Matt Hargett
@matthargett.bsky.social
coding since 1984. writing songs since 1996. husband since 2000. dad since 2015. 2X founder, currently of Rebecker Specialties. ex-LG, PlayStation, Roblox.
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To add onto this, Jaquays also was involved in video games, particularly with Coleco early on and later with Quake and Age of Empires. I wrote about one of her projects, Tarzan, a while ago (sadly not long after she passed away, so I couldn’t interview her too): gamehistory.org/atari-2600-t...
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
To add onto this, Jaquays also was involved in video games, particularly with Coleco early on and later with Quake and Age of Empires. I wrote about one of her projects, Tarzan, a while ago (sadly not long after she passed away, so I couldn’t interview her too): gamehistory.org/atari-2600-t...
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In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
Episode 211 explores the career of Rebecca Heineman
A whirlwind overview of a legendary programmer's work.
retronauts.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
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The Second Life of its day: Lucasfilm's Habitat (1986-1988)
Lucasfilm were one of the companies at the cutting edge of computer game software, and pioneering some really cool stuff, such as this social MMO for the Commodore 64 available via the QuantumLink service.
#VideoBytes
Lucasfilm were one of the companies at the cutting edge of computer game software, and pioneering some really cool stuff, such as this social MMO for the Commodore 64 available via the QuantumLink service.
#VideoBytes
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Second Life of its day: Lucasfilm's Habitat (1986-1988)
Lucasfilm were one of the companies at the cutting edge of computer game software, and pioneering some really cool stuff, such as this social MMO for the Commodore 64 available via the QuantumLink service.
#VideoBytes
Lucasfilm were one of the companies at the cutting edge of computer game software, and pioneering some really cool stuff, such as this social MMO for the Commodore 64 available via the QuantumLink service.
#VideoBytes
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Mortal Kombat fans and collectors — this is your chance to own history! Up for auction are new original artworks by John Tobias, signed collectibles, and rare items you will not find anywhere else.
All in support of the Raiden Science Foundation!
tiltify.com/raidenscienc...
All in support of the Raiden Science Foundation!
tiltify.com/raidenscienc...
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Mortal Kombat fans and collectors — this is your chance to own history! Up for auction are new original artworks by John Tobias, signed collectibles, and rare items you will not find anywhere else.
All in support of the Raiden Science Foundation!
tiltify.com/raidenscienc...
All in support of the Raiden Science Foundation!
tiltify.com/raidenscienc...
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We see you eyeing this announcement, 👀 looking at your Steam library 📚 and salivating over finally playing Lumines Arise, Tetris Effect: Connected, Rez Infinite and HUMANITY in VR. 🎉
Which would you play first? 🤔
Which would you play first? 🤔
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We see you eyeing this announcement, 👀 looking at your Steam library 📚 and salivating over finally playing Lumines Arise, Tetris Effect: Connected, Rez Infinite and HUMANITY in VR. 🎉
Which would you play first? 🤔
Which would you play first? 🤔
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Hello there! Click the link above for my TOP 50 SONGS OF 2024. It's still an utter pleasure to share with you my end of year playlist, with fifty(one!) tracks I've been loving in the last twelve months. Please, play loud, in order and ENJOY! linktr.ee/edgarwright
December 21, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Hello there! Click the link above for my TOP 50 SONGS OF 2024. It's still an utter pleasure to share with you my end of year playlist, with fifty(one!) tracks I've been loving in the last twelve months. Please, play loud, in order and ENJOY! linktr.ee/edgarwright
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Anyone want a newly released 2 pack of PC Engine homebrew games never before released on physical HuCards?
aetherbyte.com/aetherbyte-a...
aetherbyte.com/aetherbyte-a...
Aetherbyte Aethermix
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November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Anyone want a newly released 2 pack of PC Engine homebrew games never before released on physical HuCards?
aetherbyte.com/aetherbyte-a...
aetherbyte.com/aetherbyte-a...
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Our pinball game for the @play.date "Devils on the Moon" is coming out this February! Can't wait for y'all to play it. you can wish it here play.date/games/devils...
#indiegames #pixelart #pinball #Playdate
#indiegames #pixelart #pinball #Playdate
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our pinball game for the @play.date "Devils on the Moon" is coming out this February! Can't wait for y'all to play it. you can wish it here play.date/games/devils...
#indiegames #pixelart #pinball #Playdate
#indiegames #pixelart #pinball #Playdate
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Animation plays a key role in spatial experiences on Apple Vision Pro.
@elkraneo.bsky.social put together an article for @stepinto.vision that goes into great depth about which animation techniques will work best for your creative vision.
stepinto.vision/articles/dee...
#AppleVisionPro #visionOS
@elkraneo.bsky.social put together an article for @stepinto.vision that goes into great depth about which animation techniques will work best for your creative vision.
stepinto.vision/articles/dee...
#AppleVisionPro #visionOS
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Animation plays a key role in spatial experiences on Apple Vision Pro.
@elkraneo.bsky.social put together an article for @stepinto.vision that goes into great depth about which animation techniques will work best for your creative vision.
stepinto.vision/articles/dee...
#AppleVisionPro #visionOS
@elkraneo.bsky.social put together an article for @stepinto.vision that goes into great depth about which animation techniques will work best for your creative vision.
stepinto.vision/articles/dee...
#AppleVisionPro #visionOS
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This illustrates the full process of capturing the "Essence" of a mesh to be used in a morph. The distance field is retrieved and then the mesh is projected onto the cube-shaped "screen" in order to pack its surface properties into two cubemaps.
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This illustrates the full process of capturing the "Essence" of a mesh to be used in a morph. The distance field is retrieved and then the mesh is projected onto the cube-shaped "screen" in order to pack its surface properties into two cubemaps.
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Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
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This is a great read. Ninja Gaiden isn't given half the credit it deserves in terms of its impact on games as a cinematic medium
Holy shit. @shmuplations.bsky.social translated a massive thread of old tweets from Hideo Yoshizawa that goes deep into the NES Ninja Gaiden's development, including finally confirming the Castlevania influence shmuplations.com/ninjagaiden/
Ninja Gaiden – Developer Commentary (2023) - shmuplations.com
Taken from a string of social media posts shared in 2023, these comments from director Hideo Yoshizawa recount the making of Tecmo's classic side-scrolling action game, Ninja Gaiden.
shmuplations.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is a great read. Ninja Gaiden isn't given half the credit it deserves in terms of its impact on games as a cinematic medium
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I forget who, but years ago someone once referred to my Atari videos as the "Velvet Underground" of historical retrospectives in that they didn't get massive viewcounts but were influencing how other people considered their approaches and perspectives
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I forget who, but years ago someone once referred to my Atari videos as the "Velvet Underground" of historical retrospectives in that they didn't get massive viewcounts but were influencing how other people considered their approaches and perspectives
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Two shifts, twice the microfiche scanning 📄💪
The #InternetArchive Democracy’s Library #livestream runs 7:30 AM–Midnight PT.
Watch public records being scanned & preserved in real time — all set to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#GovernmentDocs #LiveNow
The #InternetArchive Democracy’s Library #livestream runs 7:30 AM–Midnight PT.
Watch public records being scanned & preserved in real time — all set to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#GovernmentDocs #LiveNow
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two shifts, twice the microfiche scanning 📄💪
The #InternetArchive Democracy’s Library #livestream runs 7:30 AM–Midnight PT.
Watch public records being scanned & preserved in real time — all set to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#GovernmentDocs #LiveNow
The #InternetArchive Democracy’s Library #livestream runs 7:30 AM–Midnight PT.
Watch public records being scanned & preserved in real time — all set to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#GovernmentDocs #LiveNow
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Maybe not the most surprising thing, but it is extremely cool to me this 30+ year old laptop can run the latest version of Nethack on MS-DOS.
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Maybe not the most surprising thing, but it is extremely cool to me this 30+ year old laptop can run the latest version of Nethack on MS-DOS.
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I told people about Ball x Pit, and now people tell me they can't stop playing
Sorry/ you're welcome.
www.gamefile.news/p/a-catchy-g...
Sorry/ you're welcome.
www.gamefile.news/p/a-catchy-g...
A catchy game full of playable jokes
PLUS: The ex-head of Assassin’s Creed says "Ubisoft asked me to step aside"
www.gamefile.news
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I told people about Ball x Pit, and now people tell me they can't stop playing
Sorry/ you're welcome.
www.gamefile.news/p/a-catchy-g...
Sorry/ you're welcome.
www.gamefile.news/p/a-catchy-g...
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this is the way to learn with ai. you can start anywhere and backfill. you have to remain curious and careful and not just passively eat up plausible explanations. but if you put in the effort and the model is good, it’s powerful
The old path: Learn Lean (6 weeks), study abstract algebra (8 weeks), understand group theory (4 weeks), finally attempt your proof.
The new path: Start with your exact problem. Generate a tutorial for it. Backfill concepts as you hit them.
The new path: Start with your exact problem. Generate a tutorial for it. Backfill concepts as you hit them.
October 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
this is the way to learn with ai. you can start anywhere and backfill. you have to remain curious and careful and not just passively eat up plausible explanations. but if you put in the effort and the model is good, it’s powerful
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Apple's visionOS-focused cozy-WWDC, "Create immersive media experiences for visionOS", will be streamed live on YouTube next week.
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
Apple Developer
Hello and welcome to the official Apple Developer YouTube channel.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Apple's visionOS-focused cozy-WWDC, "Create immersive media experiences for visionOS", will be streamed live on YouTube next week.
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
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Snap OS now has Synth Riders, Star Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender minigames, which will be available on the consumer Snap Specs at launch:
Snap's AR Glasses Get Synth Riders, Star Wars & Avatar: The Last Airbender Minigames
Snap OS now has Synth Riders, Star Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender minigames which will be available on the consumer Snap Specs at launch.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Snap OS now has Synth Riders, Star Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender minigames, which will be available on the consumer Snap Specs at launch:
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Congrats to the Keeper team! 👏 👏 🎉 🎊 🎆 People are srsly loving on this game www.pcgamer.com/games/advent...
Keeper is one of Double Fine's best games
A bite-sized adventure game that draws on Double Fine's best work.
www.pcgamer.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Congrats to the Keeper team! 👏 👏 🎉 🎊 🎆 People are srsly loving on this game www.pcgamer.com/games/advent...
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Taking things to the next level by insisting everyone refer to cornfield mazes as "metroidgrainias"
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Taking things to the next level by insisting everyone refer to cornfield mazes as "metroidgrainias"
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I'll do it in three:
"possible race condition"
"possible race condition"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'll do it in three:
"possible race condition"
"possible race condition"
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ICYMI – For my first original Access Granted report, I spoke with disabled players unable to afford the continuous rising prices of games, systems, and tech. If these trends continue, they say the disabled community will undoubtably be alienated from gaming. Read more here:
With the continuous rise of prices for games, systems, and tech, and as companies like Xbox announce further increases for services like Game Pass, some disabled individuals are choosing to forgo AAA gaming altogether. Read my latest Access Granted report here:
accessgranted.ghost.io/as-prices-in...
accessgranted.ghost.io/as-prices-in...
As Prices Increase, Disabled Players Feel Left Behind
Rising costs of games, systems, and tech forces some disabled players to leave behind their favorite accessible hobby.
accessgranted.ghost.io
October 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
ICYMI – For my first original Access Granted report, I spoke with disabled players unable to afford the continuous rising prices of games, systems, and tech. If these trends continue, they say the disabled community will undoubtably be alienated from gaming. Read more here:
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Exciting to see the latest development from Jaak at Kinotone Audio, the SpoOoOky resonator pedal/synth/secret third thing, GHOSTS youtu.be/5nMrVc0Yzpw?...
Introducing Ghosts
YouTube video by Kinotone
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Exciting to see the latest development from Jaak at Kinotone Audio, the SpoOoOky resonator pedal/synth/secret third thing, GHOSTS youtu.be/5nMrVc0Yzpw?...