RetroSteveUK
@retrosteveuk.bsky.social
Retro-themed YouTuber and video gamer. New videos on Thursdays at 3pm (UK time) covering toys & games, television, food & drink, retro news, and other nostalgia-related subjects. Live streams once a month.
Channel links: https://bio.link/retrosteveuk
Channel links: https://bio.link/retrosteveuk
I'm after your comments to feature in a video this year (coming 11th Dec), looking through the '84 Dixons Christmas catalogue. Any memories of special toys & tech you got for Christmas around that time, or of Dixons in general (or any electrical stores you remember for that matter) are welcome. 📺🎅
December 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I'm after your comments to feature in a video this year (coming 11th Dec), looking through the '84 Dixons Christmas catalogue. Any memories of special toys & tech you got for Christmas around that time, or of Dixons in general (or any electrical stores you remember for that matter) are welcome. 📺🎅
All set up and ready for tonight's live stream on youtube.com/RetroSpectives .. Going live in about an hour (7.30pm), so see you there if you're able .. 📺🕹️👍
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
All set up and ready for tonight's live stream on youtube.com/RetroSpectives .. Going live in about an hour (7.30pm), so see you there if you're able .. 📺🕹️👍
Heads-up for this Thursday; it's my first official live stream on RetroSpectives. Pencil in 7.30pm on Nov 27th, where we'll be sampling action-platformer Neon Inferno, followed by two of the games that inspired its gameplay; Robocop & Cabal.
Channel Link:
www.youtube.com/RetroSpectives
Channel Link:
www.youtube.com/RetroSpectives
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Heads-up for this Thursday; it's my first official live stream on RetroSpectives. Pencil in 7.30pm on Nov 27th, where we'll be sampling action-platformer Neon Inferno, followed by two of the games that inspired its gameplay; Robocop & Cabal.
Channel Link:
www.youtube.com/RetroSpectives
Channel Link:
www.youtube.com/RetroSpectives
Cor! This is a blast .. new magazine called DOCTYPE from @vole.wtf has just launched, with code listings you can type in for modern platforms and languages. Just a quick scroll down the web page took me straight back to old computer mags on my Speccy in the 80s. 🤗
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Cor! This is a blast .. new magazine called DOCTYPE from @vole.wtf has just launched, with code listings you can type in for modern platforms and languages. Just a quick scroll down the web page took me straight back to old computer mags on my Speccy in the 80s. 🤗
Take a tour with us around Crash Live 2025, a retro gaming event held in Kenilworth. Mainly a ZX Spectrum event, but includes a wide range of other game consoles as well, including free-to-play arcade machines! If you have a favourite old computer or console it's probably here.
Retro Gaming Galore at Crash Live 2025! 👾🕹
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
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November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Take a tour with us around Crash Live 2025, a retro gaming event held in Kenilworth. Mainly a ZX Spectrum event, but includes a wide range of other game consoles as well, including free-to-play arcade machines! If you have a favourite old computer or console it's probably here.
Neon Inferno (game I covered in a Retro Newsround) dropped today. It's like a cross between Cabal and Robocop but with a 90s-on-acid vibe. Currently priced at £13.40p, the free demo is an absolute blast. Available on consoles as well as Steam.
Save 20% on Neon Inferno on Steam
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its stree...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Neon Inferno (game I covered in a Retro Newsround) dropped today. It's like a cross between Cabal and Robocop but with a 90s-on-acid vibe. Currently priced at £13.40p, the free demo is an absolute blast. Available on consoles as well as Steam.
Just an opinion:
I have a gutteral disdain for anything 'black Friday' because I think it's a way for corporations to shoehorn even more money out of an already brassic public. Is it just me?
I have a gutteral disdain for anything 'black Friday' because I think it's a way for corporations to shoehorn even more money out of an already brassic public. Is it just me?
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Just an opinion:
I have a gutteral disdain for anything 'black Friday' because I think it's a way for corporations to shoehorn even more money out of an already brassic public. Is it just me?
I have a gutteral disdain for anything 'black Friday' because I think it's a way for corporations to shoehorn even more money out of an already brassic public. Is it just me?
Join us for a celebration of the classic 1970s TV sitcom, On the Buses, exploring the TV episodes, feature films and spinoff shows, plus character profiles, crossovers, merchandising, your Featured Comments, and some bonus Comedy clips at the end.
On The Buses! Remembering a 1970s TV Classic 🚌🚏
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
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November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Join us for a celebration of the classic 1970s TV sitcom, On the Buses, exploring the TV episodes, feature films and spinoff shows, plus character profiles, crossovers, merchandising, your Featured Comments, and some bonus Comedy clips at the end.
My wife's watching a documentary about Egyptian tombs & thanks to @cheapshow.bsky.social, every time the presenter says "sarcophagi" I'm stifling a giggle. 🤭
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My wife's watching a documentary about Egyptian tombs & thanks to @cheapshow.bsky.social, every time the presenter says "sarcophagi" I'm stifling a giggle. 🤭
In the latest Retro Newsround we're taking a look at the new Intellivision console, a Back To The Future Wristwatch, and Lego's latest kit for big kids - The Goonies Pirate Ship! This, and more retro news over on my RetroSpectives YouTube channel.
New Intellivision! | Goonies Lego | Back To The Future Wristwatch | & more
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In the latest Retro Newsround we're taking a look at the new Intellivision console, a Back To The Future Wristwatch, and Lego's latest kit for big kids - The Goonies Pirate Ship! This, and more retro news over on my RetroSpectives YouTube channel.
Next RetroSpectives video will be covering "On The Buses" (1969-73), the TV show AND the spinoff films. If you have any memories to share and you'd like to contribute, post 'em here. Some will be selected and featured in the video due for release on 13th November 2025.
#onthebuses
#onthebuses
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Next RetroSpectives video will be covering "On The Buses" (1969-73), the TV show AND the spinoff films. If you have any memories to share and you'd like to contribute, post 'em here. Some will be selected and featured in the video due for release on 13th November 2025.
#onthebuses
#onthebuses
So there's definitely an interest in this, then! Vectrex has always been out of my reach (for a few reasons) and I'd love one of these minis, but as is often the case I can't justify the outlay. Any of you planning on picking one up, and how do you feel about it? This mini has been quite divisive.
Vectrex Mini Smashes Kickstarter Target in Under 15 Mins
Perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that the Vectrex Mini smashed its Kickstarter target so quickly, taking less than 15 minutes to hit its goal.There’s been a real buzz about the machine sonce it was ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
So there's definitely an interest in this, then! Vectrex has always been out of my reach (for a few reasons) and I'd love one of these minis, but as is often the case I can't justify the outlay. Any of you planning on picking one up, and how do you feel about it? This mini has been quite divisive.
Ah yes, chocolate .. I remember it well. RIP
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ah yes, chocolate .. I remember it well. RIP
My PS Vita has been out of action for ages (memory card issues) but I've now finally got around to setting it up again, and was delighted to discover Sony allowed me to re-download the de-listed TxK from @stinkyox.bsky.social / Llamasoft! 🦙🐏🫏
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My PS Vita has been out of action for ages (memory card issues) but I've now finally got around to setting it up again, and was delighted to discover Sony allowed me to re-download the de-listed TxK from @stinkyox.bsky.social / Llamasoft! 🦙🐏🫏
J. M. Barrie said it best ...
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
J. M. Barrie said it best ...
Remember all those classic soft drinks that were around for years, until they just weren't any more? Come and relive all your fondest fizzy pop memories in this new video exploring long lost brands. Plus: Your Featured Comments, and some old TV adverts thrown in at the end for good measure too.
Retro Soft Drinks Quiz / Can You Name All 10? 🍾
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Remember all those classic soft drinks that were around for years, until they just weren't any more? Come and relive all your fondest fizzy pop memories in this new video exploring long lost brands. Plus: Your Featured Comments, and some old TV adverts thrown in at the end for good measure too.
This great little Halloween retro-style game I featured in a recent video has just released today, and it's currently discounted to £3.43p on Steam. Free demo still available to try out too, which was an absolute blast, so I'll be picking this up today. 🎃
Save 20% on Halloween 1985 on Steam
Join the Halloween 1985 action game and test your skills in this classic arcade platformer! Beat all the levels, completing all the objectives, to get the best score, and save your name into the High ...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This great little Halloween retro-style game I featured in a recent video has just released today, and it's currently discounted to £3.43p on Steam. Free demo still available to try out too, which was an absolute blast, so I'll be picking this up today. 🎃
The 7th edition of Retro Newsround has just dropped, with details covering the upcoming Danger Mouse video game, an affordable Back To The Future DeLorean lego kit and more besides, including more spooky, Halloween-friendly retro games.
Danger Mouse Game | DeLorean Lego | Halloween Retro Games | & more
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The 7th edition of Retro Newsround has just dropped, with details covering the upcoming Danger Mouse video game, an affordable Back To The Future DeLorean lego kit and more besides, including more spooky, Halloween-friendly retro games.
Working on a vid for 30th Oct about soft drinks we remember from the past (a quiz-format video). If you'd like to make suggestions for the list or submit comments for the Featured Comments section, just reply here. Anything from 70s through to 00s; whatever you find nostalgic, it's all fair game. 😊🍾
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Working on a vid for 30th Oct about soft drinks we remember from the past (a quiz-format video). If you'd like to make suggestions for the list or submit comments for the Featured Comments section, just reply here. Anything from 70s through to 00s; whatever you find nostalgic, it's all fair game. 😊🍾
Cassette storage?
Gimme! 📼
Gimme! 📼
1979: Storage & Accessories and Electronics from Argos
(+Cambra 88 Music Mobile; Cambra 69 Cassette Cabinet; Cambra Cassette Storage Cabinet; Cambra "De Luxe" Cassette Case; Purpax Cassette Carrying Case; Bib "Musicentre" Care Kit; Bib Record Care Kit; EMI Standard Cassettes, and more)
(+Cambra 88 Music Mobile; Cambra 69 Cassette Cabinet; Cambra Cassette Storage Cabinet; Cambra "De Luxe" Cassette Case; Purpax Cassette Carrying Case; Bib "Musicentre" Care Kit; Bib Record Care Kit; EMI Standard Cassettes, and more)
October 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Cassette storage?
Gimme! 📼
Gimme! 📼
I can't think of a clever & witty Halloween modification to my username so I've just stuck a bat on the end.
October 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I can't think of a clever & witty Halloween modification to my username so I've just stuck a bat on the end.
Take a trip back to 28th May 1983 as we take a look, page-by-page and in Full HD, at What's Inside this issue of Look-in magazine, featuring Danger Mouse and loads of other 1980s TV classics, plus a couple of old UK TV adverts to complete the experience. 📺
Look-in Magazine (May 1983) / Danger Mouse - What's Inside?
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
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October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Take a trip back to 28th May 1983 as we take a look, page-by-page and in Full HD, at What's Inside this issue of Look-in magazine, featuring Danger Mouse and loads of other 1980s TV classics, plus a couple of old UK TV adverts to complete the experience. 📺
This edition of Retro Newsround is a bit 'Halloweeny'. Spooky retro games & some super Addams Family lego. More news including a classy collection of Atari & Space Invader watches that may or may not be out of your price range; go see for yourself in the latest RetroSpectives roundup of retro news.
Halloween Retro Games & Lego | Space Invader Watches | more
YouTube video by RetroSpectives
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This edition of Retro Newsround is a bit 'Halloweeny'. Spooky retro games & some super Addams Family lego. More news including a classy collection of Atari & Space Invader watches that may or may not be out of your price range; go see for yourself in the latest RetroSpectives roundup of retro news.
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#OnThisDay 1986 : Trap Door was first broadcast on ITV.
Berk and co were featured in 40 episodes spread over 2 series.
#80s
Berk and co were featured in 40 episodes spread over 2 series.
#80s
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#OnThisDay 1986 : Trap Door was first broadcast on ITV.
Berk and co were featured in 40 episodes spread over 2 series.
#80s
Berk and co were featured in 40 episodes spread over 2 series.
#80s