Dear Supporters
With the Star Wars Arcade video nearing 100,000 views I thought I'd share with you exclusively a message I received back from Mike Hally, co-creator of the Star Wars Arcade Machine. This was after his family member who had watched the video gave me his email and said to contact him.
How very special! 🤯
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-06-03 21:27:46 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys do more than enough so this isn't a suggestion for you to purchase anything, but at the same time I don't want to omit you from the info that there is now a bit of EE-OO merch available, for any fans of Ladyfractic's world famous (!) sound effect!
As for me, well as you know I've simply got a screw loose...
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-06-02 21:33:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Video updated with an explanation about diode/resistors for protection & a better final cable wrap applied!
Dear Supporters
Can controlling 2 computers with the same joystick teach us how joysticks work & show us the *true* latency of THEC64™ Maxi?
Special thanks to patron Paul Jacobson for inspiring this idea!
Video: 2020-05-31 18:38:53 +0000 UTC
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Happy Saturday supporters!
When I wrapped my iMac in retro decals to match the Macintosh keyboard, I got a lot of comments saying a mouse would look better than the trackpad. "Ah rats", I thought. But I now agree!
Sorry if this post was a bit cheesy 🐭🖱️🧀
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters
I mentioned in the recent vlog/commentary video my plan to do a livestream this Saturday as that's my regular weekly "new video" date, and because I'm skipping an edited video this week. (This was despite some negative effects live vids have on subscriber numbers, but not a huge problem occasionally.)
Based on past polls the best time for all of you by far was 8pm (UK time). I was all set and then SpaceX postponed their historic launch until... Saturday at 8pm ...
2020-05-28 23:31:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi again! A few people have asked about the Neon Mix of my song What Can I Do that accompanies the build sequences of the Blocky Brix Drive and Atari Star Wars videos. As this isn't on any albums I've added it to the private supporter SoundCloud where you can listen or download to your heart's content.
Dear Supporters
It's been a while since I did a vlog episode; there hasn't been much else to say that wasn't already mentioned in videos or here. But this one is a little different, and nearly 1.5 hours long. This is exclusive to supporters 😉
For the first 10 mins I chat about some channel stuff, but from 10 mins onwards I thought it would be fun to give a little Commodorey I mean commentary of "the making of" the Atari Star Wars Cockpit Arcade video. There's a lot of th...
Update 1: Build plans, parts list, & instructions now available here.
Update 2: Video updated with little fixes but mainly that I realized I mistakenly called it "1UpArcade" instead of "Arcade1Up" through the whole video!
Dear Supporters
I am so excited to share this with you. This is a project I have wanted to do for decades. ...
Update: I probably shouldn't have spent time updating the thumbnail like this but it was kind of irresistible!
Dear Supporters
Can we build a working Commodore 64 SD2IEC disk drive out of Lego?! I think you probably know the answer... Enjoy your very early access!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
P.S. I hope you like the new intro sequence. It's just a shorter version for when I don't do a big "to camera" intro. Variety is the spice of life!
Dear Patreons
First up, I just finished a build I'm super dooper excited about, and hope to wrap up making the video in the next 1-2 weeks. The title will be: "I built a Star Wars Cockpit Arcade for $400!" It uses the 1UpArcade stand up version as a basis. Here's a sneak peek:
Also going public soon is the Amiga vs. PC at Battle Chess, and coming to early access tiers by ...
2020-05-06 19:42:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Video updated with new patrons in credits, tweaks/fixes, and a fun new Ladyfractic bit on the very end
Dear Supporters
As I get back on track after a busy week I'm delighted to share your very early access as we see if a 1987 Amiga can beat a 2020 Windows 10 PC in Battle Chess vs. Battle Chess - Game of Kings!
This will be the continuation of the popular "Old 🆚 New" Series, and I've created a playlist for all those videos if you missed any: 2020-05-03 23:31:53 +0000 UTC
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Dear Supporters
Work continues on the full-length video edit coming to you early access tiers in a couple of days, entitled "Can an Amiga beat a 2020 PC at Battle Chess?" featuring 2015's "Battle Chess: Game of Kings"!
In the meantime I hope you can join me Saturday for a live play through of one of my favourite games: Damocles: Mercenary II by Novagen. Click the video link for your local time, and I hope to see you on planet then!
Thank you for your ongoing support ...
Dear Supporters
You might have noticed I've been maybe a little quieter than usual so far this week. I had wanted to do a live video (or 2) but just haven't been able to find the headspace so far. This is for a few nice reasons:
Who you gonna stream? Hopefully we don't cross them! Hope to see you there. Check the video for your local time 👻
Your friend in retro, Spookifractic
Dear Supporters
It's early access video time! But first a quick update on the live videos. They're a lot of fun and several of you have said you appreciate them. I might scale back the frequency slightly to once or twice a week, for 2 reasons:
1) I want to continue putting the normal amount of time into videos like your early access video that this post is about. Logistically live videos do take a big chunk out of a day (lots goes on behind the scenes, from thumbnails ...
Hello Supporters, it's the one you've been waiting for (probably)! Join us live on Monday for some Ladyfractic vs. Perifractic Spy vs. Spy action! See the link for your local time.
Hope to see you there (I'll need all the help I can get!)
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters
The ЯR Plays live streams have been an interesting addition/experiment as I do my tiny bit to try to keep people entertained during the current situation. I'm really seeing that viewer numbers differ based on the game; "Alter Ego" was probably not a great choice for example! "Another World" was a good one though. Today's tanks one was cool too if you missed it: https://youtu.be/PIedn4D3Fm4
It's a...
2020-04-17 20:19:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
Remember when I said there probably wouldn't be an edited video this week? I lied. I guess I just can't help myself from making at least something for you guys. Forgive me?! 🙏😉
Video: https://youtu.be/E7i6IJ4gBTY
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
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Hope to see you (or one of your alter egos) there! Click the video for your local time.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Update: I finally fixed the mic issue. I thought it was fixed before this stream but of course it came back. Turns out a demo "Audio Match EQ" plugin I use to match the headset mic to the quality of my other broadcasts had expired (I didn't realize it was a demo) & was intentionally holding my audio ransom! This threw me because I had disabled the plugi...
2020-04-15 16:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostDear Supporters
I hope you are doing well! I just wanted to give you a little update about this week ahead at Retro Recipes.
As you will know I endeavour to release main edited videos "most Saturdays". This week will like be one of those weeks where I can't put out a main video, but we'll do other fun stuff instead. The main reason for this is the video that I was working on, I am still awaiting something to arrive from Italy. Unfortunately the mail has been quite delayed, espec...
Hope to see you there as we move our Little Computer Person in. You tell me what to ask him to do! :-)
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-04-09 17:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post
And now for something completely different...
Join me as we try to turn a '99 Ford Cougar into a "Mercury Cougar S Performance Concept" supercar, as we go "off menu" while staying retro!
Video: https://youtu.be/6XWTsvku5cw
As always please don't hesitate to let me know any suggested changes. Thank you for your ongoing support! ...
After The Queen, come watch The Princess!
Link above. Hope to see you there!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-04-05 17:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
Here's a little bonus song for you, for no reason other than I really appreciate your ongoing support: https://soundcloud.com/euromantix/computer-dance-peri-plays-theme/s-2QZdk3xU13b
You'll recognize this from the theme tune of the new "Peri Plays" series of live videos. The digital voice is my Computer A500 circa 1988.
This sound can now al...
2020-04-04 23:47:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Livestream soonish! Check the link for your local time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZelNMuQd0&feature=youtu.be
Dear Supporters
I always value your advice and input. It's easy for any channel to play well-known games whether for "views" or just for fun, and I will continue to do that (mostly for fun) but I al...
Dear Supporters
I hope you're doing great. Here's a little recipode where we escape into a world that might have been...
Enjoy your (slightly) early access!
Video: https://youtu.be/CDyCqZWn4fs
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters,
Join us in a little bit as Ladyfractic plays Super Mario Bros NES version on Nintendo Switch! Be there or be square... well, whatever shape the NES cartridge is...
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-03-29 17:51:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Help me guide spacecraft "Snowball 9" through deep space to the planet Eridani in this classic text adventure game. Snowball 9 was sent to Colonize Eridani A, with robots sent to prepare the territory around 100 years before human beings arrive, but something went wrong en route....
Hope to see you there!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-03-27 17:33:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
Here's one that's been in the making for quite some time. Another extreme refurb in partnership with my mate Pete aka Drygol. If you loved the Atari 800XL one, I hope you'll love this just as much!
Video: https://youtu.be/7QY1LzkJGeM
As always please let me know any fixes or suggestions of any kind! Your feedback before the public release "point of no return" is always us...
Update: Here's the linky to join me in a couple of hours - https://youtu.be/3CUcN8HldBA
Dear Supporters, just a quick heads up that I'm hoping to try out some live Elite retrogaming tomorrow, Wednesday, around 1 p.m. Pacific Time / 8 p.m. UK time. I'm not sure how it will go or if it will work as a format but it will be fun to try it out.
Stay tuned and I'll give you the exact details a...