Went and caught Thornhill this evening - had been looking forward to it for a fair few months, and was really worth it after this week. Absolute banger set, and some solid supports too.

Doing a birthday stream tomorrow (Saturday) at 12pm AEDT! I hope to see you guys there - twitch.tv/aciddotexe

Why one Aussie MP can’t use the C word often enough. #auspol newmatilda.com/2026/02/25/w...

SURPRISE !!! ONE MORE SONG BEFORE THE ALBUM NEXT MONTH ‘Monster of the Week’ is actually the song where discovered the tone of the album - it was the moment of “ohhhhhh THIS is what we’re supposed to be doing” so you can listen to it NOW MUSIC VID: youtu.be/8qyj8hCk5is?...

The PixelCast has once again rolled around and this ep sees @pretendbeard.bsky.social and @robcap.bsky.social get all gushy about water effects. www.player2.net.au/podcast/the-...

Nothing more reminds me of my dislike of group work when you’re forced to do it with people who can’t even give a single fuck about the task. Sure, I might have felt it was meaningless, but I still sat down to do my part. At least the week is over, and I can decompress.

checking out Demon Tides by fabraz.bsky.social on stream today! Key provided by Future Friends Games~ twitch.tv/aciddotexe

Resident Evil Requiem is here and it is truly a Resident Evil Game (mostly complimentary). Read more about how brave @jesszam.bsky.social was in getting through this game to publish her review for you all www.player2.net.au/2026/02/resi...

Over the years, I've found that I rather enjoy daft games that seemingly no-one else wants on a variety of platforms. And so it was that I came to rather enjoy Parlour Games on Sega Master System. www.youtube.com/watch?v=efM0...

New Boot Leg Gaming video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/N66qPe4j9MM

Coming up on 3 hours on hold so I can do BS that could have taken 5 minutes if gov systems weren't set up to punish those dealing with BS around jobs and study. What a waste of my morning. A morning that could have been spent doing studies or shit. 🤯

The folks at Fangamer behind the excellent physical release of UFO 50 well and truly understood the assignment. So much authentic-feeling but completely fictional stuff included in the special edition! Take a look with me: moegamer.net/2026/02/24/u...

Hey. Tell people when they do good job. When you like the stuff they make. When you like the characters they’ve created. The stories they’ve told. Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time. Trust. They don’t. Tell. Them.

A.I Isn’t People www.todayintabs.com/p/a-i-isn-t-...

The first Steam Next Fest for 2026 is here! Looking for the ANZ-made games? We've got a jam packed list of Frosty Finds on our blog, to help you find all the coolest demos made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. www.frostygamesfest.com/blog/feb-202...

Had a nice day enjoying a little retro multiplayer fun with some nerds, before managing to do an assessment for class, and all the voice work for next vid. Glad I found a smol game to cover for this one, as I can at least squeeze it between class things over the next few weeks.

diegetic autocannibalism. we love to see it, don't we, folks?

Guardic and The Scheme are both top notch picks here - the former's one of those early Compile gems that isn't really covered much, and The Scheme is a great exploratory action/platformer

More Under the Island! Really enjoying this one~ twitch.tv/aciddotexe

Classic golden parachutes in action I see. Ruin it all, go retire and walk away scott-free. Guess that was all part of the plan - utterly disgusted at the trail of wreckage left in the wake of the "leadership".

And everyone can now read this fresh piece on Super Mario Land, AKA the weird Mario that finishes on a very shmup-y note: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/02/20/s...

There is something which makes me feel real odd when I see folks tinkering on stuff related to vintage and neo-vintage computer platforms and using AI to do it. Like, you coded something on one of them? Neat. But it's with AI, and it's just less so.

Everybody loves desert rain frog right? riiiiight? (I don't usually go for animal things, but it's so cute, but also so angry. Plus the squeaking!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igwn...

NEW VIDEO! #Roguecraft DX not only expands upon the Amiga update to Rogue64, but it brings it over to the #GBColor and more excitedly, the #Mega65! So time to get back to the dungeons and see how a 16-bit upgrade is squeezed onto some 8-bits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i5onm…

People like these founders & CEO want to replace us with a click? I can't wait until we can replace them with a click instead. Whether a block click, or a lock click, I can't wait until their "influence" is at absolute zero.

Screamer is not too far away, and @hewso.bsky.social got a second chance to look at the game and how it is shaping up. What did he discover during his second preview session with the game? www.player2.net.au/2026/02/scre...

Took myself out to catch Game Worlds again. Nice to enjoy it at a slower pace, and had some little feels with the human side of game making and enjoyment. Which I feel is real important with industry and other things going on right now. Games are human art. And that’s so important. 🥲

MANUALS will always be GOATee for me. I miss cracking open a good manual to read while installing, or loading a game. The march of environmental progress has lost something. Plus, they’re important for me to have on hand when I cover stuff - that’s typically why I cover stuff I have copies of.

New No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/dDtIPi7HqLg

NEW VIDEO! #Roguecraft DX not only expands upon the Amiga update to Rogue64, but it brings it over to the #GBColor and more excitedly, the #Mega65! So time to get back to the dungeons and see how a 16-bit upgrade is squeezed onto some 8-bits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i5onm…

I don’t think ppl understand the whole “who cares if nobody likes it! make content for yourself” is extremely dismissive Bc we ARE making the content for ourselves but it feels /bad/ when people don’t engage or show interest. You can care about both at the same time

It's rather neat to see the news that EGG CONSOLE is making its way to Steam. Obviously the language barrier will be hit and miss for stuff (unsurprising), but there's been some neat gems where it won't get in the way. Plus less faffing about to play some of these gems in their OG forms too!

Can’t say I’m a fan of this agent BS. Maybe I’m just being me, but I wouldn’t want to try one of them submitting patches - and these “personalities” - AAAH! I don’t want those fuckers to replace me with a click! theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...

In 1985, Imagine (with Commando) and Ocean (Rambo) competed for Christmas #1. Six months later they went head-to-head again. This time Ocean got in first with their own conversion of an arcade Cold War game and the time to do it justice. New post on Green Beret: www.superchartisland.com/green-beret

releasing this at 9pm on a Sunday because I care not for the algorithm! Please enjoy some winter sports action on History's Greatest Console™: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eWT...

And now available is this piece on The Chaos Engine, a game so thoroughly "Amiga" it didn't stop to wonder what gaming outside of Commodore's borders looked like, or if trends and expectations were changing... kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/02/16/t...

The only thing worse than just missing a bus, is just missing it when the sun’s at maximum intensity and you could have saved yourself a brief moment of it waiting for the next.

Sorry, it’s serious Rob time again. A post I have spent the past few years trying to avoid ever having to write, and with so much kindness shown to help towards that goal, but the system Is fucked and so am I. Not an easy read, I’m sorry, but pls read & share. robsgob.bearblog.dev/the-system-i...

New Ancient DOS Games episode uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/ADZKPcsbOX0

Surprised MGS Master Collection 2 only has the three games, but I guess MGS4 was so darn big! Happy for some love for MGS/Ghost Babel, absolutely one of the the crowns of the GBC library finally getting some form of reissue/acknowledgement/anything.

Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...

Just reflecting a bit on missing a lot of the buzz on the days I’m in class. Feels a bit like a double-edged sword for avoiding nauseating discourse, but missing part of my connections. Guess that it’s been so long, but also having multiple 3hr lesson blocks with half hour gaps is draining…

New Video Up for Supporters - a two-for-one peek at the two conversions of Roguecraft's DX update I'm most interested in - the GB Color & Mega65! Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/early-ac… Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/post/Early-Acc…

Just like clockwork, the next Starscream readies their challenge to take over leadership of the Decept^H^H^H^H^H^HLibs.

A quick one for those who care about the channel shenanigans - next vid is done, just gotta finish the thumbnail, and then I'll release it to supporters. That'll either be my Thursday evening or Friday, depending on how I feel once I get home from classes. Thanks for your patience with all that!

Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover. This shot of a roo from a window at early sunset gives a unique feeling for sure.

New Boot Leg Gaming video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/j2BzAnqPEeY

This is horrendous, yet unsurprising. Caught a snippet of the police side on the news this morning - as always pushing the usual claims, but man, I was already suss about them, and reading this confirms it. Utterly senseless and cowardly.

By 1986 there wasn't much room for complex simulations at the top of the UK games chart. Then along came MicroProse, and a submarine combat game by a designer who Commodore User referred to as 'Sid Mayer'... New post on Silent Service: www.superchartisland.com/silent-service

And ready now for everyone is this piece on Compile's FDS shmup, Zanac! It's unique, and reactive, and incredibly ambitious - and the end result is a somewhat vague and isolating experience: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/02/09/z...