Rob
Rob
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Taking a break
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so Microsoft open-sourced their 6502 BASIC interpreter. i'm reading through the code looking for interesting things, and i've already found a few! 🧵

github.com/microsoft/BA...
github.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Forewarned Apocalypse.

#bfdi #art #petscii
September 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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September 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The Crimson Diamond is still 25% on Steam, but it won't be tomorrow (Aug 29, 10am... Eastern?)! The weather's getting cooler, this is the perfect time to cozy up to a cozy mystery! store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/... It's Overwhelmingly Positive with 535 reviews! If you enjoyed it, please review!
Save 25% on The Crimson Diamond on Steam
Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adv...
store.steampowered.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Flap through peril in my new precision "batformer" that flips platformer trappings upside-down!

Vampire's Best Friend releases this October

Demo out now on Steam & itch, link in replies
May 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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japanese mascots
May 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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🎆 Neon Hearts City is out now! 🎇

A cyberpunk mystery, androids, and a private detective in a city that never forgets.

Available NOW 👇
🎮 Steam: bit.ly/3CvdNuS
🎮 GOG: bit.ly/4kfva2W
🎮 Itch: bit.ly/3FeLJwW

#Cyberpunk #PointAndClick #IndieGame #AdventureGame
May 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Flying through the peaceful universe ✨

#pixelart
May 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Retro Game Zine. A monthly zine w/ a single retro game covered each issue. Game history, personal essay, review, art, etc.

Buy it physically here:
www.pixelsandpolygons.net

Buy it digitally here:
Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop

Also available as a monthly reward for my $5 Patreon support tier!
February 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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What is Loadstar?
From 1985 to 2007, Softdisk, then J&F Publishing, then Dave Moorman, put out what's probably the longest-lived user contributed software periodical of all. 22 years of Commodore 64 and 128 programs! You can get them all (well, 99%, minus glitches) here: rodneylives.itch.io/loadstar
LOADSTAR COMPLEAT by rodneylives
Most of the run of the classic Commodore 64 magazine-on-disk
rodneylives.itch.io
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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👏Scarmonde is now 35% OFF on Steam!

🌟100% "Very Positive" with 144 Reviews!

⚔️Create a party from 12 unique Classes & engage in strategic turnbased combat wherein buffs and ailments can completely change the tide of battle!

store.steampowered.com/app/2769210/...
May 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Some loading pics from our released / future #c64 titles.
May 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Making 8-bit Music From Scratch at the Commodore 64 BASIC Prompt
YouTube video by lftkryo
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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SHOVE IT! THE WAREHOUSE GAME
NCS CORP 1990
GENESIS
October 2, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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May 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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#LogLoads64
Spindizzy

A little digging reveals that Shirley developed Spindizzy on the Amstrad CPC and it was later ported to the other 8-Bits like the #C64. Zzap BITD gave it an astonishing 98%, which seems too high, for the crazy difficulty ramp of the game. A fond classic though. Gorgeous map!
May 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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holy fucking shit Epic won

this is huge, massively positive news for the games industry at large! Epic isn’t an angel but their case and cause on this was 110% the correct decision

App Store not being able to gate 3rd party purchases in the US is !!!!!

www.theverge.com/news/659246/...
A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store
The judge called Apple’s insubordination a “gross miscalculation.“
www.theverge.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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"After 41 years of dedicated service, legendary SEGA composer Hiroshi Kawaguchi (aka Hiro) will retire in two days. The man behind iconic songs (Hang On, OutRun, After Burner, etc.) has just posted photos of his very first paycheck, dated 1984."
Après 41 ans de bons et loyaux services, le compositeur légendaire de SEGA, Hiroshi Kawaguchi (dit Hiro) prendra sa retraite dans deux jours. L'homme à l'origine de musiques cultes (Hang On, OutRun, After Burner...) vient de poster les photos de sa toute première fiche de paye datée de 1984.
April 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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𝕏: *Lots of Elon posts*

Bluesky: *Lots of Elon screenshots, accompanied by everyone going “bad” and pointing their finger*

Mastodon: “I virtualized a 6502 on my lightbulb”
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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FREEZE64 issue 75 has been sent off to our printers.
Full content details can be found at:
freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...
It’s another *CORKER* of an issue for all #Commodore64 #C64 enthusiasts out there 😃👍❤️
April 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Downtown New Orleans
April 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Thanks! The fortune & glory title is my big piece from last year that I'm super proud of! I need to get a print of it at some point.
April 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM