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Woody's Shenanigans

Welcome to my website - a place where I'll document projects and things that I get up to, from retro computing projects to showing off my music and my vintage hardware and software collection, and some off-topic discussions about other things on my mind thrown in for good measure.

Please take a look at the content and have fun.

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Latest News:

Revisiting the PlayStation Classic Mini in 2026

So, I was a looking for something a little different play on for a change, dug out my PlayStation and discoverd it didn't work - then I remembered I still had my "Mini" PlayStation, and remembered that it was moddable to run your own choice of games, but I hadn't actually got round to doing it, so thought I'd give it a go and see if the PlayStation Classic Mini is still worthwhile playing on in 2026.

Adventures in Retro - Issue 2 now available !!!

After a little bit of a delay, Issue 2 is now available, come get it here 😊

Zzap Live 2026 latest

Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, I've pulled out of attending Zzap Live 2026 - if you are reading this and were looking forward to meeting me, I apologise for disappointing you. However, there will be more events and I will let you know what other events I will be attending.

I got myself a PicoGX for the GX4000 / CPC Plus

This is brand new, only been around for a month or two, and it's already shaping up as being the solution for playing Cartridge games on your Amstrad (GX4000 and Plus machines only) - this is a great alternative to the C4CPC which has been out of circulation for years.

Here, I take a brief look at it.

Purchasing a Spectrum +3 in 2026

Yep, at LAG 95 (4th April, 2026) I bought a ZX Spectrum +3, and here's my brief ramblings about the machine

My New Amiga 1200

I bought a new (to me) Amiga 1200 in 2026, finally I have a working 1200 (something that has been an issue for me in the past) and I've been absolutely over the moon to have this ...... read more about it here

Cassette Tapes: My first few

Here, I take a look at the first few cassette tapes I owned back in the day, all promotional stuff acquired by saving tokens and sending off for the tape, or redeeming in store. These are tapes that are firm favourites in my collection, even now, so click here to take a look at my earliest memories of music as a 5 year old (ish)

Adventures In Retro Diskmag

Issue 1, April 2026, finally released ........... get it here

Gopher & Gemini Update

The Gopher hole & Gemini Capsule are no more, read here to understand what happened to them

My Coverdisk Journey

I had a lot of coverdisks back in the days when I owned an Amiga, take a look here to see what my views on the coverdisks that I had, and the mags they were attached to.

Other ramblings from me:

My Computing History

Learn more about the computers I owned & computers I used, my journey through the 8 & 16bit world in to the modern age, and what influence my technological world

Reviews & Previews

Amiga Mags & Coverdisks

A look at all the old mags & disks I had back in the day, my thoughts & feelings on the 90% of my software library

My QuickShot II review

from Retro Games Ltd

Scream 7 Coming Soon

One of my favourite horror film franchises gets a new instalment

Revisiting Retro Computers / Consoles

Revisiting the Speccy 48k

My ramblings about the 48k Speccy in 2026

Revisiting the C64

My ramblings about the C64 in 2026

Revisiting the VIC-20

My ramblings about the VIC-20 in 2026

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