Welcome!
Welcome to the Gray Defender BLOG. Here you will find my loose collection of retro gaming reviews, the majority of which were pulled from the youtube.com Gray Defender channel. Oh, and I threw in a few movie reviews for fun! Feel free to leave a comment and click the “thumbs up” if you find something you like!
Commodore 64 Ultimate unboxing 2026 and first look
In this video I unbox the Commodore 64 Ultimate Founders edition. I also power on the unit and take a…
Oh Shoot! Deep Dive using Notebook LM
On this page at the bottom is a “play” button where you can listen to the AI generated “short” podcast…
Oh Shoot! Homebrew for the Atari 2600
Background Oh Shoot! Is one of a couple of dozen games that were released by Atariage in the fall of…
Strike Zone Bowling for the Atari 2600 Review
This is my review of the newly released Strike Zone Bowling homebrew for the Atari 2600. Available for purchase on…
Zzap 64 Annual 2026
Taking a quick look at the Zzap! 64 Annual 2026 edition
Atari Intellivision Sprint Firmware Update 2025
In this video I run through the firmware update process then proceed to load up some homebrew games for the…
Checkmate Monitor SVideo Upgrade module
In this video, I install the Checkmate Monitor SVideo board which I purchased as an add on device.
Book Review | Making Games For The Commodore 64 in Assembly Language
In this video I take a quick look at the “Making Games For The Commodore 64 in Assembly Language” book…