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Extent of the Jam
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Ornery middle-aged coder and musician (funk, chiptunes). Author of Digits VST and Slam VST. ADHD and Jewish. Battling nerve damage from transverse myelitis. Sick of your shit. Married. https://extentofthejam.bandcamp.com #demoscene #retrogaming #shmups 🏳️‍🌈
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Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
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Recently I released #Barbarians for #msdos. This release was for the #DOSember Game Jam, a 3-month game jam for MS-DOS preceding the month-long DOSember streaming event for 2025. cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos #gamedev
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I've just released the first version of my Skifree DOS port.
#DOSember #DOSGaming
All the features you know and love from Skifree windows are there. Just now in MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io/skifree-dos-...
Skifree - DOS Edition by rocketfry
The classic game Skifree - Ported to MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A new version of DOS racing game Ventura Heat is out! v1.1 fixes a ton of stuff and adds a bit of polish. Step on it! louisgorenfeld.itch.io/ventura-heat #indiedev #retrocoding #dosember
Ventura Heat by LouisGorenfeld
First person arcade-style racing for DOS computers
louisgorenfeld.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits”
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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CARS/COUNTACH.GIF
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
What is the deal with the SNES and Genesis ports of Chase HQ games? They have the weirdest not-great road engines. The PCE and Speccy ones manage pretty well.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Happy #ScanlineSunday! Here’s Nigel Mansell on SNES. It’s quite good.
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’ve found a few YouTube channels I like which dissect old effects:
White Pointer Gaming
Martin Piper
Coding Secrets/GameHut

…anything else? Looking for more stuff to watch.
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The xennial thing is real
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
There used to be a huge split between computer and console/arcade gaming in the 80s. Generally if you wanted adventure games, strategy games, simulations, or even RPGs, you got a computer. If you wanted expertly designed action games which many computer gamers did not appreciate, you got a console.
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
People talk about Boomer Shooters, but Doom’s more of a gen X/millennial thing. My dad is basically a boomer and this is the kind of stuff he played. Doom ushered in a new era that killed off companies like SSI by Epic, id, and others.

My dad came from tabletop gaming. It’s why we got a computer.
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I can never decide which Contra game is my favorite. The 8-bit ones I think are the most flawless. 3 and CHC bring the bombast though.
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One of my favorite PC Engine games. If you liked Granada you’ll probably like this too. I’m surprised more people don’t talk about it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Happy bday #x360. I got into it mid 2010s and it’s a pretty solid system. Here’s my small collection. Out of these I like Ridge Racer 6 and OutRun 2 the most. I need to put more time into some of the others as well but those two just end up glued to the tray whenever I have this console out 🤣
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Why is there no Dimahoo port? Come on @capcomusa.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy #RandomGameSaturday! Here’s Turrican II for Amiga. It’s also on Atari ST and DOS, and got completely mangled to become Universal Soldier on Genesis. Though not without its flaws, it’s a great hybrid of exploration and running and gunning inspired by games such as Psycho Nics Oscar and Metroid.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The anatomy of a pseudo 3d road tunnel with little overdraw. Debating whether to go for it since other stuff needs to get done.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Only ≈ 10 days left to submit something for the DOS Game Jam!

Did you know:
💾 There's still time to make something!
💾 You can submit something incomplete!
💾 Perfectionism can severely impact your mental, physical, and emotional health, as well as personal relationships?
💾 DOS Games are fun!
DOSember Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-08-31 to 2025-11-30 hosted by Emmfoolery. DOSember is an annual streaming event on twitch.tv Now approaching its 6th year, DOSember participants spend the entire month of December...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kirby Air Riders is 70 with no demo? When are game rentals coming back?
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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So it is possible to do 60fps 3d on the sega megadrive by using a very exotic indexing method to simulate 2 colors + alternating lines + fast DMA. Totally interlaced my brain 🙃
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I feel insulted
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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fresh reaction image (from the MS-DOS game Zeliard) for you
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Contra 3 on SNES is so solid
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM