Andrew Otis Weiss
@thatweissguy.bsky.social
The Spirit of '92 incarnate. Hippie ideals, punk attitude, and a grunge wardrobe.
REMINDER: I don’t fucking work for you.
REMINDER: I don’t fucking work for you.
Pinned
Besides everything else, the CBS shit is absurd because EVEN THE FOLKS THEY'RE TRYING TO PANDER TO don't want to watch this shit.
It's on par with centrist Dems thinking they can "win over" imaginary moderate Republicans. They're trashing the remnant value of an already troubled asset for nothing.
It's on par with centrist Dems thinking they can "win over" imaginary moderate Republicans. They're trashing the remnant value of an already troubled asset for nothing.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Besides everything else, the CBS shit is absurd because EVEN THE FOLKS THEY'RE TRYING TO PANDER TO don't want to watch this shit.
It's on par with centrist Dems thinking they can "win over" imaginary moderate Republicans. They're trashing the remnant value of an already troubled asset for nothing.
It's on par with centrist Dems thinking they can "win over" imaginary moderate Republicans. They're trashing the remnant value of an already troubled asset for nothing.
I love the PC98 aesthetic, which was the result of needing to display Japanese characters clearly on a monitor. Higher res than Western displays but with reduced capacity for animation and scrolling.
It's partly why visual novels coalesced into a big thing -- a perfect fit for those parameters.
It's partly why visual novels coalesced into a big thing -- a perfect fit for those parameters.
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I love the PC98 aesthetic, which was the result of needing to display Japanese characters clearly on a monitor. Higher res than Western displays but with reduced capacity for animation and scrolling.
It's partly why visual novels coalesced into a big thing -- a perfect fit for those parameters.
It's partly why visual novels coalesced into a big thing -- a perfect fit for those parameters.
...and general manager of WKRP
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
...and general manager of WKRP
"Melania calls for unity."
Don't worry, sister. If there's one thing everyone in America seems to agree upon, it's "avoid that turdburger of a movie."
Don't worry, sister. If there's one thing everyone in America seems to agree upon, it's "avoid that turdburger of a movie."
January 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"Melania calls for unity."
Don't worry, sister. If there's one thing everyone in America seems to agree upon, it's "avoid that turdburger of a movie."
Don't worry, sister. If there's one thing everyone in America seems to agree upon, it's "avoid that turdburger of a movie."
the wonder of playing Final Fight on the workstation platform used to develop the game
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
the wonder of playing Final Fight on the workstation platform used to develop the game
Gate of Souls is a 1993 metroidvania for Japanese computers in which you play as Dante jumping and bashing his way through the circles of Hell with a weaponized crucifix, made by the folks who brought you Nobunaga's Ambition.
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Gate of Souls is a 1993 metroidvania for Japanese computers in which you play as Dante jumping and bashing his way through the circles of Hell with a weaponized crucifix, made by the folks who brought you Nobunaga's Ambition.
columns from l-r:
singer (the player), guitarists, bass players, keyboards, drums
singer (the player), guitarists, bass players, keyboards, drums
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
columns from l-r:
singer (the player), guitarists, bass players, keyboards, drums
singer (the player), guitarists, bass players, keyboards, drums
I feel this PC98 game was made with @keithpille.bsky.social in mind:
Fire Live, from one of Compile's Discation Station mags.
It's a simple, Balatro-ish card battle game where you are a vocalist who must defeat various opponents to add them to the lineup of your band.
Fire Live, from one of Compile's Discation Station mags.
It's a simple, Balatro-ish card battle game where you are a vocalist who must defeat various opponents to add them to the lineup of your band.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I feel this PC98 game was made with @keithpille.bsky.social in mind:
Fire Live, from one of Compile's Discation Station mags.
It's a simple, Balatro-ish card battle game where you are a vocalist who must defeat various opponents to add them to the lineup of your band.
Fire Live, from one of Compile's Discation Station mags.
It's a simple, Balatro-ish card battle game where you are a vocalist who must defeat various opponents to add them to the lineup of your band.
Look, I think recomps are groovy as hell, but there are a LOT of misconceptions about the process and amount of work involved.
It's not simply decompiling a game and getting a PC port. The decomp process is time intensive, and then someone has to take the results and recomp them for PC, etc.
It's not simply decompiling a game and getting a PC port. The decomp process is time intensive, and then someone has to take the results and recomp them for PC, etc.
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Look, I think recomps are groovy as hell, but there are a LOT of misconceptions about the process and amount of work involved.
It's not simply decompiling a game and getting a PC port. The decomp process is time intensive, and then someone has to take the results and recomp them for PC, etc.
It's not simply decompiling a game and getting a PC port. The decomp process is time intensive, and then someone has to take the results and recomp them for PC, etc.
Tobby and Henri, up to no good.
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Tobby and Henri, up to no good.
Being the Adventures of David Howell Evans, Cyberpunk
January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Being the Adventures of David Howell Evans, Cyberpunk
"Fascist thugs who have put in ten years towards their pensions throw newbie fascist thugs under the bus in order to protect their jobs now that the public has gotten wise to their bullshit."
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"Fascist thugs who have put in ten years towards their pensions throw newbie fascist thugs under the bus in order to protect their jobs now that the public has gotten wise to their bullshit."
latest retrogame obsession:
Ceramic Ball (1996, PC98) - a minigame from one of Compile's Disc Station magazines.
A simple but addictive physics puzzle where you use the numpad direction keys to guide said ball to its goal.
Ceramic Ball (1996, PC98) - a minigame from one of Compile's Disc Station magazines.
A simple but addictive physics puzzle where you use the numpad direction keys to guide said ball to its goal.
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
latest retrogame obsession:
Ceramic Ball (1996, PC98) - a minigame from one of Compile's Disc Station magazines.
A simple but addictive physics puzzle where you use the numpad direction keys to guide said ball to its goal.
Ceramic Ball (1996, PC98) - a minigame from one of Compile's Disc Station magazines.
A simple but addictive physics puzzle where you use the numpad direction keys to guide said ball to its goal.
*Y2K episode of MTV's TRL plays commercials for MTG, pro wrestling video games, and crappy action movies*
me: didn't realize my Bluesky feed was invented 26 years ago
me: didn't realize my Bluesky feed was invented 26 years ago
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
*Y2K episode of MTV's TRL plays commercials for MTG, pro wrestling video games, and crappy action movies*
me: didn't realize my Bluesky feed was invented 26 years ago
me: didn't realize my Bluesky feed was invented 26 years ago
If you are a Japanese retrocomputer freak like me and use the Neko Project 21/W emulator:
Device > Sound Option... > JoyPad tab > Use JoyPad-1
If you want to use the d-pad instead of the analog stick, click the "POV -> X-Y Axis" radio button.
Device > Sound Option... > JoyPad tab > Use JoyPad-1
If you want to use the d-pad instead of the analog stick, click the "POV -> X-Y Axis" radio button.
The most PC98 thing ever:
Finally getting a clear set of instructions on how to enable gamepad support in the virtual machine from a fan site description of a hentai fighting game.
Finally getting a clear set of instructions on how to enable gamepad support in the virtual machine from a fan site description of a hentai fighting game.
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
If you are a Japanese retrocomputer freak like me and use the Neko Project 21/W emulator:
Device > Sound Option... > JoyPad tab > Use JoyPad-1
If you want to use the d-pad instead of the analog stick, click the "POV -> X-Y Axis" radio button.
Device > Sound Option... > JoyPad tab > Use JoyPad-1
If you want to use the d-pad instead of the analog stick, click the "POV -> X-Y Axis" radio button.
The most PC98 thing ever:
Finally getting a clear set of instructions on how to enable gamepad support in the virtual machine from a fan site description of a hentai fighting game.
Finally getting a clear set of instructions on how to enable gamepad support in the virtual machine from a fan site description of a hentai fighting game.
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The most PC98 thing ever:
Finally getting a clear set of instructions on how to enable gamepad support in the virtual machine from a fan site description of a hentai fighting game.
Finally getting a clear set of instructions on how to enable gamepad support in the virtual machine from a fan site description of a hentai fighting game.
Made a pot roast and experimented a little by adding some red wine and Old Bay to the recipe.
(The latter isn't *that* experimental, because I usually season with a mix of paprika, salt, and pepper anyhow.)
(The latter isn't *that* experimental, because I usually season with a mix of paprika, salt, and pepper anyhow.)
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Made a pot roast and experimented a little by adding some red wine and Old Bay to the recipe.
(The latter isn't *that* experimental, because I usually season with a mix of paprika, salt, and pepper anyhow.)
(The latter isn't *that* experimental, because I usually season with a mix of paprika, salt, and pepper anyhow.)
replacing Bovino with Hornan is like replacing Goering with Himmler
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
replacing Bovino with Hornan is like replacing Goering with Himmler
The Kid said I looked like one of the Romanovs in my snow shoveling outfit.
😒
😒
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The Kid said I looked like one of the Romanovs in my snow shoveling outfit.
😒
😒
shades of the Nazi Era German leaders who thought that they could make peace with the UK and US so they could get back to fighting the USSR without the "distractions"
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
shades of the Nazi Era German leaders who thought that they could make peace with the UK and US so they could get back to fighting the USSR without the "distractions"
The double-edged sword of unearthing more Late Night with Conan episodes from early 1994:
One one hand, they are rarer than hen's teeth and are truly bizarre in a DGAF way
On the other, the question whether it would even last a season meant they had to settle for a lot of grotty guests.
One one hand, they are rarer than hen's teeth and are truly bizarre in a DGAF way
On the other, the question whether it would even last a season meant they had to settle for a lot of grotty guests.
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The double-edged sword of unearthing more Late Night with Conan episodes from early 1994:
One one hand, they are rarer than hen's teeth and are truly bizarre in a DGAF way
On the other, the question whether it would even last a season meant they had to settle for a lot of grotty guests.
One one hand, they are rarer than hen's teeth and are truly bizarre in a DGAF way
On the other, the question whether it would even last a season meant they had to settle for a lot of grotty guests.
wake up and smell the 1999
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
wake up and smell the 1999
what I watched while idling upstairs this afternoon:
- a half dozen Soup episodes from 2005-2007
- the 8-Track Flashback spotlight on Teen Idols
- MST3K The Mole People
- The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
- a half dozen Soup episodes from 2005-2007
- the 8-Track Flashback spotlight on Teen Idols
- MST3K The Mole People
- The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 AM
what I watched while idling upstairs this afternoon:
- a half dozen Soup episodes from 2005-2007
- the 8-Track Flashback spotlight on Teen Idols
- MST3K The Mole People
- The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
- a half dozen Soup episodes from 2005-2007
- the 8-Track Flashback spotlight on Teen Idols
- MST3K The Mole People
- The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
The narrative problem with all the Whedon and post-Whedon tics is that they’ve become as —if not even more — predictable than the cliches they were a response to.
I should not be thinking “yep, I know where this is heading” during every story beat, and turn out to be right each time.
I should not be thinking “yep, I know where this is heading” during every story beat, and turn out to be right each time.
James Gunn really has to start letting someone who’s listened to music this century choose his film music.
January 26, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The narrative problem with all the Whedon and post-Whedon tics is that they’ve become as —if not even more — predictable than the cliches they were a response to.
I should not be thinking “yep, I know where this is heading” during every story beat, and turn out to be right each time.
I should not be thinking “yep, I know where this is heading” during every story beat, and turn out to be right each time.