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Hardcore Gaming 101 Podcast host, game writer and creative. He/Him Australia.
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Been trying out the Uma Musume gacha game for research and have to say they did it, they made a roguelike into a gacha and it's actually interesting

This amazing fact went by the Archive slack from one of the coolest members of the infrastructure team: 10 years ago, the two alcove areas at the Archive Headquarters held 6.5 petabytes of data. As of now, they hold 38.5 petabytes.

Today is a special day for Jet Set Radio Dreamcast, so I took the opportunity to rewrite the home page about Smilebit's game. Jet Set/Grind Radio is an iconic game from the Dreamcast era. Only SEGA knew how to make games like this! www.sega-dreamcast-info-games-preservation.com/en/jet-set-r...

listen, it's NOT a "retro game" if I was already paying bills when it was released, why is that so hard to understand

The trend for UI that loads buttons in and out, consequently moving them, usually with loading lag because they are web-based, so you can "miss" due to muscle memory has to be one of the most unnecessary additions to our daily load.

(rkgk) F14, according to ace combat

store.steampowered.com/app/864060/M... The excellent Marble It Up! Ultra which is kind of the culmination of the physics heavy platformer is currently as cheap as it gets on Steam, if enough people get it maybe the multiplayer could be played for once. Bulky single player campaign as well.

Unlimited juice? This party’s gonna be off the hook www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...

Metroid/Crazy Taxi @spacebabecosplay crossover at #toomanygames #metroid #crazytaxi #toomanygames2025 #samuscosplay @tmgexpo

The first episode of our 'Lifeline' playthrough is up now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJTc... Search vending machine. What do you see? Get item. Get item from vending machine. Look at vending machine. Look at right vending machine. Get item from right vending machine. Et cetera, et cetera.

this is what the average retro gamer's feed on BlueSky looks like

Rip in pasta

Steam achievement/game metrics are weirdly consistent about player drop off across the course of most games, like 80% finish just the start of a game, 60% finish some more, 40% get through a good chunk and there's the steady 20% that'll claw their way through to the end.

For me, this article gets to the heart of why the modern AAA pipeline is antithetical to game design

hey found'em again

Retro emulation handhelds, is there a bubble with them or what? Is this something that is going to burst - seems wild that companies can release a dozen new devices yearly that don't really do that much different and a person realistically only needs 1 (even if some people are buying dozens)?

Is this really the world you want your children to live in, and your children's children

Let's try something ✨old✨ for this Steam Summer Sale. For years I've been making lists of ✨Underrepresented Steam Games✨ that didn't get much exposure when they released, and now some of them are on sale! Let's see if we can find some deals in the archives for this thread!

my new theory is that once you have a certain amount of money and wealth you start to go crazy and detach from reality. that number is different for everyone. for me it's $20

George Broussard is pointing to the PC that is uploading the shareware version of Duke Nukem 3D (13 MB IIRC) to the world, back in 96.

I bounced off of them once I realized the "limitless upgrade stacking/OP synergy" nature of most modern roguelites means most of them turn into endgame Path of Exile 1 where you're making half the screen explode every two seconds. Did you like the core gameplay? Too bad, it's endgame PoE/Diablo now

Realised I forgot to share this here - here’s our chat with the creator of Blue Prince, TONDA ROS! Very fun/insightful to talk to a first time dev making such a uniquely successful game. He was all kinds of lovely. (Also ft. @mikebithell.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social) youtu.be/UsRw0bHh_h8

hope this door can stop this guy

They’re either absolutely cooking or creating one of the worst movies ever. No in between.

New from me, on The Guardian (!!): Generative AI is causing new, unusual problems for game developers — people are being accused of using it, even when they say they haven't. Building trust between a studio and its player base is more important than ever. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/j...

👾 Neo Mr. Do! (1996) ➡️ By Visco [Gifs: imgur.com/a/neo-mr-do-... ] [Source: youtu.be/BE-_4ifSarM, youtu.be/l4pmbdAtjYg ] #RetroGaming #Arcade #DinoArcadeGifs

tool assisted speedrun - tools used "RPG maker" www.youtube.com/watch?v=orGi...

never heard of this but i am weeping and i will kill whoever i have to

"You may have lost your past, but you've got a future ahead of you yet." Ready your fists for a robot punching adventure! Belzerion (3DO) English patch is here! Translation/Hacking - @snowyaria.bsky.social Image editing - @nichetopic.bsky.social Download the patch here! github.com/Eight-Mansio...

nintendo the greatest to ever do it lmao

Today's archive.org find: this sensational Deus Ex key art from a 2000 Eidos press kit. The pure essence of the turn of the millennium. 📀 archive.org/details/Deus...

This is the case I use for my main PC! I love it. Handsome, super clean looking case with excellent airflow!

this is what I keep telling people!