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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 3h

I feel like it's gotten to the point where I need to add the following label to all my repositories: "Designed and built using only the finest hand-made, artisanal code"

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Seeing all the AI makers' press releases about their agents "escaping" and causing harm makes me wonder why. Why press releases? Why did everybody join with "me too"? Most of all, if these people are so smart, why would their "tests" be so willfully negligent in their setup?

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good book ! But while looking into this further, I learned that Raymond Chandler's whole catalog of books is now in the public domain (in Canada at least). Good news for fans of the genre (in Canada at least).

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A follow-up to the recent PC Engine ADPCM discussion: Mesen2 and Geargrafx have updated ADPCM speed to 32100 in their codebases, although you may need to wait for a formal release. TurboEverdrive Pro updated firmware this week: krikzz.com/pub/support/...

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I keep wondering what Raspberry Pi will do for the next-generation RP series microcontroller, but then I realize it's still probably at least a year away.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I like the "emulation on RP2040/2350 microcontroller" scene: early 1980s computers being replicated - keyboard to screen - on a single microcontroller. If I had time, I'd like to use multiple MCUs (per-subsystem) to get more power/modularity. They're cheap and easy to justify.

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My Life in Gaming @mylifeingaming.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Try has a deep dive on @zaxour.bsky.social 's new Palette Cleanser board for the PC-Engine. Get accurate composite colors with analog RGB! Check it out! youtu.be/SreeUQL0Fso

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PC Engine RGB is Fixed! - Getting better colors with Palette Cleanser! :: RGB334 / MY LIFE IN GAMING

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zaxour 阿宅 @zaxour.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Palette Cleanser is live! t.co/sOCXG64vL4

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm always shocked at how much effort is spent by software companies on user interface changes compared to bugfixes and new features (and how frequently it happens). The metaphor for a house would be: getting all new windows and moving the location of the front door, instead of fixing the toilet.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh look, it arrived ! I won't have time to play until probably Christmas, but now I can in English.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I just realized that Hudson developed a game called "Quiz Econosaurus" for the LaserActive. I wonder if Hiromasa Iwasaki will be covering this in an upcoming Hudson Densetsu book. www.mobygames.com/game/113494/...

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Quiz Econosaurus (1993) - MobyGames

This environmental quiz game aims to raise awareness of climate issues. One to four players test their knowledge of environmental and climate facts in several themed stages. In between sets of questio...

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 14/09/2026

One of my favorite moments from #vcfmw this year was when @thegirlg33k.com let me test picoide out on her PC-9821 and do some IDE bus captures. After some shenanigans with drive geometry it booted right up off the picoide! And CD works too! Thanks again for letting me crash your table 😅

Me sitting in front of a PC-98 that is taken apart at a long table setup in a big expo hall. The table has a teal tablecloth on it

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Filler @playongofantrans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here's another tease for Ojousama Sousamou (Debutante Detective Corps.) on PC-FX. This week, we concentrated on a complex scene handler that activates when the player encounters a specific lady. #PCFX #retrogaming #fantranslation #reverseengineering ko-fi.com/post/Ojousam...

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Ojousama Sousamou Roulette Preview

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Basement Brothers @basementbrothers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What happens when a bunch of waitresses decide to fight it out? TGL's "Variable Geo" series happens! If you ever wondered what that "Advanced V.G." game in your import TGCD, PS1, or Saturn collection is all about, here's the PC-98 game that started it all! youtu.be/cX5Hefq9ukw

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V.G. - Variable Geo (PC-98 Paradise) The 1993 Fighting Game About Waitresses

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For the first time in a while, I had time and energy to do some baking. Pictured: Blueberry muffins, and a before/after picture of a peach galette.

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 13/09/2026

coming soon: port authority 🚌 the best, best usb hub for engineers and their smart tools. 100% open source, stackable, and designed for getting real hardware into your automated test loop.

the best, best usb hub for engineers and their smart tools. 100% open source, stackable, and designed for getting real hardware into your automated test loop.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here's a question: If laws are made to stop people from doing bad things, and if a dog commits a crime, the owner should be held responible, how do we prosecute crimes committed by AI ? Should be the owners, right ? www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20...

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Anthropic reveals fourth likely crime committed by its AI

Claude's Felony Bench rap sheet is now as long as OpenAI's

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

OK, I have more information on the ADPCM. We have a tracking spreadsheet that you can contribute to, and the link to the test ROM is in cell A-1. You will need to run this on a CDROM-based system (as only CDROM systems have the ADPCM unit). docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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ADPCM Speed Test Results

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Interesting story about improving the accuracy of all PC Engine emulation (hardware and software): Legend of Xanadu has very long animations (3 to 5 minutes) with ADPCM playing in the background. Some emulators gradually de-synchronize after a couple of minutes. We found out why.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I read this morning about an Anthropic researcher considering a 10% probability that an AI could wipe out all humans within 10 years. I feel like that would only be possible if humans acted on wacked-out, stupid suggestions without questioning them... Oh shit.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I really feel that linux and other open-source hardware and software are about to gain substantial market from the major players in hardware and software because of the active putrefaction of their products and services.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I thought that the LG Monitor auto-downloader scandal was a startling betrayal of trust. This is SO MUCH WORSE. It's got to be illegal - but that doesn't seem to stop anybody anymore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFV...

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216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem

YouTube video by Gamers Nexus

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Betty - play 🌌AstraX🌌 please @neutronio.games · 07/09/2026

The thing with AI is much like when Radium☢️ was discovered in 1898. It was used in paint, glass, advertised as healthy, without care or knowledge of the actual costs it came with. Historically, capitalists jumped into trends to sell a fancy new technology thing that just happen to kill you

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Filler @playongofantrans.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

No video this week, so here's a brief progress update. This is not a promise, but a hope that I'll be able to bring this work to completion. #PCFX #fantranslation #retrogaming #reverseengineering ko-fi.com/post/Debutan...

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Debutant Detective Corps (PC-FX) WIP Screenshots

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Random Stranger @randomstranger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I just tripped on this while scrubbing through my footage and is this the first ( ^ _ ^ ) emoticon?!

Screenshot from Efera & Jiliora: The Emblem from Darkness. A conversion with a villager in the first town is taking place where he's just being a friendly guy. It ends with "( ^ _ ^ )".

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

And I just realized that the oldest datestamp on a file in my emulator zip file is August 28, 1996. 30 years ago, almost to the day. See "tgsim" on my old webpage (not updated in over 20 years): interlog.com/~daves/

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So who am I anyway, and why do I have opinions on emulation-vs-FPGA anyway ? Some people may not have heard my name before. I've been following the PC Engine since 1989. I made the Kisado adapter to play import games on TG-16 after comparing the PCBs of TG16 and PCE in late 1989.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

These look great ! Magazines, periodicals and mail-order leaflets from the 1980s really tell you a lot about the computer culture of the era. I found a bunch of this kind of stuff recently while cleaning my childhood home, and it brought back a lot of memories.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I've seen some people talking about "emulators" (CPU-based) versus "FPGA" again lately, and which is "better", and whether FPGAs are actually a form of emulation or not.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

On the subject of RGB-versus-YUV color palettes on the PC Engine, the article I read mentioned "...as the original developers intended". Once upon a time, I thought this way, but now, I don't think it's possible to interpret the original developers' intent as a singular thing.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ha, I just noticed that google translate understands "telling porkies" (cockney rhyming slang for "telling lies"), something that not all English speakers will understand.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I really enjoy visiting Japan, and catching up with friends on what's happening in retrogaming there. But Japan is quite isolated and since English is not a daily-use language, I sometimes feel like Japan is not up-to-date on news from the rest of the world in retrogaming.

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ＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 27/08/2026

Oof, I completely forgot about bsky, it took me making a sour post over there to be reminded of it... Hey, look! Four player mode in Gun Force 2 was restored! sudden-desu.net/entry/geo-st...

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Geo Storm / Gun Force II - Fully Working 4 Player Mode and Debug Tools

Long suspected but not verified until now, the 4 Player mode in Gun Force 2 (aka Geo Storm) is fully implemented and playable!

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I've updated the TRS-80 B-17 repository with much more information - commented disassemblies, cassette scans, a Python script to read files, advertisements, reviews, etc. It seemed really cool back then, and I don't want it to vanish without a trace. github.com/dshadoff/TRS...

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GitHub - dshadoff/TRS-80_B-17: Information about ABS Suppliers' B-17 Software-based Tape System for the TRS-80 Model I

Information about ABS Suppliers' B-17 Software-based Tape System for the TRS-80 Model I - dshadoff/TRS-80_B-17

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Basement Brothers @basementbrothers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A PC game based on the "Record of Lodoss War" series was released by Humming Bird Soft in 1988. The game sold well, and fans loved it, but is there still any enjoyment to be had from this dry old RPG today? youtu.be/1Ujof7gryhk

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How "Record of Lodoss War" Became One of Japan's Biggest PC Games of 1988 (PC-98 Paradise)

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Furrtek @furrtek.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Freshly decapped and scanned NEO-PCM2: ADPCM ROM multiplexing and security used by late NeoGeo games. Hopefully will help fix inexact descrambling emulation. Fujitsu CG47 gate array from 1999 Kindly donated by @Rolel42

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Filler @playongofantrans.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I've updated our unofficial English language translation patch for Welcome to Pia Carrot to v1.1! The update fixes a menu overflow issue and a couple of style issues in the script. Follow the link for details! #romhacking #fantranslation #piacarrot #vn ko-fi.com/post/Welcome...

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Welcome to Pia Carrot EN Patch Updated to Version 1.1!

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Yuvi @yuvi.app · 18/07/2026

Team Innocent videos now fully subbed and running on hardware, with my new PC-FX Video Encoder I made.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Eeek ! I was still a kid when wirewrap was still considered a normal prototyping aid, and I missed out on all the "fun". Looking at designs like this one, I feel like I was better off not experiencing it firsthand.

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David Shadoff @dshadoff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My B-17 script managed to read all 17 of my initial recordings from tape. Although I did have to do a bit of audio adjustment (normalize and amplify) in some very specific sections where there were some dropout-like conditions.

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Ben Hanson @yozetty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Based on the attract screen, you won't see the name of this 90s arcade game coming...

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Filler @playongofantrans.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Announcing the release of the unofficial English language translation patch for Mezase Pachi Pro - Pachio-kun (Become a Pachi-pro! Pachio-kun) on the #Famicom! #NES #pachinko #fantranslation #romhacking Get the patch here: ko-fi.com/post/Mezase-...

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Mezase Pachi Pro - Pachio-kun EN Translation Patch Release!

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