I'm super excited to show you the new regular teaser format for The ЯRetro Show as we cruise along in KITT, whilst he and Devon tell us what's on the show today. And the show itself is quite a ride too!
Your PowerUp! early access: https://youtu.be/97YaeAFc_j8
Thank you for your ongoing support 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2023-08-31 00:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a little raw footage from KITT's photo shoot when my sweating was for once not caused by the heat! I had my finger on the Turbo Boost button just in case though... And KITT's commentary is live as-it-happened.
2023-08-28 23:17:40 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got a delightful update just for our supporter family direct from the Retro Recipes studio! We're overjoyed to introduce the newest and tiniest member of our Retro family, because Babyfractic is here!
Both Ladyfractic and the latest addition are doing wonderfully. Dad is in awe and not as Perifrantic as expected. And Junifractic is bowing (bow-wowing?) to the princess already.
While baby is still a bit too young to handle a BBC Micro or tune into Knight Rider, we're sure she...
2023-08-25 22:26:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe just had to share this with you. Totally impromptu during testing and training of the AI KITT it offered to sing a lullaby to Babyfractic. When I first heard what it came up with, I nearly choked and genuinely had tears 😭 Needless to say the testing is going well 😅
2023-08-20 22:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy weekend all! First of all to quote Douglas Adams, DON'T PANIC! Nothing much has changed at our Patreon / YouTube Channel Memberships other than a small branding refresh. With Patreon Lens going away I'm aiming to share an additional four backstage videos a month on average as I go about various projects. And so the name Retro Recipes PowerUp! was born to accurately reflect that this isn't just "support us" but rather is also a place to get an enhanced ЯR experience ...
2023-08-19 22:04:09 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for another major video for your early access viewing pleasure!
Along with giving you an update and sneak peek at the A.I. KITT that's being worked on, KITT is rocking new dash TVs, a Sound FX Scanner, New Rims, as well as getting a Wash & Wax ahead of the Big End Reveal!
If I had to count actual man hours involved in filming and editing this, I think it would rank up there at the top spot over the past five years. But I loved every minute of it!
Vi...
2023-08-17 02:36:48 +0000 UTC View PostAs mentioned in the last post, these intros featuring KITT will be used for most episodes, even if he's talking about a Phoenix 256K or ZX Spectrum! I think it will work really well for the overall channel vibe, and I hope you enjoy this little peek behind the green curtain. I've marked it as spoilers in case you don't want to see "How it's made". Cheers!
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2023-08-14 05:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This turned out to be so much fun! Please enjoy your early access and catch up with some items you may have missed in the ЯR studio! (And stay tuned for a few mins of bonus content at the end...)
Video: https://youtu.be/Ih8Lalswd7g
Coming soon: A brand new KITT update, downgrading to a flipphone, The ЯRetro Show 29, and more! Thank you for your ongoing support 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Perif...
2023-08-09 07:18:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Added lyrics as captions (press ㏄ button to show them).
Original post: A change of tempo this week (literally!) as I present a 40th-anniversary tribute remix and remaster of Talk Talk's "It's My Life", creating a live performance "that never was", by blending in live audio elements and AI upscaled visuals, to honour the band's authentic spirit and aversion to miming, in a version that aligns more closely with what might have been their original artis...
2023-08-02 23:59:12 +0000 UTC View Post
As an ongoing special treat for supporters of a certain tier, attached is the first half of the latest issue of ZZAP! 64 magazine!
If you'd like to become a subscriber you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/zzapmagazine
Hope this helps you all cool down this summer ☀️
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2023-07-31 22:15:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Please enjoy a brand spankin' new episode of The ЯRetro Show featuring so much stuff it would exceed the character limit here if I wrote all about it, so all we can say is thank you for joining us on this one and we hope you love it as much as we loved making it for you!
Video: https://youtu.be/3NEPQ4nZRww
Thank you for your ongoing support 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2023-07-27 06:00:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 2: Call me a Perifectionist if you like (hey I heard that!) but I have improved the voiceover further. For those interested, here's how:
1. I recorded a performance of the voiceover doing my best tribute to the original Wilton Knight actor, the late great Richard Basehart. You can hear my first version again here: https://youtu.be/AtPw7ftWClY
2. Although close to what...
2023-07-19 23:28:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I was going to put out something else this week but this item came in and I just had to share a little video about it.
You see I’ve been investigating for a while now how to make using a mobile phone more enjoyable again. I don’t know about you but I’ve found myself a bit of a slave to a boring looking carbon copy rectangle of plastic.
But remember when phones were truly interesting designs? I really miss Nokia… although they’re still around in a way (more on that soon...
2023-07-14 02:47:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm still working on the next couple of videos and hope to share one with you by tomorrow, but in the meantime - exciting news everyone! Elaine from PCBWay will be stopping by the Retro Recipes kitchen next week and we're going to film a little Q&A. This may just be for supporters or may be released publicly.
Either way, post your question below and we'll do our best to get to it. Time constraints do sometimes make it difficult to ask everyone's question, so thank you for your...
2023-07-13 00:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Can a Game Boy really replace $10,000 of technology? Find out as Ladyfractic takes us on a unique trip into the world of gaming and... not gaming - but still really cool! I even try my hand at things in this one too!
Video: https://youtu.be/vdfCVJhaSQ8
Thank you for your ongoing support and we'll be back soon with some very special tasty retro treats 👍🕹️
Your friends in retro, Perifractic and ...
2023-07-06 01:35:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Please enjoy a whopping 37 minutes of The ЯRetro Show crafted for your viewing pleasure. We really enjoyed this one and I can't believe how much is packed into it. Let us know what you think, and thank you for your ongoing support! 👍🕹️
Video: https://youtu.be/0bN3XhbN3Tk
Coming soon, you won't believe what Ladyfractic made using a Game Boy, plus I switch permanently to a basic flip phone, and more ...
2023-06-29 05:22:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm really excited to bring you part 2 of the journey buying that vandalised KITT and making it our own. Please enjoy... hopefully at least half as much as I did making it over several weeks!
Video: https://youtu.be/w8qpDcLeeF8
Thank you for your ongoing support! 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
2023-06-22 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: Here’s the live premiere link if you’d like to join the live chat when this exciting project goes public on Saturday. Click link for your local time and to set a reminder: https://youtu.be/DnucTE4bYi4
Update: Video updated with detailed price clarification from 10:49
After a few setbacks I'm finally able to share this project, and I'm still blown away by the end result! And of course...
2023-06-14 23:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Very difficult update to write here, but Ozzyfractic was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of months ago, and at nearly 14 years old his list of ailments has been steadily increasing since then. He was a champion till the very end, giving us an extra 2 happy weeks when we thought it was all over recently. This morning he told us it was finally time to go.
We know how much you loved him too and are really sorry to share this sad news. He was such a sweet boy, and always so very happy a...
2023-06-07 20:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In your early access this time around, let me Ladyfractic take you onto a trip through the Transparent Tech Trend, where games consoles, phones, radios, cassettes, even cars were crystal clear - but is The Clear Craze back?
Video: https://youtu.be/0hWTiMzCXnU
Thank you for all your wonderful and kind words of late, and for your ongoing support! 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Ladyfractic
2023-06-02 03:52:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs before, here at no charge to you is the first half of the new issue of ZZAP! 64 magazine, as my treat to you.
If you like what you see and would like the paper version or the full PDF here's their Patreon (full disclosure: I don't benefit from additional sales or subscribers).
Hope you enjoy what you see, and that glorious Oli Frey cover art ❤️
2023-05-31 19:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
You've heard of THEC64 Mini and THEA500 Mini, now we wanted you to be the very first to know about our new Mini product. ☺️
Get all the details, and much more of the usual fun in our monthly serving of the delicious retro tech banquet that is The ЯRetro Show!
Video: https://youtu.be/zMwFl4qld7s
And coming soon Ladyfractic explores "The Clear Craze" of the 90s-00s, more KITT, more KITTesla, and...
2023-05-25 00:02:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Fracteam chip dippers and brick builders! Please join me, Ladyfractic, on another solo(ish) video with this unique Lego-style brick build from the company Pantasy Bricks.
This awesome kit combines the love of retro PC computers (1990s was still 30 years ago) and anime RPG video game adventures. As you'll learn, it's themed after "Chinese Paladin"; something we'd never heard of till now.
I've always loved video games and spent countless hours on my PC in the 90s and all...
2023-05-16 22:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been teasing this on the Lens for a little while but finally the stars and cars have aligned (and by stars I mean the DMV) and the time is right to start sharing videos about this ongoing project. I hope you love (KI)it!
Video: https://youtu.be/HnzKe3Kx_XM
Coming soon to early access, Ladyfractic's plastic brick anime PC Build, The ЯRetro Show 26, 3D printed breadbin cases, and more! Thank you for your ongo...
2023-05-11 02:32:21 +0000 UTC View PostYou will remember Basil the dog's reaction to whenever we say "The ЯRetro Showwww!" on that titular monthly show. Well his own Morgan has now recorded Basil watching Basil watching the show!
I'll show some clips from this in the next The ЯRetro Show but just for you here's the full video. As you can see we seemed to have worked Basil into a double frenzy by seeing himself!
In the meantime I'm working on the next The ЯRetro Show which we will film soon to allow ...
2023-05-05 17:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Updated: Apologies that I can't migrate comments to the new version. I wanted to clarify near the end that I bypassed the resistors because placing power before them for some reason didn't work. The resistors may be there to protect the LEDs of as part of the complex accelerometer hit and flash system. For whatever reason, placing power after the resistors "just works". There is more electronics inside the blade at the LED end which may include more resistors for protection. Also updated ...
2023-05-03 02:32:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Can't believe we've been doing this show for quarter of a century! Erm, oh wait... sorry it's episode 25 not 25 years. But don't switch off, this one is a lot of fun and we're very lucky to get to make it and release it early to you!
Video: https://youtu.be/ySqPNP1ofC0
The shout out for supporters needless to say doesn't apply to you. Thank you for your ongoing support 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Peri...
2023-04-25 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I filmed this with my sister Faithyfractic over Christmas intending it to just be a couple of 1 minute Shorts, but it ended up so funny that I decided to promote it to a Quick Bytes. I hope you get a laugh out of the silliness too!
Video: https://youtu.be/ClANdCoFpv4
Coming up next week we've got The ЯRetro Show followed by some early 2000s lightsaber hackery, then a Ladyfractic Lego Anime Computer build, and mo...
2023-04-19 05:14:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Coming to you a little later than I planned due to some boring tech issues, we're back to the classic ЯR style content with a deep dive exploration of the brand new J-CIA and J-CPU chips that were the missing link in finally creating a 100% new Chipset-based Commodore 64! Woohoo!
I also introduce #SassyPeri as I respond to some of the less than pleasant comments received on the previous video on this topic. Obviously none of these apply to you, but I hope you at least find it entertain...
2023-04-14 01:58:19 +0000 UTC View Post