If you see this, quote the energy you bring to BlueSky...

Bloggo's POW!@bloggospow.bsky.social · 2d ago

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to BlueSky...

Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday You don’t have to climb mountains today. Sometimes getting up, opening the curtains and simply facing the day is enough Not every day has to be about achieving great things.

If you missed it… hey, I’m alive! I’ve got a new site going so that I can put things somewhere that isn’t social media. The first truly new post is about a heretofore undocumented 2600 clone console manufactured in a state-owned factory in China. Much more to come! theatari.spot/blog/2026-07...

Shanghai's Dazzling 2600 Clone: Apollo-8 TV GAME

The 新建 (Xinjian) XJ 8811 -- a beautiful Atari clone console from a Chinese state-owned factory.

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AtariSpot // rob@atarispot.bsky.social · 4d ago

*blows 14 months of dust off Bluesky* Hi to friends old & new, and to so many followers amassed for no good reason! 😸 I’ve started a website with help from a good friend. Only a few things are there so far, but more will come now that I have a non-social-media place to put things! theAtari.spot

A belated #Caturday post. This is Judgemental Seagull launching himself from the fence ... not because Spencer the cat was about to say hi, but because @tonyfishlock.bsky.social opened the back door and startled him. I was trying to see just how close he was going to let Spencer get before moving 😄

Saw the biggest shoes ever at the bootsale today. The brown pair next to them are a 43 or 9. IIRC Tony's 6'5" nephew is a 13, and these were way bigger than that. Hard to tell by the picture of the label, but possibly a 20 or 21 😱

#Atari2600 ✅️ Projector ✅️ cheapo bootsale projector 'screen' ✅️ Slightly wonky washing line ✅️ A bunch of very confused moths ✅️ Let's go ...! #RetroGaming #Atari #GardenGaming

One Hour / 30ish Random Commodore VIC20 Games🕹️ Using Penultimate+2 & Arduino 'new' game every 2mins www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPNw... #RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20 #PenultimateCartridge #VIC20Rulez

One Hour / 30ish Random Commodore VIC20 Games🕹️ Using Penultimate+2 & Arduino 'new' game every 2mins

YouTube video by Rod Hull

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Well, I guess as my laptop's totally FUBAR, someone might as well make use of the cooling pad 🙄 #SpencerAndDennis 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ #BlackCats #CatsOfBlueSky

Clouds ☁️ ☁️ ☁️ ☁️

Talking to the kid next door. He wanted a #PS2 which 'was made before I was born' (how old did I feel). Picked one up in a job lot, he took delivery tonight. @tonyfishlock.bsky.social did a free McBoot card for him. Didn't want to give it up, its an awesome console. We have a couple here but ... 😄

Good luck setting your satnav to that!

Jaunty Art@jaunty.art · last wk.

1978 Dymo Doctor Who manual label maker machine! #doctorwho #drwho #dymo #labelmachine

Found a grotty #Xbox360 controller in a charity shop. Perfect for our #FinalFantasyXiii Xbox. Just torn it down and given it a good clean. Powers on, but haven't tested it with the console yet #GrotOrRot bsky.app/profile/anni...

🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛@annierat1.bsky.social · 3w ago

Picked up a box of 'stuff' off Arsebook yesterday, this #Xbox360 was in there, face down. Just dug it out to try, expecting the RRoD, but not only does it work, it appears to be a special edition. CD tray is borked, so @tonyfishlock.bsky.social will check it out and see if its the belt.

You don't find a #labeller for months, and then three come along all at the same time! £3 for the #Dymo and MoTEX, inc the tapes, £1 for the Brother machine and £1 for the Brother tapes. Not bad for £5 all in. The notoriously crap Omega didn't work at all, and the MoTEX had issues. Just fixed both 👍

The #AA are fucking amazing. We broke down at 8pm. They *might* recover us just gone 1am. If we're luckly. Apparently the big truck they sent to confirm we're fucked can't make it from Croydon to Brighton.

lol

I own and run VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas mostly by myself for over 24 years, and it's amassed over 50,000 maps for over 3500 video games across almost 60 different platforms. Yet, I always feel like many gamers don't even know what it is. Do you use VGMaps?

Someone needs to lock Matt Damon in his fucking house. You know how much money we've spent bringing his ass back home???

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Picked up a box of 'stuff' off Arsebook yesterday, this #Xbox360 was in there, face down. Just dug it out to try, expecting the RRoD, but not only does it work, it appears to be a special edition. CD tray is borked, so @tonyfishlock.bsky.social will check it out and see if its the belt.

Honestly, this cat has absolutely no class! #SpencerTheCat #SpencerAndDennis #CatsofBluesky #BlackCats

Another 'is this of use to anyone before I bin it' post. Haven't a clue if this anchient nvidia card works, but it's not been under water like the subject of my previous post!

Before I chuck it, does anyone want the battery cover for this totally FUBAR Tiger Electronics handheld? The rust stains won't come off, but all the lugs are present, so it should hold batteries until you find a better one (or paint it).

The child came home with this track ball the other week. Apparently, it's from one of the decommissioned #LondonUnderground systems. At some point, I shall be plugging it in to the Toughbook. #RetroComputing

Rod Hull Replays an Bunch of NEW VIC20 Games for 2026 🕹️⚡👽👾🚀🎮 2026 might be a good year after all! 🥰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PugP... #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #Commodorevic20 #VIC20 #8bit

Rod Hull Replays an Bunch of NEW VIC20 Games for 2026 🕹️⚡👽👾🚀🎮 2026 might be a good year after all! 🥰

YouTube video by Rod Hull

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Turned TV over to Red Dwarf. One of the Kochanski episodes. Turned over to something else ...