Retro Dream

My little #retrocomputing world... Several weeks of work for 30 isometric #computer pictures!

@Psyk_X Sure, model 55SX

@Retroldies Is that a PS/2?

Dark room. CRT glow. Mechanical HDD noises. Alone in the Dark appears. It made tears run down my face the first time I watched the intro, replaced by cold sweat when I began playing. #RetroGaming wasn’t just played. It was experienced. I was felt. Photo shot in my studio

Come now, who wants to play Tycoon?

@casality99 Great memories

@Retroldies Lo sé, una vez que le coges el punto eres imparable. Yo también tuve un Amiga 500. Después de mi Spectrum Sinclair y mi Amstrad CPC 128 fue mi amor verdadero jaja.

For many gamers (including me) Kick Off II wasn’t just another football game: it was one of the first that made you feel like you were truly controlling both the player and the ball, not merely steering an animation. Fantastic gameplay! Photo shot in my studio, A500

@grahamroyf Absolutely. A model of perfect gameplay

@Retroldies Yes it actually felt like real physics at play rather than a football sticking to your boot! Made it difficult at first but very satisfying once you were used to it.

@casality99 thanks bro 😊 Meticulously researched lighting and framing. Not even professional camera. After 5 years experience filming retro stuff, you can achieve interesting results.

@Retroldies Vaya fotón, amigo.

@radiobiffob Thanks a lot! Meticulously researched lighting and framing. Not even professional camera. After 5 years experience filming, you can achieve interesting results.

@Retroldies Great game, great photo!

@MSknarf No, it just had meticulously researched lighting and framing. Not even professional camera. After 5 years experience filming, you can achieve interesting results.

@Retroldies This had after touch, right?

@BatchRejection Absolutely. This one is just a little newer: SuperCalc

@Retroldies VisiCalc was the first "killer app" that moved Apple from hobby to business.

Isn't it sexy? Using one of the first spreadsheet programs on one of the first home computers to list the retro machines that I use as models for the photos on this page. Then exported the sheet on a dot matrix printer and put it on the wall of my studio. The circle is complete.

@gordoslair One of the most populated cards ever

CGA power!

@photonopticum I don't remember that on my STE 🤔

@Retroldies Vroom was a sweet game - another one with limited STE compatibility though. Crashed after a few rounds. 😐

Before polygonal realism took over racing games, there was Vroom! In 1991 Lankhor released the fastest and smoothest one. Incredible sensation of speed, it pushed 16-bit hardware to its limits. The game later reached the Amiga and MS-DOS PCs, but the ST version remains legendary.

@BillyEipp @pikuma Same grade, but other machine. 1986

@Retroldies @pikuma I still use Logo to introduce programming to my students. For the record, Logo got me hooked on programming in 5th grade on my Apple II+

Created on Apple II with LOGO, one of the simplest programming languages. Photo shot in my studio. Retro setups, CRT scanlines, genuine hardware, floppy disks, ball mouse and wild joystick.

@gordoslair Yum yum 😋

Inside the Roland MT-32. #MIDI #MSDOS

M.U.L.E

@pikuma That's quite something

Nice NeXT bundle on ebay right now. U$ 9K.

@dmsimon It's not the RGB one dude

@Retroldies Dude has the impossible Apple RGB monitor on the floor.

The IBM corner of my studio. Want to showcase your own setup? Send me your photo along with your name and your country, and it might appear in my next Retro Collections video!