Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
My Commodore 64's floppy drive almost didn't make it through the cold open of this one — and that was before I even got to the 27 mystery games waiting on these disks.
This is the Director's Cut of my third Friday Night Live stream: real hardware, real floppies, zero prep. A drive that wouldn't cooperate, a cleaning demo, a phone-phreaking utility from the 80s, a surprise cameo from a Compute's Gazette regular, and a Raid Over Moscow finale that turned into the best moment of the night.
If you've never sat through a real Commodore 64 loading screen not knowing whether it's going to work — welcome to my Friday nights.
00:00 - Troubleshooting the 1541 Disk Drive
00:18 - Welcome to Floppy Deep Dive Live!
00:33 - Gameplay: Daredevil Dennis the Sequel
02:24 - Chat Q&A: Dealing with Moldy Floppies
03:03 - Utility Spotlight: Phone phreaker
03:37 - Gameplay: Saucer Attack
05:00 - Gameplay: Bristles (Peter the Painter)
06:45 - Gameplay: Space Pilot
08:03 - Shoutout to Uncle Jer & Compute! Gazette
08:23 - Gameplay: Pitfall! (C64 Version)
08:49 - Defend
09:08 - Gameplay: Gyrus (That Music!)
09:54 - Gameplay: Mancopter
10:24 - Gameplay: Maziacs
11:04 - Gameplay: Sea Chopper
11:23 - Gameplay: Solar Fox
11:46 - Gameplay: Raid Over Moscow (The Infamous Hanger)
13:13 - Final Gameplay Segment & Wrap-up
15:15 - Closing Thoughts & Friday Night Community Appreciation
🎥 Want the full unedited 3-hour livestream? youtube.com/live/BsZU_JfAFGM?feature=share
📼 More Director's Cuts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXrYt0y636Zg
🔴 Catch me live every Friday: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf3Cf-W4-2M0
Real Hardware. Real Memories.
#Commodore64 #RetroGaming #C64 #VintageComputing #FloppyDisk #RetroComputing #80snostalgia
👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP DIVE 👇
Hey, it’s Tom from Texas. I run the machines we grew up with.
No emulators. No shortcuts. Just real hardware powered on the way it was meant to be. The click of keyboards, the whir of floppy drives, and the glow of a CRT hitting you right in the nostalgia.
If you remember swapping disks, waiting for games to load, or hearing a startup sound that instantly took you somewhere else… you’re in the right place.
Here you’ll find:
🕹️ Real hardware gameplay across C64, Atari, DOS PCs, consoles, and more
⚔️ Head-to-head comparisons (C64 vs Atari, C64 vs NES)
💾 Deep dives into forgotten games and mystery floppies
📌 Support the channel:
Patreon: patreon.com/floppydeepdive
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/floppydeepdive
🌐 Connect:
Website: floppydeepdive.com
X: @FloppyDeepDive
Instagram: @floppy_deep_dive
Facebook: Floppy Deep Dive
🇩🇪 Willkommen! 🇵🇱 Cześć!
Real hardware. Real memories.
BOOM. 💥
My Commodore 64's floppy drive almost didn't make it through the cold open of this one — and that was before I even got to the 27 mystery games waiting on these disks.
This is the Director's Cut of my third Friday Night Live stream: real hardware, real floppies, zero prep. A drive that wouldn't cooperate, a cleaning demo, a phone-phreaking utility from the 80s, a surprise cameo from a Compute's Gazette regular, and a Raid Over Moscow finale that turned into the best moment of the night.
If you've never sat through a real Commodore 64 loading screen not knowing whether it's going to work — welcome to my Friday nights.
00:00 - Troubleshooting the 1541 Disk Drive
00:18 - Welcome to Floppy Deep Dive Live!
00:33 - Gameplay: Daredevil Dennis the Sequel
02:24 - Chat Q&A: Dealing with Moldy Floppies
03:03 - Utility Spotlight: Phone phreaker
03:37 - Gameplay: Saucer Attack
05:00 - Gameplay: Bristles (Peter the Painter)
06:45 - Gameplay: Space Pilot
08:03 - Shoutout to Uncle Jer & Compute! Gazette
08:23 - Gameplay: Pitfall! (C64 Version)
08:49 - Defend
09:08 - Gameplay: Gyrus (That Music!)
09:54 - Gameplay: Mancopter
10:24 - Gameplay: Maziacs
11:04 - Gameplay: Sea Chopper
11:23 - Gameplay: Solar Fox
11:46 - Gameplay: Raid Over Moscow (The Infamous Hanger)
13:13 - Final Gameplay Segment & Wrap-up
15:15 - Closing Thoughts & Friday Night Community Appreciation
🎥 Want the full unedited 3-hour livestream? youtube.com/live/BsZU_JfAFGM?feature=share
📼 More Director's Cuts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXrYt0y636Zg
🔴 Catch me live every Friday: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf3Cf-W4-2M0
Real Hardware. Real Memories.
#Commodore64 #RetroGaming #C64 #VintageComputing #FloppyDisk #RetroComputing #80snostalgia
👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP DIVE 👇
Hey, it’s Tom from Texas. I run the machines we grew up with.
No emulators. No shortcuts. Just real hardware powered on the way it was meant to be. The click of keyboards, the whir of floppy drives, and the glow of a CRT hitting you right in the nostalgia.
If you remember swapping disks, waiting for games to load, or hearing a startup sound that instantly took you somewhere else… you’re in the right place.
Here you’ll find:
🕹️ Real hardware gameplay across C64, Atari, DOS PCs, consoles, and more
⚔️ Head-to-head comparisons (C64 vs Atari, C64 vs NES)
💾 Deep dives into forgotten games and mystery floppies
📌 Support the channel:
Patreon: patreon.com/floppydeepdive
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/floppydeepdive
🌐 Connect:
Website: floppydeepdive.com
X: @FloppyDeepDive
Instagram: @floppy_deep_dive
Facebook: Floppy Deep Dive
🇩🇪 Willkommen! 🇵🇱 Cześć!
Real hardware. Real memories.
BOOM. 💥
