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Cyningstan @cyningstan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A new tactical combat game for #msdos has been released! #StarCadre Team Command puts you in charge of a squad of elite operatives in the far future, conducting special missions on behalf of an interstellar civilisation. Get it from cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-t... #ibmpc #cga

A collage of screenshots of Star Cadre: Team Command against a background image. The background images shows the K-53 modified fighter craft in the foreground, that takes the away team on their missions, on a landing pad beside its hangar, with planting around, a city scape behind, mountains in the far distance. The screenshots are all in 4-colour CGA. They include: the title screen which is a 4-colour version of the background image, a mission taking place in an industrial complex, and the personnel screen where a new recruit is being added to the team.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

oh snap new Wing Commander overhaul mod update just dropped.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

imagery (1985) archive.org/details/oh-f...

a floppy disk, wearing a rimmed hat, glasses and a polkadot bow tie.

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PandaMonium @pandamonium.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today, I decided to dump all my thoughts about A.I. infecting the retro and Saturn scene into one cohesive article. In short, I am certifiably sick of this.

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Sam 📷 [Resources for Artists] @sambestock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Aw man, I wish there was an easy and convenient way to find more non-AI resources." I GOTCHU BOO 💪❤️ bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Brad Smith @brad.rainwarrior.ca · 18/09/2026

Looks like hatariB is now available through the RetroArch core downloader! Might need to go to Online Updater > Update Core Info Files first? Anyway, my Atari ST emulator core adaptation is now ready for widespread use! Hopefully this makes exploring the ST library a little easier.

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I just finished a patch for Tlon: A Misty Story: sonneveld.dev/tlon/ It's a 1999 point and click adventure game that's notorious for being incompletable due to a bug. There are save game hacks but this is a proper fix with correct exits and everything. Try it out and let me know how you go!

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TLÖN: A Misty Story Fix

A fix for the 1999 point and click adventure game TLÖN: A Misty Story.

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agoston nagy @entangled.tools · 06/09/2026

semantic noise / debug-view

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Melanie Swalwell @melswal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm thrilled to share news about an online #mediaarts exhibition I've curated with Helen Stuckey, "Revisiting Australian CD-ROM Art of the 1990s". With the support of @aarnet.edu.au and the #EAASI platform, it is now possible to access ten key Australian interactive artworks of the 1990s, online.

Screenshot of Megan Heyward's "I Am A Singer" CD-ROM artwork, emulated in EAASI. It shows a portrait of the main character, a woman who has amnesia.

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@johanvinet.com I found an amusing bug in Lunark during the penitentiary level. (I tried to grab the ledge just before the elevator arrived) I won't let that stop me enjoying the game though! Look at him go!

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denzquix @denzquix.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I translated "Backstage" (1993) presented by "LIVECLUB", a mail-order subscription service for CDs and VHS tapes. The in-game goal is to win a radio contest, but the game also invites you to enter a real-life competition that closed in 1994. archive.org/details/back...

Screenshot of "Backstage": Pixel art. The inside of a house in cross section, with two rooms fully visible - the living room on the top floor and the kitchen on the bottom floor - and other rooms leading off from them, partially seen at the edges. The hero character is walking down a staircase that connects the two floors.

Screenshot of "Backstage": Pixel art. The hero character is standing at the entrance to a building with large open double doors, facing into it. The sign above says "LIVECLUB". There are promotional displays of what look like books or magazines.

Screenshot of "Backstage": Pixel art. A cross section of a subway train carriage with darkness surrounding it, except for a light passing by overhead. There are several passengers standing or sitting on the train. The hero character is sat opposite one of them. Speech bubble: "LIVECLUB! They have the latest amazing CDs at incredible prices. Why not become a member yourself?"

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 28/08/2026

Saying it for maybe the 50th time: Do not accuse someone of using AI unless you have ABSOLUTELY AIRTIGHT proof, because if not, you're just adding to the paranoia and causing stress for hard-working artists. And yes, going onto social media and going 'Hrrm, I've no proof, but...' is an accusation.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

insomnia, computer art (1983) archive.org/details/1983...

a man with a bald top of head (black hair on sides) is sitting at a desk with a computer. there is also a joystick on the desk and also an antic magazine. there is an window with the blinds drawn, showing the night sky and a sliver of a moon. the image on his screen is the image i have just described, which means it's an image that repeats itself forever.

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa basketball sam & ed

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 24/08/2026

New at the Video Game Soda Machine Project: I've just cataloged a Coke machine in Journey to the Center of the Earth, a text adventure from 1978! That makes it the earliest confirmed soda machine in a video game, a full five years before 1983's Catch-A-Coke! More on the discovery below...

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

This is a big one, folks! Greg Hassett's 1978 TRS-80 text adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth features the Coke machine described above, which means the Video Game Soda Machine Project just f...

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi! I just launched a new three month DOS jam! Don't have enough free time to contribute to a standard game jam? This one's E X T E N D E D. Please feel free to join in, even (especially!) if you have no experience! It's a very casual vibe, and there are even a few assets to help start you off!

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MS-TRES

A game jam from 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Emmfoolery. It's time for another three month DOS jam! This is a casual, lighthearted jam, to encourage skill-building, community links, and the crea...

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Jaybee @jayb33.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Cole Dröws, with permission from the rights holder, released the unpublished UK English version of Blackout. Blackout is a 1997 non-linear point-and-click psychological horror game filmed on Beta with hand crafted sets and stop motion puppets. coledrows.itch.io/blackout

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Blackout 97 by Cole Dröws

Escape your fate - if you can

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 28/04/2026

This week on Quest Quest: @bvigeant.bsky.social and I are joined by guest @juliaminamata.bsky.social (creator of The Crimson Diamond) to discuss the magic of the EGA palette. Don't worry, we'll take our time and cover all 16 colors in detail. Listen here (or wherever): zencastr.com/z/CUo9KzUr

Pixel art portrait of Julia Minamata and an actual photo of Julia Minamata.

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pixelapothecary.bsky.social @pixelapothecary.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A clown cannon for my horror point and click adventure game 🤡 #gamedev #pixelart

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Brad Smith @brad.rainwarrior.ca · 19/04/2026

8 years ago I made this NES game called Lizard. I never know how to describe it... a quiet game of exploration, with a little bit of difficulty, a little bit of mystery. It was a kind of game I wanted to see more of, and I still look at it fondly. rainwarrior.ca/lizard/

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Goblins 3 continues. Also I want to have a cheeky look at some of the games in the Saboteur series. The stream is here: twitch.tv/sonneveld

Crappy copy paste of goblins 3 and Saboteur.

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

So last stream I was distracted and I played Biorobot's Base instead of Goblins 3. Biorobot is very heavily inspired by Another World and Flashback. Let's try and finish it before moving onto Gob3! twitch.tv/sonneveld

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Goblins 3 continues to puzzle me. We have wings now though! Check it out during my stream here: twitch.tv/sonneveld

A distressed face from the cover of Goblins 3

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moralrecordings @moralrecordings.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

ScummVM fixing stream! After being trapped for three weeks we've escaped the cursed lift in Journeyman Project! Warmup: hitting da bricks twitch.tv/moralrecordi...

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Fixing ScummVM! Escaping the cursed lift in The Journeyman Project! Warmup: hitting da bricks

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Oh hey. How's it going? I'm going to look at the recent CGA Game Jam entries and maybe play a bit of Goblins 3. twitch.tv/sonneveld

It's the text "CGA Game JAM 2026" overlaid on top of a picture of a CGA card.

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Niels Leenheer @html5test.com · 13/03/2026

DOOM fully rendered in CSS. Every surface is a <div> that has a background image, with a clipping path with 3D transforms applied. Of course CSS does not have a movable camera, so we rotate and translate the scene around the user.

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Melanie Swalwell @melswal.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Calling artists with content on Floppies or CD-ROMs*!! The Digital Heritage Lab is sharing access to our specialist disk imaging equipment. We will show you how to preserve your obsolete disks* (CD-ROMs, Floppies, Zips). The #AusEAASI website has details: auseaasi.org/artist-outre...

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Artist Outreach | The Australian Emulation Network

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I'm enjoying GOBLINS 3 so far! I get to be a giant! Also, can I finally beat this one mission in THE KILLING CLOUD? Find out here: twitch.tv/sonneveld

A smiling goblin from the cover of Goblins 3.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

merlin software, print ad, imagery (1984) archive.org/details/Comp...

a wizard with a point hat, long thick white beard, is sitting in a chair, hold a joystick, looking kinda immersed but also kinda evil. an owl is perched on the upper edge of his chair. a cat is peaking out from behind the chair. behind him is some darkness, a window, a book case with a candle and a skull on it (and books).
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relax with a merlin game!

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Francisco González @grundislav.games · 25/02/2026

A little thread about animating walk cycles in adventure games: I've always tried to find the sweet spot between frame count and speed. You don't want to sacrifice character speed in favor of too smooth an animation. But I've always wanted to get my walk cycles to look natural. (🧵1/6)

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Tonight I'm going to start Goblins 3 after finishing the Killing Cloud hopefully. For reals this time. Strem: twitch.tv/sonneveld

It's the main character from Goblins 3. He's on a flying boat.

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Rebane @rebane2001.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them to x86 machine code with GCC, and run them inside CSS lyra.horse/x86css/

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The Sizzle - Australia's favourite tech newsletter @handle.invalid · 24/02/2026

ai companies complaining about other companies stealing their AI stuff rocks because it's like... oh so you think your intellectual property has value huh? and that someone shouldn't just take it?? hmm??? curious

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Tonight is a night for finishing things: ANCHORHEAD _and_ THE KILLING CLOUD. (hopefully) Watch me do just that at: twitch.tv/sonneveld

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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

buying upgrade parts for your home tech setup hits different when you're doing it because the market might be about to hit a supply drought for 1-3 years because the popped collar elon fanboy dipshit at every party is upset he can't draw

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I think this will be the finale of ANCHORHEAD. We've found a secret temple and the whole town is angry at us! Also more KILLING CLOUD. Hang out here: twitch.tv/sonneveld

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Snakeman 🐍Low Poly Vtuber🐍 @snakemanvt.northsky.social · 18/02/2026

Super Metroid on my 486?? It's Vigilance on Talos V for DOS & OS/2 www.twitch.tv/dreamharrier...

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

ANCHORHEAD's autosaves meant I actually didn't lose any progress at all! I'm now stuck trying to find evil eye protection for an old man (not me) though. Also Imma gonna play more KILLING CLOUD. Click here for stream: twitch.tv/sonneveld

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

So what if true. Why do we want to give up so much to people who have too much already.

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Schrödinger's Zoo: Now Featuring Dogs @dropbydroppress.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Moriz Jung, Publisher Wiener Werkstätte, Greyhound, 1912

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Sonneveld @sonneveld.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Okay. So I might have lost all my Anchorhead saves... but I _think_ still have the map! So all I have to do is retrace my steps right? Starting off by trying THE KILLING CLOUD as warmup. twitch.tv/sonneveld

It's the title screen for The Killing Cloud! There's a flying ship and a helmeted dude with a gun.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.

A 2 panel sketch disgram of a 1 meter tall pod. in the second panel, an oval section pops off and a demonic little face with short tentacles flies out, crudely drawn.

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