FrDougal9000 / Apollo Chungus
@frdougal9000.bsky.social
Writer for Hardcore Gaming 101 (as Apollo Chungus) and Cartoon Milk. Occasional animation enthusiast, music composer and numpty.
29 | he/him/whatevs
29 | he/him/whatevs
Hullo howdy y'all! Today's my 30th birthday, and I decided to mark the occasion by putting out what turned out to be my 20th album of music! It was made rather quickly and hastily, but I hope there'll be something okay in it. Give it a listen! jimsjams.bandcamp.com/album/20-goi...
20 going on 30, by Jim McGrath
12 track album
jimsjams.bandcamp.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Hullo howdy y'all! Today's my 30th birthday, and I decided to mark the occasion by putting out what turned out to be my 20th album of music! It was made rather quickly and hastily, but I hope there'll be something okay in it. Give it a listen! jimsjams.bandcamp.com/album/20-goi...
@spacecaptsteve.bsky.social Hullow howdy, I've been on a bit of a Ty the Tasmanian Tiger kick over the last month, playing a bunch of the games and reading the pretty awesome artbooks. Have you considered doing an artbook for Ty 3 and talking about its development?
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 PM
@spacecaptsteve.bsky.social Hullow howdy, I've been on a bit of a Ty the Tasmanian Tiger kick over the last month, playing a bunch of the games and reading the pretty awesome artbooks. Have you considered doing an artbook for Ty 3 and talking about its development?
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Hello, Big Mac.
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Hello, Big Mac.
Finally getting round to playing Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3, and came face to face with the most 2005 thing anyone could put in a kids' game.
January 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Finally getting round to playing Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3, and came face to face with the most 2005 thing anyone could put in a kids' game.
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The secret is out – my authorised biography of Sir Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours) is to be published by Ten Acre Books in 2026. Getting to know Roy over the years has been a joy and it's a honour to be entrusted with telling his story. Watch this space.
Congrats to writer Roy Clarke on his Knighthood in the New Year Honours. We're excited to share that we'll be publishing Roy's authorised biography in 2026, written by @andrewtsmith.bsky.social, exploring the life and career of the man behind Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances and more.
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The secret is out – my authorised biography of Sir Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours) is to be published by Ten Acre Books in 2026. Getting to know Roy over the years has been a joy and it's a honour to be entrusted with telling his story. Watch this space.
trying to get back into watching looney tunes shorts, and damn some of them are saucier than i remember
January 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
trying to get back into watching looney tunes shorts, and damn some of them are saucier than i remember
Hullo howdy again, my latest @hg101.bsky.social article is now up for everyone to read. Continuing the mascot platformer theme I've been mucking round with, it looks at MicroProse UK's decent though frustrating Tinhead for the Mega Drive (and technically SNES). www.hardcoregaming101.net/tinhead/
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Hullo howdy again, my latest @hg101.bsky.social article is now up for everyone to read. Continuing the mascot platformer theme I've been mucking round with, it looks at MicroProse UK's decent though frustrating Tinhead for the Mega Drive (and technically SNES). www.hardcoregaming101.net/tinhead/
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6.) Sympathizing with Eric W. Schwartz’s “Plight of The Artist” - by @frdougal9000.bsky.social
Very neat write-up on a vintage furry animation and how the creative process can be grueling at times.
I'm currently feeling the same way as Dougal right now.
cartoonmilk.com/plight-of-th...
Very neat write-up on a vintage furry animation and how the creative process can be grueling at times.
I'm currently feeling the same way as Dougal right now.
cartoonmilk.com/plight-of-th...
Sympathizing with Eric W. Schwartz's "Plight of The Artist" - cartoon milk
As a cartoon watcher who’s self-identified as a furry (aka a fan of anthropomorphic animals and works featuring them) since five minutes after reading the Wikipedia article in 2010, it’s maybe not sur...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
6.) Sympathizing with Eric W. Schwartz’s “Plight of The Artist” - by @frdougal9000.bsky.social
Very neat write-up on a vintage furry animation and how the creative process can be grueling at times.
I'm currently feeling the same way as Dougal right now.
cartoonmilk.com/plight-of-th...
Very neat write-up on a vintage furry animation and how the creative process can be grueling at times.
I'm currently feeling the same way as Dougal right now.
cartoonmilk.com/plight-of-th...
Hey howdy, I wrote a cartoon blog for the first time in a while. Just a short thing talking about one of Eric. W Schwartz's furry amiga animations from the 90s, and how it resonated with me a bunch cartoonmilk.com/plight-of-th...
Sympathizing with Eric W. Schwartz's "Plight of The Artist" - cartoon milk
As a cartoon watcher who’s self-identified as a furry (aka a fan of anthropomorphic animals and works featuring them) since five minutes after reading the Wikipedia article in 2010, it’s maybe not sur...
cartoonmilk.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Hey howdy, I wrote a cartoon blog for the first time in a while. Just a short thing talking about one of Eric. W Schwartz's furry amiga animations from the 90s, and how it resonated with me a bunch cartoonmilk.com/plight-of-th...
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Hello, Big Mac.
August 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hello, Big Mac.
@shoogles.bsky.social hey howdy, I ended up playing through the original Legend of Zelda during the week and managed to beat it for the first time after nearly 20 years! it wouldn't have been on my mind if not for your excellent vid, so I just wanted to let you know and thank you for that vid! : )
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@shoogles.bsky.social hey howdy, I ended up playing through the original Legend of Zelda during the week and managed to beat it for the first time after nearly 20 years! it wouldn't have been on my mind if not for your excellent vid, so I just wanted to let you know and thank you for that vid! : )
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ANGELINE ERA IS NOW OUT ON STEAM!!!
In this 3D ACTION ADVENTURE GAME...
🔍Every level is hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… so chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼 and a soul-shattering story!
PLAY TODAY! BUMPSLASH TIME!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
In this 3D ACTION ADVENTURE GAME...
🔍Every level is hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… so chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼 and a soul-shattering story!
PLAY TODAY! BUMPSLASH TIME!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
ANGELINE ERA IS NOW OUT ON STEAM!!!
In this 3D ACTION ADVENTURE GAME...
🔍Every level is hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… so chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼 and a soul-shattering story!
PLAY TODAY! BUMPSLASH TIME!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
In this 3D ACTION ADVENTURE GAME...
🔍Every level is hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… so chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼 and a soul-shattering story!
PLAY TODAY! BUMPSLASH TIME!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
Hey howdy! It's the weekend, so why not relax with my latest @hg101.bsky.social article? It looks at the educational SNES sidescroller Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus, an okay game that teaches players about asthma via the medium of asthmatic dinosaurs! Really!
www.hardcoregaming101.net/bronkie-the-...
www.hardcoregaming101.net/bronkie-the-...
December 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hey howdy! It's the weekend, so why not relax with my latest @hg101.bsky.social article? It looks at the educational SNES sidescroller Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus, an okay game that teaches players about asthma via the medium of asthmatic dinosaurs! Really!
www.hardcoregaming101.net/bronkie-the-...
www.hardcoregaming101.net/bronkie-the-...
Hey howdy, it's Bandcamp Friday so I might as well promote my music page. If there's anything there you like the sound of, maybe throw me a couple euros. (It's all free anyway, so no worries)
I'd happily recommend the albums FISH MUSIC, To You (Part 1?), and Doodles jimsjams.bandcamp.com
I'd happily recommend the albums FISH MUSIC, To You (Part 1?), and Doodles jimsjams.bandcamp.com
Jim McGrath
A musician who wants to make the best music he possibly can.
Inspired by:
Shiro Sagisu
Tomoyuki Asakawa
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Victoria Wood
The Divine Comedy
Mike Wyzgowski
Spiralmouth
jimsjams.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey howdy, it's Bandcamp Friday so I might as well promote my music page. If there's anything there you like the sound of, maybe throw me a couple euros. (It's all free anyway, so no worries)
I'd happily recommend the albums FISH MUSIC, To You (Part 1?), and Doodles jimsjams.bandcamp.com
I'd happily recommend the albums FISH MUSIC, To You (Part 1?), and Doodles jimsjams.bandcamp.com
Ever played Aladdin on the Genesis but wish it had cartoon pigs and was mediocre? Look no further, because I've got a @hg101.bsky.social article up today talking about Radical Entertainment's late SNES platformer Power Piggs of the Dark Age! www.hardcoregaming101.net/power-piggs-...
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ever played Aladdin on the Genesis but wish it had cartoon pigs and was mediocre? Look no further, because I've got a @hg101.bsky.social article up today talking about Radical Entertainment's late SNES platformer Power Piggs of the Dark Age! www.hardcoregaming101.net/power-piggs-...
what the...
I sat down to write a lil review for Earth Defence Force 2's Japan-only Switch port, and I somehow ended up writing over a thousand words on the thing. TL;DR - it's EDF, it's good times, but maybe there's too much here. Genuinely baffled I wrote so much...
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I sat down to write a lil review for Earth Defence Force 2's Japan-only Switch port, and I somehow ended up writing over a thousand words on the thing. TL;DR - it's EDF, it's good times, but maybe there's too much here. Genuinely baffled I wrote so much...
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FrDougal9000's review of Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch | Backloggd
(TL;DR - so many words. I normally wouldn't say that, but I tend to bristle at Backloggd reviews that are more hundred/thousand word blogs than quick write-ups appearing on my front page. Shit's intim...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
what the...
I sat down to write a lil review for Earth Defence Force 2's Japan-only Switch port, and I somehow ended up writing over a thousand words on the thing. TL;DR - it's EDF, it's good times, but maybe there's too much here. Genuinely baffled I wrote so much...
backloggd.com/u/FrDougal90...
I sat down to write a lil review for Earth Defence Force 2's Japan-only Switch port, and I somehow ended up writing over a thousand words on the thing. TL;DR - it's EDF, it's good times, but maybe there's too much here. Genuinely baffled I wrote so much...
backloggd.com/u/FrDougal90...
Howdy folks, my first @hg101.bsky.social article in a while is now available to read! It looks into the pretty neat Japan-only Saturn platformer Willy Wombat, developed by Westone and featuring designs by Susumu Matsushita & English voice acting! www.hardcoregaming101.net/willy-wombat/
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Howdy folks, my first @hg101.bsky.social article in a while is now available to read! It looks into the pretty neat Japan-only Saturn platformer Willy Wombat, developed by Westone and featuring designs by Susumu Matsushita & English voice acting! www.hardcoregaming101.net/willy-wombat/
shout out to this fucking rad bit of Sonic fan-art by Matt Lyon, adorning the pages of Mean Machines issue 10 (July of 1991, making this one of the earliest known pieces of Sonic fan-art)
October 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
shout out to this fucking rad bit of Sonic fan-art by Matt Lyon, adorning the pages of Mean Machines issue 10 (July of 1991, making this one of the earliest known pieces of Sonic fan-art)
A bunch of pictures I took from the 1947 stop-motion adaptation of the Tintin book Crab with the Golden Claws (by Claude Misonne)
September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A bunch of pictures I took from the 1947 stop-motion adaptation of the Tintin book Crab with the Golden Claws (by Claude Misonne)
Howdy everyone, hope you're all doing well! I've got a new article up on @hg101.bsky.social talking about the cute puzzle platformer Rolo To The Rescue, made for the Mega Drive by British dev Vectordean (of James Pond fame)!
September 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Howdy everyone, hope you're all doing well! I've got a new article up on @hg101.bsky.social talking about the cute puzzle platformer Rolo To The Rescue, made for the Mega Drive by British dev Vectordean (of James Pond fame)!
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good morning! watch my new video if you havent yet
seeing games in all the Wrong places
YouTube video by smudgebap
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September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
good morning! watch my new video if you havent yet
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365 Days of Tunes - 263/365:
In Chuck Jones’ THE DUCKSTERS (’50), Porky is the luckless contestant on a radio quiz show run by Daffy Duck. Daffy’s zaniness as a game show host ventures into cruel territory as he punishes Porky throughout the short.
In Chuck Jones’ THE DUCKSTERS (’50), Porky is the luckless contestant on a radio quiz show run by Daffy Duck. Daffy’s zaniness as a game show host ventures into cruel territory as he punishes Porky throughout the short.
The Ducksters (1950)
Released on September 2, 1950.
vimeo.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
365 Days of Tunes - 263/365:
In Chuck Jones’ THE DUCKSTERS (’50), Porky is the luckless contestant on a radio quiz show run by Daffy Duck. Daffy’s zaniness as a game show host ventures into cruel territory as he punishes Porky throughout the short.
In Chuck Jones’ THE DUCKSTERS (’50), Porky is the luckless contestant on a radio quiz show run by Daffy Duck. Daffy’s zaniness as a game show host ventures into cruel territory as he punishes Porky throughout the short.
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Check out our discussion of Rolling Thunder! Also on this episode, my fellow #HG101 hosts talk about Pokémon Puzzle League!
#podcast #RollingThunder #Pokemon
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#podcast #RollingThunder #Pokemon
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Hardcore Gaming 101: Rolling Thunder (and Pokemon Puzzle League!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that paved the way for Shinobi to exist. Then stick around for Pokémon Puzzle League, the puzzler th...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Check out our discussion of Rolling Thunder! Also on this episode, my fellow #HG101 hosts talk about Pokémon Puzzle League!
#podcast #RollingThunder #Pokemon
sites.libsyn.com/240854/rolli...
#podcast #RollingThunder #Pokemon
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Hullo howdy, I posted a blog today talking about the Ace Attorney anime. It mainly digs into how the show took a very game-specific thing and made it work in the context of a TV programme. I hope it'll be interesting to read: cartoonmilk.com/ace-attorney...
Clever Case Placement in the Ace Attorney anime - cartoon milk
Finally watching a show that never interested me, and finding something to appreciate about it.
cartoonmilk.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hullo howdy, I posted a blog today talking about the Ace Attorney anime. It mainly digs into how the show took a very game-specific thing and made it work in the context of a TV programme. I hope it'll be interesting to read: cartoonmilk.com/ace-attorney...