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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 14d

lucasarts, technical support, official website, excerpt (1996) web.archive.org/web/19961223...

yoda is sitting behind a 'desk' or stone tablet or something with a feather quill in his hand, looking wrinkly and wise as always. a dimly lit wall with odd shaped round windows is behind him.
text (with hyperlink): visit yoda's help desk to solve your technical problem online.

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Daniel @c418.org · Jul 31

Do you remember when games had jingles when you hit the start button? Like, in Silent Hill, or how the resident evil man says RESIDENT EEVIIIL?

We stopped doing it and I hate that this tradition is gone. I miss it so much, I put it in Wanderstop, a game I worked on.

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Alan (Who Is Awesome) @alanwritesstuff.bsky.social · Jul 29

Last year I spent a wonderful hour with Lena Raine (@lena.fyi) crouched down in the corner of a jam-packed showroom to talk about RPGs, music, and how hard it is to make a game:

www.nintendolife.com/features/we-...

"We Don't Need To Just Keep On Repeating The Past" - Lena Raine On Shmups, SNES Samples & Going Solo

Here comes the boom

www.nintendolife.com

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · Jul 26

Hello.

It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.

Now, I'm looking for your memories.

Let's turn back together.

Face the flower and speak.

memories.undertale.com

UNDERTALE - Memories

memories.undertale.com

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

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Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Jul 23

Let’s change gears. Do some good

Sign this. Make it go viral. Protect sex workers. End payment processor discrimination

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.

Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

action.aclu.org

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♢ Fen ♢ @salmikawolf.bsky.social · Jul 23

Monument Valley 3 is out now on consoles and steam!! If you're looking for a magical journey with outstanding music this one is for you ✨

store.steampowered.com/app/3132930/...

Bright yellow field of wheat with architecture coming out of it with the title Monument Valley 3 enlarged in the middle and a character standing to the side

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Jes the human charity stream @ 5:30 PT @jesthehuman.itch.io · Jul 18

Now is a great time to grab the No ICE in California Charity Bundle if you haven't already! It supports two incredible immigrants' rights organizations and has over 500 games for a donation of $10 or more!

Bundle link: itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...

screenshot of the no ice in california charity bundle on itch.io that shows $67,108 has been raised, there are 23 days left of the bundle

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jul 7

Oh I am most certainly inside the nerdosphere, haha. I've been on and off testing different distros on a test machine I have, and I've just now gotten brave enough to try it with my main computer.

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kuraine @lena.fyi · Jul 7

fwiw: game music, especially music that comes from a place of deep respect for fan communities as part of its creation, deserves to live in conversation with each other & not locked down behind a gate. that's always been my stance on the things i have copyright control over. in case it wasn't clear.

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jul 5

Ahem...fun until I have to figure out what the hell is causing these audio latency issues. Ough

jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jul 1

Migrating from Adobe to alternatives, migrating from Google to alternatives, and migrating from Windows (and Microsoft as a while!) to alternatives.

Entering my "I am very tired of Big Tech" arc, and honestly in some cases it's kinda fun (like giving Linux Mint a shot lol)

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just learned about the <marquee> HTML tag, a whole new world of silly little possibilities has opened itself to me.............

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jul 1

The only reason I even have a Microsoft account anymore is because they made it so you need one in order to play Minecraft. Blehg

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jul 1

Migrating from Adobe to alternatives, migrating from Google to alternatives, and migrating from Windows (and Microsoft as a while!) to alternatives.

Entering my "I am very tired of Big Tech" arc, and honestly in some cases it's kinda fun (like giving Linux Mint a shot lol)

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · Jun 21

legend of hero tonma, print ad, excerpt (1990) archive.org/details/fami...

a crt monitor/tv set with a blue screen and, white arched eyebrows, two white dots for eyes, small diagonal white lines below and a white circle for an open mouth.

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 28

Reminded of the time I was reading the online FL Studio manual which mentioned it was for "FL Studio 24" which startled me since at the time the newest one I knew about/was using was 21 (they went from 21 to 24)

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 28

I keep forgetting new iOS and macOS went straight to version 26 (after being on 18 and 15 respectively) and now whenever I see something like "iOS 26" I have to sort out my brain remembering what the hell is going on. XD

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temmie @tuyoki.bsky.social · Jun 28

tem make cookie

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 27

KNOBSTER VST plugins! 🎶 (Bluesky re-post) #music #flstudio #VGM #notreallyVGMbutwhatevs

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 25

the lily pad bistro 🐸🌱 #music #VGM

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thinking about.............Tenna Deltarune..........📺

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 19

I replayed Monument Valley (for like...the fifth time...) earlier this year! I still absolutely love its art style

jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · Jun 19

Realized that I do not like posting on YouTube! At least frequently. So I'll probably show off musical doodles here instead and save things like YT and BC for big releases, like game music or things I think of as more fully fleshed out. 🎶

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Dot @dotmaetrix.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy pride folks

I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.

We have always been here.

dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...

A List Of Games By Trans People Before 2010

dotmaetrix.neocities.org

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jade🍃 @gardenpet.bsky.social · May 25

little thing inspired by the rainy days we've been having over here 🌧️

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