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Willy Elektrix

@willyelektrix.bsky.social
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Game designer, writer, and artist. I love building crazy worlds full of aliens and mutants! My portfolio: andihagen.wordpress.com ChoiceBeat: The Visual Novel and Interactive Fiction Zine choicebeat.wordpress.com

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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seems like Springer Nature's Japanese Game Studies book finally released. The collection gathers writing from academic researchers in Japan on the history of Japanese Game Studies: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Japanese Game Studies
This book introduces the study of games in Japan. It provides a guide for those who want to study Japanese games and do so in Japan.
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh my god! My virtual ghost tour game is on Weird Fucking Games. I'm so happy!
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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
my monthly newsletter, Dispatches from the Terrordrome, is going out later this week! subscribe if you don't wanna miss it
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Dispatches from the Terrordrome
Monthly updates from Anna Anthropy. All the finest Anna-related news, snippets from projects, and meanderings on games and play from your favorite [citation needed] fat gay cripple.
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M.Nishimura @hectnishi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
『人力強襲飛行艇』 #ドット絵 #pixelartㅤㅤㅤ
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Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nighthawks! It's out! Please buy and like it! That is the best marketing slogan my tired brain can come up with right now! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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Save 10% on Nighthawks on Steam
The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
here, have a no context clip from the 1997 game VNC: Virtual Nightclub www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoN6...
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Virtual Nightclub 1997
YouTube video by Barfoid
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Sarah W. @silvercypher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#ECTOCOMP2026 is coming soon! Starting October 1, submit your creepy, horrifying, or spooky-sweet seasonal interactive fiction. Then we can celebrate all the games on October 31 when the entries are revealed! More info here: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
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ECTOCOMP 2026
A game jam from 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-30 hosted by rubereaglenest, Passerine & alyshkalia. "...the witches, who came from the kingdom's most remote corners to gather on certain nights of the year with...
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𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐀 @umisida.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Readers of ChoiceBeat Zine may be interested in...
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Ben McEntee @benmce.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Mage
Illustration of a sci-fi wizard wearing blue armor and colorful robes.
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James Hodden @jameshodden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RIFTS, and Palladium in general have a lot to mock. But, I do love an absolutely bonkers cover.
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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The End of the Millennium... from Mega Drive! Love, love, LOVE the live-action bits and how awesome the costumes are and the big ol' electrified arm that looks like it's a particularly crude bit of cyberwear. 📺: Phantasy Star IV Japanese commercial #VideoBytes
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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It makes me happy to see that some people understood the vision we had for our game. If you’re into old school RPGs check out Destiny Spire. You can even try the beginning of the game in our free demo and then continue in the full game. I’ll put the steam page 👇 #rpg #indiegame #jrpg #8bitgames
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2 Mello @2mello.net · 07/08/2026
rhythm pools 02 is here! "Effervesce" means to show liveness or exhilaration. I made this album for us to get excited and let loose! In this album are some of my loudest, larger-than-life songs among my favorite things I've ever made. 2mellomakes.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm... 2mello.net/store
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials: This book rules. It's technical drawings of aliens from various sci-fi books.
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This RPG series is the best.
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Eric @mokkograd.net · 06/09/2026
"Eswahr Eternal" is a fantasy role-playing game about becoming a King. You will travel an empty land, slay Giants, sacrifice your principles for power and then you will rule. For Eternity. Go and wishlist it on Steam, or else: store.steampowered.com/app/5198420/...
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Eswahr Eternal on Steam
Eswahr Eternal wants you to become a King. You will wander across an eternal Kingdom. You will slay the four Giants of the Land. You will sacrifice your Principles for Power. You will take the Throne....
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gothic göre @britneyspheres.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"Vertical Societies" (2023) by Richard Nadler
Huge towers at night, with a lot of people behind the illuminated windows
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Weird Fucking Games @wf-games.itch.io · 05/09/2026
Vol. 225 of the @wf-games.itch.io newsletter is out now, featuring XEROX HELL by @chaoclypse.bsky.social: wfgames.substack.com/p/weird-fuck...
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cathode ray tubetop @nightelectricity.com · 05/09/2026
translation out let’s gooo www.romhacking.net/translations...
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
microzine #15, oval office odyssey, screenshot, apple II (1986) www.mobygames.com/game/149343/...
a pixelated rendition of a woman wearing shades named 'alice somersault', a dolphin named 'emily oshan' and a robot named 'norton-99'.
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these are the candidates for vice president.
press return to continue or esc to quit.
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Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org · 03/09/2026
12 DAYS LEFT TIL CIGS! Check us out on 9/13 at Ravenswood Event Center! We got TTRPG, Artist Alley, VIP speakers, + more indie games like: -Raysing! -Drift Shell -Eye of the Erime -Fucking Floor It -Alienhead -Rocket Dweeb Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/indie... #indiegames #indiedev #chicago
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
For Chicago area game devs...
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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 31/08/2026
Time to make learning fun with sandwiches & smalltalk at The Edutainment Vortex Diner! Meet ageless, immortal teachers. Get good grades or embrace your inner problem child! Be not afraid. Let's inherit a terrible burden together. Releasing FOR FREE Dec 7! store.steampowered.com/app/4993020/...
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Finally! This has been in development a million years! Vampire sim/visual novel.
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Alex Higgins @alexandrah.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As of this year, I've been putting games on the internet for TWENTY YEARS! Woo! To celebrate, I sat down a couple months ago to write a retrospective... which then snowballed into a 50 page memoir. First two parts are up, here's part 1: alexandrah.neocities.org/blog/posts/2...
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20 Year Retrospective Part 1
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I learned from this project: Sometimes dumb stuff starts a ghost legend. This is Dietrich Mansion. People think it's haunted. Why? 1) It looks weird. 2) An artist lived there and made some occult paintings. There are spooky places on Archer Ave. This is NOT one! #ChicagoHistory #Ghostlore
Mansion with blue siding and some pointy gables.
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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 20/08/2026
Good morning new followers! I'm Daniel and mostly these days I make game assets so that game devs don't have to turn to AI (ew) to make art. You can find them all 100% free at chequered.ink or we sell them all bundled in one big pack of 13,000+ assets here on itch: ci.itch.io/all-game-ass...
Card game sprites, puzzle game sprites, platformer sprites, pool spritesAdventure game (zelda GB like), RPG, darts, board gamesPixel icons, HD icons, Dice, Letter TilesUI elements, Controls, Cars, Audio
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My name game is out! Ghosts, Gangsters, and Radiation: The Archer Avenue Ghostlore Tour willyelektrix.itch.io/ghosts-gangs... Explore America's most haunted road in Chicago suburbs with this Choose Your Own Adventure-style tour. #TwineGame #InteractiveFiction #VisualNovel #Ghosts #ChicagoHistory
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
One time, my dad saw me playing Final Fantasy Tactics, and he made fun of the fact that all the characters are always walking in place. He was right. It does look really silly.
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last week on my birthday I issued a blog challenge for folks to write about obscure games and folks sure did deliver. Let this be a lesson that you (yes, you!) should also issue blog challenges on your birthday. virtualmoose.org/2026/08/28/o...
a person vomiting cheesetwo vampires, one bald person wearing a coat and the other in some kind of leather mask and swordscreenshot of a bird flying through spacetwo cars talking in an office, one saying "I have decided! I'm going to hand over the presidency to the one who wins the World Grand Prix!"
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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A fringe researcher, her secretive colleague, a ladder-climbing fascist and an impossible machine. my second Fallen London story, The Poetry of God, is now live.
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
That new thecatamites game is very good and people should play it thecatamites.itch.io/internationa...
text saying "What is?" over a building titled Institute of Retroactive Sexology" and a character with a spike head named Torture Ball saying "I mean, it doesn't LOOK forbidden"
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Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org · 26/08/2026
Revealing the Chicago Indie Game Showcase 2026: Indie Games lineup!!! Stay tuned this week for more CIGS lineup reveal for TTRPG, Speakers, and more… 👀 Get your tickets now and don’t miss out on CIGS on 9/13/26!!! bit.ly/450rk88 #CIGS2026 #ChicagoIndieGameShowcase #Chicago #Indiedev
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It is my birthday so I am issuing a blog challenge to write about an obscure game on your blog. People are legally allowed to issue blog challenges on their birthday. virtualmoose.org/2026/08/19/m...
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My Birthday Blog Challenge: Write About An Obscure Game | The Virtual Moose
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Kitfox Games 🦊 @kitfoxgames.com · 18/08/2026
Recruit your team and choose your path. From the creator of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages. 💰️ Heists. 📖 Lore. ♟️ Tactical narrative. Releasing September 8th 2026 Wishlist now 👇️ store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
Cover art for the game Thousand Hells:  The Underworld Heists. a robed, bird-masked figure with a glowing red eye sits on a throne in a shadowy cavern lit by lava, suggesting a dark, gothic underworld.
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Z. Bill @zbill.itch.io · 17/08/2026
Never Gonna Stop this Ape on Mars! My snake-tossing cryptic retro adventure, Encroacher: Snakes, is OUT NOW!
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Schera Wyss 💀 SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
My next rpg is FERAL BLOOD DOLL. Play as a dual-personality sexworker fighting cops and feds in an underground city beneath the present-day US.
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Incredible 10/10 piece of artwork.
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Legend of Lezda: My memory of this game is that I could never find a sword or any other weapon. And when I finally did, it was a "glass sword" that broke after one swing. dosgames.com/game/legend-...
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Legend of Lezda, The: The Adventure of Jinx: Free DOS game play online & download | DOSGames.com
The Legend of Lezda: The Adventure of Jinx is a strangely named Zelda inspired game which barely exists on the Internet. Originally discovered in a ...
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
bible baseball, magazine screenshot (1983) archive.org/details/1983...
lofi pixelated top down rendition of a baseball field and players.
text below:
"the race is not unto the swift" is from -- a> henry III b> job(??) c> ecclesiastes (little bit of cutoff on the left of the screenshot)
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The most affecting horror Manga I've ever read (and I've read a lot). Totally amazing. Glad it's getting reprinted.
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Iriliane @iriliane.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Day 201 of posting games I own. This time, Forget me not -Palette- for Playstation. In this early example of a commercial release for an award-winning RPG Maker game, a psychologist is threatened into helping a blind girl on the other end of the phone recover her suppressed memories.
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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
--Questron Thread--
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Working on my virtual tour of Archer Avenue, "America's most haunted road" outside Chicago. It's home to the WORLD'S LARGEST STAINED GLASS WINDOW. Yup, hard to believe it's in Justice, IL. I've always been interested in this mysterious section depicting a mushroom cloud.
Stained glass window showing a mushroom cloud explosion.
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Felt Mistress @feltmistress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Here’s my latest felt “grisaille” stone god. This is the fourth and hopefully I can find somewhere to show them when they are all complete or I’ll just have to exhibit them all in my garage. This guy is over a metre tall and hand sewn in felt.
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The battle screen (and the guy with the giant wrench) remind me of Septerra Core.
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's cool that the box doesn't show the characters in the dungeon fighting monsters (which comprises 99% of gameplay time) but instead shows them hanging out in town (which comprises 1% of game play time and is actually just a text-based menu). I like it!
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Willy Elektrix @willyelektrix.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm doing research for a game set in a real life haunted road near Chicago. I'm fascinated by the posts people have left on the Find A Grave page of this woman who is thought be a famous ghost called Resurrection Mary. www.findagrave.com/memorial/197...
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 09/08/2026
I've upped the goal one last time!! Can we get this fund for out of work game developers to $250k in the next four days!?
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