Elissa
@elissablack.com
Makes games, shoots photos, does other stuff, etc. 🏳️🌈🧛🏻♀️ she/her
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out now on PC!), Second Hand Computer (ALSO out now!), and Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out now on PC!), Second Hand Computer (ALSO out now!), and Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
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Elissa
@elissablack.com
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Second Hand Computer is out!
There comes a time in every project's life where you have to kick it out of home. You know you're going to be supporting it and helping it out for some time to come, but it's time for it to leave so y...
funtimeelectrics.itch.io
SECOND HAND COMPUTER IS OUT!
SHC is a sort of vibes-based programmable #FantasyComputer designed to mimic my own experiences getting a second-hand computer too crappy to run graphical games.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev
SHC is a sort of vibes-based programmable #FantasyComputer designed to mimic my own experiences getting a second-hand computer too crappy to run graphical games.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev
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Just once I’d like to go to a protest where the protesters had all the batons and pepper spray and the cops weren’t allowed to do anything but suck it up when half a dozen punters dog piled them
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Just once I’d like to go to a protest where the protesters had all the batons and pepper spray and the cops weren’t allowed to do anything but suck it up when half a dozen punters dog piled them
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Discord: I have a modest proposal
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Discord: I have a modest proposal
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Second Hand Computer 0.18.0 - THE ROGUE UPDATE is out!
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
SHC 0.18.0 - The Rogue Update
SHC 0.18.0 is out! As always, thanks hugely to everyone reporting bugs and sending feedback via the forums here or via email. All bugs reported over the last week are now fixed,and I've added somethin...
funtimeelectrics.itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Second Hand Computer 0.18.0 - THE ROGUE UPDATE is out!
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
When in doubt, throw on a Sidney Lumet picture.
February 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
When in doubt, throw on a Sidney Lumet picture.
Just thinking about how when Roger Ebert was around, we got a film critic who wanted to say "yeah don't think too hard about this one, folks" so wrote "This is a movie that exists in the instant, and we must exist in the instant to enjoy it."
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Just thinking about how when Roger Ebert was around, we got a film critic who wanted to say "yeah don't think too hard about this one, folks" so wrote "This is a movie that exists in the instant, and we must exist in the instant to enjoy it."
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Alas, the magnificent artist and cartoonist Jon Kudelka has died.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Alas, the magnificent artist and cartoonist Jon Kudelka has died.
Second Hand Computer 0.18.0 - THE ROGUE UPDATE is out!
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
SHC 0.18.0 - The Rogue Update
SHC 0.18.0 is out! As always, thanks hugely to everyone reporting bugs and sending feedback via the forums here or via email. All bugs reported over the last week are now fixed,and I've added somethin...
funtimeelectrics.itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Second Hand Computer 0.18.0 - THE ROGUE UPDATE is out!
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
This version contains FT-Rogue, a simple roguelike game written in Funscript/Lua, with full source. I wanted to experiment with what more could be done in SHC, and what better way than a roguelike.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Roguelike #FantasyComputer
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Girlies ✏️🧛🏻♀️👯♀️
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Girlies ✏️🧛🏻♀️👯♀️
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"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
It really whips the llama’s ass.
February 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
It really whips the llama’s ass.
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
I just had a nightmare thought about someone were doing a modern remake of Hackers (1995).
I had to suffer this horrifying idea, and thus so do you.
I had to suffer this horrifying idea, and thus so do you.
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I just had a nightmare thought about someone were doing a modern remake of Hackers (1995).
I had to suffer this horrifying idea, and thus so do you.
I had to suffer this horrifying idea, and thus so do you.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
New Muppet Show was good. We deserve more of them. SO MANY more of them.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
New Muppet Show was good. We deserve more of them. SO MANY more of them.
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"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
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had an incredible interview the other day with dr. jess morrissette (@decafjedi.com) and dr. megan condis, about their fascinating new research paper:
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
had an incredible interview the other day with dr. jess morrissette (@decafjedi.com) and dr. megan condis, about their fascinating new research paper:
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"hi everyone, it's now called "The Washington Melania
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"hi everyone, it's now called "The Washington Melania
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And if you want to access our actual journal article, it's available in open access here: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Rad Dudes, Rude ‘Tude, and the Family, Too: How Nintendo and Sega Advertisements Shaped the Image of Gaming in the 1990s | Games: Research and Practice
The tale of the console wars of the 1990s, the stodgy, conservative, family-friendly
Nintendo consoles waging an advertising war against the rebellious upstarts behind
the Sega Genesis, has been told ...
dl.acm.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
And if you want to access our actual journal article, it's available in open access here: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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My co-author Dr. Megan Condis and I gathered nearly 3,000 print ads from the console wars era to analyze whether the popular narrative that "Sega was for rad teens and Nintendo was for babies" actually holds up.
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
The Console Wars, As Told By '90s Nintendo And Sega Advertisements
'The way you come to understand [anything] inside and out is by seeing how it evolved over time'
aftermath.site
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
My co-author Dr. Megan Condis and I gathered nearly 3,000 print ads from the console wars era to analyze whether the popular narrative that "Sega was for rad teens and Nintendo was for babies" actually holds up.
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
If you haven't checked out Second Hand Computer, my #FantasyComputer for making and playing text mode video games with strong DOS vibes, version 0.17.2 is now live! More fixes, and some more options for fullscreen mode.
#GameDev #IndieDev
#GameDev #IndieDev
SHC 0.17.2
Next version is up! More fixes, thanks again to everyone reporting bugs with such detail. It helps immensely. Beyond the bug fixes, the major change this version is exposing VSync as an option to stop...
funtimeelectrics.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 AM
If you haven't checked out Second Hand Computer, my #FantasyComputer for making and playing text mode video games with strong DOS vibes, version 0.17.2 is now live! More fixes, and some more options for fullscreen mode.
#GameDev #IndieDev
#GameDev #IndieDev
As shit as realising "oh god this bug is a threading/mutex related bug" is, it DOES make finally nailing that shit to the wall like a bad-ass extra satisfying.
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💁♀️
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
As shit as realising "oh god this bug is a threading/mutex related bug" is, it DOES make finally nailing that shit to the wall like a bad-ass extra satisfying.
💁♀️
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Video for lunch: "Artemis II: this isn't the Apollo future we were promised" [43m] is Amy S. T. going over quite well why it feels hard to get excited for humans going back to the moon in just a few weeks. (If you even knew that we were.)
(Her channel is now also on Nebula, if you have that.)
(Her channel is now also on Nebula, if you have that.)
Artemis II: This Isn't the Apollo Future We Were Promised
YouTube video by Amy Shira Teitel
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Video for lunch: "Artemis II: this isn't the Apollo future we were promised" [43m] is Amy S. T. going over quite well why it feels hard to get excited for humans going back to the moon in just a few weeks. (If you even knew that we were.)
(Her channel is now also on Nebula, if you have that.)
(Her channel is now also on Nebula, if you have that.)
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It's not that girls are weapons, actually. It's that weapons, as objects coveted by men who view the possession and conspicuous use of them as intrinsically demonstrative of their masculinity, are a type of woman.
February 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
It's not that girls are weapons, actually. It's that weapons, as objects coveted by men who view the possession and conspicuous use of them as intrinsically demonstrative of their masculinity, are a type of woman.
Merry Monday! I've gone over the Second Hand Computer bug reports from the weekend and assembled my hit-list for the day. Should be able to do all these done and have an update out by end of today. Thanks to everyone who sent details & logs in for me!
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Merry Monday! I've gone over the Second Hand Computer bug reports from the weekend and assembled my hit-list for the day. Should be able to do all these done and have an update out by end of today. Thanks to everyone who sent details & logs in for me!