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That Tom Hall

@thattomhall.bsky.social

Pro Game Designer for 37 Yrs! Co-founded id, ION Storm. Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Rise of the Triad, Anachronox, DASH, VR. Current:-REDACTED-. Photography/Pico-8/Meditation/Movies/Hifi.

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Happy 31st Anniversary, Rise of the Triad!

The full version was released on Feb 17th, 1995!

Bowwwwoooooooooooooo! OOOOOOOOOH! 🐢 πŸ‘‹ πŸŒ€

#RiseOfTheTriad #fps #games

17.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

Smells like… vict’ry….

16.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RIP Robert Duvall. A lifetime of stellar performances. Legend.

16.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After watching Severance, I thought their building would be MUCH larger. #lumon #severance

10.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy 35th Anniversary, id Software! From our moonlighting beginnings to co-creating the first-person shooter genre to winning awards, it was an amazing time and proud of the games we all made together! #idSoftware #doom #keen #wolfenstein

01.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 838    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 8

Haha amazing

31.01.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RIP Catherine O'Hara. Genius. So many amazing performances. So many memorable characters. Thank you.

30.01.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wiiiiisshhhhhh

19.01.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The TOY BOX JAM 2025 Game Launcher is LIVE!

www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154...

Thanks to @MaxOsirus for massive help with org and launcher fixes! Thanks for @doriencey for the awesome art, and everyone for testing! And all the Jammers for JAMMING and making cool games! #toyboxjam #toyboxjam2025

12.01.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Heh I think it may just be a Picotron startcart but that will Kick off more fun!

05.01.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aw you're welcome! It's the jam I really wanted to exist... and now I will Jam on weekends, now that it's over cuz life got the house sick. :D

05.01.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah!

27.12.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Though theirs preserves the possibility of mentally moving the comma to Wake Up Dead, Man πŸ€”

27.12.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Same, but just passing their name along. πŸ˜‚

27.12.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Wake Up Dead Man

Wake Up Dead Man

Tonight. #cinema #film #knivesout #wakeupdeadman #mystery

26.12.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 768    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 5

Dunno. Watched my Blu-ray.

26.12.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Starts off a bit harsh, a little annoying, with stereotypes but the characters deepen and reveal themselves. If you like, Paprika and Perfect Blue next.

26.12.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight. #cinema #TokyoGodfathers

25.12.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 579    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4
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Happy Christmas from Ireland! πŸŽ…πŸΌ 🌲 🎁

25.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy holidays from Creepy Santom!

24.12.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Announced in TOY BOX JAM today....

SPRITESHEET 2: THE CHICKENING!

So many folks were using the chicken assets for the Optional theme "That's A Lot of Chickens", we made a whole set for ya!

itch.io/jam/toy-box-...

#gamejam #toyboxjam2025 #chicken

23.12.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having tons of fun with the almost 750 jammers in TOY BOX JAM. Chatting on the Discord, people solving the Mystery puzzle for more assets. FUN!

itch.io/jam/toy-box-...

#gamejam #toyboxjam2025

19.12.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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GAME DEVS! TOY BOX JAM starts today!

It's the easiest game jam ever -- I give you all the assets, you make a game in two weeks! Use any game engine!

Plus there's a fun, puzzly mystery to solve for more assets! 700+ Jammers -- COME JAM WITH US!

itch.io/jam/toy-box-...

#gamejam #toyboxjam2025

19.12.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SO MANY GREAT GAMES in the Advent Calendar of Games this year! Here's the latest -- BAA! Ewe wool love it! Go play! You herd me!

18.12.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! Also releasing a deluxe version in Picotron (higher res) later.

17.12.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah will always remember him as Meathead….

16.12.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course. Accomplished photographer and movie producer. Was mourning the man who massively impacted my life. But she inspired the happy ending to β€œWhen Harry Met Sally”!

16.12.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yayyyyy!

15.12.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THIS FRIDAY... GET YOUR GAME JAM ON!

THE EASIEST GAME JAM IN HISTORY--TOY BOX JAM!

Features:
- I give you all the gfx, sfx, music! You just code!
- use any engine
- solve the puzzle-filled Mystery, get more assets
- make a cool game!

Over 530 people are jamming! JOIN US!

itch.io/jam/toy-box-...

15.12.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I just released an OLD SCHOOL TEXT ADVENTURE!

It's part of a yearly holiday collection of games that release one game a day until Christmas day -- an Advent Calendar of Games if you will! Have fun playing!

MAD SCIENTIST Adventure! #interactivefiction #textadventure #pico8

15.12.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1