The Making of Dragons Lair amigajunkie 2013-02-24 | The Making of Dragon's Lair.Dragon's Lair was the first video disc arcade machine to be developed. This documentary covers interviews with the development team and how the animations for the arcade game were developed onto huge video discs. The artwork and animation was put together by ex Disney film animator Don Bluth.
Dabs.com - Why to avoid ordering hard disks from this company amigajunkie 2015-12-04 | Dabs.com - many complaints from customers regarding packaging of their hard drives. Here's how they treated my £502.42 order of WD Reds - left to rattle around in a box !Also turns out Dabs.com describe these WD Red drives on their website as having a 3 YEAR WARRANTY in their item desciption, but when I checked the serial numbers of the hard disks online via WD Product Registeration it turns out they are in fact OEM drives which are "out of region" so there IS IN FACT NO THREE YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AT ALL. ITEMS ARE THEREFORE NOT AS DESCRIBED !
Eaglemoss Military Watches - cheap painted on hands on watch! amigajunkie 2014-06-04 | Eaglemoss publications sell this crap for £9.99 with a thin magazine and a fake watch with painted on hands. Do not buy ! Iff your also angry about this then tell them to poke their subscription on their facebook page !
Otterbox Defender Screen Protector Fault amigajunkie 2013-06-20 | Genuine otterbox defender with hologram on packaging. Failed after few months. In built screen protector starting to come unstuck and I've only had the case a few months !
Amazon selling fake Imax B6 battery charger amigajunkie 2013-03-15 | Fake Imax B6 charger. Thanks Amazon! Got my money back, but the counterfeiter still sales his fake crap on Amazon. Nice to know Amazon do f#ck all with regard to counterfeiters!
History Of Pac-Man amigajunkie 2013-02-22 | Documentary documenting the rise of Pac-Man - the original arcade machine and pac-man associated merchandise raised more money than any other game in computer game history.
Atari - History Of Nolan Bushnell and Pong Game amigajunkie 2013-02-22 | Documentary about the rise and fall of Atari, and how Pong, the first arcade game was the first arcade machine to hit the arcades.
UK TV Ads 1980 & 1990 (272 of them !) amigajunkie 2012-10-12 | 272 UK Television Ads from 1980 and 1990. Collected by myself and pasted together into one video. Running time: 2:16:25... See how many old ads you remember !
Amiga vs Atari ST - Computer Chronicles 1985 amigajunkie 2012-10-10 | The Computer Chronicles was a computer show that was broadcast in 1985 in America. This episode looks at the war between the Amiga vs Atari ST? Which is best? I let you answer that one, it's pretty obvious...
Linux Mint 13 ext4 journaling bug amigajunkie 2012-10-10 | Ext4 journaling bug which I now have after upgrading the kernel. Annoying indeed...
01246573510 amigajunkie 2012-10-09 | 01246573510.... UK Search Ltd, Barlborough Links, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4PZ
Computer Chronicles - Software Piracy amigajunkie 2012-10-05 | The Computer Chronicles. Broadcast in 1985 in America, it looked at computing in the mid 1980's. This episode looks at the issue of software piracy.
My favourite mobile phone gadgets amigajunkie 2012-06-09 | I look at some essential gadgets for mobile phone owners - The Mu folding USB charger, Fone Range Sync and Go, and an external battery charger that runs off 4 x AA batteries.
IControlpad (user review) amigajunkie 2011-12-14 | My review of the IControlPad bluetooth controller for Android / IPhone phones.In my review of the product, I use an HTC Sensation XE to pair up to the phone via Bluetooth.IControlPad is a great way to introduce proper arcade style controls to your phone !
Ubuntu - using grub customiser and ubuntu tweak amigajunkie 2011-09-14 | A little tutorial showing you how to customise your grub bootloader using grub customiser. I also look at using Ubuntu tweak to delete previous kernals to free up hard disk space.
Why Roboform is a waste of money amigajunkie 2011-09-14 | Why you shouldn't waste your money buying Roboform. I look at free ways of syncing your passwords between Windows, Ubuntu and Android phones all of which won't cost you a single penny !
Malta to Gatwick amigajunkie 2011-06-29 | My flight back from Malta to Gatwick on an A319 flying at 37,000 feet - that altitude equates to 7.00757 mi.les up in the sky. Beautiful views out of the Window , athough it wes around minus 60 degress outside of the aircraft with ice crystals forming on the outside window !
Boxing up Speccy2010 - Work Completed On The Enclosure. Yay ! amigajunkie 2011-05-28 | Speccy2010 is a clone of a Sinclair Spectrum computer built in 2010 in the Ukraine by Syd. This video shows the completed board mounted into the enclosure of which I just finished working on this evening. Now the board is finally boxed, I can hopefully take it to retro computing events. Neat little unit too; it's slightly smaller than a rubber keyed Sinclair Spectrum, but slighty taller than a 48k. Nice to say goodbye to tapes at last, and load all my old Spectrum software from SD card :) See my other video's for a demonstration of the board in action!
How To Use The ZX Spectrum Personal Computer (Video Tape 1) amigajunkie 2011-04-17 | ZX Spectrum programming course presented and written by David Redlift way back in 1983.
Micro Men amigajunkie 2011-04-12 | One off-drama which looks at how Sir Clive Sinclair took the world by storm in introducing affordable home computers, and the ups and downs of competing in an ever evolving market. This version is not split into 15 minute segments, so can be enjoyed without interruption.
Spectrum Diamond Documentary - English amigajunkie 2011-04-11 | Spectrum Diamond Documentary -A documentary depicting the early years of Matthew Smith, the programmer behind the ZX Spectrum verrsion of Manic Miner. English translation. This version of the video has not been splitted into 15 minute segments, and so can be enjoyed without interruption. Running time: 52 minutes.
Spectrum Diamond Documentary - Russian Translation amigajunkie 2011-04-10 | Spectrum Diamond Documentary -A documentary depicting the early years of Matthew Smith, the programmer behind the ZX Spectrum verrsion of Manic Miner. Russian translation. This version of the video has not been splitted into 15 minute segments, and so can be enjoyed without interruption. Running time: 52 minutes.
Enlight 1995-1997 amigajunkie 2011-04-10 | Enlight computer gathering. Highlights of the past events between 1995-1997 Russian PC and Amiga owners demonstrate their coding skills.
Chaos Constructions 2001 amigajunkie 2011-04-10 | Chaos Constructions 2001 - A retro computing event held in Russia which see's Russian Amiga and Sinclair Spectrum ethusiasts compete in coding competitions and to show off their retro hardware.
Speccy2010 - A ZX Spectrum Clone for the 21st Century ! amigajunkie 2011-04-08 | I look at the Speccy2010 - a ZX Spectrum clone built in the Ukraine which is based around the STR755FV2T6 ARM7 micro controller and Altera FPGA EP2C8Q208C8N. The motherboard is equipped with a whopping 16MB of RAM.
Speccy2010 Unboxing (Video 2) ! amigajunkie 2011-03-15 | Speccy2010 is a ZX Spectrum clone built in the Ukraine by Syd...Here is board number 2 which safely arrived with me in the UK today, and another unboxing video to go along with Gasman's :)
SpecVenture amigajunkie 2011-03-11 | One of the first computer games I ever bought back in Christmas 1986 when I had a nice swanky new Spectrum 128 was a game called SpecVenture. The objective of the game was to wander around the circuits of the ZX Spectrum, killing the bugs, and collecting objects. This video provides a complete walkthrough of the game from start to finish.
Head Over Heels (Part 4 of 4) amigajunkie 2011-02-24 | Head Over Heels on the ZX Spectrum. How to complete the game. This video is part 4 of 4.
Head Over Heels (Part 3 of 4) amigajunkie 2011-02-24 | Head Over Heels on the ZX Spectrum. How to complete the game. This video is part 3 of 4.
Head Over Heels (Part 2 of 4) amigajunkie 2011-02-24 | Head Over Heels on the ZX Spectrum. How to complete the game. This video is part 2 of 4.
Head Over Heels (Part 1 of 4) amigajunkie 2011-02-24 | Head Over Heels on the ZX Spectrum. How to complete the game. This video is part 1 of 4.
Hypersports on the ZX Spectrum amigajunkie 2011-02-24 | Hypersports was the sequel to Track and Field. Here is the ZX Spectrum version that was released by Imagine, and programmed by none other than the supremo of ZX Spectrum coding, Mr Jonathan "Joffa" Smith.
Spectrum 48k+ With Divide 57c and KempAY interfaces amigajunkie 2011-02-24 | My Spectrum 48k+. Here I give you a demonstration of the Divide 57c interface for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The Divide 57c provides an IDE bridge to IDE devices, and with a simple compact flash to IDE adapter as shown in the video, it is possible to use a compact flash card for storage of Spectrum emulator files which can then be read on a "real" spectrum.I also demonstrate Lotharek's KempAY interface which provides a 48k Spectrum with 128k sound and also incorporates an in-built kempston joystick port.
Invasive charity collecting amigajunkie 2011-02-18 | My local town is plagued by invasive charity collectors. These are companies that have contracts to collect on behalf of a given charity. They do not represent the charity in any shape or form, they merely collect donations by hounding people by wanting your bank details to set up direct debits. Their generally invasive and a pain in the arse, and seem to be in the town every time I'm eating my lunch. I managed to get them to bugger off as soon as they realised I was filming them.
180 amigajunkie 2011-02-08 | 180 on Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k... One of the best darts games I've ever played. Who ever would of known that back in the day this little gem of a game only cost a meagre £1.99.
D945GCLF2 Mini ITX motherboard amigajunkie 2011-01-21 | I look at the D945GCLF2 motherboard from Intel and tell you why it makes the ideal HTPC.
Gamebase Amiga on Arcade Cabinet amigajunkie 2009-07-24 | Gambase Amiga v1.6 setup and WinUAE emulator running on my home constructed arcade machine. Includes running commentary by myself. Ever wished you could emulate an Amiga on a home constructed arcade machine? I show you how... Enjoy !
How To Build Your Own Arcade Machine (Part 3) amigajunkie 2009-03-29 | Video documenting how I built my own arcade machine. The cabinet itself has a PC housed inside which runs 'Mame' (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). This is 'part three' of my video which shows MameWAH and CPV2 running, a demonstrating of the coin slots to obtain credits to launch a game. The game demonstrated in the video is Sega's popular racing game, "Outrun" which appeared at the Arcades way back in 1986.
How To Build Your Own Arcade Machine (Part 2) amigajunkie 2009-03-29 | Video documenting how I built my own arcade machine. The cabinet itself has a PC housed inside which runs 'Mame' (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). This is 'part two' of my video which gives a guided tour of the mamewah interface software that is used for launching the various emulators on my arcade cabinet.
How To Build Your Own Arcade Machine (Part 1) amigajunkie 2009-03-29 | Video documenting how I built my own arcade machine. The cabinet itself has a PC housed inside which runs 'Mame' (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). This is 'part one' of my video which gives a guided tour of my arcade machine, and what materials and computer hardware were used.
