Loading video games from vinyl records | Thompson Twins Adventure Game
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Published 2024-05-05
Wikipedia link for the game ➡️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thompson_Twins_Adventure
Link to the ZX Spectrum version of the game ➡️ spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/7104/ZX-Spectrum/The…
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All Comments (21)
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In Sweden we had a radioshow about computergames that let you download C64 games via the radio. They told you to get a tape ready to record and they started to play the game audio for the listener to record. Then you put your tape into your C64 and there was your game. Computer game downloading in the 80s.
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The wildest way of loading a game I ever saw was this: A British TV show in the early 1980s (Database? The Computer Programme? Micro Live?) taught viewers how to hand-solder a light sensitive sensor at home. Then in subsequent episodes they would flash a white square in the corner of the screen throughout the episode. You would place your home-made device against the screen for the whole episode and it would transfer the signal to tape.
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Into the Gap by the Thompson Twins is absolutely peak 80s. A ZX Spectrum game about it is more 80s than it is possible to measure
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I had this disk as a teenager. Sold it on eBay a few years ago. I can't believe you finished it!! I never had any luck with it at all. My memory is of seeing sand everywhere which ever direction I went. You are very knowledgeable and I love your enthusiasm! I really enjoyed this video. Thank you from a 55yr old spectrum geek
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Back in the 80s in the US there was a weekly (FM) radio show about computers and for the last 5 minutes of the show they would play a game that you could record/download.
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Kari has more grasp on 80s tech than I do and I was ACTUALLY there!!!
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I couldn't help but laugh at 7:23. Love how the very first thing you do is kill the Thompson Twins in the ocean 🤣
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I dont recall how I came across this channel, but I have happily enjoyed it's content. The 80's was the best decade! 🤗
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It’s amazing how much information you are able to share in less than 10min. It really shows your passion
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I can't believe this actually worked. Tech in the 80s was crazy, everything was slow and janky but there was a ton of creativity.
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As a Brummie who now lives in the US, it was a pleasant surprise to hear your accent. Just watched all of your videos - awesome work so far, you got another subscriber! My friend's brother was a huge Thompson Twins fan, and one day my friend and I discovered the Thompson Twins game disk he had in his collection. We were able to successfully transfer it to a tape and play it. Surprisingly, it actually worked first time.
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Didn't even know this was possible. Great discovery of past technology and how far we've come.
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Doctor doctor, can't you see ma Spectrum's burning burning🤣 I'll get my coat.
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I adore The Thompson Twins. I was an 80's child, and I never heard of this until now. Cool.
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Something you might enjoy, Information Society used to hide things on their albums. The coolest being a hidden easter egg hunt to download a hidden track in bits and pieces of a rar file to get the song back on the mid 90s. They also used CD+G so, their album had video hidden on it.
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I recently stumbled upon this channel by accident and was immediately hooked. It brings back memories from my early youth. I'm glad to see that young people are still getting excited about retro computers and game consoles these days. Please keep up the good work. Many greetings from Germany
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My friends and I are in love with your accent, to the point where we play a drinking game everytime you say the word here “heeeyah!” We take a shot Unfortunately we’re usually smashed half way through however your videos are informative, entertaining and addictive! Please keep posting!
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I love how you started out with an almost free one from the thrift shop, then ended up spending $$$ and now own three copies. It reminds me so much of the type of thing I do!
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I have never heard of this. Lest the Thompson Twins tie-in. Mind absolutely blown.
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In Hungary there is a band called KFT (means Ltd.). They released an album in 1984 with the title Ball at the Opera. They planned to add a Basic program on the vinyl record but before releasing the album the national record company realized that they are not able to put it on the record due to some technical difficulties. They ended up providing the program by printing the lines on the cover of the record.
