Elissa
@elissablack.com
Makes games, shoots photos, does other stuff, etc. 🏳️🌈🧛🏻♀️ she/her
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out now on PC!), Deck & Conn, Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out now on PC!), Deck & Conn, Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
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Elissa
@elissablack.com
· Oct 28
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Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferry...
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Death by Scrolling, my game with @grumpygamer.com, is out! It’s a vertically scrolling arcade roguelite with a sense of humour. Grab it on PC now - with console coming soon!
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of the moral conundrums you will be presented with, as an adult, "stop buying these specific children's toys" is like. the easiest possible
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
of the moral conundrums you will be presented with, as an adult, "stop buying these specific children's toys" is like. the easiest possible
“Please, use our sloppy turd generation machine, I promise you’ll get used to the smell.”
-- every tech bro in 2026
-- every tech bro in 2026
January 20, 2026 at 9:38 PM
“Please, use our sloppy turd generation machine, I promise you’ll get used to the smell.”
-- every tech bro in 2026
-- every tech bro in 2026
Re-watching Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) for a bit of fantasy wish fulfilment.
What if the world was still awful, but there were smart competent people in high positions sometimes?
What if the world was still awful, but there were smart competent people in high positions sometimes?
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Re-watching Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) for a bit of fantasy wish fulfilment.
What if the world was still awful, but there were smart competent people in high positions sometimes?
What if the world was still awful, but there were smart competent people in high positions sometimes?
Thrift shopping win. $15 AUD for the lot.
It's a 4th gen iPod Touch, screen is perfect and it seems to work fine. Even came with a 30 pin cable!
It's a 4th gen iPod Touch, screen is perfect and it seems to work fine. Even came with a 30 pin cable!
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Thrift shopping win. $15 AUD for the lot.
It's a 4th gen iPod Touch, screen is perfect and it seems to work fine. Even came with a 30 pin cable!
It's a 4th gen iPod Touch, screen is perfect and it seems to work fine. Even came with a 30 pin cable!
Over the last week I watched the Criterion releases of Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse trilogy and OOF I'd forgotten how intensely brutal Doom Generation is.
Or, more accurately, the version I'd seen before was clearly the cut/censored version Araki dislikes so much.
Or, more accurately, the version I'd seen before was clearly the cut/censored version Araki dislikes so much.
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Over the last week I watched the Criterion releases of Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse trilogy and OOF I'd forgotten how intensely brutal Doom Generation is.
Or, more accurately, the version I'd seen before was clearly the cut/censored version Araki dislikes so much.
Or, more accurately, the version I'd seen before was clearly the cut/censored version Araki dislikes so much.
“What if the nazis were really silly clown-like wastes of skin, but still naziiing” was not a question I wanted answered in my life time.
January 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“What if the nazis were really silly clown-like wastes of skin, but still naziiing” was not a question I wanted answered in my life time.
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It’s really funny as a miserable lesbian to see people look at a miserable lesbian and go “seems problematic…” No bitch! Miserable lesbians are the backbone of society! Nothing works without us! Give us grenades and heroin!
Pluribus reddit discourse is so funny. “Are we supposed to root for Carol” you are supposed to watch how her character interacts with the world “she’s very unlikable” wow that’s crazy can they do that
January 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It’s really funny as a miserable lesbian to see people look at a miserable lesbian and go “seems problematic…” No bitch! Miserable lesbians are the backbone of society! Nothing works without us! Give us grenades and heroin!
This morning's video is MUSTARD'S latest - a deep dive (lol @ own joke) into the infamous Soviet Alfa-class submarine. [14m]
Titanium hulled, liquid metal reactor, and massively automated. These things were insane - and more or less a dramatic failure.
Titanium hulled, liquid metal reactor, and massively automated. These things were insane - and more or less a dramatic failure.
The Insane Submarine that Outran Torpedoes
YouTube video by Mustard
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This morning's video is MUSTARD'S latest - a deep dive (lol @ own joke) into the infamous Soviet Alfa-class submarine. [14m]
Titanium hulled, liquid metal reactor, and massively automated. These things were insane - and more or less a dramatic failure.
Titanium hulled, liquid metal reactor, and massively automated. These things were insane - and more or less a dramatic failure.
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Time to announce it formally - here's info about my latest project, SECOND HAND COMPUTER. Check out the attached blog post for information about this fantasy-computer for text games!
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Time to announce it formally - here's info about my latest project, SECOND HAND COMPUTER. Check out the attached blog post for information about this fantasy-computer for text games!
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
Time to announce it formally - here's info about my latest project, SECOND HAND COMPUTER. Check out the attached blog post for information about this fantasy-computer for text games!
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Time to announce it formally - here's info about my latest project, SECOND HAND COMPUTER. Check out the attached blog post for information about this fantasy-computer for text games!
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
#GameDev #IndieDev #FantasyComputer
Video for the morning: In Depth Cine (the best channel for clearly explaining really all aspects of cinematography) just broke down what VistaVision. [~12m]
What Is VistaVision?
YouTube video by In Depth Cine
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Video for the morning: In Depth Cine (the best channel for clearly explaining really all aspects of cinematography) just broke down what VistaVision. [~12m]
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Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
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A U.S. president cannot be held accountable. Therefore, a U.S. president must never make a policy decision.
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
A U.S. president cannot be held accountable. Therefore, a U.S. president must never make a policy decision.
Even on an overcast day in a washed out shot... my god Miami Vice is just something else.
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Even on an overcast day in a washed out shot... my god Miami Vice is just something else.
Damn. RIP SXSW Sydney. By its most recent year it became the most fun games festival I've been to, in part because of how varied the attendees were.
Even if it also meant you often had to dodge tech-bros.
Even if it also meant you often had to dodge tech-bros.
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Damn. RIP SXSW Sydney. By its most recent year it became the most fun games festival I've been to, in part because of how varied the attendees were.
Even if it also meant you often had to dodge tech-bros.
Even if it also meant you often had to dodge tech-bros.
Me: [as a new X-Files episode starts] "Oh I hate when scary thing happen on plane."
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Me: [as a new X-Files episode starts] "Oh I hate when scary thing happen on plane."
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I'm a trans woman who, if anyone ever asks, will give my deadname as a different male name each time. It's been the single fastest way to find people who talk behind my back. If that name leaks I know just who leaked it and just who to instant block forever.
December 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm a trans woman who, if anyone ever asks, will give my deadname as a different male name each time. It's been the single fastest way to find people who talk behind my back. If that name leaks I know just who leaked it and just who to instant block forever.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Blade Runner has such wonderful relaxing vibes. Calms me down to watch it.
Says a lot about the state of the world.
Says even more that relative to even like, watching the news it seems positively upbeat.
Says a lot about the state of the world.
Says even more that relative to even like, watching the news it seems positively upbeat.
January 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Blade Runner has such wonderful relaxing vibes. Calms me down to watch it.
Says a lot about the state of the world.
Says even more that relative to even like, watching the news it seems positively upbeat.
Says a lot about the state of the world.
Says even more that relative to even like, watching the news it seems positively upbeat.
Okay everyone, stop what you're doing, pens down, etc.
New Folding Ideas video.
New Folding Ideas video.
This Is How You Get JARHEAD Sequels
YouTube video by Folding Ideas
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Okay everyone, stop what you're doing, pens down, etc.
New Folding Ideas video.
New Folding Ideas video.
Interesting interview of the day: one with Roger Stahl, on Propaganda and the US military's involvement in American filmmaking. [68m
Propaganda Expert on How Hollywood Works with the Pentagon (TFP001: Roger Stahl)
YouTube video by Picture's Up Productions
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Interesting interview of the day: one with Roger Stahl, on Propaganda and the US military's involvement in American filmmaking. [68m
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Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
Me: *wakes up, grabs her Bad Rectangle and reads the latest news on our civilization's ongoing controlled flight into terrain* Why do I do this, again?
January 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Me: *wakes up, grabs her Bad Rectangle and reads the latest news on our civilization's ongoing controlled flight into terrain* Why do I do this, again?
A friend described me as "seductively grinding coffee at her" yesterday, and that's just not a concept that's going away any time soon.
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A friend described me as "seductively grinding coffee at her" yesterday, and that's just not a concept that's going away any time soon.
Gotta be honest, holistically speaking this century is turning out to be a bit of a disappointment.
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Gotta be honest, holistically speaking this century is turning out to be a bit of a disappointment.