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Danielle

@thegirlg33k.com

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FM synthesis-junkie, Sharp x68000 lover, pinballer, occasional writer, and obscure hardware enthusiast! (Casio Loopy = 💙)

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Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 14

I forgot to post up my VCFMW table setup yesterday. There were so many lovely folks to chat with and share my love of these systems with.

The lead-up work for conventions is so stressful, but seeing so many folks connect with systems from Japan makes it all worthwhile.

Six systems set up on tables - Casio Loopy, NEC PC-9821, Fujitsu FM-NEW7, Sharp X68000, Sharp MZ-1500, and Panasonic A1 MSX2 - playing different games or running different software.

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Foone @foone.bsky.social · 14d

I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 17

It's such an interesting system. I was showing off one at VCFMW with a Unicard installed since my QD drive is acting up.

Side note: QuickDisk was also used in the Famicom Disk System (just with a little extra bit of plastic at the bottom to prevent folks from using non-Nintendo produced disks).

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 15

At first I was trying to understand why someone would want everything separated, but now with my MZ-2200 it makes total sense (and makes fixing something like the tape deck easier if it dies).

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 15

I may be sore, bruised, and without much of a voice, but VCFMW was a lot of fun. Met so many people and was able to talk about so many different Japanese systems that I think it was worth it.

And surprisingly I did not walk away with another computer 😂

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 15

Thank you for stopping by, and I'm so glad he enjoyed it! Maybe next year we'll have another translated game for him to play!

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 15

Thank you! I wish I had room (and trunk space) to show off more. I'm hoping next year to have more of my Sharp MZ systems working with fun software

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 15

Thanks! You were definitely missed.

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 14

I forgot to post up my VCFMW table setup yesterday. There were so many lovely folks to chat with and share my love of these systems with.

The lead-up work for conventions is so stressful, but seeing so many folks connect with systems from Japan makes it all worthwhile.

Six systems set up on tables - Casio Loopy, NEC PC-9821, Fujitsu FM-NEW7, Sharp X68000, Sharp MZ-1500, and Panasonic A1 MSX2 - playing different games or running different software.

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 14

Thank you! I am so happy to see so much Loopy Love!

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 9

I know as a child I thought it was saying "OK Ska?" or "OK Scott?". I say this at least once every other week.

youtu.be/l-GLlHfiSn0

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 2

X68000
X1
MZ-700
MZ-1500
MZ-2200
MZ-2500
MZ-5500
MZ-6500
MZ-6550
AX286
AX386

(not all working)

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 1

I'm hoping all of them cooperate with me over the next ~11 days while I clean them up and find suitable software to run on each.

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 1

It's #Sharptember everyone. Good thing I'm already working on a bunch of Sharp systems for #VCFMW.

leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · Sep 1

Who can make it officially Sharptember?

My Sharp MZ-700, sitting on a table

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Sep 1

Yay, it's Sharptember!!!

Sharpworks @sharpworks.bsky.social · Sep 1

September is now (un)officially #Sharptember 😀🙂To kick things off here is the best photo ever taken of the Sharp MZ-80A and its disk drives - courtesy of @heredragons.be

The 80A came out in 1982 as a direct successor to the MZ-80K. It is a Z80 machine running at 2MHz.

A photo of the Sharp MZ-80A 8-bit computer.

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Luke Usher @lukeusher.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today we have released ares v146. This release is significant because it introduces emulation for the Pioneer LaserActive, which has never been emulated successfully in the past.

Read more at ares-emu.net/news/ares-v1...
Get ares at ares-emu.net

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ＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · Aug 22

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · Aug 16

Who was the first person to use kilo = 1024?

We need to know them by name and be reminded of what they forced upon us.

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Aug 10

I love the way I label parts. Sometimes it'll be months before I get to something and I surprise myself.

"Lotus - CGROM Relocator"
vs
"Lotus - CGROM Relocator But Pretty"

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Jul 28

I believe you're right. I'd have to compare normal gameplay to yours, but I think all the 3D X68K games were just mods/hacks.

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Sam Bo @sammargh.bsky.social · Jun 12

Gaze in awe and horror! It’s a PC-FX! NO! We must go stupider!

It’s a PC-FX as a SCSI CD-ROM drive! LOOK AGAIN!

It’s a PC-FX as a SCSI CD-ROM drive in a PC-9821as equipped with a PC-FX GA playing PC-FX on another monitor!

...say that 3 times fast #pcfx

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NFG @nfgworld.com · Jul 14

I've never seen this game before, so I ripped the font and added it to the arcade font engine!

nfggames.com/games/fontma...

Now with 175+ fonts!!

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Anne @anneb.bsky.social · Jul 8

List a set of numbers that might not look like anything but are instantly recognizable in your field:

555, 741, 2040, 2350, 7400, 6502, 6800, 6809, 8080, 8088, 68000

Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · Jul 8

605 610 630 650 660 700 800 840 900 950

Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · Jul 7

What’s a number (or set of numbers) in your field or hobby that might seem unrelated but anyone else in that group would recognise in an instant?

221 255 260 289 302 351

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🖬 discattes used laptop emporium & cat cafe @a.very.sleepy.galactic.furball.discatte.com · Jun 1

💾 Be you, whichever way you are formatted 💾

Happy #Pride 💜

two rows of floppy disk icons, altered colors of copland imation transparent floppies to show a pride rainbow, red orange yellow green blue purple white pink cyan brown black. over a windows desktop with modified start menu to say 'pride' in katakana

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Cranberry🏳️‍⚧️ @cranberry.bsky.social · Apr 24

I played Bow-Wow Puppy Love Story (Wanwan Aijou Monogatari)! I liked it a lot! It was really cute, the writing was delightful and had a lot of fun moments. It was a charming little VN! Also it made me cry really hard

My backloggd list Games Beaten in 2025, showing Bow-Wow Puppy Love Story (Wanwan Aijou Monogatari) as the most recent

The main character Momo doing a pinky swear with a teddy bear, Momo is saying "It's a promise!"

Danielle @thegirlg33k.com · Apr 21

Hey Casio Loopy fans, the first English translation (and great localization) of Puppy Love Story is available!

It even includes a translated manual!

Roger Braunstein @partlyhuman.com · Apr 21

I'm delighted to announce my English translation of Puppy Love Story on Casio Loopy, a visual novel penned by Kenji Terada. You can play on real hardware with a Floopy Drive, or emulate with LoopyMSE. I translated the manual as a little bonus too! Prepatched available at archive.org/details/pupp...