Ian Malcolm
@ianmalcolm.bsky.social
Melbourne-based writer, editor and proofreader for books, publications and web.
Game designer from Star Wars on NES to Need For Speed: Shift on iOS, with dozens of titles in between.
Bass, uke and low whistle player. Unrepentant folkie.
Game designer from Star Wars on NES to Need For Speed: Shift on iOS, with dozens of titles in between.
Bass, uke and low whistle player. Unrepentant folkie.
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Ian Malcolm
@ianmalcolm.bsky.social
· May 11
Flashback: How An Australian Developer Helped Lucasfilm Make Its First Star Wars Game
"It was pre-Special Editions. Pre-prequels." - When people talk about the history of Star Wars games, Star Wars (1991) for the Nintendo Entertainment System ...
www.timeextension.com
May 4th was a week ago, but as I've just joined Bluesky here's a little #StarWars gaming history for the three people possibly interested - an interview I did with Jack Yarwood at @timeextension.com last year, about developing #NES Star Wars for Lucasfilm.
www.timeextension.com/features/fla...
www.timeextension.com/features/fla...
Are you not entertained, Charlie Brown?
What does an eight thousand pound mako shark with a brain the size of a flathead V8 engine and no natural predators think about, Charlie Brown?
I am the one who knocks, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Are you not entertained, Charlie Brown?
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A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
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Has any dad anywhere ever convinced even a single member of his family that the dishwasher is a dishwasher and not a garbage disposal? If this is you, sir, I congratulate you and would very much like to subscribe to your pamphlet.
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Has any dad anywhere ever convinced even a single member of his family that the dishwasher is a dishwasher and not a garbage disposal? If this is you, sir, I congratulate you and would very much like to subscribe to your pamphlet.
“Pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stomping
And the jam is pumping
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'”
While your feet are stomping
And the jam is pumping
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'”
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stomping
And the jam is pumping
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'”
While your feet are stomping
And the jam is pumping
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'”
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I'll also send one of these and a print entirely for free to one person who reposts this.
I know people love this book and I will not let it be lost.
I will not let my ex-publishers, who ran off with £20,000+ of my combined earnings from it and six other books, win.
Many thanks for any shares.
I know people love this book and I will not let it be lost.
I will not let my ex-publishers, who ran off with £20,000+ of my combined earnings from it and six other books, win.
Many thanks for any shares.
If you would like a signed Everything Will Swallow You hardback for RRP + P&P, I have a fabulous selection of art by my mum, Jo, which I'm sending out for free (one linoprint with each book). Let me know your address via [email protected] while stocks last.
Sorry, this is just for UK folk, BUT...
Sorry, this is just for UK folk, BUT...
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'll also send one of these and a print entirely for free to one person who reposts this.
I know people love this book and I will not let it be lost.
I will not let my ex-publishers, who ran off with £20,000+ of my combined earnings from it and six other books, win.
Many thanks for any shares.
I know people love this book and I will not let it be lost.
I will not let my ex-publishers, who ran off with £20,000+ of my combined earnings from it and six other books, win.
Many thanks for any shares.
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Almost 1 in 3 Aussie kids aged 12 to 17 are already gambling. And the industry is flooding their screens with ads & all sorts of gimmes to hook them for life. It’s time to protect kids and take gambling ads off our screens. ✍️ Sign the petition now.
www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ga...
www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ga...
✍️ Ban gambling ads now
Almost 1 in 3 Aussie kids aged 12 to 17 are already gambling. And the industry is flooding their screens with ads to hook them for life. It’s time to protect kids and take gambling ads off our screens...
www.getup.org.au
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Almost 1 in 3 Aussie kids aged 12 to 17 are already gambling. And the industry is flooding their screens with ads & all sorts of gimmes to hook them for life. It’s time to protect kids and take gambling ads off our screens. ✍️ Sign the petition now.
www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ga...
www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ga...
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THREAD.
A couple of years ago I went on a pilgrimage to the derelict moorland cottage where a vegetarian ex-butcher once lived with a bull he had adopted, named Scrunch.
You will find the story in the alt text...
A couple of years ago I went on a pilgrimage to the derelict moorland cottage where a vegetarian ex-butcher once lived with a bull he had adopted, named Scrunch.
You will find the story in the alt text...
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
THREAD.
A couple of years ago I went on a pilgrimage to the derelict moorland cottage where a vegetarian ex-butcher once lived with a bull he had adopted, named Scrunch.
You will find the story in the alt text...
A couple of years ago I went on a pilgrimage to the derelict moorland cottage where a vegetarian ex-butcher once lived with a bull he had adopted, named Scrunch.
You will find the story in the alt text...
"So we just swap out the hippos for leopards, and print human faces on the plastic marbles..."
- Me, pitching an updated variant on Hungry Hungry Hippos to toy manufacturers.
- Me, pitching an updated variant on Hungry Hungry Hippos to toy manufacturers.
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"So we just swap out the hippos for leopards, and print human faces on the plastic marbles..."
- Me, pitching an updated variant on Hungry Hungry Hippos to toy manufacturers.
- Me, pitching an updated variant on Hungry Hungry Hippos to toy manufacturers.
We could infinitely recur! 😜
Repot with an iconic ficitonal band.
Repot with an iconic ficitonal band.
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We could infinitely recur! 😜
Repot with an iconic ficitonal band.
Repot with an iconic ficitonal band.
GenAI is such a Grok of shit.
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
GenAI is such a Grok of shit.
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate!
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate!
I watched an old movie last night ('The Bat', starring Agnes Moorhead and Vincent Price) and since it's miserable weather out today have written some mostly-rambling words about it.
(Warning: spoilers aplenty, but it is about a film from 1959, so...)
#film #movies #Letterboxd
(Warning: spoilers aplenty, but it is about a film from 1959, so...)
#film #movies #Letterboxd
A ★★½ review of The Bat (1959)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
letterboxd.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I watched an old movie last night ('The Bat', starring Agnes Moorhead and Vincent Price) and since it's miserable weather out today have written some mostly-rambling words about it.
(Warning: spoilers aplenty, but it is about a film from 1959, so...)
#film #movies #Letterboxd
(Warning: spoilers aplenty, but it is about a film from 1959, so...)
#film #movies #Letterboxd
People of Bluesky! Let's get to know each other better. What is your all time favourite TV show?
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
People of Bluesky! Let's get to know each other better. What is your all time favourite TV show?
Slimmer pickings at the op shop today, but found a Ross Noble double-DVD and a hardcover Bryson I hadn't seen before -in excellent condition - coincidentally both published in 2010.
#books #dvd #comedy #PhysicalMedia
#books #dvd #comedy #PhysicalMedia
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Slimmer pickings at the op shop today, but found a Ross Noble double-DVD and a hardcover Bryson I hadn't seen before -in excellent condition - coincidentally both published in 2010.
#books #dvd #comedy #PhysicalMedia
#books #dvd #comedy #PhysicalMedia
Chilling in an op shop when “Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine…” comes over the sound system and I am instantly transported back (too many) decades to jamming in a literal underground garage on our own interpretation of this - Patti Smith’s (no pun intended) glorious cover of ‘Gloria’. 🎵😎
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Chilling in an op shop when “Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine…” comes over the sound system and I am instantly transported back (too many) decades to jamming in a literal underground garage on our own interpretation of this - Patti Smith’s (no pun intended) glorious cover of ‘Gloria’. 🎵😎
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A few days ago I finished 'Amongst Our Weapons' by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social. I love how every successive entry in the Rivers of London series evolves - characters, world building and the mechanics of magic in-universe are always changing and building on previous outings. Highly recommended! 💙📚
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A few days ago I finished 'Amongst Our Weapons' by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social. I love how every successive entry in the Rivers of London series evolves - characters, world building and the mechanics of magic in-universe are always changing and building on previous outings. Highly recommended! 💙📚
Woke up, fell off my legs
Dragged a sneer across my shattered visage
Dragged a sneer across my shattered visage
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Woke up, fell off my legs
Dragged a sneer across my shattered visage
Dragged a sneer across my shattered visage
My name is Ozymandias, Queen of Queens: Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
October 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
My name is Ozymandias, Queen of Queens: Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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CastleVCS, a project to reproduce the first level of Castlevania on #Atari2600 forums.atariage.com/topic/385486... #atari
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
CastleVCS, a project to reproduce the first level of Castlevania on #Atari2600 forums.atariage.com/topic/385486... #atari
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