Rebecca Heineman's source code disks for Apple II, Apple IIGS, and C64 versions of "Tass Times in Tonetown" were recently imaged at KansasFest 2026 and are now archived. Burger Becky was an incredible and beloved engineer and raconteur who we sadly lost last year. archive.org/details/tass...

Tomorrow (Sat 8/1) at 4:30pm PDT during the Vintage Computer Festival West, I will be moderating a discussion and Q&A with Ron Wayne, the oft-forgotten third cofounder of Apple Computer. vcfed.org/events/vinta...

It really sucks when someone you were following for their work in the retro scene turns out to be big on AI and using it in all their projects. That instantly kills any and all interest in anything they ever make.

‘I have good news & bad news The good news is that we just started production on #ThimbleweedPark2, due out in early 2028 Mark Ferrari, Gary Winnick, David Fox, Octavi Navarro, Robert Megone, & others from the original team will be back! Now the bad news There is no bad news, it’s all good news’

Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼@ronscompvids.bsky.social · 7d ago

Some good news from @grumpygamer.com! www.grumpygamer.com/twp2_announce/

New blog post! What do you get when a British television channel makes a home videogame console? A really long project to make a Tetris clone for it. www.leadedsolder.com/2026/07/28/b... Come back next week for part 2! #bbcbc #tetris #retrogaming #retrocomputing

The BBC Tetris Companion

Overview and history of the BBC Bridge Companion home game console, and a brief overview of a composite video mod, repairs, the design of a game cartridge PCB, and the development of a new puzzle game...

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The AI companies _want_ you to believe that it's "rogue AI" because that overhypes what their broken statistical text generation software does and mystifies it and makes it appear magical. It's not magic. It's just badly made software.

Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail by @fabinou.bsky.social fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_par...

hot take: we fucked up when we let computers get so important to society that developers had to stop putting easter eggs into software because they were seen as unprofessional and untrustworthy

This is totally fun. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), Modern Trailer by Michael Edwards youtu.be/GMejQs5Q5_4

Terminator 2 Judgment day (1991) | Modern Trailer | (HD)

YouTube video by Michael Edwards

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game devs: what are the myths that a lot of players of games think are true about making games that are completely untrue? If you could snap your fingers and they suddenly all knew the truth about it what would it be?

A sad day today. Thoughts go out to those affected, and those left behind. #idsoftware

PlayStation says new physical game discs end Jan 2028. For disabled gamers, that removes a key way to avoid the “disability tax” when a game isn’t accessible. PR/marketing/comms folks: please share; this needs to be seen.

No More PS Discs After 2028? Here’s the Accessibility Problem Nobody’s Talking About

PlayStation says new physical discs stop in January 2028, and that’s a bigger deal than “digital vs physical.” For disabled players, physical copies have been one of the only ways to dodge the disability tax, because you can trade a game back when accessibility isn’t there. If we’re heading into a d

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Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts.

Today is a great day to point out that the Journeyman Project trilogy is available on GOG.com, right now, DRM-free: www.gog.com/en/game/jour...

(now would be a great time for gog & itch to boast about how they give you games without DRM and you can play them forever, just saying)

RIP Bobby Prince. His music legacy will live on, making inspired music for Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, countless others. A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man, nothing but happy memories of him. A loss to the world.

The Journeyman Project: Racing Through Time

Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️@alice.averlong.com · 2mo ago

I think any game company should only be allowed to make up to three separate games before the fourth is required to be a cart racer, and then every sixth after that. Similarly, if you have a show or movie or whatever, and you want to make video games for it? First one has to be a cart racer.

🎵 Hammond, Indiana Hammond, Indiana Not Louisiana Paris, France New York, or Rooooome But Hammond, Indiana Hammond, Indiana Hammond, Indiana: The Bears’ new home! 🎵

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 2mo ago

BREAKING: Chicago Bears say they will proceed with plans for a stadium in Hammond

the real generational divide is whether bash.org was formative to you. gen z thinks we're the ones who didn't grow up online. i put on my robe and wizard hat.

I had to see this for myself and YES IT'S REAL And that insert shot of Shatner from "Star Trek II" is one of my favorite closeups ever. The shot preceding it is Shatner saying "KIRK. Admiral James T." with a sly smile on his face. The cutaway insert looks like he's sweating through a mugshot.

Do I have any engineers in my network at Valve who work on the Steamworks SDK for Mac? I’ve got an issue uploading Mac-specific content for which either there is no workaround (and therefore it’s a bug), or it’s very poorly documented. Really don’t want to have to buy a plane ticket to SEA again… 😩

Almost there ya'll! Excited about the future of gaming in... *squints*...um, 2027?

Daniel Ahmad@zhugeex.com · 3mo ago

7 months to go

you probably never stopped to consider that some ABBA instrumentals work perfectly as a Castlevania soundtrack.

Michael Abrash was right. Those were the good old days.

Is John Ternus a gamer? 🤔

all the crew members have exited the vehicle, feeling well, and are even eating a little food.

An extremely funny thing about retro rereleases that use unlicensed emulators is that you are basically committing the exact same crime (using software outside of the terms of its license) that has you so scared of downloading roms in the first place but now someone has monetized it.

Ilya@13xforever.mobobe.com · 4mo ago

In case you needed another reminder that Limited Run Games are shady as fuck social.treehouse.systems/@endrift/116...

Violating an emulator's terms of use for your commercial product is really, really gross. That it's happened to endrift at least twice now is awful.

endrift@endrift.com · 4mo ago

Hello @limitedrungames.com it has come to my attention that you've used mGBA in the release of Sigma Star Saga DX in an unlicensed capacity. Please rectify this immediately.