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Konstantinos Dimopoulos

@konstantinosd.bsky.social

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Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 2d

Discover the Cities of 8-bit Video Gaming this Wednesday (Oct. 15) in a live, *free* @d6learning.bsky.social lecture with yours truly!

We'll discuss tech limitations, game design, systems, worldbuilding, and more in the virtual cityscapes of the '80s.

🎓 Enroll → www.d6learning.com/course/8bitc...

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 2h

Besides allowing me to feel like a fanatical, God-fearing, grimdark Commissar, Owlcat Games is brilliant for also compiling one of the finest educational #gamedev resources collections ever.

Find it here: owlcat.games/learning

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 1d

Dragonslayer (1981) Dir. Matthew Robbins – Long live Vermithrax Pejorative! In a medieval kingdom, a young wizard’s apprentice must defeat a fearsome dragon terrorizing the land. Stunning effects by Phil Tippett & ILM elevate this fantasy adventure into something truly magical. Amazing dragon.🎞️📽️

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 4h

Ναι, ναι, έλα!

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 5h

Agreed, though I'd argue that Total Eclipse also felt pretty good too.

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 5h

It was all green over here :D

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 5h

🚨Final call! 🚨 Join me today for a live, free @d6learning.bsky.social lecture, and see how technological constraints, aesthetic choices, and game design shaped 8-bit urbanism.

Enroll to *Discover the Cities of 8-bit Video Gaming* ⇢ www.d6learning.com/course/8bitc...

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 7h

#BelovedGames #42

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 8h

Beneath The Return of Monkey Island: Panel and AMA with ‘LeCrew’ from devcom 2023. ⬇️
youtu.be/gXqOx_fjzx0?...

Devcom 2023: Beneath The Return of Monkey Island: Panel and AMA with ‘LeCrew’

YouTube video by David Fox

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 10h

Judging for the IGF 2026 has begun! ❤️

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 10h

Absolutely agree. The amount of research (but also artistry) that went into these games is staggering.

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 23h

Felt impossible; magical even.

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 23h

Prospero's Dream -- the Mothership RPG campaign setting is being crowdfunded as we speak.

Back it: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Four horror games that will never age ⬇️

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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 1d

40 years ago, I was really enjoying Little Computer People on C64, a progenitor to the Sims and other modern cosy-style games. Just really innovative and great fun. We somehow managed to kill our LCP due to a review version bug which, after a call with David Crane, was fixed!

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Never agreed with this point, but, eh, it's certainly intriguing :)

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

I am doing well on this scale too -- huzzah!

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed.

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

And much less alive, but, yeah, I'll take this.

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

As Josh Sawyer points out, keeping things like Fallout and D&D grounded in history is very wise indeed.

▶️ www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/rp...

RPG vet Josh Sawyer keeps things like Fallout and D&D grounded in history because 'Once things get too magical… it's impossible to bring it back down to Earth'

Which is also why Deadfire is the best CRPG of at least the last decade, just saying.

www.pcgamer.com

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

The 'Cross Bronx Expressway' boardgame is something I need to explore. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34...

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, yes, it was called the 3D Construction Kit. Did quite a bit with its sequel (3D Construction Kit 2.0, no less) on the PC. It was as close to Unity as you could get back then...

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Time does indeed fly :/

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Castle Master was innovative both in its 3D tech and in its design. What's more, it came in one of the most beautiful game boxes ever created.

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting for the timezones.

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 2d