Octav1us King

Early access Rats & Tat video

Henlo everyone.

Just a quick little Rats & Tat video. Oric wasn't entirely keen on it, I think he prefers tat items that can be easily nibbled.

Pleased I got this thing working though, even if he isn't.

As always, thank you so much for your support. Proper video review coming soon!

Octy xx

R-Zone Review Teaser

I'm working hard on my next video, and for a little teaser of how bad this console really is, here's Nostalgia Nerd losing the will to live.

This review is going to be one of my ambitious ones, with the kind of greenscreen nightmares you can expect from my style. I'm trying to get it finished asap <3

Early Access - Computacar

I did another video about gubbins. It's really quite gubbinsey. Can hardly manage all the gubbinseyness.

There is another proper video about a console coming soon, but it involves multiple characters and greenscreen so there's a bit of work yet!

Once again thank you so much for all your support. You give me reason to get up in the morning. I love you guys x

Octy

Ask me questions!

Hallo everyone <3

I have never done a Patreon Q and A. I know they aren't everyone's cups of tea - and tbh I don't think I'm interesting enough for them - but I think it's about time I let you guys ask me whatever you wanted and I'll answer them on a video.

Questions about anything is fine, I most enjoy daft questions. Case in point: one of my main questions I ask someone when I'm trying to see if they will become my friend is "If your brain  is taken out of your body, bod...

Bezerk - Early Access

Hi everyone. Here's what I hope is an interesting video about something that caught my interest a couple of months ago and I've sort of picked away at it since. 

I'm not an expert researcher or anything, but it was fascinating to dig into this one. 

Also, once again, thank you so much for your support. I'm afraid I've found myself in a very dark place in the last couple of days, triggered in part by stuff online and I suppose, by my main support animal Beatrice having pa...

Early Access - RATS AND TAT Tomy Water Games

I'm unofficially dedicating this video to my sweet ratto Beatrice, who died this week. She was an absolute natural in front of the camera and also just generally the sweetest baby ever, but my newly named "rats and tat" series must continue. This time, Pancakes is taking the reins. Despite the fact he clearly, clearly doesn't want to. 

I just want to say thank you so much everybody for your condolences for Beatrice. I am overwhelmed. She really did mean a huge amount to me and I re...

New video! Review of thomas the tank engine on the c64

So this one started from me trying to play the game on a stream, and shouting myself hoarse telling Percy to f*ck off. When I discovered there's also a 'normal' version (I had been struggling with the easy version) I had a go in my free time, and this video is the result.

I used to really like Thomas the Tank Engine when I was a little girl, so it was nice to revisit it <3 never played this game though, kinda glad I never did. Percy....Percy, you guys. Seriously. Percy. 

I...

A note on my most recent Extra vlog

Hallo <3

Last night I posted this video, and to be honest I wish I hadn't given the intense anxiety I've had all day about it, but I figured it might be a good idea to post it here since I know a lot of you guys have at least some negative experience with self-harm.

I am fully aware that by making videos like this I am exposing myself to trolls. But I have spent my adult life being ashamed of my scars and now I kind of want other people who have them to see they aren't alone. 2019-04-19 23:28:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Granny's Garden

THIS VIDEO.

THIS BLOODY VIDEO, I SWEAR DOWN.

REMIND ME NEVER TO DO A GREENSCREEN VIDEO EVER AGAIN.

I bit the bullet and I've ordered a lapel microphone today to use in future videos. My front room is so echoey and I don't really want to put sound panels all over the walls. 

But anyway, despite all its problems, this video is done and now I'm moving on to write a boatload of scripts for myself. 

Thank you so much everyone for waiting so patiently xxxx 2019-03-20 22:21:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick reminder

Hai everyone

This is just a quick reminder that YOU ARE ALL WONDERFUL. I would be lost without you. It's not just the fact you help me pay my rent - it's the fact you give me a reason to keep going, keep making videos and you give me a reason to smile.

I am so greatful to have you. You make me feel so lucky.

Xx

Working on my next video

Hallo everyone. I'm trying to be a bit better at updating you guys on what I'm up to - so here, a raw screengrab of me being mardy from the video I just filmed for my next vid. I am exhausted, this one really took it out of me. My greenscreen is so rubbish, as you can see, so very much looking forward to spending ages editing the bloody thing out. And yes, Horace is back in this video.

I am also working on a special little project with another YouTuber at the moment, which I will update...

Quick stupid video while I'm getting better

Wow, you guys are incredible! I really thought since I've been offline that I would lose patreons - I am absolutely blown away to see I have more than before. Stop making me cry, you lot!

As you might have gathered, I am very very ill at the moment with the depression and the anxiety is kicking my arse. However, I have still been working on scripts and I'm at this moment editing a brand new video - and yes, it's what you all feared; my green screen is out again.

At the end of this...

Ghostbusters - with Paul Gannon

Hi everyone.

As you might have gathered, I'm having a bit of a grim time at the moment with my personal life, so video production has been pretty low. As always, I am doing my best to keep going with things and I'm really hoping to be back on my game soon. I have a couple of short and silly videos ready to schedule but I am back to writing scripts now.

The amount of patreons I now have absolutely blows me away. I wish I was able to just switch off the heavy emotions I have been fe...

Overdue thank you

Hi everyone,

So I would say at this point, I am more or less settled in to my new home. I still need to sort out a new vets for the rattos, as Beatrice is getting a bit poorly in her old age and quite wheezey - but I did drag myself to the doctors to get medication sorted after about 5 days of thinking about it. Isn't it bizarre how when you are in a slump, even doing the simplest of things becomes very difficult?

I feel like I should address my silence, somewhat. Moving is always a bit ...

The Entex Select-A-Game

Bloody ages ago, my long-suffering friend Quang brought over a couple of Entex consoles for me to review. I sort of had them for like 2 months and then when he asked for them back, I filmed reviews on them in a blind panic. This is the first of those reviews.

Very information-heavy, this one. Don't worry though, there will be more silliness in the upcoming 7 Days of Scary series I am currently frantically trying to edit :)

Tiger After Burner

I bagged this off Mr Biffo after we finished studio filming of Digitiser in June because it looked utterly mental, and I remember it being the Argos catalogue when I was little. 

Just look at the state of it.

The Dark Room Review

About 6 months before I started my channel, I saw The Dark Room show in a dingy pub in Soho. It was hilarious. John is a fantastic comedian, and when I started my channel one of my goals was to work with him one day.  So I am delighted to have been able to make this video :D

The Dark Room has got a bit of a cult following and I really hope you guys enjoy this video and maybe think of checking out the game :)

Octy xx

80s Robutler Robot - early access

Hallo :)

A lovely fan sent me a robutler after I tweeted a photo of it commenting about how utterly awful it is. So I had to make a little video about it.

Thanks as always, guys. I'm trying to up video production, and Retro Princess is helping me out regarding admin and keeping in touch with fans - but please bear with me while we work it out :)

Hope you enjoy the video (Please don't get angry about all that waste of lovely tea)

Octy x

Another show and tell video - R-Zone SuperScreen

Hallo

Another early access video, this time just looking at the R-Zone SuperScreen. It's so unremarkable that it doesn't really warrant a full scale review, but I had to show how UTTERLY AWFUL it is anyway. Also Beatrice is there.

Again thank you to all you amazing people supporting me. I have a month left in London and then I WILL BE FREE. I can't wait, and you've made it possible - although still haven't found somewhere to live yet. 

I do have other videos scheduled, but I a...

Gamecom Review - early access

Hallo

I nearly had a breakdown making this bloody video. I took it upon myself to play each and every one of the bloody games.

Once again I have to say THANK YOU to all you amazing Patreon supporters - I'm still geared up to move out of London next month and somewhere actually affordable, and you are making that possible. I have been applying for work, but no luck yet. So I can't express how grateful I am, and I don't think I will ever feel like I deserve you.

I hope you enjoy the ...

Show and Tell - Inside the Personal Computer

This is the first of my show and tell videos. Basically, I have a small amount of gubbins which is interesting but does not have enough information available about it for me to make a full video about it. So, I'm just going to show them off. 

This is the first item, a book I bagged off eBay a couple of months ago and was going to palm off on Nostalgia Nerd until I realised it's awesome and I need it in my life permanently. 

Thank you for your support <3 This video is for Pat...

The Atari Jaguar Saga (early access)

This video was a real labour of love. So much went into this one that I'm very pissed at how bad the sound turned out. Currently trawling the internet for one of those clip on mic badlads, since the one I had was eaten by the rats.

Again, THANK YOU everyone for your continued support, I would be nowhere without you. Last month, one Patron paid the entirety of my rent - meaning the rest of the usual amount could go towards the 'get the fuck out of London' fund. I am so eternally grateful to all...

PF Magic's Catz (and Dogz) review

Well, here I am - finally uploading a video since forever.

I have to say, so far the sheer depression of hitting 30 has smited me damn hard. I don't have the mortgage, the marriage or the plans for a family I expected to have at this age. I'm living alone in a house I can't afford the rent for and am scraping together cash to pay corporation tax on a company that hasn't brought me any money in for 8 months. Things certainly have not gone to plan! And now, it seems, my videos are effected.

With Eternal Thanks

Hallo!

Just peeking out from my smol break from being online to say thank you in massive abundance to you lot. 

I am currently desperately trying to move from London. However, as Patreon money just about covers the rent and Youtube money goes straight to council tax, I can't save for a deposit on another place that is as far the fuck away from London as possible - so I reckon I'm going to sell a bunch of my gubbins and try to go back into work as an SEO consultant just ...

Palmtex Supermicro Review - Early Access

Another video I'm chucking on here so I can stop being all anxious about it. Whenever I have a video done, I just worry about it constantly before publishing it, so this is stopping me from agonising over it.

Once again, THANK YOU all my lovely patrons :) embarrassingly, your donations are my sole source of income and it's because of you I can pay my rent. You are amazing.

xxxx

Barcode Battler - Early Access

Hello lovely patrons :)

I wouldn't normally release a video so soon after the last one, but as I'm filming for Digitiser all this week I sort of just want to get it out there so as not to worry about it. 

You may have gathered already, but I have failed university. So basically, it was a giant waste of money. Money that I never had in the first place. My channel has grown so much when I applied for the degree - I only really applied for it to have a purpose. But my chan...

Casio Loopy Review - early access

Henlo patrons.

First off, apologies for the radio silence on my end. University is killing me. Honestly, at this stage I just want to get a pass, just that would be enough.

Secondly, I will be London Play Expo in August. As always, disclaimer that I am hugely shy and anxious in person so PLEASE don't feel bad about approaching me and saying hi. If it gets too much I always go and hide, so if I'm wandering around that means I'd love to meet you :)

This is my Casio Loopy review. This...

Guide to Amstrad's Roland - Early Access

 The lovely Retro Man Cave asked me to do a 2 minute video about Roland. It ended up being 10 minutes. Because I tend to get a bit too involved. So here's the full version for my channel :3

This also marks THE LAST VIDEO TAKEN WITH MY CRAPPY VIDEO CAMERA!!! WOOO!!!! 

I am offline at the moment mostly because of ye olde anxietye attacke but I hope you enjoy the video :)

My Brain is Melting

I recently got a whole load of new patrons, along with a massive bunch of new subscribers. I don't know where to start. <3

Back when I had just a small handful of Patreon supporters, I was thrilled. Now, I feel a bit like this is a dream. Honestly, I think at some point you guys are going to realise I am actually quite rubbish, and that terrifies me.

Now I have people relying on me to make actually half-decent videos. I also need to respond to a lot of lovely messages from lovely peop...

RAMBLING THANKYOU FROM AN UNFLATTERING ANGLE

Sorry for how awful I look in this. But I had to do a thank you.