Paul "Paulie" Hughes
@pauliehughes.bsky.social
43 years of programming games; from Vic-20 to PS5! The LEGO game guy, The Ocean Loader Guy. 56 shipped titles, 240M sales. Retro Game Code archiver/documenter. Happy Chappy. Occasional Magician. Typography snob. BAFTA member.
A quick trip to the Manchester Christmas Markets, and as I was on Albert Square, it would've been rude to not visit the old Ocean building on Central Street... Me in 2025 and 1987 Oh my word!
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A quick trip to the Manchester Christmas Markets, and as I was on Albert Square, it would've been rude to not visit the old Ocean building on Central Street... Me in 2025 and 1987 Oh my word!
All hail the 6502 - #ChuckPeddleDay
Today is #ChuckPeddleDay – a celebration of the brilliant mind behind the 6502!
So dig out your 6502 computers, power them up, dust them off, or just show them with pride.
Whether it’s a Commodore, Apple, Atari, BBC Micro or any homebrew project – today we honor the chip that started it all. 🚀🖥️✨
So dig out your 6502 computers, power them up, dust them off, or just show them with pride.
Whether it’s a Commodore, Apple, Atari, BBC Micro or any homebrew project – today we honor the chip that started it all. 🚀🖥️✨
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
All hail the 6502 - #ChuckPeddleDay
We need more of this... Don't let our old game code disappear into the ether.
"Game preservation takes many forms, and it’s important to consider research as well as play."
Right there, plain as day. Research access to games can coexist with playing them for fun!
Right there, plain as day. Research access to games can coexist with playing them for fun!
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We need more of this... Don't let our old game code disappear into the ether.
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Don't miss this one. Steve Furber's 'From little Acorns to building brains' talk. Part of the ARM at 40 anniversary celebrations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
"From little Acorns..." - Steve Furber - ARM at 40 anniversary, Talk 5
YouTube video by The Centre for Computing History
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Don't miss this one. Steve Furber's 'From little Acorns to building brains' talk. Part of the ARM at 40 anniversary celebrations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 417 - November 15th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 417 - November 15th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
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Just released bc_crunch: a tiny (~700 LOC), C99 library for lossless BC1/BC4/BC3/BC5 compression.
One .c/.h pair, no deps, no malloc
GPU-ready output
Zigzag + delta + popcount/dictionary tricks
Tested
Perfect for games, procedural assets, streaming textures.
github.com/Geolm/bc_cru...
One .c/.h pair, no deps, no malloc
GPU-ready output
Zigzag + delta + popcount/dictionary tricks
Tested
Perfect for games, procedural assets, streaming textures.
github.com/Geolm/bc_cru...
GitHub - Geolm/bc_crunch: tiny dependency-free lossless compressor for BC/DXT texture streams (C99, ~700 LoC)
tiny dependency-free lossless compressor for BC/DXT texture streams (C99, ~700 LoC) - Geolm/bc_crunch
github.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just released bc_crunch: a tiny (~700 LOC), C99 library for lossless BC1/BC4/BC3/BC5 compression.
One .c/.h pair, no deps, no malloc
GPU-ready output
Zigzag + delta + popcount/dictionary tricks
Tested
Perfect for games, procedural assets, streaming textures.
github.com/Geolm/bc_cru...
One .c/.h pair, no deps, no malloc
GPU-ready output
Zigzag + delta + popcount/dictionary tricks
Tested
Perfect for games, procedural assets, streaming textures.
github.com/Geolm/bc_cru...
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course talk recording of "Stochastic Tile-Based Lighting in HypeHype" by Jarkko Lempiäinen from HypeHype is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O44...
SIGGRAPH 2025 Advances: STOCHASTIC TILE-BASED LIGHTING IN HYPEHYPE
YouTube video by SIGGRAPH Advances in Real-Time Rendering
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course talk recording of "Stochastic Tile-Based Lighting in HypeHype" by Jarkko Lempiäinen from HypeHype is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O44...
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 416 - November 9th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 416 - November 9th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
Blimey, 25 years, it feels like yesterday when we crowded around the Dreamcast to check out Shenmue. It really used the DC hardware well; a lovely looking game.
Shenmue for the SEGA Dreamcast officially launched 25 years ago.
This is one of my personal favorite games of all-time and it always will be.
Happy 25 years, Ryo. 🌸
This is one of my personal favorite games of all-time and it always will be.
Happy 25 years, Ryo. 🌸
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Blimey, 25 years, it feels like yesterday when we crowded around the Dreamcast to check out Shenmue. It really used the DC hardware well; a lovely looking game.
Just came across this advert from the 80s - it made me chuckle. A desk at armchair height, with the TV a good six-feet away! You can't beat a bit of "keyboarding"!
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just came across this advert from the 80s - it made me chuckle. A desk at armchair height, with the TV a good six-feet away! You can't beat a bit of "keyboarding"!
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Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 414 - October 26th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 414 - October 26th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
@mikejmika.bsky.social A little something cut into a playing card for your launch tomorrow :o)
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@mikejmika.bsky.social A little something cut into a playing card for your launch tomorrow :o)
Showing great promise...
Update 6 Released for Mesh2Motion! 🎉
✨ Explore page to view all animations
✨ Added a few animations for bird and fox
✨ Better control rigs for animators
Full release notes: mesh2motion.org/news
Try it out: app.mesh2motion.org
Would love feedback
✨ Explore page to view all animations
✨ Added a few animations for bird and fox
✨ Better control rigs for animators
Full release notes: mesh2motion.org/news
Try it out: app.mesh2motion.org
Would love feedback
October 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Showing great promise...
Love this!
An animated loop basd on the games of the ZX Spectrum 8 bit micro from the 1980s
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Love this!
Following on from my nerd out - that chap that almost solved it... Lovely use of a GPU!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4M...
Rupert's Snub Cube and other Math Holes
YouTube video by suckerpinch
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Following on from my nerd out - that chap that almost solved it... Lovely use of a GPU!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4M...
Proper nerding out... I need help!
In important math news: new shape just dropped (the noperthedron) www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...
First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine
After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.
www.quantamagazine.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Proper nerding out... I need help!
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Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 413 - October 19th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 413 - October 19th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
This is crazy impressive!
An impressive (and, to be honest, terrifying video).
Over 16,000 drones flew up in the sky in China, setting a new Guinness record.
Just like last year, one computer was used to manage the whole show. The system tracked each drone in real time.
Over 16,000 drones flew up in the sky in China, setting a new Guinness record.
Just like last year, one computer was used to manage the whole show. The system tracked each drone in real time.
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is crazy impressive!
I guess there’s only one DVD to watch tonight…
October 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I guess there’s only one DVD to watch tonight…
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 412 - October 12th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 412 - October 12th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
Anyone fancy an RTX 5070 or a PS5 Pro? One up for grabs with Pure Pool Pro...
✨ COMPETITION TIME ✨
To celebrate Pure Pool Pro's Steam Next Fest Demo, we're giving you a chance to win either an RTX 5070 graphics card or a PS5 Pro + a copy of Pure Pool Pro at launch!
Enter & Share! 👉 https://loom.ly/keF0z24
#PurePoolPro #Giveaway #PS5Pro #RTX5070 #Win #Gleam #SteamDemo
To celebrate Pure Pool Pro's Steam Next Fest Demo, we're giving you a chance to win either an RTX 5070 graphics card or a PS5 Pro + a copy of Pure Pool Pro at launch!
Enter & Share! 👉 https://loom.ly/keF0z24
#PurePoolPro #Giveaway #PS5Pro #RTX5070 #Win #Gleam #SteamDemo
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Anyone fancy an RTX 5070 or a PS5 Pro? One up for grabs with Pure Pool Pro...
Noooo! The greatest movie poster guy in the business. RIP Drew, your artwork was sublime.
RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Noooo! The greatest movie poster guy in the business. RIP Drew, your artwork was sublime.
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
🎱 #SteamNextFest kicks off soon!
We’ve just dropped our not-so-livestream on the Store Page.
Our 1-hour dev show covers Physics & AI, Art & Environments, Customisation, and what’s to come!
Watch 👇
https://loom.ly/ViijtrM
#PurePoolPro #IndieGames #Livestream
We’ve just dropped our not-so-livestream on the Store Page.
Our 1-hour dev show covers Physics & AI, Art & Environments, Customisation, and what’s to come!
Watch 👇
https://loom.ly/ViijtrM
#PurePoolPro #IndieGames #Livestream
October 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🎱 #SteamNextFest kicks off soon!
We’ve just dropped our not-so-livestream on the Store Page.
Our 1-hour dev show covers Physics & AI, Art & Environments, Customisation, and what’s to come!
Watch 👇
https://loom.ly/ViijtrM
#PurePoolPro #IndieGames #Livestream
We’ve just dropped our not-so-livestream on the Store Page.
Our 1-hour dev show covers Physics & AI, Art & Environments, Customisation, and what’s to come!
Watch 👇
https://loom.ly/ViijtrM
#PurePoolPro #IndieGames #Livestream
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 411 - October 5th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 411 - October 5th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...
Reposted by Paul "Paulie" Hughes
🎱 Pure Pool Pro is coming to #SteamNextFest!
Play the Demo now and throughout the fest (Oct 13–20) to get your first look at cue sports: redefined!
See you at the table 👇
Wishlist now: https://loom.ly/iVoTvn0
#IndieGames #Pool #CasualGames #Simulation #8Ball #PurePoolPro
Play the Demo now and throughout the fest (Oct 13–20) to get your first look at cue sports: redefined!
See you at the table 👇
Wishlist now: https://loom.ly/iVoTvn0
#IndieGames #Pool #CasualGames #Simulation #8Ball #PurePoolPro
October 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎱 Pure Pool Pro is coming to #SteamNextFest!
Play the Demo now and throughout the fest (Oct 13–20) to get your first look at cue sports: redefined!
See you at the table 👇
Wishlist now: https://loom.ly/iVoTvn0
#IndieGames #Pool #CasualGames #Simulation #8Ball #PurePoolPro
Play the Demo now and throughout the fest (Oct 13–20) to get your first look at cue sports: redefined!
See you at the table 👇
Wishlist now: https://loom.ly/iVoTvn0
#IndieGames #Pool #CasualGames #Simulation #8Ball #PurePoolPro