It feels subversive and wonderfully stupid that at a conference filled with expensive tech and AI blockchain crap, we are showing off the 30-year-old California Raisins video game - ThreadSky

philsalv.bsky.social • 11 days ago

It feels subversive and wonderfully stupid that at a conference filled with expensive tech and AI blockchain crap, we are showing off the 30-year-old California Raisins video game

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ber53rker.bsky.social•11 days ago

h3xadecimal.theoverpowered.com•11 days ago

I loved those lil guys growing up

amyfluidgoth.bsky.social•10 days ago

Great stuff! In the end, the California Raisins only ended up with one video game, on the C64 (and other 8-bit systems). I did a showcase & playthrough of it a while ago… snuck in a mention of the NES game, of course!

https://youtu.be/WU-M36yWjMA?si=y9roaa1kQIgWkYzE

phorenzik.bsky.social•10 days ago

I like how the reflection on the TV implies this man is playing a game on an adjacent stand

mcconnell.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s beautiful

rycar.bsky.social•11 days ago

You've got a really great setup!

I keep finding myself wandering over to gawk at artifacts in between doing work stuffs.

philsalv.bsky.social•11 days ago

Thank you! We're really happy with how it came out this year and also our placement

fakebands.bsky.social•9 days ago

Awesome! We did a whole podcast on The California Raisins:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VXYfBocfdZpx1CJkYuOkF?si=YmEOjmJUSbqkBd4pa5zl5w

mysterydip.bsky.social•11 days ago

"yeah but wouldn't it be cooler if everyone who played it had their own unique AI-generated raisin on the blockchain?"

biostats.bsky.social•9 days ago

They have maybe the best christmas song performance of all time, https://youtu.be/-psq9KW_hAc?si=cc2p0ZXfi0DnPTUM&t=36

ziyyigo-tipyigo.bsky.social•10 days ago

I regret to inform you that it's probably closer to 40 years old.

philsalv.bsky.social•10 days ago

Early 90s actually! I think technically 34 but I said "30" for the sake of comedy

carnivius.bsky.social•9 days ago

man, it's weird to think 30 years ago was PlayStation/Saturn era already. :O

obicynkenobi.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh my god I’m so sad I’m missing this 😭

alterechoes.bsky.social•10 days ago

100/10 would play this game

judgedreddlocks.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Grape Escape 🤘

dannyrimkus.bsky.social•10 days ago

Heroes.

mightywaranvil.bsky.social•11 days ago

It just has to be said!

crayter.bsky.social•11 days ago

You're out there doing the lords work.

ernie.tedium.co•11 days ago

Admit it, “I Heard it Through the Blockchain” just doesn’t have the same swing

noodlestormmachine.bsky.social•10 days ago

Is it though?

allisonxp.bsky.social•10 days ago

as you should!

nebulatheprotogen.bsky.social•10 days ago

That game almost became lost media ...

Though, what's this game in the background?

samderboo.com•10 days ago

Buzz & Waldog / Koko Adventure

landofbluelight.bsky.social•9 days ago

Punk AF.

tubapeter.bsky.social•9 days ago

✊

smeg.bsky.social•9 days ago

Lost Levels lives! Tell me you're presenting Bio Force Ape as well. The butter monster will not be denied! 😅

somanybits.bsky.social•11 days ago

Before I saw the photo I thought, "that's great but it's too bad it doesn't have a terrible pun title".

Then I was pleasantly surprised!

pastataco.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh, hey! Thanks for chatting with me today! I’m more determined than ever to find that FFIII NES “coming soon” article.

thelegendofmatt.bsky.social•11 days ago

This rules

kingdarian.bsky.social•11 days ago

aftermark.bsky.social•10 days ago

I hope this is the next thing CEOs try to replace us with

redvampire.bsky.social•10 days ago

I'd be okay with losing my job to Nesticle

davesies.bsky.social•11 days ago

And your booth is infinitely more entertaining than all the blockchain AI crap booths

philsalv.bsky.social•11 days ago

The people want raisins

sedge.bsky.social•11 days ago

They pine for the grapevine.

vorthosmike.bsky.social•11 days ago

@acry.bsky.social ok this but battlegrounds

quellesurprise.bsky.social•11 days ago

Do Cool Spot next! My boss didn't believe me when I told her it was a thing 😂

jeffmthomas.bsky.social•9 days ago

Not only was it a thing, it was a surprisingly fun game, far better than it needed to be for such a blatant marketing ploy.

quellesurprise.bsky.social•9 days ago

Absolutely!

greylurk.bsky.social•9 days ago

My PC XT with a "Turbo" switch and CGA graphics remembers.

neondestruction.bsky.social•9 days ago

I don't know why humanity ever bothered to progress past eight bit pixel art. It was the finest aesthetic achievement of your race. You can use your actual eyes to see a reality with 100% realism. Humanity makes no sense.

plainoldchair.bsky.social•9 days ago

you couldn't find a single NES screenshot and had to go with pixel vomit AI slop, huh

thedorksdelight.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is so cool to me

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