I have a 3D printer now. It's a Bambu Lab A1. I just put it together and printed out Benchy the Boat - the Hello World of 3D printing.

If there's a Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 film, I hope it's a French film and in the French language.

Coming soon to @bsky.app we'll have to prove we're humans and not dogs.

Oh @bsky.app initially realized I'm an adult, but now it's forgotten again. Weird. I guess I have no DMs again. This age assurance stuff is so ridiculous.

Discord, who recently leaked a heap of personal data in a security breach, wants my personal data to let me access a channel I created in a server I created. Thank you, Australian government.

“I bring you news from the front, m’lord. Food bowls are empty, litter boxes are full, and the natives are getting restless.”

@bsky.app would someone under the age of 16 have the scalp of @manfightdragon.bsky.social ? Impossible. Give the man his DMs back.

Blue Sky this morning realised that I'm an adult. No need to verify that by uploading a screenshot of Norman Reedus from Death Stranding.

Masochism: The Video Game

I was there, at the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind. It began in the Earth year 1995 when I bought a 28.8k modem and joined, "the internet".

Oh, so now my DMs are locked until I prove I'm an adult on @bsky.app. Insane. If anyone here wants to send me a DM, my Instagram account is: www.instagram.com/markiduval/

This is the same dude who's party just made it legal to jail underage kids for life for violent crime because it's 'getting that bad' in Melbourne. Where the fuck are they meant to be hanging out, mate? Pick a lane.

And so it begins. The first computer I owned was a Commodore 64. Take a guess how old I am @bsky.app

I went to Playmakers Arcade on Wednesday at Fortress. Here's a short video showing some games that were there: youtube.com/shorts/6Vijr... #indiegame #gamedev

Introducing the the speakers at WIP Night! 🔫Andrew Capela from Lab Lab Games, making Cow Chess 🌳Pat Naoum, making Dragon Valley 🟪@justcamh.bsky.social , making Nonolith We also have a total of 10 upcoming games from Sydney showcasing! Grab a free ticket: events.humanitix.com/wip-night-7-...

I love this video by @juniperdev.bsky.social as it reminds me of the internet when I was a teen and playing MUDs where I met people such as @nummymuffin.bsky.social and @billmcbee.bsky.social and more. It was a third place free of modern social media algorithms. I miss it. youtu.be/lQ5g6_jMhA8?...

My top emojis on Bluesky this year. The middle two are because of Clair Obscur, évidemment.

Everyone under age 16 in Australia just got this notification from YouTube. Everyone under 16 will no longer be able to sign-in, block channels, disable ads, or browse anything other than the default algorithm moving forward. Brain dead decision-makers.

I checked out the Australia x UK Games Exchange on Friday, hosted by @noblesteedau.bsky.social. Tried some British food and played five #indiegames from UK developers. Here’s my video recap of the event:: youtu.be/iXaroXwDLHg

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated! forms.gle/cG3BEkGqwuoh...

I like video games that make me feel things.

How was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not nominated? This music is magnifique. 🙌 youtu.be/oEtmFgonY3E?...

My friends at school had Commodore 64 computers and John Laws appeared on the television to tell me I should have one too. He was right. youtu.be/KWzacy3DC6Q?...

Petition to redesign the UTS logo on the tower to have the Cool S symbol as in this game...

I'll bring some Irn-Bru just in case @serrels.bsky.social turns up to this.

Capcom I would pay for a modded Street Burger version of Street Fighter 2 that looks like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8hU...

I was curious to see how the 3rd Doctor would react if the Brigadier had Kate's dialogue...

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t... It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article. Please share :)

There were countries in the 80s that don't exist anymore. For example, the U.S.S.R., West Germany, and Epyx.

Sexy Python Programming Language

It's the final issue of PC PowerPlay. It's sad to see so much print media disappear.

Sex, Peace, Drugs, Love, Rock 'N' Roll, and... French? 🥖

Not only does Zangief's USSR no longer exist, but there's a McDonalds now on this little street corner in China. I guess capitalism won.

If you've ever wondered what a rave in a Borg cube would look like, you should've been at @waypoint-events.com and @serenade.games's Constellations last night.

At Constellations...

This is a photo from Portland.

The Usborne programming books were so good when I was a kid. 🤖👾

Tomorrow morning I am cycling 100km from Brisbane to the Gold Coast for cancer research 🚴‍♀️❤️ If you’d like to sponsor me (even small donations are super appreciated): fundraise.mater.org.au/s/120023/179...

Yeah nah, the auto dubbing sounds horrible.

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

I'm reading the Witcher books for the first time and realising how I know so little of Slavic mythology compared to the mythologies of Western Europe. It's interesting.

If you do only one nice thing today, please let it be helping Rebecca meet her cancer treatment fund goal

Just listened to @philsalv.bsky.social's interview with @saharkin.bsky.social and remembered being at the supermarket and hearing a little boy tell his mum he wanted to buy a Total Girl magazine because it had Nintendo characters on the cover. His mum said "No!" because, "that's for girls". Boo! :(

I don't understand when people accuse other people of posting things online for "seeking attention", as if that's a bad thing? We're social animals. It's natural and healthy for us to want to be seen.

Oh, Jared Kushner and the Saudis own the Ultima series now. That's depressing :(

I see this and submit for consideration: Street Fighter stage set in Melbourne's Stalactites Greek Restaurant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3p...

There should be a Street Fighter stage set in Newtown, Sydney, Australia, with the the connection being that Sagat's Aussie cousin owns a Thai restaurant on King Street. That would be iconic.

I'm following a game programming tutorial that's a bit like this drawing tutorial. I was going so good initially, and then...

I found the location on Google Maps of the Sydney, Australia stage in International Karate. It's 1 Olympic Dr Milsons Point, just at the northern end of the Harbour Bridge.

Reminiscing on Threads with other millennials about the early days of the internet pre 2001 made me realise why older people on Facebook community groups get nostalgic for happy times they remember from last century.