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· Nov 12
Read Only Memo
Videogame emulation news and exclusive interviews, from the aesthetics of razor sharp scanlines to the wild technical challenges of making yesterday's games run on tomorrow's hardware.
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Today's Read Only Memo! Somehow found the time in between Thanksgiving feasts and Black Friday shifts to get an issue out. Come for the drama of one new launcher flaming out, and the actual release of one that kicks tremendous ass
A tale of two new frontends: exoWin the best of times, iiSu the worst of times
Plus: Check out the new ReadOnlyMemo.com!
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November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today's Read Only Memo! Somehow found the time in between Thanksgiving feasts and Black Friday shifts to get an issue out. Come for the drama of one new launcher flaming out, and the actual release of one that kicks tremendous ass
Has anyone been keeping up with Baby Gronk?
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Has anyone been keeping up with Baby Gronk?
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Model: GALAK-S Fighter (Mech Mode)
Debut: Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Year: 2015
Designers: @jkooza.bsky.social and the artists @17-bit.bsky.social
Debut: Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Year: 2015
Designers: @jkooza.bsky.social and the artists @17-bit.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Model: GALAK-S Fighter (Mech Mode)
Debut: Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Year: 2015
Designers: @jkooza.bsky.social and the artists @17-bit.bsky.social
Debut: Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Year: 2015
Designers: @jkooza.bsky.social and the artists @17-bit.bsky.social
The big downside of using a Framework laptop with Linux this year has been crappy battery life, but I've found this slick power bank a great salve. Was planning to write it up even before it was discounted! (Also featuring a CUKTECH shout-out to @papapishu.bsky.social with an alternative)
I'd recommend this laptop power bank even if it wasn't 35% off for Black Friday
It's helped me make peace with a less than stellar battery life on my laptop.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The big downside of using a Framework laptop with Linux this year has been crappy battery life, but I've found this slick power bank a great salve. Was planning to write it up even before it was discounted! (Also featuring a CUKTECH shout-out to @papapishu.bsky.social with an alternative)
I promise you that you won't predict where this story will end up
For 33 years, a 'true story' about the 'resonant frequency of a chicken's skull cavity' written in an MS-DOS help file has fueled an urban legend that a certain sound wavelength will make chicken head...
Borland C++ Turbo, you've got some explaining to do.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I promise you that you won't predict where this story will end up
@basementbrothers.bsky.social A translation patch for Koei's Progenitor dropped this week, which might make it a fun subject for a future video! Love your stuff, thanks for all the hard work that goes into each vid.
Progenitor - English Translation - Content
This translation was started on September 22nd, and just after two months later it is finally playable from start to end (and some in between). I've documented as much of the controls and gameplay as ...
romhack.ing
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@basementbrothers.bsky.social A translation patch for Koei's Progenitor dropped this week, which might make it a fun subject for a future video! Love your stuff, thanks for all the hard work that goes into each vid.
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ok so i got some *more* constructive criticism from bird artists on my attempts at drawing birds. many said the legs weren’t realistic enough and i suspect they were right. i think i finally got it in this year’s calendar though, lemme know what you think
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
ok so i got some *more* constructive criticism from bird artists on my attempts at drawing birds. many said the legs weren’t realistic enough and i suspect they were right. i think i finally got it in this year’s calendar though, lemme know what you think
Is Square OK because "Yuffie and Tifa dressed as 2B" feels like an emergency lever you pull on the verge of bankruptcy
FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS | YoRHa No.2 Type B Intercept - Encounter in the City Ruins crossover event coming Nov 27th www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed-Z...
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Is Square OK because "Yuffie and Tifa dressed as 2B" feels like an emergency lever you pull on the verge of bankruptcy
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I was on the latest episode of Button Mash to talk about all the surprise Steam hits of 2025, and how you just can't predict the year in gaming without leaving a few blank spots for the surprise REPOs and Schedule 1s of the world.
I also highly recommend this, though I'm a bit biased: open.spotify.com/episode/4mVS...
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I was on the latest episode of Button Mash to talk about all the surprise Steam hits of 2025, and how you just can't predict the year in gaming without leaving a few blank spots for the surprise REPOs and Schedule 1s of the world.
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Here's the first footage of our Cardcaptor Sakura WonderSwan English patch!
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Here's the first footage of our Cardcaptor Sakura WonderSwan English patch!
Did I know I was going to arrive at the ultimatum "gamers rise up" when I started writing about how putrid this ad is? No, that would be embarrassing. But the thing is we all in our hearts know a goat when we see one and they can't take that
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Did I know I was going to arrive at the ultimatum "gamers rise up" when I started writing about how putrid this ad is? No, that would be embarrassing. But the thing is we all in our hearts know a goat when we see one and they can't take that
Still a little tinkering to do, but I've been cooking up a new design for Read Only Memo 😎
The future of the past
How will the Analogue 3D, the new Steam Machine and Steam Frame, and the SuperStation One impact the hobby of emulation?
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November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Still a little tinkering to do, but I've been cooking up a new design for Read Only Memo 😎
TAke a look, y'all: oLd_wrinkly_hogg.jpeg
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
TAke a look, y'all: oLd_wrinkly_hogg.jpeg
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Poems are now battlefields.
"Our society might have stumbled into the most embarrassing possible cyberpunk dystopia, but—as of today—it's at least one in which wordwizards who can mesmerize the machine mind with canny verse and potent turns of phrase are now a pressing cybersecurity threat."
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it worked 62% of the time
Hacking the planet with florid verse.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Poems are now battlefields.
Incredible news day for Magic the Gathering players
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Incredible news day for Magic the Gathering players
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Really enjoyed this writeup from @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com about difficulty. One of the greatest epiphanies I had playing games was emulating Contra Hard Corps (the best Contra) and realizing that how hard a game is and how rich a challenge it is are two related but very distinct things.
There's a difference between hard games and hardcore ones, and the distinction matters
True skill is about more than learning how to win, and true challenge is about more than an insurmountable obstacle.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Really enjoyed this writeup from @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com about difficulty. One of the greatest epiphanies I had playing games was emulating Contra Hard Corps (the best Contra) and realizing that how hard a game is and how rich a challenge it is are two related but very distinct things.
Decided I want to go back to a vertical second monitor and it's gotta be 16:10. The few options closer to square are just too pricey. So I pick out this Asus model and... I guess it's not actually for sale yet??
ProArt Display PA248QV Gen2 PA248QFV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA
ProArt Display PA248QFV: 24.1" 16:10 WUXGA, 100% sRGB, 100Hz VRR, Calman Verified. Ergonomic design, rich connectivity, perfect for creative pros.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Decided I want to go back to a vertical second monitor and it's gotta be 16:10. The few options closer to square are just too pricey. So I pick out this Asus model and... I guess it's not actually for sale yet??
This definitely isn't gonna snowball
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This definitely isn't gonna snowball
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I consider it my professional obligation to inflict as much collateral psychic damage on passing web designers as possible.
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I consider it my professional obligation to inflict as much collateral psychic damage on passing web designers as possible.
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I spent an entire evening snipping letters out of game logos to bring you this quiz www.pcgamer.com/games/do-you...
Do you recognize what game titles these letters are from? Let's get alphabetical in our latest quiz!
Let's see if you know your game titles from A to Z.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I spent an entire evening snipping letters out of game logos to bring you this quiz www.pcgamer.com/games/do-you...
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"He's a god, not a goose, respect him." www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/ke...
'Keep dying to goose pls help': Where Winds Meet players are being chased around by demonic geese
The geese have turned the tables and are farming players for the fun of it.
www.pcgamer.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"He's a god, not a goose, respect him." www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/ke...
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Half-Life 3 looks fucking SICK
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Half-Life 3 looks fucking SICK
I was compelled to blog
No amount of money can buy being goated with the sauce
Not a must cop.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I was compelled to blog
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Right now, talking to Copilot in Windows 11 is an exercise in pure frustration — a stark reminder that the reality of AI is nowhere close to the hype.
Read more from @superantonio64.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/report/82244...
Read more from @superantonio64.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/report/82244...
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Right now, talking to Copilot in Windows 11 is an exercise in pure frustration — a stark reminder that the reality of AI is nowhere close to the hype.
Read more from @superantonio64.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/report/82244...
Read more from @superantonio64.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/report/82244...
Promise Mascot Agency
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Promise Mascot Agency