Never heard of that, Dan. Maybe when I get the bad taste out of my mouth, I'll give it a go. :)

Decided to take a poke around on X for a while since I haven't been active there for ages. Jayzus! What a cesspool that place has turned into. Not missing it one tiny bit.

I really don't mind AI "art" so long as it's presented as exactly what it is, and not proffered up as something real. In the meantime, here's something I created in Photoshop, honest. ;)

Steampunk Uridium? I'd play it. :)

Hello, matey. :)

I suppose I'd better start using this app again!

Hello, everyone.🙂

Cheers, Dan. :)

Thanks for the alert, Jason, appreciated. I've decided to close oldskoolpixels and concentrate on selling on eBay. I get vastly more sales on eBay than I do on the site, and the monthly sales for the website didn't really justify the large webshosting fees.

Every accusation is a confession. :)

I'm waiting for delivery of 5 litres of Isopropyl Alcohol. Yeah, you jealous now!

Putin is friendlier than X.

I've just released my first Playdate project, a little experimental Space Invaders clone called Retro Invaders. If you have a Playdate, and want some simple shooty fun then download it for free from bitglint.itch.io 😎

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #playdate

Why am I suddenly getting a spate of crypto and NFT followers?

I've got nothing against crypto or NFTs, but I have less than zero interest in either.

Nah. Forget the group DMs (I hated them on *spit* X). Please give us an edit button instead.

Some progress ! 2 pixel vertical 'scrolling' ! Still some vertical alignment issues to sort out, (the lifts and geese) but surprised I got it this far ! 😊

Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"

OpenAI right now

Decided to leave X/Twitter completely, until such time as someone else takes over from the fascist manchild owner.

My main social media platforms will be Bluesky & Facebook. And yes, I know FB isn't exactly the nicest place in the world but it's nowhere near as much of a cesspit as X has become.

Photo of a polymer clay ornament of the cryptid Deerman facing 3/4 view towards the camera.

Photo of two polymer clay charms as earrings dangling off the rim of a glass. The charms are that of kiwi birds with a slice of kiwi fruit in their bellies.

Photo of a polymer clay figure attached to a small wooden box. The figure is that of a teal dragon, its tail curled up around a D20 die. Clay sand and shells surround the dragon.

Photo of a polymer clay charm on a silver bookmark hook propped up inside a glass. The charm is that of a slice of cake with the lesbian flag colors as the inside and white frosting.

Hey sales have sucked this month but I still gotta pay bills so check out my shop please!
Commissions are also still open if you're looking for something custom!

Repost to help out ♥

thepolymerokapi.etsy.com

#art #polymerclay #claycharms #earrings #bookmarks #dicedragon #cryptids

I'm at that age now when I'm excited about a new chopping board arriving.

A sense of scale - Elite on the 6502 A deep dive into scale in Elite on the 6502

New #Elite deep dive: Just how big is 8-bit Elite?

How big are the ships, planets, stars and galaxies? How fast can we fly? How far can we jump? And can we fall off the edge?

This one was fun to write!

elite.bbcelite.com/deep_dives/a...

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #apple #nes

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+ lots more exclusive #Commodore64 #C64 content

VIC 20 Elite Preview (30 Dec 2024) YouTube video by Aleksi Eeben

This is astonishing - it’s #Elite on the VIC 20! Aleksi Eeben has taken the #Commodore64 source and has ported it to the C64’s predecessor.

It’s looking pretty amazing! Huge kudos to Aleksi, this is a really impressive feat. 🫡

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #vic20 #c64

youtu.be/eR7df9rrbyQ?...

A ZX Spectrum sits in the cartridge slot of a Master System II

Do you often find yourself wondering why the ZX Spectrum's best game ever was never released on history's greatest console?

Well, after literally minutes of work I have righted this wrong! And I hope you enjoy this little bit of Speccy on the SMS.

jimblimey.itch.io/kick-the-bal...

Feature comparison table - Elite on the 6502 A comprehensive table comparing features of the different versions of Elite on the 6502

I've extended my Elite feature comparison table to cover all eight official versions on the 6502.

It makes for a pretty wide table - if you're on a phone, you might want to go landscape!

elite.bbcelite.com/compare/feat...

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #elite #8bit #bbcmicro #c64 #apple #nes

"Any idea what that is?"

Looks like a Cooke Troughton & Simms microscope, but not sure of the model.

Not quite feeling the holiday cheer and completely out of games to play?

Download and play Snowdown for Commodore 64 for free!

badgerpunch.itch.io/snowdown

Snowdown is a fun and engaging 1 or 2-player christmas action shooter! 🕹️🎅

#c64 #commodore64 #retrogame #indiegame #retrogamedev #pixelart

Fully documented source code for Elite on the 6502 (BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, NES) Fully documented source code for Elite on the 6502 (BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, NES), with more than 100 deep dive articles explaining how every aspect of this iconic game works.

Last week I released fully documented source code for #Elite on the #Commodore64.

I've now added it to elite.bbcelite.com, where it's syntax-coloured, cross-referenced, indexed and categorised.

It fits in nicely with the seven other Elite sources on there!

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #8bit #c64