A SNES repair shows why the first diagnosis needs testing

Two SNES boards compared during the repair. Still from The Retro Channel’s video. A repair can go sideways when the first plausible fault [...]

A Commodore 1702 repair that refused to be a one-part fix

Still from Adrian’s Digital Basement’s Commodore 1702 repair video, 10 October 2026. A blown fuse was only the beginning of Adrian Black [...]

A BBS door-game creator’s work gets a preservation spotlight

Still from The Serial Port’s PAROLE Software interview (9 October 2026). The Serial Port’s new interview turns a piece of dial-up histor [...]

Picocomputer 6502 game jam opens to browser-playable entries

Development setup shown in Rumbledethumps’ Picocomputer 6502 game jam video (still at 3:00). A new Picocomputer 6502 game jam is open, inv [...]

Checkmate IPS monitor gets an Amiga hands-on test

Still from Chris Edwards Restoration’s Checkmate IPS video. Chris Edwards Restoration has put the Checkmate IPS retro display through a ha [...]

CuriousMarc investigates faults in an Apollo Lunar Module hand controller

Still from CuriousMarc’s Apollo hand-controller repair video (8 October 2026). An Apollo Lunar Module hand controller is back on the elect [...]

Breaking the 504MB IDE barrier on a vintage AMD 386 DX40

Still from Bits und Bolts’ video showing the BIOS modification demo. If you have ever built or maintained a vintage PC from the late 386 o [...]

SIDKick Pico 2350 puts stereo SID and FM sound in a C64 Ultimate

SIDKick Pico 2350 and ARM2SID boards in Arctic retro’s video. Still: Arctic retro / YouTube. A new SID replacement gets a practical outing [...]

Olivetti M21 restoration revives its MFM drive, then moves to CF storage

Olivetti M21 diagnostics. Still from Fabio NMI’s video. A rare Olivetti M21 has gone from a dead machine to a working DOS portable in a ne [...]

Atari 1088XEL build brings HDMI, MIDI and wireless USB input together

1088XEL power-on demonstration. Still from flashjazzcat’s video at approximately 46:59. The 1088XEL is a homebrew Atari 8-bit computer boa [...]
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