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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 5h

It’s the dream! One day… (I’m in the UK and sadly the European neogeos didn’t look nice at all…)

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 6h

Finally got myself a full Neo Geo MVS cabinet... oh wait it's teenie tiny! Very cute. Screen and marquee light up too.

The cabinet is tiny, more like a dolls house scaled cabinet. Next to an xbox controller for scale, the height is about the width of an xbox controller.

The marquee and screen light up from behind!

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 1d

Also Discord makes me feel like such an old man. "What's that flashy graphic mean?" "Why is there an animal flying over the screen?" "In my day..." etc etc

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 1d

There isn't a way to automatically mute Discord servers you join, is there? It's not a major hassle to mute, I'd just like it to be the default.

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 2d

@pandamonium.bsky.social In case you missed it, you get a little shout out from Digital Foundry early on here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbm5...

Is The Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake Really Looking That Bad?

YouTube video by DF Clips

www.youtube.com

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 2d

I'd buy it!

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 5d

What?! ...Can't you just lie about it, or is it a different jab?

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 6d

Money making scheme:
1. Become a vibe coder
2. Get paid/fired quickly and partner with a skilled programmer and get them hired to fixed the broken code
3. Profit
Win/Win. Only AI suckers lose.

(I'm not actually doing this, I just remembered a chat I had with @arndreth.bsky.social )

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 7d

Yeaaah, more art books!

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 8d

Have you ever seen the complete Doom keyart? I never knew it extended so far left and right. But this particular crop also hides more of the gun at the bottom, shown on the second pic.

The Doom key art, showing more than the typical crop. In the centre we have Doom guy fighting demons, but far left and right there's a more barren mountainous area.

This crop shows a little more of the demon gun at the bottom of the picture

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 9d

These are great. Even green Amy. (Maybe she should just be green now?)

Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic-official.bsky.social · 9d

We're going for the gold.

We're excited to announce our upcoming "Olympic Rings" licensing collaboration with the International Olympic Committee celebrating the Olympic Brand and Sonic the Hedgehog!

Stay tuned for more info in 2026!

Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Amy, and Knuckles with the text, "Olympic Dream"

Sonic speeds to the left in Olympic colors with the text, "Going for gold"

A silhouetted Sonic snowboards with a trail of Olympic colors behind him

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 10d

Agreed, it’s too abstract on its own. Not loving the overall aesthetic but at least it’s not ios7 flat :)

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 11d

If you enjoy Size Five and want to see it survive what is a very iffy time for the Games Industry, please do three things with your Saturday:

✅ Wishlist EARTH MUST DIE
✅ Buy a game on sale
✅ Share these links where you can

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

store.steampowered.com/dev/sizefive

Earth Must Die on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

store.steampowered.com

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 11d

I believe the price is a problem point. I know I’m holding off for a sale, but mostly because I don’t have time for it right now. The game itself seems to be great though!

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 12d

Useful for summer! Is yours as tinted as this?

Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 12d

An update on this: I finally put the UV film on and the difference is night and day… literally! This is the lightest tint but now it looks like my windows are wearing shades like a cool guy.

It might not last long…

One window covered with the film. It’s noticeably darker than the windows without film

All windows with the tinted uv film applied. It’s much darker in here now!

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 12d

A great find! What game is it from?

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 13d

I DID IT. It took four years, but I finally completed the Phoenix Wright Trilogy... (The 3rd game was really good!)

Spoiler-free highlights include this Final Fantasy reference and a reminder that AI is rubbish. Now I can finally play the ye-olde prequels!

Save screen for the Trilogy. First game was completed in 2021, second game completed in 2023 and the third game completed in 2025...

The judge sayings "I-I'm a spoon!? I'm no spooky bard, I'll have you know!"

Phoenix telling Maya "Computers are only as smart as the humans who use them, Maya"

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Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 13d

I've put together a checklist for "things you should be doing before, during and after Steam Next Fest" if you're an indie developer.

Check it out here and pls share if helpful! 👉 impress.games/steam-next-f...

#indiedev #gamedev

a pink cat (press kitty) and a small green robot (coverage bot) jump with joy holding balloons outside the steam festival tent. there are fireworks in the background and bunting up front because those are the vibes.

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 14d

Very nice! Great idea too, I might see if I can do some at some point

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 14d

If that were an official item it would sell like, erm, chilli dogs (which I think means it'll sell really well?)

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 14d

Get that crisp $5 bill out, here's another: store.steampowered.com/app/1239660/...

Save 75% on Formula Retro Racing on Steam

Formula Retro Racing is a retro style arcade racing game that’s influenced by the classic arcade racing games of the early 90’s.

store.steampowered.com

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 15d

I like it, I also like that Tails has a Sonic animated movie reference. Strange, isn't it?!

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 16d

Worth it for the pastries. The meeting? So-so. ;)

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 17d

EARTH MUST DIE

Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE

Please RETWEET and WISHLIST

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