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We restore the first of our E&L MMD-1 Mini Micro Designers, a 1976 single board microcomputer designed around the Intel 8080 chip. Stuff that supports the channel: – Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiousmarc – Amazon links for the tools I use in the lab: https://www.curiousmarc.com/amazon-links – Channel merch on Fourthwall: … Read More From: Retro…

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It’s been a long (and complex) year for me, and though I try to distance myself from nostalgic thoughts about the games I cover here, I can’t deny seeing venues I’d hang out in close makes me crave alternatives – like the Atari 7800 conversion of Pole Position II, released … Read More From: Retro…

Horror, by Sandy WhiteA while back, I was watching a video by Gears of Games. It wasn’t even an ST game either! No, it was Ant Attack for the ZX Spectrum, and that got my thinking. Whilst I enjoyed that game as a kid, I wouldn’t say I was captivated … Read More From: Retro…

Came also out for: Game description: In Alpiner, a third-person action game, players aim to ascend six distinct mountains while navigating a series of perilous hazards. Obstacles like tumbling rocks, avalanches, wild creatures, trees, and wildfires threaten to impede progress. Colliding with these dangers causes the player to slip … Read More From: Retro Roundup

Here is your RC2025/10 HalfTime Update! Everyone, except me, has made awesome progress already. This is a seriously impressive group of contenders: pages of code, stunning photos and videos, and some truly remarkable results. I am feeling incredibly inspired… now, it’s my turn to get moving! #entrants { all: initial; … Read More From: Retro…

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Came also out for: Game description: An Italian fixed-screen shooter where the player has to shoot incoming aliens. After each round the player has to safely land their spaceship on a base by not flying too fast down. … Read More From: Retro Roundup

This week, we’re joined by former Amiga Report editor, writer, and This Week in Retro host Jason Compton, who takes us into the golden age of 90s computing news. From chasing stories during Commodore’s dramatic collapse (“we may not make more chips, but we can sell the floor scrubber!”) to … Read More From: Retro…

Decommissioned Titan II nuclear missile in its silo. This is the largest nuclear missile ever made by the US during the cold war. 54 of these monsters were ready to be launched in less than a minute. Thanks goodness we never launched any, and they were decommissioned. Most ended up … Read More From: Retro…