@burgerbecky.bsky.social Portland Vintage Gaming Conference 2018:

Rebecca Heineman
October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
rest in peace

Here's a pic I took at VCF-W in 2022:

Becky, I'm so blessed that you made time to sit and talk with me at VCF-W a few years ago. I loved hearing about the creative things you did and your approach to problem solving. Place yourself in God's hands who is ready to receive you. You are loved and will be remembered fondly by all. <3

You might not know that Cranford is also a pastor and published a book on pain in 2018. Here's my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

"GAME YEAH A PIANO" + "CRY IF AS FEE VARY" = "IRKM DESMET DAEM"

"IF GAP NUT ELSE AT" + "A MEMORY TAIL WET" = "IRKM DESMET DAEM"

etc.

So many pictures I could post, but I'll end with this one.

They had this gem there. 🧛‍♀️

I was unprepared for how slow Space Invaders is on a PAL Atari 2600 😦🐌😆

I got to sneak my book ( archive.org/details/eor6... ) into their library. 📖🫶

Got to play in The Cave / Arcade Archive. 😍
Many thanks to Dan with logistics assistance (and for securing our luggage) and especially to Holly ( @hrh-6502.bsky.social ) for above-and-beyond hospitality! A bit out-of-the-way when traveling to the UK for business, but it's definitely worth the trip.

I met CPC!

Brought Lewis some turkish delight

Yup, a doublewide-pixel 8-bit hottie.

My Maine Coon kittens destroyed the trackpad (so bluetooth mouse), the M and N keys (so usb keyboard) and somehow the wifi (so usb wifi antenna). Soon, even the antenna stopped working reliably, and that's when I threw in the towel. The cats are cute though. :)