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Artistic Shots of Retro Computers and Games. Only Real Stuff, No Emulation. Apple, Atari, Commodore, PC-DOS, MSX, Nintendo, Sega... https://youtube.com/c/RetroDream

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · Dec 18

My little retro computer world... Several weeks of work to design 80 isometric computers from the 1980s and comment on their key specs.
If you'd like to see (and hear about) them, here's the link youtu.be/wQPmPdL5t3Y

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 20h

Compare this post with my previous one: many similitudes between this C64 model C released in 1986 and the Amiga 500 released in 1987, both running Arkanoid also released at the same time. Level 5 is a wink to Space Invaders... which was already retro by this time! Pure Nostalgia

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 2d

Timeless classic: Arkanoid, Amiga.

Photo shot from my studio.
Real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines only, genuine hardware and software, loading from floppies.
Re-creating the same gaming conditions as back then. That's my philosophy.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 3d

Battle Chess Atari ST: the Red Queen bares her claws. Zoom in on these wonderful pixels for sheer nostalgia

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 4d

Amiga but it looks identical

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 5d

This is not some "easy" emulator screenshot. This is a close-up photo from my Commodore 1085 CRT showing the intro scene from Prince of Persia. I let you guess which computer version it is... No brainer! Just zoom on those beautiful pixels to dive deep into gaming nostalgia

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent yes

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 7d

Nope :)

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 7d

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 7d

This is not some "easy" emulator screenshot. This is a capture from my Commodore 1085 CRT and the Amiga version of Defender of the Crown. Zoom on those beautiful pixels!
Aside from a slight shift of colors, a detail shows it's the Amiga not Atari ST version... Will you spot it?

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe you'll find this one rather uncommon: Thomson TO7/70 running L'Aigle D'Or, the 1985 blockbuster in France. 40 years, a significant milestone.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 8d

Haha it's like Gandalf talking about Sauron

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yea, the time before mouse!

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 10d

Lotus 123 charts on the IBM PS/2.
A taste of #retrocomputing nostalgia.
Photo shot from my studio.
Real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines only, genuine hardware and software. That's my philosophy.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 13d

Lode Runner loads all right from its 5.25" floppy disk on my Apple IIe. Hardware and software were made to last, even if no one thought about using them for #retrogaming 40 years later.
Photo from my studio. Motto: real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines, genuine #retrocomputing

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 14d

C64C ready for new adventures.
Photo shot from my studio.
Real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines only, genuine hardware and software.
That's the philosophy at Retro Dream.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 18d

Gorgeous R-Type loading screen on the no less gorgeous Atari 520 ST.

Photo shot from my studio, a minute ago.
As akways, trying to provide you real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines only, genuine hardware and software.
That's the philosophy at Retro Dream.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 19d

Absolutely, it was kind of a shortcut saying!

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 19d

Double Dragon was another great game to play together with your pal from school... Homework could always wait

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 20d

Barbarian was the first game we played every time there was a pal around.
Let the lizard drag the loser away and shoot in his head like a foot ball!
Seen here running on my Amstrad CPC

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 23d

The C64 port of Captain Blood was tremendous. It nailed the eerie feel of the original. Planets looked stunning. Smooth scrolling kept it cinematic. Sound effects were efficient. Chat with aliens and hunt clones across a procedurally generated galaxy. All that fit into 64K of RAM

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 25d

See Norton Commander and other legendary file managers in action on an authentic PS/2 from back then: youtu.be/Yz9jzMM1vTQ

Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 28d

I already posted about Norton Commander and XTree, now it's the turn of PC Tools... On the MS-DOS motorway, this was the station wagon packed to the brim with utilities!
See these legendary file managers in action on an authentic PS/2 from back then: youtu.be/Yz9jzMM1vTQ

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · Sep 13

Toshiba Pasopia MSX 64K System.
Beautiful beast from the past.
Its keyboard has a very soft touch and feels extremely pleasant.

Photo shot from my studio.
Real stuff not emulation: CRT scanlines only, genuine hardware and software.
That's the philosophy for Retro Dream.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · Sep 11

Every Gauntlet II session ever: 30 minutes arguing over who gets Warrior, 5 minutes actually playing ⚔️🛡️🧙🏹

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · Sep 9

That depended of your display but here I put max contrast!