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David Youd

@c64cryptoboy.bsky.social

Otrovert, 8-bit preservationist, and armchair ludomusicologist https://www.youtube.com/@DavidYoud

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Trying out this old keyboard peripheral on the #C64ultimate ... Little bit of 'Sonic' from my daughter ❀️

07.03.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This store is giving away GTA 6 for free – if you have a baby on release day - Dexerto A Norwegian electronics company is promising to give away free copies of GTA 6 to parents who manage to give birth on the day that the game releases.

www.dexerto.com/gta/this-sto...

12.02.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Can AI Find the RNG in Bard’s Tale (C64)?
YouTube video by David Youd Can AI Find the RNG in Bard’s Tale (C64)?

Some AI 8-bit reverse engineering
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLWf...

11.02.2026 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Enigma machine replica reveals disappointing secret
YouTube video by David Youd Enigma machine replica reveals disappointing secret

Got a new toy today. :)
www.youtube.com/shorts/71jwc...

03.02.2026 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
C64 Demos peek - The Hat - Up, Up, and Away! - The balloons part
YouTube video by Martin Piper's mostly Commodore related memories C64 Demos peek - The Hat - Up, Up, and Away! - The balloons part

I look at #Commodore64 demo "The Hat" by Fairlight and Genesis Project, specifically the part with the "14 balloon sprites" in a row and its "hires" scrolling border message.
youtu.be/DyteWLEPKzE

02.02.2026 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Online #Zork I through III, but with an #LLM that replaces the normal input parser: infocom.tambo.co
For instance, I just typed a prompt, and it translated it into two zork commands:

28.01.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"It Was Exciting & Terrifying" β€” The Ultima Legend Who Taught Computers To Sing Kenneth W. Arnold reflects on his work on the groundbreaking RPG series

New Ken Arnold interview: www.timeextension.com/features/it-...

21.01.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All it takes to run Factorio off 1,000 floppies is to code your own file system and a week to load the game A masochistically manual gaming experience for the automated AI age.

A writeup: www.pcgamer.com/hardware/run...

15.01.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
I beat Factorio on 1,000 Floppy disks.
YouTube video by DocJade I beat Factorio on 1,000 Floppy disks.

Remember having to swap disks all the time on 8-bit RPGs? Well, this 21-year-old beat the modern (2020) game Factorio, after converting the game to an unfathomable disk-swapping hell of over 1,000 floppies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...

15.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Then you need a Dr. Theopolis

13.01.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - Martijn-DevRev/Ultimate64MCP: MCP server for the Ultimate 64 series mainboards and cartridges MCP server for the Ultimate 64 series mainboards and cartridges - Martijn-DevRev/Ultimate64MCP

Of course, someone has already AI- #MCP -wrapped the new #C64Ultimate:
github.com/Martijn-DevR...

10.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tower And Dragon 4.0 Trailer
YouTube video by Jason Cook Tower And Dragon 4.0 Trailer

A new 8K PET RPG: youtu.be/dzSJlNHcFME

08.01.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dragon's Eye: Exploring an EPYX PET-Era RPG
YouTube video by David Youd Dragon's Eye: Exploring an EPYX PET-Era RPG

An early #Commdore #PET RPG worth exploring: Dragon’s Eye ( #EPYX, 1981)
youtu.be/jJfGN4Zeb7M

30.12.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

> What is this?
The Commodore 64 came out 43 years ago. Recently, fans purchased the IP and resurrected the company. Brand new C64 "ultimate"s (they do cool stuff) are rolling off the assembly lines. A bunch of 50-year-olds are reliving their favorite childhood Christmas this year. :)

26.12.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With the cat :)

26.12.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/NEWS * About this file ================= This file lists the most important user-visible changes for each official release of VICE. For the gory details, please use the subversion history: $ svn log htt...

Change log: vice-emu.sourceforge.io/NEWS

25.12.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
VICE - the Versatile Commodore Emulator Homepage of VICE - the Versatile Commodore Emulator

Another Christmas Gift, a new version of VICE just dropped: vice-emu.sourceforge.io

25.12.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Retro Debugger v0.64.74 Β· slajerek/RetroDebugger Retro Debugger v0.64.74 Bug fixed: VIC Display bitmap/text Y pixel line was off 1 pixel (thanks to Brush/Elysium for reporting) Bug fixed: VIC Editor screen may become blank when view is not displa...

New version of Retro Debugger just dropped today! #c64 #reversing
github.com/slajerek/Ret...

25.12.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just arrived!

24.12.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Reverse engineering a 'tony' 6502-based game console
YouTube video by Poking Technology Reverse engineering a 'tony' 6502-based game console

David Given uses #ghidra to explore a new 6502-based toy (bypassing some "security" in the process): www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ0X...

25.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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@burgerbecky.bsky.social Portland Vintage Gaming Conference 2018:

18.11.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rebecca Heineman
October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
rest in peace

Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:

18.11.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you'd like to msg Becky Heineman, now is the time

16.11.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Becky, I'm so blessed that you made time to sit and talk with me at VCF-W a few years ago. I loved hearing about the creative things you did and your approach to problem solving. Place yourself in God's hands who is ready to receive you. You are loved and will be remembered fondly by all. <3

16.11.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CRX EVENT Website for Commodore Retro eXpo

It's #CRX2025 (Commodore Retro eXpo) weekend! It's free to virtually attend. I'm unable to join this year, but they've got a great lineup: #c64 www.crxevent.com/presenters.htm

14.11.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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David's review of Three Times I Pleaded 3/5: "Three Times I Pleaded" is a book exploring how Christians should face pain, written by Michael Cranford, a pastor at Woodbridge Community Church (a Baptist-flavored church in Irvine California)....

You might not know that Cranford is also a pastor and published a book on pain in 2018. Here's my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

13.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The History of β€œThe Bard's Tale” by Michael Cranford - PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo The History of β€œThe Bard's Tale” by Michael Cranford - PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo

Michael Cranford's recent retrospective on developing The Bard's Tale (EA, 1985)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHc5...

13.11.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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VALE OF THE LOST GODDESS. Right that's all the location bitmaps done and first pass on all the sprites done too. Stu wrote me a quick editor so i could link up all the rooms and add little descriptions of what you see. #c64

28.10.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"GAME YEAH A PIANO" + "CRY IF AS FEE VARY" = "IRKM DESMET DAEM"

"IF GAP NUT ELSE AT" + "A MEMORY TAIL WET" = "IRKM DESMET DAEM"

etc.

02.11.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0