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Hello my Rose-Tinted friends! Welcome to The Retro Shack wh


11:54
The Shack Remembers: Ambermoon - The Commodore Amiga's Greatest Unfinished Symphony.
13:50
Can you smell burning toast? ZX Spectrum 128 Part Two and I wasn't happy!
14:45
Sinclair ZX Spectrum + 128k Toastrack! The last 'proper' Sinclair machine! But were they any good?
12:26
Our Mister gets a custom printed case and it makes a MASSIVE difference!
17:09
Let's build a SIDKick Pico so our c64's 6581 has a friend to play with! Oh, and is it any good?
13:19
The Book8088 'Retro Laptop' - Is it? Is it though? Well, kind of - let's find out all about it.
04:32
The End Of An Era !!! What next for 2024?
16:39
Merry Chr-Mister-Mas! There's a Mister FPGA In The Shack For Christmas!
20:23
The Shack Remembers - Space Quest! The Iconic Sierra On-Line Adventures!
10:21
A new Atari 2600+ in 2023? It's pretty and all, but is it worth it? Let's find out!
05:20
Competition Time! Win this unique brand new ZX Spectrum! Apologies to your ears in advance!
14:09
A sight for sore eyes! TOMLOV Digital Microscope - why haven't I been using one of these for years?
10:54
You won't find another Spectrum 48k like this anywhere - Final part of our new build - and What If?!
11:21
Brand New Spectrum 48k Part 2 - IN LIVING COLOUR! and with a new keyboard too!
16:27
I can't figure this out! This BRAND NEW Spectrum has ISSUES!
14:04
Sinclair Spectrum 128K Plus 2A - Sold as faulty - but was it? Not 100% if my fix is what fixed it!
15:23
Installing a PiStorm32 Lite in your Amiga 1200 is so easy now that even an idiot like me can do it!
16:08
Before ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence has taken many forms - one of the earliest, Eliza!
12:46
The Ultimate II+L Cartridge - The Best C64 Cartridge Money Can Buy?
12:49
The Shack Remembers: Dungeon Master! The 1987 FTL classic for the Atari ST
13:52
Sinclair QL Part 2 - Upgrades! Building and fitting the Oqtadrive, Minerva ROM and lots more.
10:38
Create your own library of c64 cartridges with this Versa64Cart single or mult-cart solution!
12:16
Let's give the Sinclair QL a new lease of life! Part one - the story so far!
18:12
The PSION Series 5 and 5mx - Let's take a look at how PSION arrived at these little marvels!
16:19
Let's build a new Commodore VIC-20 so we can diagnose and fix another one!(contains flashing images)
16:35
Our Woody gets a little love, and some upgrades too! Composite mod anyone? Recap? Multi-cart? Yep!!
16:01
The Oric Atmos - Another quirky, fruity 80's micro that's not as French as I remember it!
16:00
Our MSX-alike Omega Home Computer gets some updates, and we finally get to see some cartridge games!
11:45
I've got a woody! Well, an Atari 2600 Woodgrain that is! And this one had a nice surprise too! :)
17:37
The Enterprise 64 is in spacedock for a refit and upgrades! Memory, SD Card, Floppies, The Works!
14:44
Atari ST Hard Drives - SCSI - ACSI - SD Cards - Is it worth it?
10:01
Off to the seaside! It's the Blackpool Play Expo! Road Trip!!!
15:59
The Amiga CD32 - It promised so much and yet fizzled and died - why?
11:05
The N-Go Spectrum Next Clone gets a new case! Is it any good? Well....
17:33
Ultimately, I might never feel the need to use an actual c64 again if this is as good as it sounds!
13:43
Can't wait for a Spectrum Next? What are the alternatives? Let's n-go and take a look!
08:51
The A500 Mini is cute, fun, well made and fits in your pocket - but who exactly is buying them?
14:28
Is this the best Atari 8 bit peripheral ever made? I think it might just be! #amazed!
01:07:46
Alan Sugar's First Apprentice - A fascinating chat with Cliff Lawson of Amstrad!
15:41
Part two of our home build c64 and there's a new case, new chips and an exclusive giveaway too!
19:49
If this machine had only released on time it may have given the C64 and Spectrum a fight!
20:49
Can you build a brand new Commodore 64 from (nearly) 100% new parts?
11:01
Amstrad CPC Part Three - Disaster recovery and giving our CPC an external digital tape system!
09:27
Is this Spectrum keyboard matrix the answer to Mavis Beacon's dreams?
15:21
Amstrad CPC 464 Part Two - And things were going so well...
10:57
Atari promised a lot, but what happened to the prizes from the greatest contest that never finished?
14:42
Did Amstrad create the dream machine they hoped for? And was it really a step up from the Speccy?
13:08
Our 'Mint In Box' ZX Spectrum Plus is due some upgrades and modifications - so what first?
13:18
The sound of pure nostalgia! My love affair with the Roland MT-32! But is it justified?
13:02
Omega MSX Build Part Three - It's pretty, but does it work?
13:04
Is this the perfect gift for the retro fan in your life? Let's build it and find out!
07:50
Part Two (Ish) of our Omega MSX-2 build - not as smooth sailing as I'd hoped!
15:04
Can we build an MSX-2 from (nearly) 100% new parts? Let's find out in part one of our XMAS special!
08:07
Let's see why we can't insert a disk into this Atari 1050 Drive.
11:06
ZX Spectrum Plus. Dirt cheap + Mint In Box? Does that add up to a bargain?
17:17
The Atari 800XL - Seven billion screws and in need of a good scrub!
15:33
The Atari 800 - Considering it was released years ahead of the C64 - it was a pretty close match!
15:03
Part 2 of our Amiga 1200 series and I hope you can all forgive me! :)
18:39
Not Quite a C64 - But just as good, maybe better?
05:43
ZX Baremulator PCB - Ready for production!