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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Temple of Quetzalcoatl looks like a fun addition to the X16's library! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoF2...

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Temple of Quetzalcoatl Gameplay

YouTube video by Mark “Bugslayer” Wiedmann

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Joe Burks @wavicle9.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I'm happy to announce that OtterX's first official VCF exhibit will be at VCF PNW! Feel free to come say hi if you're in Seattle May 2 & 3 this year. vcfpnw.org

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VCF PNW

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 07/10/2025

Attention everyone in the pacific northwest: VCF PNW 2020 is Coming 2026! vcfpnw.org

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

This recent game called Hazard: Let Us Out, had a recent successful Kickstarter for the NES, and now it has a #CommanderX16 port! To get it you buy the NES version and the X16 one is included. ultimate-gilby.itch.io/hazard-let-u...

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Hazard: Let Us Out! by ultimate_gilby, Artix

Survival Platformer for the NES and Commander X16.

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Another cool Sonic update. Mostly. Spends a lot of time discussing the physics of other games, too. If you don't like hearing negativity about the upcoming X16 GS, you might want to skip the last part. I respect his opinion but don't agree with it.

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Sonic for Commander X16 Devlog #2: Pixel Perfect Multi-Level-Interaction

YouTube video by doslogo

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1Bit Fever Dreams @1bit.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I worked my BUTT off for this revision of my C coded program: F256Amp that runs on the F256K2 and uses its VS1053b sound chip to its limits. The main thing I added was a file picker in text mode, that was a bit of a heinous part. 1/3

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vcfederation.bsky.social @vcfederation.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Introduction to Chiptunes by Inversephase video released: youtu.be/i0v712l2RWE

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

What's Ken Making builds an OtterX, a #CommanderX16 clone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUoU...

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

X16 second-gen update. Happy to hear they got Stefany Allaire to design the board for them. One, because she's a great engineer, and two because it feels like putting some old rivalry to rest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=25IN...

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Updates on Arcade, Commander X16, and Petscii Robots.

YouTube video by The 8-Bit Guy

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Wisconsin Computer Club @wiscomputerclub.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I figure I'll ask everybody, what's the best game or piece of software to get folks "into" the Commander X16 space? I'll tag @commanderx16.bsky.social in case they have any thoughts on this one too. 😃

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Wisconsin Computer Club @wiscomputerclub.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

The OtterX had a fantastic outing at Fond Du Lac. It will definitely be at more shows going forward! My hat off to the trio who made this possible, David "The 8 Bit Guy" Murray who dreamed up and brought the Commander X16 to life, Joe Burk for the OtterX, and David Collins for building this one! 🥳

The OtterX computer sits on a table at the Wisconsin Computer Club's Fond Du Lac show. The OtterX, or Otter X, is a kit computer and a licensed clone of David "The 8 Bit Guy" Murray's Commander X16 kit computer. As a kit, these all vary, and this one was built by the WCC's David Collins, who artfully installed the system into a clear acrylic case.

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1Bit Fever Dreams @1bit.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

F256, 2nd wave launched in 2025! What's new with this? I break it down in this video, highlighting the most important changes. Check it out if you like these systems that try to bring back the 80's but don't shy away from bringing modern twists. Also, sale until June 20th! www.youtube.com/watc...

Picture of me holding up a wedge computer F256K2 in one hand, and holding up 2 fingers witht the other hand. Red letters in yellow outline spell out: "F256 Foenix Retro Systems, the Second Wave. What's new?"

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Short update on a Sonic port to the CommanderX16. Looks fast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUy...

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8-bit Blast Processing?? Commander X16

YouTube video by doslogo

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Rik's Random Retro @riksrandomretro.com · 12/05/2025

Went to pickup an IBM 5153 monitor locally this morning. The IBM PC just isn't the same without an appropriate monitor! Now to spend some time getting it all up and running. Cat included for scale.

An IBM PC model 5150 in a complete setup with keyboard and monitor. A cat is inspecting the setup

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 11/05/2025

I'm so concerned for the fate of the hobby electronics industry in the US. I have friends who run small online shops selling modern hobby retro gear and it feels like, at least for now, it's going to end in short order. No one can absorb these tariffs. blog.adafruit.com/2025/05/08/h...

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 03/05/2025

Want to connect to The Retro Hour using your old machine? Telnet to: trhbbs.uk:6400 for the BBS Also connect via #RetroHour on irc.libera.chat for the discord chat on IRC. Big thanks to youtube.com/@HAGSLAB

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Jason Simón de Souza 🇵🇸 @jasesdesouza.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I originally discovered Nebulus aka Tower Toppler on the #C64 and later enjoyed the EGA DOS version on my PC. Nowadays I mainly play the Mac version with a continued love/hate dynamic. 😀 There's so many versions to enjoy, including an Atari 7800 release. To concur with @logrus.uk, play one of them!

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 26/04/2025

Ah yes, anytime I make a video where I change a cap or a few caps, I always get comments saying I made a mistake not changing every cap. That is just not how I operate. Why would I change known good super high quality caps with modern stuff?

Comments from my latest Lucas Deeco video

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Two-player space battle in development for the #CommanderX16, but author only has one joystick in this demo 😂

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Modern Retro @modern-retro.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Actual Modern Retro Content!I just ordered 2 of these for my #commanderX16 s! They allow you to switch between the supported 8 and 16 bit CPUs. I'll be making some content on installing and testing them as soon as they arrive.

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BitMagic! @bitmagic.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Added a intro from 2022 featuring full frame rate vectors on the #CommanderX16 ! Made in BitMagic of course.. bitmagic.org/madewithbitm...

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The Oasis BBS @theoasisbbs.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I'm up at VCF East 2025 this weekend. If you see me say Hello. #vcf #vcfeast #vcfeast2025 #BBS #C64 #Commodore64 #retrocomputer #computerfestival

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TubeULA @tubeula.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Atari Missile Command for the Acorn Electron + 16k of sideways RAM. Progress remains good, moving as much as possible out of the main memory map into the SWR memory space to get the fastest speed possible. No sound at present, going to be a challenge to emulate a POKEY chip on here.

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 04/04/2025

I didn't pre-order a Switch 2, but clearly this is a taste of things to come... The de minimis rule change for China hugely affects the retro community. $50 (starting in June) per item change when using the postal system? Or an affective tax of 53% when not using USPS. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs

It unveiled the console on Wednesday just hours before the president announced a wave of global tariffs.

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 27/03/2025

From what I can tell, David Murray's Franklin Ace 1000 has 64K on board (essentially an integrated language card) and has a minimal ROM bootloader to load the system ROM from disk into shadow RAM. Does anyone have a dump of this ROM and a copy of the bootloader floppy? (His floppy seems bad.)

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1Bit Fever Dreams @1bit.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

can we get a #MARCHintosh boost to this video and channel as well? I would love to witness having an impact for this fellow.

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Davide Bottino | Dave's Retro Forge @davesretroforge.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered: All new sprites + NEW SPRITES COLORS are in the game! --- Credits Project & Graphics: Davide Bottino Hacking & Tools: Victor Widell #BubbleBobble #C64 #commodore64 #taito #RETROGAMING @everythingc64.itch.io @c64news.bsky.social @indieretronews.bsky.social

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Microsoft BASIC for the Motorola 6809-based Dragon 32 was recently discovered... in an attic, printed out on 340 pages of fan-fold paper, now carefully scanned and OCR'd for posterity.

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davidlinsley / DragonBasic

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

As expected, this created some controversy. I love the Commander X16 community and the larger #retrocomputing scene, but we all sometimes forget that our investment here is, at its heart, emotional. There will be a few days of spicy comments and the odd departure announcement, but it'll pass.

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

First cost-reduced X16 "gen 2" prototype was revealed today, called the X16GS. Highlights: Surface mount 65C816 CPU Wifi and MIDI built in HDMI Glue logic and VIAs moved into FPGA 2 MB RAM (banked) + 16 MB RAM (in 816 native mode) PS/2 KB and mouse No IEC

Dev board of the Commander X16 computer ("gen 1") is on the left. A much smaller board, the X16GS ("gen 2"), is on the right.

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Commander X16 @commanderx16.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Interesting comparison of the X16 and Mega 65. Looks at things from a design/feature perspective but also asks good questions about an individual user's different priorities. I felt like this was rare use of the phrase "fair and balanced" where it was actually true. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH4-...

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Commander X16 and MEGA65-Core Side by Side

YouTube video by The 8 Bit Theory

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

New video time! ✨ I started this project in 2021 and I'm super happy to finish it up... behold my ultimate COLOR Macintosh SE/30, using original hardware! 🌈 📺 youtu.be/qRHxbaHGob4 #MARCHintosh

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The COLOR Macintosh SE/30 Apple NEVER made!

YouTube video by Mac84

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Retropudders @retropudders.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Little bit of Roguecraft by @badgerpunch.com tonight - great game and finally now have it installed on my A1200 too. Nice to play it on the big TV. #amiga

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 11/03/2025

You can't beat the classics!

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