Flux&Feathers
@shockgoblin.bsky.social
Tinkering with vintage consoles and computers, plus whatever else I can get my hands on. Here to learn and share.
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Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
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I am covering EVERY First Person Shooter EVER made in Japan.
From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.
Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...
This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.
From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.
Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...
This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.
October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I am covering EVERY First Person Shooter EVER made in Japan.
From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.
Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...
This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.
From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.
Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...
This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.
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I came into work and was like, 'Huh, that's a really cool lock screen' and now reading this thread I'm like 'WOW that's a really cool fuckin lock screen.'
and finally, we changed the lock screens of our workstations to the following image - which was also rendered on a real PS1 (screenshot from emulator though for simplicity), with a hacked BIOS to display the Guerrilla logo in PS1 colours.
October 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I came into work and was like, 'Huh, that's a really cool lock screen' and now reading this thread I'm like 'WOW that's a really cool fuckin lock screen.'
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We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
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Happy #scanlinesunday from Snowboard Kids
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Happy #scanlinesunday from Snowboard Kids
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Ok, did this bizarre commodore 64 backup to vhs thing ever:
A: exist
B: sell
C: actually work?
A: exist
B: sell
C: actually work?
May 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Ok, did this bizarre commodore 64 backup to vhs thing ever:
A: exist
B: sell
C: actually work?
A: exist
B: sell
C: actually work?
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i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
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One thing that definitely won't happen is Konami teaming up with Nintendo for a 2D crossover where Samus fights Dracula called Metroid Vania.
Share your most unrealistic expectations for the Nintendo Direct (Switch 2 Edition)
April 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One thing that definitely won't happen is Konami teaming up with Nintendo for a 2D crossover where Samus fights Dracula called Metroid Vania.
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tomorrow is the last day for this California Fire Relief bundle, wherein you can make a $10+ donation to wildfire relief and receive, in exchange, a mountain of indie games, including my game itch.io/b/2863/calif...
California Fire Relief Bundle by Necrosoft Games and 301 others
California Fire Relief Bundle: 422 items for $10.00
itch.io
March 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
tomorrow is the last day for this California Fire Relief bundle, wherein you can make a $10+ donation to wildfire relief and receive, in exchange, a mountain of indie games, including my game itch.io/b/2863/calif...
Very cool bundle for a great cause!
ALRIGHT KIDS. FINAL 24 HOURS. Let's do it! Last chance to get $8k worth of games for $10 while making money for survivors of the Southern California wildfires!
There are TWO DAYS left to get the California Fire Relief bundle. I would really love for the bundle to reach $350,000 by then. Please share widely, anywhere you can, and let's make these last two days count!! It's $8,183 worth of games+stuff (like Tunic!) for $10! itch.io/b/2863/calif...
March 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Very cool bundle for a great cause!
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On Monolith...
February 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
On Monolith...
Have you ever seen a Sega of America refurb sticker? Now you have!
This came with a Nomad I bought second-hand so I’m not sure if the sticker was originally on the console or if it was always on the manual, but I like the implication that the manual was ‘reconditioned’ and ‘100% tested’ by SoA.
This came with a Nomad I bought second-hand so I’m not sure if the sticker was originally on the console or if it was always on the manual, but I like the implication that the manual was ‘reconditioned’ and ‘100% tested’ by SoA.
February 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Have you ever seen a Sega of America refurb sticker? Now you have!
This came with a Nomad I bought second-hand so I’m not sure if the sticker was originally on the console or if it was always on the manual, but I like the implication that the manual was ‘reconditioned’ and ‘100% tested’ by SoA.
This came with a Nomad I bought second-hand so I’m not sure if the sticker was originally on the console or if it was always on the manual, but I like the implication that the manual was ‘reconditioned’ and ‘100% tested’ by SoA.
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When you want to fit a DIP in a footprint meant for an SOIC
February 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When you want to fit a DIP in a footprint meant for an SOIC
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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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if you ever need to look up a specific consoles power supply values, my buddy @noromamai.bsky.social has made this fantastic website that I often use! (saved me again tonight on a Duo, figured least I can do is share the knowledge ;D)
consoledated.com/psu/
consoledated.com/psu/
Consoledated - PSU Info
consoledated.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
if you ever need to look up a specific consoles power supply values, my buddy @noromamai.bsky.social has made this fantastic website that I often use! (saved me again tonight on a Duo, figured least I can do is share the knowledge ;D)
consoledated.com/psu/
consoledated.com/psu/
I avoided Fortnite for ages, but they have Miku, Godzilla, AND Anamanaguchi right now…
Anyway Fortnite is pretty fun.
Anyway Fortnite is pretty fun.
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I avoided Fortnite for ages, but they have Miku, Godzilla, AND Anamanaguchi right now…
Anyway Fortnite is pretty fun.
Anyway Fortnite is pretty fun.
Got an untested Amiga to work on and… I can’t tell you the last time I saw a Commodore with intact warranty seals. Especially an Amiga!
I’ll probably take these off with hot air and put them somewhere special as a souvenir.
I’ll probably take these off with hot air and put them somewhere special as a souvenir.
December 20, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Got an untested Amiga to work on and… I can’t tell you the last time I saw a Commodore with intact warranty seals. Especially an Amiga!
I’ll probably take these off with hot air and put them somewhere special as a souvenir.
I’ll probably take these off with hot air and put them somewhere special as a souvenir.
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Really great thread on what it was like to develop games on the psp - especially ports, which took up a lot of the early psp library and were complex to make work. Once full original psp dev took off the console shined.
I shipped a PSP launch title and several other PSP games, and it was a pretty interesting beast. Internally it was impressive--we were porting PS2 games to this thing and (with a lot of effort) making them work. But there were big gaps in the capability of the device and customer expectations.
I still remember holding the PlayStation Portable for the first time and being totally blown away. It really felt like a device from the future, one gadget for all your portable entertainment needs. So… what happened? ravi64.com/playstation-...
December 12, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Really great thread on what it was like to develop games on the psp - especially ports, which took up a lot of the early psp library and were complex to make work. Once full original psp dev took off the console shined.
Making another Christmas-y soldering kit! This one is much nicer than the last one, and I was excited to see some SMD parts! I was almost disappointed that the microcontroller came pre-installed. :P
December 8, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Making another Christmas-y soldering kit! This one is much nicer than the last one, and I was excited to see some SMD parts! I was almost disappointed that the microcontroller came pre-installed. :P
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The Sears description of The Legend of Zelda from its 1987 debut is "Gather crystals to stop warlords" and that kinda owns
December 6, 2024 at 2:58 AM
The Sears description of The Legend of Zelda from its 1987 debut is "Gather crystals to stop warlords" and that kinda owns
Recently I’ve been making a few of these soldering-ornament-kit-things you can find online. They’re festive, make a fun personal gift, and (perhaps most importantly) they’re a good excuse to practice soldering. I used this one to try a new lead-free solder and it turned out okay!
December 1, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Recently I’ve been making a few of these soldering-ornament-kit-things you can find online. They’re festive, make a fun personal gift, and (perhaps most importantly) they’re a good excuse to practice soldering. I used this one to try a new lead-free solder and it turned out okay!
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Maybe this will start a trend of CRT lookalikes that have a proper curved screen? What a neat project!
youtu.be/9qPc_I1V6go?...
youtu.be/9qPc_I1V6go?...
I made a fake CRT TV with a LASER
YouTube video by bitluni
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Maybe this will start a trend of CRT lookalikes that have a proper curved screen? What a neat project!
youtu.be/9qPc_I1V6go?...
youtu.be/9qPc_I1V6go?...