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United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2023
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Charles Hawn
Charles Hawn@CharlesHawn66·
@MaxwellsRetro I re ally enjoyed this game on my C64 and need to give it a replay on one of my new C64 Ultimate's.
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The 8-BIT Alchemist@MaxwellsRetro·
The Spy vs. Spy debate is simple: Commodore 64 (1984): The undisputed GOAT. The Trapulator was peak strategy. 🖱️ Sega Master System: The cleanest graphics and smoothest gameplay of the 8-bit era. 🕹️ PS2/Xbox (2005): Overly hated. The 4-player multiplayer was absolute chaos. 💣 NES: Iconic, but removing the Trapulator menu was a crime. ❌ Change my mind. #SpyVsSpy #RetroGaming #MadMagazine
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James
James@VirtualJames·
🍀 Happy St. Patrick’s day 🍀
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The Loud Scots Bloke
The Loud Scots Bloke@loudscotsbloke·
Latest restoration complete! Here is my Thomson TO8 ready for DragonFest!!
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James
James@VirtualJames·
@MaxwellsRetro Very early days but I was delighted that I managed the split screen look as I like text adventure games, but they are way better when they've got graphics I think. Thanks mate
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James
James@VirtualJames·
Latest text adventure is coming on! I've only finished one room but I've got the hang of a split screen text adventure with graphics! A bit of music and I'm flying! Not happy with my graphics but I shrunk it down to not get errors at least! #adventuron #textadventuregames
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The 8-BIT Alchemist@MaxwellsRetro·
The definitive #ZXSpectrumNext masterpiece "O" from @FusionRetro is available in its physical glory! 🕹️✨ With 50 levels of pure platforming bliss and stunning art by the legendary Simon Butler, this is the hardware-pushing experience the Next was made for. The Deluxe Boxed Edition is an absolute unit—soundtrack CD, high-quality feelies, and that classic "Big Box" energy. A must-have for the collection! 📦🔥 #RetroGaming #ZXNext #Speccy #IndieDev #OtheGame #PhysicalMedia
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The C64 scene is on fire right now! 🔥 If you haven’t checked out the latest from Griffonsoft and @PsytronikGames, you’re missing out on some serious 8-bit magic. 🕹️ ⚔️ Musketeer: Pure swashbuckling nostalgia. Fluid platforming and swordplay that feels like a lost 1980s classic. 🏹 Sherwood: The perfect follow-up. Huge map, clever archery mechanics, and some of the best use of the C64 color palette I’ve seen lately. The bread and butter of modern retro gaming. Go grab the digital versions on itch.io or wait for those beautiful physical boxes! 💾✨ #C64 #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #IndieDev #Griffonsoft #Psytronik
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James
James@VirtualJames·
I've been learning a lot of BASIC recently, trying and failing and trying. I'm getting better but it's taken me a good while. Anyway, I keep my eyes peeled for things like this to try out. I'll give it a go over the weekend #ZXSpectrum
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Proudofus.uk
Proudofus.uk@ProudofusUK·
The Wright Brothers? WRONG brothers 🇬🇧 In 1853, a man flew nine hundred feet across a valley in Yorkshire. Fifty years before Kitty Hawk. His coachman climbed out and said: "I was hired to drive, not to fly." But here's what they don't teach you. Sir George Cayley. A young baronet from Yorkshire. In 1799, he engraved a design on a small silver disc. On one side: an aeroplane. On the other: the four forces of flight. Lift. Drag. Thrust. Weight. A hundred years before anyone flew, he understood exactly how it worked. In 1804, he flew a model glider. In 1849, he put a ten-year-old boy in a full-size glider and launched him off a hill. The FIRST time a human being had ever flown. Then in 1853. The 'Triplane'. His coachman inside. Nine hundred feet across Brompton Dale. Meanwhile in Somerset, a lace-maker called John Stringfellow had a different problem. Cayley proved you could glide. But how do you add power? He built a steam engine light enough to fly. In 1848, inside a disused lace factory, he launched it. Thirty yards under its own power. Powered flight. In a LACE FACTORY. Fifty-five years before Kitty Hawk. Wilbur Wright himself said: "An Englishman carried the science of flight to a point it had never reached before." Cayley's silver disc is still in the Science Museum. Stringfellow's engine is in the Smithsonian. The first object America's national aviation museum ever collected. A British engine. 🇬🇧 A baronet and a lace-maker. They figured out how to fly. Then the world forgot 👇 Help us remind them: proudofus.co.uk/support Be part of us. Be Proud Of Us 🇬🇧
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The 8-bit war is back and better than ever in 2026! 🕹️🔥 Huge new drops for the Speccy & C64: 🏰 Gates of the Ancient (C64) - 3D on a breadbin?! 🎓 The Scholar (Next) - Puzzle perfection. 🐑 Ewe Woz 'Ere DX (C64) - Pure 8-bit chaos. Plus, the new ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 is literally running C64 cores. What a time to be alive. #ZXSpectrum #C64 #RetroGaming #Homebrew2026
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The 8-BIT Alchemist@MaxwellsRetro·
@commodoreofcl Unfortunately, due to my job (Mil) I am deployed and have been since November. I really feel gutted seeing everyone with their new C64 Ultimate! It looks amazing and the videos online are very encouraging!!
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Official Commodore®
Official Commodore®@commodoreofcl·
Thank you to the community who kept the magic alive and helped bring Commodore back into the world; this is a victory worth celebrating! Flash Sale for 72 hours only. Use promo code RETROISALLRIGHT for a $20 discount code on a new #C64U. Commodore.net
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🕹️ Fun Fact: The Commodore 64 wasn't just a 1980s icon—it’s the best-selling computer model in history. To save time and money during development, the very first prototypes were literally made of painted cardboard. Talk about "faking it 'til you make it" in tech! 🚀 #RetroComputing #TechHistory #C64
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C64 Superman (1988) by Ocean/Taito: ✅ Iconic theme music ✅ Bright, comic-book colors ❌ Actually being able to see the enemies before they hit you Still, there was something magical about seeing that 8-bit "S" shield on a CRT. A true test of patience for any Man of Steel fan! 🦸‍♂️⚡️ #C64 #RetroGames #DC
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LOGON PLEASE 🟩 Remember loading up Hacker on the ZX Spectrum and having absolutely no idea what to do? No manual, no instructions—just you versus the system. Stumbling your way into the Magma Ltd. conspiracy remains one of the coolest "aha!" moments in 8-bit history. 🕵️‍♂️💻 #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming #Activision #Hacker #80sGaming
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The Atari version was rushed in 6 weeks and sold 7 million copies, but the flickering ghosts were caused by the hardware only being able to draw 2 sprites at a time! #c64 #commodore #Atari
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Nintendo: "We have a plumber who saves princesses." Sega: "We have a blue hedgehog who runs fast." Amstrad: "We have Roland. Sometimes he’s in a cave. Sometimes he’s in space. Sometimes he’s a literal rubber plant. Don't ask questions." 🌵 Who remembers Roland in the Caves? #AmstradCPC #Retrogaming #Roland
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@fox_alina_cb I want to check something because someone might be pretending to be you. Are you in Poland? Simple yes or no will help me greatly. Thanks
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