Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Finally completed Ropoko on the MZ-700. Took way more than the time shown there, and I still have to do the final part of my walkthrough so I'll have to repeat a ton of stuff. I'm very happy that I solved most of it on my own, was a difficult game! Mapping & the though process around that helped. 161
Reposted by Joachim FroholtRandom Commodore 64 Screenshots @rndc64screens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Graphics BASIC (1983) A double feature today, as one didn't really work without the other. We see a programming example from Graphics BASIC by Ron Gilbert and Tom McFarlane. The tiny listing and the image it produces. If you've ever tried to do graphics in standard BASIC, this'll blow your mind. 153
Reposted by Joachim FroholtFrank Force @frankforce.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My new game SP13KTRA is out! 🌈 8 racers, 8 tracks, 8 songs, real 3D, and it all fits in 13K. Play in your browser on desktop or phone: mouse, keyboard, gamepad or touch. @newgrounds.com @wavedash.com @itch.io @github.com #js13k #gamedev 2276
Reposted by Joachim FroholtJason Dyer @jdyer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All the Adventures turns to Australia and their most succesful home-grown computer, the Microbee. I give the story of how the Microbee came to be and explore one of the games published by their software branch. bluerenga.blog/2026/09/18/e...bluerenga.blogEye of Min (1983)In the 1960s, Qantas wanted to improve their flight reservation system. At the time, reservation clerks would get tickertapes from travel agents and enter flights manually; every single sales offic… 02111
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My friend @mickyalbert.bsky.social just dropped (hehe) his latest game on Steam. It's called Dropping Drops, and it's a very neat looking puzzler featuring sound design by Namco legend Yuriko Keino!store.steampowered.comSave 15% on Dropping Drops on SteamPut all 300 DROPs into shape! This is a new game where you can play repeatedly in short bursts to master it, with no game overs due to mistakes. Sound design by Yuriko Keino, creator of legendary game... 354
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My #sharptember project this year is trying to finish my walkthrough of Ropoko before @sharpworks.bsky.social releases the English version on tape.spillhistorie.noRopoko walkthrough in progress - Spillhistorie.noNeed help with this adventure game created for the Sharp MZ-700? Here's a partial walkthrough. 061
Reposted by Joachim FroholtSharpworks @sharpworks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A few screenshots for #Sharptember - This is the English language version of Tookato's excellent graphic adventure game "Ropoko" for the Sharp MZ-700, coming very soon now on physical cassette tape from Sharpworks :) 1194
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Way ahead of everyone. Invest 100 billion dollars in my Ko-fi now please. 0224
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A quick #sharptember post. Here's my MZ-80A at a small computer gathering in Bryne, Norway, earlier this year. Pretty much every other machine was a @commodoreofficial.bsky.social of some sort. :) 1266
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Roguecraft DX from @badgerpunch.com is finally out on the PC! I wrote about it in Norwegian here. TLDR; it is deceptively simple, but if you don't treat it seriously and consider your choices carefully, you'll never win. 031
Reposted by Joachim FroholtTim Holyoake @timholyoake.uk · 06/09/2026Happy #Sharptember to all those who celebrate. #RetroComputing 0426
Reposted by Joachim FroholtBadger Punch Games @badgerpunch.com · 05/09/2026Five days until Roguecraft DX is out!🤯 It started life on the #Amiga and ended up here. Chunky pixels, handcrafted rooms, and tentacled Eldritch horrors. A wishlist before launch day genuinely helps a small team like ours ❤️ Wishlist: thalamus.link/roguecraft #ScreenshotSaturday #roguelike 14814
Reposted by Joachim FroholtAntonia @tonialuisa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Oh, this is cool! The manual/newsletter alone would be worth the price to me. There's a very nice guide on how to get these games running, too 🙂 141
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A few years ago, I was working on making a dungeon crawler for the Sharp MZ-80A. It used a mix of traditional character graphics and pseudographics. Development eventually stopped, and it's been sitting around collecting dust since then. 14816
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We had the best king. King Harald: I'm going to Antartica in february, to visit the station we've got there. Queen Sonja: Which I consecrated ten years ago. King Harald: Yes, it was named after you, wasn't it? Queen Sonja: No, it was not. It's called Troll. 050
Reposted by Joachim FroholtGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 29/08/2026Our August Commodore 64 archive update is here, with 1 new GTW entry, 15 game updates and a fantastic batch of 15 previously unpreserved Grolier/Mindflight titles recovered thanks to MalcSeventyFour. Another busy month for C64 preservation! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/gtw6... 0198
Reposted by Joachim FroholtMolleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 27/08/2026We are here in a booth sponsored by the German government. Here's the PRESIDENT OF GERMANY this morning, posing in front of a game that Steam considers too pornographic for this whole country. 6793242
Reposted by Joachim FroholtAmplitude Studios @amplitudestudios.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The HUMANKIND 2's live-action announcement trailer was filmed at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia using real actors, practical sets, and custom-made props created specifically for the production. We will be sharing behind-the-scenes images from the shoot soon. 2829
Reposted by Joachim FroholtOfficial Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Commodore is proud to release the Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection for PC & Consoles in partnership with our friends at @antstreamarcade.bsky.social and @team17.com. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4870460/... #gamescom #retrogaming @pixel-arcadia.bsky.social 46914
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I reviewed Theropods at @spillhistorie.no (in Norwegian). It's quite lovely. Dinos, puzzles and lush pixels. A bit like the old Gobliiins games in a way.spillhistorie.noInntrykk: Theropods - Spillhistorie.noHerlige piksler og mye sjarm preger dette nye Gobliiins-aktige eventyrspillet. 020
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We posted an interview with Kristjan Hatlelid today. It's about his work in games (he did audio programming and music for a bunch of classics in the eighties and nineties). He also reveals that he's making new games now, and a sequel to Frantic Freddie. Interview by @retrogamingpappa.bsky.social .spillhistorie.noInterview with Kristjan Hatlelid - Spillhistorie.noHe did the music and sound programming in everything from Test Drive II to Stunts. Now he's working on his own indie games. 097
Reposted by Joachim FroholtKaptajnen @kaptajnen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A new, really ambitious #homebrew port of #Wolfenstein 3D has landed on the #C64 Created by kweepa.bsky.social this port not only manages to squeeze all the shareware levels onto 1 disk, it also manages to capture and recreate the true #Wolf3D experience kweepa.itch.io/wolf64 #retrogaming #gaming 3257
Reposted by Joachim FroholtOfficial Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Our Y2K Callback 8020 commercial sparked a lot of comments. "I’ll buy it if you remake the commercial with real people instead of AI." So we did. No generated cast. Just a gloriously Y2K commercial brought to life. Pre-Order your Commodore Callback 8020 today: commodore.net/callback 86312
Reposted by Joachim FroholtGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 05/08/2026A lovely huge preservation update today! Thanks to @malcseventyfour.bsky.social, 15 previously unpreserved Commodore 64 educational titles from Grolier/Mindflight have now been recovered, including the long sought-after The Story of Miss Mouse and Rhyme Land. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/grol... 03815
Reposted by Joachim FroholtDan Tootill @dantootill.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Calling all C64 fans. You can get the latest issue of FREEZE64 right now, free download. No sign-up required, who says you don't ever get anything for nothing? 285
Reposted by Joachim FroholtRandom Commodore 64 Screenshots @rndc64screens.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Hi! Here are some random Commodore 64 screenshots for you! 0163
Reposted by Joachim FroholtAnatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 28/03/2025BAD APPLE in Impulse Tracker! 🍎🔊🎵 714628
Reposted by Joachim FroholtLEGENDS OF ADVENTURE @gamelegendsdoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Happy 80th birthday to game designer Al Lowe (Leisure Suit Larry, Torin’s Passage) – a key figure in the story of Sierra On-Line! 210127
Reposted by Joachim FroholtThe Loud Scots Bloke @loudscotsbloke.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I have just released a version of my ALTAIRIS game for the Sharp MZ-700 !! Feel free to check it out! loudscotsbloke.itch.io/altairis-sha...loudscotsbloke.itch.ioALTAIRIS - Sharp MZ-700 by LoudscotsblokeA brand new Tetris style game for the MZ-700 0127
Reposted by Joachim FroholtEric Kinkead⚔️ @erickinkead.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Dawn of Microsoft Games: This is a cool interview from a Microsoft exec. Close Combat a series I got to work on after my time at Midway (Arcade Games) & right before I went to wok on the Genesis3D engine - which became WildTangent (that service you always uninstalled on your new PC😄) #RetroGames 2101
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Step into my office, please! (this is where I work this summer, which is pretty neat if you ask me) And yes, please come visit. www.visitnorway.com/listings/tom... 070
Reposted by Joachim FroholtSensible Soccer @sensibleswos.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Norway vs Brazil World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Ostenstad with a higher rating than Solskjaer?! #SensibleSoccer #Norway #Brazil #Brasil #NorBra #football #soccer #Haaland #Ronaldo #worldcup #90s #gaming #amiga #commodore #retrogaming #retrogames #retrogamer #gamersunite #gaming 091
Reposted by Joachim FroholtLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In this remarkable image of white supremicists on a subway train in Washington I see cowards afraid to show their faces and a strong woman who shouldn't have to put up with this shit. (Photo: Cheney Orr - Reuters) 1234575972
Reposted by Joachim FroholtAndy Davidson @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026August 7th sees the release of the official Expansion Pack for Worms: The Director’s Cut on the Amiga: Over 40 new custom levels Over 50 sample sets 10 new landscape types Massive thanks to everyone who has contributed to this project. Stay tuned for more details! 🪱 26024
Reposted by Joachim FroholtReinier van Vliet @reiniervanvliet.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026As promised: the tool we made to help convert Hoi! from Amiga assembly code to portable C code. The original Hoi! assembly files are included to prove it's working. bitbucket.org/rhinoid/conv... We hope it will help other Amiga devs to revive their old games and breathe new life into them. 💚 9489191
Reposted by Joachim Froholtloren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026when folks say that manual procedural generation work is not the same as generative AI, this is what we mean. it's all just humans making artistic decisions, even if it is generated. it's more often than not a highly manual process as detail oriented as when i'm manually making environments. 618736
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I unexpectedly got the chance to interview Akira Yamato about 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X, and Bill Litshauer about the remaster. You can read it here (I posted Yamato's answers in Japanese too):spillhistorie.noQ&A about 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X - Spillhistorie.noWe spoke with Akira Yamato and Bill Litshauer about the story behind the 1999 original, and the new remaster. 020
Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Found this... but do I actually have the unit itself somewhere? Not sure! Might have sent it off to a colleague as I started focusing more on PC games. Still have the PS2 one, though. 000
Reposted by Joachim FroholtMetin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 25/06/2026My first game device as a kid was a Soundic TV Sports console, featuring Pong and a few variations upon that theme. It was connected to an old TV set via an analog coaxial RF cable. The exciting early years of digital light and magic. 💚 2355
Reposted by Joachim FroholtGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 24/06/2026The Acrobat was an ambitious comic book-style adventure by Simon Price and Mike Lewis, planned for PC, Atari ST and Amiga before MicroProse cancelled the project. Released today on Games That Weren't, including the surviving source code. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/06/the-... 18623
Reposted by Joachim FroholtGabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I don't know if anyone will see this, but if I see someone posting "Why aren't game critics doing this?" I will block them. As a game critic, I've spent too many years trying my best, and I'm tired of getting this bullshit flung in my face. 2133
Reposted by Joachim FroholtSharpworks @sharpworks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The final part of @jfroholt.bsky.social 's look at one of the Knights library collections for the Sharp MZ-80A :) 051
Reposted by Joachim FroholtCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/06/2026Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video. 116123473969
Reposted by Joachim FroholtMonte Boyd @monteboyd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Infe2tation: coming soon! The galactic sheriff is back to unravel the Mystery of the Crystal Moon. Run ’n’ gun action with massive levels, varied enemies, 4 distinct areas, fun power ups, and a mini-game featuring robo-sidekick, D3P-UT! Late June release. #c64 #commodore64 #pixelart #8bit #indiegame 46528
Reposted by Joachim FroholtJess Ragan @mneko.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Here's a fun suggestion for @bsky.app: don't push away users with draconian and illogical rule enforcement. We only have two other options: fascist X or ghost town Mastodon. We'd like to be here as much as you'd like to continue existing, so let's do each other a favor here. 0281