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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · 25d

@marcmorris.bsky.social Will you be doing a castles tour of Wales to mark the occasion of my 50th birthday in 2027?

Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Sep 9

I think it depends a lot on the servers you’re on. Some of the ones with fewer channels are much easier to manage. Once you can let go of the feeling you need to be across everything all the time it becomes much easier.

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Aug 15

A more unusual game from times past. If you like your whodunnits have a watch and see if it’s one you’d like to try!

Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW VIDEO!

Artech's Killed Until Dead does something unheard of for a murder mystery: trying to be a stop-the-who'll-do-it, instead of a whodunnit.

This look is mostly focused on the #C64 original, with a little compare to the #AppleII and #ZXSpectrum conversions.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-sq...

Killed Until Dead (Commodore 64): Stopping Murders By Midnight - Beyond The Scanlines #125

YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Aug 14

@ronanhession.bsky.social spending my money for me again.

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Aug 11

What a series. Thoroughly loved every minute of it. Thank you all for creating it. Also, please bring back the shop so I can buy a 16 Sunsets t-shirt!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Jul 3

I thoroughly recommend it, and so glad you stumbled on my post! I really hope you enjoy it. Makes me sound like a shill, but I genuinely loved Leonard and Hungry Paul, and also Panenka by Rónán too - so if you like Ghost Mountain, give them a try too!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you! Still on it and having a very relaxing one.

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Jul 2

I just finished Ghost Mountain by @ronanhession.bsky.social - another triumph. I read it on holiday. Which is different to saying it’s holiday reading. It’s a thoughtful, beautiful book, and will stay with me a long, long time. Thank you, Rónán, and thank you @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Jun 21

I did! Nice touch!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thanks for the new issue, @freeze64.bsky.social! I had a bit of a soft spot for Ninja Master as a kid (see Jaz’s CcrapBack!) so honouring it with this picture!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Jun 20

Having waited patiently for the paperback from @ronanhession.bsky.social I started last night, and I’m going in again! Also, after months (nay years) of telling my other half she should read Leonard and Hungry Paul, someone else in her book club chose it. They all unanimously loved it (obviously)

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · May 20

That’s quite the selection! Nice one!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · May 18

Ooooh. I haven’t read that yet, but loved Doppler by the same author, if you fancy some more.

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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · May 13

NEW VIDEO TIME!

You might think that subgames in 8-bit games are a lazy excuse to avoid depth (see Ocean's output), but @stinkyox.bsky.social's Batalyx shows they can make for some intriguing ways to get zapping!

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

#retrogaming #c64 #commodore64

Batalyx (Commodore 64): Six Ways of Manic Minter Mayhem! Beyond The Scanlines #121

YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks for the new issue, @freeze64.bsky.social - and for featuring my mini-review!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · May 2

No way I’m taking that bet on of you have 31 micro computers or not 🤣

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · May 2

Perhaps it’s just the distributor they use, then. No matter, they’ll get me one soon, I’m sure!

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · May 2

Tried to order the paperback of Ghost Mountain by the wonderful @ronanhession.bsky.social at my local indie bookshop today. Temporarily unavailable. This must mean he and @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social have sold a ton already. Which is obviously fantastic news!

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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · Mar 27

oh no, who let me be in charge again?

That's right, from one smol comment we get an episode contemplating the rose coloured glasses, and I get to lead in on just how the old days weren't the good old days people think they might be.

Player2.net.au @player2au.bsky.social · Mar 27

It's Pixelcast time folks and Episode 156 sees @pretendbeard.bsky.social, @scree.bsky.social and @robcap.bsky.social contemplating the rose-coloured glasses we all wear when looking back at our favourite games.

www.player2.net.au/podcast/the-...

The Player 2 PixelCast 156 | Player2.net.au

The Player 2 PixelCast 156 Ah! Those were the days! Nothing sucked then: games worked out of the box, everybody got along and shovelware wasn't a thing. Or... maybe not? Surprisingly, resident retro-h...

www.player2.net.au

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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hot off the presses is the latest Scanlines up early for supporters on Patreon!

Pastfinder might look like a blaster, but it carries that 8-bit thing of having more depth than you might have first thought. Here it is on both the Atari 8-bits & C64!

www.patreon.com/posts/early-...

Early Access: Pastfinder (Atari 8-Bit & C64) | Rob Caporetto

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Feb 28

Oh yes, that too. Mine 'opens' at 07:30 - yesterday I was on at 07:34 and got 'all slots have gone'. But then if you do call, you're greeted with 'you're number 349 in the queue, unless you are medically dead, you might want to try again later'.

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Feb 28

That is just brilliant.

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Feb 28

Some of the questions it asks are maddening (and could, I'm sure, lead to a situation not dissimilar to your prediction), especially when you just want the freeform text entry box it gives you AT THE VERY END to make your sensible, informed request.

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Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social · Feb 28

I had to log on at 07:30 and run the gauntlet of the AI-driven 'consultation' system at mine. What a time to be alive (and need access to healthcare).

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