Robb Sherwin
@icecreamjonsey.bsky.social
Text adventure / CRPG creator.
🕹️ WISHLIST Cyberganked on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/880930/Cyberganked/
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@icecreamjonsey
🕹️ WISHLIST Cyberganked on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/880930/Cyberganked/
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@icecreamjonsey
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Robb Sherwin
@icecreamjonsey.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Cyberganked on Steam
Cyberganked is a six-character CRPG blobber and text adventure, all using a CGA graphics palette.
store.steampowered.com
Here is a link to the Steam store for my upcoming CRPG / text adventure game called Cyberganked. I am told wishlisting helps with visibility, so if you are interested, please feel free to do so!
store.steampowered.com/app/880930/C...
store.steampowered.com/app/880930/C...
I have Ian's PicoGUS soundcard for my DOS build & it has been a delight. As someone who has taken a blowtorch to a nail in order to "properly" "key" an old IDE cable in the past, I'm looking forward to what he is creating here. In unrelated news, I'll be soon be listing for sale one blowtorch.
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I have Ian's PicoGUS soundcard for my DOS build & it has been a delight. As someone who has taken a blowtorch to a nail in order to "properly" "key" an old IDE cable in the past, I'm looking forward to what he is creating here. In unrelated news, I'll be soon be listing for sale one blowtorch.
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My weekend project was trying out #PicoIDE on my Amiga 1200. It mostly works, just needs a few tweaks. Thanks to the Amiga community who knows this machine way better than I do!
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My weekend project was trying out #PicoIDE on my Amiga 1200. It mostly works, just needs a few tweaks. Thanks to the Amiga community who knows this machine way better than I do!
Passing out Toblerone "Oops! All Gaps!" tonight. Disappointed, Leonardo?? Welcome to the real world, jackass
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Passing out Toblerone "Oops! All Gaps!" tonight. Disappointed, Leonardo?? Welcome to the real world, jackass
One awesome thing about Ernie Clement being in the World Series is hearing that Rochester accent for interviews, which is pretty rare for us, I love it. Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Lithgow kind of dropped it and they waited until after Susan B. Anthony died to invent the microphone. #bluejays
October 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
One awesome thing about Ernie Clement being in the World Series is hearing that Rochester accent for interviews, which is pretty rare for us, I love it. Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Lithgow kind of dropped it and they waited until after Susan B. Anthony died to invent the microphone. #bluejays
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New movie review!
TRON: Ares is Officially the best TRON Movie by @commodork.bsky.social
www.caltrops.com/2025/10/27/t...
Check it out! #tron #tronares
TRON: Ares is Officially the best TRON Movie by @commodork.bsky.social
www.caltrops.com/2025/10/27/t...
Check it out! #tron #tronares
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New movie review!
TRON: Ares is Officially the best TRON Movie by @commodork.bsky.social
www.caltrops.com/2025/10/27/t...
Check it out! #tron #tronares
TRON: Ares is Officially the best TRON Movie by @commodork.bsky.social
www.caltrops.com/2025/10/27/t...
Check it out! #tron #tronares
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I made a new MSDOS utility, the MIDI Sniffer:
* takes in MIDI in
* reroutes to: MIDI out, PC Speaker, or OPL2
* supports polyphony
1/2
* takes in MIDI in
* reroutes to: MIDI out, PC Speaker, or OPL2
* supports polyphony
1/2
October 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I made a new MSDOS utility, the MIDI Sniffer:
* takes in MIDI in
* reroutes to: MIDI out, PC Speaker, or OPL2
* supports polyphony
1/2
* takes in MIDI in
* reroutes to: MIDI out, PC Speaker, or OPL2
* supports polyphony
1/2
Reposted by Robb Sherwin
Here’s my second installment describing a few details of how I created the assets for the PCjr’s 40th animation.
whitaker8088.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
whitaker8088.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
IBM PCjr 40th Anniversary Animation (Part 2)
Introduction In the previous post, I tried to illustrate the mechanism I used to produce smooth vertical and horizontal scrolling. In this post, I want to describe the steps I used to create the ac…
whitaker8088.wordpress.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Here’s my second installment describing a few details of how I created the assets for the PCjr’s 40th animation.
whitaker8088.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
whitaker8088.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
Game 30: BuGS (Rand-Emonium Software, 2021)
An awesome recreation of the arcade game Centipede for your Apple IIGS. Having been squashed once by the full-size arcade cabinet, I found this version to be pleasant and painless.
#arcade #Apple #atari #appleiigs
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
An awesome recreation of the arcade game Centipede for your Apple IIGS. Having been squashed once by the full-size arcade cabinet, I found this version to be pleasant and painless.
#arcade #Apple #atari #appleiigs
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Game 30: BuGS (Rand-Emonium Software, 2021) | Jolt Country
www.joltcountry.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Game 30: BuGS (Rand-Emonium Software, 2021)
An awesome recreation of the arcade game Centipede for your Apple IIGS. Having been squashed once by the full-size arcade cabinet, I found this version to be pleasant and painless.
#arcade #Apple #atari #appleiigs
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
An awesome recreation of the arcade game Centipede for your Apple IIGS. Having been squashed once by the full-size arcade cabinet, I found this version to be pleasant and painless.
#arcade #Apple #atari #appleiigs
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Game 29: My Friend Pedro (DeadToast Entertainment, 2019) | Jolt Country
www.joltcountry.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I'll also give my regular shoutouts to DOS Game Club for talking about DOS games (they're playing Halloween Harry right now)
www.dosgameclub.com
intfiction.org for interactive fiction
And Adventure Game Hotspot just launched a forum now that Adventure Gamers is dead
adventuregamehotspot.com
www.dosgameclub.com
intfiction.org for interactive fiction
And Adventure Game Hotspot just launched a forum now that Adventure Gamers is dead
adventuregamehotspot.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'll also give my regular shoutouts to DOS Game Club for talking about DOS games (they're playing Halloween Harry right now)
www.dosgameclub.com
intfiction.org for interactive fiction
And Adventure Game Hotspot just launched a forum now that Adventure Gamers is dead
adventuregamehotspot.com
www.dosgameclub.com
intfiction.org for interactive fiction
And Adventure Game Hotspot just launched a forum now that Adventure Gamers is dead
adventuregamehotspot.com
I am bad with directions. I use Waze every day. I appreciate it. For me, it's a miracle.
An "I got it from here" toggle where it shuts up when you're within 5 miles of home, instead of it dutifully announcing the turns I do know, would be wonderful.
An "I got it from here" toggle where it shuts up when you're within 5 miles of home, instead of it dutifully announcing the turns I do know, would be wonderful.
September 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I am bad with directions. I use Waze every day. I appreciate it. For me, it's a miracle.
An "I got it from here" toggle where it shuts up when you're within 5 miles of home, instead of it dutifully announcing the turns I do know, would be wonderful.
An "I got it from here" toggle where it shuts up when you're within 5 miles of home, instead of it dutifully announcing the turns I do know, would be wonderful.
I uploaded Dinosaur Jr. vs the 1960s by Devi Ever to the Internet Archive.
archive.org/details/dinojr
archive.org/details/dinojr
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I uploaded Dinosaur Jr. vs the 1960s by Devi Ever to the Internet Archive.
archive.org/details/dinojr
archive.org/details/dinojr
Game 28: Banished (Shining Rock Software, 2014)
While well-reviewed, Banished made more reviewers angry than I would have expected. I went in on the easiest level, clicked around my little forest and enjoyed my time. The world created anger, Banished didn't.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
While well-reviewed, Banished made more reviewers angry than I would have expected. I went in on the easiest level, clicked around my little forest and enjoyed my time. The world created anger, Banished didn't.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Game 28: Banished (Shining Rock Software, 2014)
While well-reviewed, Banished made more reviewers angry than I would have expected. I went in on the easiest level, clicked around my little forest and enjoyed my time. The world created anger, Banished didn't.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
While well-reviewed, Banished made more reviewers angry than I would have expected. I went in on the easiest level, clicked around my little forest and enjoyed my time. The world created anger, Banished didn't.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
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If you're a fan of the movie Sneakers, the late Robert Redford (RIP) or just geeky things, you can ssh into sneakers@ansi.rya.nc and watch the movie in glorious 24-bit colour ANSI :) Enjoy!
September 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If you're a fan of the movie Sneakers, the late Robert Redford (RIP) or just geeky things, you can ssh into sneakers@ansi.rya.nc and watch the movie in glorious 24-bit colour ANSI :) Enjoy!
I had some copies left over, so I thought I would try this an experiment. New physical copy of Cryptozookeeper for sale over at eBay. www.ebay.com/itm/13644044...
Cryptozookeeper text adventure game new in slipcase | eBay
This is a new in box copy of Cryptozookeeper.
www.ebay.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I had some copies left over, so I thought I would try this an experiment. New physical copy of Cryptozookeeper for sale over at eBay. www.ebay.com/itm/13644044...
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Vectrex Major Tom (Boxed)
Brand new, Vectrex Major boxed game with manual and overlay. Written by Scott Huggins with graphic design work done by Stephen Gros and Scott Ross.
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vectrexmulti.com/order2.html#...
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#Vectrex #MajorTom #Major #Tom
Brand new, Vectrex Major boxed game with manual and overlay. Written by Scott Huggins with graphic design work done by Stephen Gros and Scott Ross.
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vectrexmulti.com/order2.html#...
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#Vectrex #MajorTom #Major #Tom
August 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Vectrex Major Tom (Boxed)
Brand new, Vectrex Major boxed game with manual and overlay. Written by Scott Huggins with graphic design work done by Stephen Gros and Scott Ross.
.
vectrexmulti.com/order2.html#...
.
#Vectrex #MajorTom #Major #Tom
Brand new, Vectrex Major boxed game with manual and overlay. Written by Scott Huggins with graphic design work done by Stephen Gros and Scott Ross.
.
vectrexmulti.com/order2.html#...
.
#Vectrex #MajorTom #Major #Tom
Game 27: Shadows Over Riva (attic Entertainment Software GmbH, 1996)
Possibly the worst UI decision in computer game history has me unable to engage in combat tactics, this is one of the best looking games of its time. Everything else about it is perfect!
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Possibly the worst UI decision in computer game history has me unable to engage in combat tactics, this is one of the best looking games of its time. Everything else about it is perfect!
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
August 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Game 27: Shadows Over Riva (attic Entertainment Software GmbH, 1996)
Possibly the worst UI decision in computer game history has me unable to engage in combat tactics, this is one of the best looking games of its time. Everything else about it is perfect!
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Possibly the worst UI decision in computer game history has me unable to engage in combat tactics, this is one of the best looking games of its time. Everything else about it is perfect!
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Game 26: Dino Pop (Primetime Amusements, 2012)
Every redemption arc starts with a quality redemption game, what kind of reputation does Chuck E. Cheese have in your town, BlueSky?
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Every redemption arc starts with a quality redemption game, what kind of reputation does Chuck E. Cheese have in your town, BlueSky?
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
August 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Game 26: Dino Pop (Primetime Amusements, 2012)
Every redemption arc starts with a quality redemption game, what kind of reputation does Chuck E. Cheese have in your town, BlueSky?
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Every redemption arc starts with a quality redemption game, what kind of reputation does Chuck E. Cheese have in your town, BlueSky?
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Baseball Reference's feature for the next start for a pitcher hasn't worked in a bit - here it is saying that the deGrom is going back to back today - but I do hope at some point that a pitcher was out carousing all night only to shockingly see that he's supposed to start that day OH SHIIIIII
August 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Baseball Reference's feature for the next start for a pitcher hasn't worked in a bit - here it is saying that the deGrom is going back to back today - but I do hope at some point that a pitcher was out carousing all night only to shockingly see that he's supposed to start that day OH SHIIIIII
I didn't blog about a game this week, but I wanted to note the CRPG called Jettatura. If you liked the original Wizardry and want to play a game in the same style, this the game for you! Fun, while understanding that hey, someone else, ahhh, did the design.
store.steampowered.com/app/2023440/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2023440/...
August 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I didn't blog about a game this week, but I wanted to note the CRPG called Jettatura. If you liked the original Wizardry and want to play a game in the same style, this the game for you! Fun, while understanding that hey, someone else, ahhh, did the design.
store.steampowered.com/app/2023440/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2023440/...
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Got a Jaguar or Jaguar CD in need of some work? I offer services for both! I'm planning on adding all 3 of Zaxour's Jag mods to my selection once I get them in the shop for install in my personal Jaguar!
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-services/
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-cd-services/
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-services/
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-cd-services/
August 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Got a Jaguar or Jaguar CD in need of some work? I offer services for both! I'm planning on adding all 3 of Zaxour's Jag mods to my selection once I get them in the shop for install in my personal Jaguar!
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-services/
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-cd-services/
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-services/
jeffsretrogaming.com/product/jaguar-cd-services/
Game 25: Paper Sorcerer (Ultra Runaway Games, 2013)
Paper Sorcerer has really sweet art direction & music and captures the vibe of a #CRPG perfectly.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Paper Sorcerer has really sweet art direction & music and captures the vibe of a #CRPG perfectly.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
August 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Game 25: Paper Sorcerer (Ultra Runaway Games, 2013)
Paper Sorcerer has really sweet art direction & music and captures the vibe of a #CRPG perfectly.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Paper Sorcerer has really sweet art direction & music and captures the vibe of a #CRPG perfectly.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Game 24: Meteor! (Edward T. Ordman, Andrew Fluegelman and Nancy Miller, 1981)
Meteor! is a BASIC DOS game that I played as a child when I was just happy to be playing anything for our home PC. I often wonder about similar games for the C64, Atari and such.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Meteor! is a BASIC DOS game that I played as a child when I was just happy to be playing anything for our home PC. I often wonder about similar games for the C64, Atari and such.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Game 24: Meteor! (Edward T. Ordman, Andrew Fluegelman and Nancy Miller, 1981)
Meteor! is a BASIC DOS game that I played as a child when I was just happy to be playing anything for our home PC. I often wonder about similar games for the C64, Atari and such.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
Meteor! is a BASIC DOS game that I played as a child when I was just happy to be playing anything for our home PC. I often wonder about similar games for the C64, Atari and such.
www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...
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The #ChambersBeneath is out today! Delve into the dungeons to battle monsters, gather loot, and search for an important treasure for the ruler of the city. Runs on the original IBM PC and compatibles, on DOSBox, and on Windows. cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #ibmpc #msdos #cga
The Chambers Beneath by Cyningstan
A role-playing dungeon crawler game for DOS
cyningstan.itch.io
July 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The #ChambersBeneath is out today! Delve into the dungeons to battle monsters, gather loot, and search for an important treasure for the ruler of the city. Runs on the original IBM PC and compatibles, on DOSBox, and on Windows. cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #ibmpc #msdos #cga
There are 12 opening logos to click through when starting "Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition."
July 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
There are 12 opening logos to click through when starting "Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition."