Chris Allcock
@taskbaarchitect.com
Writer and Video Game Designer for hire. Wrangles words, finds fun. Opinions are my own!
I miss the days when Bart and Lisa would team up to solve crimes.
January 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I miss the days when Bart and Lisa would team up to solve crimes.
Mum just sent me my Great-Grandmother's recipe for 3ft spaghetti. It's been pasta long for generations.
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Mum just sent me my Great-Grandmother's recipe for 3ft spaghetti. It's been pasta long for generations.
Would Diddy and Dixie agree on which world is the best of DKC2?
My head says: Diddy loves Gangplank Galleon because he helped to sink that ship and now he gets to explore what's inside. But Dixie, she has theme park energy. Krazy Kremland all the way!
My head says: Diddy loves Gangplank Galleon because he helped to sink that ship and now he gets to explore what's inside. But Dixie, she has theme park energy. Krazy Kremland all the way!
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Would Diddy and Dixie agree on which world is the best of DKC2?
My head says: Diddy loves Gangplank Galleon because he helped to sink that ship and now he gets to explore what's inside. But Dixie, she has theme park energy. Krazy Kremland all the way!
My head says: Diddy loves Gangplank Galleon because he helped to sink that ship and now he gets to explore what's inside. But Dixie, she has theme park energy. Krazy Kremland all the way!
Reposting for my MAGfest-attending friends!
Any mutuals at Magfest please help a brother out, I NEED a Morgan or Serra phone charm like there's no tomorrow
of the Devil is at MAGFest!
Find us in the Indie Videogame Showcase, Hall C, Table 32!
Find us in the Indie Videogame Showcase, Hall C, Table 32!
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Reposting for my MAGfest-attending friends!
What's your favourite video game box art?
This was mine. When I got the game, which I was really anticipating, I had it on my shelf, facing my bed. I eventually had to turn it away because when my bedside lamp hit it in such a way, the eyes would GLOW...
This was mine. When I got the game, which I was really anticipating, I had it on my shelf, facing my bed. I eventually had to turn it away because when my bedside lamp hit it in such a way, the eyes would GLOW...
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
What's your favourite video game box art?
This was mine. When I got the game, which I was really anticipating, I had it on my shelf, facing my bed. I eventually had to turn it away because when my bedside lamp hit it in such a way, the eyes would GLOW...
This was mine. When I got the game, which I was really anticipating, I had it on my shelf, facing my bed. I eventually had to turn it away because when my bedside lamp hit it in such a way, the eyes would GLOW...
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The deeper the dirt, the richer the banana! Designed by @starlightzzone.bsky.social and available thru 1/11 as part of #AGDQ2026 with $6 from each sale donated to @preventcancer.org #dailytees theyetee.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The deeper the dirt, the richer the banana! Designed by @starlightzzone.bsky.social and available thru 1/11 as part of #AGDQ2026 with $6 from each sale donated to @preventcancer.org #dailytees theyetee.com
Recent studies have shown that dinosaurs were less Robert Scaley Jr. and more Robert Downey Jr. than previously believed.
January 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Recent studies have shown that dinosaurs were less Robert Scaley Jr. and more Robert Downey Jr. than previously believed.
The sooner we as humans can all apply for a Government grant to get a Penny Falls machine installed in our homes, the sooner we'll be fixed as a society.
January 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The sooner we as humans can all apply for a Government grant to get a Penny Falls machine installed in our homes, the sooner we'll be fixed as a society.
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One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @stuartgipp.bsky.social @demontomatodave.bsky.social & @shoogles.bsky.social imagine a future where Sega's fastest mascot harnesses the power of new technology in a game known as Sonic CD.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @stuartgipp.bsky.social @demontomatodave.bsky.social & @shoogles.bsky.social imagine a future where Sega's fastest mascot harnesses the power of new technology in a game known as Sonic CD.
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/147425...
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/147425...
The capture button doesn't support this for obvious reasons so please excuse the off-TV pics but this might be important for someone you know and I had no idea it existed: the Switch 2 has, in its accessibility settings, a zoom function you can activate with a double-tap of the Home Button... (1/3)
January 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The capture button doesn't support this for obvious reasons so please excuse the off-TV pics but this might be important for someone you know and I had no idea it existed: the Switch 2 has, in its accessibility settings, a zoom function you can activate with a double-tap of the Home Button... (1/3)
I don't know where the ad-funded tiers of services like Netflix place their commercials, but I have to assume they don't ever bother to align with the act breaks -- they'll just cut mid-sentence to something twice as loud, but also not long enough for you to go get a drink or do anything useful.
January 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I don't know where the ad-funded tiers of services like Netflix place their commercials, but I have to assume they don't ever bother to align with the act breaks -- they'll just cut mid-sentence to something twice as loud, but also not long enough for you to go get a drink or do anything useful.
They've been available for many years now and I still refuse to use the "Skip Intro" button on streaming services.
It's going to become a lost art, factoring the pauses for commercial breaks and title sequences into the flow of a programme (or respecting that there wouldn't be one) but it WAS craft
It's going to become a lost art, factoring the pauses for commercial breaks and title sequences into the flow of a programme (or respecting that there wouldn't be one) but it WAS craft
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
They've been available for many years now and I still refuse to use the "Skip Intro" button on streaming services.
It's going to become a lost art, factoring the pauses for commercial breaks and title sequences into the flow of a programme (or respecting that there wouldn't be one) but it WAS craft
It's going to become a lost art, factoring the pauses for commercial breaks and title sequences into the flow of a programme (or respecting that there wouldn't be one) but it WAS craft
I'm starting to think that there might be some link between major powers committing unilateral acts of aggression to serve their own interests and me suddenly wanting to listen to audiobooks while I dig deep underground tunnels in Minecraft.
Nevertheless, here is an underground tunnel in Minecraft.
Nevertheless, here is an underground tunnel in Minecraft.
January 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I'm starting to think that there might be some link between major powers committing unilateral acts of aggression to serve their own interests and me suddenly wanting to listen to audiobooks while I dig deep underground tunnels in Minecraft.
Nevertheless, here is an underground tunnel in Minecraft.
Nevertheless, here is an underground tunnel in Minecraft.
I've just found a Battletoads reveal trailer script dated 2018 that I have no active memory of writing and I think this means it's time to clean out my Google Drive.
January 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I've just found a Battletoads reveal trailer script dated 2018 that I have no active memory of writing and I think this means it's time to clean out my Google Drive.
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Time to collect my published short stories from 2025 into a pinned thread as if I know what I'm doing. Listed from longest to shortest and overlaid on a holiday snap, with word counts and links in the replies. Hope you enjoyed one or two of these throughout the year! Or, y'know, maybe now? No? 🪐📚
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Time to collect my published short stories from 2025 into a pinned thread as if I know what I'm doing. Listed from longest to shortest and overlaid on a holiday snap, with word counts and links in the replies. Hope you enjoyed one or two of these throughout the year! Or, y'know, maybe now? No? 🪐📚
After lots of cleaning, I've completely heveled the place.
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
After lots of cleaning, I've completely heveled the place.
What started as an intriguing mystery about somebody being murdered with sparkling wine has devolved into a by-the-numbers police proseccodural.
December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What started as an intriguing mystery about somebody being murdered with sparkling wine has devolved into a by-the-numbers police proseccodural.
Dear Nintendo,
In 2026, please use the Donkey Kong Bananza engine and its superb terrain deformation abilities to give us Mario Golf Maker. Thanks!
Love, Chris.
In 2026, please use the Donkey Kong Bananza engine and its superb terrain deformation abilities to give us Mario Golf Maker. Thanks!
Love, Chris.
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dear Nintendo,
In 2026, please use the Donkey Kong Bananza engine and its superb terrain deformation abilities to give us Mario Golf Maker. Thanks!
Love, Chris.
In 2026, please use the Donkey Kong Bananza engine and its superb terrain deformation abilities to give us Mario Golf Maker. Thanks!
Love, Chris.
Incredible piece and an amazing start to the year!
December 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Incredible piece and an amazing start to the year!
I regret to inform the world that at 44 years old, when I'm getting off of the sofa or something, I still kick my legs about like I'm a tiny capsized turtle purely for my own brief amusement.
December 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I regret to inform the world that at 44 years old, when I'm getting off of the sofa or something, I still kick my legs about like I'm a tiny capsized turtle purely for my own brief amusement.
Tell me, Bluesky: as of today, this very day, what is your favourite ever gift you've ever received?
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Tell me, Bluesky: as of today, this very day, what is your favourite ever gift you've ever received?
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Cracking story brilliantly read by #clarecorbett. A great winner.
Out today.
Out today.
📆 FREE Doctor Who audiobook, The Wednesday That Wasn't OUT NOW! Click https://bgfn.sh/st25 to download the winning entry to this year's Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Writers' Opportunity.
December 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Cracking story brilliantly read by #clarecorbett. A great winner.
Out today.
Out today.
OG Search: “Computer, how many elemental compounds have the capacity to erode deuterium?”
AI Search: “Write me an original Sherlock Holmes story with an opponent who has the ability to defeat Data.”
AI Search: “Write me an original Sherlock Holmes story with an opponent who has the ability to defeat Data.”
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
OG Search: “Computer, how many elemental compounds have the capacity to erode deuterium?”
AI Search: “Write me an original Sherlock Holmes story with an opponent who has the ability to defeat Data.”
AI Search: “Write me an original Sherlock Holmes story with an opponent who has the ability to defeat Data.”
Poking at The Talos Principle remaster and because I'm the kind of player who likes to clean up as I go along, I tried deliberately to rush ahead and see how far I could get.
Not far at all, it turns out! You can leave the "temple" almost immediately and poke your headoutside, but that's it.
Not far at all, it turns out! You can leave the "temple" almost immediately and poke your headoutside, but that's it.
December 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Poking at The Talos Principle remaster and because I'm the kind of player who likes to clean up as I go along, I tried deliberately to rush ahead and see how far I could get.
Not far at all, it turns out! You can leave the "temple" almost immediately and poke your headoutside, but that's it.
Not far at all, it turns out! You can leave the "temple" almost immediately and poke your headoutside, but that's it.