wizzo @wizzo.dev · 14/09/2026Running the #Zaparoo Frontend as a proper app in SteamOS gaming mode. I really really love this. It’s so damn fast after being optimised for the dumpster MiSTer CPU 071
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 21/08/2026What I’ve wanted since first starting #Zaparoo Frontend. Customisable hub page, move or hide items however you want. A tile can do anything ZapScript does. Link a game, a core, a folder, a random game from PSX and N64 combined that’s in French. Or don’t. You can keep it simple and change nothing too 4287
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 19/08/2026Finishing up a huge round of feedback for the #Zaparoo Frontend. Massive optimisations throughout for browsing, some design tweaks and working on some configurable colour palettes. Planning for a release next week after some Core features. Also wanna do some fun things like background music manager 3195
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 09/08/2026Also working on some major QoL changes for #Zaparoo on SteamOS. NFC reader on a Steam Deck is still awkward (RIP Steam Machine) but I wanted to show off this level of control we have now between Steam games and third party emulators in gaming mode. I also threw together a handy little Decky plugin 1163
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 08/08/2026Another test of #Zaparoo Frontend with the MiSTer Magik backend. I think I’m happy with this now, everything I wanted works, just some specific animations to make the UI easier to understand and feel faster. This will be parked until after a new update of the old Qt backend, then we can migrate 1122
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 06/08/2026Playing around with a demo of #Zaparoo Frontend using @unintuitive.com’s insane MiSTer Magik backend. A few tricks involved but here’s 1080p with background music running at the same time. Absolutely nuts 4214
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 19/06/2026Last thing before we wrap up a new release is some improvements to the CRT mode for #Zaparoo Frontend. This release will fix centering issues many people were having, add a new centering grid tool to tweak the offset, and add PAL support (which my TV is much happier with here) 1131
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 14/06/2026Playing around with the #Zaparoo Frontend again today and seeing how hard I can push the potato MiSTer 1150
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 14/06/2026One day left to win one of these Zaparoo NFC readers made and donated by @pixelmemories.bsky.social !! Just join the #Zaparoo Discord at zaparoo.org/discord and check the contests channel. If you like these please check out ko-fi.com/pixel_memori... for more 🙂 061
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 01/06/2026Playing with a lil display in #Zaparoo and I really love how cohesive this is all starting to feel. It’s years of planning and collaborating finally paying off 291
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 10/05/2026Testing out @andreabogazzi.bsky.social recent work with CRT support on #Zaparoo Launcher! Sooo close now. (Please excuse my awful composite TV) 0145
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 08/05/2026I’m having a holiday soon! Celebrating a great job at making NFC cards do stuff. If you want to order any #Zaparoo gear, make sure to get in before Monday so I can ship it for you in time! shop.zaparoo.com 0115
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 08/02/2026I am doing a giveaway on the #Zaparoo Discord of the new Funtastic kits! 4 days left til a winner is picked. Just join the Discord and check out the contests channel 😁 zaparoo.org/discord 050
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 05/02/2026And these are the brand new Funtastic cards. Another beautiful design by my talented friend @timwilsie.bsky.social who is very nice to me. We've got Atomic and Watermelon. This is a bit of a test run but if there's interest I can do the full range. shop.zaparoo.com/collections/... 020
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 05/02/2026Finally got everything back in stock! If you were waiting for Multisystem2 and Rainbow cards/kits, they're now available. Blank paper cards are available again after a long hiatus. And I've got two new card designs available you can see below. shop.zaparoo.com #Zaparoo 1112
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 06/01/2026I have fish now. I didn’t plan to have fish. I was taking care of a friend’s fish tank and there was unexpected babies and an angry mum so I had to split them up and buy a new tank. So now I have fish 1110
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 29/12/2025I'm planning a soft relaunch soon of #Zaparoo Online. I want to let people create and *share* live playlists of games which I've always felt would be a fun feature. Make your top 10 list, share a link, it just works. Want to change it? No problem, it's always up to date at launch. 182
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 24/12/2025I was hunting some more obscure bugs with Zaparoo’s NFC lib. I ended up testing everything I could to track it down. It turns there are clone NTAGs which report standard capacity, let you do pretend reads in all sectors, but can only write to a small fraction of them. Great! Thank you! 180
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 25/11/2025JetBrains meeting: “you know what would be a great feature? If there’s a lot of text showing in the terminal we should put a giant AI button right in the middle that can’t be dismissed and looks like shit” 2120
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 11/11/2025Shake to launch! This stupid thing ended up working way better than I expected. Finally taking advantage of some of the phone’s weird hardware too. This will be able to launch arbitrary ZapScript so you can make shake do anything, not just launch random games #Zaparoo 1132
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 29/10/2025Probably spent way too much time on this but it was always on my todo list. Now cores and scripts (and videos) all launch pretty much seamlessly. They all handle cleanup as needed. The “video cards” feel just like running games now #Zaparoo 1181
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 28/10/2025Some improvements for the video launching on MiSTer. Still can’t play videos that are too high res but a little less page tearing. More importantly it works a lot more like high a core seamlessly starts and stops! #Zaparoo 1221
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 27/10/2025Went for a little buggy ride! Normally way more kangaroos but I managed to catch a couple 🦘 050
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 25/10/2025Ruined their love nook moving a bunch of beams around. He’s really upset with me. Sorry dude 😥 040
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 24/10/2025This will also be in the next #Zaparoo release. A new type of reader driver that can accept any mass storage device as a token. That means SD cards, USB sticks, hard drives etc. will basically work like NFC cards. This one is launching a random Genesis game each time you plug it in (RIP USB port) 2172
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 20/10/2025My god. I absolutely love this hot sauce. I saw it a week ago in the supermarket and thought “oh I know that from America, I’ll try”. This is my second bottle. Every single thing I eat “I wonder how this tastes drenched in spicy vinegar” and the answer is always “hell yeah” 6230
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 30/08/2025Finally the brief time of the year between pissing down with rain and death ray sun 0110
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 21/08/2025Wow! Cool #Zaparoo update! Do you have a tty2oled? Hate how it conflicts with Zaparoo? I finally got off my ass and fixed it 🤯 the next Zaparoo update will turn all stock tty2oled devices into a fully plug and play solution that works with zero conflicts with any other devices 1123
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 15/08/2025We made a #Zaparoo shirt! I have NO idea if anyone wanted one, but *I* always thought it would be dope, so here it is 😎 If you want to give the project a bit of extra support grab one with your cards 🙂 Take a look here: shop.zaparoo.com/products/zap... 2105
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 31/07/2025Hey! I’ve just updated the #Zaparoo Multisystem2 kit with some brand new cards that arrived today 😎 This is a collab with @heber-limited.bsky.social and another sick design by @timwilsie.bsky.social, made to perfectly match the card slot when you get your MMS2! Check it out 👉 shop.zaparoo.com 2174
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 27/06/2025Time for another little #Zaparoo giveaway! This week I’m giving away two Zaparoo Starter Kits with everything in the photo. Join the Zaparoo Discord to enter! zaparoo.org/discord 092
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 19/06/2025Had this one in the oven a while now. #Zaparoo on LibreELEC (Kodi). This will be a new platform available in the next Core release. I wrote these cards from search results on the app, fully integrated 😁 1141
wizzo @wizzo.dev · 10/06/2025Dumbest and grossest cat I ever met. I’ll miss you (not dying, I’m just leaving) 050
