Actually there is (at least) one rendering issue here. See if you can find it!
Finally got Wrecking Crew levels rendering correctly. What an annoying layout algorithm they made for themselves.
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Actually there is (at least) one rendering issue here. See if you can find it!
Finally got Wrecking Crew levels rendering correctly. What an annoying layout algorithm they made for themselves.
February 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Finally got Wrecking Crew levels rendering correctly. What an annoying layout algorithm they made for themselves.
Oh my God these concrete ladders. If you stack two of them, you have to change not only the middle tile, but also the bottom tile of the top one and top tile of the bottom one. I am so angry on behalf of these coders. Dumb requirements ruining a clean algorithm.
So check this screenshot from Wrecking Crew for the Famicom. In the middle, I have a bunch of ladders. Do you see how the floor above them changes depending on the item above it?
This greatly complicates what would otherwise be a pretty easy rendering algorithm, and I'm sure the coders were pissed.
This greatly complicates what would otherwise be a pretty easy rendering algorithm, and I'm sure the coders were pissed.
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Oh my God these concrete ladders. If you stack two of them, you have to change not only the middle tile, but also the bottom tile of the top one and top tile of the bottom one. I am so angry on behalf of these coders. Dumb requirements ruining a clean algorithm.
For #cibsunday I present the Famicom Datach. It was a device you could plug into the cartridge slot to add a barcode reader. It also had its own tiny cartridge slot for its tiny game carts.
The pack-in title was a Dragonball Z game, hence why Goku is everywhere.
The pack-in title was a Dragonball Z game, hence why Goku is everywhere.
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
For #cibsunday I present the Famicom Datach. It was a device you could plug into the cartridge slot to add a barcode reader. It also had its own tiny cartridge slot for its tiny game carts.
The pack-in title was a Dragonball Z game, hence why Goku is everywhere.
The pack-in title was a Dragonball Z game, hence why Goku is everywhere.
So check this screenshot from Wrecking Crew for the Famicom. In the middle, I have a bunch of ladders. Do you see how the floor above them changes depending on the item above it?
This greatly complicates what would otherwise be a pretty easy rendering algorithm, and I'm sure the coders were pissed.
This greatly complicates what would otherwise be a pretty easy rendering algorithm, and I'm sure the coders were pissed.
February 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
So check this screenshot from Wrecking Crew for the Famicom. In the middle, I have a bunch of ladders. Do you see how the floor above them changes depending on the item above it?
This greatly complicates what would otherwise be a pretty easy rendering algorithm, and I'm sure the coders were pissed.
This greatly complicates what would otherwise be a pretty easy rendering algorithm, and I'm sure the coders were pissed.
Grabbed a screen recording of my Excitebike killscreen track running on a real Famicom. Enjoy!
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Grabbed a screen recording of my Excitebike killscreen track running on a real Famicom. Enjoy!
It's 2am, I need to stop looking into Famicom tape data formats and go to sleep.
I think I have Wrecking Crew's format figured out, though.
I think I have Wrecking Crew's format figured out, though.
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 AM
It's 2am, I need to stop looking into Famicom tape data formats and go to sleep.
I think I have Wrecking Crew's format figured out, though.
I think I have Wrecking Crew's format figured out, though.
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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I mean, they did steal the music, but $151,000 per song? Seriously, how out of touch with reality do you have to be to throw out a number like $13 trillion?
www.nme.com/news/music/s...
www.nme.com/news/music/s...
Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna's Archive for $13trillion for "brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings"
Spotify and three major record labels have sued Anna's Archive for $13trillion, alleging that the platform scraped 86million music files.
www.nme.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I mean, they did steal the music, but $151,000 per song? Seriously, how out of touch with reality do you have to be to throw out a number like $13 trillion?
www.nme.com/news/music/s...
www.nme.com/news/music/s...
You (yes, you!) can use the knowledge and tools found within my new article to master the Famicom Excitebike tape data format and make your own dumb Excitebike levels!
Or I guess you can make good, playable levels that bypass the built-in editor's restrictions? You do you.
hvc7.dev/notes/learni...
Or I guess you can make good, playable levels that bypass the built-in editor's restrictions? You do you.
hvc7.dev/notes/learni...
HVC7.dev - Learning the Excitebike Tape Format to Make Dumb Trax
So I found myself wanting to add previews for Excitebike tracks to my Family Basic Tape tool. I assumed the level format would be documented online somewhere, but I wasn't able to…
hvc7.dev
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 AM
You (yes, you!) can use the knowledge and tools found within my new article to master the Famicom Excitebike tape data format and make your own dumb Excitebike levels!
Or I guess you can make good, playable levels that bypass the built-in editor's restrictions? You do you.
hvc7.dev/notes/learni...
Or I guess you can make good, playable levels that bypass the built-in editor's restrictions? You do you.
hvc7.dev/notes/learni...
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I've started a beast of a blog post on e-reader card types. I am going to tackle it in chunks.
For starters: z80, native, nes and SMA4 e-reader cards
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/ereader...
For starters: z80, native, nes and SMA4 e-reader cards
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/ereader...
E-Reader Card Types
A broad intro to many of the e-Reader's card types
www.mattgreer.dev
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I've started a beast of a blog post on e-reader card types. I am going to tackle it in chunks.
For starters: z80, native, nes and SMA4 e-reader cards
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/ereader...
For starters: z80, native, nes and SMA4 e-reader cards
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/ereader...
Every time I load up Bluesky on my phone, I see this "What's Up" widget and immediately start humming that Four Non Blondes song. And/or that He-Man parody video of that Four Non Blondes song.
Hey Bluesky developers!
I don't like your UI decision here
Please correct it to be in line with my preferences in the future
Thanks :)
I don't like your UI decision here
Please correct it to be in line with my preferences in the future
Thanks :)
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Every time I load up Bluesky on my phone, I see this "What's Up" widget and immediately start humming that Four Non Blondes song. And/or that He-Man parody video of that Four Non Blondes song.
As my mastery of the Famicom Excitebike tape format continues, I have moved on to doing stupid things.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
As my mastery of the Famicom Excitebike tape format continues, I have moved on to doing stupid things.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
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I love the look of the red glowing eyes. #Dracula isn't playing around here! He wants his blood! #AkumajuDracula #Castlevania #Canvas #Famicom #NES #Art
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I love the look of the red glowing eyes. #Dracula isn't playing around here! He wants his blood! #AkumajuDracula #Castlevania #Canvas #Famicom #NES #Art
Family Basic Tape Tool v3.1 has been released! This is a bug fix and code cleanup release.
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
HVC7.dev - Family Basic Tape Tool
Welcome to the README page for the Family Basic Tape Tool (FBTT)!
hvc7.dev
January 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Family Basic Tape Tool v3.1 has been released! This is a bug fix and code cleanup release.
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
For #RandomGameSaturday , here is Sqoon. It features a red LED that lights up when you power on the console, like your own personal HAL 9000.
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday , here is Sqoon. It features a red LED that lights up when you power on the console, like your own personal HAL 9000.
I don't know how you guys pulled off the cartridge-swapping sequences for the DVD menus, but it remains the coolest DVD menu i have ever encountered.
January 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I don't know how you guys pulled off the cartridge-swapping sequences for the DVD menus, but it remains the coolest DVD menu i have ever encountered.
I'm going to fight claustrophobia with jazz.
January 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I'm going to fight claustrophobia with jazz.
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Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
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Haunted tree: Buttercup Festival 3-362
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Haunted tree: Buttercup Festival 3-362
I liked this part because it sounds so real. The whole "our producer put down an asterisk as a placeholder, and then the label called us asterisk, and we just rolled with it" feels like such a believable "how did you come up with the band name?" story. Almost a bit Spinal Tap.
but what's their unit name? producer just left it as an asterisk as a placeholder. it's both cat AND rock, it'll do
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I liked this part because it sounds so real. The whole "our producer put down an asterisk as a placeholder, and then the label called us asterisk, and we just rolled with it" feels like such a believable "how did you come up with the band name?" story. Almost a bit Spinal Tap.
Each of the character singles came with an A Side, B Side, Drama track, and karaoke track for the A Side. None of the booklets had a transcription of the Drama track except for Ranko's.
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Each of the character singles came with an A Side, B Side, Drama track, and karaoke track for the A Side. None of the booklets had a transcription of the Drama track except for Ranko's.
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
Ah man, this thread takes me back; watching fansubs and importing CDs 😸
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Ah man, this thread takes me back; watching fansubs and importing CDs 😸
Hmm...it must be trying to give 110%.
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Hmm...it must be trying to give 110%.