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Next creative hyperfixation: absurdist YouTube reviews of video games, from first- to fourth-generation consoles and 70s/80s/90s microcomputers. Includes legacy games/ROM hacks, modern homebrew, and jam entries. Author. ND. Vancouverite in Toronto.

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akaikōshi @akaikoshi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
* ATASCII 6th edition announced More info on logiker's website : logiker.com/ATASCII #demoscene #demoparty #atari #atari8bit #a8b #atascii #asciiart #ansi
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Ash @aerialdash.neocities.org · 27/09/2026
Testing some game/tamagotchi style animations with my two new OC's, the esquire and her loyal companion, Bog the dog! canvas size: 64x64px frames: 5 #pixelart #ドット絵 #1bit
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Mistigris computer arts @mistfunk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
my project for last month was to get more specifically Vancouver subjects enshrined in ANSI blocks:
cartoon doodle of nardwuar the human serviettejoe average's poster art for puccini's opera la boheme, with two faces kissing in front of a candlea white card bears the writing "REPENT SINNER"
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks to everyone who worked on this: @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social, Rebecca Ross, Hannah Montgomery, Hanting Chen and @prmurcia.bsky.social, and thanks to @ukri.org's FluTrailMAPOneHealth consortium for funding the work.
Photograph of a small utility building in a carpark on the main University of Glasgow campus, decorated to look as if it was showing CEEFAX information (ask your parents). The text reads, in the style of a newsflash, 'Boxitext: The Horrors Persist' underneath which is an idyllic if heavily pixelated picture of a cow in a field. Beneath this, perhaps comfortingly, the text continues 'But so do I.'
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Kay Savetz @savetz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Newsbytes archive now has the complete corpus!! 157,444 tech news articles, completely filling out the gaps in 1996-2002.  www.savetz.com/newsbytes/
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psenough @psenough.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Demoscene Report 16 September 2026 youtu.be/L8bJxqQQ0As
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Oniric Factor @oniricfactor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Worm King has awakened. A new noir horror adventure for the original Game Boy. Explore. Investigate. Survive. Launch price: €2.99 — normally €3.99 oniric-factor.itch.io/the-worm-king #GameBoy #GameBoyHomebrew #IndieGames
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RetroHomebrew @retrohomebrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I haven't tried playing NetHack yet, but every six months I eagerly settle in for the Nethackathon, streamed live on Twitch. Begins tomorrow (Fri 11 Sept) at 2pm ET, and continues non-stop for 48+ hours. nethackathon.org
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NetHackathon
Twice a year, Twitch content creators stream NetHack continuously for over 48 hours!
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psenough @psenough.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Demoscene Report 4 September 2026 youtu.be/lKo1AO30xZk
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Demoscene Report 4 September 2026
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Ephiam @ephiam.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🗓️The official FREE DEMO for Last Days of Tsufana will be hitting both Steam and ITCH on SEPTEMBER 16th! ✨Mark those calendars and GET WISHLISTING!✨
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New Game Boy Releases @gameboy-release.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
PachiPals Demo (GBC) [Free] [Role Playing] PachiPals blends monster-catching adventure with fast, satisfying pinball action. Published: Aug 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM rebusmind.itch.io/pachipals-demo-gbc #GameBoy
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Your bad art is better than AI slop.
four frame comic. first frame shows a typical AI poster that says : All chatgpt flyers look the same, especially with this font! the text above it reads : I won't go to your event if the poster was made by AI. second frame shows a still frame from a Hank Green youtube video. text above reads : I won't read your post or email and I won't watch your video if they were made with AI. third frame shows an AI restaurant poster of burgers and chicken in a window. text reads : I won't patronize your shop  or restaurant if it is advertised with AI. last frame shows an MS paint window with badly written : Your bad art is better than AI slop. text reads : if you can't take the time or make the effort to interact with me yourself, then why should I do it?
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RetroHomebrew @retrohomebrew.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
RIP Harvey deKleine, a fellow Ontarian who contributed so much to the homebrew communities of several systems. youtu.be/zCyQbTUs924
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Remembering Harvey deKleine - 5-11 Under Productions - Papa Pete's Community Minute
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RetroHomebrew @retrohomebrew.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
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AVGN Paperboy Goes Mad (NES Game)
ALT: AVGN Paperboy Goes Mad (NES Game)
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
illustration, creative computing, magazine (1983) archive.org/details/crea...
a top down view of a couple lying in bed, the man using his computer as a pillow (which has 'good night' on the screen), the woman with a pillow over her head, facing away from each other, both of their shoes/slippers neatly placed beside the bed.
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Nintendo Metro @nintendometro.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 24/08/2026
Unofficial Windows 95 website in 1996 www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/wind...
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Windows 95 in 1996
Take a look back at the Windows 95 in 1996. Discover a collection of iconic websites from the 1990s at the Web Design Museum.
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ANSI Files from Discmaster @ansibot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
VHS1.ANS, 1992-04-12 from synchro.net (FTP)
- - I - HITS - - - I - - Michael Arnett
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Fat Thunder @fatthunder.com · 22/08/2026
croplike is an ASCII / lo-fi pixel art browser game. Fly out. Take what you find. Hold the landing pad long enough to leave with it. Lose a run and you still keep the farm, which carries on growing. In development. More ways out, and more to find, coming. croplike.com
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Atari Scene News @philsan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Randy Eric Crihfield has passed away. He was well known in the Atari community as one of the pioneers of #Atari2600 homebrew scene, producing some of the earliest games through his company, Hozer Video Games. Among them was Edtris 2600 (1995). www.morningjournalnews.com/obituaries/2... #atari
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Richard Moss @mossrc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A couple of chaps in Sydney (one of whom worked on Good Game and Spawn Point) are trying to get a documentary series off the ground about Aussie games history, told by the people who were there, and they need your support. You can back the project on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/reg...
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Region Locked: A Documentary Series on Aussie Video Games
Far from Silicon Valley, the Australian video game industry was forged by risk-takers, innovators and visionaries. This is their story.
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Back Pocket @backpocket.gg · 17/08/2026
Region Locked: A Documentary Series on Aussie Video Games seeks to uncover the pivotal stories in how Australia's game development scene came to life, and creative director Michael Refalo tells us how they're going to do it. @regionlocked-doco.bsky.social
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BrewOtaku Homebrew Retro Gaming Magazine @brewotaku.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Isabella the red dragon starts her first day at Dragon Camp in Dragon's Puzzle Challenge (2026) by BMO Studios for NES. Ten maze-like levels, 10 coins each, box pushing, switch flipping and key hunting await.🐉🔑 💸 bmo-studios.itch.io/dragons-puzz... #homebrew #nes #game #dragonspuzzlechallenge
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Deimiler!! @deimiler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Clear Cloudy #pixelart #ドット絵 #1bit
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
round-up, screenshot, arcade (1981) www.mobygames.com/game/231738/...
a screen that shows 'the cast' of sprites from the game:

nice fellows
(a purple hatted round white creature with legs/feet)
(white round creature) whiteknight 100 pts
(red round creature) red knight 200 pts
(red round creature with a golden crown?) king rompus 500 pts

gly boys
(purple round creature with antennae and legs) ghstly
(red/yellow round creature with antennae and legs) beastly
(pink round creature with antennae and legs) homely
(light blue round creature with antennae and legs) deadly
(small yellow diamond shaped creature) ugly
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Lois Weiner @drloisweiner.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Curiously missing from the Anthropic "watermark" is any trace of the work of countless writers, victims of Anthropic's bold theft of our work, without our permission or knowledge.
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adam le doux @adamledoux.net · 13/08/2026
bitsy is turning 10! to celebrate i've created an archive of every released version of bitsy, and i'm hosting an extra-special, extra-long 100th #bitsyjam :D blog.adamledoux.net/posts/2026-0...
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10 years of bitsy: announcing the bitsy archive and #bitsyjam 100!
every version of bitsy is now online + the last #bitsyjam
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Ori Sky @ori.mx · 13/08/2026
I’m making a browser extension called Safe Badge to let you know which Twitch streamers have disabled Gen AI training. This is an honor system as there’s no way to verify it. But it’s better than nothing. The extension isn’t finished yet but you can give yourself the badge here: safebadge.ori.mx
A screenshot of the browser extension showing the Safe Badge next to a streamer name. The badge is labelled “Gen AI disabled”. The icon displays as a green circle with a diagonal line through it.A screenshot of the browser extension showing the Safe Badge next to a streamer name in the sidebar. The icon displays as a green circle with a diagonal line through it.
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psenough @psenough.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Demoscene Report 13 August 2026 youtu.be/Ob0xuGdbhPA all of the latest news, links and releases from the active demoscene. This week we will finish coverage from Assembly Summer 2026 and also cover a few highlights from Silly Venture 2026 Summer Edition.
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RetroHomebrew @retrohomebrew.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And with today's Twitch Android app update, I can receive push notifications for Twitch on my phone again for the first time in months.
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 12/08/2026
"If it was opt in, nobody would opt in," admitted the streaming site's chief product officer. This happened during a livestream earlier today focused on addressing the controversial decision to force users to opt out of Amazon using Twitch content to train its AI models and tech.
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 08/07/2026
Tony Rayns, the British critic and programmer who spent decades championing Asian cinema, has died at 78. He ran Vancouver's Dragons and Tigers series for nearly 20 years and recorded commentary for Parasite, Chungking Express and Seven Samurai. zurl.co/oPJhQ
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Tony Rayns, Champion of Asian Cinema and Film Critic, Dies at 78 - That Eric Alper
Tony Rayns, the British writer, programmer and screenwriter who spent decades championing Asian cinema to Western audiences, has died at 78. Rayns began his career writing for the underground publication Cinema Rising before joining the Monthly Film Bulletin in December 1970. He went on to contribute regularly to Sight & Sound, Time Out, Melody Maker […]
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
An enormous loss. The English translator for countless Asian cinema masterpieces, if you’ve seen a Wong Kar-wai movie with English subtitles you know his work. Will never forget he once drafted a few of us to subversively help rescue Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer from Harvey Weinstein. Rest in peace 🙏.
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I will be okay. Not because everything is fine, but because I am surprisingly difficult to destroy. Says Skeletor who notices being hard to destroy sure doesn’t mean a bunch of asshoes don’t keep trying.
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026
In 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-...
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
electric artist, art program, print ad screenshot, trs-80 (1980) archive.org/details/crea...
presumably the title screen, the title font reads electric art, although the print ad text lists the title as electric artist. the thick white pixelated outlines of a smiling bald man, holding a pointing stick that points towards the title font. the rest of the text is unreadable.
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psenough @psenough.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Demoscene Report 6 August 2026 youtu.be/RM4lHCuvLUA
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SEAN DC @sean-dc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I made an animated propaganda poster! This was really fun I might do a series of them. #pixelart #scifiart #animation #noai
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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 04/08/2026
the oscilloscope can produce mind-boggling effects 💀
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Craig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Someone did a demake of Tempest 2000 by @stinkyox.bsky.social on *Pico-8*. Mad. www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=158...
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Tempest 2000
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The Teletext Archaeologist @ttxarchaeologist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 09 July 1994 20:00 www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/…
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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Calling all #Commodore64 #C64 enthusiasts… If you are not quite sure what FREEZE64 is all about, you may enjoy finding out by reading this *NEW* FREE PDF copy of issue 86: freeze64.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... Please support with a subscription, back-issue, or cuppa FREEZE64.com
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RetroHomebrew @retrohomebrew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If this isn't deserving of a teletext portrait to immortalise, I don't know what is.
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BrewOtaku Homebrew Retro Gaming Magazine @brewotaku.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Get your hands on this 80-page retro gaming issue packed with lots of homebrew stuff. Digitally free for personal use as .pdf. www.brewotaku.com/2025/01/brew... #brewotaku #magazine #005 #free #pdf #retro #homebrew
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All Alone Gamez - gamedev @allalonegamez.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I just released a new puzzle game for the #gameboy! It's also available for the Analogue Pocket, and it's free. You can also play it in your browser. The game was made for the #gmtk Game Jam. Made with #GBStudio. allalonegamez.itch.io/shelter
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Rui8bit @ruikaj.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
16colo.rs に自分のANSIart作品をアーカイブすることにした
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psenough @psenough.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Demoscene Report 23 July 2026 youtu.be/8xJ6cq3GTzE
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Demoscene Report 23 July 2026
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RetroHomebrew @retrohomebrew.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
László Rajcsányi looks to have fan ported many dozens of games to Game Boy Color from their original 8-bit microcomputers. You won't find these on Itch. wls.hu
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WLS.HU Home
Classic Commodore/ZX Spectrum/Atari 2600 and more games rewritten on Nintendo's Game Boy handheld console by László Rajcsányi - WLS.
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
a common criminal, anti-piracy ad, excerpt (1987) archive.org/details/nibb...
header (red, bold text): a common criminal
body of text:
she doesn't look like a common criminal. but she just copied software illegally. it's not a common crime. it's a federal offense.
the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted software is a violation of united states and canadian copyright laws, and is punishable in civil and criminal court by fines and imprisonment.
this common criminal wouldn't dream of stealing money from someone's wallet. she's got her principles. but she doesn't consider that making an illegal copy of a program is just like stealing money from the people who created that program. and she doesn't consider that everyone will pay for her crime-by paying higher prices.
if you know people who make illegal copies of software, tell them they're breaking the law. help stop this crime before it becomes any more common.
bottom text (smaller than header, bold, red):
the unauthorized copying of software is a crime.
(to the right of all the text is a photo of a woman that is wearing a pearl necklace, glasses, neat hair cut, looks like she stays on the straight and narrow), at a wooden desk.
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Hackaday @hackadayofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Remembering the Zilog Z80 as it Turns Fifty Years Old
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Remembering the Zilog Z80 as it Turns Fifty Years Old
Hackaday Article
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