Nostalgia Nerd

Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks

Hello folks,

It's been four years since Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech was launched, so it's time for a new book; Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks. This one is aimed squarely at p...

The Dark Side of Yahoo Chat

Hello folks.

So, I wanted to do a retrospective on Yahoo Chat, but it kinda ended up turning into something much darker and weirder. 

So here we are. I hope you enjoy?

Sega Electro-Mechanicals at GamesCom

So a couple of weeks ago I went to GamesCom in Germany; Europe's biggest gaming convention. Primarily I was there to help out Quang at this Indie stand, but I also wanted to experience the vastness...

The Creeper Virus

Hello folks. Hope you're doing well.

I'm about to leave the country and head to Gamescom in Germany for a week. So before I did that, I thought I'd better drop a video.

There's a slight...

I'm not Done with Youtube

Hey folks. Posting this here, to make clear I'm not quitting YouTube. I've just got a few things to say.

In other news, I've got some exciting stuff around the corner in respect to a new spa...

The Max Headroom Incident

Now here's a subject I've been meaning to cover for years. There were a flurry of videos about it a few years back, so I put it off a little bit, but now feel the time is right.

For those una...

Bert is Evil: The Original Internet MEME

Hey folks, 

It's been a minute! But at last, I think I'm back in the groove. At least, this is the opening ceremony for what I hope to be a groove.

Kicking things off with Bert is ...

Inexplicably

I didn't upload a Patreon version of my last video. So huge apologies for that. For those still waiting for it, here it is.

For everyone else, still waiting for a new video, it is in the work...

FINALLY!

Hey folks,

So, finally, I have posted a new video. It's about the Star Trek eXtreme 3D system, and 3D glasses of the early 00's, but you can see that already. 

So, I thought I'd ma...

Konix Multi System

Now here's a story I've been meaning to cover for YEARS; The Konix Multi System. A gaming console created by the Welsh joystick manufacturer, Konix, that was poised to take over the world at the en...

CD Gaming on the Speccy

This is a thing I've been meaning to make a video on for years. It always fascinated me how you could get games from CD to load onto the humble Spectrum (and C64 of course).

So here's a dive ...

Microvitec Cub: The Monitor that taught a nation

Anyone who went to a UK school in the 80s will be familiar with the BBC Micro; a machine that we would spend the odd hour on, usually playing some kind of simulation game, that "taught" us real lif...

Did This Computer Act as a Conduit to the Past?

In 1984, a man called Ken Webster apparently began communications with someone from the 16th century, using his BBC Micro. Strange perhaps, but then, the content of the messages was perhaps strange...

Most Horrifying Game Ending Ever

This is what happens when you have Covid for most of the month, and attempt to write a Halloween type script; a feverish delve into a game ending which scarred you in the 90s, and still haunts you ...

The Greatest Console of them all

THE RAMBO TV Game.

A console made in China.

A console released in Eastern Europe.

You know where this is going...

The Internet's Most Prolific Fish

Johnny Castaway might be the best screensaver, but there's one nearly as memorable, and it goes by the name of Mopy, or MopyFish.

I had this running on my PC for months, mainly because I like...

NEW GBR Thrifts! Ball Grinding Escapade!

Well, well, it seems fitting to catch these last days of heat. I say last days, it feels like it's going to continue until the end of time.

Today's destination was AYLSHAM, at the Late One. A...

Mystery of the Scorpion 16

You've heard me banging on about this console before, I imagine. Since first seeing it on Bad Influence in December 1994, it has been on my mind.

Well, I decided to take the plunge and acquir...

Rail Shooters on Inappropriate Systems

Hello friends.

Welcome to another round of P*ss poor ports. This time, the focus is on rail shooters, and their luke warm porting to certain systems.

These titles aren't ALL atrocious. ...

I Bought a Piece of Internet History

Morning all (it's 4:15am here),

I've just finished the Patreon version of the above video. What started out as a 10 minute frisk into the MillionDollarHomePage.com, has turned into a bit of a...

When Microsoft said Don't Buy a Console

I have a hankering for Windows 95 nostalgia at the moment, specifically the time when Microsoft were trying to ship it as the game platform of the future. So here I am, investigating that era, and ...

Great Racers on Inappropriate Systems

The P*ss Poor Ports episode on Fighters seemed to go down quite well, so here's another one. This time looking at arcade racers, and the somewhat upsetting ports they received.

Why Did Weezer Come with Windows?

Weezer. Buddy Holly. It's as synonymous with Windows as Bill Gates.

Why?

Whhhyyyyyyyy?

Thanks to the excellent Patrons who helped with this one.

The Great Commodore Brand Heist

Do you remember the Commodore PET Smartphone from 2015? Did you get one? 

Have you seen this new apparent "Commodore computer" being brandished about on social media by the same company,...

Great Fighters on Inappropriate Systems

Got another one for you!.... Fighting games on inappropriate systems.

It has always fascinated me that games like Final Fight and Street Fighter II emerged on 8 bit home micros and consoles. ...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

This game has hardly popped up out of the blue. It's been talked about for years, before Sega granted the licence to Merge Games and Janken Team.

So let's take a look, and find out some deep ...

Liminal Spaces in Old Games

Here's a concept that was actually introduced to me by my kids. Well, maybe not the concept, but they introduced me to a word for a feeling I've had for many years.

This video explores that f...

PS/2 Laptop

Hey folks. 

Apologies if you saw the general release version first. Timings meant I had to get this out before the end of May.

Anyway, here's the Patreon version of my latest video...

GBR Thrifts Returns!

Lockdown is over, for now, so I felt like getting out and about to see what treasures people had taken out of their lofts. 

This time, with ADDED VILLAGE BARGAIN MAP.

Mailbag

It's that time again. Mailbag. Opening stuff that has been sent in, and there's some incredible goodies in this session.

I'm in the process of setting up a dedicated streaming area for some D...