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#Nerd collecting old big box games & sharing them - https://BigBoxCollection.com #C64 pixel pusher & coder apprentice @ F4CG & PixelPunx - https://jmin.at

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · May 18

BigBoxCollection.com is celebrating its 10th year online next month and for that, I made a #C64 #PETSCII demo dubbed "Scan And Spin" 😎

Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=253137
Details: jmin.at/Release.000039
Compo: csdb.dk/event/?id=3527

Music by encore

Ping @everythingc64.itch.io & @commodoreblog.uk

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Laserschwert @laserschwert.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #BackToTheFuture day!

In 2010, Telltale Games asked me to recreate Drew Struzan's iconic poster for the game. Even though I've never done an illustration job of this scale, it was too good an offer to pass on.

Realized as a combination of 3D renderings, physical pencil and digital painting.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 23d

Good memories, even my grandma was hooked on Tetris 😅

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 29d

Thanks, but it's nothing compared to Atari's art vault, which I really, really, really do hope exists somewhere and they've handed you an access key.

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 29d

As for indie games, check out @junctioneight.bsky.social's project "Relics of the Oracle".
(BTW he's also into collection ol' big box games, so double cool)

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · 29d

Moved to BSky as @bigboxcollection.com.
Added an "Artist"-section; not sure you've seen that yet: bigboxcollection.com/Artists

Also, check out @ovga.bsky.social, @pc2000s.bsky.social, @paradiseregaind.bsky.social, @gameroomr.bsky.social, @martinlindell.bsky.social & @gamrok.bsky.social

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8-bit Relics @8bit-relics.bsky.social · Sep 30

Love it (csdb.dk/release/inde...)

All the Tech

Commodore 64 Graphics: All the Tech by unda. Released on 27 September 2025

csdb.dk

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 28

🤣

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RAMSAY @rramsay.bsky.social · Sep 24

I created this little piece, albeit rather quickly to test the upcoming #C64 art tool called #Megapaint created by
@monstersgoboom.com
really enjoy the ability to mix 2 colours with the patterns! More to do, coming soon!!

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 27

Here we go again...

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 26

And some more #C64 #PETSCII pics.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 26

Some of the latest #C64 #PETSCII pics in detail.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 26

Trying to get jmin.at up-to-date.
GFX are up, but a lot of write-ups are not yet written.

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 23

Gotta love @artefr.bsky.social :D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWt...

Nirvana - Live at the Paramount - ARTE Concert

YouTube video by ARTE Concert

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 19

Working on a #C64 #PETSCII thingy for PixelPunx and this nasty looking floppy playes a key role :-)

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · Sep 18

With "Platypus Reclayed" getting released I thought it'd be nice to have a list of Commodore 64 games that comprise its soundtrack. So here it is:

Title - Wizball. Original by Martin Galway, remix by Tonka of Iridium
Options - Flash Gordon. Original by Rob Hubbard, remix by Chris Abbott and Boz
Level select - Shadowfire. Original by Fred Gray, remix by Chris Abbott, SeDi, and Boz
Level 1 - Comic Bakery. Original by Martin Galway, remix by Tomas Danko
Level 2 - Sanxion. Original by Rob Hubbard, remix by Chris Abbott
Level 3 - Ocean Loader 4. Original by Jonathan Dunn, remix by Boz
Level 4 - Driller. Original by Matt Gray, remix by SeDi
Boss - Trap. Original by Ben Daglish, remix by Chris Abbott, Boz, and Kenz
Boss 2 - Armalyte. Original by Martin Walker, remix by Fabian Del Priore, Tom Boecker, and Puffy64
High score - Delta. Original by Rob Hubbard, remix by Chris Abbott

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 16

Yay!

bigboxcollection.com/Outlaws.3DBox

3D box view of Outlaws (1997, PC, DE)

BigBoxCollection: high-res 3D boxes of over 1,000 games from 1982 to today

bigboxcollection.com

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 16

Woop!

My #Doom Shareware box reached 10k views over at BigBoxCollection.com \o/

Let's add some more: bigboxcollection.com/DoomShareware.3DBox

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Thomas Leroy @gamrok.bsky.social · Sep 12

A nice cover of Tristram theme on a 7-string (!) and 12-string guitar ❤️ 🎶

➡️ Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe...

I should learn to play it someday 😀 There must be arrangements for a 6-string guitar.

#Diablo #Tristram #GuitarCover #ClassicGuitar #RetroGaming

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 9

Played it on and off for years on Wii Virtual Console.

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UncleJeet @unclejeet.bsky.social · Sep 9

Red Five, standing by

Star Wars nerd in a Star Wars nerd shirt, with a screenshot fromthe original arcade game

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 9

Feels much easier on the gfx side, getting lost in ideas, spawning variants & it eventually turns out good. Coding is a bigger beast w/ lots of (tiny/hidden) decisions that will bite you in the ass later, but I get your point, so no more whining, follow the vision & let's not forget, I'm in for fun.

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 8

c64gfx.com/artist/39245...

jmin - C64 Pixel Artist

jmin is a C64 pixel artist creating PETSCII, bitmaps, logos and more.

c64gfx.com

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 8

Jumped that hurdle 🤪

Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Jul 21

Closing in on becoming a "Very High Output Artists" 🤣

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Benjamin @bigboxcollection.com · Sep 6

Reassuring hearing this from a pro, thx.
Fooling around with my fist C64 game (a party Joy2 wiggler) & after having all the GFX done, I'm sorta too in the same spot by marrying gfx & code while having these dreadful "have to get this right" & "do I even know what I'm doing" in the back of my head.

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tetrominoes from "Tetris" making an appearance in "Max Payne" (2001):

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