Richard Troupe
@richardtroupe.bsky.social
Firefighter and teacher.
Retro gaming, old computers, reading and weightlifting.
Does console and computer stuff for Base Arcade.
Belfast, Ireland.
He/him.
Retro gaming, old computers, reading and weightlifting.
Does console and computer stuff for Base Arcade.
Belfast, Ireland.
He/him.
Pinned
Richard Troupe
@richardtroupe.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Intro!
Hi, I'm Richard. 👋
I'm a firefighter who has a serious interest in gaming, particularly from 1980s and 1990s.
Things I love include...
- Commodore
- early Apple
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Atari
- Arcades
- obscure Japanese systems
I also do console and computer things for Base Arcade in Belfast.
Hi, I'm Richard. 👋
I'm a firefighter who has a serious interest in gaming, particularly from 1980s and 1990s.
Things I love include...
- Commodore
- early Apple
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Atari
- Arcades
- obscure Japanese systems
I also do console and computer things for Base Arcade in Belfast.
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every morning Keir Starmer calls an aide into his room at 6.30am to film him doing bicep curls
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
every morning Keir Starmer calls an aide into his room at 6.30am to film him doing bicep curls
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
I worked a 16 hour day yesterday and I'm straight into another extremely long day.
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I worked a 16 hour day yesterday and I'm straight into another extremely long day.
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The true joy of big shitty games studio/publishers coming out saying "ai is inevitable" is seeing the sheer number of indie studios across the world who actually give a damn about art, human lives, & the planet, loudly proving them wrong
Don't buy games made with gen"ai"
Support human creativity 💜
Don't buy games made with gen"ai"
Support human creativity 💜
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The true joy of big shitty games studio/publishers coming out saying "ai is inevitable" is seeing the sheer number of indie studios across the world who actually give a damn about art, human lives, & the planet, loudly proving them wrong
Don't buy games made with gen"ai"
Support human creativity 💜
Don't buy games made with gen"ai"
Support human creativity 💜
For me, it's a toss up between Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell or The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot.
I was in my first year of university when reading both and they were transformative for me in how language could paint a modernist dystopia.
Eliot's thematic meter and metaphor was life-changing.
I was in my first year of university when reading both and they were transformative for me in how language could paint a modernist dystopia.
Eliot's thematic meter and metaphor was life-changing.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
For me, it's a toss up between Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell or The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot.
I was in my first year of university when reading both and they were transformative for me in how language could paint a modernist dystopia.
Eliot's thematic meter and metaphor was life-changing.
I was in my first year of university when reading both and they were transformative for me in how language could paint a modernist dystopia.
Eliot's thematic meter and metaphor was life-changing.
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It's time for the second annual DreamDisc #gamejam for the Sega Dreamcast! We have prebuilt frameworks and libs such as #raylib and #sdl for developers of any experience level. Top 10 entries get published to a physical DC disc release!
orcface.com/events/02-dr...
#gamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
orcface.com/events/02-dr...
#gamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's time for the second annual DreamDisc #gamejam for the Sega Dreamcast! We have prebuilt frameworks and libs such as #raylib and #sdl for developers of any experience level. Top 10 entries get published to a physical DC disc release!
orcface.com/events/02-dr...
#gamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
orcface.com/events/02-dr...
#gamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
IBM's Smallest Computer Glows Blue
YouTube video by Janus Cycle
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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He's a got a Blåhaj from Ikea chained to the ceiling and beats the fuck out of it like he's Rocky every single day in preparation for their next meeting
Biologist bitten in head by shark hopes to meet animal again
Biologist bitten in head by shark hopes to meet animal again
Despite having worked with sharks for 30 years, Mauricio Hoyos never thought he would encounter one so close up.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
He's a got a Blåhaj from Ikea chained to the ceiling and beats the fuck out of it like he's Rocky every single day in preparation for their next meeting
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Another image done for the cutscenes in the Amiga OCS game I'm working on.
The game really needs to get a name at some point.
#art #digitalart #pixelart #retrogaming #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer #amiga #commodore #gamedev #indiedev
The game really needs to get a name at some point.
#art #digitalart #pixelart #retrogaming #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer #amiga #commodore #gamedev #indiedev
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Another image done for the cutscenes in the Amiga OCS game I'm working on.
The game really needs to get a name at some point.
#art #digitalart #pixelart #retrogaming #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer #amiga #commodore #gamedev #indiedev
The game really needs to get a name at some point.
#art #digitalart #pixelart #retrogaming #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer #amiga #commodore #gamedev #indiedev
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All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
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‘Women & children to the front’ is a paramilitary and far-right strategy of legitimisation. Paramilitary backed far-right violence, intimidation & pogroms August 2024, Ballymena 2025 etc - same modus operandi. It was common knowledge that these weapons were to be handed out by this far-right group.
All-female far-right group give out pink knuckledusters at anti-migrant protest
An all-female far right group founded in England has started a branch in Northern Ireland, handing out pink knuckledusters to crowds gathered at a protest over the weekend.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
‘Women & children to the front’ is a paramilitary and far-right strategy of legitimisation. Paramilitary backed far-right violence, intimidation & pogroms August 2024, Ballymena 2025 etc - same modus operandi. It was common knowledge that these weapons were to be handed out by this far-right group.
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This is how Belfast looks in Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue (1994)
Honestly, pretty accurate
I could do with a few more giant mechs battering each other a few miles from my house though
Honestly, pretty accurate
I could do with a few more giant mechs battering each other a few miles from my house though
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is how Belfast looks in Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue (1994)
Honestly, pretty accurate
I could do with a few more giant mechs battering each other a few miles from my house though
Honestly, pretty accurate
I could do with a few more giant mechs battering each other a few miles from my house though
Real talk... I used to watch this show religiously when I was a kid.
I suspended my disbelief because I always wanted to explore the dungeons for myself.
I suspended my disbelief because I always wanted to explore the dungeons for myself.
When directions fail in the heat of the moment - as they often did on virtual television adventure game Knightmare!
Ooh, nasty~
Broadcast between 1987-1994 in the UK (with French and Spanish adaptations) Knightmare pitted a team of kids to guide a friend through a perilous dungeon.
#VideoBytes
Ooh, nasty~
Broadcast between 1987-1994 in the UK (with French and Spanish adaptations) Knightmare pitted a team of kids to guide a friend through a perilous dungeon.
#VideoBytes
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Real talk... I used to watch this show religiously when I was a kid.
I suspended my disbelief because I always wanted to explore the dungeons for myself.
I suspended my disbelief because I always wanted to explore the dungeons for myself.
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On one hand, don't judge a book by its cover/record by its sleeve etc
But on the other hand, surely BAD BOYS COME TONIGHT *has* to rip 🎷💥
But on the other hand, surely BAD BOYS COME TONIGHT *has* to rip 🎷💥
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
On one hand, don't judge a book by its cover/record by its sleeve etc
But on the other hand, surely BAD BOYS COME TONIGHT *has* to rip 🎷💥
But on the other hand, surely BAD BOYS COME TONIGHT *has* to rip 🎷💥
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PD Ultraman Invader (1995 | Bandai/Taito | PS1)
It's a well known fact that video games peaked 30 years ago with a Space Invaders sequel where Ultraman Ace uses the crosses of Planet Golgotha as cover while shooting down Kaiju but it's nice that everyone keeps trying anyway
It's a well known fact that video games peaked 30 years ago with a Space Invaders sequel where Ultraman Ace uses the crosses of Planet Golgotha as cover while shooting down Kaiju but it's nice that everyone keeps trying anyway
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
PD Ultraman Invader (1995 | Bandai/Taito | PS1)
It's a well known fact that video games peaked 30 years ago with a Space Invaders sequel where Ultraman Ace uses the crosses of Planet Golgotha as cover while shooting down Kaiju but it's nice that everyone keeps trying anyway
It's a well known fact that video games peaked 30 years ago with a Space Invaders sequel where Ultraman Ace uses the crosses of Planet Golgotha as cover while shooting down Kaiju but it's nice that everyone keeps trying anyway
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Perry Farrell is a wanker?
It's always the ones you most suspect.
It's always the ones you most suspect.
"Recently, an art piece that I co-created over 30 years ago with my then-partner, musician Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction, was unearthed from a storage facility, after apparently being misplaced by the band’s management."
I Watched One of the Biggest Bands of the '90s Erase Me from Their Story:
I Watched One of the Biggest Bands of the '90s Erase Me from Their Story:
I Was A Creative Force Behind One Of The Biggest Rock Bands Of The '90s. Then I Watched Them Erase Me From Their Story.
"At that time, the band had broken up, and I was told they would never reunite. But that’s not what happened."
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Perry Farrell is a wanker?
It's always the ones you most suspect.
It's always the ones you most suspect.
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People will often cite the banal Billy Bragg as the 'voice of the left', but the reality is that Napalm Death are the true standard bearers who call out fascism with an anger that cannot be tamed.
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
People will often cite the banal Billy Bragg as the 'voice of the left', but the reality is that Napalm Death are the true standard bearers who call out fascism with an anger that cannot be tamed.
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When you've got a day of jumping barrels ahead of you, but your heart just isn't in it.
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When you've got a day of jumping barrels ahead of you, but your heart just isn't in it.
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oh no i thought of something and i had to make it 🤼
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
oh no i thought of something and i had to make it 🤼