@VirtualJames

Retro gamer/collector/dev and horror fan #Acorn #Amiga #Amstrad #Atari #BBCMicro #Commodore #C16 #C64 #Nintendo #Oric #SEGA #VHS #VIC20 #ZXSpectrum

Joined August 2013
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👻 Ghost Crypt for the Atari 2600 👻 Jensen, a young wizard must defeat the ghosts, dragon, skeleton & sorcerer. A 32K game on the 2600 that can only see 4K at a time 🧙‍♂️F4SC bankswitching 8 banks of 4K + Superchip that doubles RAM from 128 to 256 bytes virtualjames.itch.io/ghost-c…

Ghost Crypt by virtualjames

An Atari 2600 game. Play in your browser

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I guess it’s a Linda Cardellini night tonight. A great actress. Crystal Lake and The Curse of La Llorona #horror
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If you’re into early video game history, classic TV, B-movies, and all things retro, you should be following @castleofaargh. He posts some great stuff (Atari, old ads, blasts from the past etc.). Give him a follow.
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🎃Halloween isn’t here and the shops already have the Christmas stuff out 🤦‍♂️👻🎄
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🎃An early Halloween treat🎃 Happy Halloween 2026, an Atari 2600 demo. 7 scenes, classical horror tunes on the TIA's 2 voices (retuned so the 2600 can hit the notes), DPC+ 32K, runs on a real 2600 via Harmony/Concerto or browser👇 virtualjames.itch.io/hallowe… #Atari2600 #homebrew

Happy Halloween 2026 (Atari 2600) by virtualjames

A Halloween Demo for the Atari 2600

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Elite coding nutrition. Cheery Pepsi Max, beef Monster Munch and cola bottle jellies 🤪🤓🧑🏻‍💻🤣
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The Speccy crossed the Atlantic, too: in the United States it was sold under the Timex brand. #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming BACK THE BOOK: kickstarter.com/projects/48k…
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😊🙏 doing my utmost to support the #Commodore64 community and also pay the bills. #ToughGoing
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How I code 🧑🏻‍💻🔥
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Cold wet and windy. Coding day it is then
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These pictures are me looking out the front door and going, ermmm nah... by the way 😆
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Watching a classic tonight
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I’ve never noticed Deebo from Friday was a Unisol!
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Great to see the PRGE 2026 batch in the store. Six new 2600 games, two for the 7800, plus Jaguar and ColecoVision, each with a printed box and manual, and four even come with a poster! store.atariage.com/collectio… #Atari
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James retweeted
AtariAge@AtariAgeOct 23
We've added ten new games to the AtariAge Store that debuted at this year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo! These new games for the Atari 2600, 7800, Jaguar, and ColecoVIsion were crafted with love by members of the classic gaming community! Learn more at store.atariage.com/collectio…
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new #hardware for #cpc #amstrad, A cartridge that replaces the floppy disk drive and cassette deck with an SD card, featuring an on-screen menu. youtu.be/QUczgfrvT2A

CPC Snapper - Cartridge - hardware

A cartridge that replaces the floppy disk drive and cassette deck w...

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My micro project isn't far off being ready to share, thanks to this VCS Game Maker #Atari
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@VirtualJamesOct 22
I've had a brainwave thanks to the latest version of VCS Game Maker with improved audio compression! Update to follow, hopefully before Halloween!
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R.I.P Tom, always our captain Dallas 😢 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqrk…

US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93

The actor died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said.

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After a very busy week, a pint with my best mate is needed and deserved! Happy weekend eve Twitter 🍻
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New (old) magazines for my collection. That’s next weeks light reading sorted. I can’t see me going far, the weather is atrocious so it’ll be a coding week if it keeps it up! #ZXSpectrum
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Tobo Bobo@toboboboOct 23
Lords Of Friday #FridayFeeling
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