sponge @goodass.dog · 23/09/2026happy to see QC get its big farewell update too. quake champions was always my favorite quake gameplay wise. i'm also proud to say i came up with the name (and pushed against calling it quake world haha) and the design of athena's hook was my one big brained game designer moment! 5427
sponge @goodass.dog · 12/09/2026lol i'd occasionally userbenchmark's comparisons for CPUs. i was always confused by their rankings and whatever the hell efps means. but recently i noticed this insane FAQ in their footer and its done more to make me realize how bad of a resource they are than if they had just shut up 030
sponge @goodass.dog · 31/08/2026i'm back (temporarily)! quakec source for dawn of the machine is now up github.com/id-Software/...github.comAdd Dawn of the Machine (mg3) source · id-Software/quake-rerelease-qc@634eefa 0315
sponge @goodass.dog · 25/08/2026civvie is great and very kindly chatted with me a bit after I thanked him for what he said about the layoffs after his last vid. his latest video covers dawn of the machine and it’s great to see he is mostly positive about it because MG really outdid themselves with this one 1193
sponge @goodass.dog · 21/08/2026wrote a lil thing about agent 64 on backloggd. its fine! it needs more, and it needs to not copy the bad parts of the game it is inspired by. but it still feels pretty fun to play. backloggd.com/u/spongeh/re...backloggd.comspongeh's review of Agent 64: Spies Never Die | BackloggdAgent 64 is one of those games that tries so hard to be like its source material that it both benefits and suffers from it. While the game feels great to move around, and shooting is satisfying, you c... 040
sponge @goodass.dog · 10/08/2026ROMERO: You drew all the bad stuff in there, Adrian never did anything like that. ROMERO: Except for the nice ass on the Cyberdemon. 36319
sponge @goodass.dog · 06/08/2026also it was my feedback that led them to use the quake jump sound for the NIN keychain, you can also thank me for that. 0151
sponge @goodass.dog · 06/08/2026the two last things i worked on were released/announced today. the 30th quake update with dawn of the machine, and the evercade doom port. the quake update also includes an id vault with a lot of in development quake material, almost all of it seen for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4...youtube.comQuake: Dawn of the Machine — Launch TrailerYouTube video by Bethesda Softworks 414746
Reposted by spongeBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-... 2037243073
sponge @goodass.dog · 30/07/2026@philsalv.bsky.social hi! I just chatted with you quickly at save the games, I’ve got email and contact info on my site d8d.org feel free to reach out through here or anywhere else! 030
sponge @goodass.dog · 23/07/2026as my joblessness continues, i've now spent like 2 days configuring a new neovim install from scratch. the only way this could get more dire than recompiling the linux kernel with a patch, is if it were emacs instead. but maybe i'll become a weird neovim guy! 1120
Reposted by spongeUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The timing of this kind of press is intentional. How are they going to make these games when Bethesda and Obsidian collectively laid off hundreds? Don’t fall for it. 141162559
sponge @goodass.dog · 09/07/20264 days into not having a job and i'm already reduced to figuring out how to patch and build a linux kernel to fix an audio issue, god this has really hit me hard huh 270
sponge @goodass.dog · 06/07/2026after almost 16 years my time with id is done as layoffs ravage everyone across the companies. i'm going to be fine money wise, but if you have money to spare, donate it to the game worker hardship fund! uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...uvw-cwa.orgGame Worker Hardship FundWho is eligible to apply for this fund?This fund is for game workers in the US and Canada impacted by record layoffs & other hardships in the games industry within the timeframe of January 2024 to the... 2011875
sponge @goodass.dog · 06/07/2026wrote a thing for rhythm heaven groove on backloggd. its a great game, but it doesn't hit the peaks of megamix and fever. backloggd.com/u/spongeh/re...backloggd.comspongeh's review of Rhythm Heaven Groove | BackloggdI got into Rhythm Heaven fairly late. I'm not really sure why, maybe the vertical orientation of the DS version turned me off, and it was a fairly late Wii release when I wasn't really playing the Wii... 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 02/07/2026there’s probably no better way to wire up this power button to this psu than with a hot glue gun, especially since the e tape didn’t work 000
sponge @goodass.dog · 01/07/2026this is a better worded version of what i think of this situation, except my thought ends with "fuck the esa" 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 23/06/2026mina the hollower is probably one of the most frustrating games i've loved. wrote a lil thing on backloggd. backloggd.com/u/spongeh/re...backloggd.comspongeh's review of Mina the Hollower | BackloggdDefinitely one of the hardest 4 star calls I've made. Shovel Knight and its various campaigns is up there on my all time list, so Mina the Hollower comes in with some very high expectations. It largel... 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 17/06/2026since i've had two people ask me if i still have a job today, nothing has happened yet AFAICT. i do think it will be bad, but i don't buy the current sets of rumors. if it hits me i should be more than fine for a good long time (esp if union is able to help) so worry for others! 180
sponge @goodass.dog · 13/06/2026i don't think i'll ever have a professional legacy that anyone beyond me or my friends will know or care about, but if i do, i want it to be the compass in quake 2. i fucking love that thing and how well it worked, and its opt in nature especially as the Yellow Paint Discourse continues. 3185
sponge @goodass.dog · 11/06/2026trying a new split keyboard, wanted a few more keys and fully wireless, both halves. had trouble finding keycaps that matched this layout, i hate when caps lock is actually ctrl and so on. 030
sponge @goodass.dog · 25/05/2026still awake, waiting for the troops to come down the chimney to leave gifts of fresh ground beef for grilling tomorrow 020
sponge @goodass.dog · 16/05/2026the public transportation is always severely lacking at every horizon festival, none of this is walkable! 000
sponge @goodass.dog · 14/05/2026reset the "days since i caught something with the wrong sprite aspect ratio" counter! 230
sponge @goodass.dog · 04/05/2026i'm choosing violence with my backloggd retro game of the year 1998 choices backloggd.com/u/spongeh/go...backloggd.comspongeh's Best of 1998Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends! 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 03/05/2026my hot take: vampire crawlers plays more like a solitaire game than a deckbuilder 000
Reposted by spongeompuco @ompu.co · 28/04/2026found a whole operation of unmanned youtube channels making completely unchecked long form slop videos where the ai voice simulacra regularly trips up & does this for a full ten minutes every time. all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it. 464113143692
sponge @goodass.dog · 04/04/2026a game idea for an audience of 4: multiplayer car combat that requires you to have a steering wheel, pedals, and sinden light gun. one hand on wheel, other hand on gun, foot for pedals. it'd be the best car combat game ever made and absolutely nobody would ever get to play it. i want it so bad. 040
sponge @goodass.dog · 16/03/2026i love/hate when the shorthand for "computer code" in media is "lets just grab some html source" it always sticks out like a sore thumb. just throw some random x86 asm in there! 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 02/03/2026starting to get an impression that this graham platner fellow might not be entirely on the level! 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 27/02/2026i'm not sure how much i'm liking the game yet, but holy crap the ui design and general aesthetic in the new marathon is just incredible. just some absolutely bold choices, bright colors, and really going into that kind of 80s vaporwave aesthetic. nothing else like it in AAA games at least 140
sponge @goodass.dog · 21/02/2026having skyrim analysis paralysis. i haven't really played it in over a decade, i loaded up the switch 2 ver to find that the 60fps mode feels really good now, but do i want to play it on PC instead since i can use whatever UI mod is out there? or do i plug my steam deck into my tv since i don't 100
sponge @goodass.dog · 15/02/2026looking for a matching his/her pair of bedsheets on temu that says "number 1 pussy eater and his cum queen" 042
sponge @goodass.dog · 06/02/2026if Ladies Love Cool James, does that then mean that L.L. Bean stands for Ladies Love Bean 010
sponge @goodass.dog · 11/01/2026went to the protomen autograph session at magfest while wearing my nightdive quakecon shirt, and found out commander is a huge doom 64 fan. accidentally held up the line while we talked about how good the doom 64 remaster is. what a wild moment. 060
sponge @goodass.dog · 11/01/2026I won a golden snail and a quan chi from arcade pit! Thanks @smight.bsky.social and everyone else! 2304
Reposted by spongeWilliam // stickflip @handle.invalid · 04/01/2026super thrilled to finally release Quake Brutalist Jam 3! an absolutely insane amount of work was put into this pack, so much so that we decided to put together a standalone release, no purchase of Quake required! www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...slipseer.comJam - Quake Brutalist Jam IIIQuake Brutalist Jam III is a megalithic community project more than a year in the making. It features an entirely new arsenal, a set of new monsters, new powerups, and a complete visual overhaul of Qu... 24714
sponge @goodass.dog · 26/12/2025what if duke nukem was an annoying weed guy instead? i'm going to turn you alien bastards into my bong. -weed duke nukem 1144
sponge @goodass.dog · 13/12/2025fuck you downy woodpecker learn how to eat, you suck shit, dumbass bird 120
sponge @goodass.dog · 07/12/2025my (probably what will be a weird-ass) top 10 games of 2025: 1. Hades II 2. Avowed 3. Riven (2024 but i beat it in 2025 so fuck u) 4. DOOM: TDA 5. Baby Steps 6. Peak 7. DK Bananza 8. Rematch 9. Timberborn 10. Ball x Pit 040
sponge @goodass.dog · 21/11/2025i have just learned first hand today that final fantasy 10 blitzball is kinda fuckin stupid 100
sponge @goodass.dog · 19/11/2025throwing on some dimmu borgir because i got my flu/covid boosters today and now i'm full of heavy metal fuck yea 140