Dear Patreons,
Thanks to you I was able to upgrade the studio a little with an enhanced kitchen workbench and 2 dog upgrades. Cheers!
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka Թҽɾíƒɾɑϲtíϲ
2018-05-30 23:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons
"Want a free ringding?" It's yours as a Patreon exclusive treat, to celebrate my ringtone going live on iTunes and Tuunes at the weekend!
Here's your free link: http://bit.ly/2xiguxy
(Click 'More' to download. Please don't share, obvs.)
If you prefer a direct install (unfortunately I have no way to offer that), and/or would be kind enough to share this 8-bit of chiptune fun, here are the paid links...
2018-05-28 19:27:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello most appetizing Patreons, here's another little early-bird video just for you. I hope you enjoy it!
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka Թҽɾíƒɾɑϲtíϲ
2018-05-27 19:36:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons,
Here's a video I wasn't expecting to make until the last minute. It will go public in the next day or so, but I hope you enjoy your early-bird access!
This is the amazing work of my friend and artist Docubyte and his wonderful retrocomputing photography GIF series, "I AM A COMPUTER". It's pretty hot right now so I'm publishing ahead of the usual schedule to help him spread the word and let the maximum number of people enjoy it.
As always let me know what you think, a...
2018-05-25 00:29:29 +0000 UTC View Post
1,000 subscribers! 🎉 Thank you so much to my Patreons & subscribers for your support in my fledgling retro channel over these 3 months; it means quite 8 bit to me 🙏 #RetroRecipes #RetroWithATwist🍋 Your friend in retro, Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ
2018-05-23 19:42:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons
As discussed we'll be mixing things up a little to maximize the channel's growth period and keep things fun for all concerned! :) One of the ideas I came up with is the Retro Recipes appetizer! [formerly "Byte Size"] Mouth-watering portions hopefully good enough to eat. Well, watch.
Quite often whilst filming "Thing A", "Thing B" will unexpectedly happen and take me off on a tangent that's not long enough for a full project episode, but...
2018-05-20 06:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Or is it Apple WIIe and Raspberry IIe... I'm confused... But either way, just a little tease of a future video involving a mashup between a real Apple //e, a Raspberry Pi, and a Nintendo Wii. 😜 #sooncoming Your friend in retro, Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ
2018-05-18 05:52:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons, Like a lot of creators here do, I wanted to share some thoughts and ask a question based on them. Firstly, my channel is just 3 months young, and overnight I hit a few milestones: • 3,000 hours viewed per month (4,000 needed for sponsorship or monetization, low value though that would be) • 900 subscribers • My PSU video became the first to hit 3,000 views! https://youtu.be/UCdXV0X6wEY I don't think I...
2018-05-16 20:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patreons! Here's your early access video where I... well this one speaks for itself.
Enjoy!
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka Թҽɾíƒɾɑϲtíϲ
Hi Patreons! Just a quick little video of making the Retro Recipes logo on my Amstrad PCW using Locoscript Word Processor. Nothing fancy, but I wanted the 3 screens behind my intros when I speak to camera, to have the logo on them, in their own unique ways.
I have a light pen for the PCW, but it's not aligning correctly to the screen. (Let me know if you have any ideas!) If not I'll do a video fixing it ;)
In case you hadn't noticed, the logo is meant to evoke a "Space Invader" sprite, s...
2018-05-12 20:55:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm happy to say that, after I submitted my evidence to them on Sunday, YouTube have tonight reinstated my Commodore 64 music video and needless to say, apparently found no copyright infringement 🍾🥂 (Hopefully YouTube will do better due diligence in future & if anyone has any future queries about songs I've written and registered since I began my career in 1988, they'll simply reach out to me instead of starting an erroneous formal legal process. ✌️) NOW LET'S DANCE, PATREONS! ...
2018-05-11 06:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patreons, please (re-)enjoy my C64 music featuring the rap skillz of Retro Man Cave, now on another popular videos site.
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka Թҽɾíƒɾɑϲtíϲ
Hi guys, to answer a couple of private messages I've received about this, yes my music video "One Of Those Things (feat. C64)" has temporarily disappeared from YouTube.
Unfortunately an erroneous "takedown" was issued by another user I had never heard of until now, claiming that they wrote the song.
To be clear, I had never heard their music, I wrote my song in 1991, and my music video was not even monetized (no ads.)
For those interested in the technicalities, sadly Yo...
2018-05-07 19:02:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons,
Let's try to repair & refurb that Commodore 64 PCB & finish the CMM Station!
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ
http://youtube.com/perifractic
Hi guys! New epic video coming to Patreons at the relevant tier tomorrow, finishing the CMM Station project and that PCB, hopefully 🤞 Meanwhile as noticed by some of you, my new/retro album #InstaMental has been re-released today with a brilliant bonus* track #43! Update your streaming links/playlists: https://song.link/album/us/i/1375798925 🎧👍 (*This may just be a fancy way of saying the publisher left my...
2018-05-05 20:24:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons, in case you missed it or couldn't join us, here's the fully uploaded Commodore 64 repair attempt from a few days ago (with the stream dropouts cut out & shoved through YouTube's letterbox 🤦♂️). Watch in the main YouTube site/app to follow the comments including brainstorming from Jan Beta and GadgetUK! I was blown away by how much teamwork there was from this community. At one point we had 57 people helping me!
This video was/is this week's project, but I'm still t...
2018-04-29 18:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm so proud to say my anthology triple album Insta: Mental is now rolling out to all major music services worldwide. All 42 tracks will be going out to Patreons at the applicable tier in the coming week, or stream on your favorite service now! I hope you enjoy the ride, especially that C64 track, "One of Those Things" 😉 Your friend in retro music, Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ youtube.com/perifractic
2018-04-25 01:20:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons, I'm proud to offer you - my supporters - this lovely platter of not just a video main course almost finishing saving a shattered & faulty C64 (part 3/3), but an appetizer featuring Retro Man Cave and a dessert link to an upcoming collaborative repair of its PCB!
Please enjoy this video today, put the live repair (part 4/4) in your calendar or set a reminder in the app, and spread the word! Live chat will be running and I genuinely have no idea what's wrong with the machine, b...
2018-04-22 15:40:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends, next week's video is nearly done and going out to Patreons this Sunday. I do like to tease you with photos like the above. 🎹 But I'm also always thinking ahead. I'm planning a very special video doing something very fun and sneaky with the new C64 Mini. One problem... I don't have a C64 Mini 🤔🕹️ Does anyone have any interesting contacts or inroads to obtain one? 😇 Your friend in retro, Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ
2018-04-21 03:36:56 +0000 UTC View Post
An idea I'm mulling over: Should I do my upcoming faulty Commodore 64 PCB repair, recap, clean, heatsink, & metal respray, LIVE? Could take hour(s) 🤔 If you're a Twitterer please vote, or leave a comment below. Cheers! https://twitter.com/chrisimpsonline/status/986367051856920577?s=09 Your friend in retro, Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ youtube.com/perifractic
2018-04-17 23:16:16 +0000 UTC View Post
A little treat for all Patreons, here is the "radio edit" music video version of the little song I made on the Commodore Music Maker, including an exclusive 'rap' cameo by another very well known retro channel presenter! 🕹️
Enjoy those SID vibes now!
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ
Dear Pat-yourselfontheback-reons,
Some progress here fixing that extremely challenging shattered case. I always want to do all I can to not trash an original Commodore 64 housing, so I simply had to try to save it. These machines are special. Even their breadbins! The plan here is to wrap up this "Part 2" if/when the structure of the case is back to its original shape, and hold off on the finishing touches. Let's see if I can!
Part 3 heads up for next week: Case finishing touches (vinyl ...
2018-04-15 16:54:09 +0000 UTC View Post
For my dear Patreons, a little sneak peek into the future (about 2 weeks into the future!) Nothing more to see here. Move along, move along... 😉🕹️🎹
2018-04-14 18:23:29 +0000 UTC View Post
I made a fun little watermark logo for all Retro Recipes videos. Is it two Rs or is it a Space Invader? You decide!
2018-04-14 18:21:42 +0000 UTC View Post
'Ello again Patreons. At the last minute, before Tuesday's video goes live to regular non-Patreon mortals, I received some brand new shots of the subject of that video from its new owner. I thought I'd share them with you all/y'all. I might also add them to the final video that airs. Check out the end of the video when it goes live on Tuesday! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to salivate some more. Enjoy!
Your friend in retro,
Perifractic
Most loyal Patrons of the Retro Recipes Restaurant, this week's early-bird menu special is no turkey. Please enjoy the story of The Little Commodore That Could.
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka Perifractic
Most loyal compu-chefs, here's a quick tease of the next "Refurbish This!" video coming very soon. I just call this... "Commodore 64 Extreme Refurb" Gotta go. Mud everywhere. Your friend in retro, Chris aka ԹҽɾíƒɾɑϲԵíϲ youtube.com/perifractic
2018-04-05 05:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello chums, just for funs I've produced some new cover art for Patreon, YouTube and my social medias. I've tried to encapsulate all that my Patreon is about, be it music, books, screenplays, or most importantly, retrocomputing videos! ;) That's my novel "The Chrononauit" stacked on the piano, and a screenplay being written on the C64, of course. (Along with some of my favorite Star Wars characters in 8-bit form.) Hope you like it!
Your friend in retro,
Chris aka Perifractic
Dear Patreons, this no April fool! Here is your early bird release of my new video. You've heard of Intel Inside. How about C64 Outside? Let's start to build a music station literally powered by the C64!
2018-04-01 21:40:44 +0000 UTC View Post