Ballaam
@ballaam.dk64randomizer.com
Donkey Kong 64 Scientist, DK64 Randomizer Dev, F1 & Monster Hunter nerd, Court's source of puns
Unfortunately wasn't able to go to GDQ this year despite donk getting in. However, @2dos.dk64randomizer.com was incredibly generous and got me one of the staff shirts regardless. Great run on stage and glad that we got to kick cancer's butt.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Unfortunately wasn't able to go to GDQ this year despite donk getting in. However, @2dos.dk64randomizer.com was incredibly generous and got me one of the staff shirts regardless. Great run on stage and glad that we got to kick cancer's butt.
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Everything @keiperdontcare.bsky.social has ever done has lead to this moment. All decisions he has made, every step he has walked, all lead to this vital singular moment in time. #agdq2026
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Everything @keiperdontcare.bsky.social has ever done has lead to this moment. All decisions he has made, every step he has walked, all lead to this vital singular moment in time. #agdq2026
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DK 64 Randomizer fans are making a strong showing in GDQ crowd. Does anyone know where someone could learn more about this run?
@connor75.bsky.social and @keiperdontcare.bsky.social are putting on an a-peel-ing show #agdq2026
@connor75.bsky.social and @keiperdontcare.bsky.social are putting on an a-peel-ing show #agdq2026
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
DK 64 Randomizer fans are making a strong showing in GDQ crowd. Does anyone know where someone could learn more about this run?
@connor75.bsky.social and @keiperdontcare.bsky.social are putting on an a-peel-ing show #agdq2026
@connor75.bsky.social and @keiperdontcare.bsky.social are putting on an a-peel-ing show #agdq2026
We should normalize documentation of good Linux workarounds for common workflows for your hobbies.
I'm now on Linux Fedora KDE instead of Windows, and it's been great so far. Trying to find the alternatives is fun, but guides & recommendations are endlessly helpful
I'm now on Linux Fedora KDE instead of Windows, and it's been great so far. Trying to find the alternatives is fun, but guides & recommendations are endlessly helpful
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
We should normalize documentation of good Linux workarounds for common workflows for your hobbies.
I'm now on Linux Fedora KDE instead of Windows, and it's been great so far. Trying to find the alternatives is fun, but guides & recommendations are endlessly helpful
I'm now on Linux Fedora KDE instead of Windows, and it's been great so far. Trying to find the alternatives is fun, but guides & recommendations are endlessly helpful
Cause I would 100% trust my ID with the owner of a random site who openly admits they might retain it for as long as they want... ( /s )
What a backwards, tone-deaf policy
What a backwards, tone-deaf policy
romhacking.net updated their TOS so that in a situation where, if you do not want your work hosted by their site, and someone uploads it anyway
the site owner, nightcrawler, personally requires you to send him photos of yourself, and he "may" retain them for as long as he likes :)
archive.ph/0B750
the site owner, nightcrawler, personally requires you to send him photos of yourself, and he "may" retain them for as long as he likes :)
archive.ph/0B750
December 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Cause I would 100% trust my ID with the owner of a random site who openly admits they might retain it for as long as they want... ( /s )
What a backwards, tone-deaf policy
What a backwards, tone-deaf policy
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The DK64 Randomizer development team will be having a panel at AGDQ 2026! We'll be going through the history of the randomizer as well as how it was made. See you there!
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The DK64 Randomizer development team will be having a panel at AGDQ 2026! We'll be going through the history of the randomizer as well as how it was made. See you there!
New video from WhitePointer talking about crashes in DK64. Its a solid video that I provided some technical help on: youtu.be/A0bWoo1h8FQ?...
Digging into crash bugs in Donkey Kong 64 | White_Pointer Gaming
YouTube video by White_Pointer Gaming
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New video from WhitePointer talking about crashes in DK64. Its a solid video that I provided some technical help on: youtu.be/A0bWoo1h8FQ?...
Adding these to Donk Viewer (cause of course I am) and found 2 interesting tidbits.
There's an ambient SFX bubble that is near (most) Cranky's Lab locations to play the electricity SFX. Eg: Picture 1
For Factory though, this is incredibly offset to the middle of the room. Why?
There's an ambient SFX bubble that is near (most) Cranky's Lab locations to play the electricity SFX. Eg: Picture 1
For Factory though, this is incredibly offset to the middle of the room. Why?
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Adding these to Donk Viewer (cause of course I am) and found 2 interesting tidbits.
There's an ambient SFX bubble that is near (most) Cranky's Lab locations to play the electricity SFX. Eg: Picture 1
For Factory though, this is incredibly offset to the middle of the room. Why?
There's an ambient SFX bubble that is near (most) Cranky's Lab locations to play the electricity SFX. Eg: Picture 1
For Factory though, this is incredibly offset to the middle of the room. Why?
Babe, wake up! A new inexplicable part of the map geometry file was found
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Babe, wake up! A new inexplicable part of the map geometry file was found
I found where the game stores the paths that the minecarts have to adhere to during the minecart rides, and it's pretty nonsensical.
❌ Enemy Paths File
❌ Object Paths File
❌ In it's own unique file
✅ Map Geometry File
Cause the best place to put something unseen is in the file for seen things.
❌ Enemy Paths File
❌ Object Paths File
❌ In it's own unique file
✅ Map Geometry File
Cause the best place to put something unseen is in the file for seen things.
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I found where the game stores the paths that the minecarts have to adhere to during the minecart rides, and it's pretty nonsensical.
❌ Enemy Paths File
❌ Object Paths File
❌ In it's own unique file
✅ Map Geometry File
Cause the best place to put something unseen is in the file for seen things.
❌ Enemy Paths File
❌ Object Paths File
❌ In it's own unique file
✅ Map Geometry File
Cause the best place to put something unseen is in the file for seen things.
Next year will be our year
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Next year will be our year
The devs of DK64 made a mistake when creating the save file. The save data for the names associated with your DK Arcade highscore share 1 bit with your jetpac highscore.
As such, depending on the name you enter, your highscore will either look like a normal player or Steve Wiebe's cousin
As such, depending on the name you enter, your highscore will either look like a normal player or Steve Wiebe's cousin
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The devs of DK64 made a mistake when creating the save file. The save data for the names associated with your DK Arcade highscore share 1 bit with your jetpac highscore.
As such, depending on the name you enter, your highscore will either look like a normal player or Steve Wiebe's cousin
As such, depending on the name you enter, your highscore will either look like a normal player or Steve Wiebe's cousin
Don't talk to me or my brother, or my uncle, or my son again
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Don't talk to me or my brother, or my uncle, or my son again
All hail the beaver
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
All hail the beaver
Working on a chunk viewer for Donk Viewer and, to say the least, DK64's chunk system is..... odd.
🧵 - How DK64's chunk system works
🧵 - How DK64's chunk system works
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Working on a chunk viewer for Donk Viewer and, to say the least, DK64's chunk system is..... odd.
🧵 - How DK64's chunk system works
🧵 - How DK64's chunk system works
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Hold up, something ain't quite right here
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Hold up, something ain't quite right here
So figured out what this was... another race in Crystal Caves. This time a flying course against a very vulture-sounding Squawks. Unfortunately incredibly broken so requires a lot of pushing and poking to get it working as intended.
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So figured out what this was... another race in Crystal Caves. This time a flying course against a very vulture-sounding Squawks. Unfortunately incredibly broken so requires a lot of pushing and poking to get it working as intended.
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
youtu.be/Pw7b1pj_Ecs?...
"Hey Ballaam, how goes debugging the testing crash"
How it's going:
How it's going:
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"Hey Ballaam, how goes debugging the testing crash"
How it's going:
How it's going:
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THE #AGDQ2026 GAMES LIST IS OUT!!!!!
AND the New Game Submission Period is open now through Nov. 10th!!
Games that released on September 1st, 2025 and after are eligible
Games list: gdq.gg/games
Submit a run: gdq.gg/submit
AND the New Game Submission Period is open now through Nov. 10th!!
Games that released on September 1st, 2025 and after are eligible
Games list: gdq.gg/games
Submit a run: gdq.gg/submit
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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