Retro Gaming Banter

Retro Restore

A series of restoration videos for retro consoles and computers.

Commodore Vic 20 Retro Restore
Emuholic
November 6, 2020
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We restore a very yellowed and dirty Commodore Vic 20 back to its former glory. It’s got all the usual stuff; disassembly, cleaning up, more cleaning up, retrobrighting, assembly, and then seeing if the bleedin thing works OK. We also briefly check out the Pi1541 Disk Drive emulator. Commodore Vic 20 Retro Restore Video Commodore…
Atari 520 STFM Retro Restore Part 2 – I wish the missus was this dirty!
Emuholic
October 30, 2020
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In the second and final part of this Atari 520 STFM Retro Restore I continue with the retrobrighting, fix the disk drive with a new drive belt and put the whole lot together again for the big restoration unveil. And then I take it apart to fit a Gotek disk drive emulator, but not everything…
Atari 520 STFM Retro Restore Part 1 – Retro Gaming Banter sees fifty shades of yellow!
Emuholic
October 23, 2020
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It is Retro Gaming Banters first video! The first video is a Retro Restore of an old very yellowed Atari 520 STFM. Split over two parts; I take the Atari apart, give it a good cleaning, retro brighting, fixing defects, putting back together and testing it. Be sure to check back for Part 2 next…