Hammurabi was one of the first management sims, a remake of the original Sumerian Game. Play it yourself in this BASIC refactor embedded in a blog post, complete with #devLog and program listing. #gameDev #retroComputing #retroGaming

I'm playing Sid Meier's Civilization as the Russians and despite being in the modern era, I only just now discovered gravity lol

this is tomorrow! if you're thinking of coming snap a ticket up quick so you enjoy the email im sending out this afternoon about how the venue is hard to find.

On this very special episode, the legendary Phil Collins joins us to discuss the 45th anniversary reissue of his solo debut Face Value, how his hits came from "mucking about" in his home studio, and his years writing with Genesis. Find it on your favourite platform: pod.link/sodajerker

Try these great Microprose simulations #dosGaming #retroGaming

How about a website where you can hang out with cool people that you only need to check in on once a day, or even once a week? A community that's good for your mental health? A forum that I own and run entirely, free from total assholes? That's theunderscore.xyz

Finally put ruffle on my website so all my old flash games (except one that needs a microphone) are playable again! www.sophiehoulden.com/games/ Now if only someone could do this for the unity web player too...

i just published a post about my time at @glasgowindiegamesfest.org "When you strip back the commercialism, the urge to “sell”, and with that remove all the predatory behavior capitalism encourages… you are left with something human that creates the groundwork for games to be relevant to everyone."

Here's a cool thing they added to the train system since I last used it pre-pandemic: they now have a location indicator on the platform signs that shows where exactly the train will be once it arrives.

This week on Quest Quest: @bvigeant.bsky.social and I have avoided Myst for decades, but now we've played it, and we have thoughts! Did all the levers and buttons break us, or did we emerge as certified Myst-heads? The answer may surprise you! Listen here (or wherever): zencastr.com/z/9a8Vrr5-

I'm peak Dutch right now. That's right, I'm bringing my bike on a train.

it was an honor to be part of a DOS Game Club episode… and talking about Sam & Max no less ☺️💕 give it a listen if it’s interesting to you!

Formless Star is out now! Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there. There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions! Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here! splendidland.itch.io/formless-star

Tbh my biggest advice for aspiring indie developers is that you simply cannot go 2-4 years between releases

Had a great time chatting about Sam & Max on DOS Game Club the other day! Always very fun to talk about everyone's experiences with these old games, but especially lovely to have digital artist & game developer @alienmelon.bsky.social on for this one! www.dosgameclub.com/sam-and-max-...

It's hard to believe that Stair Quest is ten years old. Created in just two short weeks for Adventure Jam 2016, people are still playing it, speedrunning it, and rage quitting it all these years later. Thanks to the NMFT team for helping make my terrible idea a reality! decafjedi.itch.io/stair-quest

One time in high school this guy I didn't really know came up to me and said he's got a really cool song and I was going to love it. So I put in the ear buds and I swear to god I'm not making this up, it was Lou Bega with Mambo No. 5 😅 Whenever that song comes up on the radio, I think of that guy.

The mad king has gone to ground and Andy Burnham's being low-speed railed in as prince regent to oversee the mouldering kingdom. We were so close to letting the Labour Party dissolve in its own acid. The people of Makerfield have a lot to answer for. ✍️ @seanmorl.com

Free movie marathon idea: First Man (2018) The Second Man (1959) The Third Man (1949) The 4th Man (1983) The 5th Man (2022) The 6th Man (1997)

We drove from Toronto to New York City with a group of friends in the early 2000s with a paper map. We weren't sure where we were halfway through, so we stopped at a petrol station, showed them our map and asked "where in Pennsylvania are we?" The answer: "you're not in Pennsylvania" 💀

BEST OF NINTENDON'T 9 MARATHON schedule is out 60+ RETRO STREAMERS VIDEOGAMES THIS FRIDAY ALL WEEKEND

I've created my very own MMORPG in Sierra's AGI land. You can visit locations from Larry 1, Space Quest 1 and Police Quest 1. Chat with other players, get a job, earn money and XP, buy stuff and decorate. Download (free): tim-rachor.itch.io/cqo #mmorpg #pointandclick #gamedev

Today on Quest Quest the adventure game podcast @decafjedi.com and I are talking collecting! He has an incredible collection, I have.... well one pretty weird game I don't really like. It's time to talk about cool game boxes and everything else. Listen here or where ever. zencastr.com/z/NxMKOjEv

Utrecht central station has a sign that gives you daily updates from nature. Today's one reads: "Giant woodwasps emerge from old wood". I think it's funny how amid all this urban concrete we're getting nature news updates.

Today is the day. 19.00 CEST at twitch.tv/alienbob but also youtube.com/@alienboblives. Witness the beginning of a new era that's also not uncomfortably different.

gnome ranger, magazine screenshot, commodore 64 (1987) archive.org/details/zzap...

He brought Belgium together, he deserves next year’s Fifa Peace Prize

29 years ago today, the Doom partial conversion STRAIN was released. I can't imagine anything more worth celebrating around this time of year.

It really messed me up for a while when Steve Albini died. I went to his website (www.electricalaudio.com) some years ago and was shocked to learn you can just book him and his studio at a pretty reasonable fee. Ever since I low key assumed that one day I'd go for it and make it happen.

today i am packing up some @spinningvoices.com tapes to send out tomorrow. you should buy FLATTENER while im here doing this so i can pack yours up too! spinningvoices.bandcamp.com/album/flatte...

hiii my new band just released an album im not playing on it but YOU HAVE TO BUY IT curtainbangs.bandcamp.com/album/true-s...

Even after all these years I still find the fact that something like *this* was on the official soundtrack of a version of "Sid Meier's Pirates!" incredibly amusing. Only in the early 90s. 🏴‍☠️💿🔊🎶

I've been invited to write the "Archaeogaming" entry for The Living Handbook of Historical Game Studies! See the abstract and links to other topics here: hgshandbook.ug.edu.pl/archeogames/

Poetic CSS course is live for early-bird registration! Only available during July. Thanks for your patience, we had some last-minute fixes. #css courses.oddbird.net/poetic-css/

Tomorrow at 19:30 it's "Bring your own synth" evening at Zeeplab in Nieuwegein. Jamming in small groups/couples to create something new. :) Bring your own synth, groovebox, drum computer or just watch/have a chat! See you there? #dawless #musicsky #synthsky See zeeplab.com/activiteiten/

Was absolutely stunned tonight by @eggg.uk who went on stage before me and did a set with Magpie! The first person to perform with it other than me!! It was so magical and weird and cool. His set was amazing.

I'm open for commissions ! If you want to hire me for your stuff needing music. I'm ok at doing my job 😌 Sharing is really appreciated 🌻

i made a game about trampolines not-jam.itch.io/battery-acid...

I posted my History of Games keynote: - A materialist reexamination of the canonical game crises from a developer's POV - Thoughts on the ongoing game industry restructuring - Indiepocalypse, AAApocalypse, deprofessionalization, games at the knitting stage www.molleindustria.org/HistoryOfGam...

if bandcamp layoffs worry you, I'll once again bang the drum for Ampwall. The devs are super nice, the discord is very welcoming, & their app works Better than the bandcamp mobile app (imo) The site's also WAY nicer to use as an artist than bc, even when I had BC premium. strict anti AI policy.

We have extended the Games and Archaeological Play call for zines until July 17th! Anyone can submit a zine: you do not need to attend or register for the conference to submit. gapworkshop.org/call-for-pap...

I love this podcast series about LotR, but this specific ep dives into the broader subject of "guys before Tolkien who tried to write a national epic for England" and it rules. As someone who knows nothing about it, I think it's well worth a listen, even if you're not into LotR at all.

I really hate asking, but another new month is coming up, rent is due, and I still haven't had any luck finding work. Savings are basically gone. If you could throw a couple bucks my way, it'd really help. If not, also cool, but maybe give a 🔁 boost? Thanks! ko-fi.com/claruspluspl...

Today on Quest Quest the adventure game podcast, @graysond.bsky.social joins while @decafjedi.com is taking a vacation to talk about RETURN TO ZORK. It's a bizarre multimedia game that we can't quite bring ourselves to hate. Give it a listen! zencastr.com/z/4PvhdM-N

I started to take the train to work again last week. I used to take the train to work every day, but stopped going when the pandemic started. Since then I moved office to the outskirts of the city, and because it's further from the train station and closer to the motorway, I commuted by car.

Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen (1992) floppy disk installation animation. #DOSGaming

my money is somewhat where my mouth is on this btw, although I have a bit of work to do on most of them ... subvert: www.subvert.fm/robert-dalla...

Alone, cold, with nothing but a locket to guide you. A mysterious city, far beyond the shores of an ominous black void. THE ACHING, an unsettling horror adventure by The Lobdegg, is 50% off now thru July 9 on Steam & itchio! 👉️ store.steampowered.com/app/2295210/... 👉️ hadrosaurus.itch.io/the-aching

A kid pirating a game is not a "lost sale". That kid doesn't have the money to buy the game anyway. A kid with pirated games will however grow up to be into videogames, and buy a whole lot of them later in life. That money is what the game industry runs on.

Last week, I launched hyperblam.how HYPERBLAM lets you design sounds and create music declaratively. It's devoid of AI, hosted on git.gay, and the most fun you'll ever have with HTML.