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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Newest addition to the collection is this #Commodore #Amiga 1010 disk drive. Something is rattling inside, so I hope it's not broken.😬🤞 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Me after #vibecoding something that a real developer would have accomplished in half the time with half the code size.😅

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sorting out doubles and doubles of doubles from my #Philips #Videopac games collection. #RetroGaming #Magnavox #odyssey2

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

After cancelling my subscription, I purged my Google drive today. That's when I stumbled upon this picture from 2020 when I used to have 3 #C64GS. I sold one since then but also built one from scratch. Good times, good times.😁 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #C64

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today we fire up the holy grail of #Playstation. It is the first edition PS3, capable of playing #PS1, #PS2 and #PS3 games. The PS2 compatibility is achieved with special hardware that was omitted in later versions. You can spot it from the 4 USB sockets and the CF, SD card slots. #RetroGaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The loot from yesterday's thrift store tour was OK. I never heard of Maxxed Out Racing before. It has a '69 Camaro on the cover, so can't be that bad, right?...right? #PlayStation #PS2 #PS1 #RetroGaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I got lucky at a garage sale today. Scored this little fella for CHF 25. It's an #OregonScientific Osaris pocket computer, still complete and pretty unused. Seems to be like a pocket organiser. #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Oops I did it again, I bought another #Seiko UC-2000 / Data-2000. Unfortunately this one is also dead, but maybe I can create a Franken watch with the other dead ones that I have. The keyboard is in mint condition but that screen doesn't fill me with confidence.😬 #Retrocomputing #smartwatch

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Great score today! Found this #Videopac at a thrift store, including a whole box of games. Unfortunately the power supply is missing, but I might have one. Gonna see which games I have now double and triple.🙄 #RetroGaming #Odyssey #Magnavox

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A #Commodore #VIC1020 at the enter.ch technology world in Switzerland. It's basically a #VIC20 attached to an enclosure. To the right you see two #VIC10 aka #MAX04 aka #MaxMachine. #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #SX64

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Offtopic: In case you were wondering if the stories about Switzerland having the highest bunker-people ratio in the world were true. This "newsstand kiosk" (defunct bunker), that I enter from the back entrance features 2 restaurants and 10 rooms for band practice.😜 #undergroundBunker #bunker

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A "MBO Teleball-Cassetten-System" console at the enter.ch technology world in Switzerland. Also known as Paladium Telegame. It's a 1977 first generation console which has no CPU. Most of the logic sits in its cartridges. Until recently I had never heard of this thing. #RetroGaming #Vintage

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Remember last year(or so) I saved this #Macintosh from the trash. I thought it was dead and for parts. Well, as it turns out it had a rare #Apple IIe card inside.🥳 It's pretty much a whole IIe computer, like the one in the last picture, on a card. #RetroComputing #RetroGaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

An original #Atari #Pong videogame at the enter.ch technology world in Switzerland. Very nice 70s themed setup.👌 #RetroGaming #VintageTech

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Next up, the Smaky 324. Apparently a Swiss made computer of the EPF Lausanne. Sheesh, these things were pricey back then. #RetroComputing #VitageComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We went to the enter.ch technology world today in Derendingen, Switzerland and I'm gonna share some pictures here. First up, the #Commodore 900 computer, an ultra rare prototype that never made it to production. Don't know what that thing on top is though.🤔😁 #RetroComputing #RetroGaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm trying to get our local museum to adopt by Telex machine that I inherited from my grandpa. It uses punch tape and has a modem with a staggering 75 Baud (raise your hand if you know what a Baud is 😁). Hopefully they'll take it, I want it to go to a good home. #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm currently relocating the contents of my garage, because the landlord wants to do renovations. I'd say, Im currently at 20%🙄🫣 #retrocomputing #retrogaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Apologies for the lack of content these days. My employer is struggling with the current economy and is laying off people every few months. I'm fighting to get enough work and generate revenue so I can keep my job. Don't know how much longer I can stay in overdrive mode.🤷‍♂️

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I went thrifting yesterday and stumbled over this beautiful couch table that someone made out of an old #flipper glass. At 35 Swiss bucks I just couldn't pass this up, so it came with me. Looks good in my #mancave #RetroGaming #Arcade

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Rate my new T-shirt. Does this ring a bell?😉 #Retro #nostalgia

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Europe's oldest haunted house ride is currently operating at the autumn fun fair in #Basel #Switzerland. It dates back to the 1930s and was lost for some years. Thankfully brought back by a nonprofit organisation with crowdfunding. That's some childhood memories right there.🥰 #Vintage #Retro

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I went thrifting today and scored these. #Tekken 5 and #RidgeRacer were 5 bucks a pop and the #Matchbox Battle Kings vehicles were 4. They are a little damaged though. I wonder if I can fix them.🤔 #RetroGaming #PlayStation #PS2 #PSP.

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A new 2 megabyte #Commodore64 flash cartridge and a Raspberry Pi hat programming tool, with software running on the Raspberry Pi that can erase, write, and read the cartridge flash memory. #OpenSource youtu.be/As3GDnLnZ3U

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Commodore 64 Cartridge programming tool - V2

YouTube video by Martin Piper's mostly Commodore related memories

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I spotted this #IBM XT in the wild at one of my customers' meeting rooms. Beautiful machine with two floppy drives and a tape drive.😍 #RetroComputing #IBMXT

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Show me your getaway vehicle. (OK, this one might be a bit tight).

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I clearly don't have enough shelves for all my boxed consoles and computers.🤔 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #NeoGeo #Atari

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I went thrifting today. Here are some pictures of what I *didn't* buy. Resisting the urge to buy that little crt TV for 45 quid was particularly hard.😄 VHS tape for size comparison. #RetroGaming #Vintage #Nintendo #Wii #Playstation

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Happy to report, that further testing was successful on this modern hardware, the #Atari7800+. Once I got the hang of it, the game was quite fun and addictive. #RetroGaming #Atari #Roguelike

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Happy to report, that further testing was successful on this modern hardware, the #Atari7800+. Once I got the hang of it, the game was quite fun and addictive. #RetroGaming #Atari #Roguelike

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have an original cartridge or an original rom of the game "Harald Hardtand" aka "Harald Hardtooth" for the #Commodore #C64? (Not looking for the csdb Easyflash version). Please repost/share. #RetroGaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Age verification? My first harddrive had 340 *Megabytes* and cost CHF 700 (about $500).

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

We were amazed by this full-sized #arcade machine of 18 Wheeler at the Blast Galaxy arcade in #Amsterdam. #RetroGaming #Sega

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

We went to the @Blast_Galaxy #Arcade in #Amsterdam. The new location is great with more room. Not so great: I counted more than 15 machines non-working (more than 10%), you can do better guys. It was still good fun though. #RetroGaming

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

We visited my dutch aunty today. My late uncle collected and repaired old radios. This is part of the collection that he used to have. She let me pick one for keeps and I'm in tears, both joy and melancholy.🥲 #VintageTech #Vintage #tubeelectronics #OldRadios

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I still haven't moved all of my CIB consoles. It doesn't look like much into this picture, but trust me, it really is a challenge. #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

That's most of the boxed cartridges I own for the #Commodore #C64, including the o es I made myself. My goal was always to collect all the ones that run on a #C64GS with no keyboard. And well, things got outta hand a little.😄 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

My collection of Joysticks for the #Commodore #C64. No, you have a hoarding problem!😁 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Hey look, it's the Commodores back together. Time for a night-shift.😁 There's still room, but then again, I haven't unpacked the Floppy drives yet. I'll also do it a little tidier...soon-ish. #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #C64 #Amiga

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Current mancave status: Utter chaos!😁 But you know what they say, it gets worse before it gets better. Chances are very hight, I'll rearrange these games over and over again. #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

The #Pilips #Videopac G7200 is basically a G7000 with integrated B+W screen. Like its brothers it won't start without a cartridge inserted. #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Posting a few items while I move them. This is the #Philips #Videopac G7400 or Videopac+, also known as #Odyssey3. With more ram than it's predecessor the G7000 could play Videopac+ games. An absolute novelty was the addition of a power switch.😁 #RetroGaming.

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Current view of my #mancave/ #gaminglair: coming along nicely. I recommend these baseboards / skirting boards with integrated cable duct. Also: we have Ikea shelves, time to fill them with #RetroGaming goodness.😉

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Some work in progress pictures of the #mancave. Finished insulating the ceiling and closed up with a steam barrier. Thread 👇

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RetroWizzard @retrowizzard.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'm not too much into #amiibo but I couldn't resist this little fella.😍 #RetroGaming #Nintendo #Famicom #ROB

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