Early bird: THEC64 Mini... mini keyboard!
Dear Supporters
Here's a fun little look at a fully working mini keyboard option for THEC64® Mini! I hope you enjoy it.
Retro Recipes 👾 PowerUp! posts
3 years young today!
Dear Supporters
3 short years ago (okay one of them felt quite long) I published my first video on a whim, edited completely on my phone! Looking back at it, it's both a bit embarrassing, an...
Poll: Choose the next video title
Patrons Assemble! Something I probably think too much about is losing a video to the YouTube algorithm gods because the title wasn't as clickable as it could've been.
Which of these would you...
2021-01-11 17:40:13 +0000 UTC View PostLate bird: ЯReheated
Dear Supporters
Please excuse me not posting this video as an early access. It was completed late last night. You'll see what the idea behind Retro Recipes Reheated is in the intro to the vi...
Early bird: Commodore 64 vs ISS
Update: This video is now scheduled as a YouTube Premiere for Saturday. Join me and Lee in the live chat and watch again along with us. Check the video for your local time!
Dear Supp...
2021-01-09 03:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostZzap! Is Back!
To my supporter fans of the C64 and ZZAP!64 magazine, did you know it's coming back as an official paper magazine again? If you'd like it delivered to your door like the good ol' days, here's the l...
2021-01-03 19:50:28 +0000 UTC View PostA tidy update
Dear Supporters
I'm taking a much needed few days off after the recent run of music & videos (and music videos!) but thought I'd update you on a couple of fun things!
First, I jus...
Early bird: Festive Funboxing!
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS!*
(*unless you want to!)
Dear Supporters, here is your early access of the mega bumper unboxing that will go public on (un)Boxing D...
2020-12-22 18:21:53 +0000 UTC View PostRetromance Vocal Mix
Dear Supporters
We did a thing! Following a lot of requests for a vocal version of the new song, I found lyrics coming to me as I would walk Puppyfractic. Long story short, in steps Ladyfract...
2020-12-22 00:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostRetromance now streaming
Dear Supporters, our new song "Retromance [feat. SID + Patrons]" is now streaming on major music services like Spotify: 2020-12-20 06:15:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Poll: Festive Funboxing release date
Hello you fine festive folks,
A quick poll so I can do the best thing for you. I'm aiming to hav...
2020-12-17 04:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostEarly bird: A Christmassy Mystery
Dear Supporters
Here's a festive little bit of nostalgic video escapism for you, to set the mood for the upcoming and much needed holidays! If the CBM Christmas Demo was only released on disk...
2020-12-14 22:45:40 +0000 UTC View PostExclusive Patreon download of the new track
Update 1: As requested the live piano version is now in the download folder below. Enjoy the tinkle on the ivories (just don't tinkle anywhere you shouldn't).
Update 2: This may ...
2020-12-09 02:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostEarly bird: How to record a chiptune hit!
Video updated with some new bits from 16:45 and a new final mix at the end
Dear Supporters
Well this one took a little time but I hope you think it was worth it. Here's part ...
From chords to Discord
Dear Supporters! Quick poll about something that is oft-requested. If I were to set up a supporter-only Discord server, is this something you'd like and use to chat with me and fellow supporters mo...
2020-12-05 08:12:36 +0000 UTC View PostEarly bird: How to write a (retro) song!
Dear Supporters
And now for something completely different! 🥾 When I've released retro songs in the past I've always received comments asking to show the full process of both writing a son...
2020-11-24 23:29:38 +0000 UTC View PostExclusive: Channel theme tune - live acoustic version
Dear Supporters of a certain tier,
A little exclusive mid-week snack for you here. It's a rough, live, acoustic version of the channel theme tune. I hope you enjoy it.
Poll: Green with envy?
Dear Supporters
I loved the recent VCS videos but I wasn't happy about how "messy" the background looked. And this was after a lot of tidying up!:
2020-11-15 23:03:27 +0000 UTC
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Early bird: Conversion Capers!
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Remember the DoubleJoy device I designed with patron Lorin Millsap to play 2 computers with 1 joystick? Well here's the continuation as I finally get to play test a bunch of g...
2020-11-14 02:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostHelp out with an experiment
Dear Supporters
Help me out with an experiment for a possible upcoming video. Simply enter a comment below containing only one letter of the alphabet between A and K. I'll start thin...
2020-11-14 00:10:45 +0000 UTC View PostEarly bird: SymbOS Amstrad GUI
Dear Supporters
In the recent vlog I mentioned you'd see two videos this week, and here's the second! It's a slightly different flavour recipe as we take a tour of what looks a lot like Wind...
Join me for a video Premiere!
Dear Supporters
Please join me in the live chat in a few hours for the unveiling of that top secret new product! This will go live at 8AM UK or Midnight PST. Open the video to find your loca...
Poll: Viewer Contributions
Happy Halloween Supporters!
The "John Titor" video from supporter early access a few weeks ago went live today and is going well, currently #2 of the last 10 videos by this point in time.
... 2020-10-31 21:41:00 +0000 UTC View PostZZAP!64 Kickstarter feat. Perifractic ;-)
Dear Supporters
If you saw my documentary (one of my favourite & most underrated videos 2020-10-30 17:11:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Peri/phrastic new vlog!
Dear Supporters
I hope you are doing well.
Here's a new vlog with some updates and an explanation of why you'll be getting 2 videos next week! 😉
Video: 2020-10-29 18:40:58 +0000 UTC
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Early bird: Pitfall 2 Easter Egg
Dear Supporters
Here's my pixelated reenactment of Brad Fregger's incredible interview story about the secret Easter Egg in Pitfall 2.
David Crane mentioned to me recently that he's l...
Chef chat: The world's first videogame producer
Dear Supporters
In this supporter-exclusive video I interview Brad Fregger: Not only the world's first video game producer, and not only the inventor of computer solitaire, but the producer ...
Early bird: Atari VCS Repair Part 2!
Welp I guess I wasn't done with this project! Video updated with:
- 16:18 - Trying ferrite cores for the interference
- 16:55 / 20:15 - The final playtest see... 2020-10-13 15:40:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Early bird: The Time Traveller & His IBM 5100
Video updated with "Steins;Gate" IBM 5100/John Titor anime clips at 7:18 (and other tweaks): https://youtu.be/Jzj-mmo7qjw 2020-10-07 17:28:43 +0000 UTC View Post
"Lens" me your ear / proof of the pudding
Dear Supporters
I wanted to share a couple of nice quick thingies with you:
Patreon Lens
Firstly, since the very positive discussions here about slightly more flexible video rel...
2020-10-03 21:47:38 +0000 UTC View Post