Hiccup
@hiccup.bsky.social
I do game preservation (dumping, data wrangling etc), datamining and modding stuff.
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The art of GamePro | VGHF Library Highlights
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
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Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
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I have scanned and uploaded the extremely rare Nintendo company guide from 2000: archive.org/details/nint...
This is my first attempt at archiving my collection so I expect the quality will improve as my process does
This is my first attempt at archiving my collection so I expect the quality will improve as my process does
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I have scanned and uploaded the extremely rare Nintendo company guide from 2000: archive.org/details/nint...
This is my first attempt at archiving my collection so I expect the quality will improve as my process does
This is my first attempt at archiving my collection so I expect the quality will improve as my process does
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
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Surprise! 25 3DS prototype builds are now available! Many come from E3 2010.
There's plenty to explore as I go in-depth with these previews in this special video.
There's plenty to explore as I go in-depth with these previews in this special video.
October 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Surprise! 25 3DS prototype builds are now available! Many come from E3 2010.
There's plenty to explore as I go in-depth with these previews in this special video.
There's plenty to explore as I go in-depth with these previews in this special video.
Microsoft have officially confirmed that pirating Steam games "is an Xbox", as long as you check in with Copilot every so often to see how its feeling.
In response, the Gamer's Advice Bureau have issued an safety advisory to not maintain prolonged eye contact with Microsoft.
In response, the Gamer's Advice Bureau have issued an safety advisory to not maintain prolonged eye contact with Microsoft.
October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Microsoft have officially confirmed that pirating Steam games "is an Xbox", as long as you check in with Copilot every so often to see how its feeling.
In response, the Gamer's Advice Bureau have issued an safety advisory to not maintain prolonged eye contact with Microsoft.
In response, the Gamer's Advice Bureau have issued an safety advisory to not maintain prolonged eye contact with Microsoft.
32%? Those are rookie numbers, you've gotta get those numbers up. (At least its 40% or something for Windows users as a whole.)
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
32%? Those are rookie numbers, you've gotta get those numbers up. (At least its 40% or something for Windows users as a whole.)
All these game re-releases would be less annoying if companies didn't make such a big deal about them. Back when we had E3, they would've just been footnotes.
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
All these game re-releases would be less annoying if companies didn't make such a big deal about them. Back when we had E3, they would've just been footnotes.
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Nintendo fans in 2045: "omg I'm so excited they added the third page of the Pikmin manual to the Nintendo Classics+ tier of the Nintendo Retro Legacy app!!! I hope they add the box art of Mach Rider Next!!!!!!"
[Nintendo Music]
"Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)" and "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube)" have been added.
"Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)" and "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube)" have been added.
October 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Nintendo fans in 2045: "omg I'm so excited they added the third page of the Pikmin manual to the Nintendo Classics+ tier of the Nintendo Retro Legacy app!!! I hope they add the box art of Mach Rider Next!!!!!!"
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A REQUEST: If you own a French CD-ROM computer game called "Pop Anim'", please let me know. I could use it for some research but haven't been able to find a circulating copy yet. (It's at the BnF but I can't get there right now.)
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A REQUEST: If you own a French CD-ROM computer game called "Pop Anim'", please let me know. I could use it for some research but haven't been able to find a circulating copy yet. (It's at the BnF but I can't get there right now.)
Apparently Yoji Inagaki worked on all the non-enemy sound effects in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. He did sound effects for Luigi's Mansion too, but not sure on specifics. But out of any game I know these two Zelda games have the closest atmosphere to Luigi's Mansion.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Apparently Yoji Inagaki worked on all the non-enemy sound effects in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. He did sound effects for Luigi's Mansion too, but not sure on specifics. But out of any game I know these two Zelda games have the closest atmosphere to Luigi's Mansion.
Added one: A Hat in Time. Not played it yet though.
Made a backlogdd list: "Games with a Sense of "Home" / Evolving Hub Worlds and Adventure Chapters"
backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/...
backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/...
October 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Added one: A Hat in Time. Not played it yet though.
Made a backlogdd list: "Games with a Sense of "Home" / Evolving Hub Worlds and Adventure Chapters"
backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/...
backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/...
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Made a backlogdd list: "Games with a Sense of "Home" / Evolving Hub Worlds and Adventure Chapters"
backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/...
backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/...
I made a backloggd account. Still need to import some old lists into it though. backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/
September 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I made a backloggd account. Still need to import some old lists into it though. backloggd.com/u/HiccupJul/
Are there any other action games that have these sort of low-poly, bitcrushed, noisy, kind of creepy robot bosses like in Sonic Rush? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2J...
Sonic Rush Boss 8 - Egg King
YouTube video by BossBattleChannel
www.youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Are there any other action games that have these sort of low-poly, bitcrushed, noisy, kind of creepy robot bosses like in Sonic Rush? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2J...
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Got my first capture from the top screen of the Nintendo DS Lite using a Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller. Captured using PIO, outputting DVI-D using HSTX. There is still some work left to do, but it's getting there!
August 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Got my first capture from the top screen of the Nintendo DS Lite using a Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller. Captured using PIO, outputting DVI-D using HSTX. There is still some work left to do, but it's getting there!
People seem to imply that AI is an art tool like a pencil, or 3D modelling software. But the difference is, those tools aren't shit.
August 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
People seem to imply that AI is an art tool like a pencil, or 3D modelling software. But the difference is, those tools aren't shit.
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Long-shot:
I will pay $500 for a recording or transcript, with slides visible, of the 2017 CEDEC “Field Level Design” Breath of the Wild talk by Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Makoto Yunezu, if you’re ok with me sharing it.
I will pay $500 for a recording or transcript, with slides visible, of the 2017 CEDEC “Field Level Design” Breath of the Wild talk by Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Makoto Yunezu, if you’re ok with me sharing it.
August 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Long-shot:
I will pay $500 for a recording or transcript, with slides visible, of the 2017 CEDEC “Field Level Design” Breath of the Wild talk by Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Makoto Yunezu, if you’re ok with me sharing it.
I will pay $500 for a recording or transcript, with slides visible, of the 2017 CEDEC “Field Level Design” Breath of the Wild talk by Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Makoto Yunezu, if you’re ok with me sharing it.
Can someone post a workaround for these UK/EU age verification checks, using a virtual camera? These checks are on discord, twitter, bluesky, xbox now. And the "sensitive" content its restricting includes protest/war footage and games with high age ratings.
July 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Can someone post a workaround for these UK/EU age verification checks, using a virtual camera? These checks are on discord, twitter, bluesky, xbox now. And the "sensitive" content its restricting includes protest/war footage and games with high age ratings.
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Hello.
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
UNDERTALE - Memories
memories.undertale.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hello.
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
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in any case, i'm proud of what we (almost entirely Xkeeper) have accomplished in just a few days. once this is polished up and usable, i am confident it will revolutionize SMB2 modding. the core concept can also be applied to other games with some effort (e.g. replacing the level loading routines)
July 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
in any case, i'm proud of what we (almost entirely Xkeeper) have accomplished in just a few days. once this is polished up and usable, i am confident it will revolutionize SMB2 modding. the core concept can also be applied to other games with some effort (e.g. replacing the level loading routines)
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Has anybody made hardware to test if two joystick modules behave the same way - same physical movement and same electrical output?
Because it seems like the longer-lasting third party ones can differ from the originals.
Because it seems like the longer-lasting third party ones can differ from the originals.
July 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Has anybody made hardware to test if two joystick modules behave the same way - same physical movement and same electrical output?
Because it seems like the longer-lasting third party ones can differ from the originals.
Because it seems like the longer-lasting third party ones can differ from the originals.