J Bulmer
@jjbadger1.bsky.social
Game dev (graphics code monkey) based in Japan. Started on PS1 at Codemasters, then Sony (PS2 era) and now SNK.
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Knowing that aging Namco fans like nothing more than a nice comfy snooze, Kadokawa are releasing 3 Namcot Famicom Box Blankets
Printed on both sides with the front & rear of the boxes, they come in replica boxes, all with a 16 page FC Namcot game booklet. 3,300円 each
www.famitsu.com/article/2025...
Printed on both sides with the front & rear of the boxes, they come in replica boxes, all with a 16 page FC Namcot game booklet. 3,300円 each
www.famitsu.com/article/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Knowing that aging Namco fans like nothing more than a nice comfy snooze, Kadokawa are releasing 3 Namcot Famicom Box Blankets
Printed on both sides with the front & rear of the boxes, they come in replica boxes, all with a 16 page FC Namcot game booklet. 3,300円 each
www.famitsu.com/article/2025...
Printed on both sides with the front & rear of the boxes, they come in replica boxes, all with a 16 page FC Namcot game booklet. 3,300円 each
www.famitsu.com/article/2025...
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Live now! Playing some RV There Yet? with my buddies @jmondmon.bsky.social and @kaorihoriuchi.bsky.social!
Live on Twitch: twitch.tv/jembawls
And Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACbo...
Live on Twitch: twitch.tv/jembawls
And Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACbo...
DEV PLAYS OWN GAME - RV There Yet? with @J-mon_JmonDmon and @kaorihoriuchi8898
YouTube video by Jace Varlet LIVE
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November 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Live now! Playing some RV There Yet? with my buddies @jmondmon.bsky.social and @kaorihoriuchi.bsky.social!
Live on Twitch: twitch.tv/jembawls
And Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACbo...
Live on Twitch: twitch.tv/jembawls
And Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACbo...
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10 handy quality of life tips for working in Unreal Engine. No weird, edge case stuff here, I use this stuff almost every time I open the editor.
July 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
10 handy quality of life tips for working in Unreal Engine. No weird, edge case stuff here, I use this stuff almost every time I open the editor.
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Haven’t made one since last year, so I decided to make a new starter pack for the gamers still active here in 2025, as well as some of the main console brands and publishers. 150 accounts included!
go.bsky.app/KohJvg7
go.bsky.app/KohJvg7
May 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Haven’t made one since last year, so I decided to make a new starter pack for the gamers still active here in 2025, as well as some of the main console brands and publishers. 150 accounts included!
go.bsky.app/KohJvg7
go.bsky.app/KohJvg7
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Giving the Kickstarter campaign for the first issue of SCANLINE ARTIFACTS magazine a fresh boost. It's been a wild success already after just a couple of days, which I'm eternally grateful for <3
Cool features, anime nostalgia, pixel galleries, and gaming memories, delivered right into your hands!
Cool features, anime nostalgia, pixel galleries, and gaming memories, delivered right into your hands!
Okay! Here we go!
The Kickstarter campaign for the first issue of Scanline Artifacts, a physical A5 magazine featuring a juicy selection of features and articles from the first 32 issues of our digital retro gaming and anime zine, Between the Scanlines, plus brand new material, has gone LIVE!
The Kickstarter campaign for the first issue of Scanline Artifacts, a physical A5 magazine featuring a juicy selection of features and articles from the first 32 issues of our digital retro gaming and anime zine, Between the Scanlines, plus brand new material, has gone LIVE!
Between the Scanlines: Scanline Artifacts Issue One
A physical compilation of selected articles from our digital, community-driven retro gaming and anime magazine.
www.kickstarter.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Giving the Kickstarter campaign for the first issue of SCANLINE ARTIFACTS magazine a fresh boost. It's been a wild success already after just a couple of days, which I'm eternally grateful for <3
Cool features, anime nostalgia, pixel galleries, and gaming memories, delivered right into your hands!
Cool features, anime nostalgia, pixel galleries, and gaming memories, delivered right into your hands!
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Hello everyone! It's been a while. :)
We would like to thank Time Extension for their recent article highlighting the current financial state of the GPS. We would like to expand on it somewhat and respond to some of the comments left by readers.
www.timeextension.com/features/we-...
We would like to thank Time Extension for their recent article highlighting the current financial state of the GPS. We would like to expand on it somewhat and respond to some of the comments left by readers.
www.timeextension.com/features/we-...
We Might Be About To Lose A Powerful Force In The World Of Video Game Preservation
"When you do the maths, we are completely out of cash in September"
www.timeextension.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Hello everyone! It's been a while. :)
We would like to thank Time Extension for their recent article highlighting the current financial state of the GPS. We would like to expand on it somewhat and respond to some of the comments left by readers.
www.timeextension.com/features/we-...
We would like to thank Time Extension for their recent article highlighting the current financial state of the GPS. We would like to expand on it somewhat and respond to some of the comments left by readers.
www.timeextension.com/features/we-...
Was browsing MeruKari the other day and decided to search for #TheGetaway …just in case…amongst all the movie dvds there was this! A promo money clip for the #PS2 game! The seller thought it was a promo item for the 70s movie lol. I had one back in the day but lost it on my move to Japan.
April 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Was browsing MeruKari the other day and decided to search for #TheGetaway …just in case…amongst all the movie dvds there was this! A promo money clip for the #PS2 game! The seller thought it was a promo item for the 70s movie lol. I had one back in the day but lost it on my move to Japan.
Just read the Cannon Fodder article in RetroGamer 269, @hkt3030.bsky.social , and it mentions the PS2 version. I “worked” on that briefly with Jon Hare, putting together a menus/gameflow visualisation in Flash. Think that’s as far as the project went before the London studio was shut down 🤔
April 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Just read the Cannon Fodder article in RetroGamer 269, @hkt3030.bsky.social , and it mentions the PS2 version. I “worked” on that briefly with Jon Hare, putting together a menus/gameflow visualisation in Flash. Think that’s as far as the project went before the London studio was shut down 🤔
Been updating to UE5.5.4 and I do like the fact that the code for “many lights” has been renamed to “mega lights”. lol
Some marketing guy had to have a word with a programmer “yeah, I know there are many lights but come on, we need to “sell” this sh*t right? Big it up a bit you know…” #gamedev #ue5
Some marketing guy had to have a word with a programmer “yeah, I know there are many lights but come on, we need to “sell” this sh*t right? Big it up a bit you know…” #gamedev #ue5
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A collectors edition without a disc, is not a collectors edition. Going for the standard edition then. Hopefully they'll release a Steelbook.
April 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A collectors edition without a disc, is not a collectors edition. Going for the standard edition then. Hopefully they'll release a Steelbook.
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This is amazing news! Square Enix, Capcom, Taito, and Sega aim to "archive past development materials" to preserve historical assets for research and exhibitions. Use your browser translate feature to read this great article - unless you can read Japanese anyway!
gamemakers.jp/article/2024...
gamemakers.jp/article/2024...
スクエニ/カプコン/タイトー/セガの4社が目指す「過去の開発資料のアーカイブ」。研究や展示のための歴史的資産を守る【SIGGRAPH Asia 2024】｜ゲームメーカーズ
2025/1/9 21:00 一部表現を変更いたしました。
ビデオゲームの開発資料を残しておく意味とは何でしょうか？
ビデオゲーム開発は、相当な労力とともに行われ続けています。まるで走り続けるように開発を続けるせいか、開発が終わったタイトルの企画書、イラストレーション、イメージボードといった資料は役目を終えると、倉庫の奥にしまわれたり、あるいは処分されたりすることがほとんどだといいま...
gamemakers.jp
April 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is amazing news! Square Enix, Capcom, Taito, and Sega aim to "archive past development materials" to preserve historical assets for research and exhibitions. Use your browser translate feature to read this great article - unless you can read Japanese anyway!
gamemakers.jp/article/2024...
gamemakers.jp/article/2024...
Just finished the Tomb Raider Remasters 1~3 including the extra missions 😅 Those games have some control issues lol. Fun, frustrating but ultimately fulfilling though 👌
March 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Just finished the Tomb Raider Remasters 1~3 including the extra missions 😅 Those games have some control issues lol. Fun, frustrating but ultimately fulfilling though 👌
Finally finished the Pikuma.com course 2D Game Engine with C++ and Lua. 🎉 Used Lua on KofXIII a bit but never really studied how to use it from scratch. An interesting course. Might do their PS1 programming course next…it’s been years since I did any of that #gamedev
March 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Finally finished the Pikuma.com course 2D Game Engine with C++ and Lua. 🎉 Used Lua on KofXIII a bit but never really studied how to use it from scratch. An interesting course. Might do their PS1 programming course next…it’s been years since I did any of that #gamedev
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Just a reminder that the latest issue of Retro Gamer is in stores now. It features a PS2 feature, 32-page book of the best PS2 games, a double-sided poster and much, much more. Don't miss it.
www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
March 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Just a reminder that the latest issue of Retro Gamer is in stores now. It features a PS2 feature, 32-page book of the best PS2 games, a double-sided poster and much, much more. Don't miss it.
www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
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There are over 900 unique shmups across all different arcade, console and PC systems, going all the way back to the 80s. Check out our BACKLOGGD page if you want to get into STG or are looking for that long lost title!
backloggd.com/u/shmupdb/ga...
backloggd.com/u/shmupdb/ga...
March 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
There are over 900 unique shmups across all different arcade, console and PC systems, going all the way back to the 80s. Check out our BACKLOGGD page if you want to get into STG or are looking for that long lost title!
backloggd.com/u/shmupdb/ga...
backloggd.com/u/shmupdb/ga...
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Retro Gamer 270 celebrates the PS2's 25th anniversary! Developers share their memories of working on the console, and the Mini PS2 Companion highlights 60 classic games.
Also inside: Bubble Bobble, Turrican II, Dino Crisis, Jaz Rignall and more.
Get it here: www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
Also inside: Bubble Bobble, Turrican II, Dino Crisis, Jaz Rignall and more.
Get it here: www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
March 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Retro Gamer 270 celebrates the PS2's 25th anniversary! Developers share their memories of working on the console, and the Mini PS2 Companion highlights 60 classic games.
Also inside: Bubble Bobble, Turrican II, Dino Crisis, Jaz Rignall and more.
Get it here: www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
Also inside: Bubble Bobble, Turrican II, Dino Crisis, Jaz Rignall and more.
Get it here: www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines...
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Thank you @retrogamermag.bsky.social for inviting me and my old bestie @jjbadger1.bsky.social to reminisce about our time at Sony during the PS2 era. Always an honour & a privilege. @hkt3030.bsky.social @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thank you @retrogamermag.bsky.social for inviting me and my old bestie @jjbadger1.bsky.social to reminisce about our time at Sony during the PS2 era. Always an honour & a privilege. @hkt3030.bsky.social @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social
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Needed to remove bloom and tonemapping from my translucent materials so got stuck into the #ue5 engine code and added a new translucency render pass (after post process tonemapping). Got it working and learnt a lot of new stuff about the engine code. #gamedev #unrealengine #AGoodDay
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Needed to remove bloom and tonemapping from my translucent materials so got stuck into the #ue5 engine code and added a new translucency render pass (after post process tonemapping). Got it working and learnt a lot of new stuff about the engine code. #gamedev #unrealengine #AGoodDay