Scumways
@scumways.bsky.social
I make software. Mostly silly software. https://scumways.com
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org I can't believe you've overlooked this song which was _obviously_ written to introduce a Lawfare Daily segment before slipping through a rift in space/time to become a smash hit in the '80s, hitting number 2 on the NZ charts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a6h...
Shona Laing - (Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy
YouTube video by KneesTease
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Puny Earthling #screenshotsaturday (even if it's already Sunday here *waves hello from the future*) Sentrybots and Stompers. Spent ages tuning this screen so the Sentrybots whizz around the loop just avoiding the Stompers. No collision code for that, but it looks cooler :- ) #c64 #indiegamedev
Smash the cups, save the world! After all, how can the aliens pull off a successful invasion of Earth if they can't take a decent tea break? #c64 #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday
Man, I'm terrible at posting updates. Puny Earthling is progressing, and I'm really happy with how it's shaping up! #commodore64 #retrocomputing #screenshotsaturday I wrote a quick update with a screenshot: scumways.com/blog/2026-07...
It's been a while...
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It was tense and very exciting watching the Artemis launch. But I am quite sad to see humans taking jobs from hard-working robots :-( #LetsGoExploreAlienOceansOnIcyMoonsDammit
I've added a Schrödingermajig to Puny Earthling. I had to. scumways.com/blog/2025-09... #c64 #indiedev #gaming
The Schrödingermajig
The Schrödingermajiged does what it says on the box.
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I've been designing screens for Puny Human. Some are clever puzzles, some are fiendish tests of dexterity. But, inevitably, it's always the extremely dumb screens which are the most fun. #c64 #retrogaming
I've added a scanner terminal. These are dotted around the UFO and give the location of any un-smashed crockery. scumways.com/blog/2025-06... #indiedev #c64 #retrogaming
Scanner terminals
I've added some handy scanner terminals, to show rooms containing unsmashed smashables.
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My game now has an introductory cutscene. Prime world-building stuff here, I tell you! #c64 #indiedev #retrogaming scumways.com/blog/2025-03...
Cutscenes
It's been a quiet few weeks on the Puny Human front. My weekends have been spent jumping down a cutscene rabbithole.
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I've been working on style tests for screens in my C64 game. The good thing about Commodore 64 graphics is that "programmer art" is just fine :- ) #c64 #retrogaming #indiedev scumways.com/blog/2025-02...
Background graphic style tests
I've been experimenting with background graphic styles.
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CAN YOU GET AROUND BETTERIDGE BY SNEAKILY LEAVING THE QUESTION MARK OFF YOUR HEADLINE
I've just uploaded a playable build. OK, so "playable" is doing some heavy lifting here, but try it out and let me know what you think of it so far! Versions for C64 (yay!) and online browser (boo, hiss!) scumways.com/blog/2025-01-18-preview1 #retrogaming #commodore64 #gamedev
Puny Earthling - Preview 1
It's not a game yet, but you can play it.
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Added these little wall-scuttling CrabBots a couple of weekends ago. I think they're going to be really a useful gameplay element for both puzzle-oriented and action-oriented rooms. scumways.com/blog/2025-01... #gamedev #retrogaming #commodore64
Crabbots
Crabbots scuttle across platforms, up and down walls and along ceilings.
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For some reason I figured it'd be fun to write a Commodore 64 game in my spare time. It's been entertaining so far and is shaping up to be a really fun game, so I thought I'd start telling people about it! scumways.com/blog/2024-09... #commodore64 #retrogaming #gamedev
Puny Earthling
I'm writing a game for the Commodore 64. Because that is a perfectly sane way to spend your spare time in 2024.
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