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· Oct 19
When I was young, I worked at Sierra and watched it get sold and run into the ground.
Then I worked at Humongous and watched it get sold and run into the ground.
Worked at a few more places, and eventually burned out of the industry.
Now I do games stuff for fun, and it’s far more satisfying.
Then I worked at Humongous and watched it get sold and run into the ground.
Worked at a few more places, and eventually burned out of the industry.
Now I do games stuff for fun, and it’s far more satisfying.
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Remembering Black History Month with a 2018 interview by Henadzi Matuts w/ Troy Miles who programmed Interplay's Neuromancer (1988)
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
Behind the «Neuromancer» Game - An Interview with Troy Miles
Behind the «Neuromancer» Game - An Interview with Troy Miles [Troy Miles, an award winning software developer, speaker, and author with decades of professional experience. Began his career writing gam...
henadzimatuts.github.io
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Remembering Black History Month with a 2018 interview by Henadzi Matuts w/ Troy Miles who programmed Interplay's Neuromancer (1988)
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
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New blog post: In case you've ever wondered why Game Boy Advance boards have a 10 nF capacitor on the d-pad up input, but not on the other directions (left, right, down):
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
Game Boy Advance d-pad capacitor measurements - gekkio.fi
gekkio.fi
February 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
New blog post: In case you've ever wondered why Game Boy Advance boards have a 10 nF capacitor on the d-pad up input, but not on the other directions (left, right, down):
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
If you see this, post an Archer
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
If you see this, post an Archer
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yo this is an insane piece of merch to make. a puzzle for absolute psychos.
February 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM
yo this is an insane piece of merch to make. a puzzle for absolute psychos.
I have this game! It's a very cool example of the kind of experimentation with gameplay you'd find during the frontier days of video games. It comes with a this cool map overlay for the keyboard and then a separate game map. You're basically playing a board game but with a console doing computation.
The Quest for the Rings
Source: Electronic Games 1 (Winter 1981)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogames #retrogaming
Source: Electronic Games 1 (Winter 1981)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogames #retrogaming
February 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I have this game! It's a very cool example of the kind of experimentation with gameplay you'd find during the frontier days of video games. It comes with a this cool map overlay for the keyboard and then a separate game map. You're basically playing a board game but with a console doing computation.
I've bought NORCO three times, most recently the PS5 edition from @lostincult.co.uk, because it's such a great example of a game firing on all cylinders.
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
Pixel art depictions of Interstate 10 in NORCO.
February 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I've bought NORCO three times, most recently the PS5 edition from @lostincult.co.uk, because it's such a great example of a game firing on all cylinders.
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
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We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
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Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
Well that's fucked.
‘Ripping’ Clips for YouTube Reaction Videos can Violate the DMCA, Court Rules * TorrentFreak
A U.S. court has issued a ruling that could have serious implications for the YouTube "reaction" videos created with stream-ripping tools.
torrentfreak.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Well that's fucked.
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work process!
art stream now www.twitch.tv/6vcr
art stream now www.twitch.tv/6vcr
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
work process!
art stream now www.twitch.tv/6vcr
art stream now www.twitch.tv/6vcr
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Dear homebrew publishers,
If you can't fit your extras in the box, then either don't make the extras or make a bigger box. Because having to keep track of a bunch of loose shit sucks and the probability of stuff getting lost is higher.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
If you can't fit your extras in the box, then either don't make the extras or make a bigger box. Because having to keep track of a bunch of loose shit sucks and the probability of stuff getting lost is higher.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Dear homebrew publishers,
If you can't fit your extras in the box, then either don't make the extras or make a bigger box. Because having to keep track of a bunch of loose shit sucks and the probability of stuff getting lost is higher.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
If you can't fit your extras in the box, then either don't make the extras or make a bigger box. Because having to keep track of a bunch of loose shit sucks and the probability of stuff getting lost is higher.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
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But also, this may be one of the best conflict-of-interest statements ever?
![Screenshot of an excerpt from the article in the previous post. Text reads: "[Disclosure: Prior to his election, the author was Councilor Green's DM in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rgzw2gfpyanm42hqkxvewh7l/bafkreih5jmgp4g2tttv4fhreve7hcaumxv5effmceh3osbl2khhtfibsky@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
But also, this may be one of the best conflict-of-interest statements ever?
Well it wasn't a PC game (at least until the second one in the series) but to me the Marathon Trilogy was unbeatable in terms of my favourite for decades. Nowadays it has challengers, but it's still holding on to the title for now.
Who remembers the glory days of 90s PC gaming?🕹️💾 ... If so, what was YOUR all-time favourite game? Doom? Quake? SimCity 2000? Or maybe another LucasArts classic? ... Currently lost in the pirate world of "The Secret of Monkey Island"🏴☠️ on my (pretty authentic, I think!) Windows 95 build. (cont...)
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Well it wasn't a PC game (at least until the second one in the series) but to me the Marathon Trilogy was unbeatable in terms of my favourite for decades. Nowadays it has challengers, but it's still holding on to the title for now.
Dear Indie Developers,
If your trailer only shows cutscenes, I'm probably not going to be interested in your game. Because the thing I'm interested in is the gameplay. You know, the thing that makes it a game.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
If your trailer only shows cutscenes, I'm probably not going to be interested in your game. Because the thing I'm interested in is the gameplay. You know, the thing that makes it a game.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
February 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Dear Indie Developers,
If your trailer only shows cutscenes, I'm probably not going to be interested in your game. Because the thing I'm interested in is the gameplay. You know, the thing that makes it a game.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
If your trailer only shows cutscenes, I'm probably not going to be interested in your game. Because the thing I'm interested in is the gameplay. You know, the thing that makes it a game.
Sincerely,
— re4mat
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Fuck the Artists
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Fuck the Artists
I like to think of myself as a good dresser, but nothing I have ever worn has gotten me more compliments than my @nin.com Broken hoodie. It's just a plain black hoodie with the word "broken" in white across the chest. But man even tonight the bus driver was all "I like your hoodie" as I walked in.
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I like to think of myself as a good dresser, but nothing I have ever worn has gotten me more compliments than my @nin.com Broken hoodie. It's just a plain black hoodie with the word "broken" in white across the chest. But man even tonight the bus driver was all "I like your hoodie" as I walked in.
It's still not gonna get me to subscribe to Nebula, because the tech industry has taught me to instinctively say "fuck subscriptions", but this is kinda brilliant.
We Made a Kids Show For Adults
YouTube video by Nebula
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It's still not gonna get me to subscribe to Nebula, because the tech industry has taught me to instinctively say "fuck subscriptions", but this is kinda brilliant.
I relate to this so hard. My hard drive is littered with screenplays, design docs, scripts, and manuscripts for things that I knew would never get made. But the lessons learned from actually *writing* them are worth more than anything AI could ever generate.
We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I relate to this so hard. My hard drive is littered with screenplays, design docs, scripts, and manuscripts for things that I knew would never get made. But the lessons learned from actually *writing* them are worth more than anything AI could ever generate.
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the tear gassing of children will continue until morale improves
February 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM
the tear gassing of children will continue until morale improves
@dalecoop.bsky.social Every day that goes by without you buying the domain dale.coop is a day where I wonder what we're even doing here.
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 AM
@dalecoop.bsky.social Every day that goes by without you buying the domain dale.coop is a day where I wonder what we're even doing here.
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It’s like if someone posted this:
This is Steve Jobs. He invented the personal computer. Because of his invention, the idea that people at home could have a computer of their own became the norm.
The Commodore PET, IBM PC, BBC Micro, and many other computers wouldn't exist without him.
This is Steve Jobs. He invented the personal computer. Because of his invention, the idea that people at home could have a computer of their own became the norm.
The Commodore PET, IBM PC, BBC Micro, and many other computers wouldn't exist without him.
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It’s like if someone posted this:
This is Steve Jobs. He invented the personal computer. Because of his invention, the idea that people at home could have a computer of their own became the norm.
The Commodore PET, IBM PC, BBC Micro, and many other computers wouldn't exist without him.
This is Steve Jobs. He invented the personal computer. Because of his invention, the idea that people at home could have a computer of their own became the norm.
The Commodore PET, IBM PC, BBC Micro, and many other computers wouldn't exist without him.
The typical Limited Run Games email:
"Now's your chance to own the collector's edition of a game you've never heard of and will never care about! It comes with loads of shit you'll never even take out of the box, and the box will be *way* bigger than everything else on the platform and your shelf!"
"Now's your chance to own the collector's edition of a game you've never heard of and will never care about! It comes with loads of shit you'll never even take out of the box, and the box will be *way* bigger than everything else on the platform and your shelf!"
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The typical Limited Run Games email:
"Now's your chance to own the collector's edition of a game you've never heard of and will never care about! It comes with loads of shit you'll never even take out of the box, and the box will be *way* bigger than everything else on the platform and your shelf!"
"Now's your chance to own the collector's edition of a game you've never heard of and will never care about! It comes with loads of shit you'll never even take out of the box, and the box will be *way* bigger than everything else on the platform and your shelf!"
Once again, he did not invent the video game cartridge. He was the lead engineer on the 1st game console that *had* cartridges. He was the one who figured out how to integrate someone else's invention into the Channel F. Not an insignificant feat of engineering, but he didn't invent cartridges.
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Once again, he did not invent the video game cartridge. He was the lead engineer on the 1st game console that *had* cartridges. He was the one who figured out how to integrate someone else's invention into the Channel F. Not an insignificant feat of engineering, but he didn't invent cartridges.