8BitGuy1

20 year old camera with a built in printer.

Here's a short video, a little off from my usual topics.  But I think you'll find it interesting!

GeekBits Podcast #5 - When the science IS the fiction

I have a regular 8-Bit Guy video coming in a day or two.  But in the meantime, enjoy this podcast!

VCF Talk - How the Demo Scene Works

OK, finally done editing the video from my speech at VCF.  Hope you guys enjoy!

GeekBits Podcast Episode 4 - How D&D influenced computer games.

In this podcast, we discuss our early experiences with Dungeons and Dragons both as computer games and as the tabletop version, combined with the complex issues of our super-religious parents.

Petscii Robots for Atari and X16

In this episode I have a look at some of the challenges for coding the Atari and X16 versions of Petscii Robots.  Will re-work the thumbnail tomorrow and release to the world.

I have another video I'm about 50% done with, but I had to put it on hold until after I get back from VCF Midwest near Chicago.  That will be September 11-12.  I need to spend this entire next week building boxes and stuff for my games that I'll be bringing with me, and more importantly, finishi...

Petscii Robots for Atari now available.

I'm about 50% done with the video discussing the challenges of this port.  I expect you guys will like that.  But for the moment, I'm opening up the order books for the game.  Digital downloads available immediately.  Boxed copies will start shipping in 2-3 weeks.
https://www.the8bitguy.com/product/petscii-robots-for-atari/ 

GeekBits Podcast Ep-3, How's your Brain?

So the next episode of Geekbits is live.  Enjoy!

VIC-20 from off-the-shelf parts and X16 update.

Not much to say about this one.  Enjoy!

UPDATE - I left out a small section of video towards the end.  I have fixed that and re-uploaded.

How the Apple-1 Works

Started this video on June 28th, finished on July 29th.  Whew.  This is another one I sort of wish I hadn't made.  Not only did it take longer than I thought, but also cost a lot more than I expected, and isn't quite as good as I hoped either.  Granted, I had two out-of-town conventions I went to this month, which undoubtably added to the delay, but anyway, here it is.  Subtitles will be finished tomorrow.

See you in Austin, TX next weekend!

This is a last-minute addition to my schedule.  I didn't think I'd be doing a big convention until September.  So anyway, I'll be in the Classic Game Fest in Austin, TX on July 24-25.  I'm not going to be giving a presentation or anything as I didn't have time to prepare one.  But I'll have a booth setup and will be doing all of the usual stuff, chatting with fans, taking selfies, signing autographs, and of course selling games.  

On another note, I've been wor...

Geekbits Podcast - Growing up as a nerd in the 80s

Here's the latest episode of Geekbits with me, my brother, and a childhood friend.  This was actually recorded the same day we did the last podcast, but has just now been edited for release.  The next one should have some significant improvements in audio/video.

Studio Build - Part 3

This is the final episode of the studio build series (I hope).  Anyway, as usual, subtitles and thumbnail will be added soon and release for tomorrow.

NOTE - Video was reuploaded to do some mistakes.

Laser 128 / XT Documentary

After 2 years of waiting, it is finally here.   Will finish subtitles and thumbnail tomorrow.  Also, this should be the last video with the triangle pattern wall as tomorrow I plan to start work on the new back wall.

UPDATE - I reuploaded after fixing an audio issue and 2 narrated errors.

June Rambling - Weird emails, etc

Some of you asked for weird emails, so you got it this time!

Landfill monitor restored - Part 2

Here's part 2.  No explanation needed!  Enjoy.  I will get the subtitles and thumbnail done shortly for release tomorrow!  

Monitor found in landfill - restored!

Been working on this the last couple of weeks in between shipping.  Finally got caught up shipping today!  Also mostly moved back into the house now and the studio is finally free of junk so I can start finishing up in there.  Anyway, hate to leave this on a cliffhanger, but it might be another week or two before this project is done and I thought I'd just go ahead and break it up into a two parter.

Patreon Only Rambling - April 2021

Just some updates on things.

Petscii Robots Part 3 - Apple ][ Port, and more!

Been working on this video for the last two weeks.  We're supposed to start moving back into the house on Sunday (fingers crossed) so I'm sure I'll be MIA for a few days.  But I've got a lot of fun stuff in progress as you'll see when you watch this!

Tomorrow I'll finish the subtitles and thumbnail as usual. 

What Happened to all of the Electronics Stores?

Been working on this video for the last few weeks for an hour or two per day.  I've actually been planning it for years, but with Fry's Electronics going under, I decided it was definitely time to make this.

House repairs should be done in about a week at this point, at which time we can start the process of moving back in.  I have 4 other videos already in progress, which I think you're going to like.  Releases should start coming more regularly now.

We Bought a Building

I thought I'd just share this here since I haven't had much content the last month.  And even though I'm shown a lot in this video, I did want to clear up a few things.  
#1-This is not my building, it's Mike's.  
#2-I will still be using the new studio I built in my back yard.  
#3-However, you will probably still be seeing a lot of footage from this location in the future as a lot of my vintage systems are going to be setup in the "museum room" where they will b...

Patreon Rambling - February 2021

Settle in.. This is a long one.  

Texas in Crisis - My house is ruined!

I think the video speaks for itself!  I'll stay in touch with another update in a week or two.

How Machine Language Works

EDIT - Reuploaded to fix 2 small errors and add a disclaimer about my generalizations of Java and C#.

Sorry for the long delay.  Between trying to finish the studio and launching of Petscii Robots, things have been crazy the last month.  I decided to do this video since I didn't need much of any studio shots since almost all of the scenes are illustrated or screen-captures.  

This is a topic I've been asked to cover 1,000 times.  But it's also a very challengin...

Pocket Computers of the 1980s

Well, I've been planning this episode for years.  And I've been working on it the last 20 days and I'm still not happy with it, but at some point I guess I have to just release it.  

The last few weeks have been really hectic.  I've been dividing my time between this video, building the studio interior, and releasing Petscii Robots to the world.  By the way, it is available for sale now on my website for those interested.  

As usual, tomorrow I'll add subt...

Building a case for the Mini-PET

Looks like I'll be able to squeeze in one more video before the end of the year after all!

Attack of the PETSCII Robots - Part 2

And finally, part 2 is here!   I'll update the thumbnail and subtitles tomorrow.

*** NOTE - I reuploaded the video this morning with a small change.

I will probably have a end-of-year rambling video out in a couple more days to update you on things that have been going on!  

Backyard Studio Construction - Part 2

I know a lot of people have been asking for an update to the new studio.  So, here it is.  It looks like there will be a part 3 in another month or two.  Hopefully I can have more fans come by for a visit once COVID has died down... or at least after I get vaccinated.  I'll finish up the thumbnail tomorrow and release to the world, unless you guys see any big mistakes.

Texas Tech History Part 4

EDIT - I reuploaded with a few small errors corrected, such as the map to San Antonio and the correct city for ID Software.

OK, here it is.  The final episode in this series.  Bits of this have been filmed over the last 10 months and I've been sitting on the footage for a while.  I filmed the remaining sections over the last couple of weeks and spent the last week editing it.  I would have been done with it this weekend if not for the injury to my arm that I...

Watch me injuring myself.

This was Saturday around noon when the mail truck came.  I usually have the garage door open in the morning but forgot this time. I had a few copies of Planet X3 going out, which is normal.  But when I saw the mail man right in front of my driveway, I decided to just duck under the garage door instead of waiting for it to finish open.  I  tripped and lost my balance.  But I kept trying to stand back upright, which caused me to just go faster and faster until I eventua...

Rare Commodore found at Electronics Recycler

This was certainly a neat find.  I had to put everything else on hold to go film this episode.  But I think it was worth it!