iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 21/09/2026

Watching "Citizen Kane" (1941) the way it was meant to be seen — an 80's era NTSC telecine stretched to the wrong aspect ratio played on an airplane seat back monitor.

A frame from citizen Kane seen on an airplane

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 17/09/2026

Pretty sure I have the career and life I do now because when I first got the web 2/3 of my life ago, the first thing I typed into a search engine was “Monkey Island” and I found the SCUMM Bar website and its community.

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Alex Griendling @alexgriendling.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Unknown_Installer

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

nirvanna the band the show the fanart

a stylized (semi-cubist) render of the main characters matt and jay of nirvanna the band the show

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Junaid Chundrigar @imajunation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

After animating the Steam hardware buddies last year, I finally got my controller today! (After GLS Netherlands managed to lose two controllers before the third one got here but hey 🤷‍♂️)

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 13/08/2026

Probably going to AdventureX

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Marcin Wichary @aresluna.org · 11/08/2026

I was hoping for your help with something. (Please RT for reach.) Is there a particular font that’s instantly recognizable to someone who lives where you do, and appreciated/recognized/hated there, but completely unknown elsewhere? Road signs, street names, transit, infrastructure, stuff like that?

An old dot-matrix display at the platform of Bay Area Rapid Transit near San Francisco

An old street sign in Szczecin, set in a distinctive typeface

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Jón Kristinsson @jonkk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

found on my old drives: my attempt at a restoration of this Dot Gobbler cover art

Dot Gobbler cover art, not accurately restored, by me in 2012

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House House @househouse.com · 04/08/2026

🔴🟡🔵 BIG WALK 🔴🟡🔵 Out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5. Hooray!

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 04/08/2026

This is as good an excuse as any to re-share the Quadrilateral Cowboy trailer I got to help make with @derek-lieu.com @chrisremo.bsky.social and @erinyvette.bsky.social a decade ago. Still proud of it! youtu.be/S_IVvhSX2tY

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Quadrilateral Cowboy release trailer

YouTube video by Blendo Games

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

two of my favorite games ever. two of the best games of the last 11~ years. what an absolute steal of a deal.

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Collecting all the Trial Separation of Monkey Island™ pieces in one place. You can purchase them as prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/gora... I'm all fan arted out after this.

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 26/07/2026

Rest in peace, awesome Myst prototype

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10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

don't go to this place

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Panic @panic.com · 02/07/2026

This is your LAST CHANCE to play Big Walk early! We've just opened up 4 FINAL weeks of our Big Walk Preview!! Come to the Panic office, bring some friends, and play an hour of Big Walk. It's very fun. Book now: forms.panic.com/big-walk-pre... Here's a special behind-the-scenes peek at the room:

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In a very Indy-like move, we've unearthed a never-before-seen Lucasfilm Games Indiana Jones adventure! Note that we said "adventure," not "game." For possibly the first time ever, here's Indiana Jones and the Quest for Paradise VGA, the best ten-minute commercial you'll see this week.

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Lost Indiana Jones Adventure Discovered

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 19/06/2026

I was tricked by a very nice person into talking about my career, and a bunch of the amazing things I’ve been able to make with my friends over the last 25 years. If you want to hear someone ramble about LucasArts fan sites, the early years of Telltale, and Firewatch, this chat with Ron is for you:

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 18/06/2026

Last summer, without any warning Adventure Gamers wiped its decades-old forum overnight and flipped to a site promoting gambling content. (kotaku.com/adventure-ga...) Fortunately the guys at Mixnmojo were sent a forum archive by the site’s prior owner and are preserving it:

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Beloved 27-Year-Old Gaming Site Wipes Forums, Relaunches As A Gambling Affiliate Cash-Grab - Kotaku

We speak to the former editors of the site to find out how it all went wrong

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

When I die I want to be digitized into a inconveniently oversized email attachment.

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Panic @panic.com · 14/05/2026

🏞️ Hot tip! If you live near Portland OR (or want to come visit us), we've JUST opened up more slots for our Big Walk Preview experience! Come place the latest game from House House early with your friends. It's a very fun hour. Now booking May 20th to June 14th: forms.panic.com/big-walk-pre...

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Big Walk Preview Invite

Come play a little bit of Big Walk early, here at the Panic office in Portland.

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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This quit screen from the quite obscure 1996 DOS 3D shooter Cylindrix is quite perfect as an endnote to basically anything.

"You've experienced it" eye with rough polygonal models

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

20 years ago we knew who we were and we don’t anymore youtu.be/H6d1dR2170o?...

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Who Da Man? Yo Da Man!

YouTube video by ManaByte

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 21/04/2026

we all know I have no life, so:

WHAT IF COLUMBO COULD REGENERATE LIKE THE DOCTOR?

1st Columbo: Groucho Marx
2nd Columbo: Danny Kaye
3rd Columbo: Sid Caesar
4th Columbo: Peter Falk (obviously he's the fourth, I mean come on, both in terms of iconicism and timing)
5th Columbo: Jamie Farr
6th Columbo: Judd Hirsch
7th Columbo: Howard Hesseman
8th Columbo: Mandy Patinkin
9th Columbo: Eugene Levy
10th Columbo: Mark Ruffalo
11th Columbo: Adam Brody
12th Columbo: Jason Alexander
13th Columbo: Natasha Lyonne
14th Columbo: Mark Ruffalo again
15th Columbo: Omar Epps

NOT PICTURED: Alan Arkin ("War Columbo"), Whoopi Goldberg ("Fugitive Columbo"), Laura Linney (possible 16th Columbo), Don Adams/Warren Christopher (played first and second Columbos, respectively, in "The Five Columbos" TV special)

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Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 26/03/2024

damn, got ‘em

screen grab from tv news saying “quote from
petard victim” up top and “what are you gonna do, hoist me?” below

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🍔 Izzi8bit 🍔 @izzi8bit.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

*Victory music*

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Hex @hexcat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Happy 20 years of Neil banging out the tunes 🐀🎶🎉

Neil banging out the tunes April 13, 2006

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Claire Hummel @shoomlah.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Matt Johnson Plays Himself: a piece dedicated to Matt Johnson, director, and his troika of fictional Matt Johnsons from The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche (2016), and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. #ntbts

Matt Johnson Plays Himself: a poster design featuring Matt Johnson, director, in the foreground, as he looks on at his three fictional movie roles: Matt Johnson in The Dirties, Matt Johnson in Operation Avalanche, and Matt Johnson in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Each one is backed by their respective movie credit. The cord from NTBTSTM winds through the entire composition, tying them all together.

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

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Realis

A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

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10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Watching The Long Goodbye and I have completely forgotten why I was feeling bad tonight before Elliott Gould started talking

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Claire Hummel @shoomlah.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

finally learning to draw the Nirvanna the Band boys after fifteen-odd years of staring at their faces #ntbts

likeness studies of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol from Nirvanna the Band (the Show (the Movie))

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Sameer Vasta @sameervasta.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This is the best product review I’ve read: samhenri.gold/blog/2026031... It doesn’t matter if you’re interested in the MacBook Neo or not; this is the kind of essay that makes you think about the potential of technology and the joys of exploration.

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“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 09/03/2026

I got a sneak peek of this and it’s so good! Both Panic’s preview experience and the game itself. If you’re in Portland sign up and bring three friends.

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Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A GDC-relevant PSA: Kiki’s Delivery Service is screening in 4K on the IMAX screen in Metreon next door on Thursday and Friday, and that TMNT II is also playing there on Friday. Go forth.

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

4x3 shows Pillarboxed with quibi vertical shows on the sides.

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Aaron Giles @aarongiles.com · 01/03/2026

Happy to announce that DREAMM 4.0 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux! dreamm.aarongiles.com Now with support for all Lucas-family games released prior to 2000 on DOS, Windows, and FM-Towns, including all 8 Lucas Learning games. Network play is also now supported (experimentally).

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DREAMM

DREAMM is a bespoke emulator for LucasArts, Lucasfilm, and Lucas Learning games.

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Alex Griendling @alexgriendling.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Alright let's try posting WIP updates here instead of Instagram. For 3 years now, I've been working on a full set of 78 tarot cards. I have 23 cards left. Spent some time tonight chipping away at the Three of Swords.

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Basic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 22/02/2026

25 years ago, Apple introduced the Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian iMac.

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Aaron Giles @aarongiles.com · 15/02/2026

Speaking of DREAMM, after a few unfortunate delays, I'm pushing to finish up DREAMM 4.0 for the end of the month. If you're into LucasArts/LucasFilm/Lucas Learning games and want to help make sure this release is solid, please check out the latest beta! dreamm.aarongiles.com/beta/

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DREAMM Beta Releases

DREAMM is a DOS Retro-Emulation Arena for Maniac Mansion and other LucasArts games.

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Was Blue Prince as good as it was because of our vintage magazine subscriptions, where 100% of the proceeds benefit historical video game preservation? I'm not saying yes, absolutely, but I'm not NOT saying it. the-video-game-history-foundation.myshopify.com/collections/...

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