Douglas Fraker
@nesdoug.bsky.social
#nesdev #nes #snes #chiptune #gamedev #retrogamedev
I hate pharma ads. It's always some rare condition that only 0.01% of people have, so it's like "If you have ear pickles, ask your doctor if Xylophloxin is right for you" and then they go on and on about horrible side effects. How is that supposed to make people want it, you keep saying bad things
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I hate pharma ads. It's always some rare condition that only 0.01% of people have, so it's like "If you have ear pickles, ask your doctor if Xylophloxin is right for you" and then they go on and on about horrible side effects. How is that supposed to make people want it, you keep saying bad things
I'm giving NES Gauntlet a try. Strange game where just running straight at an enemy counts as an attack.
I looked at the RAM, to see if there's a map of the room, and there is not. Everything in the room exists an an object, with Type, X, Y.
Also, rare game with 4 screens of nametables.
I looked at the RAM, to see if there's a map of the room, and there is not. Everything in the room exists an an object, with Type, X, Y.
Also, rare game with 4 screens of nametables.
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm giving NES Gauntlet a try. Strange game where just running straight at an enemy counts as an attack.
I looked at the RAM, to see if there's a map of the room, and there is not. Everything in the room exists an an object, with Type, X, Y.
Also, rare game with 4 screens of nametables.
I looked at the RAM, to see if there's a map of the room, and there is not. Everything in the room exists an an object, with Type, X, Y.
Also, rare game with 4 screens of nametables.
Ordered a book from Amazon today.
When I looked at it on my phone, it said $48
When I looked at it on my laptop 5 minutes later, it said $39
What kind of price gauging BS is this?
When I looked at it on my phone, it said $48
When I looked at it on my laptop 5 minutes later, it said $39
What kind of price gauging BS is this?
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ordered a book from Amazon today.
When I looked at it on my phone, it said $48
When I looked at it on my laptop 5 minutes later, it said $39
What kind of price gauging BS is this?
When I looked at it on my phone, it said $48
When I looked at it on my laptop 5 minutes later, it said $39
What kind of price gauging BS is this?
Prediction. In the future, AI will be worshipped like a god. People will treat its words like the Bible, infallible and all-knowing, let it make decisions for them, and devote themselves to the AI like a cult.
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Prediction. In the future, AI will be worshipped like a god. People will treat its words like the Bible, infallible and all-knowing, let it make decisions for them, and devote themselves to the AI like a cult.
I was telling my kids that Whamageddon is people trying to not hear the song "Last Christmas" during December.
I made it all the way till noon on day 1. It's everywhere.
I made it all the way till noon on day 1. It's everywhere.
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I was telling my kids that Whamageddon is people trying to not hear the song "Last Christmas" during December.
I made it all the way till noon on day 1. It's everywhere.
I made it all the way till noon on day 1. It's everywhere.
I beat the original Metroid yesterday. Haven't played it in 35 years.
A lot of people complain about that game, but you don't have to grind for health if you save one energy tank until you are about to fight the end boss.
A lot of people complain about that game, but you don't have to grind for health if you save one energy tank until you are about to fight the end boss.
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I beat the original Metroid yesterday. Haven't played it in 35 years.
A lot of people complain about that game, but you don't have to grind for health if you save one energy tank until you are about to fight the end boss.
A lot of people complain about that game, but you don't have to grind for health if you save one energy tank until you are about to fight the end boss.
Here's another chiptune cover I made.
The Prodigy - Charly
Sega Genesis (Deflemask)
youtu.be/quUPPsYpKsw
The Prodigy - Charly
Sega Genesis (Deflemask)
youtu.be/quUPPsYpKsw
The Prodigy - Charly (Sega Genesis Remix)
YouTube video by Doug Fraker
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Here's another chiptune cover I made.
The Prodigy - Charly
Sega Genesis (Deflemask)
youtu.be/quUPPsYpKsw
The Prodigy - Charly
Sega Genesis (Deflemask)
youtu.be/quUPPsYpKsw
I tried my hand at making a Sega Genesis chiptune (Deflemask) today.
Cover of :
The Cure - Close to Me
youtu.be/8jEQFo690Jc?...
Cover of :
The Cure - Close to Me
youtu.be/8jEQFo690Jc?...
The Cure - Close to Me (Sega Genesis Remix)
YouTube video by Doug Fraker
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I tried my hand at making a Sega Genesis chiptune (Deflemask) today.
Cover of :
The Cure - Close to Me
youtu.be/8jEQFo690Jc?...
Cover of :
The Cure - Close to Me
youtu.be/8jEQFo690Jc?...
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What a strange coincidence, that SNAP benefits were cut the day before election day.
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What a strange coincidence, that SNAP benefits were cut the day before election day.
My wife and I agree that Starbucks coffee doesn't taste good. Roasted too long. Tastes burnt and bitter.
I'm told they do that on purpose because their most popular drinks have like 500 calories of sugar added, and you can't taste the coffee flavor if it isn't strong
I'm told they do that on purpose because their most popular drinks have like 500 calories of sugar added, and you can't taste the coffee flavor if it isn't strong
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My wife and I agree that Starbucks coffee doesn't taste good. Roasted too long. Tastes burnt and bitter.
I'm told they do that on purpose because their most popular drinks have like 500 calories of sugar added, and you can't taste the coffee flavor if it isn't strong
I'm told they do that on purpose because their most popular drinks have like 500 calories of sugar added, and you can't taste the coffee flavor if it isn't strong
Never noticed this, but the graphics on that snow below his feet are top notch for a NES game
(G.I.Joe 1991)
(G.I.Joe 1991)
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Never noticed this, but the graphics on that snow below his feet are top notch for a NES game
(G.I.Joe 1991)
(G.I.Joe 1991)
Has anyone played the Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit game?
How is it?
How is it?
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Has anyone played the Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit game?
How is it?
How is it?
Is Maytag German for May Day?
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Is Maytag German for May Day?
Growing a beard is like...
day 2, maybe forgot to shave
day 4, are you doing alright buddy?
day 7, yikes, maybe we should do an intervention
day 14, maybe he's growing a beard
month 2, ah, it is a beard
month 6, settle down there Grizzly Adams
month 12, yeah..we should've scheduled that intervention
day 2, maybe forgot to shave
day 4, are you doing alright buddy?
day 7, yikes, maybe we should do an intervention
day 14, maybe he's growing a beard
month 2, ah, it is a beard
month 6, settle down there Grizzly Adams
month 12, yeah..we should've scheduled that intervention
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Growing a beard is like...
day 2, maybe forgot to shave
day 4, are you doing alright buddy?
day 7, yikes, maybe we should do an intervention
day 14, maybe he's growing a beard
month 2, ah, it is a beard
month 6, settle down there Grizzly Adams
month 12, yeah..we should've scheduled that intervention
day 2, maybe forgot to shave
day 4, are you doing alright buddy?
day 7, yikes, maybe we should do an intervention
day 14, maybe he's growing a beard
month 2, ah, it is a beard
month 6, settle down there Grizzly Adams
month 12, yeah..we should've scheduled that intervention
Found this is storage. Total Annihilation. I played this game obsessively back in 1997. We had several people on a LAN and played multiplayer battles. This was the very first game I learned to mod.
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Found this is storage. Total Annihilation. I played this game obsessively back in 1997. We had several people on a LAN and played multiplayer battles. This was the very first game I learned to mod.
This ad made me laugh out loud. The actress is trying to act like this CRT is heavy, but real CRTs are like twice as heavy as she's making it look. And the weight is like 90% on the screen side. And you would not lift it shoulder high. Ever.
youtu.be/LiVseDxOVSc
youtu.be/LiVseDxOVSc
At Verizon, it works that way
YouTube video by Verizon
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This ad made me laugh out loud. The actress is trying to act like this CRT is heavy, but real CRTs are like twice as heavy as she's making it look. And the weight is like 90% on the screen side. And you would not lift it shoulder high. Ever.
youtu.be/LiVseDxOVSc
youtu.be/LiVseDxOVSc
Beware. In Pennsylvania people are receiving election fliers in the mail with false information.
You can't trust newspapers, You can't trust TV or radio, you can't trust ads on YouTube and you can't trust anything mailed to you.
It's not paranoia if they are really out to get you.
You can't trust newspapers, You can't trust TV or radio, you can't trust ads on YouTube and you can't trust anything mailed to you.
It's not paranoia if they are really out to get you.
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Beware. In Pennsylvania people are receiving election fliers in the mail with false information.
You can't trust newspapers, You can't trust TV or radio, you can't trust ads on YouTube and you can't trust anything mailed to you.
It's not paranoia if they are really out to get you.
You can't trust newspapers, You can't trust TV or radio, you can't trust ads on YouTube and you can't trust anything mailed to you.
It's not paranoia if they are really out to get you.
I updated my famitone githubs, making it compatible with Dn-Famitracker.
I used Visual Studio and it auto formatted every line, so looking at the changes it looks like hundreds of changes, but really I only changed like 5 lines of code, at lines 520, 580, and 1990
I used Visual Studio and it auto formatted every line, so looking at the changes it looks like hundreds of changes, but really I only changed like 5 lines of code, at lines 520, 580, and 1990
October 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I updated my famitone githubs, making it compatible with Dn-Famitracker.
I used Visual Studio and it auto formatted every line, so looking at the changes it looks like hundreds of changes, but really I only changed like 5 lines of code, at lines 520, 580, and 1990
I used Visual Studio and it auto formatted every line, so looking at the changes it looks like hundreds of changes, but really I only changed like 5 lines of code, at lines 520, 580, and 1990
#SNESdev
Personally, I really, really don't like the current music software / tools for making SNES game music.
I feel like BRR samples should be separate and able to be dynamically swapped, such as for game sounds (not BG music)
And the music editor should be more user friendly.
Personally, I really, really don't like the current music software / tools for making SNES game music.
I feel like BRR samples should be separate and able to be dynamically swapped, such as for game sounds (not BG music)
And the music editor should be more user friendly.
October 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#SNESdev
Personally, I really, really don't like the current music software / tools for making SNES game music.
I feel like BRR samples should be separate and able to be dynamically swapped, such as for game sounds (not BG music)
And the music editor should be more user friendly.
Personally, I really, really don't like the current music software / tools for making SNES game music.
I feel like BRR samples should be separate and able to be dynamically swapped, such as for game sounds (not BG music)
And the music editor should be more user friendly.
"Our security will protect you 365 days a year"
September 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Our security will protect you 365 days a year"
Ads for medicines are crazy. Like "ask your dr about this new cholesterol pill. Side effects include spontaneous combustion, bleeding from the eyes, demonic possession, existential dread, nightmares that you can never wake from, and Zombie bladder syndrome"
while showing you happy people on bikes
while showing you happy people on bikes
September 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ads for medicines are crazy. Like "ask your dr about this new cholesterol pill. Side effects include spontaneous combustion, bleeding from the eyes, demonic possession, existential dread, nightmares that you can never wake from, and Zombie bladder syndrome"
while showing you happy people on bikes
while showing you happy people on bikes
Sometimes I'll have random thoughts like "maybe I'll start my own podcast" and then I'll remember that I don't have free time and I don't like to talk that much.
September 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sometimes I'll have random thoughts like "maybe I'll start my own podcast" and then I'll remember that I don't have free time and I don't like to talk that much.
Unusually hot this September.
I bet this is going to be another year where it goes 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 50
with almost no days near 70
I bet this is going to be another year where it goes 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 50
with almost no days near 70
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Unusually hot this September.
I bet this is going to be another year where it goes 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 50
with almost no days near 70
I bet this is going to be another year where it goes 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 50
with almost no days near 70
Any time someone complains about the radical left, this is what I picture.
Radical!
Radical!
a picture of a cartoon character with the words totally radical
ALT: a picture of a cartoon character with the words totally radical
media.tenor.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Any time someone complains about the radical left, this is what I picture.
Radical!
Radical!