Christian A. Schiller
@c-a-schiller.bsky.social
Working in data science, machine learning, IT architecture and enterprise architecture. Geeking in retrocomputing and retrogaming, author at RETURN magazine. Teaching data science and machine learning in schools to support STEM education.
Sommer, Sonne, Sega Mega Drive! Das neue RETURN-Sonderheft ist mit im Italienurlaub – samt Sega Nomad. Von mir stammen 23 Seiten, u. a. zu Pier Solar, Phantasy Star IV, Thunder Force III und Night Trap. Urlaubsspiel: Herzog Zwei. Wie konnte mir das damals entgehen?
RETURN Ausgabe 65 ist da! Meine Beiträge in dieser Ausgabe: • 40 Jahre Magnetic Scrolls • 30 Jahre Dragon Force (Sega Saturn) • Rezension zu REDO FROM START - Volume I Schöne Mischung aus Adventure-Geschichte, Saturn-Klassikern und C64-Historie. #RetroGaming #RETURNMagazin #C64 #SegaSaturn
Traders, released by Linel in 1991, belongs to the lineage of M.U.L.E. It's a "clone", but also a snapshot of how influential M.U.L.E. remained years after its release. This is a recording of a full tournament on a real #Amiga600 March 18th 2026. youtu.be/_ehFVYZwNaI #retrogaming #commodore #amiga
Traders - Real Amiga Gameplay
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Die RETURN Ausgabe 64 ist da! Von mir stammen die Besprechungen der neuen Spiele Frontier Force (SMS), Gladmort (Dreamcast) und ein Vierseiter, der auf die Zahl 64 in Videospielen aus einer anderen Perspektive schaut: "Looking for 64 in all the Wrong Places". Viel Spaß! #retrogaming #returnmagazin
Wow that was faster than expected - shipped in Japan on Monday, arrived in Germany today! Brand new orchestral arrangement of the soundtrack of one of the best RPGs of all times 🤩 #retrogaming
#Vectrex game recorded with super slow-mo impressively shows how the machine works. Due to high speed, the individual vector lines form the whole game screen due to our eyes' & brain's high perception latency. #retrogaming
The time between Christmas and New Year is perfect for testing old hardware again. My #Atari800 setup and M.U.L.E. disk are still working. 🤩 Of course, I took the opportunity to play a full M.U.L.E. tournament. Full tournament recording: youtu.be/3iQblLOxrS4 #atari #retrogaming
@badcomputer.bsky.social Is there any known incompatibility of Frontier Force with a Mega Drive model 1 + MS Adapter combo? The game does not start, see video :-( (while other classic SMS games on the machine run fine...) youtu.be/lncR3o2oq0A
1. November 2025
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Mein Beitrag zum RETURN Magazin #62: Eine vierseitige Auswahl weniger bekannter, aber trotzdem sehr beachtenswerter Amiga-Spieleperlen aus den "dünnen Jahren"; sowie ein ebenfalls vierseitiger Hintergrund zum verpatzten Marktstart des Sega Saturn 1995. Viel Spaß beim Lesen! 😀 #retrogaming
Last week on vacation in Montréal, I bought this little gem at RetroMTL. Some collectors say "bad condition!!", I say: "Lovely, feels like a torch being passed on from someone who loved the game!" 🥰 #sega #segagenesis #retrogaming
Arrived in downtown Montréal for #AMCIS2025 information systems research conference. Looking forward to many interesting talks!
My zine about M.U.L.E. is done! REJOICE! (It took me like 7 months to make this please clap) mrblacksbox.net/mule/zine.html
Colony Not Included Zine
A print and read zine about one of the Atari games that launched a publisher juggernaut.
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Time to hop onto the Conni AI trend 😁 (note: Conni is a famous German children's book series) #retrogaming
I strolled through Breath of Fire III on #Sony #PS1 - about one hour of gameplay recorded from real PS1 hardware gives a good first impression of the game. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdYS...
Breath of Fire III - Real Sony PlayStation 1 (PS1) Gameplay
YouTube video by Carpe Ludum GGS
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Well, well, well... It's M.U.L.E.'s 42nd birthday today! 🎂 For anyone who didn't know yet, of course M.U.L.E. is the answer to life, universe and all the rest! 😇 Happy 42nd!!!
Celebrating the release of Lunar Remastered Collection, I am finally publishing the English version of my 30th Anniversary Special Feature on the Lunar Universe, featuring interviews with Kei Shigema and Noriyuki Iwadare. Hope you enjoy it! www.carpeludum.com/lunar-30th-a... #retrogaming
Celebrating the release of Lunar Remastered Collection, I am finally publishing the English version of my 30th Anniversary Special Feature on the Lunar Universe, featuring interviews with Kei Shigema and Noriyuki Iwadare. Hope you enjoy it! www.carpeludum.com/lunar-30th-a... #retrogaming
So, THIS is what it should look like..? 🤣 Dani would turn in her grave though if she saw the gun... One of the reasons why the 1993 Sega Genesis sequel (Son of M.U.L.E.) was cancelled because either EA or Sega insisted on "adding guns'n'bombs" to it. www.carpeludum.com/son-of-m-u-l...
In meinen alten #Sega #MegaDrive Spielen entdecke ich gerade diese in der Kindheit geschriebenen Zettel wieder. So sah Trophäen-, Highscorelisten- und Spieledatenbankmanagement in den 90ern aus 😅
Heute werde ich mal wieder solche Zertifikate verteilen, als Abschluss eines KI-Workshops an der RMS Horrem. Bin schon gespannt, welche Highscores heute erreicht werden! #ki #mint #digitalebilung
Got my shipping notification today for ININ Games' X-Out Resurfaced - so guess what's up for today's #retromonday / #retromontag! Hope the disk still works... If so, I'll post a video recording later tonight. #commodore #commodore64 #c64 #retrogaming
Live right now with a four human players M.U.L.E. Online tournament! www.youtube.com/live/8Tt465H... #atari #atari800 #commodore #commodore64 #c64 #retrogaming
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Just published: An exclusive interview with Roy Glover, M.U.L.E. theme composer! The author of #MULEOnline talked with Roy (top right in photo) and drove down memory lane. Really something special after so many decades! 🤩 #c64 #atari #retrogaming www.carpeludum.com/2024-intervi...
Im neuen #RETURNMagazin #57 habe ich diesmal den zehnseitigen Hintergrund mit Entwickler-Interview zum #SegaCD Spiel "Heart of the Alien" beigetragen, sowie einen Test des neuen #C64-Spiels "Rocky & Co". Viel Spaß beim Lesen! #sega #megadrive #megacd #segagenesis #retrogaming
Arrived! So it looks like, after almost 41 years, M.U.L.E. now has an official age rating of 6/7 #retrogaming #atari #atari400 #atari400mini
"To use, or not to use #LLMs": Acceptance or rejection hinges on human factors. My M.Sc. studies involved a systematic literature review on this topic which I now published on #arXiv, highlighting the sparse research. arxiv.org/abs/2403.09743 #AI #GenAI
Das RETURN-Magazin #56 ist da und im Webshop bestellbar. In der aktuellen Ausgabe schaue ich auf zwei C64- und einen Sega CD-Klassiker aus meiner Sammlung zurück: Below the Root, Alice in Wonderland und Dark Wizard. Viel Spaß beim Lesen! 😊
Very nice 3D-printed devotionalia to lighten up the retrogaming shelves arrived. :-)
Last night I enjoyed a little known game for Sega Mega CD: Devastator. Years ago I never bothered to play past stage 1, but afterwards it gets much better. Especially the shmup stages 3 and 5 are enjoyable. New footage recorded from real hardware: youtu.be/JhRZQK6cdu0
Devastator - Real Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) CD Gameplay
The 1993 Mega CD game "Devastator" is a system exclusive, only released in Japan. Developed and released by Wolfteam.This video shows the first 60min of game...
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My first retrogaming indulgence this year: A rare-ish Sega Mega Drive mouse. What better game to try it with than the infamous Sega CD version of "The Secret of Monkey Island"! I recorded and uploaded new "bright" footage of the first 45min of gameplay here: youtu.be/50M7_m6n9gI
