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C64 fan, retro gamer, writer, deeply affected by Crohns Merman1974: The Retro Crusader of Bluesky A digital merman swimming in a sea of pixels and profound social commentary
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The nileswan cartridge
I've spent the last two years developing firmware and software for a WS/WSC/PCv2 flash/development cartridge. Now, it has finally been announced and will be sold by 49bitcat in Germany. Sales start November 24th!
Learn more here: 49bitcat.com/news/2025-10...
📢NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Waffles' Cranked Stories is a selection of mini-games set in the same universe as Inspector Waffles, originally released exclusively on the Playdate console.
It will include:
*Chance's Lucky Escape 🍀
*Spike II: The Great Emu War 🔫
*And more games to come!
THIS IS THE EMPLOYMENT JELLY Drawing of a slime with a briefcase and pencil REBLOG WHENEVER THE HELL YOU LIKE AND YOU'LL GET A JOB THAT YOU LOVE AND DESERVE.
🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
28.10.2025 14:21 — 👍 1823 🔁 1260 💬 10 📌 61
I just backed Necro Nancy : Arcade Horror for the NES on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...
31.10.2025 13:44 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Tired Of "The Usual North American Perspectives", This New Book Aims To Offer A Global View Of Game History.
31.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 19 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 1Basic income and basic services NOW!
31.10.2025 07:40 — 👍 31 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
LOAD ZX Museum becomes 1st Portuguese EFGAMP member. Officially recognized as a project of cultural interest by the Portuguese Ministry of Culture it is regarded as the 1st museum in the world devoted to honouring the legacy of the ZX Spectrum
Celebrate its 5th anniversary on Nov 2🎉
loadzx.com/en
In a new episode of the DreamPod, we’re joined by veteran games writer Andrew Fisher. We discuss Andrew's career, his homebrew column in Retro Gamer magazine, and the thriving independent development scene for Sega Dreamcast.
Listen here: thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
Happy Halloween! No spooky pod this year, but you can check these out! 🎃🎧
135: Dreamy or Screamy: bit.ly/3YrtOZy
123: Creepy DC moments: buzzsprout.com/42610/13849410
68: The best DC Horror Games: bit.ly/2reQTmm
83: Spooky stories & Games: bit.ly/3GEyrWB
Good luck with the project, I may pitch an article…
31.10.2025 09:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
Well said Lisa Nandy!
Reform have no real answers to anything.
They just create fear, distrust and chaos!
www.instagram.com/reel/DQc5Aot...
🚨 It's that time of year again! Please sign up for the upcoming ISSUE 6 campaign! 🙌🙏
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Well well imagine that
31.10.2025 08:45 — 👍 49 🔁 17 💬 5 📌 2
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Because lockdown town includes a Halloween theme we've stuck it on sale for just $1 this weekend! Also included is the 3D PC version of Lockdown Town. If you ever wanted to check it out nows a good time to grab it. itch.io/s/165182/hal... #halloween #lockdowntown #zxspectrum #pc
31.10.2025 09:10 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
1
NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
3
NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
4
MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
5
NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
7
NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
9
[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
10
MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
11
[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
12
[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS] 1 NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]: Hello there 2 [A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk]. DAD: Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids? 3 NT EMPLOYEE: Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail! 4 MUM: That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids? 5 NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]: Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot! 6 NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]: Listen - that's their call [Calls emanating from the landscape]: tut-tut woke-woke 7 NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]: They are extremely sensitive and fragile... But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery. 8 KIDS [pointing]: There they are! [Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure]. [Little people noises]: woke-woke tut-tut woke-woke 9 [Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]: Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house. [Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]: tut-tut woke-woke 10 MUM [pointing]: What's that one doing there? NT EMPLOYEE: Oh, that's so sweet… 11 [We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away]. NT EMPLOYEE: I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph… 12 [We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]: Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE? [ends]
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
31.10.2025 09:02 — 👍 1479 🔁 786 💬 39 📌 34Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Book cover: THE MINDS BEHIND SHOOTER GAMES: INTERVIEWS WITH CULT AND CLASSIC VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
1359. THE MINDS BEHIND SHOOTER GAMES: INTERVIEWS WITH CULT AND CLASSIC VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-minds-behind-shooter-games-interviews-with-cult-and-classic-video-game-developers
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
CastleVCS, a project to reproduce the first level of Castlevania on #Atari2600 forums.atariage.com/topic/385486... #atari
30.10.2025 15:33 — 👍 56 🔁 21 💬 0 📌 0
New by me for Wired: Apple’s Family Sharing Helps Keep Children Safe. Until It Doesn’t • www.wired.com/story/apples...
Family sharing is a great convenience but tech companies set it up with a major point of failure that becomes apparent when families fracture.
We're looking for playtesters for BioMenace Remastered - If you want to join our team, apply here: https://rigel-gameworks.com/biomenace/testing
30.10.2025 14:03 — 👍 20 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 2Pretty sure this is an offence as defined by the Computer Misuse Act. It is at least equivalent to Rachel Reeve's offence, possibly more serious.
30.10.2025 19:56 — 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 6 📌 0
The MO5 association will open a video game museum next December in Arcueil, near Paris.
www.bfmtv.com/tech/console...
TOMORROW 9AM start
30.10.2025 19:54 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0Indie Retro News: Creeping Me Out Hex Night - An awesome looking Amiga platformer by Mixelslab gets a new AGA demo www.indieretronews.com/2023/02/cree... #retrogaming #gaming #amiga
30.10.2025 10:19 — 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
🎃 As it’s almost Hallowe’en what better than switching on the #Commodore #VIC20 and loading up a great little game “Pumpkid” by @hewco.uk and sold by @futurewas8bit.bsky.social
🕹️ 🍬 Collect the sweets, avoiding the ghosts and the witch; what more do you want in a game? 👻 🧙🏻♀️
Great fun!
hi all, the awaited day has come: I'm looking for freelance writers to pitch Inverse Gaming for end-of-year coverage! namely, I'm looking for someone to contribute our best of RPGs this year list ($350), and pitch us on some year-end lookback essays ($500+). please pitch me: shannon@inverse.com
29.10.2025 20:31 — 👍 282 🔁 197 💬 17 📌 6
