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Great machine for writing. No distraction.

I still have the 64k + in its box. It works with everything original, a joystick and an interface for the Comodore connector joysticks.

I bought a Z88 several years ago by Bay, I got forgotten and disappeared in a cupboard. Found it recently (with the manual), put in batteries and it started up without any problems. Very elegant machine.

Very nice! Unfortunately I had to get rid of all my BBCs due to lack of storage space, otherwise I'd try this out. I used to have a few second processors including a rare ARM Development System which originally cost £4000! It was nice to switch on my Beeb and see "Acorn Computer 4096K" 🙂

I have build its working

The digital sounds sound a bit harsher on the sidkick.

Very nice presentation and graphics on this one. But why is the scrolling on the top-down view so jerky? Completely unacceptable. It's in a small-ish window so should be perfectly smooth. I had an Amiga back when this was released but would never have played this game for that reason. Back then, I regarded any game with jerky scrolling as broken - and got my money back on that basis.

Starts video. Experiences Seinfeld reference. Laughs. Subscribes. It's that simple folks! Happy to be here! Great video!

I'm a big fan of Commodore and Amiga by extension... but I find a lot of Europeans have an almost Stockholm syndrome nostalgia for later years commodore products. A computer/gaming system is only as good as it's software. Late years commodore games simply didn't have the names behind them. The amiga 32 could be compared to the CDi or the Atari Jaguar as far as good quality games/software was concerned.

What happened to part 3 ?

going to mastermind and staring at the wall of sierra games in giant shoebox sized packaging and picking one out was one of the best things ever.

FTL Games made only a few titles but each one was great in its own way.

Black Crypt was also one of the best dungeon games ever

this was a great review! love the humour

Great overview.

I remember my dad pre-ordered SQII and eagerly going after school to the local "computer store" after school to pick it up.

Thanks for this nice overview and even mentioning my remake project. :)

You forgot the Leisure Suit Larry series, which could turn some people off with its content but they're probably funnier than even Space Quest. Oh, you did mention them, but yoy blew them off. Give them a shot. Also those naughty pictures were some of the best available in pre-internet days, sadly.

"Ly-RA-me-on" 😆😄 By the way: there are even some of the original dev involved with the remake. And Pyrdacore is working on a "dlc" for the game called "Ambermoon Advanced", that features additional quests. They also translated the game to more languages than German and English. EDIT: typo

worth a like just for the prononc......prunon.....proninc........pronunctimation! well done

It was on 9 floppies...kinda unplayable for the average commodore user

Oh, from the first minutes of the video I was thinking about Albion... and here it is:)

How did I not know about this game? It looks amazing!!! Firing it up tonight.

I played it's predecessor "Amberstar" for hundreds of hours and mapped the entire world on graph paper - good old days

Ambermoon was never released outside of Germany as far as I am aware and there never was an English version, what is out there now is a fan based version who gathered all they could and put it out there for people to play in later years.

No c128?

Thanks for the video

Did you ever finish part 3? You can't leave us hanging like this! haha

i have seen a lot of vids about add ons and mods so will be interested in this series as i still crave a QL even after all this time , its the futuristic micro drives that got me originally and still does

I loved your video! ZX Spectrum 48K + was my first computer. So it was why I entered this magical world of computers! I admire your knowledge of these machines. I wish I knew to do that. I almost felt that you loved its hardware and brought it back to life in such a way! Fantastic! :)

Boy, I bet Steven regrets melting down the Talisman. The 15K he got from that would be NOTHING compared to what it would be worth today.

The Amiga was way ahead of it's time in the 1980s and was brilliant for 2D games along with it's 4 channel digital sound, but was never designed for 3D rendering games from the mid 1990s and beyond that Commodore couldn't possibly have allowed for back then, even the Amiga 1200s hardware was still 2D based, it's amazing however that despite Commodore being gone for decades that variants of the Amiga are still used today, it will never be forgotten.

sir clives real genius was his ability to be the conductor of the orchestra effectively deciding the tempo of it bringing all the components together

Great overview snd video.

I feel so mentioned when you stated price in PLN

The NC100 is still quite useful. I'd say the Z88 is far better in lots of ways, but the NC100 had industry standard ports, which made it far easier to use.

It was much much better than the shite Amstrad built when they bought Sinclair , a few years later .. they basically killed off the 8 bit generation overnight

Thank you sir great work

anyone remember the game Cannon fodder for Commodore?? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Fodder_(video_game)

it didnt fail, the CEO fail to care about the Company. i own the Commodore / Amiga SX 64, Commodore Vic 20, 64, 128D, Amiga 500, 600, 1200. Amiga Cd 32. the only two machine i wanted as kid was the Amiga 2000 and 4000, wouldnt afford those as a kid:( .9:38 i remember they said could connect a keyboard and mouse it back the day. 11:17 they did release in america, computer store in phoenix, Arizona. i got mine brand new at the computer , they didnt sale due to the other consoles in store. only computer i didnt get new was the Commodore SX-64, brought it use from radio shack. 13:22 Yeah, man i playeedd the crap on out of Gloom that was one of my favorite games, right there with Fallout, Xcom, 40, 000 Space Hulk , The last Ninja, Battletech. An we cant forgett the game Defender of the crown

Old transformer-based power supplies like that one usually have a considerably higher voltage unloaded than when there's a load on it; if you measure its voltage while it's powering the computer you'll find that it's much closer to 9 V. Switching the external PSU to a better regulated one will make no difference to the operation; as you show the external power is regulated onboard to 5 V by a 7805 voltage regulator. Giving it a slightly lower voltage on the external port (down to about 7.5 V or perhaps even 7 V) will reduce the heat output of the internal regulator slightly, but with that big a heatsink I don't think you'll see any difference in longevity of the device.

Great shot mate, I have a +2 and just got a hold of a Currah microspeach to play about with.

I was 8 in 1987 when I got Dungeon Master and spent the next two years trying to get to grips with it. Never could. I think I was simply too young. Also it crashed a lot!!

the best memories of my childhood, I was 9 years old in 1985 when it came into my hands as a gift from my father, I still remember when he arrived with the box, I had had a bad school year and my old man arrived with the gift of a lifetime, From that moment until today I am active in video games. It marked my life ✌

About that "classic 1541 drive sound". After a thorough clean and lube, my 1541's were so quiet that it was hard to tell if it was working unless you looked at the drive activity light. That sound is a result of improper lubrication of the drive head rails(looking at you, Commodore) They could have been very quiet from the factory except of course during the head rattle(which can be turned off). Meanwhile, I am blown away with this machine. May have to get a junked 64 just for the case and get one of these if for nothing more than to play "Driller" without losing my mind. Thank you for posting this.

does anyone know if you can get PDF of those games and programmes you used toi be able to get in magazines ? there was nothing like spending hour after hour of inputting the bode to find out you had a pile of crap of a game , i want to relive my youth 😁😁 i couldn't afford eight quid for a proper space invaders but found a version in the mags so was happy AND i copied it for a couple of other guys at school so made three quid plus tape cost or provide your own tape TDK only

I remember getting one of these with the light gun as part of the James Bond pack and my own 14" TV for Christmas. Anyone else used to get Your sinclair with the tapes with them?😂😂😂😂😂

Hiya The Retro Shack, I'm not an electronics guy but interesting to watch and thanks for the walk down the Sinclair memory lane. Watched your QL project (Parts 1 and 2, Part 3 ?) initially, as I bought one in 1986. My work commitments etc. meant it was hardly used and my work at that time used Tandy TRS-80's, which I guess with 5.25" disk drives were more industrial friendly. I am now looking to part with the original boxed QL (and thermal printer), but won't be rude and post my details here. Thanks for an interesting afternoon and best wishes going forward. 🙏. Spike