jaguar.https://youtu.be/QJiOerYsMH8?si=ezOpWw2jWon9jGyx#atarijaguar #gaming...

Looking at the new and old release of Atari Karts for the #Atari Jaguar.
https://youtu.be/QJiOerYsMH8?si=ezOpWw2jWon9jGyx

#atarijaguar #gaming #gamecollecting

If you live in Rheinland-Pfalz: This nice Toshiba CRT TV is free for pickup, works, looks like a great addition to any vintage gaming setup...

If you live in Rheinland-Pfalz: This nice Toshiba CRT TV is free for pickup, works, looks like a great addition to any vintage gaming setup and has scart. Go get it!
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/roehrenfernseher-toshiba/3007101631-175-5347

#crttv #ForFree #crt #retrogaming

New additions to my #Atari Jaguar collection: Wormhole 2000, which is basically Gyruss, and the newly reprinted version of Atari Karts by...

New additions to my #Atari Jaguar collection: Wormhole 2000, which is basically Gyruss, and the newly reprinted version of Atari Karts by Songbird Productions under License from Atari. Good stuff 😎🕹️
#atarijaguar #gamecollecting #vintagegaming

It was high time to see if my actual good old 1541-II was still working. Haven't used it in years since I mostly use my C128D with 1571...

It was high time to see if my actual good old 1541-II was still working. Haven't used it in years since I mostly use my C128D with 1571 built in. And it works. I had to replace the electronics some years ago, mechanism still is the original one - strangely enough, as that is the one known to fail with this model (not the good Chinon mechanism in here, but the other one). Going through my old disks is really all I needed for this Friday evening. Cheers, hope you'll start well into this weekend!
#c64 #gaming #retrogaming #commodore64

Today arrived the Gameguide for the Atari Jaguar by Karl Morris, published by Zafinn Books. It's well made and a nice read, but at 50...

Today arrived the Gameguide for the Atari Jaguar by Karl Morris, published by Zafinn Books. It's well made and a nice read, but at 50 Euros, it's not cheap at all. It's a personal evaluation on the games library, game by game. And probably all reviews are biased by personal preference. And if you want to give them a score, you have to apply some metric. Still, I wish it was a bit more neutral on that side of things, as the preferences of the author might not align with those of the reader.

So do I like it? Yes. Would I recommend it? Sure. If you're into the Jaguar, this is a nice book to put on your coffee table and flip through, or hand to a friend visiting you to give them some insight into Jag gaming. Probably the best part for me personally are the extensive interviews with indie devs in the last part of the book. Even comes with a small history of the console, which reminds me to finish that 3rd editon of Clipped Claws to provide an even more extensive view (shameless self promition).

Happy Jag gaming everyone!

#atari #atarijaguar #gaming #gamingbooks #videogames

Now playing: Stunt Car Racer on Atari ST at a friend's house.#atari #atarist #gaming

Now playing: Stunt Car Racer on Atari ST at a friend's house.
#atari #atarist #gaming

Atari Jaguar news: Seems like Reboot might be finishing Livewire, an impressive looking 2,5D shooter game preview. And it is announced as...

Atari Jaguar news: Seems like Reboot might be finishing Livewire, an impressive looking 2,5D shooter game preview. And it is announced as coming in q1/2025 even. Now that's a way to start a new year 😎👏
#atari #atarijaguar @ctrlaltrees
https://youtu.be/E1mRvi8qzE0?si=6MxNsD4T9-q3uyeR

So I just learned that Doom - The Gallery Experience exists. My life feels more complete now....

So I just learned that Doom - The Gallery Experience exists. My life feels more complete now.
https://youtu.be/qPRvw6kRN-8?si=VO1VnXNAEDqviFyj
#doom #gaming

Thank you very much, @derSammler ! This little fella will be a project for this year's summer 😎👍#commodore #c64 #retrocomputing...

Thank you very much, @derSammler ! This little fella will be a project for this year's summer 😎👍
#commodore #c64 #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

About a film I love: I thought I'd never see the day: I was searching for any copy of Billy Wilder's "Buddy Buddy" with...

About a film I love: I thought I'd never see the day: I was searching for any copy of Billy Wilder's "Buddy Buddy" with Lemon and Matthau, originally hoping to find a VHS. Oh, with German dub, mind you. But nothing. The film flopped back in the day, and thus got only a very, very, veeery limited DVD release in German. Just for the new year 2025, I found a sealed copy no less! The quality suggests that the master used here was a VHS, but I do not care at all. Yes, the movie can be found even on the Internet Archive and yes, if you search even harder, you'll find it with German dub online as well. But that quality is even worse, just short of unwatchable - and believe me, I don't say that often. So I'm very happy to have this in a decent quality. Well, who knows that movie anyways? And who enjoys it as much as me? Very small target audience 😅. Anyways. Cheers everyone!

#movies #dvdcollector #billywilder #waltermatthau #jacklemon #filmfan

Out of all the #Famicom clone consoles out there, this is the only one I'd love to actually own and take a closer look at: The Zenon 2,...

Out of all the #Famicom clone consoles out there, this is the only one I'd love to actually own and take a closer look at: The Zenon 2, allegedly made in South Korea and perhaps from the early 2000s.

The #Atari conaisseurs among you will notice a certain relationship to the Jaguar - but the molds never left the US, where all cases were made, and so it would be nice to see how close they got to the real Jaguar with their guesswork for the case here. Unfortunately, they seem to be incredibly rare - so much so that this is the only photo that I could find of this variation (there seems to be a blue one that also seems to be a bit more crude in design than this). So in case you own one and want to sell it, or would at least feel comfortable taking some good quality pics of it, or you live or know anyone living in South Korea who might be able to help trace this console down, feel free to share, comment or link someone here.

I'd be very happy to someday get this and maybe add a little footnote in my book "Clipped Claws" about this very strange thing. I mean who'd come up with the idea to make a Famiclone 8bit clone console look like a failed Atari console basically nobody knew about in the target area? Fascinating all around the more you think about it. Well, enough rambling - thanks for your time anyways. Cheers!

#atarijaguar #famiclone #nes #gamecollecting #cloneconsoles #nintendo

Ramble about Strictly Limited GamesWell, at least I now got a confirmation of the cancellation and my money back. At least this part did not...

Ramble about Strictly Limited Games

Well, at least I now got a confirmation of the cancellation and my money back. At least this part did not take 1,5 years and was handled professionally.

Just a small showcase video of the Toshiba T3100e I borrowed from a friend, playing Stunts and LHX very briefly. The best thing about this...

Just a small showcase video of the Toshiba T3100e I borrowed from a friend, playing Stunts and LHX very briefly. The best thing about this 286 PC is without a doubt its gas plasma display. That's so nice and sharp! And amber looking, which is also a big bonus for me 🙂 And you can't see it in this video, but the device was well looked after, it's in great shape and it even emits that nice 80s electronics smell you can't buy anywhere sadly. Yet. 😄
https://youtu.be/-Q2M_xID3Z8

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #dosgaming

Now ain't that professionally looking? 😍 I'm very happy, CRT saved, repair was easy enough. Good stuff. Cheers everyone! #crt...

Now ain't that professionally looking? 😍 I'm very happy, CRT saved, repair was easy enough. Good stuff. Cheers everyone!
#crt #crtgaming #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #c128 #norisdata

Ha, well if I had plugged in the cable more firmly ... success! It's working! 🎉

Ha, well if I had plugged in the cable more firmly ... success! It's working! 🎉

Nope, not quite there yet. Still a blank screen.

Nope, not quite there yet. Still a blank screen.

A big blob of solder should do the trick. But what's that? Did somebody deliberately sabotage this? Why and how would one scratch that...

A big blob of solder should do the trick. But what's that? Did somebody deliberately sabotage this? Why and how would one scratch that deep into there? 😂🙈