Most people know the PS1 boot sound, but I'm not sure as many know that the sound is not actually pre-recorded but just 3 simple samples being mixed, playback at different speeds and generated at runtime to produced the final output.

Coala was one of the games from when the Amiga was much in decline, but the intro was quite a vibe. What can I say I'm a sucker for a dithered flat-shade.

PSA don't forget to make sure you have enough medication to get through the holidays, just checked mine on a whim and if i hadn't by the time i'd have run out i'd be on sertraline withdrawal over christmas

If anyone’s got any recommendations for apple specialists in East London please shout.

Apidya's intro is absolute cinema

Kaizo-hard Amiga game Alien Breed Tower Assault has these characters on the edge of the data pad to (presumably) give it some Blade Runner future flavour. I wonder where "Spring blessing material" came from.

ah, my favorite arcade game

When I was a kid I thought that arcades were the coolest, made with the most exotic bespoke hardware, as I dive into their workings though it keeps turning out like...

I've sent my top man for the job

After seeing some CGA art on Mastodon I've nerdsniped myself. What was the last game to support a CGA mode? I realise that "last" and "game" are going to do some lifting there, so feel free to show your working.

I'm thinking it might be time for another playthrough of Space Gun, despite the generic name it's a rather good rail shooter.

After being down for a day due to domain issues, my Scanline Artifacts website is back up again. Here's a quick whip-round of four out of the twenty-plus articles in total to cosy up with. scanlineartifacts.co.uk

Looking back on all my achievements this year, I think the one I am most proud of is this toilet factory I made in Doom

"What is a voice, compared to a choir?"