Jim Blimey
@jimblimey.com
Player of games, writer of code, drinker of beer, streamer of nonsense, an acquired taste. https://twitch.tv/jimblimey
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Jim Blimey
@jimblimey.com
· Nov 14
Happy Friday everyone! Fancy a brand new #ZXSpectrum game to get your teeth into this weekend?
Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj!
Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape?
jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek
Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj!
Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape?
jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek
Dont even know what that is, I know generic American and cowboy - the latter being the one that morphs into Welsh
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Dont even know what that is, I know generic American and cowboy - the latter being the one that morphs into Welsh
Yes and no - not American accents.
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Yes and no - not American accents.
It morphs to another region half way through
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
It morphs to another region half way through
Thats double what I can do!
January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Thats double what I can do!
Rookie mistake on my part
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Rookie mistake on my part
I do call them hoovers, and use it as a verb too.
The worst thing is I searched before posting to make sure I wasnt spelling it wrong and only paid attention to the AI overview which went with "alan"
The worst thing is I searched before posting to make sure I wasnt spelling it wrong and only paid attention to the AI overview which went with "alan"
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I do call them hoovers, and use it as a verb too.
The worst thing is I searched before posting to make sure I wasnt spelling it wrong and only paid attention to the AI overview which went with "alan"
The worst thing is I searched before posting to make sure I wasnt spelling it wrong and only paid attention to the AI overview which went with "alan"
I've just seen an alan key referred to as a hex wrench and now my day is ruined.
January 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM
I've just seen an alan key referred to as a hex wrench and now my day is ruined.
To 16 bits and beyond!
January 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
To 16 bits and beyond!
That is quite a journey! I remember drooling over adverts for CPCs and the SAM Coupe - Commodore and Acorn stuff never managed to grab my attention (not that I'd have ever got my hands on them anyway)
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
That is quite a journey! I remember drooling over adverts for CPCs and the SAM Coupe - Commodore and Acorn stuff never managed to grab my attention (not that I'd have ever got my hands on them anyway)
My 8 bits consisted of the Speccy, an XEGS (mostly shunned due to not having the right cable to save any programs I wrote) and the SMS.
My mate had an Amiga and I did spend a lot of time at his house tinkering with AMOS on it so comes in a close second.
My mate had an Amiga and I did spend a lot of time at his house tinkering with AMOS on it so comes in a close second.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My 8 bits consisted of the Speccy, an XEGS (mostly shunned due to not having the right cable to save any programs I wrote) and the SMS.
My mate had an Amiga and I did spend a lot of time at his house tinkering with AMOS on it so comes in a close second.
My mate had an Amiga and I did spend a lot of time at his house tinkering with AMOS on it so comes in a close second.
Make the most of it, days are getting longer ☹️
January 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Make the most of it, days are getting longer ☹️
Mondays dont get any easier do they 😒
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Mondays dont get any easier do they 😒
There is plenty of him to go round!
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 AM
There is plenty of him to go round!
Always nice to see Chubby on my timeline
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Always nice to see Chubby on my timeline
Ending off the weekend with this little soldier. Whilst the rest of his squadron fell over Christmas he remained hidden and out of sight at the back of the cupboard - until now.
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Ending off the weekend with this little soldier. Whilst the rest of his squadron fell over Christmas he remained hidden and out of sight at the back of the cupboard - until now.
I grew up with the ZX Spectrum but came of age with MSDOS.
January 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I grew up with the ZX Spectrum but came of age with MSDOS.
I emulating so the CD not a problem, not being able to read the text could be though 😆
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I emulating so the CD not a problem, not being able to read the text could be though 😆
Fully intending to pick this up again, start with some simple games like Black Hole.
Started tinkering with something different tonight. A sort of BBS that's just a bunch of text based Speccy sim/strat/management games that have been ported over ready to play online!
January 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Fully intending to pick this up again, start with some simple games like Black Hole.
Happy to take any suggestions
January 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Happy to take any suggestions
Stream Archive [10/01/2025] More PC Engine games!
YouTube video by Jim Blimey
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"Its like Blackpool illuminations back there"
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
"Its like Blackpool illuminations back there"
Lovely stuff!
I'll try not to leave it so long before the next one, and possibly try RetroArch on my mini PC - see if that does a better job than the emulator I was using tonight.
I'll try not to leave it so long before the next one, and possibly try RetroArch on my mini PC - see if that does a better job than the emulator I was using tonight.
January 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Lovely stuff!
I'll try not to leave it so long before the next one, and possibly try RetroArch on my mini PC - see if that does a better job than the emulator I was using tonight.
I'll try not to leave it so long before the next one, and possibly try RetroArch on my mini PC - see if that does a better job than the emulator I was using tonight.
January 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It was July I last looked at PC Engine games, which is waaay too long! So, for tonight's stream I'm going to fix that.
8pm GMT over on twitch, let's see what awaits us!
8pm GMT over on twitch, let's see what awaits us!
January 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
It was July I last looked at PC Engine games, which is waaay too long! So, for tonight's stream I'm going to fix that.
8pm GMT over on twitch, let's see what awaits us!
8pm GMT over on twitch, let's see what awaits us!