Semi-automated posting of old computers and videogames. Sometimes other bits of retro aesthetics and design. ~6-8 posts a day, ~24 posts on holidays. ⚠Outbound links tagged and monitored by Bluesky.https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mmbae4b5742uAfter years of being passed over for languages supposedly faster and sleeker... BASIC IS BACK (Source.)20 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbae4b5742uhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mmamabucmk2wPower Dolls (DOS, 1994)20 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmamabucmk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm7y4jgt5c2b"At Tengen, we take only the best hits from the arcade and make them available for play on your computer. We let the incredible action in our games do all the talking. Besides, with the roar of excitement in our ears, you can't hear our words anyways." (Source.)19 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7y4jgt5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm7dyvuzfr23Pass the word!19 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7dyvuzfr23https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm6pv2ydiq2jThe Sharp TRP801 (1960)19 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6pv2ydiq2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm5hnuywhr2oHey! Someone tell @spinny.bsky.social that something in Skybot broke: Error when attempting to post that happened after we tried to contact Bluesky.18 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5hnuywhr2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm5hnuunsp2jHey! Someone tell @spinny.bsky.social that something in Skybot broke: Error posting #100: 18 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5hnuunsp2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm4tjyazyg24Ever wonder how hit CBS Show 'Whiz Kids' turns the stars into star hackers? Issue 1 of K-Power Magazine has the secret!18 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4tjyazyg24https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm47gb3snb2zThe first complete, low-priced, fully assembled microcomputer!18 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm47gb3snb2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm3lcjbzep2b"Word 2003 had far too many toolbars." (Source.)18 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3lcjbzep2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm2x6tcivo2bHacker (Activision, 1985) (Source.)17 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2x6tcivo2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mm2d2zqc6q2a"Amstrad has what you want..." (Source.)17 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2d2zqc6q2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlzoxdkeqw2uDon't get upset, it's just a syntax error. (Source.)17 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzoxdkeqw2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlz2tn2cyx2jPanasonic e-wear (2001) (Source.)17 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlz2tn2cyx2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlygpzpafx2bHey! Someone tell @spinny.bsky.social that something in Skybot broke: Error when attempting to post that happened after we tried to contact Bluesky.16 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlygpzpafx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlygpznrnf23Hey! Someone tell @spinny.bsky.social that something in Skybot broke: Error posting #31: 16 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlygpznrnf23https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlxsm6g4nj2b"The evil General Doom is holding Princess Leya, the leader of the Forces of Freedom, captive on his ship..." No points if you can identify which science fiction heroine Princess Leya is named for. (Source.)16 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxsm6g4nj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlx6ieq2cf2iSo... You want to be a Power User? (Source.)16 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlx6ieq2cf2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlwkeo65z72uIt's time computers got friendly again.16 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwkeo65z72uhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlvwazzimr2uPixel-A-Pixel for March '89 (Source.)15 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvwazzimr2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlvc57g3dh2zHP OmniGo 700LX (1996). The power of the 186 in the palm of your hand!15 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvc57g3dh2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlv2pkd42s24100% off topic, but it looks neat, so I'm sharing anyways: Rollick N' Roll: a puzzle game based on classic slot car toys. Except this isn't your Fisher-Price Garage or the Big Big Loader. Yes, the Big Big Loader predates computers in most kids' lives, but give it a watch, it looks interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ6jv2koYfM15 May 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv2pkd42s24https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlunzigdi72wThe Essential Software Company15 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlunzigdi72whttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mltzvosfjb2hThere were quite a lot of text adventures in the 80s. Some were fantasy. Some were mystery. Some were horror. Some were science fiction. But others, well... (Source.)15 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltzvosfjb2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mltoeqscwk2pWAIT [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltoeqscwk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mltfs33soa23MAD TV (DOS, 1991)14 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfs33soa23https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mlsrodtvg224"Elite, the widely acclaimed 3-D space game, is the highest selling game ever published for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron..."14 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsrodtvg224https://bsky.app/profile/retrocomps.bsky.social/post/3mls5kkyunq2j"Here's a short but exciting game for the VIC-20..." Programmed by Steven R. McCloskey, Dragon was a minimalist take on Pac-Man, changing it from a game of clearing the board before you're hunted to chasing down food before you starve. (Source.)14 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:y3bat4xb5srtsrknt7twpvy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls5kkyunq2j