My Retro Feed

View fullsize Collecting cardboard boxes was never a life goal I set for myself, but here we are... . #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocollective #retrocollectiveeurope #sega #nintendo #sony #microsoft #megadrive #genesis #segasaturn #nintendo64 #wiiu #wii #virtuacop
View fullsize Replaced the stock HDD on my og-xbox. Besides the 1k (!) games on there now, I've also installed Final Burn Legends for some fullscreen arcade magic. . #retrogames #retrogamer #retrogaming #retrocollective #retrocollectiveeurope #microsoft #xbox #ori
View fullsize Oh yeah. Emulation. A bit of a dirty word for me these days, given the advances in upscaling, ODEs and ROM carts. But if it wasn't for emulation, I'd probably never have played half the weird and wonderful games I have. And here's one I played quite
View fullsize Badlad! Just missing one game now from my old collection - but it's a biggie. . #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocollective #retrocollectiveeurope #segasaturn #sega #earthwormjim2 #earthwormjim #virgin #shiny #platformer
View fullsize Still got it . #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocollective #retrocollectiveeurope #retrotink #sony #playstation #ps2 #tonyhawk #skateboarding
View fullsize Upgrade time . #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocollective #retrocollectiveeurope #retrotink #sega #sony #microsoft #nintendo #playstation #xbox #segasaturn #n64 #megadrive #mastersystem #snes #dreamcast
View fullsize A bit of Saturn Metal Slug. Some slowdown here if you're used to playing it on re-releases or MAME, certainly. But those sprites!! . #retrogames #retrogamer #retrocollective #retrocollectiveeurope #ntsc #saturn #sega #snk #metalslug
View fullsize Some cool stuff finally coming through. I loved WWF back then and this game was one I played a few times and always wanted to own. Some very cool graphics and a decent roster. The gameplay is obviously not a patch on the likes of WM2K/No Mercy, but

My Craft Beer Feed

View fullsize 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @verdantbrew 'Putty (2023)' DIPA, 8% . Galaxy, Mosaic, Azacca . Regulation hype beer post. Short review: definitely a great beer, but doesn't justify such crazy hype when FCSE is better. Longer review: Sweaty. Pickin
View fullsize 🍻 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🍻 @northernmonk 'Above the Clouds' BA Impy, 14% . What do you think of when you hear the name Northern Monk...? If you're like me it's probably a combination of supermarket ambient shovelbrews and the ridiculous novelty nonsense of recent
View fullsize 🍻 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @wanderbeyondbrewing 'Cellar Ceries: Old King Cascade 2021' Barley Wine, 15% . WB often are a bit too novelty, too playful for my tastes. But this, this is a proper beer. A bit special. Imagine a rich syrup, reduce
View fullsize 🍻 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @deyabrewery 'Why Not?' Impy, 12.5% . Christmas and New Year were mostly spent sick with flu.. So I have a backlog of beers to get through! Here's one I did enjoy recently, a lesser-spotted Deya impy. And this time, it's
View fullsize 🍻 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @verdantbrew 'Velvet Overground' Stout, 7% . Smooth as silk. Fruity coffee and dark chocolate. Really well put together, and at 7%, it's perfectly balanced between a sessioning stout and a full-on impy. Verdant showing ag
View fullsize 🍻 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @fiercebeer 'Fancy Juice 5' DIPA, 8.5% . El Dorado, Strata, Idaho 7 . Big juice as expected. Stone fruit, pineapple, tangerine. A little bite of bitterness, but it's smooth overall. Still would rather have a cocktail if I
View fullsize 🍻 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @thekernelbrewery 'Export India Porter HBC 431', 5.8% . Earthy dark chocolate, powdery cocoa. Smooth and creamy. Lovely snap of bitterness. Lived up to expectations. . Purchased @kraftwerksnotts . #beer #beerreview #beert
View fullsize 🍻 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @trackbrewingco x 🇺🇸 @finbackbrewery 'Ooze' Impy, 13.5% . Incredibly rich. It's too rich, probably. And too thick for my taste. Salted caramel is prominent, some liquorice, very little peanut. More like peanut biscuit. It