Dear Supporters,
Join Ladyfractic live and me in the chat in a couple of hours for some fun retrogaming maybe?!
Open the video for your local time. (Tip: Don't rely on YouTube notifications.)
Hope to see you there!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2020-03-23 18:19:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello you fine folks,
So today saw the release of the final edited Elite gameplay video, but the results are in and 96% of you (and others) definitely said they want to see more in some shape or form. How nice!
I'll either do a live part 4 where everyone with tips can help out in the chat, or skip ahead to Elite II: Frontier on Amiga. I'm not sure yet, but we'll have fun either way. It's a great way for me to put out more content through the week, whilst also edit...
2020-03-22 02:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
Here is your final Early Access of this particular video series. This will go public in just over 24 hours. I hope you have enjoyed joining me for this ride and equally enjoy the fun ending in this video. I had a ball... well, a waltz π€π΅
Video: https://youtu.be/S96ukbQHbtQ
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters
It's time to wake from hypersleep for an even more fun journey into deep space as we get closer to becoming ELITE!
Video: https://youtu.be/VN3vOrbrNHk
Thank you for your ongoing support ππ
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters
Following the recent poll I'm temporarily moving to a more flexible schedule of ad hoc video releases rather than once-a-week only. The aim is to provide more content spread across each week to support patrons and the retro community with a sprinkling of entertainment at this time.
Before adding in some true live gaming I decided to get the Elite longplay edited and released first as t...
Hi friends,
A few people have reached out about an idea I've been toying with this week. Actually, a few days ago I finished filming a "Longplay" episode of Elite, which I'll get out to supporters on early-access tiers this week. As there's no "ending" to Elite, in the video I mentioned the possibility of continuing that savegame with some online live gaming. But that would be next week, after it goes public on Saturday.
So what about this week? If you are ...
2020-03-15 18:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
Here's your next early access. This week we explore a Commodore electronics colour idiosyncrasy, and try to fix it... even though I'm colourblind. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
Video: https://youtu.be/pw6xcDPcSQM
As you can tell, your early access has crept a little sooner in the week. Some weeks it might be even earlier, depending on when I get everything to a stage where it's ready to be seen, but Tuesday...
2020-03-11 01:37:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
I've said in the past that our little channel is a true team effort. I also think it is important to take just a small moment to celebrate successes when they occasionally come along.
Well, our chess video from a short month ago just hit 300,000 views π» This is by far a record for our channel, and I'm in awe that is it is also somehow more views than the top videos of some of my colleagues who have been running successful retro channels for twice as long π€―...
Dear Supporters
Here's a fun video making a 2020 iMac feel more at home at Perifractic's Retro Recipes! But we'll need to clean the keyboard too... if only we had some slime lying arouβ A-ha!
Video: https://youtu.be/JfzLuha6k74
As always feel free to suggest corrections/ideas!
Thank you for your ongoing support ππΉ
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
P.S. I'm slightly adjust...
2020-03-04 22:27:40 +0000 UTC View PostDear Supporters
Please enjoy this mammoth 45-minute tour and review of the more advanced ZX Spectrum Next "Plus" model, with the usual Π―R fun sprinkled in of course!
Spoiler alert: User guide cover is shown if you're trying not to see it until you get your Next.
Video: https://youtu.be/o8_kh73-MPk
As always please feel free to l...
Well this is fun! The New Stack only went and did a full article about my recent chess video. π€ Check and mate, mate!
I hope you enjoy it! πΉοΈβ
Dear Supporters
Many people wanted a chess rematch with both machines on the highest skill level. So here it is!
Video: https://youtu.be/B5Vu-97b3y8
As always please let me know any changes you think I should consider making.
Thank you for your ongoing support! ππΉοΈ
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters, please enjoy (or try to) another little vlog, including some most ironically timed "mic muffle moments" π
Here's a link to some images I mention: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7ttb5auZbyLySWYu7
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Updated with new intro teaser and several other fixes and tweaks.
Dear Supporters
What happens when you try to use a Commodore Amiga 500 to beat a modern MacBook at chess? There's only one way to find out!
Video: 2020-02-07 04:14:40 +0000 UTC
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Dear Supporters
I said I might skip a video this week. Instead you've had two! π Team17 Worms developer Cris Blyth dropped by to answer some of your questions that you posed a few weeks ago. (Apologies if your question was not in here; we have had to cut some due to some commercially sensitive stuff and time constraints.)
Also overlaid during the interview are several of the new things that I found amongst the Team 17 files.
This might just might mark the end of the ...
Dear Supporters
Here's some exclusive Splash & Crack action for you as promised (threatened?)
And you've got a couple of options:
1. Come with me for the attached video walkthrough (readthrough) of the mag and enjoy me reliving some of the genius (terrible?) jokes in it! There's also a few little bits of nostalgia and tidbits of info about my childhood that may help explain some of my later genius (madness) ;-) Video link: 2020-01-29 00:56:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Something I probably put too much thought into it is finding the perfect title for videos. YouTube algorithms like keywords upfront, and people like things that are enticing but also honest and not clickbaity. A bit of a play on words can be nice too. In addition, it has to be quite short so it is not truncated when YouTube displays it.
With a great thumbnail AND title, a video can really take off instead of fade away. I have seen this happen with my past videos where I saw a vi...
Update 1: Added new Jaz Rignall & Gary Penn interview clips + tweaks & fixes.
Update 2: I couldn't resist sharing what the legendary Oliver Frey just sent across. I'm on cloud ten now! "Congratulations for a thoroughly professional and entertaining production. Rockford is pleased (chuffed), weβre happy ... Your presentation style β clear, concise and easy on the ears, with just enough light humour β is a tonic at this time of shouty, brash T...
Dear supporters
I've been working on a fun little documentary about the history of Zzap! 64 and my own attempts to "compete" with it in the 80s. I haven't been able to finish it for this weekend so instead here's an equally fun quick byte!
Perifact: This video features the last ever footage of Ashleyfractic that I shot in Walmart before she quit her job there.
And don't call the fuzz about the "eye injury" that you see at the end. In reality this was a burst blood vessel...
Dear Perifracteam
This is going out exclusively to patrons on your tier (no higher or lower). Although this tier doesn't include a credit at the end of videos, I'm looking for one regular patron to caption videos in English weekly (German would be good too), in return for a credit at the end, and in the description along with a URL of your choosing. With some videos now hitting over 200k views this could be of interest to one or two of you.
Captioning is easy. You just choose t...
Dear Supporters
I'm back into the swing of things after the holidays, and here's your shocking early access!
Video: https://youtu.be/-oAK3e61Z40
Thank you for your ongoing support ππΉοΈ
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
As you may have seen on Patreon lens, I found my old vinyl copy of this at my parents' house this Christmas. I think the lyrics are truer now than they ever were. Who can relate?!
2020-01-03 23:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy new year dear supporters!
I've been finishing up Christmas with family in the UK and travelling back to California. I hope you had a lovely one! I didn't expect to put out a video this weekend, but as it happens a foolish mistake was pointed out to me!:
When I exported the Titanic footage and showed it (in a video that is approaching 100,000 views) nobody noticed that actually it was stretched from the native 4:3 to 16:9... not even Cris Blyth!
Here's a fixed version, ...
2020-01-02 18:22:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons
I can't begin to find words to express my gratitude for all your friendship and support in 2019; the year our little retro channel found its round rubber feet!
So I'll simply say THANK YOU and I can't wait to share all the fun ideas I have planned for us in 2020!
Happy new year! πΎπΉοΈ
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Patrons
Thank you for all your incredible support. Here's an early access gift for you ahead of tomorrow's public launch.
Peri Christmas friends! π
Dear Supporters
By popular demand I've been working on a little video sharing the raw Titanic footage captured directly from the Amiga 4000. This wasn't easy as I had to borrow another A4000 again, and buy a video capture device and S-Video converter. But here it is!
Video: https://youtu.be/2019-12-20 01:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Updated with new info at 5:10 & 28:15.
Dear Supporters
This is a very special video and I'm so excited to share it with you. I won't spoil any of the surprises, but I hope you enjoy it.
Video: https://youtu.be/2019-12-12 20:04:32 +0000 UTC
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Dear Supporters
I'm scheduling a Q&A with Cris Blyth who as you know gave us all Worms when he worked for Team17, but he also worked for Digital Domain who helped make huge movies like Apollo 13.
If you missed any of my videos about him & Team17 here's a handy playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7QScsJIdNE23k6F-ETnXOUP2qtkY7mbi
He has man...
Update: Now moved from alpha to beta at this new subdomain: http://pw.perifractic.com Thanks to everyone who tested the alpha yesterday. We actually had some errors with the outgoing email contact form, so if you tried and I haven't replied, feel free to try sending a message again. Many thanks!
Oh and don't forget, live Patreon-only unboxing in about an hour 2019-12-04 20:52:49 +0000 UTC View Post
