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My controller icons are now implemented into the game, are autodetected appropriately based on the name of the device plugged in, and if by chance it's a Nintendo device the game swaps the A and B button functions in the user interface! (Gameplay buttons can be user-customized.)

Screenshot from a game world with trees in the background and debug textures in the foreground. Controller icons and their functions are shown at the left side and an on-screen keyboard shows the message: "Hey look, it autodetected my Dualshock 4 controller and is showing the appropriate controller icons!"

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 16h

New Ancient DOS Games Shareware Edition video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/C-LLSusr0i8

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A Literally Sketchy Game - ADG-se Week 13

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🌸Petal Crash 2 is OUT NOW!!🌸 @petalcrash.com · 23h

🌸Petal Crash 2 is OUT NOW!!🎉🌸 The freshest in arcade puzzle action blossoms again! The Early Access release has lots to enjoy, including a single-player Arcade Mode, local multiplayer, and a built-in puzzle editor! Check out the game on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2697670/...

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 20h

Going to be getting a late start editing ADG-se tonight; Video will probably be up around midnight EDT! :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 28/09/2026

...IT IS DONE. ...and yes, they look tiny zoomed out to see the entire atlas, but keep in mind this is vector art with each icon designed to render at 64x64 native resolution on-screen at 1080p or 128x128 at 4K.

Screenshot from Inkscape showing a massive matrix of controller button icons.

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 27/09/2026

Taking a break from the input icons madness for the rest of the night. I got a decent chunk done, including the home buttons which were gonna be the hardest to do right. Following the buttons I also have to do axis inputs but those are much more generic thankfully. :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 27/09/2026

I just realized EVERY console's controllers have paddle inputs on the backsides of controllers in some fashion now... great, perfect, MORE inputs I have to fashion input icons for and spend forever finding the correct symbology... >_<

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 27/09/2026

...something you don't realize until you're actually taking a really close look is that the triangle symbol on a Sony controller is considerably shifted up compared to the other face button symbols... but it kinda has to be otherwise they'd have to make it smaller. :P

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 27/09/2026

Tonight's Task: Make the controller input symbols for my game. Before I can do that appropriately though, I needed to cross reference everything and come up with an appropriate map of which buttons go where for which controller brands... GAZE UPON MY MOUSE-WRITING SKILLS! XP

Scribbled notes showing which SDL3 input numbers line up with which controller functions for Sony, Microsoft, and Valve controllers.

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 26/09/2026

BTW: I've read a couple comments now that people are having trouble accessing my website. I assure you, it's been up and functional the entire time; Chances are there's a major node/ISP somewhere that's having a problem and is dropping the connection before it even gets to my site. :(

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 26/09/2026

Just finished playing the game for the next ADG... ...for something based on a Stephen King novel, the writing is... surprisingly bad... >_>

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

a quickly-made vid while I continue sickness recovery, blegh youtu.be/kpqfpvnhNM0 Going over the nifty stuff I got at VCF Midwest! And asking viewers a genuine question at the end. Picking and prioritizing which subjects to cover on LGR is becoming increasingly tricky so I really do want feedback!

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Vintage Computer Festival Pickups + A Question For You

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 24/09/2026

Made another quick update to LETTERGUN to fix another obscure bug; up to v1.02 now! :B www.pixelships.com/smallgames.h...

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Pixelmusement - Small Games Page

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 23/09/2026

The latest NNRG went up last night! If you missed it... well, quite frankly, looking at the thumbnail I don't blame you, Pipe Dream meets Sliding Tile Puzzle isn't exactly an award-winning combo, but hey, I do my best to make it interesting! ;)

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 23/09/2026

Lots of new videos tonight, I know, but once you're done watching the ones I reposted from fellow video-creating colleagues, here's the latest No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/ldnmzQznYMY

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Timeball - NNRG Week 113

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Mac's Lore @macslore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is the story of a group caught in the middle of their Space Mom and Dad fighting over whos ideas on how to raise the children are best. This group would then go on to become a central pillar of the galaxy. They are...The Rangers. #babylon5 #scifi youtu.be/IswipIX1BzQ

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BABYLON 5 - The Anla'Shok / The Rangers

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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NEW VIDEO TIME! It's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its target platform, but @badcomputer.bsky.social's Razing Core for the Master System is absolutely one which sits amongst the greats on that machine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzjsfD…

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Razing Core (Sega Master System) - Raising the Core of Quality for 8-Bit Shmupping!

● Buy Razing Core (ROM): https://badcomputer0.itch.io/razing-coreIt's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its ta...

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 22/09/2026

Woke up a little sick today. Minor symptoms but still causing me some fatigue so the next NNRG might go out a little later tonight than usual. (Thankfully got all the recording done yesterday before getting sick!)

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 22/09/2026

I spent my evening after doing NNRG work trying to figure out more bottlenecks on the VR side of things with Project AB, only to discover something... odd... I seem to be encountering a physics bottleneck which is ALSO a GPU bottleneck...? ...for a physics engine which is CPU based...? o_O

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BLERB! youtu.be/pWhWdvjseXI Against all my own advice I bought this super cheap racing seat/wheel mount thing... let's put it together and see how much it sucks! Or maybe doesn't!

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this suspiciously cheap $67 racing seat setup

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 22/09/2026

Curious... ...can you LOSE epileptic sensitivity with age...? I ask because I'm currently testing my own flashing lights limit to see where my pain threshold is, because I KNOW I had one... but even the specific colour/Hz combo from the banned Pokémon episode isn't affecting me anymore...??? :o

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 21/09/2026

Already had a bug report on LETTERGUN; had to make a quick fix and reupload a new v1.01 to my website! :B www.pixelships.com/smallgames.h...

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Pixelmusement - Small Games Page

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 20/09/2026

Well, now that LETTERGUN is released, it's back to my usual work on Project AB! ...my task last night was adding shadow quality settings... ... ...RIVETING... :P

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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brutalmoose @brutalmoose.com · 19/09/2026

NEW FOODS: youtu.be/WE_OI8DxT7Y

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 19/09/2026

Did you miss it? I sure hope not; I released a new game last night which I made in QBASIC, based on VERY alternate rules I came up with to "Scrabble" back as a kid, along with an ADG filler video talking about it all! :D

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 19/09/2026

So it looks like the one-click AI-generated auto-reply comments creators on YouTube can use to vapidly respond to things are malfunctioning right now and producing blank responses... ... ...Good. :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 18/09/2026

OK, so... current status is: Still need to make the few art assets I need for the next ADG filler, need to prepare my website for LETTERGUN's release, and need to edit the filler video together... *looks at the time* ...best guess, everything will be up around midnight EDT, give or take an hour. :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 18/09/2026

Some days I wish I never pursued computing; I mean my most and second-most favourite things in the world have NOTHING to do with electronics whatsoever; third favourite is where video games lay. But... there is something to be said for having the skills to pierce all of the tech BS going around. :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 18/09/2026

Geeze... I've literally spent all day working on stuff for the LETTERGUN release tomorrow and I'm STILL behind... not by much, but by enough that I'll probably miss my usual upload deadline tomorrow evening. I will keep everyone posted! :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 18/09/2026

You know, there were a tiny handful of people I semi-considered to be my "nemesis" in terms of making vids, games, or whatever, like maybe I'm the "imposter" since I can't live up to their quality... ...and they are ALL embracing GenAI... ...well... that's a fast way to lose imposter syndrome. :P

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 16/09/2026

Latest ADG-se went up last night! Sure, a couple games in it have shown up on ADG proper already, but what were their shareware/demo versions like?? :o

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 16/09/2026

New Ancient DOS Games Shareware Edition video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/nn6P4_Ru9rA

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Awsome Demos with Fries - ADG-se Week 12

YouTube video by Pixelmusement

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 14/09/2026

I see that the price of the Steam Frame was just revealed... ...that is... far too high for me to afford anytime soon... >_<

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 14/09/2026

Just fixed up a whole mess of bugs in LETTERGUN. The QBX compiler is telling me I have 70 bytes left to work with. Not 70 GB, not 70 MB, not 70 KB... 70 BYTES... REALLY hope I don't have to make any major fixes from this point forwards... ^_^;

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026

It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA

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Steam Hype

Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 12/09/2026

The beta build of my new DOS game: "LETTERGUN - The Run 'N Gun Board Game", written in over 3,000 lines of QBASIC code, is now up for my $4+ Patreon supporters to try out! :D For everyone else, the full game will go up as a free download on my website (with source code) one week from now! ;)

Title screen for a game called "Lettergun - The Run 'N Gun Board Game", along with a 2026 copyright to "Pixelmusement" and a multi-coloured message saying "Press any key to continue."

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 12/09/2026

OK! I FINALLY managed to get my QBASIC game to compile in QuickBASIC! And the answer was really, really, simple... Upgrade QuickBASIC! :D ...the version I have had for the longest time is 4.5, and I THOUGHT that was the last official version of QuickBASIC ever made... ...I was wrong... :O

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 11/09/2026

My QBASIC game is complete and ready for testing and I have learned something incredibly pertinent... ...just because a QBASIC game RUNS in QBASIC and QuickBASIC, does not mean it will COMPILE... I'm getting "out of memory" errors from the QuickBASIC compiler itself. >_<

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 11/09/2026

Concluding work for today at about 93% done the QBASIC game. Good thing too... I am running VERY low on the 160 K of total memory QBASIC allows... I'm pretty sure I have enough left but geeze... >_<

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 10/09/2026

Interesting... Every so often I get eMails from developers or publishers asking if I'll look at something they're making. Most of the time I decline, and this time around I did the same... ...but it was a publisher for indie titles whereby ALMOST everything is not GenAI... ...again, ALMOST...

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 10/09/2026

To all of the YouTube channels I watch online who have made nothing but great content over the years who are now making videos making fun of AI slop... Please stop. Not because I actually like GenAI content but because I don't want it in my retinas no matter what the context. >_<

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 10/09/2026

Took long enough, but it looks like the Steam Link app for Quest headsets is FINALLY getting wired connectivity support! :B ...why does this matter when you can just use Steam through a wired connection to your PC desktop? Because that doesn't give you hand tracking support. :o

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 09/09/2026

Usually when I delay a video, it's due to something bad, but this time it's because I want to make sure I do everything RIGHT and I need just a little more time than I have to finish this QBASIC game... Plus, everyone supporting me at $4+ will get to try it early! www.patreon.com/kasick/posts...

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ADG Filler Delayed a Week to Do It Right! | Kris Asick

OK, so... for the next ADG filler video I'm actually writing a full, complete game in QBASIC to demonstrate something I've talked about in t

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 09/09/2026

Latest NNRG went up last night! Ever want to play as a killer slinky going around destroying Zodiac signs? SOMEONE in the early 90s clearly wanted to! :B

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 09/09/2026

New No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/gNHuTnBI1cQ

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Somer Assault - NNRG Week 112

YouTube video by Pixelmusement

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 08/09/2026

The QBASIC game I am making for my next video is officially over 100 KB in code size... granted, about 25~30 K of that is simply descriptions of the rules and such BUT STILL... o_o;

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Time to blast demons with cookware on LGR! youtu.be/KA5uZw3oWXs Checking out the 1999 Easy-Bake Kitchen CD-ROM playset! I've always found these 90s keyboard attachments charming and this one takes the cake in being the most oddly alluring. Also you can use it to play Doom so that's enough for me.

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1999 Easy Bake Kitchen PC Keyboard Playset

YouTube video by LGR

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