Dear Supporters
Welcome to the first episode of my proper supporter vlog; Peri/phrastic. I go into the whys and wherefores of deciding to do a vlog in the video itself, along with updates about Team17, my borken computer, Ladyfractic, and more! ๐๐น๏ธ
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
P.S. Apologies if the music is a bit loud or anything else. When I have a working computer to do a proper mix in future this will not be an issue!
Dear Supporters
Over the past year I've had a number of requests (most recently from patron Dan White) for a "buyers guide" for people wanting to get into retrocomputing, usually the Commodore 64. It's clear that for many it's a minefield. I'm therefore making:
"So you bought a Commodore 64? A Modern Guide for Retro Collectors"
It looks like that will be the next video and it's already shaping up, with the format being a sofa chat in the retromuseum with Lad...
2019-08-12 19:07:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Video now live! Sincere apologies for the delays; it seems YouTube or the whole interwebs has been having some problems, but I went a different upload route and it worked! Oh for the days of 64K of RAM and a simple dial-up BBS to enjoy... :-)
Dear Supporters
Please enjoy your early access, as we see if we can play great games on a word processor! With some help from Ladyfractic of course...
Link: 2019-08-09 17:58:30 +0000 UTC
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Dear early access patrons, just a quick update: Ladyfractic had the flu this week but bless her, she still wanted to be part of the video, so although it's a little later than usual it will still be coming to you before the rest of the retroverse tomorrow!
Thanks for your patience in behalf of the patient ๐ท Let's just hope the Amstrad PCW didn't get her virus...
Your friends in retro, Perifractic & Ladyflutic!
Dear Patrons,
For the next vid coming your way in a few days I'm exploring the impressive games of the Amstrad PCW, and performing a brand new Gotek mod! Well, I say "I'm", but who would you like to see actually do the installation?
No offence taken...
2019-08-05 23:21:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Going live in 10 minutes!
Dear Supporters of a certain tier,
It's high time we did another live supporter only unboxing, and by high I mean the size of my piles... Pile. Of boxes. ANYWAY! Come join us in the live chat!
See your local time and set a reminder here: https://youtu.be/gUySqyh5jS4
Be there or be square...
It's always fun when one of your favourite retro publishers is still around, and joins in the fun!
2019-08-01 18:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Supporters
Coming to you a whole 2ยฝ days before the rest of the retro world, have you ever wondered how on Earth we converted the 23 year old Worms cutscenes to HD? Well you're in luck. Let's find out as today's early bird supporters like you get the worm!
Video: https://youtu.be/Pw6nViIqgaY
Thank you for your ongoing support.
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'Ello everyone, above is the link I mention in my return to Witchwood video, to boot the autoplaying tech demo that was found recently - right in your browser! Thanks again to Jason Scott at the Internet Archive for working with me on this and other Team17 stuff to come!
While you're here feel free to check out the Patreon reward tiers on offer to support projects like this. Thank you.
Have a wood day.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2019-07-26 05:35:22 +0000 UTC View PostDear Supporters
This video will either go down in software history, or fizzle out like a damp squib ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏBut either way I'm so excited to show you what I found and recreated. Welcome to Witchwood!
Direct link: https://youtu.be/ChJr6EB2oy0
Your friend in retro, ...
Dear Patrons new and ol... er, current!
You'd be amazed how often people ask in my video comments about the tools I use on my retro gear. So I've carefully curated a new (constantly updated) list of just that, available in UK & USA varieties, though you can use the info anywhere in the worm I mean world.
Not only might the tools help you up your retrocomputing game, but they also help support my little channel a few pence at a time, so thank you! ๐๐น
Dear Supporters,
Here's your early access, with a little change of gear this week as we bring to life the incredible photography of Richard Parry.
This is also my first video available in 4K; you may have to select it using the YouTube gear icon. I'll be using that for visually spectacular projects in future.
As always let me know any feedback. In particular, photography experts, am I describing the Polaroid lens specifications correctly? :-/
Direct linky:
2019-07-18 17:14:25 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons of a certain tier!
Here's an inside look at how the Worms cutscenes were brought up to date, and the challenges faced. I won't be sharing this on my social media, although it is live on Mat Recardo's channel. Either way, enjoy!
Also, nothing concrete yet, but it looks like I'll be donating the main machine to The National Videogame Museum in the UK. Better still, they're close to Team17, so it's kind of going home...
I'm going to hold some of the memorabilia ...
'Ello everyone, here are the downloads I mention in my recent Worms video where we re-render the previously lost Lightwave cutscenes in glorious HD!
I hope you enjoy this little trip down wormery lane. While you're here feel free to check out the supporter reward tiers on offer. Thank you.
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๐น 2019-07-11 00:07:43 +0000 UTC
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Dear Supporters
I got ahead of myself this week so I have time to tie up some other projects for future videos, so here's your very early, early access!
As always don't hesitate to let me know any tweaks or suggestions. Less puns maybe?... ๐
Link: https://youtu.be/Yemm3fkfars
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Something I started as a little hobby and to share a bit of retrocomputer nostalgia and maybe some Lego, today hit 40,000 YouTube subscribers. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that. To each and every worm of you, thank you! ๐คฃ๐๐น๏ธ๐
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters,
Firstly happy Fourth of July to my American friends, or as I like to call it, Thursday.
I've been wanting to tell this story for many years and with the channel I finally had a great outlet to do so. Somehow this turned out to be one of my shortest videos yet one of the longest to make. It was great fun and I worked on it all day every day since Monday this week. I really hope you think it was worth the effort.
(What didn't help was I uploaded it for you ...
Dear patrons new and old I mean young,
Did you know about my Patreon Community tab? From time to time I get requests for a Discord/Reddit/etc./etc. channel. But I'd like to keep things more simplified and centralized.
So feel free to swing by this community now and then. Some of you already do. I'd love to see it grow and create a private, friendly, nostalgic sanctuary where we can all chat about whatever is on our minds. Except whether the Amiga it's better th...
Dear Supporters of a certain tier,
Here it is, your early bird gets the worm early access! Please join me as we explore this veritable Team17 treasure trove! I hope you love it, but as always feel free to suggest tweaks/fixes.
Video: https://youtu.be/rcyHqJ6ZHXs
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Worm regards, Perifractic
Dear Patrons,
The "Worms" video is nearly done - it's pretty epic! I hope to upload it later today or early tomorrow for patrons on the early access tier.
But it's looking to be about 25 minutes long, which does raise a question. I personally prefer to tell "the whole story" in one video, rather than splitting them into chunks and not getting to the point in part 1. But for those (rarer) projects, it means skipping a weekly video release to give me time to edit the whole pro...
2019-06-27 20:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons of a certain tier,
I mentioned earlier in the week that I'd have a little treat for you this weekend. It's not much, but you may have noticed the above canvas on my wall. This is a design I made myself, simply of my favourite retro brands.
I can't sell this for obvious copyright reasons, but I did want to share the image file of my design exclusively with you, with my consent to use the design for a poster or canvas. In many cases this is as simple as uploading it to ...
2019-06-22 22:52:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Chip Dippers! I'm finishing up a major video for next weekend, which means this weekend I've cooked up a Retro Recipe Reheated. I often felt this video was somewhat underrated, so I hope you enjoy memory munching it now! Thanks for watching & for all your support. ๐๐น
Your friend in retro, Perifractic๏ปฟ
2019-06-22 00:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Bit Biters,
So, one of the original developers from Team17 (who left the company decades ago) kindly chose to donate his personal and historic Worms haul to the Retro Recipes kitchen, including the dev Amiga 4000 containing original FMV mesh files from Worms 1, ten hard disks, backup tapes, Team17 floppies, posters, E3 display & pass, letterheads, compliment slips, and even incredible original Worms artwork pencil sketches that helped shape the game.2019-06-21 22:59:52 +0000 UTC
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Dear Supporters of a certain tier,
Well I've been having a ball churning out videos for you every week, however this week I'm playing catch up with several things and working on the biggie: "I've Got Worms!" That means there likely won't be a main video this week, but I did want to give you the above exclusive insider preview!
What you see there is the entire Team 17 treasure trove that was donated to us by one of Team 17's original Worms 1 developers, including...
Dear Supporters,
Here's our "Last Crusade" - the 4th and final part of this Macintosh Plus series, and along with a progress update, this time let's see if we can get my childhood MacPaint files restored from Windows back to the real Mac!
Perifact: My body in the thumbnail is me & my costume as Brendan Fraser's "Mummy Returns" Stand-in! (Head transplanted later.)
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Supporters,
I'm proud to present what will be part 3 of 4 in my Macintosh repair and refurbishment. This has proved to be one of my most challenging repair, erm... challenges. I can't wait for you to see how this episode ends up! Even though there's more (different) fun to come next week!
Video:
2019-06-07 16:55:30 +0000 UTC
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Dear patrons of a certain tier,
I'm not sure if you follow my Patreon Lens which is like Instagram Stories, but if you take a look at it on my Patreon homepage you can see a preview of the new opening titles.
Nothing major but things certainly feel a little more like they're in the Retro Recipes kitchen ๐๐ฝ๏ธ And I made sure that "Perifractic's" isn't going anywhere either ๐๐น๏ธ
Thanks for your ongoing support!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Update: Video explanation at 4:05 revised again with tweaks & spark energy explanation.
Dear Supporters,
Here's your early access! And don't try this at home. Try it on Patreon!
Video: https://youtu.be/a6FMpvs71pc
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Dear Patrons,
It's been one of those weeks juggling various projects but not finishing a main video for the week. But as always I never want to leave you hungry for a Retro Recipe and what could be more retro than something a long time ago....
1. This week I got to preview Disneyland's new Galaxy's Edge Star Wars land. It's pretty special, very impressive, and extremely immersive. I wish I could share photos but phones were locked away, and the photos Disney took can't ...
Dear Supporters,
It's time for a bumper Ashley episode as she reacts to Amstrad, SNES, Atari, Apple & Commodores, and we learn something about the machines along the way.
๐บ https://youtu.be/Y6KCwgAp4-g
As always feel free to suggest tweaks. Enjoy your early access!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic