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ritchie @ritchie.bsky.social · 10h

When you're a "high performing" person it easy to acknowledge in the abstract that burnout is something that happens to people but then it's shocking when all of a sudden it happens to you, and even more shocking when clawing back up to a normal level of functioning takes so god damn long.

Natalie Spitzel | Looking for work!! @nat-the-dev.bsky.social · 13h

Believe old game devs when we tell you: burnout is real, it's painful. Be honest with yourself, take the breaks when you need them.
I've been burnt out for so long, I only just realized how long. I went from crunch at Iridium into crunch at Giant Squid with no break. About 3 years. It was too long.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 11h

God, noses are the absolute worst. The common cold sucks 😬

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 17h

I'm only half Italian but I submit myself

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 19h

Starting to back up my emulation setup. Now that holding the xbox button on a controller brings up a task view, I'm going to try to bifurcate a bit so Kodi isn't pulling double duty on media and retro games.

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 20h

Bumping this up as I've only gotten one so far (thank you to that person tho!) This goes directly to bills (including internet, website hosting & domain name renewals, car registration, gas, the two years of remaining payments on our electric rewire, etc) so again, any help is greatly appreciated!

Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

On an unrelated note, and this is something I really hate doing, I'm still looking for a job and while I'm pulling in some money through my work with @retrobitgaming.bsky.social I'm behind on several bills at the moment and could really use a hand. Please consider donating!
aeongenesis.net/donate

Aeon Genesis ~ News

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 1d

Is the 4BP specifically for model 1s? I have a VA7 model 1 that could use some love.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

AGTP Major Release Update for Project paranoiascape ~ Screaming Mad George's Paranoiascape
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-10-11T13:27:25-07:00

An image showcasing the Aeon Genesis Major Release update on project paranoiascape

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

Best guess is that maybe there was an English release planned at one point, so they recorded the lines for it. There's only about a dozen or so of them. In the end it never did leave Japan, but the recordings still ended up on the disk.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

I consider the presence of the unused English voice clips to be a lucky accident at best, though they do help sell the authenticity of the patch!

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

It doesn't really "have english on the disk" in the way a multi-language region-detecting game (or even something like Wizardry GBC) does. It took assembly mods to swap out the voice clips, and I had to redraw the level briefs entirely. There isn't a lot of language in this but most *was* in JP.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

As a final note, please *do not* upload this to rhdn. I remain banned on the site, and I refuse to allow them to use this or any future work for driving traffic. Essentially, if I'm not welcome on the site then my work isn't either.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

I blame the @insertcredit.com podcast for this by the way. I first heard about this game earlier this year their Game of the Year 2024 episodes (specifically, insertcredit.com/show/378/)

Old Weird Game Feast 2, with John Linneman

DigitalFoundry’s John Linneman joins Brandon Sheffield once again to delve into their video game collections, and contemplate liquid-cooled 3DOs, India-exclusive PS2 games, and the sensation of removi...

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

AGTP Major Release Update for Project paranoiascape ~ Screaming Mad George's Paranoiascape
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-10-11T13:27:25-07:00

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

In the meantime also if you or someone you know is hiring remote or hybrid (Seattle) and are in the market for a software developer or engineering manager with a specialization in Python/backend development, data pipeline and platform work, and strong low-level skills, please HMU!

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

I'm also working on setting up a ko-fi with some subscription benefits. Mind that that's stuff like behind-the-scenes screenshots and braindumps; I'm not and will never be gating releases or milestone news behind any paywalls.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

On an unrelated note, and this is something I really hate doing, I'm still looking for a job and while I'm pulling in some money through my work with @retrobitgaming.bsky.social I'm behind on several bills at the moment and could really use a hand. Please consider donating!
aeongenesis.net/donate

Aeon Genesis ~ News

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

And yes I'm covering the EPROM windows as soon as I can. In the meantime it's being stored in the dark (either in the NES itself, or in a black sleeve in a drawer.)

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

Growing up I lived down the street from one of the two people who made this. They're family friends, and though I've personally lost touch with them my parents still have contact info. This cartridge was handed around between me and another kid on the street for feedback, and it ended up with me.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 2d

Continuing the spoopy theme for #RandomGameSaturday this week I have something really special. If I know you on discord you've probably already seen this but here's one of two known authentic prototypes of the unreleased NES game "Drac's Night Out". It's the one that the circulating dump comes from!

Drac's Night Out prototype cartridge. It's a blank NES cartridge with a hole cut out of the top cover near the cartridge contacts, with two EPROMs sticking out of the hole.

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 3d

Yusssssss

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 3d

Yeah, well, I'm a computer!
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Help computer.
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The Price of Reason @priceofreason.bsky.social · 3d

Yup, that's a bulldog for you.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 4d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 5d

Still think Antifa isn't violent? Here's bodycam footage of Antifa founder B.J. Blazkowicz shooting a heroic member of ICE who was just trying to protect this great nation. Thank God we have Blazkowicz's girlfriend in custody.

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Baba Is You @babaisyou.bsky.social · 5d

Fox has been added into the game, and with this we're about ready to upload the new build for betatesting!
#babaisyou

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