Martin Donlon
@wickerwaka.com
Professional game developer. Unprofessional FPGA developer, hardware hacker and reverse engineer.
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Who Did What At Irem: A (Semi-)Comprehensive Thread
Today, we're going to be doing a deepdive on one of the premier arcade giants of the 1980's. We're all familiar with enduring classics such as R-Type and In The Hunt, but who were the talented men & women that created them?
Today, we're going to be doing a deepdive on one of the premier arcade giants of the 1980's. We're all familiar with enduring classics such as R-Type and In The Hunt, but who were the talented men & women that created them?
November 23, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Who Did What At Irem: A (Semi-)Comprehensive Thread
Today, we're going to be doing a deepdive on one of the premier arcade giants of the 1980's. We're all familiar with enduring classics such as R-Type and In The Hunt, but who were the talented men & women that created them?
Today, we're going to be doing a deepdive on one of the premier arcade giants of the 1980's. We're all familiar with enduring classics such as R-Type and In The Hunt, but who were the talented men & women that created them?
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Japan-Only TAITO Quiz Games Just Hit the #MiSTerFPGA F2 Core! Thanks @wickerwaka.com
Read more here: metalgamesolid.com/fpga/mister-...
Read more here: metalgamesolid.com/fpga/mister-...
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Japan-Only TAITO Quiz Games Just Hit the #MiSTerFPGA F2 Core! Thanks @wickerwaka.com
Read more here: metalgamesolid.com/fpga/mister-...
Read more here: metalgamesolid.com/fpga/mister-...
The latest version of the Taito F2 core fixes the shadows in PuLiRuLa so they "shimmer" like you see in the video. The shadows are just the character sprites drawn with a black color palette and scaled down vertically. So what makes them shimmer?
October 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The latest version of the Taito F2 core fixes the shadows in PuLiRuLa so they "shimmer" like you see in the video. The shadows are just the character sprites drawn with a black color palette and scaled down vertically. So what makes them shimmer?
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putting the call out to #chiptune bsky
I need your tips on who is actively pushing chiptune forward right now
particularly interested in newer / emerging artists, as well as women, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC artists
please repost for reach ❤️🙏
I need your tips on who is actively pushing chiptune forward right now
particularly interested in newer / emerging artists, as well as women, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC artists
please repost for reach ❤️🙏
October 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
putting the call out to #chiptune bsky
I need your tips on who is actively pushing chiptune forward right now
particularly interested in newer / emerging artists, as well as women, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC artists
please repost for reach ❤️🙏
I need your tips on who is actively pushing chiptune forward right now
particularly interested in newer / emerging artists, as well as women, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC artists
please repost for reach ❤️🙏
I've sold out of PicoROMs. I made 150 and sold 130. I'm surprised I managed to sell so many because I think it's pretty niche. I've no idea what people are using them for, so if you bought some and you are using them, please let me know!
August 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I've sold out of PicoROMs. I made 150 and sold 130. I'm surprised I managed to sell so many because I think it's pretty niche. I've no idea what people are using them for, so if you bought some and you are using them, please let me know!
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A software-defined ROM replacement solution for Commodore computers, Uses a $2 STM32F4 microcontroller github.com/piersfinlays... #commodore #c64 #vic20 #retrocomputing
July 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A software-defined ROM replacement solution for Commodore computers, Uses a $2 STM32F4 microcontroller github.com/piersfinlays... #commodore #c64 #vic20 #retrocomputing
Can I play Death Stranding 2 if I haven't played the first game?
June 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Can I play Death Stranding 2 if I haven't played the first game?
The TC0360PRI is used in the Taito F2 and several other boards. I prioritizes/mixes up to 3 12-bit color inputs. It has a few different "blend" modes for combining the inputs and some flags for those modes. I built a little test screen so I could test all the different parameters on real hardware.
June 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The TC0360PRI is used in the Taito F2 and several other boards. I prioritizes/mixes up to 3 12-bit color inputs. It has a few different "blend" modes for combining the inputs and some flags for those modes. I built a little test screen so I could test all the different parameters on real hardware.
At Mrs. Winston's salad bar, near the Santa Monica airport, a friend handed me the bacon bits after they were done with them and I then offered it to the person behind me in line, which they declined. That person? Harrison Ford, Hollywood actor.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
At Mrs. Winston's salad bar, near the Santa Monica airport, a friend handed me the bacon bits after they were done with them and I then offered it to the person behind me in line, which they declined. That person? Harrison Ford, Hollywood actor.
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Happy 40 Years to the Atari ST!
June 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happy 40 Years to the Atari ST!
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The new Taito F1/F2 arcade core by @wickerwaka.com is now part of the #MiSTerFPGA distro and is grabbed by running the Downloader/Update_All script. The Ninja Kids has been added.
May 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The new Taito F1/F2 arcade core by @wickerwaka.com is now part of the #MiSTerFPGA distro and is grabbed by running the Downloader/Update_All script. The Ninja Kids has been added.
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I put up the VOD of the most recent stream checking out the Taito F2 Alpha core, and then dive into the CD-i core and play through a few "interesting" games.
Watch the VOD: youtu.be/qLmp-FO61RU
Watch the VOD: youtu.be/qLmp-FO61RU
🎮 Testing the Taito F2 Alpha Core & Exploring the CD-i Core on MiSTer FPGA! 🕹️
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May 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I put up the VOD of the most recent stream checking out the Taito F2 Alpha core, and then dive into the CD-i core and play through a few "interesting" games.
Watch the VOD: youtu.be/qLmp-FO61RU
Watch the VOD: youtu.be/qLmp-FO61RU
Network shares with tens of thousands of files are still a problem for both windows and macos in the year 2025.
May 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Network shares with tens of thousands of files are still a problem for both windows and macos in the year 2025.
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This chip is very out of place on the F2 boards. It’s the only custom chip using DIP form factor and the logo is different than all the other ones. It is used to expand the amount of tile graphics available.
May 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This chip is very out of place on the F2 boards. It’s the only custom chip using DIP form factor and the logo is different than all the other ones. It is used to expand the amount of tile graphics available.
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All dev is a crap shoot where experience and talent + strong idea can improve odds and put you in a better position to succeed.
But absolutely no combination of those things can guarantee it.
But absolutely no combination of those things can guarantee it.
May 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
All dev is a crap shoot where experience and talent + strong idea can improve odds and put you in a better position to succeed.
But absolutely no combination of those things can guarantee it.
But absolutely no combination of those things can guarantee it.
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It is after all the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST! Does not get enough love :)
May 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It is after all the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST! Does not get enough love :)
I have some PicoROMs back in stock on my Tindie store: www.tindie.com/products/pbr...
May 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have some PicoROMs back in stock on my Tindie store: www.tindie.com/products/pbr...
I spent a few days getting audio tests setup so I could accurately match the audio filtering on the F2 board. My goal was to use the excellent MDFourier from @artemio.bsky.social to compare the audio output from the core to the output from the real boards.
April 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I spent a few days getting audio tests setup so I could accurately match the audio filtering on the F2 board. My goal was to use the excellent MDFourier from @artemio.bsky.social to compare the audio output from the core to the output from the real boards.
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Woah! I'm doing this talk TODAY at 5pm UK time for Shris Zukowski's (HTMAG) Staying Inside Conference 2025.
Here's a link with a coupon code. You can also watch it later on the "vault":
www.progamemarketing.com/p/inside-con...
Here's a link with a coupon code. You can also watch it later on the "vault":
www.progamemarketing.com/p/inside-con...
April 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Woah! I'm doing this talk TODAY at 5pm UK time for Shris Zukowski's (HTMAG) Staying Inside Conference 2025.
Here's a link with a coupon code. You can also watch it later on the "vault":
www.progamemarketing.com/p/inside-con...
Here's a link with a coupon code. You can also watch it later on the "vault":
www.progamemarketing.com/p/inside-con...
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The Taito arcade game, Cameltry, has a secret menu where you can pick a character to replace the regular blue marble. One of the options is the disembodied head of Operation Wolf's Roy Adams.
If you finish the second-difficulty courses as him, we see proof that Roy Adams loves nobody but himself.
If you finish the second-difficulty courses as him, we see proof that Roy Adams loves nobody but himself.
April 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Taito arcade game, Cameltry, has a secret menu where you can pick a character to replace the regular blue marble. One of the options is the disembodied head of Operation Wolf's Roy Adams.
If you finish the second-difficulty courses as him, we see proof that Roy Adams loves nobody but himself.
If you finish the second-difficulty courses as him, we see proof that Roy Adams loves nobody but himself.
The responses to this are fascinating.
There are a lot of critiques of LLMs that I agree with but "they suck and aren't useful" doesn't really hold water.
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
April 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The responses to this are fascinating.
I don't want to gate keep, but.....you can't call your software "cross-platform" if you don't support Windows.
April 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I don't want to gate keep, but.....you can't call your software "cross-platform" if you don't support Windows.