Cal Skuthorpe
@buzzclik.bsky.social
Design guy. Font spotter. PETSCII fanatic. Views all my own, my bosses have nothing to do with it.
I make tiny robots here:
https://bsky.app/profile/petsciibots.bsky.social
I make fake C64 games here:
https://bsky.app/profile/64thdimension.bsky.social
I make tiny robots here:
https://bsky.app/profile/petsciibots.bsky.social
I make fake C64 games here:
https://bsky.app/profile/64thdimension.bsky.social
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Cal Skuthorpe
@buzzclik.bsky.social
· Apr 26
You may know me as a #PETSCII artist, but what you might not know is that I also slap a bunch of designs (PETSCII or otherwise) onto shirts and stuff over at www.teepublic.com/user/petscii
#pixelart #C64 #Commodore64 #textmode
#pixelart #C64 #Commodore64 #textmode
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Released a small #C64 demo dubbed "Wobble" and that's all it does: wobble. Big thx to Flotsam for making a neat and wobbly track for it.
Enjoy.
Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfYW...
Enjoy.
Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfYW...
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Released a small #C64 demo dubbed "Wobble" and that's all it does: wobble. Big thx to Flotsam for making a neat and wobbly track for it.
Enjoy.
Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfYW...
Enjoy.
Download: csdb.dk/release/?id=...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfYW...
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Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
Until recently, I'd been off social media for quite a while; that doesn't mean I wasn't toiling away on #PETSCII ideas in the background the whole time.
#C64 #Commodore64 #pixelart #textmode
#C64 #Commodore64 #pixelart #textmode
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Until recently, I'd been off social media for quite a while; that doesn't mean I wasn't toiling away on #PETSCII ideas in the background the whole time.
#C64 #Commodore64 #pixelart #textmode
#C64 #Commodore64 #pixelart #textmode
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New article time!
The Amiga family of computers have just turned 40 - and are still deeply misunderstood and underappreciated. So let's use this anniversary to look at Sword of Sodan, a game that is perhaps the epitome of this sad phenomenon:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/27/s...
The Amiga family of computers have just turned 40 - and are still deeply misunderstood and underappreciated. So let's use this anniversary to look at Sword of Sodan, a game that is perhaps the epitome of this sad phenomenon:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/27/s...
Sword of Sodan: Comes out fighting
This game left a strong impression on me so very many years ago—how could it not? Fantasy hack and slash action rarely looks as good as this. The playable characters were heroes in the classic Cona…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New article time!
The Amiga family of computers have just turned 40 - and are still deeply misunderstood and underappreciated. So let's use this anniversary to look at Sword of Sodan, a game that is perhaps the epitome of this sad phenomenon:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/27/s...
The Amiga family of computers have just turned 40 - and are still deeply misunderstood and underappreciated. So let's use this anniversary to look at Sword of Sodan, a game that is perhaps the epitome of this sad phenomenon:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/27/s...
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I am delighted to announce that I've 3D scanned the complete Super Mario Land keshi figure series, originally released by Bandai in Japan in 1989!
All 21 of these vintage Mario toys--from Daisy to Tatanga, and everyone in between--can now be downloaded here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
All 21 of these vintage Mario toys--from Daisy to Tatanga, and everyone in between--can now be downloaded here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
June 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I am delighted to announce that I've 3D scanned the complete Super Mario Land keshi figure series, originally released by Bandai in Japan in 1989!
All 21 of these vintage Mario toys--from Daisy to Tatanga, and everyone in between--can now be downloaded here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
All 21 of these vintage Mario toys--from Daisy to Tatanga, and everyone in between--can now be downloaded here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
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A 2D first person dungeon crawler, made in 3 days for the Ludum Dare game jam. Isn't it funny that we used to call these "3D" games? It's not even billboards, it's sprites. #indiedev
July 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A 2D first person dungeon crawler, made in 3 days for the Ludum Dare game jam. Isn't it funny that we used to call these "3D" games? It's not even billboards, it's sprites. #indiedev
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July 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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NEW VIDEO TIME!
With its 30th anniversary happening a few weeks back, it made it the right time to dive into Air Combat on PlayStation, the first in what'd become the Ace Combat home series.
But how's it stack up from someone coming it from those later games?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLN...
With its 30th anniversary happening a few weeks back, it made it the right time to dive into Air Combat on PlayStation, the first in what'd become the Ace Combat home series.
But how's it stack up from someone coming it from those later games?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLN...
Air/Ace Combat (PSX): A Series Gets Cleared For Take-Off - Beyond The Scanlines #124
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
NEW VIDEO TIME!
With its 30th anniversary happening a few weeks back, it made it the right time to dive into Air Combat on PlayStation, the first in what'd become the Ace Combat home series.
But how's it stack up from someone coming it from those later games?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLN...
With its 30th anniversary happening a few weeks back, it made it the right time to dive into Air Combat on PlayStation, the first in what'd become the Ace Combat home series.
But how's it stack up from someone coming it from those later games?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLN...
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chess seems too well balanced theres gotta be some trick
July 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM
chess seems too well balanced theres gotta be some trick
@drewwise.bsky.social Was away on holiday recently and had a stranger who was obviously a big F-Zero fan come up to me to ask about my FALCON-0 shirt. Just thought you should know!
(I love that shirt, and your work in general!)
(I love that shirt, and your work in general!)
July 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
@drewwise.bsky.social Was away on holiday recently and had a stranger who was obviously a big F-Zero fan come up to me to ask about my FALCON-0 shirt. Just thought you should know!
(I love that shirt, and your work in general!)
(I love that shirt, and your work in general!)
Happy Return of the Living Dead Day!
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Happy Return of the Living Dead Day!
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WONDER BOY IN MONSTER LAND
ESCAPE 1988
SEGA MASTER SYSTEM
ESCAPE 1988
SEGA MASTER SYSTEM
June 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
WONDER BOY IN MONSTER LAND
ESCAPE 1988
SEGA MASTER SYSTEM
ESCAPE 1988
SEGA MASTER SYSTEM
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tired: passing legislation
wired: running legislation, 28 yards, first down
wired: running legislation, 28 yards, first down
A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed
June 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
tired: passing legislation
wired: running legislation, 28 yards, first down
wired: running legislation, 28 yards, first down
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AI in the wild? This tray tissue I was given at a restaurant is full of errors and hallucinations…!
June 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
AI in the wild? This tray tissue I was given at a restaurant is full of errors and hallucinations…!
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is notorious for its poor DVD release. A year or two ago, someone sent me 4 of the home laserdiscs releases. Here's the first of four that I am uploading to the Internet Archive. archive.org/details/Teen...
June 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is notorious for its poor DVD release. A year or two ago, someone sent me 4 of the home laserdiscs releases. Here's the first of four that I am uploading to the Internet Archive. archive.org/details/Teen...
You spelled "abolish" incorrectly
June 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
You spelled "abolish" incorrectly
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June 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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My first Genesis / Mega Drive game of the year, thanks to @mix256.bsky.social and @megacatstudios.bsky.social — can’t wait to play it!
June 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My first Genesis / Mega Drive game of the year, thanks to @mix256.bsky.social and @megacatstudios.bsky.social — can’t wait to play it!
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East Japan Railway Company mini training vehicle.
June 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
East Japan Railway Company mini training vehicle.
"Why is the plane in the water?" - my 3yo, looking at the safety instruction card before we take off
Uhhh well you see
Uhhh well you see
June 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Why is the plane in the water?" - my 3yo, looking at the safety instruction card before we take off
Uhhh well you see
Uhhh well you see