robertskitch
@robertskitch.bsky.social
He/Him 日本語OK 🌱 Very liable to overthink replies and then not actually reply. Sorry. 🙏 Avatar: H.C. Richter, Myrmecobius fasciatus, 1845
Found this cool book on the Internet Archive:
archive.org/details/sega...
archive.org/details/sega...
Sega Video Game Illustrations : Nippan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
CBZ of Sega Video Game Illustrations
archive.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Found this cool book on the Internet Archive:
archive.org/details/sega...
archive.org/details/sega...
I don't know much about the character but in my headcanon Hello Kitty AKA 'Kitty White' from England is somehow related to the Street Fighter character Cammy White, who is also from England.
December 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I don't know much about the character but in my headcanon Hello Kitty AKA 'Kitty White' from England is somehow related to the Street Fighter character Cammy White, who is also from England.
'what’s now considered the male pronoun, 他, was once used for all people'
I was slightly bemused by the character's non-gendered radical, but that would explain it.
I was slightly bemused by the character's non-gendered radical, but that would explain it.
December 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
'what’s now considered the male pronoun, 他, was once used for all people'
I was slightly bemused by the character's non-gendered radical, but that would explain it.
I was slightly bemused by the character's non-gendered radical, but that would explain it.
I loved that lamentation on the state of Wikipedia.
December 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I loved that lamentation on the state of Wikipedia.
It's a shame that the company went downhill. It covered such a wide variety of languages including some that don't have that many readily available learning resources.
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's a shame that the company went downhill. It covered such a wide variety of languages including some that don't have that many readily available learning resources.
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Oh my goodness! I didn't know that you were on Bluesky! I've missed your leaves.
December 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Oh my goodness! I didn't know that you were on Bluesky! I've missed your leaves.
As a Landstalker fan I love those Yoshitaka Tamaki illustrations.
archive.org/details/sega...
archive.org/details/sega...
Sega Video Game Illustrations : Nippan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
CBZ of Sega Video Game Illustrations
archive.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As a Landstalker fan I love those Yoshitaka Tamaki illustrations.
archive.org/details/sega...
archive.org/details/sega...
Huh, I hadn't put much thought into the role of that fourth black stone beyond it making the graphic a bit more dynamic. It's great to know the mechanics behind that particular setup.
Also cool to see there were apparently a couple of attempts at that stylised tengen: logos.fandom.com/wiki/Tengen
Also cool to see there were apparently a couple of attempts at that stylised tengen: logos.fandom.com/wiki/Tengen
Tengen
Tengen was an American video game publisher and developer that was created by the arcade game manufacturer Atari Games for publishing computer and console games. In 1994, Time Warner acquired Atari Ga...
logos.fandom.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Huh, I hadn't put much thought into the role of that fourth black stone beyond it making the graphic a bit more dynamic. It's great to know the mechanics behind that particular setup.
Also cool to see there were apparently a couple of attempts at that stylised tengen: logos.fandom.com/wiki/Tengen
Also cool to see there were apparently a couple of attempts at that stylised tengen: logos.fandom.com/wiki/Tengen
Well, it makes sense that the names share a theme since Tengen was a subsidiary of Atari Games? They couldn't use the Atari name for console releases since Jack Tramiel had bought the Atari consumer division properties.
Also, speaking of ataris and logos, I believe that this is one:
Also, speaking of ataris and logos, I believe that this is one:
December 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Well, it makes sense that the names share a theme since Tengen was a subsidiary of Atari Games? They couldn't use the Atari name for console releases since Jack Tramiel had bought the Atari consumer division properties.
Also, speaking of ataris and logos, I believe that this is one:
Also, speaking of ataris and logos, I believe that this is one:
Rather than Blow I think I'd rather hear about what indie games came out around the same time as Braid but have largely fallen under the radar since because nobody decided that they were 'genius' enough.
Played 'Mr. Robot' not that long ago and that seemed a charming enough title.
Played 'Mr. Robot' not that long ago and that seemed a charming enough title.
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Rather than Blow I think I'd rather hear about what indie games came out around the same time as Braid but have largely fallen under the radar since because nobody decided that they were 'genius' enough.
Played 'Mr. Robot' not that long ago and that seemed a charming enough title.
Played 'Mr. Robot' not that long ago and that seemed a charming enough title.
What interesting machinery. I was assuming it was going to be something more along the lines of a polyphon.
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What interesting machinery. I was assuming it was going to be something more along the lines of a polyphon.
It's just like the time @chrisbratt.bsky.social tried out Excel eSports.
We Entered the World of Microsoft Excel eSports & Got Our Asses Beat
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's just like the time @chrisbratt.bsky.social tried out Excel eSports.
Yeah, and it's kind of immersion breaking the the jungle temple architects would go to the trouble of hiding their treasure behind a puzzle lock in a world where people can basically just walk through walls.
December 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Yeah, and it's kind of immersion breaking the the jungle temple architects would go to the trouble of hiding their treasure behind a puzzle lock in a world where people can basically just walk through walls.
Same. Usually when I'm play any game I start by turning the music down, but Minecraft is the only one that I play with the music off. I can't even really remember why I started doing that... I guess because I wanted a more immersive experience?
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Same. Usually when I'm play any game I start by turning the music down, but Minecraft is the only one that I play with the music off. I can't even really remember why I started doing that... I guess because I wanted a more immersive experience?
I often think about how in Infiniminer you could dig through dirt, but the only way to get through stone was with TNT.
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I often think about how in Infiniminer you could dig through dirt, but the only way to get through stone was with TNT.
But how do I find the southern celestial pole?
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
But how do I find the southern celestial pole?
I am saddened that we didn't have any for the phenakistiscope or zoetrope.
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I am saddened that we didn't have any for the phenakistiscope or zoetrope.
I think that imposing limitations will mean that people will have to be creative in getting around those limitations, but it doesn't mean that someone without those limitations won't be equally creative in other ways. It feels like comparing the creativeness between a collage and a pencil sketch.
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I think that imposing limitations will mean that people will have to be creative in getting around those limitations, but it doesn't mean that someone without those limitations won't be equally creative in other ways. It feels like comparing the creativeness between a collage and a pencil sketch.
I think Mojang's official stance on furniture is that it 'inhibits natural creativity'. If I ever want to bemuse myself then reading their list of 'previously considered suggestions' is always a good way to do it. 😅
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I think Mojang's official stance on furniture is that it 'inhibits natural creativity'. If I ever want to bemuse myself then reading their list of 'previously considered suggestions' is always a good way to do it. 😅
I mean, I don't think it's deep at all. You posted a smear with the intent of targeting conservatives, and I replied with the intent of telling you that your aim sucks. Whether you think I'm worth listening to is entirely up to you.
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I mean, I don't think it's deep at all. You posted a smear with the intent of targeting conservatives, and I replied with the intent of telling you that your aim sucks. Whether you think I'm worth listening to is entirely up to you.
Even if that were true, the meme doesn't say "a mental illness" it says "the mentally ill". If a poor person committed a crime I wouldn't be going around saying "the poor commit crimes".
It's a generalisation that punches down on people who certainly already have enough crud to deal with.
It's a generalisation that punches down on people who certainly already have enough crud to deal with.
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Even if that were true, the meme doesn't say "a mental illness" it says "the mentally ill". If a poor person committed a crime I wouldn't be going around saying "the poor commit crimes".
It's a generalisation that punches down on people who certainly already have enough crud to deal with.
It's a generalisation that punches down on people who certainly already have enough crud to deal with.
Me: Maybe I'll get a copy of ZZT
Mum: We have ZZT at home
Mum: We have ZZT at home
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Me: Maybe I'll get a copy of ZZT
Mum: We have ZZT at home
Mum: We have ZZT at home
I know that my profile picture is from a H C Richter illustration from John Gould's The Mammals of Australia. I believe that many of the pieces he made for Gould were based on Elizabeth Gould's drawings?
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I know that my profile picture is from a H C Richter illustration from John Gould's The Mammals of Australia. I believe that many of the pieces he made for Gould were based on Elizabeth Gould's drawings?