Extent of the Jam
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Ornery middle-aged coder and musician (funk, chiptunes). Author of Digits VST and Slam VST. ADHD and Jewish. Battling nerve damage from transverse myelitis. Sick of your shit. Married. https://extentofthejam.bandcamp.com #demoscene #retrogaming #shmups 🏳️🌈
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The World is Funked (A Jam for 2025), by Extent of the Jam
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Here’s my latest track. It’s 4 channel Impulse Tracker chipfunk. The module is available on modarchive. #chiptune #demoscene extentofthejam.bandcamp.com/track/the-wo...
“Ooh, that smell” is the worst hook ever written
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
“Ooh, that smell” is the worst hook ever written
My only real Star Wars opinion is that Solo was overlooked. I like SW the most when it’s smugglers and blaster fights, not space Highlanders.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My only real Star Wars opinion is that Solo was overlooked. I like SW the most when it’s smugglers and blaster fights, not space Highlanders.
Today on #ScanlineSunday, it’s Hostages for the NES, a neat multipart tactics+action game ported from home computers.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Today on #ScanlineSunday, it’s Hostages for the NES, a neat multipart tactics+action game ported from home computers.
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Truc de dingue : 1ere demo technique de Ridge Racer sur Gba.
Genial.
Crazy stuff: Ridge Racer's first tech demo on GBA.
Brillant.
youtu.be/kQYx5yH4h5E?...
Genial.
Crazy stuff: Ridge Racer's first tech demo on GBA.
Brillant.
youtu.be/kQYx5yH4h5E?...
GBA Ridge Racer tech demo
YouTube video by Gustavo Valiente
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Truc de dingue : 1ere demo technique de Ridge Racer sur Gba.
Genial.
Crazy stuff: Ridge Racer's first tech demo on GBA.
Brillant.
youtu.be/kQYx5yH4h5E?...
Genial.
Crazy stuff: Ridge Racer's first tech demo on GBA.
Brillant.
youtu.be/kQYx5yH4h5E?...
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for some reason i find local LLMs kind of charming in a way the mass consumer stuff is not. you built a mini-cluster out of raspberry pis that takes 37 minutes to generate a 3 second clip of video that sucks? i don't see the point but that's classic computer dork shit, have fun pal
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
for some reason i find local LLMs kind of charming in a way the mass consumer stuff is not. you built a mini-cluster out of raspberry pis that takes 37 minutes to generate a 3 second clip of video that sucks? i don't see the point but that's classic computer dork shit, have fun pal
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Level 2 of Cosmo's Computer Adventure is more of a traditional Cosmo platforming level, albeit with previously-unseen dialogue bits with enemy characters.
screenshot from my custom-made level editor #solodev
screenshot from my custom-made level editor #solodev
November 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Level 2 of Cosmo's Computer Adventure is more of a traditional Cosmo platforming level, albeit with previously-unseen dialogue bits with enemy characters.
screenshot from my custom-made level editor #solodev
screenshot from my custom-made level editor #solodev
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November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’m mad that the name OverRev is already taken for a racing game
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I’m mad that the name OverRev is already taken for a racing game
This is the latest build of my DOS game jam game. It’s currently 208kb, single executable, and that’s with a bunch of standard C libraries still linked in. Plays well, too IMHO :D
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This is the latest build of my DOS game jam game. It’s currently 208kb, single executable, and that’s with a bunch of standard C libraries still linked in. Plays well, too IMHO :D
Anyone ever thought about how similar Outrun 2’s heart attack mode is to G-Loc’s game structure?
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Anyone ever thought about how similar Outrun 2’s heart attack mode is to G-Loc’s game structure?
Got a ton of work done on my game jam project today. It now has a few different stages in roughly ascending difficulty, and time extends. Here is what the stage data looks like. Each line is roughly a minute of track
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Got a ton of work done on my game jam project today. It now has a few different stages in roughly ascending difficulty, and time extends. Here is what the stage data looks like. Each line is roughly a minute of track
Happy #RandomGameSaturday! Here’s Qwak for Amiga. If you like Bubble Bobble style games, this is a good one.
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy #RandomGameSaturday! Here’s Qwak for Amiga. If you like Bubble Bobble style games, this is a good one.
November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Yeah even as a Sega and Amiga kid I’ve gotta admit the NES is pretty awesome. At the time it was a hard sell for me because it was clearly old tech even when it gained traction in the US, and a lot of the games are based around repeated plays, which made it frustrating when playing as a guest.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Yeah even as a Sega and Amiga kid I’ve gotta admit the NES is pretty awesome. At the time it was a hard sell for me because it was clearly old tech even when it gained traction in the US, and a lot of the games are based around repeated plays, which made it frustrating when playing as a guest.
I’m used to this level from playing it a thousand times, but in retrospect it’s a fairly mean stage to start the player on. You have to play it pretty far forward.
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’m used to this level from playing it a thousand times, but in retrospect it’s a fairly mean stage to start the player on. You have to play it pretty far forward.
Ok I did the ten games to know me thing
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Ok I did the ten games to know me thing
Also I didn’t get into the first Castlevania until this year. I’d been meaning to for a while. The game design is very impressive.
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Also I didn’t get into the first Castlevania until this year. I’d been meaning to for a while. The game design is very impressive.
Konami’s NES games are so good that they could’ve made a console that only plays those and it would’ve been one of the better consoles that gen.
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Konami’s NES games are so good that they could’ve made a console that only plays those and it would’ve been one of the better consoles that gen.
Simon takes a nap
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Simon takes a nap
This was my favorite videogame mag because they covered both computers and consoles, which used to be uncommon. I was sad when they closed down.
Today we're rescanning some issues of the 80s/90s magazine Game Player's.
This issue (Volume 2, Number 3) includes the First Annual Videogame and Computer Game Awards! Let's see what won in 1989...
This issue (Volume 2, Number 3) includes the First Annual Videogame and Computer Game Awards! Let's see what won in 1989...
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This was my favorite videogame mag because they covered both computers and consoles, which used to be uncommon. I was sad when they closed down.
Sega Genesis racing and some price tags from a bygone era
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Sega Genesis racing and some price tags from a bygone era
It’s interesting that Atari left off Pole Position (“Posit’n”)… the Atari 8-bit version of that is really decent, and the 7800 Pole Position II was the pack-in for that system.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s interesting that Atari left off Pole Position (“Posit’n”)… the Atari 8-bit version of that is really decent, and the 7800 Pole Position II was the pack-in for that system.
Al Unser Jr. plays pretty well! It’s very smooth, and the cornering feels great. You don’t accelerate if you are skidding (unlike in an OutRun-like), so you have to figure out a good maximum entrance speed.
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Al Unser Jr. plays pretty well! It’s very smooth, and the cornering feels great. You don’t accelerate if you are skidding (unlike in an OutRun-like), so you have to figure out a good maximum entrance speed.
Super Monaco GP arrrrgh what do you want from me?!
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Super Monaco GP arrrrgh what do you want from me?!
The Genesis version of Outrun is underrated. There might not be a great reason to play it (especially as now you get Step On Beat in the M2 remasters!), but it was the closest thing at the time. It still plays quite well.
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Genesis version of Outrun is underrated. There might not be a great reason to play it (especially as now you get Step On Beat in the M2 remasters!), but it was the closest thing at the time. It still plays quite well.