Restoring & Learning All About The NEC PC-9821 (PC-98)
The PC-9821 is one of the later models in the now-legendary NEC PC-98 range of computers. In this video I restore this quirky Japanese machine while learning all about its history and how it relates to the iconic PC-88, and how both computers spawned a whole industry of home computer gaming in their homeland of Japan thanks to their advanced graphics and sound capabilities.
Chapters: 00:00 A Trashed Computer Arrives From Japan 00:39 NEC PC-8001, PC-6001 & PC-88 Story 04:19 NEC PC-98 Story 08:11 PC-9821 Restoration - The Teardown 10:56 What's Inside The NEC PC-9821? 19:36 Restoration Continued - More Repairs, Testing & Reassembly 24:37 Exploring The HDD For Secrets 26:01 The PC-FXGA Graphics Accelerator Board 26:55 I Need Your Help!
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com: Intro: Jobii - 368 Cornelio - Feriado Laurence Lee Murphy - Drive By Smartface - Bear Hats SLCT - U & Me The New Fools - Lost In The Right Direction Lonov - Dusk Runner Dusty Decks - Grainy Days Martin Klem - From Luna To Mars Jules Gaia - Two Steps Back ELFL - Arcade Romance Outro: Yomoti - Before Chill
A chance to go "behind the scenes" with the channel with a slightly more informal, unscripted format wherein I talk about some of my ongoing projects that didn't make it to YouTube, a few of my game collecting pickups and some future video plans.
Some topics covered: My current Acorn Archimedes A305 restoration, plans for repairs and upgrades to my original 1985 Atari 520ST, a new game I've discovered for my RM 486, and a few game collecting pickups too!
Relevant links:
KeyTronic keyboard pads: https://texelec.com/product/foam-capacitive-pads-keytronic
Amiga keyboard springs: https://retrohax.net/shop/amiga/keyboard-springs-set-for-amiga
CJE / 4D Pi Shop (Acorn spares): https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/4dpishop
Archimedes mouse mat: https://www.rhayadercomputers.co.uk/Archimedes_mouse_mat/p4866955_19273809.aspx
RetroManCave: https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave
LGR NetVista video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbrGuiCh_ug
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"DeathWatch" was a 2D run and gun platformer developed by British game developer Data Design InterActive for the Atari Jaguar. It was announced and demoed at E3 1995, the first E3. The Nintendo N64, Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn were announced at the same event, all with a big focus on 3D capabilities. Atari cancelled development of "DeathWatch" in favour of 3D games shortly after the event. No known ROM dumps exist and this is the only known footage.
What do you think about this #atarijaguar #platformer leaked #gameplay footage from E3 1995?
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I don't do channel updates - here's a very rare exception.
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Steve's Tech Shed: https://www.youtube.com/StevesTechShed
stween
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Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com:
Intro: Matt Large - And The I Met You
ELFL - Arcade Romance
Gregory David - Bliss
Martin Klem - From Luna To Mars
Cornelio - Feriado
Giants' Nest - Fly Shroom
Outro: Yomoti - Before Chill
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Solar Videos
04:29 Sponsorships
06:53 Ads & Whatnot
09:07 Patreon etc. (boo)
11:48 Podcast & Second Channel
13:42 Thanks!
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Restoring the boxes of some of my rare Atari 2800 games. The Atari 2800 was the Japanese exclusive version of the Atari 2600 released in 1983.
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Before Namco's iconic Pac-Man was Pac-Man, he was Puckman. In this video I explore an original Japanese Puckman arcade PCB, talk a bit about the story behind it, show you how it works, and show you some actual gameplay footage!
Gameplay captured with an OSSC 1.6 on default settings, RGB SCART, 4x scaling, into a StarTech USB3HDCAP.
Images Credit: Wikipedia
End Music Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zbFhzcdgJk
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I'm the proud owner of an Oric Atmos 8-bit computer that was used as a prop in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd. Here's the story of how it came to be in my possession, what happened when I tried to power it up for the first time, and what I needed to fix to get it up and running. I also take a look at some games on the system.
Links to things mentioned in the video:
The Centre For Computing History: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk
The Centre's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnw4p95EOWghQNP4vOv8VHw
Pure Energy Multimedia: http://www.tvfilmprops.co.uk
Retro Computer Shack (amplified SCART): https://www.retrocomputershack.com
Cool Novelties (cassette interface cable): https://coolnovelties.co.uk
Defence Force: http://defence-force.org / https://www.oric.org
Defence Force's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dbhug
Internet Archive ORIC TOSEC: https://archive.org/details/Tangerine_Oric_1_and_Atmos_TOSEC_2012_04_23
TAP2WAV utility: https://github.com/oric-international/oric-tools/tree/master/euphoric-tools/tape_tools/wav_format
TapOric Android app: https://iss.sandacite.com/iss/taporic/
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All pictures unless specified otherwise: Wikipedia
"The IT Crowd" is copyright Talkback Thames / Channel 4. Short clips and stills are featured in this video for the purpose of commentary under fair use.
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The Atari 260ST. There's a lot of misinformation circulating about this model on the internet, including the "fact" that it was only released with 256K of RAM. But what's the real story behind this machine? Did it ever have 256? Did Atari even plan to release a machine with that little RAM? And what's that floppy-based TOS boot process all about anyway?
Join me as I find out!
Big thanks to Dan (AKA DJ Slope) from Slope's Game Room for helping out with this one: https://www.youtube.com/user/djslopesroom
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Relevant Links:
My 260ST pickup video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4z7061OWJM
Atari Museum 260ST page: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/16bits/atari260st.html
Atari ST Winter CES 1985 Announcement: https://youtu.be/ZcK4kCuYthA
First Atari ST Book: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/FirstAtariStBook.pdf
GEMDOS Reference Manual: https://archive.org/details/Atari_GEMDOS_Reference_Manual_Apr_4_1986/page/n1/mode/2up
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Previously...
00:59 Atari 260ST Rumours & Misinformation
03:08 Cleaning My 260ST
04:35 Removing The 512K RAM Expansion
06:59 TOS Version 1.0 (DE) Boot & Floppy Drive Tests
09:53 Downgrading From TOS To Floppy Boot ROMs
10:37 Floppy TOS Boot Demo & Tests
12:17 Xenon 2 Test With Floppy Boot ROMs
12:47 Was There Ever An ST With 256K Of RAM?
15:29 Why Was The Lower Specced ST Dropped?
16:27 Conclusions & Outro
Music Credit:
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com
#atarist #retrocomputing #retrogaming
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Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODVeV8Li0p8
Some more information has come to light off the back of my original Xbox Live Arcade documentary, and I've also found and preserved a later DVD release containing 12 game demos!
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Archive.org Download (Original US CD Release): https://archive.org/details/xbox-live-arcade-2004-iso-untouched-dvd2xbox
Archive.org Download (EU "Game Demo Disc" DVD Release): https://archive.org/details/xbox-live-arcade-2005-game-demo-disc-iso-untouched-dvd2xbox
Digiex.net Price List: https://digiex.net/threads/list-of-xbox-live-arcade-games-and-cost.408/
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Dusty Decks - Grainy Days
Daniel Fridell - Wow Factor
Daniel Fridell - Zone Out
#xbox #gaming #xbla
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The Atari Panther was a 16-bit console that was due to be released in 1991 - but was cancelled right at the last minute, even after prototype dev consoles had been sent out to developers.
In this video I check out an OTIS sound module, based on the Ensoniq sound chip of the same name, ponder what could've been, and reach out for help on tracking down some more information for a full documentary style video.
Got any info that might be of interest? Email me on rees@ctrl-alt-rees.com!
Thanks to Rosie of RoseTintedSpectrum for his excellent voice acting skills! Go check out his excellent game reviews as well as his hilarious "Breaking Bad Influence" series here: https://www.youtube.com/RoseTintedSpectrum
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The Panther - Atari's Cancelled Console:
https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/atari-panther-cancelled-prototype-console-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know
S3 Virge Video: https://youtu.be/f6fk_iarL-8
Sparrow Video: https://youtu.be/aoF98_XLL3U
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Atari Panther Story
01:14 Atari Panther Technical Specs
02:33 What Might The Panther Have Sounded Like? GUS Examples
03:44 Atari Panther Dev Consoles & Sound Modules
03:58 Prototype OTIS Sound Module Overview
04:18 Putting Together A Panther Documentary
05:30 Outro & Thanks
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com:
Lost in the Right Direction - The New Fools
Ash Nino - It's Voodoo
Yomoti - Before Chill
#atari #prototype #retrogaming
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