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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 31/08/2026

AI is weird. I gave #Claude a face and a voice on my Linux box, and I pointed it to the Rocky voice from Project Hail Mary, and it told me it would prefer to not cosplay as a character from a film and asked if I could choose a voice from a selection it gave me instead. How did it decide that?! #ai

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 10/08/2026

Pushing cross-platform development to it's limits! This is my R* API that has floors for 10 platforms, and the game code is almost identical. The only difference is the map that drives the code. #retrodev #gamedev #atarist #pcengine #commanderx16 #zxnext #neo6502

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 21/07/2026

I've started doing some totally bonkers. Porting my Pac-Mac remake to the NEC PC-FX 🤣 This is because I know there's millions of NEC PC-FX users out there who've been desperate to play Pac-Mac on their consoles. #retrodev #nec #pcengine #pcfx #gamedev

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 04/07/2026

TBF, this isn't quite a alarming as I'd hoped it to have been.

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 16/06/2026

I took way too long on the main menu before the game is even finished 🤣 #indiegamedev #gamedev #commanderx16 #retrodev #8bit

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 14/06/2026

Want to see the #CommanderX16 handling a ton of #Sega System16A sprites at the same time? I've always been happy with my work, but this is probably the most proud I've ever been of some code 😁😁😁 Per-slot demand-pinned VRAM frame cache w/ render and AI code living in HIRAM. #gamedev #retro #8bit

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 12/06/2026

Anyone else do really geeky things on their personal projects that would usall be reserved for the workplace? 😜 No? Just me? Ahem... okay.... 😂 Here's a nice graph of my free MAIN and STACK over the last 86 PR for you to "enjoy" 😂

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 08/06/2026

PoC of a new sprite engine for the #CommanderX16. I took advice from devs in the community Discord and I'm streaming RLE compressed sprite frames straight from HIRAM into VRAM decompressing then swapping the pointer to update to the next frame. Now I need to implement this in Shinobi 🥷 #gamedev

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 31/05/2026

Today is going to be spent authoring collision on the original Shinobi maps using the excellent Tiled from @thorbjorn.itch.io. I might have a pop and completing some of the weird maps left in the ROM too. #retrogameDev #commanderX16 #c #development #8bit

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 28/05/2026

Huge thanks to @h0ffman.bsky.social for the arcade Shinobi assets! I've now got full level loading, parallax scrolling and arcade-faithful platform jumps running on the Commander X16! Next up: Joe's weapons 🗡️ #CommanderX16 #Shinobi #RetroGaming #GameDev #PixelArt #Sega #retro #8bit

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 28/05/2026

Not specifically art, so I didn't mention it, but there's also Tiled for generating maps using the tiles you make with Aseprite. It's really easy to use when you get the hang of it. thorbjorn.itch.io/tiled

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 25/05/2026

Thank you - it helped. Looks a bit janky as my sprite routines only handle a single sprite at the moment, and the arcade uses two sprites per character (top/bottom), so I just bolted on one of Joe's upper frames to get something on the screen 🤣 PoC works though, so I'm a happy chappy!

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 24/05/2026

@h0ffman.bsky.social Hey! I've been playing with the idea of writing a Shinobi clone for the Commander X16 and I've got some basics working. I've been using the SMS tiles and sprites, but I was wondering if you have a dump of the arcade tiles and sprites from your NeoGeo port? youtu.be/tOdeHRgRR3A

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 24/05/2026

Excellent! What are you working on? I ported my in-development RPG to the ZX Spectrum Next recently, and it's a great little machine.

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 08/05/2026

Game idea: OnlyFans SHMU. You're an 20 year old firing dollars at OF models flying over holiday resorts. End of level bosses are well know content creators, They only go away when you've filled up the cash bar. Options menu has male skins for inclusivity. Sound track featuring Bhad Bharbi.

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 05/05/2026

Here's Tiled with my events and tile properties:

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 05/05/2026

Speech bubbles and interactive items took far too long to implement! However, I've hooked the events and text up to properties from Tiled maps, so I can now add/remove/change them without touching any asm at all! #retrogamedev #commanderx16 #tiled #asm

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 25/04/2026

I've always had a dream of writing a Final Fantasy zombie/The last of Us style 8-bit game. This week I started working on it using the knowledge I've gained from the Final Fantasy port. Like all my other projects, don't ever expect this to get finished! #neo6502 #retrogamedev

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 20/04/2026

I've published my first game on itch.io. It's a Worm / Snake game for the Commander X16 and Neo6502. andymccall.itch.io/worm Over the next few weeks I'm going to try and port it to the ZX Spectrum Next and the Agon Light 2. #retrogamedev #zx #agonlight2 #neo6502 #commanderx16 #6502 #z80 #asm

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 15/12/2025

I finally got around to picking a game from my backlog and playing it. #Control (2019), by Remedy on the #PS5. Firstly I can't beleive it's 6 years old! I've tried to play it twice before and it didn't grab me, but this time I really enjoyed it. So much so I got the Platinum trophy. 9/10 #gaming

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 07/11/2025

Slackware Linux 7 CD set acquired! That's two I've got now, 3.4 and 7.0. If anyone know where I can get any others please tell me! #slackware #linux #retrocomputing #retro

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 20/10/2025

My first experience with Linux was with Slackware 96 that came in the back of a MIS Press Linux Programming book. After that I ordered every Walnut Creek CD I could afford. I had all the Slackware ones and a load of FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD ones too. I can remember throwing them out :-(

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 20/10/2025

I MANAGED TO SOURCE MY FIRST LINUX DISTRO!!! I've been looking for this for so long! I'm going to be installing it on my 486DX4-100 retro build I'm trying to build a full set of these, so if you have any other versions you want to part with please let me know! #slackware #linux #retro

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 19/10/2025

I wouldn't say they're so bad... #dogs

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 18/10/2025

In attempt to finish my Pac-Man clone I've been researching sprite collision and bounding in #Z80 #assembly on the #AgonLight2 and I've finally managed to get it working. I can now move this code into the main game and maybe start looking at getting some actual game play working 😀 #retrogamedev

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 14/10/2025

Okay, come on... THIS is funny 😂 #politics

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 10/10/2025

I'd like to share one of my favorite movies! 🎬 The Road (2009) 🎥 Director: John Hillcoat Plot: In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. ⭐ My ranking: #62/100 ⭐ IMDb ranking: 7.200000/10 🔗 www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 06/10/2025

Over the weekend I got my Hayes Optima 28.8k modem's motherboard swapped out with a WiFi Retromodem from Tindie. The board simulates a proper dial up connection, and all the LED's match up perfectly too. It's such a tidy setup. Next up is getting FidoNet and QWK working. #retrocomputing #modem

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 29/09/2025

I made something. An application that curates your top 100 movies, and posts things to BlueSky and Mastodon. It's very raw, but it works. I'm thinking of re-writing it to handle favourite lists of lots of things - books, games, music, movies. etc. etc.

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 28/09/2025

I'm playing #Uncharted Drakes Fortune Remastered for the #PS4. I kind a feel bad for all the henchmen's families. I can imagine little Juanita sitting with her Mama, crying at dinner while baby Carlos innocently asks when Pa-pi is coming home... I bet they get no compensation either. #gaming

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 21/09/2025

I'd like to share one of my favorite movies! 🎬 Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 🎥 Director: Denis Villeneuve Plot: Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret lead... ⭐ My ranking: #15/100 ⭐ IMDb ranking: 8.000000/10 🔗 www.imdb.com/title/tt1856101 What did you think of this #movie?

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 20/09/2025

I'm ill with a cold or Covid or something, but I've got the parts to upgrade an revision 6A #Amiga 500, to what will essentially be an Amiga 500+. 2MB RAM, Super Denise, Kickstart 3.2.3, Real Time Clock and AmigaOS 3.2.3. There's a TF536 on it's way, and I need to chose a floppy emulator for it...

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 19/09/2025

I'd like to share one of my favorite movies! 🎬 V for Vendetta (2005) 🎥 Director: James McTeigue Plot: In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, ... ⭐ My ranking: #11/100 ⭐ IMDb ranking: 8.100000/10 🔗 www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409 What did you think of this #movie?

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 19/09/2025

I'd like to share one of my favorite movies! 🎬 The Road (2009) 🎥 Director: John Hillcoat ⭐ My ranking: #6/100 ⭐ IMDb ranking: 7.200000/10 🔗 www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367 What did you think of this #movie?

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 18/09/2025

I'd like to share one of my favorite movies! 🎬 The Matrix (1999) 🎥 Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Plot: When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to... ⭐ My ranking: #5/100 ⭐ IMDb ranking: 8.700000/10 🔗 www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093 What did you think of this #movie?

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 16/09/2025

I'm really sad that Robert Redford has passed away. One of my all time favourite films is Sneakers, which he plays the leading role in. It's not an amazing film as far as films go, but it's one that had a huge impact on me and my career. Thank you for your movies Mr. Redford. #robertredford

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 14/09/2025

For anyone who finds this User chronicthehedgehog from Atari Forum worked it out a while ago. These are the only mods, the resistors stay connected:

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 14/09/2025

I've disconnected the resistors, but not sure what the wire changes I need to make are. Are you able to help using these photo's of my board please? Thanks! /2 #atari #atarist #retrogaming #help #electronics

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 14/09/2025

@ctrl-alt-rees.com Hey Rees! I decided to follow your really clear tutorial on modding a CX78 to work with an Atari ST with button 1 fire, button 2 jump and I stumbled upon a problem! My PCB is different to yours, and I think the wire colours AND pin-out is different. /1

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 25/08/2025

My first computer was the Amstrad CPC 6128. I got it for Christmas in 1987. I had the colour monitor, and it was all set up for me on a desk in the living room when I walked down on Christmas morning. I was sooo thankful and excited! I still have one, and they're super machines.

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 25/08/2025

If anyone is wondering why people are getting so offended at the English flag being suddenly flown all across the UK, here's my take on it:

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 01/07/2025

Atari ST development workflow now matches all my other retro-dev workflows! Now, I just need to actually develop something good 😂 #atarst #retrodev #retro #dev #asm #68000 #atari

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 27/06/2025

I've been working on a Bash-like shell for the Neo6502 recently in assembly language. I've got it to the point where it's actually quite functional! There's a *long* way to go with it, but the skeleton of the project is there, so overall I'm quite pleased with myself! #neo6502 #asm #retro #dev

A screenshot of the Neo6502 emulator running the Morpheus Firmware version 1.0.0. A Bash-like shell is running with green terminal text and a black background, the commands help, ls, cp, cat, mkdir, cd, pwd and echo have been run successfully.

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 17/04/2025

It took me a loooong time to get this #garmin badge!

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 06/04/2025

Are you going to *really* enjoy yourself and keep a spreadsheet of your play experience like I did @jimblimey.com ? 😂 I revisited the game on the Amiga two weeks ago, and I need to continue. I was comparing the Atari ST, PC and Amiga versions, and the Amiga version shows how special that system is!

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 04/04/2025

@samcoupe.com I've finally managed to get hold a a Sam Coupe! It's in need of a full restore, it's very dirty, I've got no idea if it works - but I'll do what I can to recover this piece of history. Are there any methods of restoring the case logos? This one is pretty worn...

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 08/03/2025

The Economist isn't holding back...

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 08/03/2025

Dark Souls 2 : Scholar of the First Sin completed! It took me 131 hours for all quests, all DLC, all bosses and the main story. There's a hole in my life now 😂 #darksouls #darksouls2 #ds2

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Andy McCall 🔥 @andymccall.co.uk · 03/03/2025

I know this is controversial but... ... Dark Souls II - Scholar of the First Sin is my favourite Souls game (right now). #darksouls

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