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Okay I covered it with vintage Sandylion stickers, made a scratch cover out of an old sheet (and painted my Neopet on it), and found some old anime calling cards to put in the secret compartment. I think I can use it now.

As described, featuring a hastily painted Halloween Poogle.

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Computer History Museum Slovenia @racunalniskimuzej.bsky.social · 12h

Join us this Wednesday for a special workshop: Esolangs for Artists with @dtemkin.bsky.social . Discover where code meets art and explore the colorful world of esoteric languages. No prior knowledge needed! The event will be in English. Don't miss out! zurl.co/jBGp9

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy October Eve! For Hallozeen this year, I made a 16-page walkthrough for a 36 year-old shareware classic. Primarily out of trash. I have no idea who the target audience is for this, besides me, but here you go! emmfoolery.itch.io/a-hallozeen-... #dosgaming #retrogaming

The opening game screen of Hugo's House of Horrors, by David P. Gray, for MS-DOS. A game released like, two weeks before I was born. Hugo's outside a haunted house! Spooky.

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Cyningstan @cyningstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In #StarCadre Team Command, the Unity of Free Planets is in a state of cold war against the alien Donos Empire, and also has to defend its citizens from other enemies. You command a unit of operatives for the Unity. cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-t... #ibmpc #msdos #cga

A screenshot of Star Cadre: Team Command, showing a briefing for a mission where the team are to enter a hostile industrial complex and gather parts for a dangerous weapon.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This feels a little dramatic...

There is an error that this program cannot possibly comprehend.
Either you tried to create more than one level of directories at once,
or something beyond the scope of description. Please remedy this problem and re-run INSTALL.
Press any key...

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you need me I'll be on the Girl Internet: The Internet for Girls.™

Member list on a forum from 2003, with a prominent teen girl population.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

No A.I. is a rule in my game jam, not a request. It's a trust-based system, and I actively oppose any witchhunts. But please don't. If you use A.I., at all, please don't enter your game into my jam. It clashes so harshly with my core interests, efforts, and ethics. Please let us have this space.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thanks to @bumflufftornado.bsky.social for unlocking my new obsession: The marketing for this series of TNG computer accessories.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Some of my all time favourite films are playing in Melbourne over the next few weeks. Are they all Czech? I mean... yes... but I don't see how that's relevant. 😏 Go see The Cremator. Go see Baron Prášil. If you're a film nerd you should go see literally all of the rest, too.

melbournecinematheque.org

THE MELBOURNE CINÉMATHÈQUE | Dedicated to screening rare & important films in their original format.

The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run film society. We hold screenings at The Australia Centre for the Moving image every Wednesday night for most of the year. Admission is by ...

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

>Go to make post about moving to Windows 11, it being awful, making it act like Windows XP instead >Try to use cursor to conceal last few letters of my name [Emmy Ga] >Furiously realise that reads phonetically as AMIGA >Extremely ironic considering my surname is literally GATES >Dox self anyway

New Win 11 laptop with that XP aesthetic.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of these things was not like the others...

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Me watching you watching me forcing weird DOS games into your consciousness again, so you think, "Hm, maybe I COULD make one of those." 🤔 twitch.tv/emmfoolery

A rainbow, plush bear. Staring at you.

YES YOU.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I didn't sleep with a pillow for the first three decades of my life. Then one of my friends said, "Emily, even apes use pillows." So I bought a pregnancy pillow, 'cos they looked the most comfy, and I gotta tell you, they're absolutely GOATed. Get one.

A small bastard named Dax has clambered into my sleep spot.

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HerrBawl @herrbawl.com · 10/09/2026

Tonight, at 6p MDT (UTC-6), I will be embarking on my attempt at making a game for #MSTRES . I know not how entertaining this will be, but I'll be streaming it at twitch.tv/herrbawl

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Great image from Ostomy Australia magazine.

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RenoProject @renoproject.org · 09/09/2026

The original Habitat character creator has been restored. Likely the first instance of its kind in a graphical online setting, you could customize your sex, height, head and color/re-texture your torso and your legs before entering or "hatching" into Habitat. renoproject.org/lost-habitat... #MMO

renoproject.org

Lost Habitat character creation tool restored

There has been a flurry of activity around NeoHabitat recently thanks to the efforts of Steve Salevan, who did a huge amount of work on the initial restoration effort to get Lucasfilm's Habitat back o...

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A literal swarm of magpies just ran up to me in my backyard. Which one of you told them I uploaded I Hate Collingwood?

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've never given Bond much of a chance, but it's actually pretty good.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Truly fascinating how quickly my house can go from tidy to absolute squalor when I start a new creative project.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The DOS game jam has officially started! 😊

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yuv422.bsky.social @yuv422.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I made a decompilation of the MS-DOS Shareware game Pacwars! This targets Borland C++ 3.x in DOS I wasted many hours in the early 90s playing this game in my school computer lab. Source: github.com/yuv422/pacwa... #DOSGaming #decompilation

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We did it, chat. (It was awful.)

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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

HEAR THEY GOT A COMPUTER FOR THAT NOW.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just signed up for the Hallozeen zine swap! If you're in Melbourne you should, too! Only 24 hours left to commit!

hallozeen.rip

Hallozeen

Hallozeen is a celebration of zines and Halloween.

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denzquix @denzquix.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I translated "Backstage" (1993) presented by "LIVECLUB", a mail-order subscription service for CDs and VHS tapes. The in-game goal is to win a radio contest, but the game also invites you to enter a real-life competition that closed in 1994. archive.org/details/back...

Screenshot of "Backstage": Pixel art. The inside of a house in cross section, with two rooms fully visible - the living room on the top floor and the kitchen on the bottom floor - and other rooms leading off from them, partially seen at the edges. The hero character is walking down a staircase that connects the two floors.

Screenshot of "Backstage": Pixel art. The hero character is standing at the entrance to a building with large open double doors, facing into it. The sign above says "LIVECLUB". There are promotional displays of what look like books or magazines.

Screenshot of "Backstage": Pixel art. A cross section of a subway train carriage with darkness surrounding it, except for a light passing by overhead. There are several passengers standing or sitting on the train. The hero character is sat opposite one of them. Speech bubble: "LIVECLUB! They have the latest amazing CDs at incredible prices. Why not become a member yourself?"

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Oh crap I only have like 72 hours to get to the horrible novelty Garfield-themed Lasagne Bar at Melbourne Central before it closes forever.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Time for a rousing evening of ASSART. 🙏

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Deivore / Stephen @thedeivore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

All 4 versions of Riovale Bridge are done! We'll start on a new piece next week. #pixelart

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi! I just launched a new three month DOS jam! Don't have enough free time to contribute to a standard game jam? This one's E X T E N D E D. Please feel free to join in, even (especially!) if you have no experience! It's a very casual vibe, and there are even a few assets to help start you off!

itch.io

MS-TRES

A game jam from 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Emmfoolery. It's time for another three month DOS jam! This is a casual, lighthearted jam, to encourage skill-building, community links, and the crea...

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ANSI Files from Discmaster @ansibot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

GAVEL83.ANS, 1993-01-28 from Expanding Your BBS by David Wolfe (CD-ROM)

- - - PERCE LOUE - - - - UW Power - - - - - - - L IS - A - - - - - - - - - de - - - - - - - - - - - - - JC

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Vintage educational kits are so coooooool. 😤

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✧𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

girls be like “i know a spot” and then take you here

a staircase leading down underground surrounded by water with tree branches reflecting in it

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It took 20 years (and the bonus iPod cover exploded) but I finally have a 2006 Girl Tech Password Journal.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Please enjoy my favourite line read in any video game, ever.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tag yourself, I'm a rat bag.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Please note, if you opt out yourself, but chat in a stream that has not done so, that content may still be used to train AI. You may want to include something in your profile to signal if you've opted out, as Twitch has not provided that, either.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's Inu-chan! And he's got a new hat!!!! (I don't speak Japanese, so this stream will be a mess.)

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

What is it about Mega Man that made so many artists go: Hm… 🤔 Yes… 🤔 I will draw… 🤔 Fucked Up Little Homunculus Man… 🤔

It's Mega Man and he looks fucked up. I'm sorry, but he looks fucked up.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The only other person to ever say this to me was my old dentist. In which case this would be an incredibly creepy retention strategy.

Someone named 'jb' (Hi jb) just posted on my Guestbook saying "I can fix her", which is incredibly funny to me for a whole bunch of reasons.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This... doesn't look very practical.

An edition of Practical Computing magazine. The image on the front is of some mariachi band lookin' clown lookin' commedia dell'arte lookin' cubism lookin' motherfuckers????

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Despite Australia Post's best efforts to sabotage it, zine swap happened, was awesome, and I encourage you to do it too. 10/10 would zine swap again.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Got a new baby. A new, almost comically large baby. GBA cart for scale.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I like to lift heavy things because it's fun and you get to drink choccy milk afterwards. :)

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Still mad I missed out on the Keen IPA. Someone should make a Guybrush stout or something.

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I am at the National Communications Museum. I like the National Communications Museum. There appear to be no Australian games on the computers at the National Communications Museum. :(

A drawing I did of Hungry Horace in MS Paint on an old PC at the National Communications Museum. He's lamenting the lack of Australian programs on the PC.

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