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Youtuber. Retro Gaming and Computing Tinkering. Prone to cases of epic self ownage. www.youtube.com/markfixesstuff - UK / North Hampshire
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Could the dominance of the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC in the UK have crowded out the MSX computer models? A casualty of brand loyalties? I didn’t see one in the 80’s for sure! A missed retro world… This one is actually mine though! #RetroComputing

submitted 2 hours ago • 5 comments

Manic Miner’s pixel-perfect jumps required precision and persistence. That made me feel really connected to the game. Modern games seem to involve more hand holding and “training levels”. I wonder if gaming has mistakenly lost something in becoming more forgiving? #RetroGaming #ZXSpectrum #80s

submitted 16 hours ago • 2 comments

The Oric 1, launched in 1983, was a British home computer trying to rival the ZX Spectrum. With its 8-bit 6502 CPU, colour graphics and built-in BASIC it found moderate success in the UK and France. Though competition was fierce, its affordability and unique design has left a mark on 80’s computing.

submitted 21 hours ago • 2 comments

Apparently the Commodore 64 was the best selling home computer of all time? Important to computing in both the US and UK. In the US it became a household name in gaming and productivity. In the UK it faced the ZX Spectrum but still gathered loyal gamers and demo coders. #retrogaming #80s #c64 #retro

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Back in the ’80s and ’90s, the Amstrad CPC opened the door to home computing for loads of people in the UK. It wasn’t just about gaming, plenty of developers cut their teeth on it - some even using it to code for other machines. It sparked a whole generation of talent. #RetroComputing #AmstradCPC

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum shaped gaming worldwide. In the UK, it sparked classics like Dizzy and Jet Set Willy. Soviet coders used clones like the Pentagon, while in Portugal, limited imports drove creativity in the demoscene. Three nations, one 8-bit icon. #RetroGaming #ZXSpectrum #GlobalGaming #80s

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments