Rich Whitehouse
@richwhitehouse.bsky.social
Video game programmer and designer. Head of Digital Conservation for the Video Game History Foundation. Worked on Jedi Knight 2, Prey, etc. Professional Jaguar Master.
https://www.richwhitehouse.com
https://patreon.com/richwhitehouse
https://www.richwhitehouse.com
https://patreon.com/richwhitehouse
Time will destroy everything, but it destroys those who give a shit even faster. Good bye, my friend.
October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Time will destroy everything, but it destroys those who give a shit even faster. Good bye, my friend.
I'm also visualizing damage masks now, and tracking transition frame counts. KI filters all attacks through a 2D matrix, so a player's hit box will gray out whenever the opposing player's attack state fails the damage matrix test.
July 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'm also visualizing damage masks now, and tracking transition frame counts. KI filters all attacks through a 2D matrix, so a player's hit box will gray out whenever the opposing player's attack state fails the damage matrix test.
Projecting KI collision space with perfect accuracy, I noticed that hit shapes significantly deviate from the visuals across stages! Take a look at the different offsets for Fulgore's idle hit shape at the same scale/frame on 3 different stages.
July 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Projecting KI collision space with perfect accuracy, I noticed that hit shapes significantly deviate from the visuals across stages! Take a look at the different offsets for Fulgore's idle hit shape at the same scale/frame on 3 different stages.
The next BigInstinct will have a training mode, which goes beyond any training mode I've ever seen: hit shape visualization, exact frame timing displays, slow motion, and a lot more!
July 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The next BigInstinct will have a training mode, which goes beyond any training mode I've ever seen: hit shape visualization, exact frame timing displays, slow motion, and a lot more!
Praising the Lords live in Tucson, with BigPEmu for iOS and VLM! (VLM is responding to live audio from the microphone)
Amazing performance from @lordsofacid.bsky.social! Couldn’t have asked for a better set list.
Amazing performance from @lordsofacid.bsky.social! Couldn’t have asked for a better set list.
June 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Praising the Lords live in Tucson, with BigPEmu for iOS and VLM! (VLM is responding to live audio from the microphone)
Amazing performance from @lordsofacid.bsky.social! Couldn’t have asked for a better set list.
Amazing performance from @lordsofacid.bsky.social! Couldn’t have asked for a better set list.
BigInstinct version 1.0-B3 is out now! Here's what's new:
June 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BigInstinct version 1.0-B3 is out now! Here's what's new:
BigPEmu for iOS is on sale for $6.69 from now until June 7th, in celebration of the Day of Darkness. Happy Hell Day, everyone!
June 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
BigPEmu for iOS is on sale for $6.69 from now until June 7th, in celebration of the Day of Darkness. Happy Hell Day, everyone!
BigPEmu version 1.19 is out now! This is what's new.
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BigPEmu version 1.19 is out now! This is what's new.
Here's some red-cyan anaglyph 3D footage.
Getting this to work this well across both games took a lot of work! If you want to help give me the freedom to keep using my powers for this kind of evil, please sign up: www.patreon.com/richwhitehouse
Getting this to work this well across both games took a lot of work! If you want to help give me the freedom to keep using my powers for this kind of evil, please sign up: www.patreon.com/richwhitehouse
May 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Here's some red-cyan anaglyph 3D footage.
Getting this to work this well across both games took a lot of work! If you want to help give me the freedom to keep using my powers for this kind of evil, please sign up: www.patreon.com/richwhitehouse
Getting this to work this well across both games took a lot of work! If you want to help give me the freedom to keep using my powers for this kind of evil, please sign up: www.patreon.com/richwhitehouse
Cross your eyes and behold a true miracle of emulation: Killer Instinct in stereoscopic 3D at 60 FPS! It's working beautifully on every stage in both KI and KI2.
May 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Cross your eyes and behold a true miracle of emulation: Killer Instinct in stereoscopic 3D at 60 FPS! It's working beautifully on every stage in both KI and KI2.
BigInstinct is out now!
May 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
BigInstinct is out now!
I now have all of the Killer Instinct timing and signal data anyone could ever want, thanks to the kind folks at Level One Arcade Bar in Mesa, AZ!
As a bonus, we got to see @justjakesimpson.bsky.social when he still had hair in NBA Jam.
As a bonus, we got to see @justjakesimpson.bsky.social when he still had hair in NBA Jam.
May 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I now have all of the Killer Instinct timing and signal data anyone could ever want, thanks to the kind folks at Level One Arcade Bar in Mesa, AZ!
As a bonus, we got to see @justjakesimpson.bsky.social when he still had hair in NBA Jam.
As a bonus, we got to see @justjakesimpson.bsky.social when he still had hair in NBA Jam.
The beta release of BigInstinct is coming next week! I've made a video demonstrating some of the features, including silky smooth netplay with up to 16-frame rollback and, oh yes, BRAND NEW STEREO SOUND! Grab your headphones for this clip.
May 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The beta release of BigInstinct is coming next week! I've made a video demonstrating some of the features, including silky smooth netplay with up to 16-frame rollback and, oh yes, BRAND NEW STEREO SOUND! Grab your headphones for this clip.
Through the power of DickTrainer Emulation Technology, Killer Instinct has achieved average frame times in the realm of 1.3 milliseconds; single-threaded on a 2.5GHz Intel CPU and with no attempt to optimize the ADSP! Planning to get a beta build to the patrons in a few weeks.
April 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Through the power of DickTrainer Emulation Technology, Killer Instinct has achieved average frame times in the realm of 1.3 milliseconds; single-threaded on a 2.5GHz Intel CPU and with no attempt to optimize the ADSP! Planning to get a beta build to the patrons in a few weeks.
I'm sad to say that funding has been pulled on my KI/KI2 emulator. However, I still want to make this thing; I love KI, I'm pretty far along, and this emulator beats everything in terms of accuracy, speed, and functionality. Here's the situation, the plan, and how you can help!
March 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I'm sad to say that funding has been pulled on my KI/KI2 emulator. However, I still want to make this thing; I love KI, I'm pretty far along, and this emulator beats everything in terms of accuracy, speed, and functionality. Here's the situation, the plan, and how you can help!
I can't currently say much about why I'm writing a KI emulator from scratch (including a new MIPS III core which aims to achieve dynarec-like speeds without any dynarec), but I am, and IT'S ALIVE!
March 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I can't currently say much about why I'm writing a KI emulator from scratch (including a new MIPS III core which aims to achieve dynarec-like speeds without any dynarec), but I am, and IT'S ALIVE!
Is it normal for "3-5 day" Steam product reviews to end up being a terrible month-long process where no feedback/clarification is provided for weeks at a time, or is Gabe giving me special treatment again?
February 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Is it normal for "3-5 day" Steam product reviews to end up being a terrible month-long process where no feedback/clarification is provided for weeks at a time, or is Gabe giving me special treatment again?
BigPEmu version 1.18 is out now! This is what's new.
January 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
BigPEmu version 1.18 is out now! This is what's new.
Playing on a tester's Alien vs Predator server with the new Steam build of BigPEmu!
December 30, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Playing on a tester's Alien vs Predator server with the new Steam build of BigPEmu!
BigPEmu version 1.17 is out now! This is what's new.
November 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM
BigPEmu version 1.17 is out now! This is what's new.
BigPEmu's touch integration is evolving! The upcoming build features new touch and mouse cursor scripts for quite a few games. Here's a demo of Raiden (the ship tracks your finger) and Vid Grid.
November 27, 2024 at 10:26 PM
BigPEmu's touch integration is evolving! The upcoming build features new touch and mouse cursor scripts for quite a few games. Here's a demo of Raiden (the ship tracks your finger) and Vid Grid.
Next to me on the App Store Top 100 Games list today, under my wrist for over 20 years. It was always meant to be.
November 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Next to me on the App Store Top 100 Games list today, under my wrist for over 20 years. It was always meant to be.
BigPEmu version 1.16 is out now, and the iOS port is live on the App Store. This version boasts an incredible number of improvements to the emulation core along with more than a few new features!
App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/bigpe...
Other platforms: richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index...
App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/bigpe...
Other platforms: richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index...
November 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM
BigPEmu version 1.16 is out now, and the iOS port is live on the App Store. This version boasts an incredible number of improvements to the emulation core along with more than a few new features!
App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/bigpe...
Other platforms: richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index...
App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/bigpe...
Other platforms: richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index...
Checkered Flag running at native resolution with gyroscope steering on my iPhone!
I'm still accepting beta testers, see my Patreon account if you're interested.
I'm still accepting beta testers, see my Patreon account if you're interested.
October 25, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Checkered Flag running at native resolution with gyroscope steering on my iPhone!
I'm still accepting beta testers, see my Patreon account if you're interested.
I'm still accepting beta testers, see my Patreon account if you're interested.
Don't forget you can already experience full client-server Jaguar AvP multiplayer in the current public build of BigPEmu! It's the perfect way to celebrate anyone's 30th birthday, no matter their species. Please drink responsibly.
October 20, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Don't forget you can already experience full client-server Jaguar AvP multiplayer in the current public build of BigPEmu! It's the perfect way to celebrate anyone's 30th birthday, no matter their species. Please drink responsibly.