Fantasy Zone II DX (2008, M2) - Sega System 16 Sharp Pixels vs. MiSTer FPGA S-Video via Sony PVM-8043MD Happy Pride Month to my LGBT+ folks! Thank you for making the world a more colorful, vibrant, and honest place 🌈

Sub-Verge's #LudoNarraCon has been graced by the short, sharp wit of @shortgame.fm hosts @raygan.me and @laurajnash.bsky.social ! It’s our favorite games podcast so we were nervous, but feel so lucky that they took the plunge on Sub-Verge! Trembath found a fan... steamcommunity.com/broadcast/wa...

Finally, for now, we're also mega-chuffed to join forces with @jumpovertheage.com and @fellowtraveller.games for the Strange Seas Collection, where you can grab Sub-Verge and Gareth's sublime In Other Waters in one discounted package. store.steampowered.com/bundle/53444...

As part of the launch festivities, we're excited to host @raygan.me & @laurajnash.bsky.social of @shortgame.fm for a special LudoNarraCon Broadcast - who you can watch tackle a full playthrough of the game alongside some wonderful commentary. Give it a gander store.steampowered.com/app/3487020/...

Also one of the best audiobooks of all time. Specifically the 2004 version narrated by Simon Prebble. All time great performance by one of the best audiobook narrators in the business.

The (low) number of people in the game industry that have played INDIKA is very apparent in all the awards shows I have been to this year. What the heck y'all

@viticci.macstories.net has the hard truths here. At one time the iPad was my primary computing platform, but it hasn’t moved forward in a meaningful way in like 7 years and now it compares badly even with Chromebooks. www.macstories.net/stories/the-...

"Only inkle can do this." <3

Glorious

It’s even better than Overboard! and that’s saying something because almost nothing is better than Overboard!

Crikey! @shortgame.fm is ace

You should all be watching for this game to drop tomorrow! Also watch the @shortgame.fm feed for TWO episodes about it!

Yes. YES.

1/2021-1/2025 After 4 years, Howl is finally finished! A companion and a project of love to me; I hope it keeps inspiring magic and creativity. 🧿🩵 See the rest of the thread for close ups! #howlsmovingcastle #howlcosplay #katsucon2025 #embroidery

For some reason this was one of like three anime tapes at my local blockbuster, and my 13 year old mind could not encompass it. I think I rented it like four times.

This is a vibe that has simply never been captured by an emulator

Finally finished my rewatch of seasons 1 and 2 of Kimi ni Todoke, and watched the new (!) season 3, and man, it's nice to have something NICE. It was the anime that made me fall in love with shojo when I watched it over 10 years ago, and getting a new season after so long was such a gift.

God I love when they put this shit right on the Steam Page. Wishlisted, and I can't wait.

me and the other boomers getting ready to sail to the undying lands

Posting the podcast on YouTube has opened up whole new audiences for us, like this gentleman who has some kind feedback about my pronunciation of the word "manga" lol

One of my favorite, most overlooked games in one of my favorite, most underserved genres. A great, modern, mechanically interesting beat’em up.

Buy a NAS. Put some big hard drives in it. If there’s something you care about, download it. Keep your own copy of the culture you care about.

What the fuck (complimentary)

Apropos of nothing, I've been watching "From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!" and it's one of the funniest and most adorable anime I've seen in a while. A 52 year old salary-man dies and is reincarnated as the villainess of an otome game, and just completely rolls with it.

I have preordered the grey one. I already have a MiSTer but this looks like a really nice package.

YouTube added this AI feature on the creator dashboard called "Inspiration" where it looks at your channel content and suggests video ideas for you. I think it needs a little work.

I have struggled for years with bringing my garage doors into my smart home. Tried several solutions, nothing worked well. Last year I read this excellent article from @arstechnica.com and finally just got around to installing a RatGDO, and it's FLAWLESS. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024...

This is really cool, and an insane bargain at the $150 asking price. Runs MiSTer cores, so you not only get practically flawless PSX gameplay but dozens of other console and arcade cores, and it works with original PSX controllers and memory cards. (And even discs with an upcoming dock accessory!)

This is Cyberpunk to me youtu.be/NEDFUjqA1s8?...

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 1000xRESIST for Best Game Writing at the 2025 Nebula Awards. We are providing free codes for all #SFWA members. If you know a member, please tell them! If you’re already a member, you can retrieve a code here at the SFWA forums Also feel free to DM us! Reposts appreciated 😊

Got a Steam Deck and confused about which of your games work on it? Wonder what those little icons mean? Here's a handy official guide to help you start with PC gaming on the go!

Parking Garage Rally Circuit has just reached the 80% checkpoint on the way to 1000 reviews on Steam, an arbitrary goal I'm recently focused on! Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed the game so far 😍

Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...

big life update

Finished 1000x Resist by @sunsetvisitor.studio. Poignant, achingly beautiful, and the sort of story I'll carry with me forever. Genuinely just an outstanding piece of art.

This is a beautiful tribute.

hi, it's me, anna anthropy, author of rise of the video game zinesters and dys4ia and princess with a cursed sword. i've been teaching game design for nine years and my work has basically fired me, or at least made it impossible for me to continue. i'm looking for other gigs in chicago or remote 1/?

Sega Genesis

It’s pretty crazy that retro gaming continues to find ways to make use of the absolute bleeding edge of technology to accurately simulate an $80 TV from 1994.

The new hotness in retro game emulation requires a 240hz display and a beefy CPU. It’s a new technique for black frame insertion that emulates the scanning of a CRT electron gun. I wish I had the setup to try this. blurbusters.com/crt-simulati...

This old monitor has the most ominous sounding power on degauss noise I’ve ever heard. Sound/headphones on.

Taki’s inability to name things well notwithstanding, this is looking like an awesome package. PSOne form factor, but MiSTer under the hood, and at a mainstream price point. Sign me up.

I somehow came across and read a whole bunch of these when I was pretty young and… yeah… what the hell was up with The Flaming Carrot?

My people

Wikipedia is the last major, visible platform for facts that they can’t buy. The attacks are going to be merciless.

2025 is going to be the year I retreat into increasingly obtuse hobby niches. Vintage power strips are only the beginning. Gonna get extremely outdoor-potted-plant-drainage-and-irrigation pilled or something.

I’ve always wanted to use this vintage Power Center with my retro computing setup but the 40 year old neon bulbs in the switches had developed an annoying flicker. Someone on Reddit recently posted a replacement part number, so I guess I’m about to become a power strip hobbyist.

Finally got tired of pinboard.in limping along in zombie mode and decided to try some alternatives for tagged bookmarking. I know it's a bit of a niche thing, but I've been logging links for future search/access this way for a decade+. Anyway, raindrop.io seems pretty solid so far.

happy new year