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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 29/09/2026

I'm lucking the fuck out lately. First it was a "broken" Neo Geo CD for half price just worked fine... then this "does not power on, for parts only" Atari Jaguar for £200 also just works absolutely fine. Here's hoping the "broken" CDi I have on the way also does the same....

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/09/2026

A D D E D T O T H E C O L L E C T I O N

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/09/2026

So, the fault I thought it had, it did. 1 capacitor replacement later (and by that I mean I replaced ONE capacitor) and it works !

A CRT TV displaying the Neo Geo CD boot animation.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Bought this - it's "broken" because the "power light just blinks". Turns out that's just a capacitor that needs replacing inside the PSU - pretty simple. Absolute bargain too ! I wonder if @topvint.co.uk has one of these :P

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 11/09/2026

How can anyone look at an image - which is supposedly from 2001 - see this, and think it's real ? Also why would a German destroyer have a US flag on board ? People be dumb. bsky.app/profile/bigg...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 09/09/2026

Link casually taking banger selfies for Instagram...

Link amiibo, but instead of having Navi on his hand, he's holding a phone as if he's taking selfies.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 05/09/2026

What a strange looking console this is. It's dinky !

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 29/08/2026

Put some shelves up for the "not currently plugged in" consoles.

Two wall mounted floating shelves with a load of retro consoles displayed on them.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 28/08/2026

Came with a fully boxed version of this too.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 28/08/2026

Added a 3DO to the Retro Console Stack today. Cos why not.

A Panasonic 3DO sat on a shelf. There's also a Wii, a Sega Saturn, an Xbox One and an original Crystal Xbox in view.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 19/08/2026

Such a shame that Corridor Crew have started to use AI to generate their Youtube thumbnails... The arrow gives it away.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 03/08/2026

You can definitely do this in a web browser, and you can do the same in the Android Youtube app... both available via the "burger" menu. Not sure about iPhones though (don't have one of those !)

Showing the "Don't recommend channel" option on Youtube

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 03/07/2026

When you're tired of people knocking on your door to try and sell you shite, but also own a laser cutter...

A custom made cherry wood "no soliticing" sign.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 24/06/2026

"Linux Desktop" people amuse me. They belittle anyone who isn't using Linux as their desktop OS, but then spend a vast amount of their time making it look like another OS entirely. Why not just use that other OS ?

Some fool showing us how to make a Linux install look like a macOS install. Why ?

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 24/05/2026

This, 100 times over. I am tired of Youtube thinking I am now dedicating my life to knowing what Americans think of the UK because I watched one video one time out of curiosity. It's like Amazon thinking I need 10 more toilet seats after I've already bought one.

Youtube asking me what "problems" I've experienced lately, and me choosing the "too many videos about something I watched out of curiosity".

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 22/05/2026

This is my standard reply to people like this.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 19/05/2026

You're a technical person I assume, so - and here's a wild idea so stick with me here - just turn that feature off. A lot of everyday users need a built-in OS feature to block downloads that could be malware disguised as normal apps before they accidentally install them.

Informing a Linux user how to disable a feature they've decided to do the whole "FUCK MICROSOFT" diatribe about...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 09/05/2026

Yeah, full recap fixed it. One of them had a dent in the top !

An electolytic capacitor with a big dent in the top.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 09/05/2026

I bought it from ebay - the guy played on it for a few hours, boxed it up, shipped it to me, and it never worked when I plugged it in. As it is a PAL console, I believe that pin needs to be pulled low, and there's a cable like this on that chip in mine: I'll try the recap and go from there :)

A microchip with a wire going from pin 1 to ground.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 01/05/2026

Hello, my name is Mr Al Ternator... what am I being charged with ?

an alternator being sold as "AL TERNATOR".

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 25/04/2026

Hey @retrorgb.com - question for ya if you don't mind. I am in a PAL region (UK), my CRT shows that it can accept NTSC via the AV input (SCART). If I bought a Japanese Sega Saturn, and then an RGB Scart cable for it, would it "just work" or would I need another converter ?

Specs of my CRT, boring, you're not missing out on much.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 24/04/2026

Caved into my OCD and put the PlayStations in order.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/04/2026

Step 3: Make your PS2 look like this:

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/04/2026

Step 2: Pop out the PS2 branded CR2032

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/04/2026

Want to replace the CMOS battery in your PS2 ? Step 1: Make your PS2 look like this...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/04/2026

Further reinforcing that astrological signs are bullshit, both Gemini and Taurus have to do the same thing today it seems ! Also I read "Gemini" as being the AI model, so I thought it was a system prompt at first :P

Bluesky screenshot of 2 separate accounts posting the same astrological sign crap.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 22/04/2026

PS4 on a 10" CRT via a downscaler anyone ?

A silver Panasonic CRT television sits on a wooden shelf, displaying the title screen of the video game "Carmageddon: Max Damage." To the right, on stacked shelves, are several Sony PlayStation consoles: a slim PS3 on top of a PS4 Pro, with an original grey PlayStation 1 on the shelf below. At the very bottom left, the corner of an Xbox 360 console is visible. Numerous black cables and a remote control are scattered around the hardware.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 21/04/2026

Time to ditch Android and install an OS that's built on Android ! Youtubers...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 15/04/2026

I know it's not the way to fix the issue, but if you mouse over the view count part of the description, it will show you. Also if you're using Chrome, there's this chromewebstore.google.com/detail/show-... (prob a Firefox equiv somewhere if you need/want it).

Description in youtube showing the upload date.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 10/04/2026

Is that cos you have normal Lists ? Do your Moderation Lists (those you configure in Settings - Moderation - Moderation Lists) show ?

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 08/04/2026

Of COURSE I've never seen the moon like that before, I've not been shot into space, spent 10 days in a capsule, and been slingshotted around an orbiting body...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 29/03/2026

I'm sure this is a good idea. IBM Thinkpad T22 with Windows 98 SE:

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 28/03/2026

For the fun of it, my PSVita...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 28/03/2026

Macintosh Classic II running iCab:

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 28/03/2026

Here's my iMac G3 running MacOS9.2.1, using Classilla:

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 28/03/2026

Having fun getting random retro computers on the internet. Here's my Amiga A600:

Amiga A600 running AWeb showing a webpage.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 03/03/2026

People are fucking idiots.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 25/02/2026

@bsky.app needs to learn how to fucking do maths.

Bluesky saying that my configured birth date shows I'm younger than 18, but it shows my correct birth year of 1983...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 29/01/2026

Have an Amstrad CPC464, with an "active" scart cable plugged into OSSC, outputting to TV via HDMI. Image is all messed up (the dots scroll down to the bottom of the screen etc) and occasionally the image disappears for a few seconds... No amount of Vsync settings affect the picture. Any thoughts ?

Rampage CPC464 game, but with artefacts on the picture.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 15/01/2026

I swear to god this guy has like 300 Youtube channels. His face is EVERYWHERE on my feed, and they're all different channel names.

Who is this guy and why does he have so many Youtube channels ?

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 10/01/2026

Possibly the most badass I've felt in a game, and I did it by accident :P

An achievement for grabbing an enemy, throwing him in the air, then headshotting him.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 01/01/2026

"It'll invalidate your warranty if you hack it !" said the guy at CEX...

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 23/12/2025

Fixed my Xbox 360, booted it up, IMMEDIATELY played I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 and smashed our old top score :P You can play it on Steam if you want store.steampowered.com/app/1800730/...

Top score table showing my new top score of 778330 above the previous top score of 265000.

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 19/12/2025

Sounds like somewhere out of a British fantasy novel.

Accepted at Parcelshop
Quedgeley Post Office

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 18/12/2025

I can only assume Sonic lives here now ?

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