iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

kevintoms.bsky.social

@kevintoms.bsky.social

114 followers 1 following 573 posts

Posts Replies Media

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 12h

Weird that a store named "Spectrum" would have so many Commodore products 😁 How many of you bought your peripherals from them? #KevinToms #Spectrum #Commodore #C64 #C128 #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I'm writing the story behind the first Football Manager game! Get Part 1 now 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/Origin-Football-Ma… #KevinToms #FootballManager #AddictiveGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro #UKFootball

Kevin Toms book "The Origin of Football Manager Part 1: The Beginning, the origins, concept and design"

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I have been quietly busy on a fresh game development. The foundation is in place, I will be building this out step by step. Wanna try it? It plays for free in your browser. ktfmweb.kevintoms.games #KevinToms #FootballManager #ManagerGame #FootballGame

ktfmweb.kevintoms.games

Kevin Toms Football Management by KevinToms

Kevin Toms Football Management Game

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The sequel to my 1982 Football Manager game also received a lot of love from players and critics! #KevinToms #FootballManager #Amstrad #AmstradAction #GameReview #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

On this day we celebrate defensive midfielder Steve McCall's 66th birthday! 🎂 #KevinToms #FootballManager #SteveMcCall #EnglishFootball #EnglishFootballLeague #EFL #FootballLegend #FootballIcon #FootballHistory #FootballBirthday #OnThisDay

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

How many of you remember Bug-Byte games? #KevinToms #BugByte #ManicMiner #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Play the classic 1982 game, in your iOS device! 🙂 apps.apple.com/gb/app/kevin-toms-fo… #KevinToms #FootballManager #iOS #iOSGame #iPhoneGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

Kevin Toms Football * Manager App - App Store

Download Kevin Toms Football * Manager by Kevin Toms on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Kevin Toms Football *…

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Before they made their iconic MTX computer, Memotech dealt in add-ons for Sinclair machines, such as the Memopak memory extension! #KevinToms #Memotech #Memopak #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Out of Tonbridge, Kent, comes Bubble Bus Software - the fourth company in our series! #KevinToms #BubbleBusSoftware #Starquake #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

An image gallery of Bubble Bus Software games, including Starquake, Classic Muncher and Wizard's Lair.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The timeless classic, revisited! Time to dust off the old Speccy and start playing! 🙂 ko-fi.com/s/547477de78 #KevinToms #FootballManager #iOS #iOSGame #iPhoneGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Automata UK is best known for their exquisite 1984 cult classic Deus Ex Machina! #KevinToms #AutomataUK #DeusExMachina #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Remember "HotShot," released by Addictive Games? There was a poster of the game in the July 1988 issue of Sinclair User! 🙂 #KevinToms #HotShot #AddictiveGames #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

Poster of the HotShot game by Addictive Games, as seen in Sinclair User issue of July 1988.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Speccy is back - and it comes with Football Manager 2 🙂 retrogames.biz/products/thespectrum #KevinToms #FootballManager #ClassicGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGames #UKGames #UKRetro #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers

Discover The Spectrum, a beautiful recreation of the classic 80s home computer, pre-loaded with 48 genre defining games ready to plug-in and go. Relive the Magic!

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Coming in at No. 2 on this list - but No.1 in my heart! - is Addictive Games. #KevinToms #AddictiveGames #FootballManager #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Did you play any of Acornsoft's games back in the 80s? Which one was your favourite? #KevinToms #Acornsoft #AcornElectron #BBCMicro #EliteGame #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

An image gallery from games developed by Acornsoft including Elite, Starship Command, Snapper and others.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

More features, same addicting fun - play the revamped version of my Football Manager game on Android! 🙂 play.google.com/store/apps/details?… #KevinToms #FootballManager #AndroidGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

play.google.com

Kevin Toms Football * Manager - Apps on Google Play

Kevin Toms Football Star Manager the original Classic Football Manager renewed

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm starting a new series of posts, centered about some of the most notable UK-based game companies of the 1980's 🇬🇧 #KevinToms #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Four superb games from Ocean! Did you play all of them? #KevinToms #OceanGames #Frankie #TheNeverendingStory #MatchDay #DaleyThompsonsDecathlon #RetroGames #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

Ocean software ad featuring four games: Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Match Day, Daley Thompson's Decathlon and The NeverEnding Story.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Play the sequel to the classic Football Manager game - available on Antstream! www.antstream.com/games/football-ma… #KevinToms #FootballManager #Antstream #ClassicGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

Football Manager 2 — Amstrad CPC | Antstream Arcade

Play Football Manager 2 on Amstrad CPC instantly on Antstream Arcade. Stream this classic Strategy title in the cloud — no downloads, no setup.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today we celebrate the 80th birthday of iconic defender Dave Watson 🎂 #KevinToms #FootballManager #DaveWatson #Sunderland #ManchesterCity #Southampton #StokeCity #EnglishFootball #EFL #FootballLegend #FootballIcon #FootballHistory #FootballBirthday #OnThisDay

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Now available on STEAM: my 1982 Football Manager game, revamped for modern devices! 🙂 store.steampowered.com/app/3707550/… #KevinToms #FootballManager #Steam #SteamGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

store.steampowered.com

Kevin Toms Football Star Manager on Steam

The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Another one of Football Manager's early ads - this one promoting the game's colour graphics and 3D match action in the ZX Spectrum! #KevinToms #FootballManager #ZXSpectrum #ZX81 #TRS80 #VideoGenie #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yet another icon of the eighties - the "50 games in one cassette" 🙂 How many of you ordered one of these back then? #KevinToms #CascadeGames #RetroGames #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm writing the story behind the first Football Manager game! Get Part 1 now 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/Origin-Football-Ma… #KevinToms #FootballManager #AddictiveGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro #UKFootball

Kevin Toms book "The Origin of Football Manager Part 1: The Beginning, the origins, concept and design"

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The crafty Einstein was designed and assembled in the UK, and is fondly remembered as a system favoured by 1980's software developers! #KevinToms #TatungEinstein #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Oric Atmos was released in 1984 and came with an enhanced keyboard and a sleek black-and-red design. 📷 _Dbug_ #KevinToms #OricAtmos #TangerineComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Play the classic 1982 game, in your iOS device! 🙂 apps.apple.com/gb/app/kevin-toms-fo… #KevinToms #FootballManager #iOS #iOSGame #iPhoneGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

Kevin Toms Football * Manager App - App Store

Download Kevin Toms Football * Manager by Kevin Toms on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Kevin Toms Football *…

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Football Manager was still a Top 10 game for the VIC 20 - even as late as July 1985! How many of you enjoyed playing my game on this machine? #KevinToms #FootballManager #VIC20 #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

A Top 10 list of game retail sales in the UK for the Commodore VIC-20, from July 1985

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sinclair gave us the "rubber-keyed wonder." Tangerine Computers gave us the "chiclet-keyed wonder" 😁 📷 Retromobe #KevinToms #Oric1 #TangerineComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The timeless classic, revisited! Time to dust off the old Speccy and start playing! 🙂 ko-fi.com/s/547477de78 #KevinToms #FootballManager #iOS #iOSGame #iPhoneGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Do you remember "Eureka" and its £25,000 reward? 🤯 #KevinToms #Eureka #RetroGame #Commodore #C64 #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

An ad for the C64 game Eureka! by Ian Livingstone.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Another favourable review from the March 1984 issue of CRASH magazine 🙂 #KevinToms #FootballManager #CRASHmagazine #FootballGame #RetroGame #UKGame #AddictiveGames #ComputerGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Speccy is back - and it comes with Football Manager 2 🙂 retrogames.biz/products/thespectrum #KevinToms #FootballManager #ClassicGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGames #UKGames #UKRetro #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers

Discover The Spectrum, a beautiful recreation of the classic 80s home computer, pre-loaded with 48 genre defining games ready to plug-in and go. Relive the Magic!

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today we celebrate the 68th birthday of Arsenal legend Kenny Sansom 🎂 #KevinToms #KennySansom #FootballManager #Arsenal #Gunners #CrystalPalace #NewcastleUnited #QPR #EnglishFootball #EFL #FootballLegend #FootballIcon #FootballHistory #FootballBirthday #OnThisDay

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The QL is best remembered as a technologically robust machine that nevertheless did not appeal to the market it was expected to tap into. #KevinToms #SinclairQL #SinclairComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An iconic adventure writing system: THE QUILL! #KevinToms #Gilsoft #TheQuill #TheIllustrator #AdventureSystem #AdventureWriter #TextBasedAdventureGame #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

An ad for The Quill adventure writer system, made by Gilsoft.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

More features, same addicting fun - play the revamped version of my Football Manager game on Android! 🙂 play.google.com/store/apps/details?… #KevinToms #FootballManager #AndroidGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

play.google.com

Kevin Toms Football * Manager - Apps on Google Play

Kevin Toms Football Star Manager the original Classic Football Manager renewed

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today we celebrate the 69th birthday of Steve Foster 🎂 #KevinToms #FootballManager #SteveFoster #Brighton&HoveAlbion #Brighton #BHA #LutonTown #FACup #EFLCup #EnglishFootball #EFL #FootballLegend #FootballIcon #FootballHistory #FootballBirthday #OnThisDay

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The "Rubber-Keyed Wonder" changed the British computer industry - and its consumer market - forever! #KevinToms #ZXSpectrum #SinclairComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How many of you remember seeing "The Terminal Man" comic strips on some of the games magazines of the 80s? #KevinToms #TheTerminalMan #CRASHMagazine #RetroMagazine #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro

A page from the July 1987 issue of CRASH! magazine, dedicated to "The Terminal Man" comic strip series.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Become a "Software Star" and enjoy +1300 game titles with Antstream! www.antstream.com/games/software-st… #KevinToms #SoftwareStar #Antstream #AntstreamArcade #ClassicGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

Software Star — Spectrum | Antstream Arcade

Play Software Star on Spectrum instantly on Antstream Arcade. Stream this classic Strategy title in the cloud — no downloads, no setup.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The ZX81 improved on the ZX80's weak points, resulting in a wonderful machine, more popular than its predecessor. #KevinToms #ZX81 #SinclairComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did you ever attend one of these shows? #KevinToms #Commodore #C64 #C128 #ComputerShow #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

An ad for the 6th Commodore Computer Show happening on June 1985.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Now available on STEAM: my 1982 Football Manager game, revamped for modern devices! 🙂 store.steampowered.com/app/3707550/… #KevinToms #FootballManager #Steam #SteamGame #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

store.steampowered.com

Kevin Toms Football Star Manager on Steam

The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The microcomputer that pioneered what is arguably the most iconic British computer series in history: the ZX80! 📷 Ilias Gainutdinov #KevinToms #ZX80 #SinclairComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Could YOU be a Software Star?" 🙂 #KevinToms #SoftwareStar #AddictiveGames #RetroGame #UKGame #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

An ad of the Software Star video game by Kevin Toms, as seen on the June 1985 issue of Crash! magazine.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm writing the story behind the first Football Manager game! Get Part 1 now 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/Origin-Football-Ma… #KevinToms #FootballManager #AddictiveGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro #UKFootball

Kevin Toms book "The Origin of Football Manager Part 1: The Beginning, the origins, concept and design"

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How many of you used a Nimbus in the past? #KevinToms #RMNimbus #ResearchMachines #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another throwback to something you could find on almost every issue of every game magazine back in the day: MAPS 🗺️ #KevinToms #DunDarach #DunDarachMap #GameMap #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro

A level map for the Dun Darach video game.

kevintoms.bsky.social @kevintoms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Play the classic 1982 game, in your iOS device! 🙂 apps.apple.com/gb/app/kevin-toms-fo… #KevinToms #FootballManager #iOS #iOSGame #iPhoneGames #FootballGame #ManagerGame #RetroGame #UKGames #UKRetro

Kevin Toms Football * Manager App - App Store

Download Kevin Toms Football * Manager by Kevin Toms on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Kevin Toms Football *…