Jim Blimey
@jimblimey.com
Player of games, writer of code, drinker of beer, streamer of nonsense, an acquired taste. https://twitch.tv/jimblimey
All other stuff https://www.jimblimey.com
All other stuff https://www.jimblimey.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Happy Friday everyone! Fancy a brand new #ZXSpectrum game to get your teeth into this weekend?
Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj!
Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape?
jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek
Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj!
Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape?
jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy Friday everyone! Fancy a brand new #ZXSpectrum game to get your teeth into this weekend?
Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj!
Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape?
jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek
Well let me help you out: welcome to Castle Rooj!
Roojliek is a classic ASCII rogue-like for the 48K ZX Spectrum, can you survive long enough to escape?
jimblimey.itch.io/roojliek
Missile Command was one of the games I had and the colours in the explosions just blew me away
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Missile Command was one of the games I had and the colours in the explosions just blew me away
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As an additional, the font I used on the first game is set J from here
www.jimblimey.com/blog/even-mo...
www.jimblimey.com/blog/even-mo...
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
As an additional, the font I used on the first game is set J from here
www.jimblimey.com/blog/even-mo...
www.jimblimey.com/blog/even-mo...
Have talked myself into a tippy tappy Toastie type in (maybe one day I'll talk myself into tidying my desk 😆)
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Have talked myself into a tippy tappy Toastie type in (maybe one day I'll talk myself into tidying my desk 😆)
Looks like I've aged 10 years since last Friday, but anyway lets do it!
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Looks like I've aged 10 years since last Friday, but anyway lets do it!
New beer towel has arrived, figured this weekend's beer should match
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
New beer towel has arrived, figured this weekend's beer should match
Nature is healing, festive ales in my local Morrisons for the first time in a few years
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Nature is healing, festive ales in my local Morrisons for the first time in a few years
Bah! Chocolate biscuit decided to wait a few second after dunking before breaking, landing choc side down on me
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Bah! Chocolate biscuit decided to wait a few second after dunking before breaking, landing choc side down on me
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Yeah thats a scary thought, even my +2 has an XL one and the SMS1 sits comfortably on top
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yeah thats a scary thought, even my +2 has an XL one and the SMS1 sits comfortably on top
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I have always been VERY picky on what I repost
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I have always been VERY picky on what I repost
Well, my half week off has come to an end, am happy to report I have done sweet bugger all 😁
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Well, my half week off has come to an end, am happy to report I have done sweet bugger all 😁
Wrote a tiny little "game" in Turbo Pascal, and ported it over to HiSoft.. A few tweaks to syntax to make it happy and yeah.. It didn't work :D
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Wrote a tiny little "game" in Turbo Pascal, and ported it over to HiSoft.. A few tweaks to syntax to make it happy and yeah.. It didn't work :D
Tinkering with the HiSoft Pascal compiler, it hurts my face that there's line numbers!
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Tinkering with the HiSoft Pascal compiler, it hurts my face that there's line numbers!
Cant really call it a midweek recharge when all I've done today is eat five custard doughnuts.
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Cant really call it a midweek recharge when all I've done today is eat five custard doughnuts.
I honestly cant think of a better game when you need a little escapism #NoMansSky
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I honestly cant think of a better game when you need a little escapism #NoMansSky
It may not be very pretty, but FLTK is great for whipping out quick, uncomplicated GUI programs.
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It may not be very pretty, but FLTK is great for whipping out quick, uncomplicated GUI programs.
Action shot from last night' stream 😆
October 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Action shot from last night' stream 😆