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Martijn Frazer

@martijnfrazer.bsky.social

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Musician | Web developer | Host of DOS Game Club podcast Bandcamp: https://martijnfrazer.bandcamp.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/martijnf YouTube: https://youtube.com/martijnfrazer Podcast: https://www.dosgameclub.com Mastodon: https://dosgame.club/@Tijn

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · Jun 7

Oh and here's our song!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Gr...

Martijn & Karin - Trying To Have A Good Time - Morlvision 25

YouTube video by Martijn Frazer

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PixHELL Prophecy (spooky edition) @pixelprophecy.com · 19h

Made a game for Ludum Dare 58? Would you like me to play and stream* it? Then head over to ✨https://pixelprophecy.com/submit ✨

I usually stream on the weekend, next stream this Saturday at 21:00 CEST!

* Games are picked randomly and devs in the chat are favored

#ldjam #ld58 #ludumdare

Pixel Prophecy Submission Form

A submission form

pixelprophecy.com

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 19h

fuck yeah

Screenshot of a section of the linked Oatmeal comic that says (white text in a black messy box): "In my experience, the people who are excited about AI art also happen to be some of the most talentless fucking people I've ever met."

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jukio kallio @jukio.bsky.social · 1d

Vignettes of Horror

21 visions of creepy worlds

out now on all platforms

🦇🎶

jukiokallio.bandcamp.com/album/vignet...

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 1d

You know it's a good game when halfway through there's a quiz, and the questions aren't even related to the game but just general trivia.

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Natalie Alana Ashton @natalan.bsky.social · 3d

if anyone is a regular user of Newcastle station pls can you install a VPN and DM me?

(love too use microblogging platforms in 2025)

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 3d

Normally puzzles in point & click adventures act as road blocks: you either solve them or you're stuck.

But not so in Don't Escape! You can half botch a puzzle and still carry on with the story! How cool is that??

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's really interesting what they've done with Don't Escape here. It doesn't just take the old point & click formula, but brings to the table some new or rarely seen features to make things more interesting.

For example, you can partially solve puzzles in this game, how about that!

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 3d

Old adventure games are typically very brutal on the player, which is a thing often avoided in more modern ones.

And while it's good when a game doesn't actively hate the player, having deaths and a feeling of real stakes in a game does bring its own excitement.

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 3d

Don't Escape: 4 Days To Survive by @scriptwelder.com is 80% off on Steam right now.

This is my favourite adventure game of 2019. I love how innovative its mechanics are. This game brings replayability to a whole new level that's rarely seen in point & clicks!

store.steampowered.com/app/611760/D...

Save 80% on Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive on Steam

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

store.steampowered.com

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 4d

Jurassic Bollocks

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Alex Rose @alexrosegames.bsky.social · 5d

once again I am streaming ludum dare. making a truly ridiculous game but it's starting to come together
twitch.tv/alexrosegames

AlexRoseGames - Twitch

LUDUM DARE DAY 2 - Rizz Collector

twitch.tv

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 6d

BTW, I covered Planetfall and Stationball both on The Greatest Games You Probably (Never) Played!

The Classic PC Gaming Era (1977-1989) - Planetfall and Stationfall

Two hilarious and heartwarming adventure games show famed adventure game designer Steve Meretzky at his very best.

greatestgames.substack.com

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 5d

It was crashing every 45 minutes though, which is apparently way worse than it originally was in Windows XP or whatever.

I've read it has something to do with Windows Data Execution Prevention, which was introduced in Windows... 8?

But yeah, it's a wonky mess regardless hahah

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 5d

To be clear, I've never played this before lol

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 5d

It's much more janky than I had imagined it to be, but in a fun way that makes me enjoy it!

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 5d

I bought New Vegas on a whim because it was only $5 on Steam.

It crashed a lot at first, but after following one of those 36 step guides to patch the game and install a bunch of mods, it's running pretty well now and I'm having a good time!

Screenshot of New Vegas showing a character wearing a lab coat named Thomas Hildern who says: "Too many people have opinions about things they know nothing about. And the more ignorant they are, the more opinions they have."

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Tony Longworth @tonylongworth.bsky.social · 6d

Mr Creosote, The Digital Antiquarian and myself join the DOS Game Club podcast to explore Infocom's PLANETFALL.

It’s a rich and entertaining conversation - part deep-dive, part trip down memory lane...

🎧 www.dosgameclub.com/planetfall/

#Planetfall #Infocom #DOSGameClub

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

And on top of all that we received a lovely voice message from friend of the show Jon aka BogusMeatFactory, who together with his buddy Nick ran an Infocom-themed podcast called The Literate Pixel, which is highly recommended!

creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

The Literate Pixel Podcast • A podcast on Spotify for Creators

The Literate Pixel Podcast features the misadventures of Nick and Jon as they explore the mostly absurd world of books based on video game franchises.

creators.spotify.com

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

Last but not least we had the pleasure of having @digiantiquarian.bsky.social on, who has been writing about videogames as "The Digital Antiquarian" for many years over at his website filfre.net

» Planetfall The Digital Antiquarian

www.filfre.net

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

Also joining the show was @tonylongworth.bsky.social who made music for @textfiles.com's Get Lamp interactive fiction documentary. He also made a whole Infocom-inspired album of his own!

tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/album/memori...

Memories of Infocom - Volume 1, by Tony Longworth

12 track album

tonylongworth.bandcamp.com

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

Talking to all the amazing guests is always the best part of doing this podcast.

This episode we had veteran DGC member Mr. Creosote on, who has written about Planetfall for his website GoodOldDays.net: www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Plan...

www.goodolddays.net

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

Had a very good time chatting about Infocom's Planetfall (1983) on the DOS Game Club podcast the other day.

Turns out we had a lot to discuss, because this is our longest ever episode at almost 4 hours lol

www.dosgameclub.com/planetfall/

#dosGaming #podcast

Planetfall – DOS GAME CLUB Podcast

Monthly online discussion and roundtable podcast featuring one DOS game per episode.

www.dosgameclub.com

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 6d

I use this too! Especially useful to make quiet twitch streams or podcasts more audiable on poor laptop speakers.

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Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 7d

snep

Martijn Frazer @martijnfrazer.bsky.social · 7d

tbh I feel like the well has been completely drained. Making everything a subscription service was the last bit of "real" innovation from that vein and now they've truly run out of ideas.

It's honestly shocking how much my tech life now resembles my tech life of 2015.

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