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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 24m

letter to the editor & response, commodore user, magazine (1987) archive.org/details/Comm...

title: wife beater!
letter text: i spend around 15/20
hours per week playing games on my computer and i consider my self an average player.
but when my mother-in-law comes round, who is so odd, she has one go of the bloody thing and gets the high score straight away. she has recently got to level 14 on "pod" i can only get to 12, and also she has got to osprey level on "reach for the sky" (gremlin), i'm still at buzzard. my wife also thrashes me at most games.
a.m. james, woolwich,
london se18.

editor's response: perhaps women are better gamers. won't you be a bit of a laughing stock down the old computer club for admiting this. our advice is to divorce your wife and practice in the extra time this gives you (snigger).

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Sega Character of the Day @segaoftheday.bsky.social · 4h

Today's Sega Character of the Day is SRV-14-A Fei-Yen from Virtual On: Cyber Troopers!

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spookyraptor 🎃🎮 @sodaraptor.bsky.social · 1h

Sugar Ghouls will be out in just a few hours!!!!!!!!!!! 🎃👀

spookyraptor 🎃🎮 @sodaraptor.bsky.social · 1d

Sugar Ghouls demo will be out tomorrow!
Get your candy ready.........🍬🍬🎃

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virtu @virtuware.bsky.social · 1d

kuchisake-onna (the slit-mouthed woman)

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 1h

3 voices? Hah no you get Anime Girl and Gruff man. "Look you can pick Type B body and Gruff man. Isn't that what you Queers like?"

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 1h

RPGs used to let me fill out entire personality quizzes but now the best we can do is "ARE YOU TYPE SCRUNG OR TYPE BUNG?"

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 1h

It's not progressive. It's incredibly regressive. They're just shifting around the shells. I am not a option A I am a FEMALE WOMAN GIRL LADY and I want the game to call me a lady.

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 2h

This is actually a major problem I have with modern games where clothing is gender unlocked, choosing a character is now ?? or ¿¿ instead of just saying guy/girl, but all that and you still get called he or her and have gender locked out options. It's the worst of all worlds wrapped into one

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 18h

I was annoyed that pokemon is still doing the gender locked rival thing but then japanese players have massive brains and i never considered this

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FrogmanDev @frogmandev.bsky.social · 2h

More vents 💸

music by @savant.bsky.social 🎵

#indiedev

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Every SpongeBob Frame In Order @esfio.bsky.social · 4h

Season 2 Episode 25 - Frame 328 out of 1570

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 3h

I played the previous version for Christmas last year, but the video never got posted. It's in that realm some people might call cringe worthy but I found it refreshingly genuine with an art style and Christmas but violent bit that reminds me of mid aughties flash animations.

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morrowind.txt @morrowind-txt.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah.

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 3h

Hey you should check this one out when it drops. I'm not even gonna pretend I'm not biased, but like it's good and fun and unique and my pals worked on it, so sue me

Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 4h

Set your clocks. In time for the holiday season, Saccharine 2.0 comes to itch.io and Steam on November 12th, 2025.

#indiedev #holidays #retrofps #vectorart

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 3h

I've played this! Like not in a video but I've played it.

My Abandonware @myabandonware.com · 1h

New release: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005 - ) - https://www.myabandonware.com/game/futari-wa-pretty-cure-max-heart-ys0 #abandonware

Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart in game screenshot

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Cactus Fantastico @codenamewhatever.bsky.social · Dec 26

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outsidewolves @outsidewolves.bsky.social · 2d

A four panel comic strip. An anthropomorphic wolf man runs into an office where three others are working at their desks. He says, "The fire marshal is coming for annual inspections!" In the next panel, a seated wolf is playing with a remote control airplane, and a smoke detector with an open battery compartment is mounted on the wall above him. The first wolf says "Put that 9 volt back in the smoke detector!" In the third panel, an anthropomorphic dog holds a power strip while standing next to a sculpture comprised of multiple power strips. The first wolf says "Hide your..."Daisy Chain Power Strip" sculpture!?" In the fourth panel, a bear proudly displays his t-shirt which reads "I love storing combustibles around radiators." The first wolf, in exasperation, yells "CHANGE YOUR SHIRT!"

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Standard Issue Cell Computing @standardissuecomputing.blog · 4h

I've been playing Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City online multiplayer, on PS3, in 2025.

Operation: Operation Raccoon City

Ever since I embarked on my quest to personally test the online functionality of PS3 games in 2025, one game has fascinated me more than all others: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Every tim…

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 4h

It's incomprehensible in a way I really like. Despite the game running poorly on basically any set up I've tried.

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poondonkus @poondonkus.bsky.social · 4h

the oneyplays clip animator / fangame creator -> twink fursona streamer / indie game developer pipeline is crazy

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 5h

I need you to understand that I'm not being hyperbolic. I don't even know where to begin with this one. It's got this metanarrative game within a game within a game thing going on and its like: what if Sonic Adventure 1 was Mario Sunshine but looked like donkey Kong 64 but also Grand theft Auto?!

Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 5h

And now the big one the most ?!? of them all Hot Job 94. This one had eluded me because every year it's came it like does not run on my systems. Any of them. This year I tried one last time and it barely ran and I don't even know what to call it. It's incredible sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

Hot Job 94 SAGE 2025

Sonic Adventure, Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy, GTA and more playstyles come together for a fast paced 3D platformer with hundreds of collectibles to find!

sonicfangameshq.com

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KuRoRonin's Art (Comms OPEN) @kuroro-art.bsky.social · 8h

A commission for @leognyc.bsky.social of Jenny VTuber, seemingly infected by malicious software?! Or perhaps this is just normal?! #instagraham #art #vtuber

Jenny Graham in the Windows 2000 OS-Tan outfit with a manic look on her face. She's surrounded by pop-ups for sketchy-looking purposes. They say "CONGRATULUATIONS! IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER VOICES STREAM!", "Heyyy bestie! I've got a new concoction for you!" and "HELLO INTERN. STRANGE OFFICE LADIES IN YOUR AREA. THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU!" All options besides accepting what's happening are greyed out.

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 5h

And now the big one the most ?!? of them all Hot Job 94. This one had eluded me because every year it's came it like does not run on my systems. Any of them. This year I tried one last time and it barely ran and I don't even know what to call it. It's incredible sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

Hot Job 94 SAGE 2025

Sonic Adventure, Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy, GTA and more playstyles come together for a fast paced 3D platformer with hundreds of collectibles to find!

sonicfangameshq.com

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BingoBongoRadTV #SlimeArt☢️🟣🟢🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @bingoradtv.bsky.social · 6h

Very much recommend if you like wario land games
Can't wait for the full thing

Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 6h

What if Wario was a Foul Mouthed cat girl maid? asks Kira Kira Catgirl Rampage. And I'm happy it asks that. VERY Wario Land very good very crass and crude very nice art! sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

Kira-Kira Catgirl Rampage

A beat-'em-up Wario-like with destructible Everything -- about an angry cat girl maid.

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 6h

What if Wario was a Foul Mouthed cat girl maid? asks Kira Kira Catgirl Rampage. And I'm happy it asks that. VERY Wario Land very good very crass and crude very nice art! sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

Kira-Kira Catgirl Rampage

A beat-'em-up Wario-like with destructible Everything -- about an angry cat girl maid.

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · 6h

It's still very early, but Jinx caught my attention. Pretty Dreamcast meets that nebulous "still doing cute mascots era" of the early Xbox. sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

JINX - SAGE 2025 preview

JINX is a 3D action platformer with spells!

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