Martijn Frazer
@martijnfrazer.bsky.social
Musician | Web developer | Host of DOS Game Club podcast
Bandcamp: https://martijnfrazer.bandcamp.com
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/martijnf
YouTube: https://youtube.com/martijnfrazer
Podcast: https://www.dosgameclub.com
Mastodon: https://dosgame.club/@Tijn
Bandcamp: https://martijnfrazer.bandcamp.com
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/martijnf
YouTube: https://youtube.com/martijnfrazer
Podcast: https://www.dosgameclub.com
Mastodon: https://dosgame.club/@Tijn
Continuing and potentially finish Toonstruck tonight!
Come hang out if you like: twitch.tv/martijnf
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
Come hang out if you like: twitch.tv/martijnf
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
MartijnF - Twitch
Toonstruck! first play through
twitch.tv
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Continuing and potentially finish Toonstruck tonight!
Come hang out if you like: twitch.tv/martijnf
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
Come hang out if you like: twitch.tv/martijnf
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
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i played for judging this and liked it. super sad for Santa Ragione, and the general state of game censorship. re: Steam in particular, a landscape where everyone has to depend on a totally unaccountable monopoly to survive is not one that benefits artists in any way.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
i played for judging this and liked it. super sad for Santa Ragione, and the general state of game censorship. re: Steam in particular, a landscape where everyone has to depend on a totally unaccountable monopoly to survive is not one that benefits artists in any way.
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Today on Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast we talk about *30 years of the Virtual Broomcloset*, a Space Quest fansite by @decafjedi.com that's older than Google. We talk communities, web 1.0, and that era of earnest cringe that I miss a lot. Download wherever or here: zencastr.com/z/wFYVPm37
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today on Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast we talk about *30 years of the Virtual Broomcloset*, a Space Quest fansite by @decafjedi.com that's older than Google. We talk communities, web 1.0, and that era of earnest cringe that I miss a lot. Download wherever or here: zencastr.com/z/wFYVPm37
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This Friday evening is The Morl Society:
A livestream of short niche presentations delivered by people who signed up to give short niche presentations. Even I'm not 100% on what they're all about, exactly.
Watch live from 7.30pm at www.twitch.tv/seanmorl
A livestream of short niche presentations delivered by people who signed up to give short niche presentations. Even I'm not 100% on what they're all about, exactly.
Watch live from 7.30pm at www.twitch.tv/seanmorl
![The Morl Society 4: The Programme
Martijn Frazer
The first successful* dutch voyage to Indonesia
FunkyMrChicken
"It's so hard to a Wi-Fi these days": An exploration of Modern ICt, its application in the home, and what that means in the context of Late-Stage Capitalism
Ash / LooseyLeftie
Innovative Puppetry in 1979's 'The Muppet Movie'
MaggieFBK
The Life Of Why: Felt and Scene
Dan McKee
The Theme Tunes of Tony Hatch: The Themes Tunes Of Tony Hatch
Caroline
My American Town Has a 100-Year-Old-Castle
KingOfThyme
The Vnexpected A-Z of Docthor Who [sic]: The Universe of Doctor Who is just a TV Show and the alphabet can prove it
Benjamin Animation
I REJECT YOUR [virtual] REALITY AND SUBSTITUTE MY OWN
Friday 28th November, 7.30pm GMT
www.twitch.tv/seanmorl](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qo5kn737otyytztgvb2zscq5/bafkreidunhu56jtm33ky5777bnhjaofhc6g3ok7yti6idf6s7pho43jhdy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This Friday evening is The Morl Society:
A livestream of short niche presentations delivered by people who signed up to give short niche presentations. Even I'm not 100% on what they're all about, exactly.
Watch live from 7.30pm at www.twitch.tv/seanmorl
A livestream of short niche presentations delivered by people who signed up to give short niche presentations. Even I'm not 100% on what they're all about, exactly.
Watch live from 7.30pm at www.twitch.tv/seanmorl
We found a box of pre-pandemic poffertjes and are making them now.
"Best before 8 November 2019" 🥲
Exciting!
"Best before 8 November 2019" 🥲
Exciting!
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We found a box of pre-pandemic poffertjes and are making them now.
"Best before 8 November 2019" 🥲
Exciting!
"Best before 8 November 2019" 🥲
Exciting!
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Celebrate 1 year of Very Little News w/ me by subscribing today! Just 3 bucks gets you fascinating stories & features: I reveal the neighborhood cat's new poop spot, speak on my inhaling-pepper experience, and call for Grench Information + comics from Ruby and a column from Meys! verylittlenews.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Celebrate 1 year of Very Little News w/ me by subscribing today! Just 3 bucks gets you fascinating stories & features: I reveal the neighborhood cat's new poop spot, speak on my inhaling-pepper experience, and call for Grench Information + comics from Ruby and a column from Meys! verylittlenews.org
Did a bunch of puzzles from @rangsk.bsky.social's "sudoku adventure" list.
I especially enjoyed this one, that I think is very doable even if you're an absolute beginner in variant sudoku: sudokupad.app/adventure/50...
I especially enjoyed this one, that I think is very doable even if you're an absolute beginner in variant sudoku: sudokupad.app/adventure/50...
SudokuPad v0.592.1 - by SvenCodes.com and Cracking The Cryptic
sudokupad.app
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Did a bunch of puzzles from @rangsk.bsky.social's "sudoku adventure" list.
I especially enjoyed this one, that I think is very doable even if you're an absolute beginner in variant sudoku: sudokupad.app/adventure/50...
I especially enjoyed this one, that I think is very doable even if you're an absolute beginner in variant sudoku: sudokupad.app/adventure/50...
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I’ve also added my playthrough The Zen of Kayaking by @pixelturkey.com and @gamedevjeff.pixelturkey.com: robotspacer.tv/archive/zen-... It’s a fun little text adventure game from 2024. I played it on a Mac in System 6, but you can also play in DOS, on a Commodore 64, or in your browser.
The Zen of Kayaking
The Zen of Kayaking was created by pixel_turkey and gamedevjeff over the course of ten days, and released in 2024. It was inspired by classic Infocom text adventures like Hollywood Hijinx and made…
robotspacer.tv
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’ve also added my playthrough The Zen of Kayaking by @pixelturkey.com and @gamedevjeff.pixelturkey.com: robotspacer.tv/archive/zen-... It’s a fun little text adventure game from 2024. I played it on a Mac in System 6, but you can also play in DOS, on a Commodore 64, or in your browser.
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A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
We did a podcast with DOS Game Club about Ascendancy, a 1995 4X turn-based strategy game set in outer space.
It's not the most famous game or anything, but I had a good time with it and very much enjoyed talking about it with some of our club members!
www.dosgameclub.com/ascendancy/
It's not the most famous game or anything, but I had a good time with it and very much enjoyed talking about it with some of our club members!
www.dosgameclub.com/ascendancy/
Ascendancy – DOS GAME CLUB Podcast
Monthly online discussion and roundtable podcast featuring one DOS game per episode.
www.dosgameclub.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We did a podcast with DOS Game Club about Ascendancy, a 1995 4X turn-based strategy game set in outer space.
It's not the most famous game or anything, but I had a good time with it and very much enjoyed talking about it with some of our club members!
www.dosgameclub.com/ascendancy/
It's not the most famous game or anything, but I had a good time with it and very much enjoyed talking about it with some of our club members!
www.dosgameclub.com/ascendancy/
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I'm taking Trans Theft Horso to AdventureX narrative gaming convention tomorrow where I'll get to exhibit demos for the game, plus let people pet some plush animal friends.
Here are some visuals I made for the demo menu today #AdvX25
Here are some visuals I made for the demo menu today #AdvX25
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm taking Trans Theft Horso to AdventureX narrative gaming convention tomorrow where I'll get to exhibit demos for the game, plus let people pet some plush animal friends.
Here are some visuals I made for the demo menu today #AdvX25
Here are some visuals I made for the demo menu today #AdvX25
Toonstruck continues! Come hang out if you like at twitch.tv/martijnf
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
MartijnF - Twitch
Toonstruck! first play through
twitch.tv
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Toonstruck continues! Come hang out if you like at twitch.tv/martijnf
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
#dosGaming #retroGaming #streaming
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Mac Version of Pepper Odyssey is now available on Steam! 🎉
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #rpg
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #rpg
Pepper Odyssey on Steam
Pepper Odyssey is an RPG about surviving a shipwreck in an unruly outlandish island. Survive the lawless island: fight, trade and explore. Gather scrap to trade, improve your shelter and build yoursel...
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Mac Version of Pepper Odyssey is now available on Steam! 🎉
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #rpg
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #rpg
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Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
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PLANETFALL takes center stage as myself, Mr Creosote and The Digital Antiquarian join the DOS Game Club guys for a 230-minute deep dive into Infocom’s legendary text adventure...
🎧 www.dosgameclub.com/planetfall/
#Planetfall #Infocom #InteractiveFiction #DOSGameClub #RetroGaming #TextAdventure
🎧 www.dosgameclub.com/planetfall/
#Planetfall #Infocom #InteractiveFiction #DOSGameClub #RetroGaming #TextAdventure
Planetfall – DOS GAME CLUB Podcast
Monthly online discussion and roundtable podcast featuring one DOS game per episode.
www.dosgameclub.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
PLANETFALL takes center stage as myself, Mr Creosote and The Digital Antiquarian join the DOS Game Club guys for a 230-minute deep dive into Infocom’s legendary text adventure...
🎧 www.dosgameclub.com/planetfall/
#Planetfall #Infocom #InteractiveFiction #DOSGameClub #RetroGaming #TextAdventure
🎧 www.dosgameclub.com/planetfall/
#Planetfall #Infocom #InteractiveFiction #DOSGameClub #RetroGaming #TextAdventure
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In 2024 and 2025, i participated in a french podcast about videogame and music.
But it was all video and french 🥺
So i translated the scripts of my interventions and put it on my blog !
Like this article "Is videogame a musical instrument ?"
rrrrroseazerty.neocities.org/posts/vg_ins...
But it was all video and french 🥺
So i translated the scripts of my interventions and put it on my blog !
Like this article "Is videogame a musical instrument ?"
rrrrroseazerty.neocities.org/posts/vg_ins...
Is videogame a musical instrument ?
rrrrroseazerty.neocities.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In 2024 and 2025, i participated in a french podcast about videogame and music.
But it was all video and french 🥺
So i translated the scripts of my interventions and put it on my blog !
Like this article "Is videogame a musical instrument ?"
rrrrroseazerty.neocities.org/posts/vg_ins...
But it was all video and french 🥺
So i translated the scripts of my interventions and put it on my blog !
Like this article "Is videogame a musical instrument ?"
rrrrroseazerty.neocities.org/posts/vg_ins...
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I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62
The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
proof the internet is good www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw3S...
Barren Planet (Full Episode) - Sopranos: The Next Generation (Star Trek Sopranos Mashup Edit)
YouTube video by emlowz
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
proof the internet is good www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw3S...
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gamedev question: I often see the advice to do stuff like
player.x += player.dx * frameTime
to handle variable FPS, but won't that allow the player to clip through walls during a spike of really bad frame rate? how do games handle this in practice?
player.x += player.dx * frameTime
to handle variable FPS, but won't that allow the player to clip through walls during a spike of really bad frame rate? how do games handle this in practice?
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
gamedev question: I often see the advice to do stuff like
player.x += player.dx * frameTime
to handle variable FPS, but won't that allow the player to clip through walls during a spike of really bad frame rate? how do games handle this in practice?
player.x += player.dx * frameTime
to handle variable FPS, but won't that allow the player to clip through walls during a spike of really bad frame rate? how do games handle this in practice?
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Part 1 of my recent playthrough of Vohaul Strikes Back, a Space Quest fan game released back in 2011, just went up on YouTube.
Check it out! youtu.be/idHzmp_Rmqs
Check it out! youtu.be/idHzmp_Rmqs
Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back – Part 1 of 3
YouTube video by decafjedi
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Part 1 of my recent playthrough of Vohaul Strikes Back, a Space Quest fan game released back in 2011, just went up on YouTube.
Check it out! youtu.be/idHzmp_Rmqs
Check it out! youtu.be/idHzmp_Rmqs
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lately i've been thinking about how LLMs must feel really amazing to use if you're a dumbass, but incredibly frustrating if you're just basically competent in life.
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
lately i've been thinking about how LLMs must feel really amazing to use if you're a dumbass, but incredibly frustrating if you're just basically competent in life.
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The big tech run internet SUCKS, so I learned how to run a VPS and built my own forum. It's old school and modern. It's got signatures and chat. We're doing jams and sharing our art and talking about games. We do not abide bigotry or gen AI.
You are always welcome at theunderscore.xyz
You are always welcome at theunderscore.xyz
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The big tech run internet SUCKS, so I learned how to run a VPS and built my own forum. It's old school and modern. It's got signatures and chat. We're doing jams and sharing our art and talking about games. We do not abide bigotry or gen AI.
You are always welcome at theunderscore.xyz
You are always welcome at theunderscore.xyz
It sure is cool* how with every software update you now have to dig through the settings to see if they've added AI bullshit that's turned on by default.
*not cool
*not cool
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It sure is cool* how with every software update you now have to dig through the settings to see if they've added AI bullshit that's turned on by default.
*not cool
*not cool
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Doing a very special (for me) episode of UNKNOWN TREASURES, the livestream on which I play vinyl records I've never heard, next week!
🗓️ WED 19 NOV 🕘 9-10pm ➡️ YouTube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
🗓️ WED 19 NOV 🕘 9-10pm ➡️ YouTube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Doing a very special (for me) episode of UNKNOWN TREASURES, the livestream on which I play vinyl records I've never heard, next week!
🗓️ WED 19 NOV 🕘 9-10pm ➡️ YouTube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
🗓️ WED 19 NOV 🕘 9-10pm ➡️ YouTube.com/@unknowntreasuresmichaelm
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As part of my site's 30th anniversary celebration, I've revamped the Space Quest 7 section. The page now offers a detailed look at Sierra's cancelled Space Quest VII project (1997-1999) and Escape Factory's unfinished 2002 reboot.
Concept art! Leaked footage! Never-before-revealed plot details!
Concept art! Leaked footage! Never-before-revealed plot details!
The True Story Behind Space Quest 7 - The Virtual Broomcloset
Discover the full story behind Sierra’s cancelled Space Quest 7 and Escape Factory’s unreleased Space Quest platformer, including timelines, concept art, creator interviews, and why both were shelved.
wiw.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As part of my site's 30th anniversary celebration, I've revamped the Space Quest 7 section. The page now offers a detailed look at Sierra's cancelled Space Quest VII project (1997-1999) and Escape Factory's unfinished 2002 reboot.
Concept art! Leaked footage! Never-before-revealed plot details!
Concept art! Leaked footage! Never-before-revealed plot details!