Joachim Froholt
@jfroholt.bsky.social
Hi! I write about games, and try to make them as well.
Games: https://joachim.itch.io/
Writings: https://spillhistorie.no/ (English: https://spillhistorie.no/content-in-english/ )
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/joachimfroholt
I support 🇺🇦
Games: https://joachim.itch.io/
Writings: https://spillhistorie.no/ (English: https://spillhistorie.no/content-in-english/ )
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/joachimfroholt
I support 🇺🇦
First modern game played this year: Baba is You. I played it for about 5 hours when it was new, got stuck and gave up. Randomly saw it had been updated with new content, and decided to have a go. And for some reason it really clicked me this time, and I'm loving it.
January 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
First modern game played this year: Baba is You. I played it for about 5 hours when it was new, got stuck and gave up. Randomly saw it had been updated with new content, and decided to have a go. And for some reason it really clicked me this time, and I'm loving it.
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Dragon's Eye: Exploring an EPYX PET-Era RPG
YouTube video by David Youd
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
First game played this year: Zeewolf on the Amiga.Took a while to get the hang of the controls again (you really need to use the mouse), but I'm mostly doing okay now. The game is really quite playable, obviously it would have been great to see more of the level but it somehow works.
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
First game played this year: Zeewolf on the Amiga.Took a while to get the hang of the controls again (you really need to use the mouse), but I'm mostly doing okay now. The game is really quite playable, obviously it would have been great to see more of the level but it somehow works.
My top ten from 2025. Plus some extras. Obviously, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 tops the list, what a great game. But it wasn't the only wonderful game that I played this year. Article in Norwegian (just like one of my favourite games).
Spillåret 2025 – Joachims favoritter - Spillhistorie.no
Her er Joachims ti favoritter fra 2025 – pluss noen spill til.
spillhistorie.no
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My top ten from 2025. Plus some extras. Obviously, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 tops the list, what a great game. But it wasn't the only wonderful game that I played this year. Article in Norwegian (just like one of my favourite games).
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Received your C64 Ultimate and looking for something new for it? Then maybe a modern casual turn-based dungeon crawler might tickle your fancy?😊
In 2022 we released the award-winning Rogue64.
Check it out here -> badgerpunch.itch.io/rogue64
#roguelike #c64 #Commodore64Ultimate
In 2022 we released the award-winning Rogue64.
Check it out here -> badgerpunch.itch.io/rogue64
#roguelike #c64 #Commodore64Ultimate
Rogue64 (C64) by Badgerpunch Games
Modern roguelike for the Commodore64
badgerpunch.itch.io
December 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Received your C64 Ultimate and looking for something new for it? Then maybe a modern casual turn-based dungeon crawler might tickle your fancy?😊
In 2022 we released the award-winning Rogue64.
Check it out here -> badgerpunch.itch.io/rogue64
#roguelike #c64 #Commodore64Ultimate
In 2022 we released the award-winning Rogue64.
Check it out here -> badgerpunch.itch.io/rogue64
#roguelike #c64 #Commodore64Ultimate
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Our first big Christmas update is with an amazing recovery of the final build of Resident Evil on Gameboy Color. Hotgen's impressive conversion that got canned. This is much closer to completion, and seems completable too. Lots to discover!
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
December 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our first big Christmas update is with an amazing recovery of the final build of Resident Evil on Gameboy Color. Hotgen's impressive conversion that got canned. This is much closer to completion, and seems completable too. Lots to discover!
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...
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GTW Highlight No.40: In October, and thanks to LiqMatrix’s incredible preservation work (with support from @museumofplay and @wcnews), this very obscure 90s #PC gaming device was finally archived:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/the-...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/the-...
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
GTW Highlight No.40: In October, and thanks to LiqMatrix’s incredible preservation work (with support from @museumofplay and @wcnews), this very obscure 90s #PC gaming device was finally archived:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/the-...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/the-...
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Dian Gerard was a science fiction author (from the same circles as Harlan Ellison and A. E. van Vogt) who wrote six text adventures. Five had been found; this one until quite recently was considered lost.
Includes download link!
bluerenga.blog/2025/12/11/v...
Includes download link!
bluerenga.blog/2025/12/11/v...
Valley of the Kings (1983)
Norrell Data Systems published three games by the end of 1982, and I’ve now played all of them: a port of Adventure with 375 points, and two games by Dian Gerard, The Hermit’s Secret an…
bluerenga.blog
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Dian Gerard was a science fiction author (from the same circles as Harlan Ellison and A. E. van Vogt) who wrote six text adventures. Five had been found; this one until quite recently was considered lost.
Includes download link!
bluerenga.blog/2025/12/11/v...
Includes download link!
bluerenga.blog/2025/12/11/v...
Playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 with the Nordic Horizons expansion, and found the exact place we stop to charge my brother's car after crossing the Saltfjellet plateau when driving from Kristiansand to Bodø every summer... www.google.com/maps/@66.813...
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 with the Nordic Horizons expansion, and found the exact place we stop to charge my brother's car after crossing the Saltfjellet plateau when driving from Kristiansand to Bodø every summer... www.google.com/maps/@66.813...
What a great event this was!
And that's my very beardy (and happy) face at around the 2:20 mark... :)
And that's my very beardy (and happy) face at around the 2:20 mark... :)
We’ve assembled a short video capturing some highlights from our weekend at Spillmesse 2025 in Kristiansand!
The retro hardware display was the most epic we’ve ever seen!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, and to the fantastic team behind the event! 🕹️❤️
#retrogame #amiga #indiegamedev
The retro hardware display was the most epic we’ve ever seen!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, and to the fantastic team behind the event! 🕹️❤️
#retrogame #amiga #indiegamedev
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
What a great event this was!
And that's my very beardy (and happy) face at around the 2:20 mark... :)
And that's my very beardy (and happy) face at around the 2:20 mark... :)
Reposted by Joachim Froholt
Today, we published an interview with Chuck Benton, creator of Softporn Adventure - the game Leisure Suit Larry was based on.
Chuck Benton and Softporn Adventure - Spillhistorie.no
We talked with Chuck Benton about the forerunner to Leisure Suit Larry.
spillhistorie.no
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today, we published an interview with Chuck Benton, creator of Softporn Adventure - the game Leisure Suit Larry was based on.
Some six months ago, I was playing the lovely Sharp MZ-700 adventure game Ropoko and writing a walkthrough. I never managed to complete it, but I just now noticed that it's been released for Steam & Switch. So I figured my partial walkthrough would be useful to new players.
Ropoko walkthrough in progress - Spillhistorie.no
Need help with this adventure game created for the Sharp MZ-700? Here's a partial walkthrough.
spillhistorie.no
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Some six months ago, I was playing the lovely Sharp MZ-700 adventure game Ropoko and writing a walkthrough. I never managed to complete it, but I just now noticed that it's been released for Steam & Switch. So I figured my partial walkthrough would be useful to new players.
Reposted by Joachim Froholt
To much of the UK in 1986, baseball was just something that happened in Peanuts. One Commodore 64 game by Accolade was so gorgeous a version of the sport that it reached #1 in the charts here anyway, with a small assist from Channel 4. New post on HardBall:
www.superchartisland.com/hardball
www.superchartisland.com/hardball
HardBall – “Fastball ⬆️ Screwball ⬅️ Changeup ⬇️ Curveball ➡️”
In 1979 a group of four Atari programmers left and set up a new company. They felt that they weren’t getting their due for creating the games that made up the majority of Atari’s sales, and their a…
www.superchartisland.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
To much of the UK in 1986, baseball was just something that happened in Peanuts. One Commodore 64 game by Accolade was so gorgeous a version of the sport that it reached #1 in the charts here anyway, with a small assist from Channel 4. New post on HardBall:
www.superchartisland.com/hardball
www.superchartisland.com/hardball
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The Commodore 64 lives on! 🚀 We Are The Anomaly by Genesis Project + Extend just dropped at Transmission64 2025. Mind-blowing code, pixel art, and chiptunes proving 8-bit is forever.
youtu.be/aAPwvgeH0j4
#C64 #Commodore64 #Demoscene #WeAreTheAnomaly
youtu.be/aAPwvgeH0j4
#C64 #Commodore64 #Demoscene #WeAreTheAnomaly
We Are The Anomaly (Extend and Genesis Project) - Commodore 64 - Demoscene - SID 8580
YouTube video by CoffeeCupArcade
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Commodore 64 lives on! 🚀 We Are The Anomaly by Genesis Project + Extend just dropped at Transmission64 2025. Mind-blowing code, pixel art, and chiptunes proving 8-bit is forever.
youtu.be/aAPwvgeH0j4
#C64 #Commodore64 #Demoscene #WeAreTheAnomaly
youtu.be/aAPwvgeH0j4
#C64 #Commodore64 #Demoscene #WeAreTheAnomaly
If you like retro games for obscure computers, my Sharp MZ game Numbertron is available for whatever you want to pay at @itch.io.
Today is Creator Day, so there is no platform fee if you decide to pay for the game.
It's a 1/2 player puzzler. Turn based Tron with numbers.
joachim.itch.io/numbertron
Today is Creator Day, so there is no platform fee if you decide to pay for the game.
It's a 1/2 player puzzler. Turn based Tron with numbers.
joachim.itch.io/numbertron
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
If you like retro games for obscure computers, my Sharp MZ game Numbertron is available for whatever you want to pay at @itch.io.
Today is Creator Day, so there is no platform fee if you decide to pay for the game.
It's a 1/2 player puzzler. Turn based Tron with numbers.
joachim.itch.io/numbertron
Today is Creator Day, so there is no platform fee if you decide to pay for the game.
It's a 1/2 player puzzler. Turn based Tron with numbers.
joachim.itch.io/numbertron
Me ten minutes ago: Wouldn't it be neat if I turned my BASIC tenliner from 2021 into a type in listing people could try? Just need to make it a bit more readable, and explain how it works.
Me right now: What even is this?
Me right now: What even is this?
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me ten minutes ago: Wouldn't it be neat if I turned my BASIC tenliner from 2021 into a type in listing people could try? Just need to make it a bit more readable, and explain how it works.
Me right now: What even is this?
Me right now: What even is this?
Anyone else playing this today? :)⁰
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Anyone else playing this today? :)⁰
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Almost at 20,000 followers! 🎉 To celebrate, here's 10 copies of Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 you can claim (see bottom of page). If you can, please either share or follow so I can finally wave goodbye to that other dread social platform 👋
kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 by Kenney
Includes 60,000+ game assets including 2D sprites, 3D models and more!
kenney.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Almost at 20,000 followers! 🎉 To celebrate, here's 10 copies of Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 you can claim (see bottom of page). If you can, please either share or follow so I can finally wave goodbye to that other dread social platform 👋
kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
Lately, I've been hooked on Verho: Curse of Faces. It's a King's Field-like, apparently (I have King's Field on my todo list, so I can't quite confirm). Basically, if you like stuff like Elden Ring, don't mind PS1-style graphics and some jank, I think you'll love it. My review (in Norwegian):
Inntrykk: Verho: Curse of Faces - Spillhistorie.no
Klar for en utfordring? Denne nye indie-perlen er inspirert av «soulslike»-spillenes forfar.
spillhistorie.no
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Lately, I've been hooked on Verho: Curse of Faces. It's a King's Field-like, apparently (I have King's Field on my todo list, so I can't quite confirm). Basically, if you like stuff like Elden Ring, don't mind PS1-style graphics and some jank, I think you'll love it. My review (in Norwegian):
Reposted by Joachim Froholt
#TillysTechOfTheWeek ⚙️
Happy birthday, the Nintendo DS (2004)! 🎂
The DS (Deluxe Skintone) was Nintendo’s first makeup and mirror compact.
It sold poorly. In response, Nintendo built a secondary function into the device which enabled it to play rudimentary video games. The rest is history!
Happy birthday, the Nintendo DS (2004)! 🎂
The DS (Deluxe Skintone) was Nintendo’s first makeup and mirror compact.
It sold poorly. In response, Nintendo built a secondary function into the device which enabled it to play rudimentary video games. The rest is history!
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#TillysTechOfTheWeek ⚙️
Happy birthday, the Nintendo DS (2004)! 🎂
The DS (Deluxe Skintone) was Nintendo’s first makeup and mirror compact.
It sold poorly. In response, Nintendo built a secondary function into the device which enabled it to play rudimentary video games. The rest is history!
Happy birthday, the Nintendo DS (2004)! 🎂
The DS (Deluxe Skintone) was Nintendo’s first makeup and mirror compact.
It sold poorly. In response, Nintendo built a secondary function into the device which enabled it to play rudimentary video games. The rest is history!
Reposted by Joachim Froholt
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
With three megs of hot RAM burning a hole in our pocket, we step into a computerised version of the Sprawl in 2058.
📺: Neuromancer, Interplay, 1988 (C64 version)
Little 🧵 will follow
With three megs of hot RAM burning a hole in our pocket, we step into a computerised version of the Sprawl in 2058.
📺: Neuromancer, Interplay, 1988 (C64 version)
Little 🧵 will follow
July 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
With three megs of hot RAM burning a hole in our pocket, we step into a computerised version of the Sprawl in 2058.
📺: Neuromancer, Interplay, 1988 (C64 version)
Little 🧵 will follow
With three megs of hot RAM burning a hole in our pocket, we step into a computerised version of the Sprawl in 2058.
📺: Neuromancer, Interplay, 1988 (C64 version)
Little 🧵 will follow
While you're waiting for the PC version of Numbertron (which I've been promising for .. three years now?), Alice & You in the Planet of Numbers is 40% off on Steam. It's @mickyalbert.bsky.social's interpretation of the concept, and I was involved in the project from the beginning. It's a lot of fun!
Save 40% on Alice and You in the planet of numbers on Steam
Walk as many numbers as there are written in the direction you are trying to go. This is a whole new puzzle game based on a very simple idea! Can you achieve 100% and get a donut from King Donut?
store.steampowered.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
While you're waiting for the PC version of Numbertron (which I've been promising for .. three years now?), Alice & You in the Planet of Numbers is 40% off on Steam. It's @mickyalbert.bsky.social's interpretation of the concept, and I was involved in the project from the beginning. It's a lot of fun!
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Spotlight Golf contained very state-of-the-art technology for its time, which enabled it to create a unique gameplay experience.
According to the Australasian Golf Museum, this tech qualifies it as the "first computer game" and maybe the first electronic computer.
Let's investigate this.
According to the Australasian Golf Museum, this tech qualifies it as the "first computer game" and maybe the first electronic computer.
Let's investigate this.
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Spotlight Golf contained very state-of-the-art technology for its time, which enabled it to create a unique gameplay experience.
According to the Australasian Golf Museum, this tech qualifies it as the "first computer game" and maybe the first electronic computer.
Let's investigate this.
According to the Australasian Golf Museum, this tech qualifies it as the "first computer game" and maybe the first electronic computer.
Let's investigate this.
Might have to do some console gaming for a change.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Might have to do some console gaming for a change.