Floppy Deep Dive

This isn't DOSBox. This is TIE Fighter on a real 486 from 1992. Sound Blaster audio. Digitized speech. The Imperial March shaking your desk. Before Squadrons, before Battlefront... THIS was Star Wars. Real hardware. Real Empire. BOOM! #retrogaming #starwars #tiefighter #dosgaming

@bastichb64k Love seeing real hardware!!

A little video I put together for 1982s 'Motormania' 🕹️👍 #c64 #commodore64

@Radios4Freedom @gamesyouloved This was my first time so I don't know. It was my First experience playing it.

@FloppyDeepDive @gamesyouloved K, my 386 and 486 had stereo speakers and I remember better sound that that, it had music. I had some Adlib card or something...but I swear there was cool music with it.🤔 Did I invent that memory?

I’ve NEVER played this Battletech game… and I might regret it. Running it on a real 486 PC with that classic PC speaker 🔊 Did you ever play this one back in the day or did it fly under the radar? 🕹️ @gamesyouloved #msdos #dosgames #486pc #battletech #retrogaming #retro

This game changed everything. 👾 That heartbeat… you can still hear it. @gamesyouloved #atari #Atari2600 #spaceinvaders #retrogaming #retrogamer #retrogames #80snostalgia

The scream that starts The Way of the Exploding Fist scared the daylights out of a lot of us the first time it loaded. I also discovered something interesting… I have two floppy copies and they show different title screens. Flying kick or dojo? @gamesyouloved #c64reposts #c64

I made a Rebel Assault video recently and it got me thinking… I should track down the original big box. Found Star Wars Rebel Assault II for $6 on eBay and fired it up on my retro PC. Six bucks… Deal or Dud? #c64reposts @gamesyouloved #DOSgaming #MSDOS #starwars #Windows95

@zarro_john @gamesyouloved 100% you are welcome, that's why I do this!

@FloppyDeepDive @gamesyouloved Wow. I forgot all about that game until I saw this. I even remembered the music. Thanks for that.

Friday the 13th felt like the perfect night for Commodore 64 horror. 🕹️ Some C64 games were actually creepy back in the day. What was the scariest C64 game you remember? #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming #fridaythe13th #c64reposts @gamesyouloved

That rhythmic "thump-thump-thump" of a Commodore 1541 disk drive is the ultimate 80s stress test. Was it out of alignment, or just a really aggressive copy protection check? Either way, my heart rate just went up hearing this again. #c64 #commodore64 #retrogaming #c64reposts

11 characters that defined a generation—at least for those with a 1541 drive! 🕹️ I know my friends in Europe are shouting "PRESS PLAY ON TAPE" right now. What was your first C64 load? #C64 #RetroGaming #Commodore64 #FloppyDeepDive #c64reposts

@ENIGMASBACK Sounds like an amazing collection. 👍🏻

@FloppyDeepDive Yep! I use caddys, so I have XP, Vista, Win-7, Win-8.1 off line, But have a different PC with a modded Win-10 with twin caddies, as I have a cloned Win-10 backup SSD, incase I wish to try a new program, so No tears before bedtime for me... Thoughts ?

Picked up this cool XP cube from 2002 for $25 bucks. Love how it looks! Do you still have a dedicated XP system? #WindowsXP #XP #retrogaming #vintagecomputers

@gordoslair Love the green one! I have a few myself. This one is my new favorite.

@FloppyDeepDive I have a few.

"Medic!" 🚑 "I'm hit!" 💥 "BOOM!" In 1985, hearing your #C64 speak was pure magic. Beach Head II used digitized audio to create some of the most iconic sounds in 8-bit history. 🕹️💾 @gamesyouloved #c64reposts #RetroGaming #8bit

Booting a real Windows XP machine and firing up Medal of Honor Allied Assault. 2002 -24 Years ago! MOHAA or Call of Duty… which did you play? BOOM. 👊🏻 @gamesyouloved #retrogaming #pcgaming #windowsxp #medalofhonor #gamingnostalgia #floppydeepdive

@RGAddons @gamesyouloved That’s fair, MiSTer is impressive tech. But for me the experience is the hardware. The floppy, the drive noises, the CRT, the troubleshooting. That’s part of the nostalgia.

@FloppyDeepDive @gamesyouloved The MiSTer C64 core has IEC support for original disk drives etc So yes you can put a C64 floppy disk into MiSTer

Tapper is one of the most stressful ports on the system. If you didn’t catch that empty mug in time, it was game over for your bar and your pride. No emulation, all REAL Commodore 64 Hardware, not just game play! @gamesyouloved #c64 #retrocomputing #c64reposts #FloppyDeepDive

@RGAddons @gamesyouloved No one is putting a floppy into a MISTers. It’s just not the same. It’s like AI.

@FloppyDeepDive @gamesyouloved These days you wouldnt tell the difference between real hardware and a emulation especially the likes of MiSTers C64 core

Why was this SO hard in 1993? Star Wars Rebel Assault running on a real 486 DX2-66 with a real CRT and CD-ROM drive. Back then this felt like the future. Then Beggar’s Canyon humbled all of us. Be honest… did you ever beat it? Boom. @gamesyouloved #starwars #retrogaming

They called them storage cases. To us? They were treasure chests. Cracked corners. Broken latches. Lost lids. And if you were lucky… the blue one with the handle. Tell me if you still have yours. #Commodore64 #RetroComputing #GenX #80s #c64reposts