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A deadly encounter on the streets of 21st Century Kyoto in the wake of devastation from an earthquake that also unleashed a horde of demons - and magic back into the world.
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A deadly encounter on the streets of 21st Century Kyoto in the wake of devastation from an earthquake that also unleashed a horde of demons - and magic back into the world.
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
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February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Hello. For my newsletter, I wrote an essay about the compilation that got me into Japanese new wave. Tokyo Mobile Music is an imperfect package with a spotty history surrounding it, so I went ahead and filled in the gaps and wrote some liner notes for you myself.
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
On the move: the story of Tokyo Mobile Music I
Demystifying the compilation that introduced me to Japanese new wave music.
www.shy.center
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Hello. For my newsletter, I wrote an essay about the compilation that got me into Japanese new wave. Tokyo Mobile Music is an imperfect package with a spotty history surrounding it, so I went ahead and filled in the gaps and wrote some liner notes for you myself.
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
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Rescue missions are subtly different. With multiple hostages to find, some of whom have useful skills, you can recruit the hostages themselves to help. You also score per hostage freed. cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Rescue missions are subtly different. With multiple hostages to find, some of whom have useful skills, you can recruit the hostages themselves to help. You also score per hostage freed. cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga
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Obsessed with these (Bryce?) renders from Total Annihilation
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Obsessed with these (Bryce?) renders from Total Annihilation
Absolutely crucial drpg mechanic: the one-way door
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Absolutely crucial drpg mechanic: the one-way door
I still come across a few artifacts of the old drpg now and then, like this switch model. It reminds me of that game and makes me excited to get back to it once this one is done. The theme of that one will be very different but mechanically it will build on what I'm currently making
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I still come across a few artifacts of the old drpg now and then, like this switch model. It reminds me of that game and makes me excited to get back to it once this one is done. The theme of that one will be very different but mechanically it will build on what I'm currently making
Using my map -> 3d space conversion tool to overwrite an existing map gives me these amazingly haunted corporate nightmare spaces to explore
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Using my map -> 3d space conversion tool to overwrite an existing map gives me these amazingly haunted corporate nightmare spaces to explore
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Less Pixels, More Texture.
January 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Less Pixels, More Texture.
I think I've implemented all that's needed to build the maps I've drawn so far. I have 6 floors, up to a first boss. Looking forward to building this out and playtesting
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I think I've implemented all that's needed to build the maps I've drawn so far. I have 6 floors, up to a first boss. Looking forward to building this out and playtesting
I'm continuously glad I decided to pause my bigger drpg project and make this smaller one first so I can get the basics down, because even just the basics are so much effort
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I'm continuously glad I decided to pause my bigger drpg project and make this smaller one first so I can get the basics down, because even just the basics are so much effort
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recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline.
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline.
Do you ever quickly throw together a placeholder, take one look at it in game and sigh because you realize it's probably going to be final? Just did that with this item pickup thing
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Do you ever quickly throw together a placeholder, take one look at it in game and sigh because you realize it's probably going to be final? Just did that with this item pickup thing
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Escape from Terror City is 60% off this week on Steam!
Old-School 3D Run'n'Gun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1524020/...
Old-School 3D Run'n'Gun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1524020/...
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Escape from Terror City is 60% off this week on Steam!
Old-School 3D Run'n'Gun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1524020/...
Old-School 3D Run'n'Gun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1524020/...
This week was a write-off for game dev but it’s only made me more determined to finish this game
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 AM
This week was a write-off for game dev but it’s only made me more determined to finish this game
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Tonight, Ottawa!!
// OTTAWA // FRIENDS // DEVS //
COME CELEBRATE 16 YEARS OF 'TANGLIN' IN THE CAPITAL
// LOCAL GAMES n LOCAL VIBES //
// JANUARY 21st // 8PM // @avantgardebar.bsky.social
COME CELEBRATE 16 YEARS OF 'TANGLIN' IN THE CAPITAL
// LOCAL GAMES n LOCAL VIBES //
// JANUARY 21st // 8PM // @avantgardebar.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Tonight, Ottawa!!
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When this soundtrack is done I’ll be selling several pieces of hardware that I don’t use. As much as I like hardware, I’m settling into an efficient and satisfying computer-based workflow that doesn’t call for as much gear as I have
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
When this soundtrack is done I’ll be selling several pieces of hardware that I don’t use. As much as I like hardware, I’m settling into an efficient and satisfying computer-based workflow that doesn’t call for as much gear as I have
Listening to boss battle bgm drafts for the first time in a weeks. The drafts I thought were so-so sound really promising to me now. Looking forward to finalizing them. Overall this soundtrack is going to be very strong imo
January 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Listening to boss battle bgm drafts for the first time in a weeks. The drafts I thought were so-so sound really promising to me now. Looking forward to finalizing them. Overall this soundtrack is going to be very strong imo
I think I'm going to have to go with the weird placeholder title for this dungeon crawler because I don't have any better ideas
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I think I'm going to have to go with the weird placeholder title for this dungeon crawler because I don't have any better ideas
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John Harris' 80s art for the ZX81 manual in 1981 and the ZX Spectrum Basic Programming book the following year. Bold Brutalism inspired shapes and exotic floating mountain cities. Used these contrasting colour schemes myself recently too. Absolutely iconic.
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
John Harris' 80s art for the ZX81 manual in 1981 and the ZX Spectrum Basic Programming book the following year. Bold Brutalism inspired shapes and exotic floating mountain cities. Used these contrasting colour schemes myself recently too. Absolutely iconic.
I've seen lots of interest in switching from windows to linux recently, so fwiw the distribution I've been using for the past few years is KDE Neon. I find its Plasma environment to be stable and customizable without being too complex. It's pretty similar to windows too neon.kde.org
KDE neon
KDE neon is the latest and greatest of KDE community software.
neon.kde.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I've seen lots of interest in switching from windows to linux recently, so fwiw the distribution I've been using for the past few years is KDE Neon. I find its Plasma environment to be stable and customizable without being too complex. It's pretty similar to windows too neon.kde.org
It’s good to have sumo back on the tv. Great first day, looking forward to the rest of the basho
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It’s good to have sumo back on the tv. Great first day, looking forward to the rest of the basho
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Automaton Heart UI maximalist clusterfuck 2026
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Automaton Heart UI maximalist clusterfuck 2026