The Famiclone in a keyboard We've looked at Famiclone's before, and we've looked at the 'official' Nintendo Famicom keyboard as part of the Family Basic package but we've never looked at a Famiclone with a keyboard - until now.

The Famiclone in a keyboard

We've looked at Famiclone's before, and we've looked at the 'official' Nintendo Famicom keyboard as part of the Family Basic package but we've never looked at a Famiclone with a keyboard - until now.

Live TV on the Go! The Leadstar D5 We took a look at the Sansui F51 a couple of videos back, one of the questions we got asked when we first showed a picture of it was 'can it show live tv', now we have a device that can.

Live TV on the Go! The Leadstar D5

We took a look at the Sansui F51 a couple of videos back, one of the questions we got asked when we first showed a picture of it was 'can it show live tv', now we have a device that can.

Writing floppies on for the NEC PC-8801 using a Serial Cable A few months back we made our video on the rather wonderful NEC PC-8801MC and mentioned that we used serial to write floppies. Several of you asked about our method of doing it, so here it is. Download XDISKWIN2: What you need:1 - A PC88 computer with working disk drive2 - A copy of N88 BASIC, Disk version…

Writing floppies on for the NEC PC-8801 using a Serial Cable

A few months back we made our video on the rather wonderful NEC PC-8801MC and mentioned that we used serial to write floppies. Several of you asked about our method of doing it, so here it is. Download XDISKWIN2: What you need:1 - A PC88…

RP Engine 2: Hucard Control We continue making our fake Raspberry Pi powered PC Engine, it's great being able to use USB controllers and loading original CD games, but we need to get CLOSER to the original experience

RP Engine 2: Hucard Control

We continue making our fake Raspberry Pi powered PC Engine, it's great being able to use USB controllers and loading original CD games, but we need to get CLOSER to the original experience

Retail Therapy: Memories of EPOS A slightly different video as I take a look back at the time when I worked in the Retail/Hospitality EPOS solutions market. Including a brief look at how we worked on hardware like receipt printers.

Retail Therapy: Memories of EPOS

A slightly different video as I take a look back at the time when I worked in the Retail/Hospitality EPOS solutions market. Including a brief look at how we worked on hardware like receipt printers.

A tale of two Einsteins: The Tatung Einstein TC-01 and TCS-256 There are a lot of popular retro machines around, most of them retain a level of love due to the games that people remember from the past. Today we’re going to look at a machine that is mostly overlooked, but had a real impact on a lot of the games from our past.

A tale of two Einsteins: The Tatung Einstein TC-01 and TCS-256

There are a lot of popular retro machines around, most of them retain a level of love due to the games that people remember from the past. Today we’re going to look at a machine that is mostly overlooked, but had a real impact on a lot…

Video joined the radio star: The Sansui F51 Media Player This is a little different from what we normally cover, but it’s something that I got during the sales period from China and I found it interesting. This is the Sansui F51, it looks like a portable TV but it’s not, it can’t show any kind of live TV as standard. Instead this is a combined media player and radio.

Video joined the radio star: The Sansui F51 Media Player

This is a little different from what we normally cover, but it’s something that I got during the sales period from China and I found it interesting. This is the Sansui F51, it looks like a portable TV but it’s not, it can’t show any kind of…

Gaming with Vision – The Epoch Cassette Vision

Gaming with Vision - The Epoch Cassette Vision. A look at the first successful home-grown Japanese console, which was also the machine that helped convince Nintendo to enter the market and that Epoch would be the company to beat.

Under the hood: Building the PCE Works Mega Engine We made the RP Engine a few months back, citing the PCE Works Mega Engine as an inspiration. They rather kindly sent us two, one pre-built and one DIY. Let's build the Kit now and try loading a PC Engine game. PCE Works:

Under the hood: Building the PCE Works Mega Engine

We made the RP Engine a few months back, citing the PCE Works Mega Engine as an inspiration. They rather kindly sent us two, one pre-built and one DIY. Let's build the Kit now and try loading a PC Engine game. PCE Works:

Steering the MSX: The Panasonic FS-JH1 Joy Handle Virtual racing setups are a big thing now, but what about poor MSX owners? And here we are with the Panasonic FS-JH1 Joy Handle, a steering wheel released in Japan for the MSX range of computers. And, it’s huge. I’m having to use a different setup for my camera so I can show it off properly. On the front, we have the steering wheel which has two buttons, it’s kind of a cool half wheel, like futuristic sports cars always had and a fake instrument panel behind the wheel.

Steering the MSX: The Panasonic FS-JH1 Joy Handle

Virtual racing setups are a big thing now, but what about poor MSX owners? And here we are with the Panasonic FS-JH1 Joy Handle, a steering wheel released in Japan for the MSX range of computers. And, it’s huge. I’m having to use a different setup…

The NEC Wireless Multitap: The Perfect Way To Cut The Cord

The NEC Wireless Multitap: The Perfect Way To Cut The Cord

Hello Tosh, Gotta Pasopia? Toshiba is a pretty well known company around the world, if you’re based in the UK and of a certain age then the phrase, Hello Tosh got a Toshiba may even have entered you thoughts. Today we take a look at one of their early attempts to enter the computer market.

Hello Tosh, Gotta Pasopia?

Toshiba is a pretty well known company around the world, if you’re based in the UK and of a certain age then the phrase, Hello Tosh got a Toshiba may even have entered you thoughts. Today we take a look at one of their early attempts to enter the computer market.

PCs of 8bit: The NEC PC-8801MC

NEC PC-8801MCThe Z80 was a popular processor around the world, powering such classics as the Sinclair Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. But Japan very possibly embraced the little processor that could even more, creating some truly powerful 8 bit computers - today we look at…

An all-business Toastrack We’ve covered the Sinclair Spectrum 128K Toastrack before, but a recent auction find was so quirky that I felt it was worth covering again.

An all-business Toastrack

We’ve covered the Sinclair Spectrum 128K Toastrack before, but a recent auction find was so quirky that I felt it was worth covering again.

A National Treasure: The National JR-200 The 80s were a hotbed of computer innovation around the world, and Japan was no different. As well as the many other manufacturers we’ve covered Panasonic also dipped its toe in this burgeoning market. Today we take a look at one of their earliest micros, the JR-200.

A National Treasure: The National JR-200

The 80s were a hotbed of computer innovation around the world, and Japan was no different. As well as the many other manufacturers we’ve covered Panasonic also dipped its toe in this burgeoning market. Today we take a look at one of their earliest micros,…

Top Riding on the Nintendo Famicom: The Varie Top Rider

Top Rider is an interesting little #retrogaming peripheral for the #nintendo #famicom. Matching a motorcycle-style controller, an inflatable motorcycle and a motorcycle game in one box. Be a rider, a top one I guess?

The Mr. Backup Z64 for the Nintendo 64 – Copy ONTO that floppy Obviously, piracy is bad - but cartridges for the Nintendo 64 are really expensive, if only there was a cheaper medium to play games from. We take a look at the Mr. Backup Z64 for the Nintendo 64 which allowed you to play games from the versatile Zip disk.

The Mr. Backup Z64 for the Nintendo 64 – Copy ONTO that floppy

Obviously, piracy is bad - but cartridges for the Nintendo 64 are really expensive, if only there was a cheaper medium to play games from. We take a look at the Mr. Backup Z64 for the Nintendo 64 which allowed you to play games from…

A portable office? The Interfield Limelight 2020 The Interfield Limelight 2020 - A portable office? You know how I like to cover machines that are pretty obscure, indeed some of the people watching my videos seem to get a little frustrated by the limited information I have. If you’re in that camp then I can only apologise about this video on the Interfield Systems Limelight 2020.

A portable office? The Interfield Limelight 2020

The Interfield Limelight 2020 - A portable office? You know how I like to cover machines that are pretty obscure, indeed some of the people watching my videos seem to get a little frustrated by the limited information I have. If you’re in that camp…

The colours of the Spectrum: The Adapt Electronics Spectrum RGB Module A lot of people work hard to get the best possible picture out of their #RetroComputing / #VintageComputing kit. But it's not a new thing, Adapt Electronics was trying on the Spectrum in 1986

The colours of the Spectrum: The Adapt Electronics Spectrum RGB Module

A lot of people work hard to get the best possible picture out of their #RetroComputing / #VintageComputing kit. But it's not a new thing, Adapt Electronics was trying on the Spectrum in 1986

A Sharper End: A Brief look at the Sharp MZ-6556 When you talk about Sharp in regards to retro computing then many people would wax lyrical about the X68000. If they mentioned the MZ series at all then they'd probably talk about the Z80 series. But the end of the MZ range had some interesting computers too. We take a look at one of them, the MZ-6556.

A Sharper End: A Brief look at the Sharp MZ-6556

When you talk about Sharp in regards to retro computing then many people would wax lyrical about the X68000. If they mentioned the MZ series at all then they'd probably talk about the Z80 series. But the end of the MZ range had some interesting…

A BASIC console: Programming on the Super Cassette Vision We've looked at Epoch's wonderful, but sadly ignored, 8-bit console the Super Cassette Vision. But one console we haven't really looked at one particular cartridge though. We look at programming on the Super Cassette Vision with the BASIC cartridge.

A BASIC console: Programming on the Super Cassette Vision

We've looked at Epoch's wonderful, but sadly ignored, 8-bit console the Super Cassette Vision. But one console we haven't really looked at one particular cartridge though. We look at programming on the Super Cassette Vision with the BASIC…

The PC Engine RT: Recreating a rarity We discussed this project recently. The PC Engine LT is a pretty rare machine, so we set out to make our own one, with some caveats: We have to use existing PC Engine Parts WITHOUT breaking them in any way We can't create any new PCBs We have to have a similar form factor to the original.

The PC Engine RT: Recreating a rarity

We discussed this project recently. The PC Engine LT is a pretty rare machine, so we set out to make our own one, with some caveats: We have to use existing PC Engine Parts WITHOUT breaking them in any way We can't create any new PCBs We have to have a similar…

The RP Engine: PC Engining on a budget We talked about our RP Engine project before, but here's a video that shows it off a bit.

The RP Engine: PC Engining on a budget

We talked about our RP Engine project before, but here's a video that shows it off a bit.

Making the case for: The PC Engine If you watch our videos then you know that we have a special place in our hearts for the PC Engine, but it's still somewhat looked down on by people more into the western staples like the Megadrive or Super Nintendo, so here's the reason why you should respect it.

Making the case for: The PC Engine

If you watch our videos then you know that we have a special place in our hearts for the PC Engine, but it's still somewhat looked down on by people more into the western staples like the Megadrive or Super Nintendo, so here's the reason why you should respect it.

Buying from Japan

The thirst for interesting retro tech can become a little staid when you only look at the same old places, such as eBay. But there is another place.

The PC Engine RT I tend to have sellers remorse whenever I part with anything in my collection, but possibly never more than when I sold my PC Engine LT.

The PC Engine RT

I tend to have sellers remorse whenever I part with anything in my collection, but possibly never more than when I sold my PC Engine LT.