Retro B8

Retro B8

Love 8 & 16 bit micro’s, then welcome home!
At RetroB8 I stick to what I know, my passion for all 8 & 16 bit micro's and a few consoles.
Based in the Highlands of Scotland in my shed, I try to give you a varied view of the 8 and 16 bit micros, Commodore, Spectrum, and Amstrad, Amiga 1200 & CD32
Next is the console era with the Master System, NES and lesser known C64GS and GX4000.

Next chronologically are the MegaDrive/Genesis and the SNES, then of course the N64 and Saturn followed lastly by the Dreamcast and GameCube.
I also enjoy handheld systems, these include but are not limited to the Gameboy (various revisions) Atari Lynx and GameGear.

Future videos will include-
C64 Top 10’s
Amiga Top 10’s
PS1 Top 10’s
Retro Quest Live streams, a monthly 8&16 bit micro related magazine style stream with OSG and guest.
Spectrum NEXT/N-GO
Modern gaming via the PS5 and Nintendo Switch
Probably some red wine 🍷

For all future livestreams please visit
youtube.com/@RetroB8Live

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  • @Itsjustemily123
    @Itsjustemily123Күн бұрын

    I hope u have an amazing time at the spa! ❤

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Күн бұрын

    So far so good! I sent mum a picture of the fish I caught, hopefully she can show you! ❤️

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B815 сағат бұрын

    Hope you had a good time at your nanas ❤️

  • @skeletorrobo
    @skeletorroboКүн бұрын

    Horse: Why bother?

  • @charlesfatt
    @charlesfatt2 күн бұрын

    So many good games out there, it would be hard for me to pick just 10.

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B82 күн бұрын

    It’s tough sometimes mate, would be easier to do a 20 haha

  • @charlesfatt
    @charlesfatt2 күн бұрын

    Great games, Thanks for the Video.

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B82 күн бұрын

    My pleasure, hopefully get back to making some more soon!

  • @Itsjustemily123
    @Itsjustemily1232 күн бұрын

    The fact was I was actually holding a cookie😂😂

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B82 күн бұрын

    Well, I mean no real surprises there lass! ❤️

  • @Itsjustemily123
    @Itsjustemily1232 күн бұрын

    OUCH!!

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B82 күн бұрын

    Have you seen how many views this has!!!

  • @Itsjustemily123
    @Itsjustemily1232 күн бұрын

    Literally tho!!!

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B82 күн бұрын

    @@Itsjustemily123 your dance one is on over 500!!❤️

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B82 күн бұрын

    @@Itsjustemily123 your dance one is on over 500!!❤️

  • @Itsjustemily123
    @Itsjustemily1232 күн бұрын

    Wait rlly?

  • @mmadmic
    @mmadmic5 күн бұрын

    I just bought one "used" for 130€, with all accessories. I'm waiting for it.

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B84 күн бұрын

    You won’t be disappointed, I seen someone put a post on Facebook earlier I wonder if that was you!

  • @mmadmic
    @mmadmic4 күн бұрын

    @@Retro_B8 Not me on FB but thanks for the comment. I still have the "rubber key one" from my childhood but it becomes so old, each time I start it, I'm thinking "this is the last time", I prefer to use a reborn version. I did the same with my C64, I bought the C64 maxi, and I'm very happy with it, and for the price of 1, I have 2, a C64 and a VIC20.

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B83 күн бұрын

    @@mmadmic totally agree, they all have their place. The ease of access using the maxi and the ngo make me use them more!

  • @stephenelliott7071
    @stephenelliott707111 күн бұрын

    The Spectrum Next version is far better.

  • @EkaTatvidze-dh1oz
    @EkaTatvidze-dh1oz14 күн бұрын

    Waaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa

  • @imushavem4061
    @imushavem406114 күн бұрын

    I hope you were able to play C64 Aliens game based on the movie. That game was so much fun back in the day.

  • @hansonwing6567
    @hansonwing656714 күн бұрын

    Gotta tell ya as a seasoned C64 user (52 years old rn) there was only 3 games in your list that I rate. Elite (yes I am, thank you), Yosagi Youimbo, and Turrican II. I can whip Turrican II with 17 lives remaining. But then again, I'm an old bastard with plenty of practice :P Keep on doing what you're doing. Peace brother.

  • @MrFed.
    @MrFed.17 күн бұрын

    Agree with Eagles Nest. My top 5 1) Into the Eagles Nest 2) International Karate 3) Magic Land Dizzy 4) Pit Stop 2 5) Contra

  • @Corsa15DT
    @Corsa15DT21 күн бұрын

    zool is much smoother than this, i blame the video recorder

  • @NowThatsASpicyMeatball
    @NowThatsASpicyMeatball21 күн бұрын

    This has to be one of the top reasons i hate Lois. She literally laughs at megs loss.

  • @adamdouglas9077
    @adamdouglas907721 күн бұрын

    Bogus List! Fake News! Where is EA's Mail Order Monsters?

  • @MISProductions100
    @MISProductions10023 күн бұрын

    Loved watching it casted back good old childhood memories. Thanks!

  • @MOCguy1
    @MOCguy123 күн бұрын

    He just tripled

  • @johnsullivan722
    @johnsullivan722Ай бұрын

    Me: *opens my fridge* My dog:

  • @LeeJPryer
    @LeeJPryerАй бұрын

    Brings back memories, thanks

  • @user-wq1wi1df5d
    @user-wq1wi1df5dАй бұрын

    BROOO KZread STOP IT

  • @user-wq1wi1df5d
    @user-wq1wi1df5dАй бұрын

    B

  • @user-wq1wi1df5d
    @user-wq1wi1df5dАй бұрын

    Lol

  • @wjklatv
    @wjklatvАй бұрын

    What's amazing about this "top 100" list is that there were so many games made for the C64 (over 5000) that even this list is missing DOZENS of my all-time favorite titles. :)

  • @Aoughi
    @AoughiАй бұрын

    Who didn't play strip poker hoping for good cards for hours? 😂

  • @pjcnet
    @pjcnetАй бұрын

    I loved Frankie Goes to Hollywood, I spent many hours trying to complete it, awesome unique game including many mini games and a great soundtrack. For budget games I'd choose Action Biker for £1.99, took me many hours practicing until I finally completed it and it really felt like an achievement. Both 1985 released games.

  • @user-wm3bx8vv5p
    @user-wm3bx8vv5pАй бұрын

    Can someone help ne? I am searching for an Amiga- Game of the early 90s where you Walk through an Animal ode human corps. You meet the Heart, the Brain etc as Bosses to Battle with. It is Like an Labyrinth and sometimed you run through a Tunnel That Looks Like bones and Muscels. Dies anyone know?

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Hmm, nothing springs to mind. What genre would best describe the game?

  • @RayTheProducer
    @RayTheProducerАй бұрын

    Excellent stuff. The C64 was right there with the NES in the 90s. These games exceeded expectations and were a testament to the programmers. Not bad for a machine that came out around the time the Atari 2600 was still kicking around. Oh, and then there was Turrican…

  • @piotrnachel8719
    @piotrnachel8719Ай бұрын

    Osoba która napisała muzykę do "Commando" i "Giana Sisters" powinna dostać Nobla Jobla czy jak tam to się nazywa

  • @jenleeyt
    @jenleeytАй бұрын

    Where is Maniac Mansion? 😰😨😧😲

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Ah back then I didn’t even know it existed! If these were best overall games then it would probably be no1 but I just never played it back then so couldn’t include it. I really missed out on a classic back then. I love it now of course!

  • @phantomharlock999
    @phantomharlock999Ай бұрын

    That time when Mario and Luigi ran track for Konami on the Commodore 64.

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Haha, it could definitely be those two couldn’t it!!

  • @Plazmasoldier
    @PlazmasoldierАй бұрын

    Cenobites just REALLY like puzzle boxes, Y’know?

  • @nashesgl7843
    @nashesgl7843Ай бұрын

    La actuación más dura que he visto en mi vida JAJAJAJA Igual es parte del personaje supongo

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    He has a way with words haha!

  • @willrobinson7599
    @willrobinson7599Ай бұрын

    This music is just stunning .games hard as nails but great too

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Yeah this one was real tough, as you say though, that music was amazing!!

  • @samwhaley2325
    @samwhaley2325Ай бұрын

    One of my best memories from the C64 when I was a kid. 😊

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Yeah it was an amazing conversion, still good these days as well mate

  • @markadshead4214
    @markadshead4214Ай бұрын

    Great list again. Moved over to the Amiga, so played some of these games on that machine. The list shows how much more the programmer’s got out of the C64 towards the end of its lifespan. Looking forward to a Wonder Years for the Amiga?

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Thanks Mark! Yeah I’ve got memories of both as well and I get mixed up a bit I think I was at a crossover point, but as you say every last ounce of power was being squeezed from the C64 at this point especially if you compare these to games released early on! Haha, yep definitely in the pipeline, not sure what year to start with though maybe 1988ish as that’s when I think I started playing Amiga at my mates house after school!

  • @TheUndertaker19
    @TheUndertaker19Ай бұрын

    What’s the Song name of #72 fort apocalypse (20:45) , can’t find it, it’s not the games theme, like it lol help 😅

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    The one in between the games? If so that’s commando music by Rob Hubbard mate!

  • @TheUndertaker19
    @TheUndertaker19Ай бұрын

    @@Retro_B8 thank you appreciate it, what times they was 😁

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    @@TheUndertaker19 no worries mate, it’s actually been remixed as well I used it for the intro music, I think the link is somewhere in the description. They really were mate, great memories!

  • @LordPaddle
    @LordPaddleАй бұрын

    There are great shmups games on C64. I bought a Breadbin model recently and some Titles like DNA Warrior, Hades Neblua, IO, Armalyte, Inner Space and Zybex. What a great computer for shoot’em up games. Solid list ! I’ll also buy Denaris, the original version of « Katakis » before the juridic trouble with Irem…I recorded Métal Dust at 100% really a masterpiece for SuperCPU. You also can add : Neagox, Apoxoly, Cyberdyne, Rétrograde, Delta, Sanxion, Zynaps, Firetrack, Bedlam, Uridium

  • @LordPaddle
    @LordPaddleАй бұрын

    Sorry a mistake : Katakis is the original version ! Denaris is the second release who followed one year later during the R-Type controversy with Activison…and that get Manfred Trenz to the R-Type port on C64 and Amiga !

  • @aleksazunjic9672
    @aleksazunjic9672Ай бұрын

    Flight sims on C-64 usually run at 4-5 FPS 😁 To mitigate that, they would usually have sprites (missiles, aircraft, part of HUD ... ) at higher refresh rate. For us back then it was enough. In fact, it was not much better on Amiga 500 or even on a PC . Only later came games that would push boundaries up to 30 FPS (X-wing, Elite Frontier etc ... )

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Yeah I have to agree, back then I didn’t really know any different. Maybe that’s why gunship nailed it, with helicopters being generally slower the frame rate was more forgiving?

  • @aleksazunjic9672
    @aleksazunjic9672Ай бұрын

    @@Retro_B8 Gunship was great but I preferred F-14 Reason: it was mostly over sea, so you had just two vector parts , dark blue sea and light blue sky 😁 So it was fast and immersion was made by rich HUD . Similar method was used in ACE: Air Combat, blue sky, green earth and sprites between . Much better than games that attempted pure vector graphics.

  • @pat_x_one
    @pat_x_oneАй бұрын

    THANK U VERY MUCH for the compilation !!!! That was nice :) memories over memories, all time favorites r wizball bruce lee maniac mansion zak mckracken california games skate or die :) oh man thanx again ;) cheers

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Comments like yours make me happy to do this as my hobby! Thank you!!

  • @ArttuTheCat
    @ArttuTheCatАй бұрын

    The game was frustrating on the Amiga 😹, but the music 🎵🎶 is the best on the Commodore 64 😺👍🕹️. The movie was also cool 😺👍.

  • @rwxdesigns
    @rwxdesignsАй бұрын

    92% from Zzap!64 was way over the top. More like 72%. Never liked the split screen of Lotus. Always thought it was a complete waste.

  • @jussilindgren4670
    @jussilindgren4670Ай бұрын

    Batman The Movie? Ski or die? Sierra games?

  • @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666
    @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666Ай бұрын

    i will keeping a eye on the channel moving forward in case of any infantile behaviour paul

  • @willrobinson7599
    @willrobinson7599Ай бұрын

    Look forward to replaying creatures and hawkeye . As soon as pre order opens I'll be buying this one

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    It looks like a great cartridge, it should do well!

  • @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666
    @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666Ай бұрын

    what time are we meeting for our beer on wearside tonight paul

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    Ah I’m in Liverpool this weekend, are you from Sunderland I don’t recognise the username mate!

  • @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666
    @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666Ай бұрын

    @@Retro_B8 im not impressed baldy i had a pint and kebab waiting

  • @Retro_B8
    @Retro_B8Ай бұрын

    @@Martin.Lord.Waghorn666 your response really hurts my feelings, I’m more of a cheesy chips man 😂😂

  • @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666
    @Martin.Lord.Waghorn666Ай бұрын

    @@Retro_B8 its important i air my views on your infantile behaviour paul