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ROBOT DIMENSIONS // "In this game, you control a small robot navigating a world full of challenges. To overcome these obstacles, you'll harness unique dimension-shifting mechanics, allowing you to alter the environment and solve puzzles." #GameBoy miguelthedrmr.itch.io/robot-dimens...

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REMINDER TO NOT TALK ABOUT BEING AT PROTESTS ONLINE. You do not need to "prove" you were there, it puts you and others in danger. Only tell people in person when you go for safety.

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It's 2025 and there's still time for Outrun. Outrun 2025: Coast 2 Coast. Make it happen Sega

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Free breakfast clubs to launch in 750 schools within weeks - helping children in deprived areas www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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A new name for my latest #picotron project: Jetpac Defenders Also, a nice colourful title screen and the start of some title music. Need to get back to the actual game now but this stuff just makes it feel more complete! #gamedev #arcade #retrogaming

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Now have the "dropzone" 🙄 for #picotron "Jetpac Defenders". Means the game is now playable to a degree since you can rescue the humanoids to complete a level. Some sfx started and humanoids are no longer (strictly) lemmings! #gamedev #arcade #retrogaming #defender #dropzone

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Morning! No newsletter today (half term, you know how it goes). Here's some positive news instead:

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Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels haven't aged well. For example, Moonraker - published almost exactly 70 years ago in April 1955 - features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist and rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi. Such a silly idea!

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FASTER for #AtariSTE is the winner in the Atari ST(E)/TT/Falcon Best Homebrew category at the 7th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards! Thanks to all involved in the production of the game, along with the retro community for your support! Download FREE from retroracing.itch.io

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Relax everyone, he’s just trolling us…

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#8bit #gamedev #c64 #commodore #retrogaming Zezito in the Glittering Caves I am back to this game, I have added more levels, here you can see the last one and feeding the forth code into the interpreter at the start of the video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5xd... #indiedev #8bitcoders #pixelart #ドット絵

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Since we may be well and truly screwed when it comes to social media, here’s a reminder that small social online communities called BBSes still exist! www.howtogeek.com/686600/remem...

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The Trump administration fired several FAA lawyers tasked with helping keep reckless and drunk pilots out of the skies — and officials are baffled www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Doing some benchmarking of Electron emulators against the real hardware. Of course this meant I had to get my Electron out and why not have a go on Apache Canyon on the real machine. This is the highest score I've ever managed, but still not good enough for an Elite rank 😔

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UP NEXT @ 2PM ET 📣 @hollynielsen.bsky.social talks narrative and game writing as she plays Dragon Age: Origins (2009) 🐲 $20+ donations = a copy of Playing Place from @mitpress.bsky.social JOIN ON TWITCH https://buff.ly/4hgQtAg

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Here is my starter pack, I was going to add 150 people, but bluesky had some weird flashing bug as I reached 132+, I'll try to add more later. go.bsky.app/2kWEG9L

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I have a strong distaste for AI imagery. Especially when used to promote retro related stuff. Can we stop that shit, please?

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Latest episode of "C64 Weekly #22" is out now 👇 youtu.be/7VG3ZvXeauw #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64

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The resourcefulness and passion of the Homebrew community always impresses me. Kudos to @merman1974.bsky.social for shining such an important light on it each month.

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Huge thanks to @merman1974.bsky.social and @retrogamermag.bsky.social for reviewing my #gameboy game Lunar Lancer in Retro Gamer issue #269! Get it for FREE: jonas-fischbach.itch.io/lunar-lancer

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Holy sh*t! We won the Retro World category at the Debug Indie Game Awards in Nottingham! Thanks to everyone involved❤️❤️🕹️🕹️

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The talk I gave on behalf of the Sega Dreamcast indie scene in Brussels for the GCC Devroom at FOSDEM 2025 is now live! Deep-dive C, C++, ASM, and even Ada code running on the DC using the latest GCC toolchain, with footage from Mario 64, Sonic Mania, Doom64, and GTA3! fosdem.org/2025/schedul...

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A pick of fabulous films to watch right now on BBC #iPlayer... https://buff.ly/3ND5Kiv

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Hi, my name is Michael and I am developing homebrew software for the Nokia N-Gage. I am currently working on a PICO-8 emulator. Sounds fun? Just follow me. 🤓 #NGageSDK

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Labour’s had a stellar week. While Trump and Musk embarrassed themselves more than we thought possible, there was plenty of good news for progressives. 7 things to celebrate:

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‪Today's #GoogleDoodle is lovely, a lunar cycle game 🌕 🌗 Rise of the Half Moon 🌓 🐟🔹🔹🔹 🌟 Level: 1 Score: 11 #GoogleDoodle ‬ g.co/doodle/n473cxy

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The brand new, acid-for-blood Film Stories issue 54 available to order now. Get your 168-page magazine, featuring #Alien On Stage, here: https://buff.ly/4bdHv4f

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This is absurd. We built this database to stop officers who commit misconduct at one police agency from being rehired at another. It's about transparency and safety -- it helps the hiring agencies and the public. With due process protections. Trump shut it down

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NEW: One of Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate a critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy. By @abrahm.bsky.social

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A Labour manifesto promise was to introduce expert domestic abuse specialists to 999 control rooms to offer support to call handlers, carry out risk assessments, support police on the ground and help victims access specialist support services. Today, the first of these specialists are in place!

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Media layoffs abound so to help out journalist pals who've been laid off/freelancers looking for more work , I'm going to do a monthly thread with the writing roles I've found! Here are some February finds. Will be updated as I find things. Reposts appreciated 💛

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FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER Trump has suggested Ukraine started the war with Russia. That is not true. We all need to call this out

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💥💥💥 WE HAVE CAMPAIGNED ON THIS FOR YEARS 💥💥💥. We drafted policy, proved its popularity, socialised the idea widely & made several podcast episodes on it. Exciting!

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Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House. Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...

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“I would have never heard of this hidden gem if not for flicking through cards on Ludocene.” Thanks @plante.bsky.social for the glowing write up in @polygon.com today. Also love that you discovered Walk With Yai Yai from @trentmakesgames.bsky.social. www.polygon.com/news/526452/...

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#LogLoads64 Laser Squad An absolute belter of a game from X-Com creator (Chaos creator?) Jullian Gollop. The #C64 version of LS obviously holds my heart, as it was the one I played for hours & hours BITD and I recall fondly one afternoon 2-Ply vs my good friend Tim Allen. B&W TV. Can you guess..?

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Like retro game + action movies? Then you’ll love me + @roboticsteve.bsky.social’s comic series BPM: Beatdowns Per Minute! Set in 1993, it stars a crew of martial arts cops rumbling with a crime syndicate over one night of special moves and wild action Check it out: killtopia.co/bpm%3A-beatd...

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