Dana the Elf
@danatheelf.bsky.social
Disabled gay elf princess. Creative type with too many interests.
Loves Zelda and Tolkien way too much; loves Tina even more. <3
You may know me from the HM64 projects/modding scene.
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Loves Zelda and Tolkien way too much; loves Tina even more. <3
You may know me from the HM64 projects/modding scene.
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I reckon that's actually pretty doable, tbh - FPGA systems can be pretty compact... so if you designed an FPGA-driven Amiga board using the 3.5" FDD as your footprint... sandwich it all between a little screen and keyboard... squeeze some batteries in... you could have something not unlike this:
October 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I reckon that's actually pretty doable, tbh - FPGA systems can be pretty compact... so if you designed an FPGA-driven Amiga board using the 3.5" FDD as your footprint... sandwich it all between a little screen and keyboard... squeeze some batteries in... you could have something not unlike this:
Individual items? Gosh... I couldn't even begin to guess. I've done stacks of individual crates, barrels, keys, bushes and grass, all sorts of things for the randomiser.
And of course, I've done mods for it too.
gamebanana.com/members/subm...
And of course, I've done mods for it too.
gamebanana.com/members/subm...
August 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Individual items? Gosh... I couldn't even begin to guess. I've done stacks of individual crates, barrels, keys, bushes and grass, all sorts of things for the randomiser.
And of course, I've done mods for it too.
gamebanana.com/members/subm...
And of course, I've done mods for it too.
gamebanana.com/members/subm...
I've made some silly things in my time, but "fruit with big juicy lips" is among the silliest.
August 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I've made some silly things in my time, but "fruit with big juicy lips" is among the silliest.
Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
Y'know, I bet she's super affirming and motivational.
Y'know, I bet she's super affirming and motivational.
August 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
Y'know, I bet she's super affirming and motivational.
Y'know, I bet she's super affirming and motivational.
It's the same thing, just regional naming.
July 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's the same thing, just regional naming.
In PAL land, this game is known as Mystic Quest, because Final Fantasy didn't exist.
June 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In PAL land, this game is known as Mystic Quest, because Final Fantasy didn't exist.
I have discovered what can loosely be described as a Zelda game that very few people know exists!
Add it to the list of things I will never get to own, of course, but! Still neat!
Add it to the list of things I will never get to own, of course, but! Still neat!
May 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I have discovered what can loosely be described as a Zelda game that very few people know exists!
Add it to the list of things I will never get to own, of course, but! Still neat!
Add it to the list of things I will never get to own, of course, but! Still neat!
Put together this handy chart to try and illuminate the situation with Ports, Decomps, and Recomps.
As it gets more and more common, it's important for people to understand what they are, how they differ, and how they interact with each other.
As it gets more and more common, it's important for people to understand what they are, how they differ, and how they interact with each other.
May 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Put together this handy chart to try and illuminate the situation with Ports, Decomps, and Recomps.
As it gets more and more common, it's important for people to understand what they are, how they differ, and how they interact with each other.
As it gets more and more common, it's important for people to understand what they are, how they differ, and how they interact with each other.
Well... I guess I have two. Oops.
May 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Well... I guess I have two. Oops.
Soundtrack delivery~
Nine discs of Zelda, and four of Mario RPG; both the remastered and classic soundtracks in full, with a book of track by track commentary from Yoko Shimomura herself!
Nine discs of Zelda, and four of Mario RPG; both the remastered and classic soundtracks in full, with a book of track by track commentary from Yoko Shimomura herself!
April 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Soundtrack delivery~
Nine discs of Zelda, and four of Mario RPG; both the remastered and classic soundtracks in full, with a book of track by track commentary from Yoko Shimomura herself!
Nine discs of Zelda, and four of Mario RPG; both the remastered and classic soundtracks in full, with a book of track by track commentary from Yoko Shimomura herself!
For #RandomGameSaturday how about a weird one - Sufami Turbo SD Gundam Generation series; six games on Sufami Turbo mini-carts that can be used together two at a time to mix and match your army!
A novel idea that didn't really grab people, or reach its potential. Still cool, though.
A novel idea that didn't really grab people, or reach its potential. Still cool, though.
April 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday how about a weird one - Sufami Turbo SD Gundam Generation series; six games on Sufami Turbo mini-carts that can be used together two at a time to mix and match your army!
A novel idea that didn't really grab people, or reach its potential. Still cool, though.
A novel idea that didn't really grab people, or reach its potential. Still cool, though.
He's playing chess, alright - he's just a pigeon.
April 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
He's playing chess, alright - he's just a pigeon.
Here's the front and back of the Australian release Hockey card.
April 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Here's the front and back of the Australian release Hockey card.
They are genuinely terrified that if old games were allowed to exist freely, nobody would ever buy their modern garbage.
They do not respect games as a medium, devs as artists, or consumers as anything more than monkeys seeking empty entertainment while waiting until they to get to work again.
They do not respect games as a medium, devs as artists, or consumers as anything more than monkeys seeking empty entertainment while waiting until they to get to work again.
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
They are genuinely terrified that if old games were allowed to exist freely, nobody would ever buy their modern garbage.
They do not respect games as a medium, devs as artists, or consumers as anything more than monkeys seeking empty entertainment while waiting until they to get to work again.
They do not respect games as a medium, devs as artists, or consumers as anything more than monkeys seeking empty entertainment while waiting until they to get to work again.
#RandomGameSaturday Steel Dragon EX - a combo pack of SHMUPs that exemplifies my personal pet peeve: SHMUPs that have titles that should be killer RPGs! xD
April 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
#RandomGameSaturday Steel Dragon EX - a combo pack of SHMUPs that exemplifies my personal pet peeve: SHMUPs that have titles that should be killer RPGs! xD
My first "RPG" as would be considered today, would be Mystic Quest Legend - THE introductory JRPG; we didn't get a lot of console RPGs in PAL territories, and I appreciate that it really got to serve its intended purpose as "an introduction to RPGs" for me.
April 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
My first "RPG" as would be considered today, would be Mystic Quest Legend - THE introductory JRPG; we didn't get a lot of console RPGs in PAL territories, and I appreciate that it really got to serve its intended purpose as "an introduction to RPGs" for me.
The games industry should go 100% mobile. There is no downside to mobile gaming. How could anyone even want anything that isn't mobile gaming? Mobile gaming is the greatest thing ever; everyone should be on board with it because it is the perfect future.
"You can't play this anymore; we updated it."
"You can't play this anymore; we updated it."
March 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The games industry should go 100% mobile. There is no downside to mobile gaming. How could anyone even want anything that isn't mobile gaming? Mobile gaming is the greatest thing ever; everyone should be on board with it because it is the perfect future.
"You can't play this anymore; we updated it."
"You can't play this anymore; we updated it."
Random Game Saturday: Something from the Tolkien shelf! J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for Amiga.
Made by a little studio that went on to develop a game called Warcraft.
Made by a little studio that went on to develop a game called Warcraft.
March 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Random Game Saturday: Something from the Tolkien shelf! J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for Amiga.
Made by a little studio that went on to develop a game called Warcraft.
Made by a little studio that went on to develop a game called Warcraft.
How do these people live?
I swear, they can't dress themselves without panicking about finding some Woke in their shirt.
I would not be surprised if they accused it of DEI propaganda for pretty much all of the people in the game being non-white *in Mongolia.*
I swear, they can't dress themselves without panicking about finding some Woke in their shirt.
I would not be surprised if they accused it of DEI propaganda for pretty much all of the people in the game being non-white *in Mongolia.*
March 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How do these people live?
I swear, they can't dress themselves without panicking about finding some Woke in their shirt.
I would not be surprised if they accused it of DEI propaganda for pretty much all of the people in the game being non-white *in Mongolia.*
I swear, they can't dress themselves without panicking about finding some Woke in their shirt.
I would not be surprised if they accused it of DEI propaganda for pretty much all of the people in the game being non-white *in Mongolia.*
That's definitely the Switch for me - sometimes a system just fits your needs so perfectly that you can't help but go all-in!
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
That's definitely the Switch for me - sometimes a system just fits your needs so perfectly that you can't help but go all-in!
But when has that approach ever been poorly received?
March 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
But when has that approach ever been poorly received?
Look at this super cool gatefold design, too!
March 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Look at this super cool gatefold design, too!