Ichiro Ota
@ichiohta.com
Audio/music enthusiast. Software engineer on hiatus. Proud parent of 😺×3. InfinityGBC lead dev. Machine translation friendly tweets.
Finally, started working on the song.
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Finally, started working on the song.
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Ah, yes, Micropolis. 🏗️ mvolution.itch.io/micropolis
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Ah, yes, Micropolis. 🏗️ mvolution.itch.io/micropolis
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Another amazing poster piece by DarianBelmont.
#gbstudio #gamedevelopment #retrogaming #retrogames #gameboy #nintendo #itchio #thecultofblood #cultofblood #castlevania #indiegames #indiedev
#gbstudio #gamedevelopment #retrogaming #retrogames #gameboy #nintendo #itchio #thecultofblood #cultofblood #castlevania #indiegames #indiedev
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Another amazing poster piece by DarianBelmont.
#gbstudio #gamedevelopment #retrogaming #retrogames #gameboy #nintendo #itchio #thecultofblood #cultofblood #castlevania #indiegames #indiedev
#gbstudio #gamedevelopment #retrogaming #retrogames #gameboy #nintendo #itchio #thecultofblood #cultofblood #castlevania #indiegames #indiedev
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John Harris' 80s art for the ZX81 manual in 1981 and the ZX Spectrum Basic Programming book the following year. Bold Brutalism inspired shapes and exotic floating mountain cities. Used these contrasting blue and orange colour schemes myself recently too. Absolutely iconic.
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
John Harris' 80s art for the ZX81 manual in 1981 and the ZX Spectrum Basic Programming book the following year. Bold Brutalism inspired shapes and exotic floating mountain cities. Used these contrasting blue and orange colour schemes myself recently too. Absolutely iconic.
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Scott Adams, creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert, who courted controversy as a late-career political and social commentator, has died at age 68.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Scott Adams, creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert, who courted controversy as a late-career political and social commentator, has died at age 68.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Adams, the 'Dilbert' cartoonist who ridiculed office life and was later dropped for racist remarks, dies at 68.
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Adams, the 'Dilbert' cartoonist who ridiculed office life and was later dropped for racist remarks, dies at 68.
Came up with some few ideas I wanted to test out and ended up with this. I may or may not to be motivated enough to finish creating this text adventure game for Spectrum Next. #adventuregame #interactiveFiction #spectrumnext #specnext #zxspectrum
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Came up with some few ideas I wanted to test out and ended up with this. I may or may not to be motivated enough to finish creating this text adventure game for Spectrum Next. #adventuregame #interactiveFiction #spectrumnext #specnext #zxspectrum
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A nice little video from Ant about setting up Rob Zombies ES companion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCE...
ES-DE Companion Guide: An Awesome Dual Screen Experience
YouTube video by ES-DE Frontend
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A nice little video from Ant about setting up Rob Zombies ES companion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCE...
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【40周年】アニメ『宇宙船サジタリウス』原作マンガの日本語化が決定！電子書籍が刊行予定。アニメも一挙に無料配信中。スペースオペラの主役になれない、危機一髪も救えない。だからといってダメじゃない宇宙飛行士たちの人間賛歌が集約したストーリーが魅力 news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260110f
【40周年】アニメ『宇宙船サジタリウス』原作マンガの日本語化が決定！電子書籍が刊行予定。アニメも一挙に無料配信中。スペースオペラの主役になれない、危機一髪も救えない。だからといってダメじゃない宇宙飛行士たちの人間賛歌が集約したストーリーが魅力
どこから見てもスーパーマンじゃない、スペースオペラの主役になれない、危機一髪も救えない。だからといってダメじゃない宇宙飛行士たちの人間賛歌が集約
news.denfaminicogamer.jp
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
【40周年】アニメ『宇宙船サジタリウス』原作マンガの日本語化が決定！電子書籍が刊行予定。アニメも一挙に無料配信中。スペースオペラの主役になれない、危機一髪も救えない。だからといってダメじゃない宇宙飛行士たちの人間賛歌が集約したストーリーが魅力 news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260110f
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This weeks #screenshotSaturday is a peek at the dungeons of Roguecraft on #gameBoy.
Mordecoom awaits! 💀
#pixelart #indiedev #retrogaming #gbdk2020
Mordecoom awaits! 💀
#pixelart #indiedev #retrogaming #gbdk2020
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
This weeks #screenshotSaturday is a peek at the dungeons of Roguecraft on #gameBoy.
Mordecoom awaits! 💀
#pixelart #indiedev #retrogaming #gbdk2020
Mordecoom awaits! 💀
#pixelart #indiedev #retrogaming #gbdk2020
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Born on the Amiga. Reforged for Steam. ⚔️
Roguecraft DX brings classic turn-based dungeon crawling, chunky pixels, and pure one-more-run energy.
Wishlist now 👉 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#WishlistWednesday #Roguelike #retrogames #indiegamedev
Roguecraft DX brings classic turn-based dungeon crawling, chunky pixels, and pure one-more-run energy.
Wishlist now 👉 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#WishlistWednesday #Roguelike #retrogames #indiegamedev
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Born on the Amiga. Reforged for Steam. ⚔️
Roguecraft DX brings classic turn-based dungeon crawling, chunky pixels, and pure one-more-run energy.
Wishlist now 👉 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#WishlistWednesday #Roguelike #retrogames #indiegamedev
Roguecraft DX brings classic turn-based dungeon crawling, chunky pixels, and pure one-more-run energy.
Wishlist now 👉 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#WishlistWednesday #Roguelike #retrogames #indiegamedev
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New Rapid Fire review for 'Jupiter Fracture' on the #c64 by Commodore & a sequel to the classic 'Jupiter Lander' from 1982 . Full review below
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youtu.be/PVt95XdLjIw
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reposts.bsky.social #commodore64 #jupiterfracture
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youtu.be/PVt95XdLjIw
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reposts.bsky.social #commodore64 #jupiterfracture
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
New Rapid Fire review for 'Jupiter Fracture' on the #c64 by Commodore & a sequel to the classic 'Jupiter Lander' from 1982 . Full review below
👇
youtu.be/PVt95XdLjIw
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reposts.bsky.social #commodore64 #jupiterfracture
👇
youtu.be/PVt95XdLjIw
@commodoreblog.uk @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reposts.bsky.social #commodore64 #jupiterfracture
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Fun fact: Legal firearm owners can open carry at protests in 45 states.
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Fun fact: Legal firearm owners can open carry at protests in 45 states.
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Butano 21.0.0 release - modern C++ high level engine for #GameBoyAdvance
#retrodev #gbadev #gbdev #gba #gameboy #retrogaming #programming #gamedev
#retrodev #gbadev #gbdev #gba #gameboy #retrogaming #programming #gamedev
From the cpp community on Reddit: Butano 21.0.0 - Modern C++ high level engine for the GBA
Explore this post and more from the cpp community
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January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Butano 21.0.0 release - modern C++ high level engine for #GameBoyAdvance
#retrodev #gbadev #gbdev #gba #gameboy #retrogaming #programming #gamedev
#retrodev #gbadev #gbdev #gba #gameboy #retrogaming #programming #gamedev
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New year, new game?
Join the sisterhood and check out Shield Maidens.
Fight the Fenrir Empire and battle the gods across the Nine Realms in this high-octane Cyberpunk/Viking mash-up!
For Freya and Vanaheimr!
www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
Join the sisterhood and check out Shield Maidens.
Fight the Fenrir Empire and battle the gods across the Nine Realms in this high-octane Cyberpunk/Viking mash-up!
For Freya and Vanaheimr!
www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
New year, new game?
Join the sisterhood and check out Shield Maidens.
Fight the Fenrir Empire and battle the gods across the Nine Realms in this high-octane Cyberpunk/Viking mash-up!
For Freya and Vanaheimr!
www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
Join the sisterhood and check out Shield Maidens.
Fight the Fenrir Empire and battle the gods across the Nine Realms in this high-octane Cyberpunk/Viking mash-up!
For Freya and Vanaheimr!
www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
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4Gamer 🔗https://www.4gamer.net/s/G999901.260107041
クトゥルフ神話をテーマにしたローグライク「Roguecraft」，ゲームボーイカラー，Amiga，そして未発売PCの互換機Mega65に移植される
ゲームボーイカラー版はアレンジが加えられた移植となるようで，ホビーPC時代を知る人ならニヤリとできるだろう
クトゥルフ神話をテーマにしたローグライク「Roguecraft」，ゲームボーイカラー，Amiga，そして未発売PCの互換機Mega65に移植される
ゲームボーイカラー版はアレンジが加えられた移植となるようで，ホビーPC時代を知る人ならニヤリとできるだろう
クトゥルフ神話をテーマにしたローグライク「Roguecraft」，ゲームボーイカラー，Amiga，そして未発売PCの互換機Mega65に移植される
www.4gamer.net
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
4Gamer 🔗https://www.4gamer.net/s/G999901.260107041
クトゥルフ神話をテーマにしたローグライク「Roguecraft」，ゲームボーイカラー，Amiga，そして未発売PCの互換機Mega65に移植される
ゲームボーイカラー版はアレンジが加えられた移植となるようで，ホビーPC時代を知る人ならニヤリとできるだろう
クトゥルフ神話をテーマにしたローグライク「Roguecraft」，ゲームボーイカラー，Amiga，そして未発売PCの互換機Mega65に移植される
ゲームボーイカラー版はアレンジが加えられた移植となるようで，ホビーPC時代を知る人ならニヤリとできるだろう
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My ★★★★★ review of Infinity (TBD) on @backloggd.com : This is my game of the year. It’s deep and fun. Definitely a top Game Boy RPG and a top RPG in general. bckl.gg/qnQa
thisJUSTin414's review of Infinity | Backloggd
This is my game of the year. It’s deep and fun. Definitely a top Game Boy RPG and a top RPG in general.
bckl.gg
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My ★★★★★ review of Infinity (TBD) on @backloggd.com : This is my game of the year. It’s deep and fun. Definitely a top Game Boy RPG and a top RPG in general. bckl.gg/qnQa
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M8 Tracker Firmware Version 6.5.0 Released
- USB Drive Mode
- 24bit USB Audio & Improved Latency
- 24 Track Multichannel USB Audio
- MTT (Micro Tick Timing) FX command: Negative and Positive Time-Based Nudging
- Adjustable Groove Resolution from 24 to 192 PPQN
dirtywave.com/support
- USB Drive Mode
- 24bit USB Audio & Improved Latency
- 24 Track Multichannel USB Audio
- MTT (Micro Tick Timing) FX command: Negative and Positive Time-Based Nudging
- Adjustable Groove Resolution from 24 to 192 PPQN
dirtywave.com/support
Resources & Downloads
For support and technical questions please reach out to us via [email protected] Manual Download Manual Last updated: 10/28/2025 Firmware 6.2.2 Firmware Last updated: 10/28/2025Changelog on Github...
dirtywave.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
M8 Tracker Firmware Version 6.5.0 Released
- USB Drive Mode
- 24bit USB Audio & Improved Latency
- 24 Track Multichannel USB Audio
- MTT (Micro Tick Timing) FX command: Negative and Positive Time-Based Nudging
- Adjustable Groove Resolution from 24 to 192 PPQN
dirtywave.com/support
- USB Drive Mode
- 24bit USB Audio & Improved Latency
- 24 Track Multichannel USB Audio
- MTT (Micro Tick Timing) FX command: Negative and Positive Time-Based Nudging
- Adjustable Groove Resolution from 24 to 192 PPQN
dirtywave.com/support
We've just got a great review on #InfinityGBC from aleckermit!
"If you are looking for a rock-solid old school RPG that continues to expand and reward you as play it, you can't do much better."
"And I simply cannot recommend it enough."
"If you are looking for a rock-solid old school RPG that continues to expand and reward you as play it, you can't do much better."
"And I simply cannot recommend it enough."
Infinity REVIEW (2025, Game Boy Color)
YouTube video by aleckermit
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
We've just got a great review on #InfinityGBC from aleckermit!
"If you are looking for a rock-solid old school RPG that continues to expand and reward you as play it, you can't do much better."
"And I simply cannot recommend it enough."
"If you are looking for a rock-solid old school RPG that continues to expand and reward you as play it, you can't do much better."
"And I simply cannot recommend it enough."
Set up the head phone amp for cue mix for recording with Cubase.
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Set up the head phone amp for cue mix for recording with Cubase.
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I reckon 2026 is the year I complete the #ZXSpectrumNext #ZXNext port of my #C64 game Runn 'n' Gunn. I made some rapid progress early in 2025 but didn't have see great change later in the year. This is known to programmers as the 90/90 rule:
w.wiki/A6MJ
w.wiki/A6MJ
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I reckon 2026 is the year I complete the #ZXSpectrumNext #ZXNext port of my #C64 game Runn 'n' Gunn. I made some rapid progress early in 2025 but didn't have see great change later in the year. This is known to programmers as the 90/90 rule:
w.wiki/A6MJ
w.wiki/A6MJ
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I got this book recently and it makes a pretty good resource on how to make text adventures(it's about planning the story and world building elements of one rather than programming, something that is very important and rarely talked about then the code itself) #gamedesign #bookrec #textadventure
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I got this book recently and it makes a pretty good resource on how to make text adventures(it's about planning the story and world building elements of one rather than programming, something that is very important and rarely talked about then the code itself) #gamedesign #bookrec #textadventure
Thank you for playing! 😀
Finished Infinity- had a great time. Gameplay and difficulty were reasonably balanced (bit easier than expected), UI worked well, overall polished and well done. Long time since playing an rpg, was a decent return to the genre.
Congrats to the team on finishing development.
#infinitygbc #gameboy
Congrats to the team on finishing development.
#infinitygbc #gameboy
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Thank you for playing! 😀