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ravanal [ex.meidoIDKFA] 🔞 🕹 @ravanal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sometimes i double check my database and see what i have and i what i don't, finding out interesting stuff that didn't knew it even existed. Like people making ports of Catacomb 3D, Chip's Challenge, Clock Tower and Duke Nukem II to the GBA.

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That Tom Hall @thattomhall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy 34th anniversary to Spear of Destiny, our commercial version of Wolfenstein 3D! Seems like it's always been a little harder than expected to get that thing.... #wolfenstein #spearofdestiny #id #idsoftware

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CatacombGL @catacombgl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@collodion1884.bsky.social I removed that ugly label on the Hovertank One Wikipedia article, by adding info from books and respectable websites. Granted, not every source has a favorable opinion, but all together it should give a balanced impression of the game. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverta...

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Hovertank One - Wikipedia

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UZDoom @uzdoom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

UZDOOM 5.0 IS FINALLY HERE! Download the full release version at: github.com/UZDoom/UZDoo...

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David L. Craddock - Author/Filmmaker @davidlcraddock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m thrilled to announce Knee-Deep in the’90s: The First Person Shooters 🔫 That Defined a Decade! 🎙️Based on new & archival interviews 💾Deep dives into 20+ games 📚Available in all formats 📆 Releases 12.10 (Doom’s anniversary!) 🧵1/4

Back (left) and front covers for Knee-Deep in the '90s. The back depicts the Icon of Sin from Doom 2. The front shows iconic characters from '90s FPS games such as Doomguy, Gordon Freeman, Duke Nukem, and others.

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Adventures in 16 Colors @ai16c.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Here are some words about how my opinion of the EGA color palette changed over the years: reanthsoft.com/blog_260806_... #EGA #PixelArt #GameDev #Blog

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Reanth Soft Blog

EGA and Me: A Complicated Relationship

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That Tom Hall @thattomhall.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The founders will the eternal id mom Miss Donna! #quakecon #idsoftware #doom

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

John Carmack visited the @evercade.co.uk booth at #QuakeCon and played the game I worked on, Duke Nukem 1 Remastered! 😮 I've been told he liked it (and Tom Hall liked it too!)😎

John Carmack sitting in front of an Evercade Alpha device at Quakecon playing Duke Nukem 1 Remastered.

John Carmack sitting in front of an Evercade Alpha device at Quakecon, having a conversation with a person to his right. Duke Nukem 1 Remastered can be seen on the device's screen.

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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Having a blast at #QuakeCon so far!

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The original Bio Menace (v1.0) was released today 33 years ago! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uifr... We created BioMenace Remastered roughly 3 decades later and the players really seem to enjoy it! Get it now on GOG or Steam. Currently there's a 25% discount on Steam!

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Longplay: Bio Menace - Episode One: Dr. Mangle's Lab (1993) [MS-DOS]

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UZDoom @uzdoom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#UZDoom 5.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is out now! Release Candidates are pre-release versions that are close to being finalized. Help us test these builds, right here (Windows, Linux and Mac available): github.com/UZDoom/UZDoo...

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Release 5.0.0-rc.1 · UZDoom/UZDoom

This is 5.0.0-rc.1

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Pluvius Lilon🧤🐸 (P-Storm) @pluviuslilon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This makes me want to see a boomer shooter based on Heretic or Catacomb 3D instead of Doom for once

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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

By the way. 🖤

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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ever wonder if John was surprised by DOOM II’s easter egg? 👀 #DOOM #DOOMII #fps

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Christian Mutig @ductos.eurosky.social · 02/07/2026

Show me a cool physical game

Physical box for Catacomb 3-D on PC, showing a red demon standing in a dungeon doorway, snarling

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UZDoom @uzdoom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Greeting, gamers! We're here to interrupt your feed with some positive news. Work on UZDoom 5.0 is wrapping up. We will begin rolling out Release Candidates really, REALLY soon (sooner than you may think!)... Watch this space, 'cuz 5.0's gonna be one heck of an update!

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John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It’s a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history. 1/5

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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

April 1991: Bobby Prince wrote to id Software about the painstaking work of finding the right sound for Commander Keen. This letter captures so much of Bobby: curious, generous, technical, musical, & fully committed to making games sound better than anyone thought they could. 🖤

In April 1991, Bobby Prince wrote to id Software about the painstaking work of finding the right sound for Commander Keen, experimenting with AdLib, Sound Blaster, MIDI files, and anything that could make a PC game feel alive.

This letter is a small piece of that history, but it captures so much of Bobby: curious, generous, technical, musical, and fully committed to making games sound better than anyone thought they could. ✉️🎵🖤

Bobby’s work helped define the sound of id Software and an entire era of PC games. We’re grateful for his music and the enormous legacy he leaves behind.

🔹A note on the image: we’ve redacted a private, active phone number from the letter. The letter itself is otherwise shared as a historical document from 1991. It includes a dated racial term that is offensive today; we don’t use or endorse that language, but we’re leaving the document intact and acknowledging it here.

Dear Guys,
I appreciate your phone calls and and the chance to work with you and your group. I have been going through a fair to midlin steep learning curve for the past couple of weeks, but I think I'm almost over it. I have had only limited experience with the hardware (SoundBlaster/AdLib), but with some detective work (and Jason's help on the phone and soon to come
by mail software/info), I have everything about ready to go. The biggest problem now is going through all the instrument sounds and learning what's there.

The sound of the instruments will be as important as the music being played. Also, there are a lot of potential sound effects in the FMsynth, so I am listening to all octaves to see what may lurk in the background.

I have already found a good gidget sound to go with the graphics in Commander Keen 3 (those electric arc things are called gidgets, I believe). So, I am going crazy listening to FM synth sounds, and if I don't make any sense the next time we talk that's the reason why.

The enclosed tape has only samples of some of my sequencing work done for backtrack tapes. The choice of songs is arbitrary, except I included Gimme Three Steps and Born To Be Wild for the guitar players and old time
enthusiasts.

I do know my way around this stuff, but I don't want to send you any game or theme music until I have the right SB/AdLib sounds to put it across right. If I send you what I've done on the samplers, etc., you won’t won't think anything sounds right when you hear the SB/AdLib version.

For comparisons sake, I'm including Color My World on samplers, etc., disk and a “translated” version for the SB (it’s on the disk, just type “PLAY” as the CMF driver, etc. is included.)
Lay Cogs dron or thes

Forgive my leaving out the drum parts on the CMF — I couldn’t get the &8$%# thing to go into rhythm mode for some reason. When I called Creative's Tech line, I did not get any help, and it was impossible — a southerner from Georgia trying to talk to an ori…

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That Tom Hall @thattomhall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

RIP Bobby Prince. His music legacy will live on, making inspired music for Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, countless others. A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man, nothing but happy memories of him. A loss to the world.

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Civvie11 @civvie11.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

TODAY'S EPISODE: A classic DOS... gem? Kinda. It's complicated. Your dog needs you. youtu.be/5OWxsKXmhjE

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KEN'S EPIC MEGALABYRINTH

YouTube video by Civvie 11

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

BioMenace Remastered has an easy to use level editor and allows you to share levels with the world in-game! Get creative and start building today!

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Gakidou @gakidou.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

im probably very neurotypical and i dont need a diagnosis for anything but the new THRICE ALBUM is really making me want to play CATACOMB ABYSS

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RetroRobby @retrorobbyreviews.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Remember all those old #catacombabyss games on #msdos that showed the capabilities of early 3D? Well on GOG.COM they have the whole collection for a cheap price!!!! I copied all the files to a disc to see if thry would work on my #windows98 #retrogaming computer they worked!!! #retrorobbyreviews

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That Tom Hall @thattomhall.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It’s #Wolfenstein3D’s 34th anniversary! Here Romero, Jay, and I accept the Shareware Industry Award for it. Fun memories! #wolfenstein #id #idsoftware

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weg @raposacadela.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

So many old games had this 'skeletonizing' health-bar style! I can only remember one, although, it's very charming and I want it brought back :)

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CatacombGL @catacombgl.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I'm currently working on game controller support for CatacombGL. I had zero experience with controllers, so I bought a simple 8BitDo controller for testing purposes. I must admit that it is actually kind of nice to play Catacomb 3D with a controller.

Screenshot of the game Catacomb 3D in the CatacombGL source port, showing the game controller setup screen.

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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Did you know: The chainsaw in DOOM was modelled off of Tom Hall’s Eager Beaver chainsaw. It leaked oil, and so was kept in a bowl in the id offices. Tom still has it!💛 #DOOM #fps

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Collodion @collodion1884.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

(1/6) 35 Years ago, today: Monday, April 1st, 1991, John Carmack began development on id software's first 3D game engine, using Raycasting technology. Their first project with this engine would be 'Hovertank` [`One`/`3D`], their first FPS game. The beginning of the modern FPS revolution.

A high res scan of a white 3.5 inch floppy disk of id software's "Hovertank One".

The lable reads:

"Boot your MS DOS system disk; insert GAMERS EDGE: type HOVER; press ENTER

GAMERS EDGE™

Softdisk Game Collections for IMB® PC and 100% compatibiles

HOVERTANK ONE

*Illustration of a Hovertank, from the right hand side*

© 1991 softdisk Publishing

P.O box 30008 - Shreveport - LA 71130-0008

(318) 221-8718 1-800-831-2694

IBM is a registered trademark of International Buisness Machines

640k & EGA required."

The very first frame of the first of twenty levels of Hovertank, showing the Red Demon enemy, heading towards the player.

A massive white crosshair in the centre of the screen.

The environment has a pitch black ceiling, a dark grey floor, and light blue, dark blue and magenta walls.

The bottom third of the screen being the Heads Up Display for the game, with a tally for people saved/killed, the level number, a timer, score counter, health display, and a minimap/radar.

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Juan Silva @juanfgs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Short video showcasing the progress of my little game.

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Have you already left your review of BioMenace Remastered on GOG? We'd love to hear what you think of our first game! >>https://gog.com/en/game/biomenace_remastered

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We love reading the BioMenace Remastered reviews on Steam and GOG. Keep them coming!

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Apogee Entertainment @apogeeent.com · 24/03/2026

.@civvie11.bsky.social on Wizordum: “This is classic Apogee.” Say less.

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MY BRAIN CHEMICALLY DESIRES WIZORDUM

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Civvie11 @civvie11.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

ON TODAY'S EPISODE: NEVER TALKING. JUST KEEPS WALKING. FRAGGING WITH MAGIC. It's WIZORDUM! youtu.be/PJLe9nKBXB8

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MY BRAIN CHEMICALLY DESIRES WIZORDUM

YouTube video by Civvie 11

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That Tom Hall @thattomhall.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Happy Keen Day! Commander Keen's IQ was 314, so in the US, that means it is KEEN DAY! #commanderkeen #keenday314

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

monsters from the id: the making of doom, article, excerpt, game developer, magazine (1994) archive.org/details/game...

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in contrast to carmack's eternal pessimism regarding his past creations, project specialist john romero is the biggest fan of id's games that you could ever hope to meet. his enthusiasm is infectious as he plays the latest beta making his own sound effects with his mouth to compensate for the game. sound effects that haven't been added in yet. it is this mix of diehard programmer who plays games and diehard gamer who programs that ultimately makes id's games as good as they are.

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚨 BIOMENACE REMASTERED UPDATE LIVE NOW! 🚨 - Mod.io support - Ingame level browser - +20 Community made levels instantly - Upload your own creations - Extended level editor functions - All new tilesets & parallax backgrounds - Rate player's levels

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We have a big update tomorrow for BioMenace Remastered! Adding a lot of new content, and we're also looking forward to your contributions! UNLIMITED Carnage! Get Creative!

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Kaaboose @kaaboose.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Self promo all you like! I love finding iut about projects like this!

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DOS Games @dosgames.com · 28/02/2026

Random game of the day: Catacomb Abyss (3D Shooting: Softdisk Publishing, 1992) Download/play: dosgames.com/game/the-catacomb-abys… #dosgaming #retrogaming #3d #fps #shooter #ega

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 28/02/2026

New Ancient DOS Games Mod video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/NntGx5v_25E

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BioMenace Remastered - ADG Mod 14

YouTube video by Pixelmusement

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

BioMenace Remastered is 10% off on GOG at the moment! Don't let this deal expire and save Metro City from its Doom! Don't let Dr. Helix get away with it! www.gog.com/en/game/biom...

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BioMenace Remastered

BioMenace is back! Experience the classic 2D run & gun action platformer by solo de

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 23/02/2026

Dutch games press is getting gutted left and right, with what was literally my childhood games news magazine Power Unlimited going down just the other day. So, a bunch of good folks decided "we'll do it ourselves". If you're Dutch, go check out Unpause! www.unpause.nl

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A big update is coming soon for BioMenace Remastered, bringing easy user level downloading and sharing. And the best part? You can check it out right now in the public "modio-beta" beta branch! #modio #biomenace

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