Chris Ainsworth
@driph.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Game designer, tinkerer, and occasional writer. Bird enthusiast.
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Just in time for the collapse of Gainax, a new version of Diacon III (1981), scanned from the 8mm release, has been uploaded to archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/zgfpy29uigxsba
And to complete the set, here's a laserdisc Domesday Duplicator remaster […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
https://archive.org/details/zgfpy29uigxsba
And to complete the set, here's a laserdisc Domesday Duplicator remaster […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just in time for the collapse of Gainax, a new version of Diacon III (1981), scanned from the 8mm release, has been uploaded to archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/zgfpy29uigxsba
And to complete the set, here's a laserdisc Domesday Duplicator remaster […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
https://archive.org/details/zgfpy29uigxsba
And to complete the set, here's a laserdisc Domesday Duplicator remaster […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
RE: https://mastodon.world/@Philsan/115722812344740567
See Street Fighter II in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cTJttTEyR4
Grab the game here:
https://vega.atari.pl/main-page/street-fighter-ii/
#videogames #retrocomputing
See Street Fighter II in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cTJttTEyR4
Grab the game here:
https://vega.atari.pl/main-page/street-fighter-ii/
#videogames #retrocomputing
mastodon.world
December 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
RE: https://mastodon.world/@Philsan/115722812344740567
See Street Fighter II in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cTJttTEyR4
Grab the game here:
https://vega.atari.pl/main-page/street-fighter-ii/
#videogames #retrocomputing
See Street Fighter II in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cTJttTEyR4
Grab the game here:
https://vega.atari.pl/main-page/street-fighter-ii/
#videogames #retrocomputing
Reprinting TMNT #1 from the original 1984 negatives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTP0DfyflsM
#tmnt #comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTP0DfyflsM
#tmnt #comics
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Reprinting TMNT #1 from the original 1984 negatives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTP0DfyflsM
#tmnt #comics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTP0DfyflsM
#tmnt #comics
For me, the most interesting reveal of the Game Awards tonight was AUDIOMECH. Can't wait to play against the Rez soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkyyvLZfao
#videogames #gameawards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkyyvLZfao
#videogames #gameawards
December 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
For me, the most interesting reveal of the Game Awards tonight was AUDIOMECH. Can't wait to play against the Rez soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkyyvLZfao
#videogames #gameawards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkyyvLZfao
#videogames #gameawards
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Filament cataloging day! Found a temp place for everything to live until the workshop area is set up.
(broom closet in the apocalypse pantry, because this house is weird)
#3dprinting
(broom closet in the apocalypse pantry, because this house is weird)
#3dprinting
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Filament cataloging day! Found a temp place for everything to live until the workshop area is set up.
(broom closet in the apocalypse pantry, because this house is weird)
#3dprinting
(broom closet in the apocalypse pantry, because this house is weird)
#3dprinting
Xenopurge is out! Been looking forward to this one for a while.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/Xenopurge/
Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RlQPZgpjE0
#videogames
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/Xenopurge/
Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RlQPZgpjE0
#videogames
Save 30% on Xenopurge on Steam
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Xenopurge is out! Been looking forward to this one for a while.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/Xenopurge/
Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RlQPZgpjE0
#videogames
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/Xenopurge/
Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RlQPZgpjE0
#videogames
Thank goodness I don't have lots of money to blow on expensive nostalgia because I would spending all of it on the the Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction:
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/the-jim-henson-company-70th-anniversary-auction
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/the-jim-henson-company-70th-anniversary-auction
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Thank goodness I don't have lots of money to blow on expensive nostalgia because I would spending all of it on the the Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction:
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/the-jim-henson-company-70th-anniversary-auction
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/the-jim-henson-company-70th-anniversary-auction
Gorillas in Our Midst: A History of Gorillas in Comics
https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/
A friend has been bolstering his silver age collection recently, and the number of gorilla-covered comics published during that time is astounding. You could build a sizeable […]
https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/
A friend has been bolstering his silver age collection recently, and the number of gorilla-covered comics published during that time is astounding. You could build a sizeable […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Gorillas in Our Midst: A History of Gorillas in Comics
https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/
A friend has been bolstering his silver age collection recently, and the number of gorilla-covered comics published during that time is astounding. You could build a sizeable […]
https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/
A friend has been bolstering his silver age collection recently, and the number of gorilla-covered comics published during that time is astounding. You could build a sizeable […]
Finally got The Plum Island Horror to the table!
Setup and rules absorption took a couple hours, and the rulebook is clunky with essential bits scattered all over the place, but once we had the system down the game proceeded smoothly.
Theme was less pulp and more of an 80s horror comedy vibe […]
Setup and rules absorption took a couple hours, and the rulebook is clunky with essential bits scattered all over the place, but once we had the system down the game proceeded smoothly.
Theme was less pulp and more of an 80s horror comedy vibe […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Finally got The Plum Island Horror to the table!
Setup and rules absorption took a couple hours, and the rulebook is clunky with essential bits scattered all over the place, but once we had the system down the game proceeded smoothly.
Theme was less pulp and more of an 80s horror comedy vibe […]
Setup and rules absorption took a couple hours, and the rulebook is clunky with essential bits scattered all over the place, but once we had the system down the game proceeded smoothly.
Theme was less pulp and more of an 80s horror comedy vibe […]
So something I've wanted for years is a Magic: The Gathering nostalgia box, a cube made up from the 1993 to 95-96 card pool, the era when you could still lose a Black Lotus in ante.
Magic players! Does a well-curated version of this cube exist? This 93/94 Old School Cube looks like a good start […]
Magic players! Does a well-curated version of this cube exist? This 93/94 Old School Cube looks like a good start […]
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mastodon.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So something I've wanted for years is a Magic: The Gathering nostalgia box, a cube made up from the 1993 to 95-96 card pool, the era when you could still lose a Black Lotus in ante.
Magic players! Does a well-curated version of this cube exist? This 93/94 Old School Cube looks like a good start […]
Magic players! Does a well-curated version of this cube exist? This 93/94 Old School Cube looks like a good start […]
Hurray, bookshop.org starting selling ebooks this year!
Boo, it's a mix of DRM (restricted to their app, with kobo support on the way) and DRM-free titles (epubs yay), so be aware when purchasing. Support the latter!
https://bookshop.org/ebooks
#books
Boo, it's a mix of DRM (restricted to their app, with kobo support on the way) and DRM-free titles (epubs yay), so be aware when purchasing. Support the latter!
https://bookshop.org/ebooks
#books
October 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Hurray, bookshop.org starting selling ebooks this year!
Boo, it's a mix of DRM (restricted to their app, with kobo support on the way) and DRM-free titles (epubs yay), so be aware when purchasing. Support the latter!
https://bookshop.org/ebooks
#books
Boo, it's a mix of DRM (restricted to their app, with kobo support on the way) and DRM-free titles (epubs yay), so be aware when purchasing. Support the latter!
https://bookshop.org/ebooks
#books
Winchester Mystery House! What a great theme for a pinball machine.
https://youtu.be/hCTFemr_DVI
#pinball
https://youtu.be/hCTFemr_DVI
#pinball
October 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Winchester Mystery House! What a great theme for a pinball machine.
https://youtu.be/hCTFemr_DVI
#pinball
https://youtu.be/hCTFemr_DVI
#pinball
Just look at this thing! It’s like something Vault-Tec would release. https://mastodon.social/@OurLostArcade/115299178592682122
Our Lost Arcade - The History (@OurLostArcade@mastodon.social)
The film strip was much better than the previous card system. Now the device could hold thousands of questions, featuring a range of categories including sports, civic events, and pop culture. (Video shows the later, but similar, model in action) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni3xsMJmrw8
mastodon.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Just look at this thing! It’s like something Vault-Tec would release. https://mastodon.social/@OurLostArcade/115299178592682122
A fascinating thread on a segment of coin-op I’ve rarely encountered. https://mastodon.social/@OurLostArcade/115299088960233098
Our Lost Arcade - The History (@OurLostArcade@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images A quiz for you: What pioneering coin-op machine released mid-decade drove electro-mechanical amusements into new locations and pushed a new coin price for games? Would you believe that it happened twice? These are the bizarre, parallel tales of the quiz game booms in the 40s and 60s.
mastodon.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
A fascinating thread on a segment of coin-op I’ve rarely encountered. https://mastodon.social/@OurLostArcade/115299088960233098
Microsoft reworks Xbox Game Pass and hikes price of Ultimate tier by 50 percent:
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-reworks-xbox-game-pass-and-hikes-price-of-ultimate-tier-by-50-percent
In addition to the price increase, there's just enough cognitive overhead in this new […]
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-reworks-xbox-game-pass-and-hikes-price-of-ultimate-tier-by-50-percent
In addition to the price increase, there's just enough cognitive overhead in this new […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Microsoft reworks Xbox Game Pass and hikes price of Ultimate tier by 50 percent:
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-reworks-xbox-game-pass-and-hikes-price-of-ultimate-tier-by-50-percent
In addition to the price increase, there's just enough cognitive overhead in this new […]
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-reworks-xbox-game-pass-and-hikes-price-of-ultimate-tier-by-50-percent
In addition to the price increase, there's just enough cognitive overhead in this new […]
September 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What a random license to be coming out now, but Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown looks good! I'm totally onboard for Star Trek FTL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LqBsfD884
#videogames #startrek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LqBsfD884
#videogames #startrek
September 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What a random license to be coming out now, but Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown looks good! I'm totally onboard for Star Trek FTL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LqBsfD884
#videogames #startrek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LqBsfD884
#videogames #startrek
Discovered that the majority of the receptacles in my house are bootleg grounds, which is frustrating, but on the fun side, found this 1950 inspector’s tag tucked into the Pushmatic panel!
September 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Discovered that the majority of the receptacles in my house are bootleg grounds, which is frustrating, but on the fun side, found this 1950 inspector’s tag tucked into the Pushmatic panel!
What is the one show that you'd pay ridiculous money to see live at the Sphere?
This is mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUgsZOkNjo
#lasvegas
This is mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUgsZOkNjo
#lasvegas
August 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What is the one show that you'd pay ridiculous money to see live at the Sphere?
This is mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUgsZOkNjo
#lasvegas
This is mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUgsZOkNjo
#lasvegas
I bit the side of my tongue so hard last night while eating that my brain thinks I have a sore throat now.
August 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I bit the side of my tongue so hard last night while eating that my brain thinks I have a sore throat now.
The Vegas Loop is getting progressively more stupid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPjODKUxV5g
#lasvegas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPjODKUxV5g
#lasvegas
August 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Vegas Loop is getting progressively more stupid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPjODKUxV5g
#lasvegas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPjODKUxV5g
#lasvegas
The Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG has been announced:
https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/renegade-game-studios-brings-matt-dinnimans-dungeon-crawler-carl-to-a-tabletop-near-you/
I feel like running this would take the same kind of planning/improv that orchestrating a successful Amber Diceless […]
https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/renegade-game-studios-brings-matt-dinnimans-dungeon-crawler-carl-to-a-tabletop-near-you/
I feel like running this would take the same kind of planning/improv that orchestrating a successful Amber Diceless […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
August 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG has been announced:
https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/renegade-game-studios-brings-matt-dinnimans-dungeon-crawler-carl-to-a-tabletop-near-you/
I feel like running this would take the same kind of planning/improv that orchestrating a successful Amber Diceless […]
https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/renegade-game-studios-brings-matt-dinnimans-dungeon-crawler-carl-to-a-tabletop-near-you/
I feel like running this would take the same kind of planning/improv that orchestrating a successful Amber Diceless […]
Originally started in Hello Darkness, the Garth Ennis nuclear war story The War is now its own series. I'm a sucker for the genre but this is the best Ennis I've read in years.
#comics #comicbooks
#comics #comicbooks
August 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Originally started in Hello Darkness, the Garth Ennis nuclear war story The War is now its own series. I'm a sucker for the genre but this is the best Ennis I've read in years.
#comics #comicbooks
#comics #comicbooks