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Jul 21, 2026

Back When Games Made You Take Notes... | Ultima IV on the Commodore 64

Back before GameFAQs, YouTube, and online walkthroughs, beating games like Ultima IV meant making your own notes.These are my original handwritten spell lists, maps, shrine locations, mantras, and clues from playing Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar on the Commodore 64.Playing it again on real Commodore 64 hardware brought back a lot of memories.What game filled your notebook with notes? Let me know

Jul 20, 2026

Julius Erving vs Larry Bird on a 1983 Commodore 64 #retro #gaming #c64

Before NBA 2K, there was Julius Erving and Larry Bird Go One-on-One.I’m loading the original Commodore 64 version from a real 5.25-inch floppy disk and taking a look at everything that came inside the classic Electronic Arts packaging.Who did you choose, Dr. J or Larry Bird?Real hardware. Real memories.#Shorts #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #retrocomputing 👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP DIVE 👇Hey, it

Jul 18, 2026

I SNAPPED My Vintage GEMSTIK Joystick Live! 😳🕹️

I got a little too competitive during Friday Night Live... and my vintage GEMSTIK joystick paid the price. 😅 You can actually hear the exact moment it snaps.Want to see what happened before and after this moment? Watch the full Friday Night Live here:https://youtube.com/live/FZY_qLWipYEHave you ever broken a joystick or controller while gaming? Let me know in the comments!👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP

Jul 16, 2026

30 Years Sealed This Game Finally Opens #vintage #retrogaming

I found a sealed 30-year-old copy of Wing Commander 3 for only $20. See what is inside this time capsule and watch it run on authentic vintage hardware.From the original flight manuals to the pristine discs, we are going back to 1994 to experience this classic space sim exactly as it was meant to be played. If you love retro PC gaming or want to see the golden age of DOS titles, you will enjoy thi

Jul 15, 2026

I Have No Idea What's on These Disks | Friday Night Live! #8 - Friday 7PM CST

It’s time for Friday Night Live! Episode 8, and I honestly have no idea what is hiding on this stack of old Commodore 64 floppy disks.We’ll load them one by one on real Commodore hardware and discover whatever is on them together: forgotten games, strange programs, old utilities, corrupted disks, or something completely unexpected.Join me live in the retro room as we:Explore mystery C64 floppy

Jul 15, 2026

Fort Apocalypse on a REAL Commodore 64! 🚁💾

Fort Apocalypse is one of Synapse Software's most memorable Commodore 64 games. Flying through those underground caverns while managing your fuel was a lot harder than I remembered!This short was captured on my original Commodore 64 using a real 1541 floppy drive, authentic hardware, and a CRT monitor—no emulation.Did you play Fort Apocalypse back in the day? And where does it rank among your fa

Jul 14, 2026

This Commodore 64 Disk Had the Wrong Label, And It Ruined Everything

What happens when you dig into a batch of 40-year-old unlabelled floppy disks? You catch a massive retro gaming mystery completely live on real hardware.In this Director's Cut from our latest livestream, we run into a major puzzle right off the bat: a disk clearly labeled "Marble Madness" that loads up something completely different. To find out what’s actually on that floppy, we have to dig dee

Jul 13, 2026

Every Diablo Player Feared This Room

I fired up the original Diablo on my real Gateway Windows 98 PC, and everything was going fine until I opened that door.The CD-ROM drive, Blizzard logo, Tristram music, Deckard Cain, and then The Butcher reminded me exactly why I feared that room.Did he kill you the first time too?#Diablo #Windows98 #RetroGaming👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP DIVE 👇Hey, it’s Tom from Texas. I run the machines we grew

Jul 08, 2026

Synapse Software Night! | What’s on That Floppy? LIVE Friday 7PM Central

This Friday at 7:00 PM Central, we’re doing a themed episode of What’s on That Floppy? and this week it’s all about Synapse Software on the Commodore 64.We’ll be loading up classic Synapse games like Blue Max, Survivor, Fort Apocalypse, and whatever else shows up on these disks. Real Commodore 64 hardware. Real disks. Real surprises.Come hang out live, help identify what we find, share yo

Jul 07, 2026

The C64 Game I Completely Missed in the ’80s

I somehow completely missed Moon Cresta back in the ’80s.A viewer sent this over during my live stream, and I had never played it before — but once it started, I was hooked. It gave me those Galaga/Phoenix arcade vibes right away.Join me LIVE every Friday at 7 PM CT for What’s on That Floppy?Real Hardware. Real Memories.#Commodore64 #C64 #MoonCresta #RetroGaming #FloppyDeepDive👇 ABOUT FLO

Jul 03, 2026

Would You Put This Warped Floppy in Your Drive?

Would you trust this warped 5.25-inch floppy disk in your Commodore drive? I tested it in the Commodore 1571, and somehow it still loaded Battle Through Time!🔴 Live tonight at 7 PM CST for What’s on That Floppy?Tonight’s live:https://youtube.com/live/-kShQXe-GWQ?feature=share#Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #Shorts👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP DIVE 👇Hey, it’s Tom from Texas. I ru

Jul 01, 2026

He Sent Me His Own Commodore 64 Disk Files (I'm Loading Them Live)

A regular from the community sent me his own .d64 files, disk images from his personal collection, and I haven't looked at what's on them. Friday night we're loading them up live on real Commodore hardware and finding out together.🔴 LIVE Friday 7PM CSTReal hardware. Real memories. No idea what we're about to find.This one's also a sneak peek at something new I'm building into the Retro Legend m