Many PC floppy drive models can be easily modified in minutes to work on an Amiga computer.
I was in need of a working floppy drive for my Amiga 500 so instead of spending a fortune on an official Amiga compatible drive I decided to convert a £9.99 PC Floppy Drive to work on the Amiga!
Resources
A couple of great videos on converting PC floppy drives for Amiga:
Convert a PC Floppy Drive to work on AMIGA | Easy ModRetro Recollections2019-11-26 | Convert a PC Floppy Drive to work on AMIGA | Easy Mod
Many PC floppy drive models can be easily modified in minutes to work on an Amiga computer.
I was in need of a working floppy drive for my Amiga 500 so instead of spending a fortune on an official Amiga compatible drive I decided to convert a £9.99 PC Floppy Drive to work on the Amiga!
Resources
A couple of great videos on converting PC floppy drives for Amiga:
#Floppy #Amiga #ModAmstrad CPC found in an Outhouse Pt1Retro Recollections2024-07-02 | Hi all, I'm back with another project, this time a poor Amstrad CPC 464 that was found abandoned for who knows how long in an outhouse! It is in poor condition but is it fixable? Let's find out!
Many thanks to Derek for donating this to me, I am sure there will be many hours of fun ahead getting this back to a good state :)
Hope you all enjoy!Fixing an untested and unloved Commodore 64Retro Recollections2024-05-26 | Hi All,
Finally got around to fixing the "untested" C64 I picked up a while back. No shock and no spoilers to say it had problems! In this video I show you what had to do to get it back up and running again, with the help of some modern tools and components. I also give it a little test.
Hope you enjoy! If you would like to help me out to make more videos I am happy to receive donations of unwanted hardware and tips of Ko-Fi :)An Incredible AMIGA Donation pt2Retro Recollections2024-05-10 | Hi All, After a bit of a delay (explained in the video) I am back with the incredible AMIGA donation from Richard. I'm still lost for words over it although you can't tell considering the length of this video :)
I hope you enjoy - we have a look at the Amiga 500 in action and go over what needs doing, what works and what doesn't work.
I also had another very generous donation from WSTLR that I talk about too. Thanks wstlr! :)Unboxing | An Incredible Donation!Retro Recollections2024-03-28 | Hi viewers! I'm very excited! I recently received an INCREDIBLE donation to the channel from Richard. I was genuinely lost for words with the scale of this donation so I thought I would capture the unboxing on video as a show of my appreciation.
Thanks so much Richard!
If you'd like to donate anything to the channel - please get in touch (email and social media links in the bio) or if you'd like to buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/retrorecollectionsDonations and Pick Ups | February 2024Retro Recollections2024-02-29 | Hello All and welcome to another video! This time I'm going through all the donations I have received and other pickups. I'd like to thank the following for their donations: Andrew (Sozzled) - Super Famicom YorkshireChick - Crown CRT 14" TV Karen - Asus Extensa 5230E Notebook Glen - Asrock K7VT4A PRO motherboard and PC case
Hopefully these and the stuff I've picked up from eBay will make it on to future videos.
If you'd like to donate anything to the channel - please get in touch (social media links in the bio) or if you'd like to buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/retrorecollectionsTurbo Out Run ported to Commodore Plus/4 | C64 gameplay comparisonRetro Recollections2024-02-05 | Hi all, The wonderful folks at plus4world.powweb.com have recently released an amazing port of Turbo Out Run to the Commodore Plus/4. In this video I take a look at the C64 version it was ported from and compare it to the new Plus/4 port. Can the Commodore Plus/4 really do Turbo Out Run justice? Let's find out!
Thanks for watching, hopefully more to come soon!Restoring the Commodore VIC-20 | Scrubbed up nicelyRetro Recollections2021-07-26 | I took advantage of the lovely weather to clean up and restore my recently acquired Commodore VIC-20 and to add some overheating protection to those delicate chips. Let's hope it all works afterwards!
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#vic20 #commodore #restoreMy First Commodore VIC-20 | Unboxing & TestRetro Recollections2021-07-07 | I am very excited to have finally acquired my first Commodore VIC-20! This machine passed me by back in the day as by the time I was able to get a micro in the home it had been replaced by the Commodore 16 so I was very keen to get one. It needs a bit of TLC and was sold "untested" so will it even work? Find out! :)
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#Commodore #VIC20 #unboxingStop The Express | Converted to Commodore Plus/4Retro Recollections2021-06-24 | This week I take a look at a new conversion to the Commodore Plus/4 and expanded C16, Stop The Express, a classic Hudson Soft release from 1983.
As usual, the community over at Plus4World have done a great job on this.
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If you, like me, like to collect new releases then the tapes are available from his Facebook page and I would strongly encourage you to purchase some and support future development: facebook.com/FantasySoftwareDesignsStudio complete + a look at the MiSTerRetro Recollections2021-05-25 | The studio is now pretty much complete, most things are organised and I have a permanent workstation set up for content creation and video capture.
I've also picked up a wonderful MiSTer which I can't wait to explore.
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Let's take a look at it, see if it works and see what sort of modifications a previous owner may have already done.
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So many thanks to Gary Scholz and @RMCRetro for your very generous donations to the channel, the items will be very useful indeed!
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Sorry for the extended break in videos, most of my stuff in boxed up ready for a move. I couldn't resist picking up a few bits in the mean time though so this video is just showing you these and a bit of a channel update.
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#pickups #laptops #macminiDOSBox Pure | Out now for public testing! #DOScemberRetro Recollections2020-12-22 | Well the excitement had been building up for this but DOSBox Pure has FINALLY been released for public testing, just in time for the end of DOScember!
DOSBox Pure is a new fork built for RetroArch/Libretro, aiming for simplicity and ease of use.
It has been designed to be much easier to use like console emulators, with many of it's settings being automated. It has MIDI support via sound font (.SF2) files you supply yourself. As well as this you get saves states and a rewind feature!
This video was created as part of DOScember, a collaboration between retro tech YouTubers celebrating all things MS-DOS!
#DOScember #DOSBoxPure #RetroarchOpen Fodder | Awesome Cannon Fodder Open Source PortRetro Recollections2020-12-15 | Hello all, I'm still in the rabbit hole of looking at classic game reimplementations that recreate game engines and utilise the existing game assets to bring classics to modern systems.
This week we are looking at "Open Fodder", a brilliant open source project by Robert Crossfield that brings together all the demos and special level releases from back in the day and plays both Cannon Fodder 1 AND 2 (as long as you provide the assets from games you own).
There are some other nice improvements and surprise features so if you're a fan of Cannon Fodder this is a no brainer to check out!
#OpenFodder #CannonFodder #portCannonball | The Ultimate Enhanced OutRun Arcade ExperienceRetro Recollections2020-12-08 | Cannonball is OutRun enhanced with new features for modern systems. The classic Outrun (1986) arcade game has been completely rewritten from scratch. Cannonball is not an emulator but utilises the original OutRun arcade ROM files.
I explore the game and it's features using the Cannonball Retroarch core.
#cannonball #outrun #enhancedReDriver 2 | Amazing Native PC Port of Driver 2 PSXRetro Recollections2020-12-01 | Thanks to a viewer comment (thanks MCP90) I was introduced to the ReDriver 2 project, an open source PC port of the PS1 exclusive Driver 2.
Developer Soapy and his team are doing a fantastic job getting Driver 2 to natively run on modern PCs using the PS1 source assets but reverse engineering and recreating the game itself. It is still in early development but I am impressed so far!
#Driver2 #ReDriver2 #PortUSIfAC (Universal Serial Interface for Amstrad CPC) | Initial ThoughtsRetro Recollections2020-11-24 | Recently I received a kind donation to the channel of a USIfAC (Universal Serial Interface for Amstrad CPC) - thanks to Dave (Velociraptor)!
The USIfAC is a low cost device that will get your CPC a serial interface to load software and even connect to online BBSes.
I was planning to do an in-depth look at the device but I ran into a snag through no fault of it's own. The snag was Windows 10 drivers, specifically for the serial to USB adapter recommended to connect the device to your Windows PC.
So this video is a plea for help - if anyone has one of these and has it working reliably with Windows 10 let me know. There are some workarounds that got it working for a while but the drivers are not stable with the latest Win10 updates.
The USIfAC: http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/universal-serial-interface-for-amstrad-cpc/
#USIfAC #amstradCPC #serial #interfaceI passed 2000 subscribers!Retro Recollections2020-11-17 | I can't believe I have passed the 2000 subscriber mark already. My heartfelt thanks goes out to all that watch, subscribe and share my videos. Also to all the wonderful people I interact with and made friends with. I couldn't do it without you. A special thanks to all my Patreon supporters. You all give me the confidence to carry on each week (hopefully) putting out interesting content! Thanks all!
#2000subs #thankyou #humbledOpenLara | The Brilliant Open Source Tomb Raider Game EngineRetro Recollections2020-11-10 | OpenLara - Play Tomb Raider in HD, 2-play co-op mode & as an FPS!
It's been around a little while but I just got around to trying it. Provide this game engine with the original Tomb raider game files from either PC, PSX or Sega Saturn and you can play on many modern systems in HD.
I am using the OpenLara core for RetroArch but there is a standalone version, a Switch port, an original Xbox port and many more. There is even a web based version you can play.
If you're a fan of the original and early Tomb Raider games I can't think of a better way to play it on a modern system.
#OpenLara #TombRaider #RetroArchSharp X68000 Emulation | How to Configure SCSI HDD Image SupportRetro Recollections2020-11-03 | For a long time the Sharp X68000 was not an easy system to emulate. Most of the good emulators were in Japanese and the quirky way it loads disks made getting it working a lot harder than it needed to be.
Luckily the emulator called "XM6 Type G" works really well and has support for SCSI hard disk images with a little configuration. Mounting a SCSI HDD image (with the extension .HDS) is a great way of having multiple games ready to play and this video will talk you through configuring XM6 Type G to get it working.
#sharp #X68000 #emulation #SCSIHalloweenie | Run & Survival Horror Game for C64Retro Recollections2020-10-27 | It's Halloween season and we have a new horror inspired run and survival game "Halloweenie" for the Commodore 64 by The Reaper UK.
No weapons, no life bar, no special powers and only one life. Can you survive the horrors trying to get you and run safely back to your car?
#halloween #c64 #gameAtari Jaguar | Emulation and Exploring Classic TitlesRetro Recollections2020-10-20 | The Atari Jaguar may have been a failure but has a soft spot in many collectors hearts. Not having any experience with the console I decided it was about time I took a look at what it could do with the help of emulation.
I have been playing an addictive new puzzle game by Cannibal Cat Software for the Sega Mega Drive. Inspired by the classic game Columns, the game takes on a Norse theme as you are challenged to match up coloured runes and pass other trials to join your fellow warriors in Valhalla!
#AmstradCPC #Reidrac #BrickRickCommodore 64 | Kung Fu Flash CartridgeRetro Recollections2020-09-29 | This week I was sent a product to review, an amazing flash cartridge for the Commodore 64 called the Kung Fu Flash. This open source flash cartridge not only can emulate various C64 cartridge types such as EasyFlash, Action Replay, C64GS and Epyx Fastload but it also will load your PRG files and D64 images. And it's cheap!
#c64 #flash #cart #kungfuDizzy II - Treasure Island Dizzy (1988) | Ported to Commodore Plus/4 in 2020!Retro Recollections2020-09-22 | Talented coder Ulysses777 has done it again! Fresh off the amazing Commodore Plus/4 port of Dizzy (1987) he has now ported classic the follow up, Treasure Island Dizzy. Is there no end to his talents? I show off some of the gameplay right here using REAL hardware.
#DizzyII #port #Plus4 #CommodoreAcorn Electron | Testing and capturing games via RGB with soundRetro Recollections2020-09-15 | This week I finally get around to testing out the Acorn Electron (which has been modded for audio output) with a few games and capturing the gameplay. I think you'll agree it has come out pretty good.
I am using an OSSC to upscale the RGB signal with my modified RGB SCART cable that is patched to accept audio in from the the old RF jack on the Elk. Games are being loaded using the ElkSD Plus1 cartridge.
#Acorn #Electron #Games #Capture #AudioModConvert a PAL NES to NTSC using a spare US mainboardRetro Recollections2020-09-08 | An NTSC US NES is a little rarer this side of the pond so I decided to make my own. It's actually very easy to just replace a PAL NES mainboard with it's NTSC counterpart and while I was at it I disabled the CIC chip.
This means I can now play import titles as Famicom titles using a cartridge converter and they will play at full speed without glitches!
#NES #region #conversion #NTSC #60HzToshiba HX 10 MSX | Test and MAXDuino tape emulatorRetro Recollections2020-09-01 | Hello Tosh I got a Toshiba! Those of us of a certain age in the UK will remember the Toshiba adverts with fondness. Despite remembering the ad for the Toshiba HX-10 MSX computer I never had one until now.
I have been fond of MSX games for a while now so I am very pleased to be able to play on real hardware now using a MAXDuino tape emulator device my Tosh is loading cassette games at the expected slow rate but it works!
Of course I have to have a go at "Night Knight" by Juan J. Martínez and it plays superbly!
Juan's games for various 8bit systems can be found here: usebox.net/jjm
#toshiba #MSX #MAXDuinoAmstrad CPC | Golden Tail and Kitsunes CurseRetro Recollections2020-08-25 | I put my recently acquired Amstrad CPC 464 through it's paces and play two great games by Juan J. Martínez who continues to put out great games for classic 8bit systems such as the CPC, MSX C64 and ZX Spectrum.
I look at Juan's 2016 release "Golden Tail" and it's sequel 2020's "Kitsune's Curse".
#amstradcpc #kitsunescurse #goldentailAcorn Electron | Audio Out + SCART ModRetro Recollections2020-08-18 | I wanted real audio out from my Acorn Electron so I disconnect the internal speaker and perform a fairly simple mod to route audio out of the no longer used RF modulator socket. Next job was to modify my RGB SCART cable by splicing a coaxial cable into to it to provide the audio input. This way I only need to connect one cable to my OSSC to be able to capture both audio and great video.
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#Plus4 #Game #ThePitAcorn Electron Upgrades | Plus 1 expansion, SD Interface & Joystick AdapterRetro Recollections2020-08-04 | I continue my journey in to the world of the Acorn Electron and pick up some accessories and modern upgrades to help me explore this classic computer.
#acorn #electron #accessories #elksd #plus1Tapecart SD | Faster and cheaper C64 SD card solution!Retro Recollections2020-07-28 | I test out a fantastic little device that will load PRG and TCRT images on a Commodore 64 via the cassette port and does it FASTER than Pi1541, SD2IEC or Tapuino. Better still it is much cheaper and easier to use!
This device is based on 4 open source projects. Thanks to the creator and developers of the following
Tapuino by sweetlilmre Tapecart by Unseen and enthusi Tapecart SD by KimJorgensen DraBrowse by Draco
#Tapecart #Tapuino #SDcard #Commodore64Acorn Electron | Pickup and TestRetro Recollections2020-07-21 | I've finally got hold of my first Acorn machine, an Acorn Electron! I have fond memories of using and learning to program the Electron's big brother, the BBC Micro at school so I really wanted to explore BBC Basic once again.
#acorn #electron #elkDizzy (1987) | Ported to Commodore Plus/4 in 2020!Retro Recollections2020-07-14 | Many will be familiar with the classic Dizzy (1987) by The Oliver twins and published by Codemasters for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. Not having one of those machines as a child I didn't play it back in the day.
Well the wait is over as a talented programmer called "Ulysses777" has ported the game to the Commodore 264 series machines, namely the Plus/4 and expanded Commodore 16!
Does he succeed with his conversion of this 33 year old classic? Watch and find out!
#Dizzy #OliverTwins #Plus4Atari ST Upgrades | USB Optical mouse and GotekRetro Recollections2020-07-07 | I treat my newly acquired Atari 520STFM to a USB mouse adapter so that I can use a more modern and reliable optical mouse with it. Also installed was a Gotek drive and I ran into a minor issue with it that i will explain in the video. I'm really excited to explore the ST.
#AtariST #upgrades #gotekAmstrad CPC 464 | Load tape images, no mods required!Retro Recollections2020-06-30 | I take a chance on a cheap device to allow me to load CDT (tape) images on my Amstrad CPC 464 without making any modifications to the computer. It's so simple you'll kick yourself if you didn't think of it!
Special thanks to Jan Beta - youtube.com/c/JanBeta - for kindly allowing me to use some of his footage in this video.
#AmstradCPC464 #datacorder #retrocomputingAtari 520 STFM | Restoration & TestRetro Recollections2020-06-23 | I recently picked up my first Atari ST, a 520 STFM. I was listed as untested and was in need of a little TLC so I take it apart and give a good clean up. Inside was a little surprise!
#AtariST #restoration #pickupAmstrad CPC 464 Part 2 | Testing and ThoughtsRetro Recollections2020-06-16 | I continue exploring my newly acquired Amstrad CPC 464 and now that I have a power supply and RGB cable I can finally test it. I also consider my options regarding modern upgrades for the system so that I can make the best use of it.
#AmstradCPC464 #restoration #retrocomputingAmstrad CPC 464 | Retro RestoreRetro Recollections2020-06-09 | I finally acquire the 8 bit micro I have wanted for over 35 years. Unfortunately it is in a bit of a poor state cosmetically and I have no idea if it works. The machine likely had been languishing long forgotten in an attic until picked up by a house clearance firm recently and put on eBay for sale as untested. Join me as I lovely take it apart and restore it as best I can in anticipation of putting it to good use once more!
#Amstrad #CPC464 #restoreSAM Coupé | The Original Spectrum: Next?Retro Recollections2020-06-02 | This time I explore the ULTRA RARE 8bit British computer from 1989, the SAM Coupé. Designed to be the quintessential upgrade for Sinclair Spectrum owners for the 1990's, being compatible with Spectrum 48K software but the system failed miserably.
With enhanced graphics modes, mutli-channel sound, 512K of RAM and backwards compatibility with Sinclair's machine, why did it fail? I touch on that in the video.
Luckily we can emulate this expensive machine today with the fantastic "SIM Coupé" emulator by Simon Owen and I take a look at some of it's games.
#SAMCoupe #emulation #MGTPac-Man Rip-Offs on Home Computers | Better Than the Real Thing?Retro Recollections2020-05-26 | It's Pac-Man's 40th Birthday! What better way to celebrate than looking at some games that were "inspired" (or ripped off) the iconic arcade game that changed video games forever that many of us got to play on our home systems in the 80's.
Are these games true rip offs or do they improve on the original concept? Decide for yourself!
#PacMan #40th #clonesExploring N64 Emulation | ParaLLEl N64 + RDP BreakthroughRetro Recollections2020-05-19 | Recent developments in N64 emulation have led to me exploring the console more and I am pleased to stay that we are getting top notch results with a new development. I explore N64 emulation using Retroarch and the ParaLLEl N64 core which has recently had its paraLLEl-RDP implementation rewritten from scratch to provide fast and accurate low-level N64 emulation and the results are fantastic.
#Nintendo64 #emulation #retroarchSummer Events - Commodore 16 | Best game on the platform?Retro Recollections2020-05-12 | The summer Olympics have been postponed and so Retro Recollections has put on it's own version, using a Commodore 16 of course!
I take a look at "Summer events" by Udo Gertz, released in 1987. Touted as one of the best games released for the system in its day, will you give it a gold medal? Watch and find out!
#summerevents #c16 #kingsoftSega Master System Homebrew Games 2020Retro Recollections2020-05-05 | I take a look at some of the Master System entries for the SMS Power! coding competition 2020. Once again some very talented coders have stepped up and are keeping the system alive!