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@mcbpete.bsky.social

Retro & leftfield-indie gamer, sleepy composer and try-hard potographiser.

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Still have a (completely unfounded!) theory that the 'town' section of Wet Dry World is a really early version of a town originally made for Zelda 64

22.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This looks real familiar, is it used in a game or something ? discmaster.textfiles.com/view/27374/V...

02.11.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved that game (though could only beat it as a kid using the we5t 0ne code). Got screwed out of being the half name of 'metroidvania', the genre should be called 'MetroidBoy' games πŸ˜…

18.09.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pulp - Spike Island (Official Video)
YouTube video by Pulp Pulp - Spike Island (Official Video)

What would be good is a Charlie Kaufmann penned film using Ai to embrace Ai jankiness, kinda like the Pulp video - youtu.be/-27a1ugJX8U?...

09.09.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fabulous thank you!

05.07.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agh, yeah all the online OCRs seem to have trouble getting every letter. I was way off with my encryption guess, due to the == at the end I thought it was BASE64

05.07.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Furthest I can get in decrypting the cover is the word 'Salted'

05.07.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished the last episode of 'shifty' this afternoon. The whole thing seemed oddly tailor made to just give me a history of why the country I live in went to wonky in pretty much the exact time frame of being alive

22.06.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surely a feature of a gameswank episode back in the day

18.06.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fuse Audio Labs | Audio Plugins and Mobile Audio Apps Fuse Audio Labs - Audio Plugins for Recording, Mixing and Mastering

The most new-fangled one I have is Fuse Audio Labs OCELOT Upmixer, currently on early-bird pricing of Β£25/$29 . I have everything Fuse Audio Labs and they're always grand: fuseaudiolabs.de#/pages/produ...

22.04.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also reminded me of @williamfields.com 's 'Ambient' setup/hour from the mammoth 24hr FieldsOS release

21.04.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Revision 2025 - Compo - PC 4K Intro
YouTube video by Revision Demoparty Revision 2025 - Compo - PC 4K Intro

How this only came 10th in the 4Kb compo I have no idea ... this is incredible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=soDh... (It also made me pine for the never finished game Memory of a Broken Dimension)

21.04.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lemmings (Macintosh game 1992)
YouTube video by The Rarest Gamer Lemmings (Macintosh game 1992)

That screen grab is from the Mac release youtu.be/gs3YOIOZFRU?...

10.02.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waaaiiiittt .... Flash is short for FuturespLASH ?!?!

09.02.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You've found the secret meta-narrative of the indie game: the pain of loss

09.02.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The fastest Commodore 64 DEMO Ever Made? - Musik Run Stop
YouTube video by Papierzeit The fastest Commodore 64 DEMO Ever Made? - Musik Run Stop

Fabulous work! Is it using a similar technique as the Musik Run Stop demo? youtu.be/KAVOWyWFY_U?...

30.12.2024 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

'a must for the cd enthusiast' is definitely shorthand for 'we have no idea what this item is but we have to write *something* in this catalogue!

05.12.2024 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

stunning photo - i love it!

18.11.2024 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course they did - big bonus yachts to all involved !

04.11.2024 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Charging socket at the bottom of an Apple 'magic mouse' so you cant use it when charging it

Charging socket at the bottom of an Apple 'magic mouse' so you cant use it when charging it

At least it's not this -

04.11.2024 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
90s CGI hills at dawn by the sea (made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI hills at dawn by the sea (made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI hills at dawn by the sea (made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI hills at dawn by the sea (made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI tree in the water (made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI tree in the water (made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI fjord made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

90s CGI fjord made using Bryce 2 landscape generator)

Got v2 free on Computer Arts magazine back in the day. Still have some of the monstrosities I made as a teen (that I thought were amazing at the time!) on my hard disk:

04.11.2024 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Myself - Harmonizator
YouTube video by Publio Delgado Myself - Harmonizator

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTHQ...

30.10.2024 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Know the code

30.10.2024 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 504    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 32

Make December Month 10 Again

09.10.2024 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BBC2 Closedown with the King's Singers
YouTube video by RAX118G BBC2 Closedown with the King's Singers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92o...

06.10.2024 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mobile version of gaming news webpage covered in notifications and broken pop up adverts

Mobile version of gaming news webpage covered in notifications and broken pop up adverts

Web Design v3.0

29.08.2024 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BBC SCHOOLS - GOING TO WORK: Work With People (TX 29/10/1984)
We're off to Marks & Spencer, West Everton Age Concern, Ealing Squash Club and Hammersmith Hospital to talk to young workers who work with the public. Contin... BBC SCHOOLS - GOING TO WORK: Work With People (TX 29/10/1984)

The 'Going To Work follows shortly' loading screen hits hard - www.youtube.com/watch?v=o60u...

20.07.2024 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10.06.2024 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes they are.

13.04.2024 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So wild that I was 'exposed' to these films at such a young age as a result of the conversions. Owned this game, robocop, predator 2, navy seals, rambo, platoon all whilst under 10 years old. Certainly different times back then!

03.04.2024 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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