guess i’m a YouTuber now, 95k+ subs 🎉 ... 👉 just a girl in her 20s who loves #making, #fixing 🛠️, #coding 👩‍💻 & collecting cool #retro 🕹️ things 🔴🔗 https://www.youtube.com/karilawler 🌎🔗 https://www.karilawler.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mklctkbgic2oWho's looking forward to ZZAP! Live 2026 in May? The ultimate event in the UK for both #C64 & #CommodoreAmiga fans! Only a few weeks to go, but if you haven't already got tickets🎟️, use my code "KARI64" to get 10% off entry ... See you there!!! tinyurl.com/uxdvrrzu @zzap64micro.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklctkbgic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mjzrotczis2qWho remembers programming in BASIC? ... Nice pickup from Entertainment World in B'ham. Something I been wanting to try out for a while, Simons' Basic for the #Commodore #C64 ... Now have to ask, what other versions of BASIC, or other 80s programming languages do you recommend I check out? (cont...)21 Apr 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzrotczis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mhi327scu224Early bird, catches the best DS game ever (according to users on metacritic lol) ... Friday morning #carboot bargains.20 Mar 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi327scu224https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mhgp2ub75s2bWho remembers PC gaming in the 1990s? If so, what's your favourite game from this era? ... Gaming like it's the 1990s with a #retrogaming CD-ROM classic everyone keeps recommending, that being the original 1995 RTS (real-time strategy) game, Command & Conquer from Westwood Studios. (cont...)19 Mar 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgp2ub75s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mgslx2mvbs2lWho misses video games stores?🎮 and which one do you remember going to the most?🏬 ... And do you remember walking into a video game store back in the 80s/90s/00s and being hit with those epic branded signs and display cases? Bold logos, colourful epic posters and stands... pure magic!✨ (cont...)11 Mar 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgslx2mvbs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mgbaorrdt22tWho remembers 80s/90s video gaming magazines? And do you miss them? 🎮🕹️ ... Having a great time going through this stack of vintage ZZap!64 magazines that my dad bought for me, knowing my retro obsession! 😄 ... Which ones did you buy back in the day, C&VG, Nintendo Power or something else? (cont...)04 Mar 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbaorrdt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3merg4k3eac2hWhat computer did you first learn to code on?👩🏻‍💻 (or not😂) ... Gaming like it's 1982 tonight!🔥... Still can't believe they squeezed a complete chess game, with computer opponent, into just 672 bytes on the ZX81. No castling or promotion, but still an absolute masterpiece of coding wizardry.🧙‍♂️ (cont...)13 Feb 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3merg4k3eac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3memlg3gkoc23Check out the video ... as now tempted to paint one of my Commodore computers, what colour do you think I should go for?🤔 Great job @yawning-angel.bsky.social, always happy to help. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3memlg3gkoc23https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mec6ppagek2ggaming holy grail found ... show me a better video game console than this 😂 #retrogaming #gamekid07 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mec6ppagek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mdydmb6axc2qWho remembers the glory days of 90s PC gaming?🕹️💾 ... If so, what was YOUR all-time favourite game? Doom? Quake? SimCity 2000? Or maybe another LucasArts classic? ... Currently lost in the pirate world of "The Secret of Monkey Island"🏴‍☠️ on my (pretty authentic, I think!) Windows 95 build. (cont...)03 Feb 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdydmb6axc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mdls4hceoc26What's the nerdiest hobby you're into right now (or secretly obsessed with)?👀 ... Whether it's collecting video games, Pokémon, train spotting, wargaming to crocheting video game characters (I do that as well lol), or anything else... spill it, I wanna know!😍 (cont) ...29 Jan 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdls4hceoc26https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mdj2z65dpc23Finally succumbed and bought one of these #LEGO #Nintendo Game Boy sets to build ... So, have to ask, what does everyone think of this one?(have you built one?) and what other gaming themed LEGO sets does everyone recommend I try and get. I do like the look of the new Zelda sets.❤️🤓28 Jan 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdj2z65dpc23https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mcxhtkvqkk2eWho remembers the golden age of video gaming in the 80s? ... Drop your top games below and let's take a trip back!🎮🕹️ ... Gotta ask though, was the playground rivalry #Commodore64 vs #ZXSpectrum really that bad back in the 1980s? As can't believe some seem to hold that very grudge still today lol😏🤼‍♂️21 Jan 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxhtkvqkk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mcaxtpt7vc24What's everyone's favourite #N64 game then?👀🎮 ... Another batch of #Nintendo N64 consoles and games in to test ... and lo and behold, all but one that I bought as faulty work. As 9 times out of 10, they just need a clean.🧽✨ (cont.)12 Jan 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaxtpt7vc24https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3mbzhdzlyec2vjust started knitting🧶 this👇 ... name a better #atari character to feature on a scarf!?!🤣09 Jan 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzhdzlyec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3maqsqku7422vWhat retro computer/or game console did you want(or get) under the Christmas Tree? 🕹️🎄 ... Little late sharing the workshop tree ... And this year I've gone full out with Atari 2600 themed decorations. Let me know which characters you remember/spot!👀 (cont.)24 Dec 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqsqku7422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3ma27s5ph4s23Nice, unexpected surprise in the mail today 🥳15 Dec 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma27s5ph4s23https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m7xsiucjl22eWho remembers when #WindowsXP came out, and all the crazy gadgets and accessories that followed ... new #YouTube video out (link below), where I test out a couple of bizarre Y2K PC gadgets, on my period accurate Sony VAIO laptop running, of course Windows XP (cont.)14 Dec 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xsiucjl22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m7dv75axs22mWho remembers gaming on a #CRT TV? ... Gaming like it's 1994 tonight, playing Mad Dog McCree on my Philips CD-i from 1991. Before the PlayStation, and Xbox we had the age of CD based, multimedia gaming consoles like this classic one, that could even play Video-CDs💿 #retrogaming06 Dec 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dv75axs22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m63iob7pfs2j❓ Who remembers the 3DO, this one the Amiga CD32, the Philips CD-i and even the Apple Pippin then? 🌟 Before the PlayStation, or Xbox came out they sure did make some fascinating CD consoles in the 90s. 🕹️ Would love to hear what everyone's favourite games were on any of these old cd consoles.20 Nov 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63iob7pfs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m5ywwbwd5k2vWho else gets excited when they get new tools? Big thanks to @ifixit.com for sending me one of their FixHub 100W Portable Soldering Stations to check out ... only had a little play so far, and super impressed with how fast it get's to temp (350°C), in just 5 seconds!!!19 Nov 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ywwbwd5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m5jzerkyhk24Who remembers PC gaming in the 2000s then? if so, what's your favourite game from this era? Thrilled to share latest arrival, this Y2K Win XP, Sony VAIO Laptop ... and whilst I played way too much later versions of the "The Sims", I've never played the original. So guess what I'm playing tonight :)13 Nov 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jzerkyhk24https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m5esbtss7s25this has got to be the worst joystick I've ever used .. but it looks amazing lol11 Nov 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5esbtss7s25https://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m57nd7qtds2iwho remembers the Commodore Amiga?👀 ... and yes, your eyes do NOT deceive you, that’s a legit BIKINI MOUSE I’m holding😂 new video just dropped, where I built an adapter to get this mouse working on a real Amiga. Link below👇 🚨what’s the craziest PC accessory YOU’VE ever seen?09 Nov 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57nd7qtds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m4btrwsiuc2fWhat's everyone's favorite 80s home computer? New video out over on my YouTube, where I try my hand at typing in some 80s HORROR themed games, "Flying Witches" and "Seance" from the fabulous 1980s Usborne computer programming books. Using real hardware, a ZX81 and BBC Micro. youtu.be/73yftr5k4Bo28 Oct 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4btrwsiuc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m3zwr26tks2bWho remembers typing in games in the 80s? ... New video just dropped where I tackle two spooky games from those iconic Usborne horror-themed computer books. Watch me code and scream!👻 ... Check out the video, via the link below! #RetroGaming #80sNostalgia25 Oct 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zwr26tks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kari.bsky.social/post/3m3pxup5c7k2eHappy #BackToTheFuture Day everyone!!! ... Latest pickup, this 1984 JVC GR-C1 camcorder and yep, it's the exact same one Marty McFly uses in the Film ... Now I just need to buy a DeLorean to go with it lol ... What’s the coolest 80s gadget you’ve ever owned or wanted?21 Oct 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:2vt3xijeeyw4hbalj2pvhhhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pxup5c7k2e