40 years ago, ZZAP! published this Mercenary map. It mightn't look like much, but this was the first "proper" map of an actual 3D game world - a 15 x 15 grid that contained buildings, structures, and underground complexes. In 1986, this was astonishing, cutting-edge stuff!

Thanks to emulation, the seconds will never stop ticking

⌨️ Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11429005 From the 'Topical Games' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/topicalgames/popular/ #TopicalGames

How it started vs how it’s going (new villain in Bananaman in the Beano this week)

These should only be used for bringing outside food and drink into the theaters

A while ago, I had the idea of making autostereograms ("magic eye images") with Excel. Here's another I made today. I'm curious if people can make it work.

NEW GAME - LOOK-IN STAR PORTRAIT CHALLENGE www.monkeon.co.uk/look-in-star... Can you recognise the 80s celebs, as drawn by the readers of Look-In magazine?

The Water-Lily Bond Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11428392 From the 'Letter Change Art' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/letterchangeart/popular/ #LetterChangeArt

I was responsible for this (it was literally my idea while I was Product Manager for Media Playout at the BBC) and it is still my proudest achievement ever

Didn't know Limahl had a crowdsurfing Falkor as part of his act. Amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHNo...

It is a thing of remarkable wonder. RIP Cronos.

The @b3ta.com image challenge this week is to change one letter in the name of a famous work of art. I spent way too long changing Edward Hopper's Nighthawks into Fighthawks.

I want to know more about this anti-booing technology. Sounds like something the ACME Corporation would make.

Double the chance of winning Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11427930 From the 'Fictional Electioneering' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/fictionalelectioneering/popular/ #FictionalElectioneering

Job interview advice

📢 Introducing my new daily word game, Keywords! "If Only Connect was presented by Mavis Beacon*" Like Wordle? Like Connections? Like stuff? Then there's a vague chance you'll enjoy this. Find the five connected words of increasing length by typing into the boxes. *one for the young'uns there

🤖🔊 I made a thing for Attention! Experience the amazing soundscape of an AI data centre from the comfort of your own home Just watch out if you leave it chugging at full pelt for too long - the AI may have its own ideas about how to run things... datacenter.fm

Incredible scenes from Simon and Garfunkel reddit: Paul Simon seems to have signed a bin in Mayfair

Dr. No sounds like the villain in a movie about improv

Surely destined for six figures. Cultural motherlode.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 24,1962

NEW IMAGE CHALLENGE - JOBS FOR JESUS Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11427547 From the 'Jobs for Jesus' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/jobsforjesus/popular/ #JobsForJesus

Not to be outdone by Massive Attack releasing their first new song in six years, Tom Waits has joined them to release *his* first new song in FIFTEEN years. It is suitably disturbing and furious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57...

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

Happy Meldrew Point Day, Eminem! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!

Frank Drebin responding to a hostage situation by taking a hostage of his own. Trump’s Strait of Hormuz plan.

Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull's condemnation of space travel as a hobby for rich twats is so deeply felt that he throws a personal friend under the bus for doing it, but he then veers so wildly into Spinal Tap territory it's simply iconic

Button moon

5 years of Prince eggs. This year is the black crop top suit from the 1986 Parade tour.

How brilliant is this concept kit, Lego Fawlty Towers! Incredible detailing throughout. beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

This is basically a Futurama joke.

Doesn't look the worst use of AI, but boosters make the mistake of assuming AI is a product's main selling point as that's where their interest lies. Users shouldn't care what's under the hood, so for them AI is just a sticker saying it's going to be borked, scammy and environmentally terrible.

I'd hate to see what not caring looks like.

For b3ta's cartoon music challenge. b3ta.com/challenge/ca...

The Stone Tape Diorama kit from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com

In return for information about the thieves, Crimestoppers are offering a large bounty.

I love that the "Claude" AI slop's logo (presumably AI-generated) is Vonnegut's easy-to-draw picture of an asshole.

This is cool—it's effectively a Stumbleupon for the indie web. With this, Kagi is doing more for blogs than Google has in a long time. kagi.com/smallweb/

"How are you getting on with that King Kong vs Godzilla poster?" "Vs Godzilla!?! ...er... yeah, it's going well"

They should put a picture of a £10 note on the £10 note.

👓 NEW THING 🧽 Using advanced simulation technology, we’ve accurately reproduced what every glasses wearer experiences vole.wtf/glasses-clea...

Nice to see my demo effect "in the wild" on a real Electron. What can I say... it's magic! 😎

You have to remember that windmills are the natural enemy of golfers. That’s why Trump hates them so much.

It seems we can now customize the select element, right? right?! Demo: codepen.io/t_afif/pen/P... via @codepen.io

NEW 90s INDIE POP QUIZ Britpop Now or Then? www.monkeon.co.uk/britpop-now-... A dead-or-alive game using Wikipedia data, giving you an overview of the current state of 90s indie in quiz form.

*screech* Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11425981 From the 'Paul Verhoeven' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/paulverhoeven/popular/ #PaulVerhoeven