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Lover of old stuff, primarily ancient tech and old movies. Things like the Commodore 64, reel to reel tape players, and silent film. I talk about all that stuff on my podcast, the Memory Machine. He/him www.memorymachinepod.com
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I've been kicking around the idea of creating a Patreon or Newsletter or some form of service where I provide lessons, tools, and resources for making the internet a less miserable place. The modern web is hostile and intentionally designed to be so. But there are things you can do.

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The joystick works! And pretty well, too! Let me know if this something you'd be interested in for whatever console or computer; I'm thinking of making a few and selling them if there's demand. #joystick #3dprinting #retrogaming youtube.com/shorts/AkRe9...

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【ファミコンゲーム開発日記】 ４人対戦PONG「AGE OF WARLORDS」リリース🤗 ワイワイ遊んでもらえると嬉しいな❤️ ツインファミコン（赤前期）＋ジョイペア＋ホリコマンダー２台で、４人プレイ可能です。 👇ROMイメージのダウンロードはこちら okunyon.cloudfree.jp #nes #nesdev #homebrew

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【ファミコンゲーム開発日記】 ひととおりプレイできるまでになりました。 これから効果音追加やゲームバランス調整をしていけば、完成までもう少しです。 もう一つ実装したいことがあるのだけど、果たしてできるのかな🤔 何を実装するのかは秘密です🤫 #nes #nesdev #homebrew

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Movie you've watched more than 6 times, gifs only

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I wore a tux for it!

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Surely I'm not the only one who gets overconfident with how many components I can squeeze on a proto-board.

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Prototype two-button joystick is coming along nicely. So far only had to do two major revisions - one for the base, and one for the top control panel. This can be wired for any two-button console or computer, but I'm starting with the NES.

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Chicago Gamespace is reopening today with a new King's Quest exhibit! www.chicagogamespace.com/exhibitions/... I'll still be there on Sundays; we're now open on Saturdays as well from 2-5pm.

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Jet Propulsion (2025) (Free Early Release) #Atari2600 #Atari artefacto.itch.io/jet-propulsion

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illustration, beep, magazine (1988) archive.org/details/beep...

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Here's the best video I ever made, it's about a game that only scored 76% but changed my whole life and was quite wonderful. By watching this you will understand how and why mid-tier 1985 computer games felt actually amazing. youtu.be/jET8HI8RNhQ?...

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Come one, come all! The @gamingalexandria.bsky.social Video Game Notables 2025 is beginning shortly! www.twitch.tv/play_history At the end of the day, everyone's a winner. Except those who lost.

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You: "ya know, you can just buy a resistor network" Me: "NO YOU CANT MAKE ME"

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It *looks* like old FDS magnetic film is being used in these new 3D printed disks. Was kinda hoping for someone crazy enough to try coating plastic with their own ferric oxide formulation 😅 (which is wildly unreasonable of me)

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I am agog at the notion of 3D printing disks - where does the inner magnetic disc come from?

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Oh, you scamps at Tengen... 😏

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🥕 🍔 🍦 Over the last week, I've spent several evenings digging in to "Nosh Kosh," the Jewish Pac-Man clone for the Apple II that's all about kashrut — Jewish dietary law. I've run into bugs, mapped out level designs, and more. breakintochat.com/blog/2025/02... #appleii #apple2 #digipres

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Since I've gutted a lot of NES controllers for modding purposes, I have a lot of spare NES controller cables and ICs. Wondering if there would be any interest in a new 3D printed NES joystick?

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And today I learned that my most of my department isn't getting any raises this year! So yeah - if you want something fixed, or maybe a joystick or something built, let me know!

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