r/Retro

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Gyro Ninja Motorcycle Toy

Who here ever had this gyro friction ninja bike toy growing up?

u/NeonLocustX83 — 2 days ago
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STAR WARS JEDI KNIGHT II: JEDI OUTCAST (PC Windows) (Bootleg Distribution)

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a 2002 first and third-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software for Windows and Mac OS. Westlake Interactive ported the game to Mac OS X, while the Xbox and GameCube versions were ported by Vicarious Visions; most versions were published by Activision and LucasArts, with only the Mac OS version published by Aspyr. The game is a sequel to 1997's Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and the third main installment in the Star Wars: Jedi Knight series. The single-player campaign, set in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe two years after the Mysteries of the Sith expansion for Dark Forces II, follows returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working for the New Republic and former Jedi who cut his connection to the Force. Katarn must return to his Jedi ways to stop a branch of the Imperial Remnant led by the Dark Jedi Desann from empowering their army with the Force. Jedi Outcast was developed using a more powerful game engine, id Tech 3. The hack and slash combat introduced in Dark Forces II was heavily reworked, becoming the main focus of the gameplay instead of the shooter elements, which are prominent only during the first few missions of the game. Players may wield blasters, lightsabers, and Force powers to engage enemies, with the latter being recommended in later stages of the game, as numerous lightsaber-wielding enemies are introduced. Jedi Outcast also features a multiplayer mode that allows players to compete in several different game modes online or over a local area network. This video was recorded from a "bootleg" copy of the game distributed on a physical DVD that includes a game installer in several languages ​​(German, Spanish, English and French) and includes by default the Brutality mod and the option to play as Darth Maul.

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u/Ry0G4 — 3 days ago
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Encircled By Atreides & Harkonnen Alliance | Dune II: Battle For Arrakis | Ordos

In Mission 8 of Dune II: Battle for Arrakis, the situation for the Ordos has become more dangerous than ever. The battlefield is no longer a simple struggle between rival Houses. The Harkonnen and Atreides have put aside their differences, forming a powerful alliance with one goal in mind: crushing the Ordos.

Surrounded on multiple fronts, the Ordos must fight for survival while attempting to maintain control of their territory. With both enemy factions closing in, there is little room for mistakes. Every base, resource field, and strategic position becomes vital as the pressure continues to build.

The Harkonnen bring their devastating military might, while the Atreides add their own formidable forces to the assault. Together, the two Houses create a dangerous combination that threatens to overwhelm the Ordos from every direction.

As the mission unfolds, careful planning and resource management are essential. The Ordos must defend against attacks, strengthen their economy, and build enough firepower to push back the combined forces of their enemies. Being surrounded means there is nowhere to hide—the battle must be taken directly to both Houses.

With the enemy alliance tightening its grip, the Ordos face one of their greatest challenges yet. Can they break through the encirclement and survive the combined might of the Atreides and Harkonnen?

Join me for Mission 8 of Dune II: Battle for Arrakis, as the Ordos find themselves surrounded, outnumbered, and under attack from two rival factions working together.

⚔️ Two enemies. One alliance. Nowhere to run.

Can the Ordos turn the tables and emerge victorious from the chaos of Arrakis? Find out as the battle begins!

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u/AlhoonGaming — 3 days ago
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Casio and other cool stuff

Clearing out my hoarder parents garage and came across these gems from the 80s/90s

u/BroccoliSpare — 4 days ago
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Emulating Iskra 226

USSR Iskra 226: I wrote an emulator. Check it out, it’s first time in history this code become alive again.

https://github.com/elaranovikova

While building software tools around the Iskra-226 (a Soviet Wang 2200 work-alike, serial production from 1981), I got a tip and drove four hours to a private flat in Almaty: a complete machine, two drives, a plotter and a screen that hasn’t held a picture in years.
A few things I’ve learned about this machine that don’t show up in English-language histories:

•	It was built to run the same BASIC as the Wang 2200 without being a hardware copy — a deliberate compatibility play, not cloning  
•	Most of the software was written by Gosplan itself; by the mid-80s hundreds of ministries ran on these  
•	The best-preserved documentation survives on wang2200.org, scanned by American Wang enthusiasts, the Soviet machine’s memory is being kept by fans of its Western counterpart  
•	On the title page of the 1987 operating manual there’s exactly one woman’s name, L. N. Markelova. 

The designers are on plaques; the person who wrote the book you’d actually reach for at 7 a.m. when the machine won’t boot is a name in small type on one page. I wrote a blog post about her.
I also visited an Iskra-226 behind glass in a Riga museum, reported there in 2016, and nobody in the house could tell me whether it ever had power.
If anyone here has ever seen one running, or has disks, I would genuinely love to hear from you. Blog with the full research trail:

https://elaranovikova.com/blog/topic/iskra-226.html

u/ElaraNovikova — 5 days ago
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Flintstones Train Set & Village by Empire (Commercial, 1979) 🦖

See Fuzzy Memories TV's upload of a 1979 commercial for the Flintstones Train Set & Village!

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u/Keltik — 8 days ago
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Kuon

Que ganas le tenia a este juego y por fin lo puedo jugar. Alguien lo ha jugado? Os leo 👀

#videojuegos #playstation2 #kuon

u/NanyRedfield — 7 days ago
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Your birth year decides your gaming era. Did you get lucky?

If you could relive one gaming generation for the first time, which would it be?

u/Most-Plastic-1904 — 13 days ago
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🏜️ Outmaneuvering The Harkonnen Menace | Dune II: Battle For Arrakis | Ordos

House Ordos returns to the battlefield for another brutal campaign on the dangerous sands of Arrakis. In Mission 7, the conflict intensifies as Ordos faces the powerful forces of House Harkonnen. With valuable Spice at stake and enemy forces determined to stop the Ordos advance, careful planning and aggressive strategy are needed to survive.

The mission begins with Ordos establishing its presence on the desert battlefield, gathering Spice and building up the resources needed to create a powerful fighting force. As the Harkonnen strengthen their positions, Ordos must expand its base, protect its harvesters, and prepare for increasingly dangerous attacks.

As the battle develops, the fighting spreads across the desert. Enemy bases, defensive positions, and military units stand between Ordos and total victory. The Harkonnen are not an opponent to underestimate, and breaking through their defenses requires patience, tactical positioning, and overwhelming firepower.

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u/AlhoonGaming — 10 days ago
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This has some kind of weird stuff with no clear origin.

It's a lot of short videos, vintage, art, abstract, classical music. It's kind of good to zone out to.

There are movies that come up, but it looks like no play controls or anything so you just kind of show up when it's on. It's been a few art house things that I've been familiar with but then other stuff I just didn't know.

It has some weird cryptic stuff in the browser tab too if you're on a desktop.

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u/jeffreyaccount — 13 days ago
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SUPER CONTRA (超級魂斗羅) GENDER SWAP (NES Pirate)

SUPER CONTRA (超級魂斗羅) GENDER SWAP for FAMICOM is a SUPER CONTRA HACK that changes the game sprites and adds english translation for all the text in the game's cutscenes.

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u/Ry0G4 — 10 days ago
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Jill Valentine's Last Escape! | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Full Game | Longplay

In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on the original PlayStation, Jill Valentine fights to survive the devastating T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City. As the city falls into chaos, Jill battles hordes of zombies, terrifying creatures, and the relentless Nemesis, an Umbrella bio-weapon programmed to hunt down S.T.A.R.S. members.

Along the way, Jill encounters Carlos Oliveira and other survivors while searching for a way to escape the doomed city. She explores abandoned streets, the police station, subway, Clock Tower, hospital, park, and other dangerous locations while solving puzzles, collecting supplies, and conserving ammunition.

With the outbreak spreading and time running out, Jill must overcome Nemesis and uncover a path to safety before Raccoon City is destroyed.

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u/AlhoonGaming — 10 days ago
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My dad's had the same watch for 30 years.

But he'd argue it's still "too new to be called retro"

u/Pete_Love — 11 days ago