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Some more reference points (taken from Game Engine Black Book - Doom): Wolfenstein 3D: 27.2 loc Original Doom: 37.7k loc Quake 1: 78.96k loc

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Some more reference points (taken from Game Engine Black Book - Doom): Wolfenstein 3D: 27.2 loc Original Doom: 37.7k loc Quake 1: 78.96k loc

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 11h

Yup Alien Isolation for me too. Never finished it, never even got to the point where you get the flamethrower 😅

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 11h

... the vibe coder is dumping a volume of code comparable to a full on Indie game's entire code base here.

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 11h

To illustrate how absolutely bananas it is to dump 50k lines of code on someone and expect them to review/integrate it: The entirety of BioMenace Remastered - engine, gameplay code, UI, level editor etc. - is currently 72k lines after more than 2 years of development. So basically (cont.)

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 11h

For reference, our recent game is currently 72k loc *in total*. And that includes a custom engine, all gameplay code, entire UI, a user facing level editor, platform integration with Steam/GOG/Switch, etc. And writing all that code took years (some of it is inherited from earlier projects)

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Kybosh @kybosh.bsky.social · 16h

I like seeing the dev of the SNES core on the Pocket actually telling one of these dudes off. Holy shit.

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Experimental MSU-1 streami. #123
nasonliu wants to merge 2 commits into a
agg23 commented yesterday
If it works, that's pretty cool; I didn't think
would ever see this implemented (I also didn't
expect LLMs to exist).
However, this is not something you can PR
here, or anywhere. You sent me a nearly 50k
line diff, unasked for, completely LLM built, and
you somehow expect me to review it. There is
SO MUCH unrelated garbage here. Never
minding all of the docs and Python, you've
somehow touched basically all of the upstream
HDL, which already had MSU1 support, so idk
what in the world you're doing.
This kind of behavior is not acceptable. You are
infringing on the time and brainpower of people
by pushing "your" content that little/no of your
brainpower went into; completely unrequested.
I hope for the sake of all responsible
maintainers that you do not do such a thing
again.
Again, I think it's cool that you and your LLM
supposedly got this to work. It has no place in
my world.

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Gabe @cwgabriel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Same energy;

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GOG.COM @gog.com · 21h

Last chance to fall into some great games! The GOG Autumn Sale is almost over, and there’s still time to grab thousands of DRM-free adventures at up to 90% off. The Autumn Sale ends October 7th at 7AM UTC. Don’t let those discounts disappear with the falling leaves: bit.ly/4j7lnig

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 21h

The latest BioMenace Remastered user level by CyberOmen is worth a look - very creative! No spoilers in this screenshot. Btw, all user levels will also be playable on the upcoming Switch version. You still have time to upload a level before Thursday and it'll be available on Switch at launch!

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wow "we don't run the AI companies so we can't do anything about their plagiarism" sure is a take... 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Only 3 days to go until BioMenace Remastered releases on Switch! Have you already wishlisted it?

A photograph of a Nintendo Switch console playing BioMenace Remastered, with the text "Available October 8" on top

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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 04/10/2026

Every time I see a cybertruck on the road I yell at them to get more polygons. It's not 1991 anymore

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just discovered that SDL takes a firm no-AI stance, very happy to see this. Great library, great open source project. Foundation for all my projects, including BioMenace Remastered. (Hat tip to @eliasdaler.bsky.social)

A screenshot of the file AGENTS.md as found at https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/AGENTS.md

It declares that all contributions to this project must not use LLMs.

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custrd @frostdos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Supposedly this is a spooky month! First playthrough | Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion | DOS - 1991 www.twitch.tv/custrd

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is what I'm talking about when I bring up that genAI bots are making it impossible for an open web to actually exist. It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Steam Autumn Sale has just started! 🍂 Now's your chance to grab BioMenace Remastered for less than 10 bucks and enjoy some cozy mutant mayhem! Did you know there are almost 70 user made levels already? Get the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/...

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Displaced Gamers @displacedgamers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

3dfx Voodoo 2 640x480 @ 120Hz on a CRT. That’s the way… I like it.

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 02/10/2026

Your daily reminder to please be normal about videogames. If something is just okay, or merely 'good' then just treat it as such! So many people turn every single misstep in a series into a personal affront, a vessel for all their anxieties and possibly a spear-tip to jab in some mad culture war.

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

PSA: His day job is pandering to the right-wing islamophobia grift. It doesn't matter if "It doesn't come up in his interviews", it's still rattling around inside his brain poisoning everything else he does. Don't work with Jesse Petrilla Don't promote what he's doing Don't make excuses for bigots

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

the first week of the humancrafted forum has been really awesome and positive, lots of thoughtful discussion. you can join it here! humancrafted.dev/forum

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Alyxx the Rat 🏳️‍⚧️🐀 @alyxxtherat.com · 02/10/2026

Working on a review of this. In the meantime you should check it out. On discount for a limited time!

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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I know this is being done with good intentions so I say it with all love: Dudes, when women are expressing fear and disappointment over a predator who was by all outward appearances safe and kind, that’s not the time to, how should I put this, humble-boast about how *you’re* one of the safe ones. ⬇️

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Elias Daler @eliasdaler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If I someday did some streams which showed you how I make PS1 and Dreamcast games (with overview of the process, my tools, code etc.), would you watch it? 👉👈

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It might be worth it to get BioMenace Remastered during the Steam Autumn Sale with 35% off this week if you haven't gotten it yet. The sale starts really soon.

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Apogee Entertainment @apogeeent.com · 30/09/2026

Not a financial advisor, but maybe hold off on buying any Apogee games on Steam until 1 PM ET tomorrow. Just saying.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026

I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I also noticed some dialog and story slides being skipped sometimes in your stream, so it seems there's a general issue with button presses being doubled somehow. Do you have Steam Input enabled? I don't see any such problems with any of the controllers I own... I'll look into it some more.

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Evercade @evercade.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Only one month to go! The DOOM Collection and Banjo-Kazooie Double Pack launch on October 30th! evercade.co.uk

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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I remain pretty bummed out by the state of decompilations, ports, FPGA cores etc these days. The rise of GenAI has really flooded the whole scene with garbage and kinda poisoned the whole concept. Good piece from @pandamonium.bsky.social on it www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c...

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Column: All A.I. Projects Are Digital Asbestos

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of all SHIRO! Media Group contributors. The cost of modern day video game consoles and personal computers have skyrocketed…

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

my video about quitting using AI for coding (and everything else) passed 1 million views today, wow! what a milestone. i thought it was just gonna be a throwaway vid before i went back tomaking educational coding screencasts it has clearly resonated w/ a lot of ppl!

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UncleJeet @unclejeet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

LLMs aren't even artificial intelligence, so super intelligence is so far off the table, the family dog has already lapped it up and pooped it out back signing a "very powerful" executive order to impotently enforce a nonsense marketing term for a techbro scam is peak idiocy also, AI doesn't exist

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Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Exist, Actually

Welcome to the web3, crypto, blockchain, nft, metaverse emporium. May I take your order?

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you're in Europe, the listing on the website is not up yet, but you can already find the game on the eShop on Switch itself.

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey Nintendo Switch gamers! Be sure to add BioMenace Remastered to your wishlist, it will be available in the eShop on October 8th!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Per Reuters, Anthropic has $252 billion in non-cancelable compute obligations across Microsoft, Google and Amazon, and $161.2 billion in Broadcom TPU lease obligations that are "largely non-cancelable". Truly insane. $413 billion in non-cancelable contracts. www.reuters.com/business/ant...

The company said it plans to spend at least $111.1 billion with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, $110 billion with Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab and $31.4 billion with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab under long-term infrastructure service obligations over the next seven to 10 years "regardless of ⁠usage."
Anthropic is separately carrying about $161.2 billion of Broadcom (AVGO.O), opens new tab-related equipment lease obligations that are largely non-cancelable, according to the prospectus. Anthropic filed for an IPO confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June but its paperwork has not been publicly disclosed.

Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the filing.
The company said it committed to pay Google between April 2026 and July 2033 and Amazon between May 2026 and April 2036.
"If our actual spend falls short, we must pay Google the difference," the company said, adding that similar terms apply to its Amazon agreement.
It added its commitment with Microsoft of $31.4 billion between November 2026 and May 2033 "is non-cancelable except in the event of Microsoft's uncured material breach."

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Free newsletter: When will the AI bubble burst? When the money runs out. Raising debt for AI data centers is becoming untenable, infrastructure break-even points keep getting further away, and many of VC's AI investments look like dead money. www.wheresyoured.at/dead-money/

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I tried pressing start twice while in-game but it opens and closes the menu normally, without exiting to the title screen. And the "back to title" option on the episode end screen also works as expected for me. Would love to figure out what's going wrong with the game on your end so we can fix it!

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Niko @lethalguitar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey, thanks for streaming our game! The controller button prompts were broken, we just pushed a fix for that. I don't know what's causing the other issues happening to you though, like exiting back to the title screen when you didn't mean to... What kind of controller are you using?

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Amad @amadruns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Live with a DOS classic I used to play a lot, bio menace. The remaster version even has a speedrun mode built in: www.twitch.tv/amad kick.com/amad

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Ben Paddon 🎃 @benpaddon.net · 29/09/2026

A human-led decomp/recomp project is a labor of love by people who have to overcome technical challenges to make something special. It is to be lauded. An AI-led decomp/recomp project is labor of nothing by nobody who didn't have to anything except buy tokens. It is to be ignored and ridiculed

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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Without this, there also wouldn't have been a BioMenace (Remastered)!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026

AI has lost the Mandate of Heaven I’m afraid. WSJ saying it’s a “when” the ai bubble bursts. SNL dabbing on their biggest names for being weird. FT says 50% of chips sold in 2026 and 2027 have nowhere to go. Hundreds of billions short on revenue for even 10% ROIC. A disaster.

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

there's a really nice little AI-booster-free community sprouting up at humancrafted.dev/forum to talk about the joys of coding by hand & how to navigate this current moment come help make this ad-free discussion-centric hangout zone a wonderful place!

humancrafted.dev

Humancrafted

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/09/2026

Joined the Times Tech Report to talk about the $200bn+ NVIDIA GPUs sitting in warehouses, and how Oracle issuing a force majeure notice over expected delays to its data center project in New Mexico is a wrench in basically every AI data center debt deal. youtu.be/1CbvhJO8Nfo?...

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Hyperscalers are hiding a massive secret about uninstalled GPUs | Ed Zitron

YouTube video by The Tech Report

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)

YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

can we please all collectively stop saying that "ai is just a tool" it is a meaningless & oft-repeated phrase that justifies nothing & helps no one ai is an industry led by psychos, ai is chatbots, ai is agents, ai is data centers, ai is shitty features in software that doesn't need it

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